diff --git a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/app.ts b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/app.ts
index f06fff45eb..81b432f094 100644
--- a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/app.ts
+++ b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/app.ts
@@ -69,13 +69,10 @@ application.on(application.lowMemoryEvent, function (args: application.Applicati
 });
 
 application.on(application.uncaughtErrorEvent, function (args: application.UnhandledErrorEventData) {
-    if (args.android) {
-        // For Android applications, args.android is NativeScriptError.
-        console.log("### NativeScriptError: " + args.android);
-    } else if (args.ios) {
-        // For iOS applications, args.ios is NativeScriptError.
-        console.log("### NativeScriptError: " + args.ios);
-    }
+        console.log("### NativeScriptError: " + args.error);
+        console.log("### nativeException: " + (<any>args.error).nativeException);
+        console.log("### stackTace: " + (<any>args.error).stackTrace);
+        console.log("### stack: " + args.error.stack);
 });
 
 application.setCssFileName("ui-tests-app/app.css");
diff --git a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/mainPage.ts b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/mainPage.ts
index e27ab75efc..296a51e2ee 100644
--- a/apps/app/ui-tests-app/mainPage.ts
+++ b/apps/app/ui-tests-app/mainPage.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ var oldExamples: Map<string, string> = new Map<string, string>();
 
 export function pageLoaded(args: EventData) {
     let page = <Page>args.object;
-    let view = require("ui/core/view");
-    let wrapLayout = <WrapLayout>view.getViewById(page, "wrapLayoutWithExamples");
-
+    let wrapLayout = page.getViewById<WrapLayout>("wrapLayoutWithExamples");
     examples.set("action-bar", "action-bar/main-page");
     examples.set("bindings", "bindings/main-page");
     examples.set("css", "css/main-page");
@@ -46,8 +44,8 @@ export function pageLoaded(args: EventData) {
     let viewModel = new MainPageViewModel(wrapLayout, examples);
     page.bindingContext = viewModel;
 
-     var parent = page.getViewById('parentLayout');
-     var searchBar = page.getViewById('textView');
+    var parent = page.getViewById('parentLayout');
+    var searchBar = page.getViewById('textView');
 
     if (parent.android) {
         parent.android.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ export function pageLoaded(args: EventData) {
 
     refresh();
 }
-  
+
 // should be removes
 export function refresh() {
     oldExamples.set("actStyle", "action-bar/all");
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ export class MainPageViewModel extends observable.Observable {
             }
 
             btn.style.color = new colorModule.Color(this.colors[count++ % 3]);
-            btn.on(buttonModule.Button.tapEvent, function(eventData) {
+            btn.on(buttonModule.Button.tapEvent, function (eventData) {
                 let text = btn.text;
                 this.loadExample(text);
             }, this);
diff --git a/tests/app/TKUnit.ts b/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
index 0f80de5d07..1da82183f0 100644
--- a/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
+++ b/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ export var wait = function (seconds: number) {
     }, seconds, false);
 };
 
-export var waitUntilReady = function (isReady: () => boolean, timeoutSec: number = 20, shouldThrow: boolean = true) {
+export var waitUntilReady = function (isReady: () => boolean, timeoutSec: number = 3, shouldThrow: boolean = true) {
     if (!isReady) {
         return;
     }
 
     if (Application.ios) {
-        var waitTime = 20 / 1000;
+        const waitTime = 20 / 1000;
         var totalWaitTime = 0;
         while (true) {
             utils.ios.getter(NSRunLoop, NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop).runUntilDate(<any>NSDate.dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow(waitTime));
diff --git a/tests/app/testRunner.ts b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
index 9912756cd8..4988877e4d 100644
--- a/tests/app/testRunner.ts
+++ b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
@@ -344,8 +344,12 @@ function printRunTestStats() {
     page.style.backgroundColor = unsetValue;
     page.content = stack;
     messageContainer.focus();
+    page.style.fontSize = 11;
     if (page.android) {
-        setTimeout(() => messageContainer.dismissSoftInput());
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            messageContainer.dismissSoftInput();
+            (<android.view.View>messageContainer.nativeView).scrollTo(0, 0);
+        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
index 6671592599..0f6a23bda6 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests.android.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function test_actionItem_visibility() {
     actionItem.text = "Test";
     const page = actionTestsCommon.createPageAndNavigate();
     page.actionBar.actionItems.addItem(actionItem);
-    const toolbar = <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>(<any>page.actionBar)._toolbar;
+    const toolbar = <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>page.actionBar.nativeView;
     const menu = toolbar.getMenu();
 
     TKUnit.assertTrue(menu.hasVisibleItems(), "Visibility does not work");
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function test_navigationButton_visibility() {
     const page = actionTestsCommon.createPageAndNavigate();
     page.actionBar.navigationButton = actionItem;
 
-    const toolbar = <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>(<any>page.actionBar)._toolbar;
+    const toolbar = <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>page.actionBar.nativeView;
 
     TKUnit.assertNotNull(toolbar.getNavigationIcon(), "Visibility does not work");
     actionItem.visibility = Visibility.collapse;
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ export function test_add_actionItem_with_actionView_propagates_context() {
     TKUnit.assertNull(actionButton._context, "Action button context should be null before added");
     actionItem.actionView = actionButton;
     TKUnit.assertNotNull(actionButton._context, "Action button context should not be null after add");
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/core/bindable/bindable-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/core/bindable/bindable-tests.ts
index 7ebb0285e2..560a6b4cd3 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/core/bindable/bindable-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/core/bindable/bindable-tests.ts
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ export function test_BindingToDictionaryAtAppLevel() {
     pageViewModel.set("testProperty", testPropertyName);
     const dict = {};
     dict[testPropertyName] = expectedValue;
-    appModule.resources["dict"] = dict;
+    appModule.getResources()["dict"] = dict;
 
     const testFunc = function (views: Array<View>) {
         const testLabel = <Label>(views[0]);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ export function test_BindingConverterCalledEvenWithNullValue() {
     const testPropertyValue = null;
     const expectedValue = "collapsed";
     pageViewModel.set("testProperty", testPropertyValue);
-    appModule.resources["converter"] = function (value) {
+    appModule.getResources()["converter"] = function (value) {
         if (value) {
             return "visible";
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/layouts/common-layout-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/layouts/common-layout-tests.ts
index 521afdd3ec..be81773fd7 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/layouts/common-layout-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/layouts/common-layout-tests.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function percent_support_nativeLayoutParams_are_correct(test: testModule.
 
     test.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
 
-    let lp = getNativeLayoutParams(btn._nativeView);
+    let lp = getNativeLayoutParams(btn.nativeView);
     TKUnit.assertEqual(lp.width, 100, "width");
     TKUnit.assertEqual(lp.widthPercent, -1, "widthPercent");
     TKUnit.assertEqual(lp.height, 100, "height");
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout-tests.ts
index c1f4cbcb6b..f996411a1e 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout-tests.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export function testFlexboxPage() {
     function view(id: string) {
         return <View>page.getViewById(id);
     }
+    TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => page.isLayoutValid);
     isLeftOf(view("six"), view("one"));
     isAbove(view("one"), view("scrollview"));
     isAbove(view("title"), view("firstlabel"));
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
index b8d27b058d..fe1aff6430 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {Button} from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
-import {StackLayout} from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
-import {GridLayout} from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout";
+import { Button } from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
+import { StackLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
+import { GridLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout";
 
 import * as utils from "tns-core-modules/utils/utils";
 import * as TKUnit from "../../TKUnit";
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ import * as def from "./layout-helper";
 
 var DELTA = 0.1;
 
-class NativeButton extends android.widget.Button {    
-    private owner: def.MeasuredView;
-
-    constructor(context: android.content.Context, owner: def.MeasuredView) {
+class NativeButton extends android.widget.Button {
+    constructor(context: android.content.Context, public owner: def.MeasuredView) {
         super(context);
-        this.owner = owner;
         return global.__native(this);
     }
 
@@ -31,11 +28,8 @@ class NativeButton extends android.widget.Button {
 }
 
 class NativeStackLayout extends org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout {
-    private owner: def.MeasuredView;
-
-    constructor(context: android.content.Context, owner: def.MeasuredView) {
+    constructor(context: android.content.Context, public owner: def.MeasuredView) {
         super(context);
-        this.owner = owner;
         return global.__native(this);
     }
 
@@ -53,11 +47,8 @@ class NativeStackLayout extends org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout {
 }
 
 class NativeGridLayout extends org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout {
-    private owner: def.MeasuredView;
-
-    constructor(context: android.content.Context, owner: def.MeasuredView) {
+    constructor(context: android.content.Context, public owner: def.MeasuredView) {
         super(context);
-        this.owner = owner;
         return global.__native(this);
     }
 
@@ -75,19 +66,18 @@ class NativeGridLayout extends org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout {
 }
 
 export class MyButton extends Button implements def.MyButton {
-    private _layout: android.view.View;
+    nativeView: NativeButton;
 
-    get android(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new NativeButton(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        this._layout = new NativeButton(this._context, this);
-        return this._layout;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 
     public measureCount: number = 0;
@@ -112,36 +102,35 @@ export class MyButton extends Button implements def.MyButton {
     }
 
     get layoutWidth(): number {
-        return this._layout.getWidth();
+        return this.nativeView.getWidth();
     }
 
     get layoutHeight(): number {
-        return this._layout.getHeight();
+        return this.nativeView.getHeight();
     }
 
     get layoutLeft(): number {
-        return this._layout.getLeft();
+        return this.nativeView.getLeft();
     }
 
     get layoutTop(): number {
-        return this._layout.getTop();
+        return this.nativeView.getTop();
     }
 }
 
 export class MyStackLayout extends StackLayout implements def.MyStackLayout {
-    private _layout: android.view.View;
+    nativeView: NativeStackLayout;
 
-    get android(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new NativeStackLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        this._layout = new NativeStackLayout(this._context, this);
-        return this._layout;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 
     public measureCount: number = 0;
@@ -166,36 +155,35 @@ export class MyStackLayout extends StackLayout implements def.MyStackLayout {
     }
 
     get layoutWidth(): number {
-        return this._layout.getWidth();
+        return this.nativeView.getWidth();
     }
 
     get layoutHeight(): number {
-        return this._layout.getHeight();
+        return this.nativeView.getHeight();
     }
 
     get layoutLeft(): number {
-        return this._layout.getLeft();
+        return this.nativeView.getLeft();
     }
 
     get layoutTop(): number {
-        return this._layout.getTop();
+        return this.nativeView.getTop();
     }
 }
 
 export class MyGridLayout extends GridLayout implements def.MyGridLayout {
-    private _layout: android.view.View;
+    nativeView: NativeGridLayout;
 
-    get android(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new NativeGridLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
-        return this._layout;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        this.nativeView.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        this._layout = new NativeGridLayout(this._context, this);
-        return this._layout;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        this.nativeView.owner = undefined;
     }
 
     public measureCount: number = 0;
@@ -220,19 +208,19 @@ export class MyGridLayout extends GridLayout implements def.MyGridLayout {
     }
 
     get layoutWidth(): number {
-        return this._layout.getWidth();
+        return this.nativeView.getWidth();
     }
 
     get layoutHeight(): number {
-        return this._layout.getHeight();
+        return this.nativeView.getHeight();
     }
 
     get layoutLeft(): number {
-        return this._layout.getLeft();
+        return this.nativeView.getLeft();
     }
 
     get layoutTop(): number {
-        return this._layout.getTop();
+        return this.nativeView.getTop();
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,4 +246,4 @@ export function dp(value: number): number {
 
 export function dip(value: number): number {
     return utils.layout.toDevicePixels(value);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests-native.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests-native.android.ts
index 148c977ebc..aee35e9aad 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests-native.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests-native.android.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as listPickerModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker";
 
 export function getNativeItemsCount(listPicker: listPickerModule.ListPicker): number {
-    var maxValue = listPicker.android.getMaxValue();
+    var maxValue = listPicker.nativeView.getMaxValue();
 
     if (listPicker.items.length === 0 && maxValue === 0) {
         return 0;
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ export function getNativeItemsCount(listPicker: listPickerModule.ListPicker): nu
 
 export function selectNativeItem(listPicker: listPickerModule.ListPicker, index: number): void {
     var oldIndex = listPicker.selectedIndex;
-    listPicker.android.setValue(index);
-    (<any>listPicker)._valueChangedListener.onValueChange(listPicker.android, oldIndex, index);
-}
+    listPicker.nativeView.setValue(index);
+    listPicker.nativeView.valueChangedListener.onValueChange(listPicker.android, oldIndex, index);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests.ts
index a1a4c2c3d1..51ce8a08bf 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/list-picker/list-picker-tests.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export var testWhenSelectingAnItemNativelySelectedIndexIsUpdatedProperly = funct
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => listPicker.selectedIndex === 1);
 
     let actualValue = listPicker.selectedIndex;
-    TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+    TKUnit.assertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue);
 }
 
 export var test_Android_MaxValueIsOneLessThanItemsCount = function () {
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ export var test_Android_MaxValueIsOneLessThanItemsCount = function () {
         var listPicker = <listPickerModule.ListPicker>views[0];
         listPicker.items = ["One", "Two", "Three"];
         var expectedValue = listPicker.items.length - 1;
-        var actualValue = (<any>listPicker).android.getMaxValue();
-        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+        var actualValue = listPicker.nativeView.getMaxValue();
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue);
     });
 }
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ export var test_Android_WhenItemsAreEmptyNativeControlDoesNotShowZero = function
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createListPicker(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         var listPicker = <listPickerModule.ListPicker>views[0];
         var expectedValue = " ";
-        var actualValue = (<any>listPicker)._editText.getText().toString();
-        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+        var actualValue = listPicker.nativeView.editText.getText().toString();
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue);
     });
 }
 
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ export var test_Android_WhenBoundToSingleElementArrayEditTextIsUpdatedProperly =
         var listPicker = <listPickerModule.ListPicker>views[0];
         listPicker.items = ["One"];
         var expectedValue = "One";
-        var actualValue = (<any>listPicker)._editText.getText().toString();
-        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+        var actualValue = listPicker.nativeView.editText.getText().toString();
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue);
     });
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export var test_Android_WhenSelectedIndexChangesEditTextIsUpdatedProperly = func
         listPicker.items = ["One", "Two"];
         listPicker.selectedIndex = 1;
         var expectedValue = "Two";
-        var actualValue = (<any>listPicker)._editText.getText().toString();
-        TKUnit.assert(actualValue === expectedValue, "Actual: " + actualValue + "; Expected: " + expectedValue);
+        var actualValue = listPicker.nativeView.editText.getText().toString();
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue);
     });
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
index 7313aeb458..c7ced8b615 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             return result;
         };
 
-        app.resources["dateConverter"] = dateConverter;
+        app.getResources()["dateConverter"] = dateConverter;
 
         var data = new observableArray.ObservableArray();
         data.push({ date: new Date(2020, 2, 7) });
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             return value;
         }
 
-        app.resources["testConverter"] = testConverter;
+        app.getResources()["testConverter"] = testConverter;
 
         var listViewModel = new observable.Observable();
         listViewModel.set("items", [1, 2, 3]);
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             return value;
         }
 
-        app.resources["testConverter"] = testConverter;
+        app.getResources()["testConverter"] = testConverter;
 
         var listViewModel = new observable.Observable();
         listViewModel.set("items", [1, 2, 3]);
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
index 3d09fe4b92..14987c2af5 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests-common.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ export function test_NavigateTo_WithBindingContext() {
 }
 
 export function test_FrameBackStack_WhenNavigatingForwardAndBack() {
+
+    helper.navigate(() => new Page());
     let testPage: Page;
     let pageFactory = function () {
         testPage = new Page();
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
index a16d22419d..e24bcbaca5 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.android.ts
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ export function test_NavigateToNewPage_WithAndroidCache() {
         androidFrame.cachePagesOnNavigate = cachingBefore;
     }
 
-    TKUnit.assert(testPage.parent === undefined, "Page.parent should become undefined after navigating back");
-    TKUnit.assert(testPage.isLoaded === false, "Page.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
-    TKUnit.assert(testPage.frame === undefined, "Page.frame should become undefined after navigating back");
-    TKUnit.assert(testPage._isAddedToNativeVisualTree === false, "Page._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should become false after navigating back");
-
-    TKUnit.assert(label._context === null, "InnerControl._context should not be set after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.android === undefined, "InnerControl.android should not be set after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label._nativeView === undefined, "InnerControl._nativeView hould not be set after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.isLoaded === false, "InnerControl.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
-    TKUnit.assert(label._isAddedToNativeVisualTree === false, "InnerControl._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should not be true after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(testPage.parent, "Page.parent should become undefined after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(testPage.isLoaded, "Page.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(testPage.frame, "Page.frame should become undefined after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(testPage._isAddedToNativeVisualTree, "Page._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should become false after navigating back");
+
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label._context, "InnerControl._context should not be set after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label.android, "InnerControl.android should not be set after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label.nativeView, "InnerControl.nativeView hould not be set after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(label.isLoaded, "InnerControl.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(label._isAddedToNativeVisualTree, "InnerControl._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should not be true after navigating back");
 }
 
-export var test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl = function () {
+export function test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl() {
     var testPage: PageModule.Page;
     var pageFactory = function () {
         testPage = new PageModule.Page();
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export var test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl = function () {
 
     var label = <LabelModule.Label>testPage.content;  
 
-    TKUnit.assert(label._context === null, "InnerControl._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.android === undefined, "InnerControl.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label._nativeView === undefined, "InnerControl._nativeView should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assert(label.isLoaded === false, "InnerControl.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
-    TKUnit.assert(label._isAddedToNativeVisualTree === false, "InnerControl._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should become false after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label._context, "InnerControl._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label.android, "InnerControl.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label.nativeView, "InnerControl.nativeView should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(label.isLoaded, "InnerControl.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
+    TKUnit.assertFalse(label._isAddedToNativeVisualTree, "InnerControl._isAddedToNativeVisualTree should become false after navigating back");
 }
 
 export var test_ChangePageCaching_AfterNavigated_Throws = function () {
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
index 2293a5793e..694ced7c9c 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/page/page-tests.ios.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export function test_NavigateToNewPage_InnerControl() {
 
     helper.goBack();
 
-    TKUnit.assertEqual(label._context, null, "label._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
-    TKUnit.assertEqual(label.android, undefined, "label.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label._context, "label._context should be undefined after navigate back.");
+    TKUnit.assertNull(label.android, "label.android should be undefined after navigate back.");
     TKUnit.assertFalse(label.isLoaded, "label.isLoaded should become false after navigating back");
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/repeater/repeater-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/repeater/repeater-tests.ts
index c860fe89f6..8f6098908f 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/repeater/repeater-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/repeater/repeater-tests.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export function test_usingAppLevelConvertersInRepeaterItems() {
         return result;
     };
 
-    app.resources["dateConverter"] = dateConverter;
+    app.getResources()["dateConverter"] = dateConverter;
 
     var data = new observableArray.ObservableArray();
 
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
index 3e6dbd30c0..25a6c265b3 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-tests-native.ios.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import * as segmentedBarModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar";
 
 export function getNativeItemsCount(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar): number {
-    return (<UISegmentedControl>bar.ios).numberOfSegments;
+    return (<UISegmentedControl>bar.nativeView).numberOfSegments;
 }
 
 export function checkNativeItemsTextColor(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar): boolean {
     var isValid = true;
 
-    var attrs = (<UISegmentedControl>bar.ios).titleTextAttributesForState(UIControlState.Normal);
+    var attrs = (<UISegmentedControl>bar.nativeView).titleTextAttributesForState(UIControlState.Normal);
     isValid = bar.color && attrs && attrs.valueForKey(NSForegroundColorAttributeName) === bar.color.ios;
 
     return isValid;
 }
 
 export function setNativeSelectedIndex(bar: segmentedBarModule.SegmentedBar, index: number): void {
-    bar.ios.selectedSegmentIndex = index;
-    (<UISegmentedControl>bar.ios).sendActionsForControlEvents(UIControlEvents.ValueChanged);
+    (<UISegmentedControl>bar.nativeView).selectedSegmentIndex = index;
+    (<UISegmentedControl>bar.nativeView).sendActionsForControlEvents(UIControlEvents.ValueChanged);
 }
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
index 2c631af5ad..1bff068f4e 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/switch/switch-tests.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import * as switchModule from "tns-core-modules/ui/switch";
 
 // >> article-binding-switch-property
 function pageLoaded(args) {
-  var page = args.object;
-  var obj = new observable.Observable();
-  obj.set("someProperty", false);
-  page.bindingContext = obj;
+    var page = args.object;
+    var obj = new observable.Observable();
+    obj.set("someProperty", false);
+    page.bindingContext = obj;
 }
 exports.pageLoaded = pageLoaded;
 // << article-binding-switch-property
@@ -137,17 +137,18 @@ export function test_binding_value_to_model() {
 }
 
 function getNativeValue(mySwitch: switchModule.Switch): boolean {
-    if (mySwitch.android) {
-        return mySwitch.android.isChecked();
-    }
-    else if (mySwitch.ios) {
+    if (platform.isAndroid) {
+        const nativeView: android.widget.Switch = mySwitch.nativeView;
+        return nativeView.isChecked();
+    } else if (mySwitch.ios) {
         return mySwitch.ios.on;
     }
 }
 
 function setNativeValue(mySwitch: switchModule.Switch, value: boolean) {
-    if (mySwitch.android) {
-        mySwitch.android.setChecked(value);
+    if (platform.isAndroid) {
+        const nativeView: android.widget.Switch = mySwitch.nativeView;
+        nativeView.setChecked(value);
     }
     else if (mySwitch.ios) {
         mySwitch.ios.on = value;
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
index f2243fa4c5..2a5caa5ee9 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/tab-view/tab-view-tests.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class TabViewTest extends testModule.UITest<tabViewModule.TabView> {
         var tabView = this.testView;
         this.waitUntilTestElementIsLoaded();
 
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function () {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             let item = new tabViewModule.TabViewItem();
             item.title = "Tab 0";
             item.view = undefined;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class TabViewTest extends testModule.UITest<tabViewModule.TabView> {
         var tabView = this.testView;
         this.waitUntilTestElementIsLoaded();
 
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function () {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             let item = new tabViewModule.TabViewItem();
             item.title = "Tab 0";
             item.view = null;
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
index f37145eaa6..1001c1d5eb 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var _createTextViewFunc = function (): textViewModule.TextView {
 export var testSetText = function () {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextViewFunc(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         var textView = <textViewModule.TextView>views[0];
-        
+
         // >> set-text-value
         textView.text = "Hello, world!";
         // << set-text-value
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export var testSetText = function () {
 export var testSetTextNull = function () {
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(_createTextViewFunc(), function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         var textView = <textViewModule.TextView>views[0];
-        
+
         textView.text = null;
 
         var expectedValue = "";
@@ -304,14 +304,14 @@ export var testBindEditableDirectlyToModel = function () {
         textView.bind(options, model);
         // textView.editable is now false
         // >> (hide)
-        TKUnit.assert(textView.editable === false, "Actual: " + textView.text + "; Expected: " + false);
-        TKUnit.assert(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) === false, "Actual: " + textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) + "; Expected: " + false);
+        TKUnit.assertFalse(textView.editable, ".ediable property should be false");
+        TKUnit.assertFalse(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView), "native Editable should be false");
         // << (hide)
         model.set("editable", true);
         // textView.editable is now true
         // >> (hide)
-        TKUnit.assert(textView.editable === true, "Actual: " + textView.text + "; Expected: " + true);
-        TKUnit.assert(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) === true, "Actual: " + textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) + "; Expected: " + true);
+        TKUnit.assertTrue(textView.editable, ".ediable property should be true");
+        TKUnit.assertTrue(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView), "native Editable should be true");
         // << (hide)
         // << binding-editable-property
     });
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ export var testBindEditableToBindingConext = function () {
         }
 
         textView.bind(options);
-        TKUnit.assert(textView.editable === false, "Actual: " + textView.text + "; Expected: " + false);
-        TKUnit.assert(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) === false, "Actual: " + textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) + "; Expected: " + false);
+        TKUnit.assertFalse(textView.editable, ".ediable property should be false");
+        TKUnit.assertFalse(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView), "native Editable should be false");
 
         model.set("editable", true);
-        TKUnit.assert(textView.editable === true, "Actual: " + textView.text + "; Expected: " + true);
-        TKUnit.assert(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) === true, "Actual: " + textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView) + "; Expected: " + true);
+        TKUnit.assertTrue(textView.editable, ".ediable property should be true");
+        TKUnit.assertTrue(textViewTestsNative.getNativeEditable(textView), "native Editable should be true");
     });
 }
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ export function test_IntegrationTest_Transform_Decoration_Spacing_WithoutFormatt
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(view, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         view.text = "NormalText";
         view.setInlineStyle("text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 1;");
-        
+
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.textTransform, enums.TextTransform.uppercase, "TextTransform");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.textDecoration, enums.TextDecoration.underline, "TextDecoration");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.letterSpacing, 1, "LetterSpacing");
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export function test_IntegrationTest_Transform_Decoration_Spacing_WithFormattedT
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(view, function (views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
         view.formattedText = formattedString;
         view.setInlineStyle("text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: 1;");
-        
+
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.textTransform, enums.TextTransform.uppercase, "TextTransform");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.textDecoration, enums.TextDecoration.underline, "TextDecoration");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(view.style.letterSpacing, 1, "LetterSpacing");
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests.ts b/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests.ts
index 3fc8e416cf..b39a5d2654 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests.ts
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
     }
 
     public testMinuteIntervalThrowExceptionWhenLessThan1() {
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minuteInterval = 0;
         }, "Setting minuteInterval property to a value less than 1 should throw.");
     }
 
     public testMinuteIntervalThrowExceptionWhenGreaterThan30() {
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minuteInterval = 31;
         }, "Setting minuteInterval property to a value greater than 30 should throw.");
     }
 
     public testMinuteIntervalThrowExceptionWhenNotFold60() {
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minuteInterval = 7;
         }, "Setting minuteInterval property to a value not fold 60 should throw.");
     }
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
     public testHourThrowExceptionWhenLessThanMinHour() {
         this.testView.hour = 14;
         this.testView.minHour = this.testView.hour - 1;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.hour = this.testView.minHour - 1;
         }, "Setting hour property to a value less than minHour property value should throw.");
     }
 
     public testMinHourThrowExceptionWhenHourLessThanMinHour() {
         this.testView.hour = 14;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minHour = this.testView.hour + 1;
         }, "Setting minHour property to a greater than hour property value should throw.");
     }
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
     public testHourThrowExceptionWhenGreaterThanMaxHour() {
         this.testView.hour = 14;
         this.testView.maxHour = this.testView.hour + 1;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.hour = this.testView.maxHour + 1;
         }, "Setting hour property to a value greater than maxHour property value should throw.");
     }
 
     public testMaxHourThrowExceptionWhenHourGreaterThanMaxHour() {
         this.testView.hour = 14;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.maxHour = this.testView.hour - 1;
         }, "Setting maxHour property to a value less than hour property value should throw.");
     }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
 
         this.testView.minHour = this.testView.hour;
         this.testView.minMinute = this.testView.minute;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minute = this.testView.minMinute - 1;
         }, "Setting minute property to a value less than minMinute property value should throw.");
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
         this.testView.minute = 13;
 
         this.testView.minHour = this.testView.hour;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minMinute = this.testView.minute + 1;
         }, "Setting minMinute property to a value greater than minute property value should throw.");
     }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
 
         this.testView.maxHour = this.testView.hour;
         this.testView.maxMinute = this.testView.minute;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.minute = this.testView.maxMinute + 1;
         }, "Setting minute property to a value greater than maxMinute property value should throw.");
     }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class TimePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<timePickerModule.TimePicke
         this.testView.minute = 13;
 
         this.testView.maxHour = this.testView.hour;
-        TKUnit.assertThrows(function() {
+        TKUnit.assertThrows(() => {
             this.testView.maxMinute = this.testView.minute - 1;
         }, "Setting maxMinute property to a value less than minute property value should throw.");
     }
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
index 00df21b5dd..92f43ed30f 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests-common.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import * as helper from "../../ui/helper";
 import * as observable from "tns-core-modules/data/observable";
 import * as bindable from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/bindable";
 import * as definition from "./view-tests";
+import { isIOS } from "tns-core-modules/platform";
 
 export function test_eachDescendant() {
     const test = function (views: Array<View>) {
@@ -273,8 +274,20 @@ class TestView extends Layout {
         this.style["customCssProperty"] = value;
     }
 
+    private _nativeView;
     constructor(public name: string) {
         super();
+        this._nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        this.nativeView = undefined;
+    }
+
+    public createNativeView() {
+        if (isIOS) {
+            this.nativeView = this._nativeView;
+            return this._nativeView;
+        }
+
+        return super.createNativeView();
     }
 
     public toString() {
@@ -404,28 +417,55 @@ export function test_NativeSetter_called_when_add_and_remove() {
     secondView.custom = "testViewValue";
 
     helper.buildUIAndRunTest(firstView, () => {
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 0);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 0);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 0, "1");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 0, "2");
+
+        // Add to visual tree
+        firstView.addChild(secondView);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 1, "3");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 1, "4");
+
+        // Set new value
+        secondView.customCssProperty = "test2";
+        secondView.custom = "test2";
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 2, "5");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 2, "6");
+
+        // Remove from visual tree
+        firstView.removeChild(secondView);
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 2, "7");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 2, "8");
+    });
+};
+
+export function test_NativeSetter_called_when_add_and_remove_and_recycled() {
+    const firstView = new TestView("firstView");
+    const secondView = new TestView("secondView");
+    secondView.recycleNativeView = !isIOS;
+    secondView.customCssProperty = "testCssValue";
+    secondView.custom = "testViewValue";
+
+    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(firstView, () => {
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 0, "1");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 0, "2");
 
         // Add to visual tree
         firstView.addChild(secondView);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 1);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 1);
-        secondView.cssPropCounter = 0;
-        secondView.viewPropCounter = 0;
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 1, "3");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 1, "4");
 
         // Set new value
         secondView.customCssProperty = "test2";
         secondView.custom = "test2";
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 1);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 1);
-        secondView.cssPropCounter = 0;
-        secondView.viewPropCounter = 0;
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 2, "5");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 2, "6");
 
         // Remove from visual tree
         firstView.removeChild(secondView);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, 0);
-        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, 0);
+
+        // we don't recycle nativeViews on iOS yet so reset is not called.
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.cssPropCounter, isIOS ? 2 : 3, "7");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(secondView.viewPropCounter, isIOS ? 2 : 3, "8");
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
index 327471909d..7a79d34cc6 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export function hasLaunched(): boolean {
 export { Observable };
 
 import { UnhandledErrorEventData, iOSApplication, AndroidApplication, CssChangedEventData } from ".";
-import { NavigationEntry } from "../ui/frame";
 
 export const launchEvent = "launch";
 export const suspendEvent = "suspend";
@@ -30,10 +29,11 @@ export const orientationChangedEvent = "orientationChanged";
 
 let cssFile: string = "app.css";
 
-export let mainModule: string;
-export let mainEntry: NavigationEntry;
+let resources: any = {};
 
-export let resources: any = {};
+export function getResources() {
+    return resources;
+}
 
 export function setResources(res: any) {
     resources = res;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
index b7be2103c2..a6d463a042 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ export class AndroidApplication extends Observable implements AndroidApplication
         return this.foregroundActivity;
     }
 
-    public init(nativeApp: any) {
+    public init(nativeApp: android.app.Application) {
+        if (this.nativeApp === nativeApp) {
+            return;
+        }
+        
         if (this.nativeApp) {
             throw new Error("application.android already initialized.");
         }
@@ -103,21 +107,23 @@ const androidApp = new AndroidApplication();
 exports.android = androidApp;
 setApplication(androidApp);
 
+let mainEntry: NavigationEntry;
 let started = false;
-export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry) {
+export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry | string) {
     if (started) {
         throw new Error("Application is already started.");
     }
 
+    started = true;
+    mainEntry = typeof entry === "string" ? { moduleName: entry } : entry;
     if (!androidApp.nativeApp) {
         const nativeApp = getNativeApplication();
         androidApp.init(nativeApp);
     }
+}
 
-    started = true;
-    if (entry) {
-        exports.mainEntry = entry;
-    }
+export function getMainEntry() {
+    return mainEntry;
 }
 
 export function getNativeApplication(): android.app.Application {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
index 5ab584264d..1c89b11d1e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
@@ -103,23 +103,19 @@ export interface CssChangedEventData extends EventData {
 }
 
 /**
- * The main page path (without the file extension) for the application starting from the application root. 
- * For example if you have page called "main.js" in a folder called "subFolder" and your root folder is "app" you can specify mainModule like this:
- * var application = require("application");
- * application.mainModule = "app/subFolder/main";
- * application.start();
+ * Get main entry specified when calling start function.
  */
-export var mainModule: string;
+export function getMainEntry(): NavigationEntry;
 
 /**
- * The main navigation entry to be used when loading the main Page.
+ * Get application level static resources.
  */
-export var mainEntry: NavigationEntry;
+export function getResources(): any;
 
 /**
- * An application level static resources.
+ * Set application level static resources.
  */
-export var resources: any;
+export function setResources(res: any): void;
 
 /**
  * Sets application level static resources.
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ export function off(eventNames: string, callback?: any, thisArg?: any);
 /**
  * Call this method to start the application. Important: All code after this method call will not be executed!
  */
-export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry);
+export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry | string);
 
 /**
  * A basic method signature to hook an event listener (shortcut alias to the addEventListener method).
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index 8d2dc3f96a..eb89249451 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -188,13 +188,14 @@ const iosApp = new IOSApplication();
 exports.ios = iosApp;
 setApplication(iosApp);
 
+let mainEntry: NavigationEntry;
 function createRootView(v?: View) {
     let rootView = v;
     let frame: Frame;
     let main: string | NavigationEntry;
     if (!rootView) {
-        // try to navigate to the mainEntry/Module (if specified)
-        main = exports.mainEntry || exports.mainModule;
+        // try to navigate to the mainEntry (if specified)
+        main = mainEntry;
         if (main) {
             frame = new Frame();
             frame.navigate(main);
@@ -209,12 +210,13 @@ function createRootView(v?: View) {
     return rootView;
 }
 
+export function getMainEntry() {
+    return mainEntry;
+}
+
 let started: boolean = false;
-exports.start = function (entry?: NavigationEntry) {
-    if (entry) {
-        exports.mainEntry = entry;
-    }
-    
+export function start(entry?: string | NavigationEntry) {
+    mainEntry = typeof entry === "string" ? { moduleName: entry } : entry;
     started = true;
 
     if (!iosApp.nativeApp) {
@@ -246,4 +248,4 @@ global.__onLiveSync = function () {
     }
 
     livesync();
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
index 80dff40347..bb1a55ea49 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as application from "../../application";
 export * from "./action-bar-common";
 
 const R_ID_HOME = 0x0102002c;
-const ACTION_ITEM_ID_OFFSET = 1000;
+const ACTION_ITEM_ID_OFFSET = 10000;
 
 let actionItemIdGenerator = ACTION_ITEM_ID_OFFSET;
 function generateItemId(): number {
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ export class NavigationButton extends ActionItem {
 
 export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
     private _android: AndroidActionBarSettings;
-    private _toolbar: android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
-    private _menuItemClickListener: android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener;
+    public nativeView: android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
@@ -115,13 +114,6 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
     get android(): AndroidActionBarSettings {
         return this._android;
     }
-    set android(value: AndroidActionBarSettings) {
-        throw new Error("ActionBar.android is read-only");
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar {
-        return this._toolbar;
-    }
 
     public _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any) {
         if (value instanceof NavigationButton) {
@@ -135,14 +127,25 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeMenuItemClickListener();
-        const toolbar = this._toolbar = new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar(this._context);
-        this._menuItemClickListener = this._menuItemClickListener || new MenuItemClickListener(this);
-        this._toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this._menuItemClickListener);
+        const toolbar = new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar(this._context);
+        const menuItemClickListener = new MenuItemClickListener(this);
+        toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(menuItemClickListener);
+        (<any>toolbar).menuItemClickListener = menuItemClickListener;
         return toolbar;
     }
 
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView).menuItemClickListener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).menuItemClickListener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
+    }
+
     public onLoaded() {
         super.onLoaded();
         this.update();
@@ -326,20 +329,15 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
-        // don't clear _android field!
-        this.nativeView = undefined;
-    }
-
     public _addViewToNativeVisualTree(child: View, atIndex: number = Number.MAX_VALUE): boolean {
         super._addViewToNativeVisualTree(child);
 
-        if (this.nativeView && child._nativeView) {
-            if (atIndex >= this._nativeView.getChildCount()) {
-                this.nativeView.addView(child._nativeView);
+        if (this.nativeView && child.nativeView) {
+            if (atIndex >= this.nativeView.getChildCount()) {
+                this.nativeView.addView(child.nativeView);
             }
             else {
-                this.nativeView.addView(child._nativeView, atIndex);
+                this.nativeView.addView(child.nativeView, atIndex);
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -350,8 +348,8 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
     public _removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(child: View): void {
         super._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(child);
 
-        if (this.nativeView && child._nativeView) {
-            this.nativeView.removeView(child._nativeView);
+        if (this.nativeView && child.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.removeView(child.nativeView);
         }
     }
 
@@ -369,6 +367,8 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
     }
 }
 
+// ActionBar.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 let defaultTitleTextColor: number;
 
 function getDrawableOrResourceId(icon: string, resources: android.content.res.Resources): any {
@@ -424,4 +424,4 @@ function getIconVisibility(iconVisibility: string): boolean {
 
 function getSystemResourceId(systemIcon: string): number {
     return android.content.res.Resources.getSystem().getIdentifier(systemIcon, "drawable", "android");
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
index 8c7e46d049..11b51e0ad2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.ios.ts
@@ -338,4 +338,4 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
     }
     [backgroundInternalProperty.setNative](value: UIColor) { // tslint:disable-line
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator-common.ts
index 6d62e6b876..5b9410bfac 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator-common.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ export class ActivityIndicatorBase extends View implements ActivityIndicatorDefi
     public busy: boolean;
 }
 
+// ActivityIndicatorBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const busyProperty = new Property<ActivityIndicatorBase, boolean>({ name: "busy", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
 busyProperty.register(ActivityIndicatorBase);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
index 550be963af..4ac27acca1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,21 @@
 export * from "./activity-indicator-common";
 
 export class ActivityIndicator extends ActivityIndicatorBase {
-    _progressBar: android.widget.ProgressBar;
+    nativeView: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const progressBar = this._progressBar = new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context);
-        this._progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
-        this._progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
+    public createNativeView() {
+        const progressBar =  new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context);
+        progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
+        progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
         return progressBar;
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.ProgressBar {
-        return this._progressBar;
-    }
-
     [busyProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
         return false;
     }
     [busyProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
         if (this.visibility === Visibility.VISIBLE) {
-            this._progressBar.setVisibility(value ? android.view.View.VISIBLE : android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
+            this.nativeView.setVisibility(value ? android.view.View.VISIBLE : android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
         }
     }
 
@@ -31,13 +27,13 @@ export class ActivityIndicator extends ActivityIndicatorBase {
     [visibilityProperty.setNative](value: Visibility) {
         switch (value) {
             case Visibility.VISIBLE:
-                this._progressBar.setVisibility(this.busy ? android.view.View.VISIBLE : android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
+                this.nativeView.setVisibility(this.busy ? android.view.View.VISIBLE : android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
                 break;
             case Visibility.HIDDEN:
-                this._progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
+                this.nativeView.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
                 break;
             case Visibility.COLLAPSE:
-                this._progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.GONE);
+                this.nativeView.setVisibility(android.view.View.GONE);
                 break;
             default: 
                 throw new Error(`Invalid visibility value: ${value}. Valid values are: "${Visibility.VISIBLE}", "${Visibility.HIDDEN}", "${Visibility.COLLAPSE}".`);
@@ -49,9 +45,9 @@ export class ActivityIndicator extends ActivityIndicatorBase {
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: number | Color) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            this.nativeView.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
         } else {
-            this._progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.getIndeterminateDrawable().clearColorFilter();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index dc2ce32ea2..5126147b6d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
     }
 
     private _createAnimators(propertyAnimation: PropertyAnimation): void {
-        if (!propertyAnimation.target._nativeView) {
+        if (!propertyAnimation.target.nativeView) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         }
 
         let nativeArray;
-        let nativeView = <android.view.View>propertyAnimation.target._nativeView;
+        let nativeView = <android.view.View>propertyAnimation.target.nativeView;
         let animators = new Array<android.animation.Animator>();
         let propertyUpdateCallbacks = new Array<Function>();
         let propertyResetCallbacks = new Array<Function>();
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
     private _enableHardwareAcceleration() {
         for (let i = 0, length = this._propertyAnimations.length; i < length; i++) {
-            let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target._nativeView;
+            let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target.nativeView;
             if (cache) {
                 let layerType = cache.getLayerType();
                 if (layerType !== android.view.View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
@@ -452,11 +452,11 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
     private _disableHardwareAcceleration() {
         for (let i = 0, length = this._propertyAnimations.length; i < length; i++) {
-            let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target._nativeView;
+            let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target.nativeView;
             if (cache && cache.layerType !== undefined) {
                 cache.setLayerType(cache.layerType, null);
                 cache.layerType = undefined;
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
index 5d87941103..cce5b1addd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
         let length = this._mergedPropertyAnimations.length;
         for (; i < length; i++) {
             let propertyAnimation = this._mergedPropertyAnimations[i];
-            propertyAnimation.target._nativeView.layer.removeAllAnimations();
+            propertyAnimation.target.nativeView.layer.removeAllAnimations();
             if (propertyAnimation._propertyResetCallback) {
                 propertyAnimation._propertyResetCallback(propertyAnimation._originalValue, this._valueSource);
             }
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
     private static _getNativeAnimationArguments(animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe"): AnimationInfo {
 
-        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
+        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target.nativeView;
         let propertyNameToAnimate = animation.property;
         let value = animation.value;
         let originalValue;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
     private static _createNativeAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimation>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimation, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe", finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
 
-        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
+        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target.nativeView;
         let nativeAnimation = CABasicAnimation.animationWithKeyPath(args.propertyNameToAnimate);
         nativeAnimation.fromValue = args.fromValue;
         nativeAnimation.toValue = args.toValue;
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export class Animation extends AnimationBase {
 
     private static _createNativeSpringAnimation(propertyAnimations: Array<PropertyAnimationInfo>, index: number, playSequentially: boolean, args: AnimationInfo, animation: PropertyAnimationInfo, valueSource: "animation" | "keyframe", finishedCallback: (cancelled?: boolean) => void) {
 
-        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target._nativeView;
+        let nativeView = <UIView>animation.target.nativeView;
 
         let callback = undefined;
         let nextAnimation;
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ export function _getTransformMismatchErrorMessage(view: View): string {
     result = CGAffineTransformRotate(result, (view.rotate || 0) * Math.PI / 180);
     result = CGAffineTransformScale(result, view.scaleX || 1, view.scaleY || 1);
     let viewTransform = NSStringFromCGAffineTransform(result);
-    let nativeTransform = NSStringFromCGAffineTransform(view._nativeView.transform);
+    let nativeTransform = NSStringFromCGAffineTransform(view.nativeView.transform);
 
     if (viewTransform !== nativeTransform) {
         return "View and Native transforms do not match. View: " + viewTransform + "; Native: " + nativeTransform;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/border/border.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/border/border.ts
index 0b550dd474..5a45088a67 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/border/border.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/border/border.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ export class Border extends ContentView implements BorderDefinition {
         View.layoutChild(this, this.layoutView, this.effectiveBorderLeftWidth, this.effectiveBorderTopWidth, right - left - horizontalBorderLength, bottom - top - verticalBorderLength);
     }
 }
+
+// Border.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button-common.ts
index 94a5a8af3c..c201fe5976 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button-common.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ export abstract class ButtonBase extends TextBase implements ButtonDefinition {
         this.style.whiteSpace = value ? WhiteSpace.NORMAL : WhiteSpace.NO_WRAP;
     }
 }
+
+// ButtonBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
index c4428f020e..1d6c0e4484 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
     ButtonBase, PseudoClassHandler,
-    paddingLeftProperty, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, 
+    paddingLeftProperty, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty,
     Length, zIndexProperty
 } from "./button-common";
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface ClickListener {
 }
 
 let ClickListener: ClickListener;
+let APILEVEL: number;
 
 function initializeClickListener(): void {
     if (ClickListener) {
@@ -32,20 +33,33 @@ function initializeClickListener(): void {
     }
 
     ClickListener = ClickListenerImpl;
+    APILEVEL = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
 }
 
 export class Button extends ButtonBase {
-    _button: android.widget.Button;
-    
+    nativeView: android.widget.Button;
+
     private _highlightedHandler: (args: TouchGestureEventData) => void;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeClickListener();
-        const button = this._button = new android.widget.Button(this._context);
-        button.setOnClickListener(new ClickListener(this));
+        const button = new android.widget.Button(this._context);
+        const clickListener = new ClickListener(this);
+        button.setOnClickListener(clickListener);
+        (<any>button).clickListener = clickListener;
         return button;
     }
 
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).clickListener.owner = this;
+        super.initNativeView();
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).clickListener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
+    }
+
     @PseudoClassHandler("normal", "highlighted", "pressed", "active")
     _updateHandler(subscribe: boolean) {
         if (subscribe) {
@@ -99,8 +113,8 @@ export class Button extends ButtonBase {
     [zIndexProperty.setNative](value: number) {
         org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setZIndex(this.nativeView, value);
         // API >= 21
-        if (this.nativeView.setStateListAnimator) {
-            this.nativeView.setStateListAnimator(null);
+        if (APILEVEL >= 21) {
+            (<any>this.nativeView).setStateListAnimator(null);
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/content-view/content-view.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/content-view/content-view.ts
index 739fc4ff8b..629bbc0db3 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/content-view/content-view.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/content-view/content-view.ts
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@ export class ContentView extends CustomLayoutView implements ContentViewDefiniti
         View.layoutChild(this, this.layoutView, 0, 0, right - left, bottom - top);
     }
 }
+
+// ContentView.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/bindable/bindable.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/bindable/bindable.ts
index 3c5e0dfce9..857d9387f7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/bindable/bindable.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/bindable/bindable.ts
@@ -348,9 +348,10 @@ export class Binding {
                 let context = this.source && this.source.get && this.source.get() || global;
                 let model = {};
                 let addedProps = [];
-                for (let prop in application.resources) {
-                    if (application.resources.hasOwnProperty(prop) && !context.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                        context[prop] = application.resources[prop];
+                const resources = application.getResources();
+                for (let prop in resources) {
+                    if (resources.hasOwnProperty(prop) && !context.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+                        context[prop] = resources[prop];
                         addedProps.push(prop);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
index 9b6762c998..b279fe237e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<
                     }
 
                     if (setNativeValue) {
-                        if (this[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in this)) {
-                            this[defaultValueKey] = this[getDefault]();
+                        if (!(defaultValueKey in this)) {
+                            this[defaultValueKey] = this[getDefault] ? this[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
                         }
 
                         this[setNative](unboxedValue);
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<
                     valueChanged(owner, currentValue, value);
                 }
 
+                if (owner.nativeView && !(defaultValueKey in owner)) {
+                    owner[defaultValueKey] = owner[getDefault] ? owner[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
+                }
+
                 if (owner.hasListeners(eventName)) {
                     owner.notify({
                         eventName: eventName,
@@ -262,8 +266,8 @@ export class CoercibleProperty<T extends ViewBase, U> extends Property<T, U> imp
                     }
 
                     if (setNativeValue) {
-                        if (this[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in this)) {
-                            this[defaultValueKey] = this[getDefault]();
+                        if (!(defaultValueKey in this)) {
+                            this[defaultValueKey] = this[getDefault] ? this[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
                         }
 
                         this[setNative](unboxedValue);
@@ -447,8 +451,8 @@ export class CssProperty<T extends Style, U> implements definitions.CssProperty<
                     }
 
                     if (setNativeValue) {
-                        if (view[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in this)) {
-                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault]();
+                        if (!(defaultValueKey in this)) {
+                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault] ? view[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
                         }
 
                         view[setNative](value);
@@ -516,8 +520,8 @@ export class CssProperty<T extends Style, U> implements definitions.CssProperty<
                     }
 
                     if (setNativeValue) {
-                        if (view[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in this)) {
-                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault]();
+                        if (!(defaultValueKey in this)) {
+                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault] ? view[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
                         }
 
                         view[setNative](value);
@@ -799,8 +803,8 @@ export class InheritedCssProperty<T extends Style, U> extends CssProperty<T, U>
                     }
 
                     if (setNativeValue) {
-                        if (view[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in this)) {
-                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault]();
+                        if (!(defaultValueKey in this)) {
+                            this[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault] ? view[getDefault]() : defaultValue;
                         }
 
                         view[setNative](newValue);
@@ -962,8 +966,8 @@ export function initNativeView(view: ViewBase): void {
         const getDefault = property.getDefault;
         if (setNative in view) {
             const defaultValueKey = property.defaultValueKey;
-            if (view[getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in view)) {
-                view[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault]();
+            if (!(defaultValueKey in view)) {
+                view[defaultValueKey] = view[getDefault] ? view[getDefault]() : property.defaultValue;
             }
 
             const value = view[symbol];
@@ -982,8 +986,8 @@ export function initNativeView(view: ViewBase): void {
         if (view[property.setNative]) {
             if (view[property.getDefault]) {
                 const defaultValueKey = property.defaultValueKey;
-                if (view[property.getDefault] && !(defaultValueKey in style)) {
-                    style[defaultValueKey] = view[property.getDefault]();
+                if (!(defaultValueKey in style)) {
+                    style[defaultValueKey] = view[property.getDefault] ? view[property.getDefault]() : property.defaultValue;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1009,9 +1013,6 @@ export function resetNativeView(view: ViewBase): void {
                 view[property.setNative](property.defaultValue);
             }
         }
-
-        // This will not call propertyChange!!!
-        delete view[property.key];
     }
 
     const style = view.style;
@@ -1031,9 +1032,6 @@ export function resetNativeView(view: ViewBase): void {
                 view[property.setNative](property.defaultValue);
             }
         }
-
-        // This will not call propertyChange!!!
-        delete style[property.key];
     }
 }
 
@@ -1123,4 +1121,4 @@ export function makeParser<T>(isValid: (value: any) => boolean): (value: any) =>
             throw new Error("Invalid value: " + value);
         }
     };
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
index c91ab99ce7..93a2734729 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
@@ -202,24 +202,25 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     _tearDownUI(force?: boolean): void;
 
     /**
-     * Creates a native view
+     * Creates a native view.
+     * Returns either android.view.View or UIView.
      */
-    _createNativeView(): Object;
+    createNativeView(): Object;
 
     /**
-     * Clean up references to the native view.
+     * Initializes properties/listeners of the native view.
      */
-    _disposeNativeView(): void;
+    initNativeView(): void;
 
     /**
-     * Initializes properties/listeners of the native view.
+     * Clean up references to the native view.
      */
-    _initNativeView(): void;
+    disposeNativeView(): void;
 
     /**
      * Resets properties/listeners set to the native view.
      */
-    _resetNativeView(): void;
+    resetNativeView(): void;
 
     _isAddedToNativeVisualTree: boolean;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
index 4c1abb644c..ed2c13e2a4 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,42 @@ export function eachDescendant(view: ViewBaseDefinition, callback: (child: ViewB
 
 let viewIdCounter = 1;
 
-export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
+const contextMap = new Map<Object, Map<string, WeakRef<Object>[]>>();
+
+function getNativeView(context: Object, typeName: string): Object {
+    let typeMap = contextMap.get(context);
+    if (!typeMap) {
+        typeMap = new Map<string, WeakRef<Object>[]>();
+        contextMap.set(context, typeMap);
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const array = typeMap.get(typeName);
+    if (array) {
+        let nativeView;
+        while (array.length > 0) {
+            const weakRef = array.pop();
+            nativeView = weakRef.get();
+            if (nativeView) {
+                return nativeView;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+}
+
+function putNativeView(context: Object, view: ViewBase): void {
+    const typeMap = contextMap.get(context);
+    const typeName = view.typeName;
+    let list = typeMap.get(typeName);
+    if (!list) {
+        list = [];
+        typeMap.set(typeName, list);
+    }
+    list.push(new WeakRef(view.nativeView));
+}
+
+export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
     public static loadedEvent = "loaded";
     public static unloadedEvent = "unloaded";
 
@@ -200,11 +235,10 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         this.className = v;
     }
 
-    public get inlineStyleSelector(): SelectorCore {
+    get inlineStyleSelector(): SelectorCore {
         return this._inlineStyleSelector;
     }
-
-    public set inlineStyleSelector(value: SelectorCore) {
+    set inlineStyleSelector(value: SelectorCore) {
         this._inlineStyleSelector = value;
     }
 
@@ -554,20 +588,20 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView(): Object {
+    public createNativeView(): Object {
         return undefined;
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         //
     }
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         //
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView(): void {
-        if (this.nativeView && this.recycleNativeView) {
+    public resetNativeView(): void {
+        if (this.nativeView && this.recycleNativeView && isAndroid) {
             resetNativeView(this);
         }
     }
@@ -585,8 +619,18 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         this._context = context;
         traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onContextChanged");
 
+        let currentNativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (isAndroid) {
-            const nativeView = this._androidView = this.nativeView = <android.view.View>this._createNativeView();
+            let nativeView: android.view.View;
+            if (this.recycleNativeView) {
+                nativeView = <android.view.View>getNativeView(context, this.typeName);
+            }
+
+            if (!nativeView) {
+                nativeView = <android.view.View>this.createNativeView();
+            }
+
+            this._androidView = this.nativeView = nativeView;
             if (nativeView) {
                 let result: android.graphics.Rect = (<any>nativeView).defaultPaddings;
                 if (result === undefined) {
@@ -615,11 +659,13 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             }
         } else {
             // TODO: Implement _createNativeView for iOS
-            this._createNativeView();
-            this.nativeView = this._iosView = (<any>this)._nativeView;
+            const nativeView = this.createNativeView();
+            if (!currentNativeView && nativeView) {
+                this.nativeView = this._iosView = nativeView;
+            }
         }
 
-        this._initNativeView();
+        this.initNativeView();
 
         if (this.parent) {
             let nativeIndex = this.parent._childIndexToNativeChildIndex(atIndex);
@@ -627,7 +673,9 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         }
 
         if (this.nativeView) {
-            initNativeView(this);
+            if (currentNativeView !== this.nativeView) {
+                initNativeView(this);
+            }
         }
 
         this.eachChild((child) => {
@@ -645,8 +693,8 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
         if (traceEnabled()) {
             traceWrite(`${this}._tearDownUI(${force})`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
         }
-  
-        this._resetNativeView();
+
+        this.resetNativeView();
 
         this.eachChild((child) => {
             child._tearDownUI(force);
@@ -657,7 +705,19 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
             this.parent._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(this);
         }
 
-        this._disposeNativeView();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView && this.recycleNativeView && isAndroid) {
+            const nativeParent = isAndroid ? (<android.view.View>nativeView).getParent() : (<UIView>nativeView).superview;
+            if (!nativeParent) {
+                putNativeView(this._context, this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.disposeNativeView();
+
+        this.nativeView = null;
+        this._androidView = null;
+        this._iosView = null;
 
         this._context = null;
         traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onContextChanged");
@@ -822,4 +882,4 @@ export function booleanConverter(v: string): boolean {
     }
 
     throw new Error(`Invalid boolean: ${v}`);
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
index 3b1c1e148c..dc116b97e9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view-common.ts
@@ -680,10 +680,6 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
         // needed for iOS.
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): any {
-        return undefined;
-    }
-
     public focus(): boolean {
         return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
index eddca41b0d..e746e5f99e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.android.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ import {
 
 export * from "./view-common";
 
-const ANDROID = "_android";
-const NATIVE_VIEW = "_nativeView";
-const VIEW_GROUP = "_viewGroup";
-
 interface TouchListener {
     new (owner: View): android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
 }
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ function initializeTouchListener(): void {
                 });
             }
 
-            let nativeView = owner._nativeView;
+            let nativeView = owner.nativeView;
             if (!nativeView || !nativeView.onTouchEvent) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     private touchListenerIsSet: boolean;
     private touchListener: android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
 
-    public nativeView: android.view.View;
+    nativeView: android.view.View;
 
     // TODO: Implement unobserve that detach the touchListener.
     observe(type: GestureTypes, callback: (args: GestureEventData) => void, thisArg?: any): void {
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 
     public onUnloaded() {
         if (this.touchListenerIsSet) {
-            this._nativeView.setOnTouchListener(null);
+            this.nativeView.setOnTouchListener(null);
             this.touchListenerIsSet = false;
         }
 
@@ -106,37 +102,16 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     private setOnTouchListener() {
-        if (this._nativeView && this.hasGestureObservers()) {
+        if (this.nativeView && this.hasGestureObservers()) {
             this.touchListenerIsSet = true;
-            if (this._nativeView.setClickable) {
-                this._nativeView.setClickable(true);
+            if (this.nativeView.setClickable) {
+                this.nativeView.setClickable(true);
             }
 
             initializeTouchListener();
             this.touchListener = this.touchListener || new TouchListener(this);
-            this._nativeView.setOnTouchListener(this.touchListener);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // TODO: revise this method
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
-
-        // Widgets like buttons and such have reference to their native view in both properties.
-        if (this[NATIVE_VIEW] === this[ANDROID]) {
-            (<any>this)[NATIVE_VIEW] = undefined;
-        }
-
-        // Handle layout and content view
-        if (this[VIEW_GROUP] === this[ANDROID]) {
-            this[VIEW_GROUP] = undefined;
+            this.nativeView.setOnTouchListener(this.touchListener);
         }
-
-        this[ANDROID] = undefined;
-        this.nativeView = undefined;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
-        return this.android;
     }
 
     get isLayoutRequired(): boolean {
@@ -144,23 +119,23 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     get isLayoutValid(): boolean {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            return !this._nativeView.isLayoutRequested();
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            return !this.nativeView.isLayoutRequested();
         }
 
         return false;
     }
 
     public layoutNativeView(left: number, top: number, right: number, bottom: number): void {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            this._nativeView.layout(left, top, right, bottom);
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.layout(left, top, right, bottom);
         }
     }
 
     public requestLayout(): void {
         super.requestLayout();
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            return this._nativeView.requestLayout();
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            return this.nativeView.requestLayout();
         }
     }
 
@@ -175,7 +150,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
-        let view = this._nativeView;
+        let view = this.nativeView;
         if (view) {
             view.measure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
             this.setMeasuredDimension(view.getMeasuredWidth(), view.getMeasuredHeight());
@@ -183,56 +158,56 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     public onLayout(left: number, top: number, right: number, bottom: number): void {
-        let view = this._nativeView;
+        let view = this.nativeView;
         if (view) {
             this.layoutNativeView(left, top, right, bottom);
         }
     }
 
     _getCurrentLayoutBounds(): { left: number; top: number; right: number; bottom: number } {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
+        if (this.nativeView && !this.isCollapsed) {
             return {
-                left: this._nativeView.getLeft(),
-                top: this._nativeView.getTop(),
-                right: this._nativeView.getRight(),
-                bottom: this._nativeView.getBottom()
+                left: this.nativeView.getLeft(),
+                top: this.nativeView.getTop(),
+                right: this.nativeView.getRight(),
+                bottom: this.nativeView.getBottom()
             };
+        } else {
+            return { left: 0, top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0 };
         }
-
-        return super._getCurrentLayoutBounds();
     }
 
     public getMeasuredWidth(): number {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            return this._nativeView.getMeasuredWidth();
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            return this.nativeView.getMeasuredWidth();
         }
 
         return super.getMeasuredWidth();
     }
 
     public getMeasuredHeight(): number {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            return this._nativeView.getMeasuredHeight();
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            return this.nativeView.getMeasuredHeight();
         }
 
         return super.getMeasuredHeight();
     }
 
     public focus(): boolean {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            return this._nativeView.requestFocus();
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            return this.nativeView.requestFocus();
         }
 
         return false;
     }
 
     public getLocationInWindow(): Point {
-        if (!this._nativeView || !this._nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
+        if (!this.nativeView || !this.nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
             return undefined;
         }
 
         let nativeArray = (<any>Array).create("int", 2);
-        this._nativeView.getLocationInWindow(nativeArray);
+        this.nativeView.getLocationInWindow(nativeArray);
         return {
             x: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(nativeArray[0]),
             y: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(nativeArray[1]),
@@ -240,12 +215,12 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     public getLocationOnScreen(): Point {
-        if (!this._nativeView || !this._nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
+        if (!this.nativeView || !this.nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
             return undefined;
         }
 
         let nativeArray = (<any>Array).create("int", 2);
-        this._nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(nativeArray);
+        this.nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(nativeArray);
         return {
             x: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(nativeArray[0]),
             y: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(nativeArray[1]),
@@ -253,16 +228,16 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     }
 
     public getLocationRelativeTo(otherView: ViewCommon): Point {
-        if (!this._nativeView || !this._nativeView.getWindowToken() ||
-            !otherView._nativeView || !otherView._nativeView.getWindowToken() ||
-            this._nativeView.getWindowToken() !== otherView._nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
+        if (!this.nativeView || !this.nativeView.getWindowToken() ||
+            !otherView.nativeView || !otherView.nativeView.getWindowToken() ||
+            this.nativeView.getWindowToken() !== otherView.nativeView.getWindowToken()) {
             return undefined;
         }
 
         let myArray = (<any>Array).create("int", 2);
-        this._nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(myArray);
+        this.nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(myArray);
         let otherArray = (<any>Array).create("int", 2);
-        otherView._nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(otherArray);
+        otherView.nativeView.getLocationOnScreen(otherArray);
         return {
             x: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(myArray[0] - otherArray[0]),
             y: layout.toDeviceIndependentPixels(myArray[1] - otherArray[1]),
@@ -325,7 +300,7 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         if (!value) {
             initializeDisabledListener();
             // User interaction is disabled -- we stop it and we do not care whether someone wants to listen for gestures.
-            this._nativeView.setOnTouchListener(disableUserInteractionListener);
+            this.nativeView.setOnTouchListener(disableUserInteractionListener);
         } else {
             this.setOnTouchListener();
         }
@@ -494,29 +469,20 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 }
 
 export class CustomLayoutView extends View implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition {
-    private _viewGroup: android.view.ViewGroup;
-
-    get android(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._viewGroup;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._viewGroup;
-    }
+    nativeView: android.view.ViewGroup;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const viewGroup = this._viewGroup = new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
-        return viewGroup;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
     }
 
     public _addViewToNativeVisualTree(child: ViewCommon, atIndex: number = -1): boolean {
         super._addViewToNativeVisualTree(child);
 
-        if (this._nativeView && child.nativeView) {
+        if (this.nativeView && child.nativeView) {
             if (traceEnabled()) {
                 traceWrite(`${this}.nativeView.addView(${child}.nativeView, ${atIndex})`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
             }
-            this._nativeView.addView(child.nativeView, atIndex);
+            this.nativeView.addView(child.nativeView, atIndex);
             if (child instanceof View) {
                 this._updateNativeLayoutParams(child);
             }
@@ -542,10 +508,10 @@ export class CustomLayoutView extends View implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition
     public _removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(child: ViewCommon): void {
         super._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(child);
 
-        if (this._nativeView && child._nativeView) {
-            this._nativeView.removeView(child._nativeView);
+        if (this.nativeView && child.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.removeView(child.nativeView);
             if (traceEnabled()) {
-                traceWrite(`${this}._nativeView.removeView(${child}._nativeView)`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
+                traceWrite(`${this}.nativeView.removeView(${child}.nativeView)`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
                 traceNotifyEvent(child, "childInLayoutRemovedFromNativeVisualTree");
             }
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index b7448143cf..a45bbd362d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ export abstract class View extends ViewBase implements ApplyXmlAttributes {
     _getCurrentLayoutBounds(): { left: number; top: number; right: number; bottom: number };
 
     _goToVisualState(state: string);
-    _nativeView: any;
     _setNativeViewFrame(nativeView: any, frame: any): void;
     // _onStylePropertyChanged(property: dependencyObservable.Property): void;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
index a642ce0a78..c7e8fb0e98 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.ios.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
     private _cachedFrame: CGRect;
     private _suspendCATransaction = false;
 
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this.ios;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): UIView {
+    //     return this.ios;
+    // }
 
     public _addViewCore(view: ViewCommon, atIndex?: number) {
         super._addViewCore(view, atIndex);
@@ -411,15 +411,15 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
 
 export class CustomLayoutView extends View {
 
-    private _view: UIView;
+    nativeView: UIView;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._view = UIView.new();
+        this.nativeView = UIView.new();
     }
 
     get ios(): UIView {
-        return this._view;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
@@ -452,4 +452,4 @@ export class CustomLayoutView extends View {
             child.nativeView.removeFromSuperview();
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker-common.ts
index dd93e31c73..276fdc836c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker-common.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export class DatePickerBase extends View implements DatePickerDefinition {
     public date: Date;
 }
 
+// DatePickerBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const yearProperty = new Property<DatePickerBase, number>({ name: "year", valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v) });
 yearProperty.register(DatePickerBase);
 
@@ -33,4 +35,4 @@ export const minDateProperty = new Property<DatePickerBase, Date>({ name: "minDa
 minDateProperty.register(DatePickerBase);
 
 export const dateProperty = new Property<DatePickerBase, Date>({ name: "date", equalityComparer: dateComparer, valueConverter: (v) => new Date(v) });
-dateProperty.register(DatePickerBase);
+dateProperty.register(DatePickerBase);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
index 6017c2f584..4417374ce0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@ function initializeDateChangedListener(): void {
 
         onDateChanged(picker: android.widget.DatePicker, year: number, month: number, day: number) {
             const owner = this.owner;
-            let dateIsChanged = false;
+            let dateChanged = false;
             if (year !== owner.year) {
                 yearProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, year);
-                dateIsChanged = true;
+                dateChanged = true;
             }
 
             if ((month + 1) !== owner.month) {
                 monthProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, month + 1);
-                dateIsChanged = true;
+                dateChanged = true;
             }
 
             if (day !== owner.day) {
                 dayProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, day);
-                dateIsChanged = true;
+                dateChanged = true;
             }
 
-            if (dateIsChanged) {
+            if (dateChanged) {
                 dateProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, new Date(year, month, day));
             }
         }
@@ -51,85 +51,89 @@ function initializeDateChangedListener(): void {
 }
 
 export class DatePicker extends DatePickerBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.DatePicker;
-    public _listener: android.widget.DatePicker.OnDateChangedListener;
+    nativeView: android.widget.DatePicker;
 
-    get android(): android.widget.DatePicker {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeDateChangedListener();
-        const picker = this._android = new android.widget.DatePicker(this._context);
+        const picker = new android.widget.DatePicker(this._context);
         picker.setCalendarViewShown(false);
-        this._listener = this._listener = new DateChangedListener(this);
-        picker.init(0, 0, 0, this._listener);
+        const listener = new DateChangedListener(this);
+        picker.init(0, 0, 0, listener);
+        (<any>picker).listener = listener;
         return picker;
     }
 
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
+    }
+
     private updateNativeDate(): void {
-        const year = typeof this.year === "number" ? this.year : this.android.getYear();
-        const month = typeof this.month === "number" ? (this.month - 1) : this.android.getMonth();
-        const day = typeof this.day === "number" ? this.day : this.android.getDayOfMonth();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        const year = typeof this.year === "number" ? this.year : nativeView.getYear();
+        const month = typeof this.month === "number" ? (this.month - 1) : nativeView.getMonth();
+        const day = typeof this.day === "number" ? this.day : nativeView.getDayOfMonth();
         this.date = new Date(year, month, day);
     }
 
     [yearProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this.android.getYear();
+        return this.nativeView.getYear();
     }
     [yearProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        if (this.android.getYear() !== value) {
+        if (this.nativeView.getYear() !== value) {
             this.updateNativeDate();
         }
     }
 
     [monthProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this.android.getMonth();
+        return this.nativeView.getMonth();
     }
     [monthProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        if (this.android.getMonth() !== (value - 1)) {
+        if (this.nativeView.getMonth() !== (value - 1)) {
             this.updateNativeDate();
         }
     }
 
     [dayProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this.android.getDayOfMonth();
+        return this.nativeView.getDayOfMonth();
     }
     [dayProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        if (this.android.getDayOfMonth() !== value) {
+        if (this.nativeView.getDayOfMonth() !== value) {
             this.updateNativeDate();
         }
     }
 
     [dateProperty.getDefault](): Date {
-        return new Date(this.android.getYear(), this.android.getMonth(), this.android.getDayOfMonth());
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        return new Date(nativeView.getYear(), nativeView.getMonth(), nativeView.getDayOfMonth());
     }
     [dateProperty.setNative](value: Date) {
-        if (this.android.getDayOfMonth() !== value.getDay()
-            || this.android.getMonth() !== value.getMonth()
-            || this.android.getYear() !== value.getFullYear()) {
-            this.android.updateDate(value.getFullYear(), value.getMonth(), value.getDate());
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView.getDayOfMonth() !== value.getDay()
+            || nativeView.getMonth() !== value.getMonth()
+            || nativeView.getYear() !== value.getFullYear()) {
+            nativeView.updateDate(value.getFullYear(), value.getMonth(), value.getDate());
         }
     }
 
-    [maxDateProperty.getDefault](): Date {
-        return this.android.getMaxDate();
+    [maxDateProperty.getDefault](): number {
+        return this.nativeView.getMaxDate();
     }
-    [maxDateProperty.setNative](value: Date) {
-        let newValue = value.getTime();
-        if (this.android.getMaxDate() !== newValue) {
-            this.android.setMaxDate(newValue);
-        }
+    [maxDateProperty.setNative](value: Date | number) {
+        const newValue = value instanceof Date ? value.getTime() : value;
+        this.nativeView.setMaxDate(newValue);
     }
 
-    [minDateProperty.getDefault](): Date {
-        return this.android.getMinDate();
+    [minDateProperty.getDefault](): number {
+        return this.nativeView.getMinDate();
     }
-    [minDateProperty.setNative](value: Date) {
-        let picker = this.android;
-        let newValue = value.getTime();
-        if (picker.getMinDate() !== newValue) {
-            picker.setMinDate(newValue);
-        }
+    [minDateProperty.setNative](value: Date | number) {
+        const newValue = value instanceof Date ? value.getTime() : value;
+        this.nativeView.setMinDate(newValue);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index a2fe9a6488..4c0a62d24a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ function initializeEditTextListeners(): void {
 
         public afterTextChanged(editable: android.text.IEditable) {
             const owner = this.owner;
+            if (!owner) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             switch (owner.updateTextTrigger) {
                 case "focusLost":
                     owner._dirtyTextAccumulator = editable.toString();
@@ -62,6 +66,9 @@ function initializeEditTextListeners(): void {
 
         public onFocusChange(view: android.view.View, hasFocus: boolean) {
             const owner = this.owner;
+            if (!owner) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             if (hasFocus) {
                 if (dismissKeyboardTimeoutId) {
@@ -88,6 +95,9 @@ function initializeEditTextListeners(): void {
 
         public onEditorAction(textView: android.widget.TextView, actionId: number, event: android.view.KeyEvent): boolean {
             const owner = this.owner;
+            if (!owner) {
+                return;
+            }
 
             if (actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE ||
                 actionId === android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_GO ||
@@ -118,66 +128,54 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     /* tslint:disable */
     _dirtyTextAccumulator: string;
     /* tslint:enable */
-    
-    _editTextListeners: EditTextListeners;
 
-    private _android: android.widget.EditText;
+    nativeView: android.widget.EditText;
     private _keyListenerCache: android.text.method.KeyListener;
 
-    get android(): android.widget.EditText {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    public abstract _configureEditText(): void;
+    public abstract _configureEditText(editText: android.widget.EditText): void;
 
     public abstract _onReturnPress(): void;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeEditTextListeners();
-        const editText = this._android = new android.widget.EditText(this._context);
-        this._configureEditText();
-        this._keyListenerCache = editText.getKeyListener();
-
-        this._editTextListeners = this._editTextListeners || new EditTextListeners(this);
-        editText.addTextChangedListener(this._editTextListeners);
-        editText.setOnFocusChangeListener(this._editTextListeners);
-        editText.setOnEditorActionListener(this._editTextListeners);
+        const editText = new android.widget.EditText(this._context);
+        this._configureEditText(editText);
+
+        const listeners = new EditTextListeners(this);
+        editText.addTextChangedListener(listeners);
+        editText.setOnFocusChangeListener(listeners);
+        editText.setOnEditorActionListener(listeners);
+        (<any>editText).listener = listeners;
         return editText;
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView(force?: boolean) {
-        if (this._android) {
-            this._android.setOnFocusChangeListener(null);
-            this._android.setOnEditorActionListener(null);
-
-            if (this._editTextListeners) {
-                this._android.removeTextChangedListener(this._editTextListeners);
-            }
-        }
-        super._resetNativeView();
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        (<any>nativeView).listener.owner = this;
+        this._keyListenerCache = nativeView.getKeyListener();
     }
 
     public _disposeNativeView(force?: boolean) {
-        this._android = undefined;
-        super._disposeNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = null;
     }
 
     public dismissSoftInput() {
-        ad.dismissSoftInput(this._android);
+        ad.dismissSoftInput(this.nativeView);
     }
 
     public focus(): boolean {
         let result = super.focus();
 
         if (result) {
-            ad.showSoftInput(this._android);
+            ad.showSoftInput(this.nativeView);
         }
 
         return result;
     }
 
     private _setInputType(inputType): void {
-        let nativeView = this._android;
+        let nativeView = this.nativeView;
         nativeView.setInputType(inputType);
 
         // setInputType will change the keyListener so we should cache it again
@@ -193,15 +191,15 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     }
 
     [textProperty.getDefault](): string {
-        return this._android.getText();
+        return this.nativeView.getText();
     }
     [textProperty.setNative](value: string) {
         const text = (value === null || value === undefined) ? '' : value.toString();
-        this._android.setText(text, android.widget.TextView.BufferType.EDITABLE);
+        this.nativeView.setText(text, android.widget.TextView.BufferType.EDITABLE);
     }
 
     [keyboardTypeProperty.getDefault](): "datetime" | "phone" | "number" | "url" | "email" | string {
-        let inputType = this._android.getInputType();
+        let inputType = this.nativeView.getInputType();
         switch (inputType) {
             case android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_DATETIME | android.text.InputType.TYPE_DATETIME_VARIATION_NORMAL:
                 return "datetime";
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     }
 
     [returnKeyTypeProperty.getDefault](): "done" | "next" | "go" | "search" | "send" | string {
-        let ime = this._android.getImeOptions();
+        let ime = this.nativeView.getImeOptions();
         switch (ime) {
             case android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE:
                 return "done";
@@ -308,23 +306,23 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
                 break;
         }
 
-        this._android.setImeOptions(newImeOptions);
+        this.nativeView.setImeOptions(newImeOptions);
     }
 
     [editableProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
-        return !!this._android.getKeyListener();
+        return true;
     }
     [editableProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
         if (value) {
-            this._android.setKeyListener(this._keyListenerCache);
+            this.nativeView.setKeyListener(this._keyListenerCache);
         }
         else {
-            this._android.setKeyListener(null);
+            this.nativeView.setKeyListener(null);
         }
     }
 
     [autocapitalizationTypeProperty.getDefault](): "none" | "words" | "sentences" | "allCharacters" | string {
-        let inputType = this._android.getInputType();
+        let inputType = this.nativeView.getInputType();
         if ((inputType & android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS) === android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS) {
             return "words";
         } else if ((inputType & android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES) === android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES) {
@@ -336,7 +334,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
         }
     }
     [autocapitalizationTypeProperty.setNative](value: string) {
-        let inputType = this._android.getInputType();
+        let inputType = this.nativeView.getInputType();
         inputType = inputType & ~28672; //28672 (0x00070000) 13,14,15bits (111 0000 0000 0000)
 
         switch (value) {
@@ -367,7 +365,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     }
 
     [autocorrectProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
-        let autocorrect = this._android.getInputType();
+        let autocorrect = this.nativeView.getInputType();
         if ((autocorrect & android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT) === android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -375,7 +373,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
         return false;
     }
     [autocorrectProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
-        let inputType = this._android.getInputType();
+        let inputType = this.nativeView.getInputType();
         switch (value) {
             case true:
                 inputType = inputType | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_COMPLETE;
@@ -396,20 +394,20 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
     }
 
     [hintProperty.getDefault](): string {
-        return this._android.getHint();
+        return this.nativeView.getHint();
     }
     [hintProperty.setNative](value: string) {
-        this._android.setHint(value + '');
+        this.nativeView.setHint(value + '');
     }
 
     [placeholderColorProperty.getDefault](): android.content.res.ColorStateList {
-        return this._android.getHintTextColors();
+        return this.nativeView.getHintTextColors();
     }
     [placeholderColorProperty.setNative](value: Color | android.content.res.ColorStateList) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._android.setHintTextColor(value.android);
+            this.nativeView.setHintTextColor(value.android);
         } else {
-            this._android.setHintTextColor(value);
+            this.nativeView.setHintTextColor(value);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/activity.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
index cb54ec50dd..b1db531f06 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/activity.android.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { setActivityCallbacks, AndroidActivityCallbacks } from "./frame";
+import * as appModule from "../../application";
 
 @JavaProxy("com.tns.NativeScriptActivity")
 class NativeScriptActivity extends android.app.Activity {
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ class NativeScriptActivity extends android.app.Activity {
     }
 
     protected onCreate(savedInstanceState: android.os.Bundle): void {
+        appModule.android.init(this.getApplication());
+        
         // Set isNativeScriptActivity in onCreate.
         // The JS construcotr might not be called beacuse the activity is created from Andoird.
         this.isNativeScriptActivity = true;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 446d9a8de0..db42771a0a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -84,14 +84,11 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
     private _android: AndroidFrame;
     private _delayedNavigationEntry: BackstackEntry;
     private _containerViewId: number = -1;
-    private _listener: android.view.View.OnAttachStateChangeListener;
+    // private _listener: android.view.View.OnAttachStateChangeListener;
+
     constructor() {
         super();
         this._android = new AndroidFrame(this);
-        this._listener = new android.view.View.OnAttachStateChangeListener({
-            onViewAttachedToWindow: this.onNativeViewAttachedToWindow.bind(this),
-            onViewDetachedFromWindow: this.onNativeViewDetachedToWindow.bind(this)
-        });
     }
 
     public static get defaultAnimatedNavigation(): boolean {
@@ -116,10 +113,6 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): any {
-        return this._android.rootViewGroup;
-    }
-
     public _navigateCore(backstackEntry: BackstackEntry) {
         super._navigateCore(backstackEntry);
 
@@ -296,27 +289,24 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         const root = new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
         if (this._containerViewId < 0) {
             this._containerViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
         }
-
-        this._android.rootViewGroup = root;
-        this._android.rootViewGroup.setId(this._containerViewId);
-        this._android.rootViewGroup.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(this._listener);
         return root;
     }
 
-    private onNativeViewAttachedToWindow(view: android.view.View): void {
-        if (this._delayedNavigationEntry) {
-            this._navigateCore(this._delayedNavigationEntry);
-            this._delayedNavigationEntry = undefined;
-        }
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        this._android.rootViewGroup = this.nativeView;
+        this._android.rootViewGroup.setId(this._containerViewId);
     }
 
-    private onNativeViewDetachedToWindow(view: android.view.View): void {
-        // unused for the moment.
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        // we should keep the reference to underlying native object, since frame can contain many pages.
+        this._android.rootViewGroup = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public _popFromFrameStack() {
@@ -330,15 +320,6 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView() {
-        this._android.rootViewGroup.removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(this._listener);
-    }
-
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
-        // we should keep the reference to underlying native object, since frame can contain many pages.
-        this._android.rootViewGroup = null;
-    }
-
     public _printNativeBackStack() {
         if (!this._android.activity) {
             return;
@@ -721,7 +702,7 @@ class FragmentCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidFragmentCallbacks {
             return label;
         }
 
-        return page._nativeView;
+        return page.nativeView;
     }
 
     public onSaveInstanceState(fragment: android.app.Fragment, outState: android.os.Bundle, superFunc: Function): void {
@@ -794,10 +775,7 @@ class ActivityCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidActivityCallbacks {
         }
 
         if (!rootView) {
-            navParam = application.mainEntry;
-            if (!navParam) {
-                navParam = application.mainModule;
-            }
+            navParam = application.getMainEntry();
 
             if (navParam) {
                 frame = new Frame();
@@ -821,7 +799,7 @@ class ActivityCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidActivityCallbacks {
 
         // Initialize native visual tree;
         rootView._setupUI(activity);
-        activity.setContentView(rootView._nativeView, new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams());
+        activity.setContentView(rootView.nativeView, new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams());
         // frameId is negative w
         if (frame) {
             frame.navigate(navParam);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
index 646f24f09d..067eb19ec8 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.ios.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
     constructor() {
         super();
         this._ios = new iOSFrame(this);
-
+        this.nativeView = this._ios.controller.view;
+        
         // When there is a 40px high "in-call" status bar, nobody moves the navigationBar top from 20 to 40 and it remains underneath the status bar.
         let frameRef = new WeakRef(this);
         application.ios.addNotificationObserver(UIApplicationDidChangeStatusBarFrameNotification, (notification: NSNotification) => {
@@ -247,9 +248,9 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): any {
-        return this._ios.controller.view;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): any {
+    //     return this._ios.controller.view;
+    // }
 
     public static get defaultAnimatedNavigation(): boolean {
         return FrameBase.defaultAnimatedNavigation;
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
     public requestLayout(): void {
         super.requestLayout();
         // Invalidate our Window so that layout is triggered again.
-        let window = this._nativeView.window;
+        let window = this.nativeView.window;
         if (window) {
             window.setNeedsLayout();
         }
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
 
     public remeasureFrame(): void {
         this.requestLayout();
-        let window: UIWindow = this._nativeView.window;
+        let window: UIWindow = this.nativeView.window;
         if (window) {
             window.layoutIfNeeded();
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
index 9208db0dc8..9bf15a520d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/gestures/gestures.ios.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ export class GesturesObserver extends GesturesObserverBase {
     private _attach(target: View, type: GestureTypes) {
         this._detach();
 
-        if (target && target._nativeView && target._nativeView.addGestureRecognizer) {
-            let nativeView = <UIView>target._nativeView;
+        if (target && target.nativeView && target.nativeView.addGestureRecognizer) {
+            let nativeView = <UIView>target.nativeView;
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.tap) {
                 nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.tap));
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class GesturesObserver extends GesturesObserverBase {
 
             if (type & GestureTypes.pan) {
                 nativeView.addGestureRecognizer(this._createRecognizer(GestureTypes.pan, args => {
-                    this._executeCallback(_getPanData(args, target._nativeView));
+                    this._executeCallback(_getPanData(args, target.nativeView));
                 }));
             }
 
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ export class GesturesObserver extends GesturesObserverBase {
     }
 
     private _detach() {
-        if (this.target && this.target._nativeView) {
+        if (this.target && this.target.nativeView) {
             for (let name in this._recognizers) {
                 if (this._recognizers.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                     let item = <RecognizerCache>this._recognizers[name];
-                    this.target._nativeView.removeGestureRecognizer(item.recognizer);
+                    this.target.nativeView.removeGestureRecognizer(item.recognizer);
 
                     item.recognizer = null;
                     item.target = null;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function _getSwipeDirection(direction: UISwipeGestureRecognizerDirection): Swipe
 
 function _getPinchData(args: GestureEventData): PinchGestureEventData {
     let recognizer = <UIPinchGestureRecognizer>args.ios;
-    let center = recognizer.locationInView(args.view._nativeView);
+    let center = recognizer.locationInView(args.view.nativeView);
 
     return <PinchGestureEventData>{
         type: args.type,
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class Pointer implements Pointer {
     private _location: CGPoint;
     private get location(): CGPoint {
         if (!this._location) {
-            this._location = this.ios.locationInView(this._view._nativeView);
+            this._location = this.ios.locationInView(this._view.nativeView);
         }
 
         return this._location;
@@ -470,10 +470,10 @@ class TouchGestureEventData implements TouchGestureEventData {
     }
 
     getX(): number {
-        return this.getMainPointer().locationInView(this.view._nativeView).x;
+        return this.getMainPointer().locationInView(this.view.nativeView).x;
     }
 
     getY(): number {
-        return this.getMainPointer().locationInView(this.view._nativeView).y
+        return this.getMainPointer().locationInView(this.view.nativeView).y
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view-common.ts
index c7a0d8b494..4919fbfe40 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view-common.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export class HtmlViewBase extends View implements HtmlViewDefinition {
     public html: string;
 }
 
+// HtmlViewBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 // TODO: Can we use Label.ios optimization for affectsLayout???
 export const htmlProperty = new Property<HtmlViewBase, string>({ name: "html", defaultValue: "", affectsLayout: true });
-htmlProperty.register(HtmlViewBase);
+htmlProperty.register(HtmlViewBase);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
index f7d50fb24d..702eb9193f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@
 export * from "./html-view-common";
 
 export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.TextView;
+    nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
 
-    get android(): android.widget.TextView {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const textView = this._android = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
+    public createNativeView() {
+        const textView = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
         // This makes the html <a href...> work
         textView.setLinksClickable(true);
         textView.setMovementMethod(android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
         if (value.search(/<a\s/i) >= 0) {
             mask = 0;
         }
-        this._android.setAutoLinkMask(mask);
-        this._android.setText(<any>android.text.Html.fromHtml(value));
+        this.nativeView.setAutoLinkMask(mask);
+        this.nativeView.setText(<any>android.text.Html.fromHtml(value));
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
index af592c314a..416e08de39 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.ios.ts
@@ -5,29 +5,26 @@
 export * from "./html-view-common";
 
 export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
-    private _ios: UITextView;
+    nativeView: UITextView;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._ios = UITextView.new();
-
-        this._ios.scrollEnabled = false;
-        this._ios.editable = false;
-        this._ios.selectable = true;
-        this._ios.userInteractionEnabled = true;
-        this._ios.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypes.All;
+        const nativeView = UITextView.new()
+        nativeView.scrollEnabled = false;
+        nativeView.editable = false;
+        nativeView.selectable = true;
+        nativeView.userInteractionEnabled = true;
+        nativeView.dataDetectorTypes = UIDataDetectorTypes.All;
+
+        this.nativeView = nativeView;
     }
 
     get ios(): UITextView {
-        return this._ios;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): UITextView {
-        return this._ios;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
-        var nativeView = this._nativeView;
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (nativeView) {
             const width = layout.getMeasureSpecSize(widthMeasureSpec);
             const widthMode = layout.getMeasureSpecMode(widthMeasureSpec);
@@ -54,6 +51,6 @@ export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
     [htmlProperty.setNative](value: string) {
         const htmlString = NSString.stringWithString(value + "");
         const nsData = htmlString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUnicodeStringEncoding);
-        this._ios.attributedText = NSAttributedString.alloc().initWithDataOptionsDocumentAttributesError(nsData, <any>{ [NSDocumentTypeDocumentAttribute]: NSHTMLTextDocumentType }, null);
+        this.nativeView.attributedText = NSAttributedString.alloc().initWithDataOptionsDocumentAttributesError(nsData, <any>{ [NSDocumentTypeDocumentAttribute]: NSHTMLTextDocumentType }, null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
index 29f3911651..440107a672 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ export abstract class ImageBase extends View implements ImageDefinition {
     }
 }
 
+// ImageBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const imageSourceProperty = new Property<ImageBase, ImageSource>({ name: "imageSource" });
 imageSourceProperty.register(ImageBase);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
index 5bfcfcc5cd..61dd30f956 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
@@ -47,30 +47,67 @@ export function initImageCache(context: android.content.Context, mode = CacheMod
     imageFetcher.initCache();
 }
 
+interface ImageLoadedListener {
+    new (owner: Image): org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener;
+}
+
+let ImageLoadedListener: ImageLoadedListener;
+function initializeImageLoadedListener() {
+    if (ImageLoadedListener) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    @Interfaces([org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener])
+    class ImageLoadedListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener {
+        constructor(public owner: Image) {
+            super();
+            return global.__native(this);
+        }
+
+        onImageLoaded(success: boolean): void {
+            const owner = this.owner;
+            if (owner) {
+                owner.isLoading = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    ImageLoadedListener = ImageLoadedListenerImpl;
+}
+
 export class Image extends ImageBase {
-    private _android: org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView;
-    private _imageLoadedListener: org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener;
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView;
 
     public decodeWidth = 0;
     public decodeHeight = 0;
     public useCache = true;
 
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeImageLoadedListener();
         if (!imageFetcher) {
             initImageCache(this._context);
         }
 
-        const imageView = this._android = new org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView(this._context);
+        const imageView = new org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView(this._context);
+        const listener = new ImageLoadedListener(this);
+        imageView.setImageLoadedListener(listener);
+        (<any>imageView).listener = listener;
+
         return imageView;
     }
 
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).listener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
+    }
+
     public _createImageSourceFromSrc() {
-        let imageView = this._android;
+        let imageView = this.nativeView;
         this.imageSource = <any>unsetValue;
 
         if (!imageView || !this.src) {
@@ -79,7 +116,6 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
 
         let value = this.src;
         let async = this.loadMode === ASYNC;
-        this._imageLoadedListener = this._imageLoadedListener || new ImageLoadedListener(this);
 
         if (typeof value === "string") {
             value = value.trim();
@@ -91,7 +127,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
             }
             else if (isFileOrResourcePath(value)) {
                 if (value.indexOf(RESOURCE_PREFIX) === 0) {
-                    imageView.setUri(value, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, async, this._imageLoadedListener);
+                    imageView.setUri(value, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, async);
                 }
                 else {
                     let fileName = value;
@@ -99,12 +135,12 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
                         fileName = path.join(knownFolders.currentApp().path, fileName.replace("~/", ""));
                     }
 
-                    imageView.setUri(FILE_PREFIX + fileName, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, async, this._imageLoadedListener);
+                    imageView.setUri(FILE_PREFIX + fileName, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, async);
                 }
             }
             else {
                 // For backwards compatibility http always use async loading.
-                imageView.setUri(value, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, true, this._imageLoadedListener);
+                imageView.setUri(value, this.decodeWidth, this.decodeHeight, this.useCache, true);
             }
         } else {
             super._createImageSourceFromSrc();
@@ -117,17 +153,17 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
     [stretchProperty.setNative](value: "none" | "aspectFill" | "aspectFit" | "fill") {
         switch (value) {
             case "aspectFit":
-                this.android.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
+                this.nativeView.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
                 break;
             case "aspectFill":
-                this.android.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER_CROP);
+                this.nativeView.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER_CROP);
                 break;
             case "fill":
-                this.android.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
+                this.nativeView.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_XY);
                 break;
             case "none":
             default:
-                this.android.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.MATRIX);
+                this.nativeView.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.MATRIX);
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -137,9 +173,9 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
     }
     [tintColorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
         if (value === undefined) {
-            this._android.clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.clearColorFilter();
         } else {
-            this._android.setColorFilter(value.android);
+            this.nativeView.setColorFilter(value.android);
         }
     }
 
@@ -147,13 +183,14 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         return undefined;
     }
     [imageSourceProperty.setNative](value: ImageSource) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (value && value.android) {
-            let rotation = value.rotationAngle ? value.rotationAngle : 0;
-            this.android.setRotationAngle(rotation);
-            this.android.setImageBitmap(value.android);
+            const rotation = value.rotationAngle ? value.rotationAngle : 0;
+            nativeView.setRotationAngle(rotation);
+            nativeView.setImageBitmap(value.android);
         } else {
-            this.android.setRotationAngle(0);
-            this.android.setImageBitmap(null);
+            nativeView.setRotationAngle(0);
+            nativeView.setImageBitmap(null);
         }
     }
 
@@ -164,28 +201,3 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         this._createImageSourceFromSrc();
     }
 }
-
-interface ImageLoadedListener {
-    new (owner: Image): org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener;
-}
-
-let ImageLoadedListener: ImageLoadedListener;
-function initializeImageLoadedListener() {
-    if (ImageLoadedListener) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    @Interfaces([org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener])
-    class ImageLoadedListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements org.nativescript.widgets.image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener {
-        constructor(private owner: Image) {
-            super();
-            return global.__native(this);
-        }
-
-        onImageLoaded(success: boolean): void {
-            this.owner.isLoading = false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ImageLoadedListener = ImageLoadedListenerImpl;
-}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
index 4ce45bf070..d07289dc9d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.ios.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         super();
 
         //TODO: Think of unified way of setting all the default values.
-        this._ios = UIImageView.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UIImageView.new();
         this._ios.contentMode = UIViewContentMode.ScaleAspectFit;
         this._ios.userInteractionEnabled = true;
         this._setNativeClipToBounds();
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
index d1696e1729..ee6118420a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { TextBase, WhiteSpace } from "../text-base";
 export * from "../text-base";
 
 export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
-    private _android: android.widget.TextView;
+    nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
 
     get textWrap(): boolean {
         return this.style.whiteSpace === WhiteSpace.NORMAL;
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
         this.style.whiteSpace = value ? WhiteSpace.NORMAL : WhiteSpace.NO_WRAP;
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.TextView {
-        return this._android;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        const textView = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
+        textView.setSingleLine(true);
+        textView.setEllipsize(android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
+        return textView;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const textView = this._android = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const textView = this.nativeView;
         textView.setSingleLine(true);
         textView.setEllipsize(android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
-        return textView;
     }
 }
+
+// Label.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
index a267258950..3f86c871e1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.ios.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
         return this.nativeView;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): TNSLabel {
-        return this.nativeView;
-    }
-
     get textWrap(): boolean {
         return this.style.whiteSpace === WhiteSpace.NORMAL;
     }
@@ -237,3 +233,5 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
         };
     }
 }
+
+// Label.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout-common.ts
index 634849164a..ed398dc1e0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout-common.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export class AbsoluteLayoutBase extends LayoutBase implements AbsoluteLayoutDefi
     }
 }
 
+// AbsoluteLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const leftProperty = new Property<View, Length>({
     name: "left", defaultValue: zeroLength,
     valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
@@ -65,4 +67,4 @@ export const topProperty = new Property<View, Length>({
         }
     }, valueConverter: (v) => Length.parse(v)
 });
-topProperty.register(View);
+topProperty.register(View);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
index 00990ca9ca..a8abba2269 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { AbsoluteLayoutBase, View, leftProperty, topProperty } from "./absolute-layout-common";
+import { AbsoluteLayoutBase, View, leftProperty, topProperty, Length } from "./absolute-layout-common";
 
 export * from "./absolute-layout-common";
 
 function makeNativeSetter<T>(setter: (this: View, lp: org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams, value: T) => void) {
     return function(this: View, value: T) {
-        const nativeView: android.view.View = this._nativeView;
+        const nativeView: android.view.View = this.nativeView;
         const lp = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
         if (lp instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams) {
             setter.call(this, lp, value);
@@ -13,23 +13,13 @@ function makeNativeSetter<T>(setter: (this: View, lp: org.nativescript.widgets.C
     }
 }
 
-View.prototype[topProperty.setNative] = makeNativeSetter<number>(function(this: View, lp, value) { lp.top = this.effectiveTop });
-View.prototype[leftProperty.setNative] = makeNativeSetter<number>(function(this: View, lp, value) { lp.left = this.effectiveLeft });
+View.prototype[topProperty.setNative] = makeNativeSetter<number>(function(this: View, lp, value) { lp.top = Length.toDevicePixels(value, 0) });
+View.prototype[leftProperty.setNative] = makeNativeSetter<number>(function(this: View, lp, value) { lp.left = Length.toDevicePixels(value, 0) });
 
 export class AbsoluteLayout extends AbsoluteLayoutBase {
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout;
 
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout;
-
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout {
-        return this._layout;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout(this._context);
     }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout(this._context);
-        return layout;
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout-common.ts
index 136cdfdb73..d7d6da5062 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout-common.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export class DockLayoutBase extends LayoutBase implements DockLayoutDefinition {
     }
 }
 
+// DockLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const dockProperty = new Property<View, "left" | "top" | "right" | "bottom">({
     name: "dock", defaultValue: "left", valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
         if (target instanceof View) {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
index d11a2b067f..8f58780634 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export * from "./dock-layout-common";
 
 View.prototype[dockProperty.setNative] = function(this: View, value: "left" | "top" | "right" | "bottom") {
-    const nativeView: android.view.View = this._nativeView;
+    const nativeView: android.view.View = this.nativeView;
     const lp = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
     if (lp instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams) {
         switch (value) {
@@ -32,26 +32,16 @@ View.prototype[dockProperty.setNative] = function(this: View, value: "left" | "t
 }
 
 export class DockLayout extends DockLayoutBase {
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout;
 
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout;
-
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout {
-        return this._layout;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout {
-        return this._layout;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout(this._context);
-        return layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout(this._context);
     }
 
     [stretchLastChildProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
     [stretchLastChildProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
-        this._layout.setStretchLastChild(value);
+        this.nativeView.setStretchLastChild(value);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout-common.ts
index 4fd067520b..b16dba0b47 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout-common.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ export abstract class FlexboxLayoutBase extends LayoutBase {
     }
 }
 
+// FlexboxLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const flexDirectionProperty = new CssProperty<Style, FlexDirection>({ name: "flexDirection", cssName: "flex-direction", defaultValue: FlexDirection.ROW, affectsLayout: isIOS, valueConverter: FlexDirection.parse });
 flexDirectionProperty.register(Style);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
index 485b9b4f16..787bdcc515 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export * from "./flexbox-layout-common";
 
 function makeNativeSetter<T>(setter: (lp: org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout.LayoutParams, value: T) => void) {
     return function(this: View, value: T) {
-        const nativeView: android.view.View = this._nativeView;
+        const nativeView: android.view.View = this.nativeView;
         const lp = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout.LayoutParams();
         if (lp instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout.LayoutParams) {
             setter(lp, value);
@@ -77,53 +77,50 @@ const alignSelfMap = {
 }
 
 export class FlexboxLayout extends FlexboxLayoutBase {
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout;
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout;
 
-    constructor() {
-        super();
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout { return this._layout; }
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout { return this._layout; }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout(this._context);
-        return layout;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        (<any>this.nativeView).invalidateOrdersCache();
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     [flexDirectionProperty.getDefault](): FlexDirection {
         return flexDirectionProperty.defaultValue;
     }
     [flexDirectionProperty.setNative](flexDirection: FlexDirection) {
-        this.android.setFlexDirection(flexDirectionMap[flexDirection]);
+        this.nativeView.setFlexDirection(flexDirectionMap[flexDirection]);
     }
 
     [flexWrapProperty.getDefault](): FlexWrap {
         return flexWrapProperty.defaultValue;
     }
     [flexWrapProperty.setNative](flexWrap: FlexWrap) {
-        this.android.setFlexWrap(flexWrapMap[flexWrap]);
+        this.nativeView.setFlexWrap(flexWrapMap[flexWrap]);
     }
 
     [justifyContentProperty.getDefault](): JustifyContent {
         return justifyContentProperty.defaultValue;
     }
     [justifyContentProperty.setNative](justifyContent: JustifyContent) {
-        this.android.setJustifyContent(justifyContentMap[justifyContent]);
+        this.nativeView.setJustifyContent(justifyContentMap[justifyContent]);
     }
 
     [alignItemsProperty.getDefault](): AlignItems {
         return alignItemsProperty.defaultValue;
     }
     [alignItemsProperty.setNative](alignItems: AlignItems) {
-        this.android.setAlignItems(alignItemsMap[alignItems]);
+        this.nativeView.setAlignItems(alignItemsMap[alignItems]);
     }
 
     [alignContentProperty.getDefault](): AlignContent {
         return alignContentProperty.defaultValue;
     }
     [alignContentProperty.setNative](alignContent: AlignContent) {
-        this.android.setAlignContent(alignContentMap[alignContent]);
+        this.nativeView.setAlignContent(alignContentMap[alignContent]);
     }
 
     public _updateNativeLayoutParams(child: View): void {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout-common.ts
index 6de9ea9bd8..ba5ade4972 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout-common.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ export class GridLayoutBase extends LayoutBase implements GridLayoutDefinition {
     }
 }
 
+// GridLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const columnProperty = new Property<View, number>({
     name: "col", defaultValue: 0,
     valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
index 06409f6636..dcee4f1223 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export * from "./grid-layout-common";
 
 function makeNativeSetter<T>(setter: (lp: org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams, value: T) => void) {
     return function(this: View, value: T) {
-        const nativeView: android.view.View = this._nativeView;
+        const nativeView: android.view.View = this.nativeView;
         const lp = nativeView.getLayoutParams() || new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
         if (lp instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams) {
             setter(lp, value);
@@ -50,57 +50,65 @@ export class ItemSpec extends ItemSpecBase {
 }
 
 export class GridLayout extends GridLayoutBase {
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
 
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
-
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout {
-        return this._layout;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        // Update native GridLayout
+        this.rowsInternal.forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onRowAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
+        this.columnsInternal.forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onColumnAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
-
+    public disposeNativeView() {
         // Update native GridLayout
-        this.getRows().forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onRowAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
-        this.getColumns().forEach((itemSpec: ItemSpec, index, rows) => { this._onColumnAdded(itemSpec); }, this);
-        return layout;
+        for (let i = this.rowsInternal.length; i--; i >= 0) {
+            const itemSpec = <ItemSpec>this.rowsInternal[i];
+            this._onRowRemoved(itemSpec, i);
+        }
+
+        for (let i = this.columnsInternal.length; i--; i >= 0) {
+            const itemSpec = <ItemSpec>this.columnsInternal[i];
+            this._onColumnRemoved(itemSpec, i);
+        }
+
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public _onRowAdded(itemSpec: ItemSpec) {
-        if (this._layout) {
+        if (this.nativeView) {
             const nativeSpec = createNativeSpec(itemSpec);
             itemSpec.nativeSpec = nativeSpec;
-            this._layout.addRow(nativeSpec);
+            this.nativeView.addRow(nativeSpec);
         }
     }
 
     public _onColumnAdded(itemSpec: ItemSpec) {
-        if (this._layout) {
+        if (this.nativeView) {
             const nativeSpec = createNativeSpec(itemSpec);
             itemSpec.nativeSpec = nativeSpec;
-            this._layout.addColumn(nativeSpec);
+            this.nativeView.addColumn(nativeSpec);
         }
     }
 
     public _onRowRemoved(itemSpec: ItemSpec, index: number) {
         itemSpec.nativeSpec = null;
-        if (this._layout) {
-            this._layout.removeRowAt(index);
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.removeRowAt(index);
         }
     }
 
     public _onColumnRemoved(itemSpec: ItemSpec, index: number) {
         itemSpec.nativeSpec = null;
-        if (this._layout) {
-            this._layout.removeColumnAt(index);
+        if (this.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.removeColumnAt(index);
         }
     }
 
     protected invalidate(): void {
         // No need to request layout for android because it will be done in the native call.
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts
index d15dbdcce2..9f7f7bf076 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout-base.ios.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 export * from "./layout-base-common";
 
 export class LayoutBase extends LayoutBaseCommon {
+    nativeView: UIView;
     
     [clipToBoundsProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
         return false;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export class LayoutBase extends LayoutBaseCommon {
 
     _setNativeClipToBounds() {
         if (this.clipToBounds) {
-            this._nativeView.clipsToBounds = true;
+            this.nativeView.clipsToBounds = true;
         } else {
             super._setNativeClipToBounds();
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
index d98470342a..a31c9b3ca2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
@@ -37,34 +37,29 @@ function initializeNativeViewGroup() {
 }
 
 export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
-    private _viewGroup: android.view.ViewGroup;
+    nativeView: android.view.ViewGroup;
     _measuredWidth: number;
     _measuredHeight: number;
 
-    get android(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._viewGroup;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        initializeNativeViewGroup();
+        return new NativeViewGroup(this._context);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._viewGroup;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView)[OWNER] = this;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        initializeNativeViewGroup();
-        const layout = this._viewGroup = new NativeViewGroup(this._context);
-        this._viewGroup[OWNER] = this;
-        return layout;
-    }
-
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
-        delete this._viewGroup[OWNER];
-        super._disposeNativeView();
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+         (<any>this.nativeView)[OWNER] = undefined;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public measure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
         this._setCurrentMeasureSpecs(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
 
-        const view = this._nativeView;
+        const view = this.nativeView;
         if (view) {
             if (traceEnabled()) {
                 traceWrite(`${this} :measure: ${layout.measureSpecToString(widthMeasureSpec)}, ${layout.measureSpecToString(heightMeasureSpec)}`, traceCategories.Layout);
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
     public layout(left: number, top: number, right: number, bottom: number): void {
         this._setCurrentLayoutBounds(left, top, right, bottom);
 
-        var view = this._nativeView;
+        var view = this.nativeView;
         if (view) {
             this.layoutNativeView(left, top, right, bottom);
             if (traceEnabled()) {
@@ -111,4 +106,4 @@ export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
     public getMeasuredHeight(): number {
         return this._measuredHeight;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.ios.ts
index 650579f322..fac50746bd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.ios.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,15 @@ import { LayoutBase } from "./layout-base";
 
 export * from "./layout-base";
 export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
-    private _view: UIView;
+    nativeView: UIView;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._view = UIView.new();
+        this.nativeView = UIView.new();
     }
 
     get ios(): UIView {
-        return this._view;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this._view;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout-common.ts
index a49649ebf2..79b6fc4bd9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout-common.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export class StackLayoutBase extends LayoutBase implements StackLayoutDefinition
     public orientation: "horizontal" | "vertical";
 }
 
+// StackLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const orientationProperty = new Property<StackLayoutBase, "horizontal" | "vertical">({
     name: "orientation", defaultValue: "vertical", affectsLayout: isIOS,
     valueConverter: (v) => {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
index a421bf4bce..410dc6fbad 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,13 @@
 export * from "./stack-layout-common";
 
 export class StackLayout extends StackLayoutBase {
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout;
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout;
 
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+         return new org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout {
-        return this._layout;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-         const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout(this._context);
-         return layout;
-    }
-
-    [orientationProperty.getDefault](): "horizontal" | "vertical" {
-        return "vertical";
-    }
     [orientationProperty.setNative](value: "horizontal" | "vertical") {
-        this._layout.setOrientation(value === "vertical" ? org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.vertical : org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.horizontal)
+        this.nativeView.setOrientation(value === "vertical" ? org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.vertical : org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.horizontal)
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout-common.ts
index e176465615..37acdb6aea 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout-common.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { WrapLayout as WrapLayoutDefinition } from ".";
-import { LayoutBase, Property, isIOS, Length, zeroLength } from "../layout-base";
+import { LayoutBase, Property, isIOS, Length } from "../layout-base";
 
 export * from "../layout-base";
 
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ export class WrapLayoutBase extends LayoutBase implements WrapLayoutDefinition {
     public effectiveItemHeight: number;
 }
 
+// WrapLayoutBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const itemWidthProperty = new Property<WrapLayoutBase, Length>({
-    name: "itemWidth", defaultValue: zeroLength, affectsLayout: isIOS, valueConverter: (v) => Length.parse(v),
+    name: "itemWidth", defaultValue: "auto", affectsLayout: isIOS, valueConverter: (v) => Length.parse(v),
     valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => target.effectiveItemWidth = Length.toDevicePixels(newValue, -1)
 });
 itemWidthProperty.register(WrapLayoutBase);
 
 export const itemHeightProperty = new Property<WrapLayoutBase, Length>({
-    name: "itemHeight", defaultValue: zeroLength, affectsLayout: isIOS, valueConverter: (v) => Length.parse(v),
+    name: "itemHeight", defaultValue: "auto", affectsLayout: isIOS, valueConverter: (v) => Length.parse(v),
     valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => target.effectiveItemHeight = Length.toDevicePixels(newValue, -1)
 });
 itemHeightProperty.register(WrapLayoutBase);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
index 6f53304954..7561e90ec0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
@@ -3,39 +3,21 @@
 export * from "./wrap-layout-common";
 
 export class WrapLayout extends WrapLayoutBase {
-    private _layout: org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout;
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout;
 
-    get android(): org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout {
-        return this._layout;
+    public createNativeView() {
+         return new org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout(this._context);
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout {
-        return this._layout;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
-         const layout = this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout(this._context);
-         return layout;
-    }
-
-    [orientationProperty.getDefault](): "horizontal" | "vertical" {
-        return "vertical";
-    }
     [orientationProperty.setNative](value: "horizontal" | "vertical") {
-        this._layout.setOrientation(value === "vertical" ? org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.vertical : org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.horizontal)
+        this.nativeView.setOrientation(value === "vertical" ? org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.vertical : org.nativescript.widgets.Orientation.horizontal)
     }
 
-    [itemWidthProperty.getDefault](): Length {
-        return "auto";
-    }
     [itemWidthProperty.setNative](value: Length) {
-        this._layout.setItemWidth(Length.toDevicePixels(value, -1));
+        this.nativeView.setItemWidth(Length.toDevicePixels(value, -1));
     }
 
-    [itemHeightProperty.getDefault](): Length {
-        return "auto";
-    }
     [itemHeightProperty.setNative](value: Length) {
-        this._layout.setItemHeight(Length.toDevicePixels(value, -1));
+        this.nativeView.setItemHeight(Length.toDevicePixels(value, -1));
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
index f6e4b1c77c..06cb89799d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker-common.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export class ListPickerBase extends View implements ListPickerDefinition {
     }
 }
 
+// ListPickerBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const selectedIndexProperty = new CoercibleProperty<ListPickerBase, number>({
     name: "selectedIndex", defaultValue: -1,
     valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v),
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
index 670e52b440..41b1ab4997 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
@@ -69,33 +69,42 @@ function getSelectorWheelPaint(picker: android.widget.NumberPicker): android.gra
 }
 
 export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.NumberPicker;
-    private _valueChangedListener: android.widget.NumberPicker.OnValueChangeListener;
-    private _formatter: android.widget.NumberPicker.Formatter;
-    private _editText: android.widget.EditText;
+    nativeView: android.widget.NumberPicker;
     private _selectorWheelPaint: android.graphics.Paint;
 
-    get android(): android.widget.NumberPicker {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
-        const picker = this._android = new android.widget.NumberPicker(this._context);
-        let editText = getEditText(this._android);
-        this._editText = editText;
-        this._selectorWheelPaint = getSelectorWheelPaint(picker);
-
+        const picker = new android.widget.NumberPicker(this._context);
+       
         picker.setDescendantFocusability(android.widget.NumberPicker.FOCUS_BLOCK_DESCENDANTS);
         picker.setMinValue(0);
         picker.setMaxValue(0);
         picker.setValue(0);
 
-        this._formatter = this._formatter || new Formatter(this);
-        picker.setFormatter(this._formatter);
+        const formatter = new Formatter(this);
+        picker.setFormatter(formatter);
+        (<any>picker).formatter = formatter;
+
+        const valueChangedListener = new ValueChangeListener(this);
+        picker.setOnValueChangedListener(valueChangedListener);
+        (<any>picker).valueChangedListener = valueChangedListener;
+
+        const editText = getEditText(picker);
+        if (editText) {
+            (<any>picker).editText = editText;
+        }
+
+        picker.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
+        return picker;
+    }
 
-        this._valueChangedListener = this._valueChangedListener || new ValueChangeListener(this);
-        picker.setOnValueChangedListener(this._valueChangedListener);
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        this._selectorWheelPaint = getSelectorWheelPaint(nativeView);
+        (<any>nativeView).formatter.owner = this;
+        (<any>nativeView).valueChangedListener.owner = this;
+        const editText = (<any>nativeView).editText;
 
         if (editText) {
             //Fix the disappearing selected item.
@@ -105,20 +114,27 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
             //Since the Android NumberPicker has to always have at least one item, i.e. minValue=maxValue=value=0, we don't want this zero showing up when this.items is empty.
             editText.setText(" ", android.widget.TextView.BufferType.NORMAL);
         }
+    }
 
-        picker.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
-        return picker;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        (<any>nativeView).formatter.owner = null;
+        (<any>nativeView).valueChangedListener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     private _fixNumberPickerRendering() {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         //HACK: Force the stubborn NumberPicker to render correctly when we have 0 or 1 items.
-        this._android.setFormatter(null);
-        this._android.setFormatter(this._formatter); //Force the NumberPicker to call our Formatter 
-        if (this._editText) {
-            this._editText.setFilters([]);
-            this._editText.invalidate(); //Force the EditText to redraw
+        nativeView.setFormatter(null);
+        nativeView.setFormatter((<any>nativeView).formatter); //Force the NumberPicker to call our Formatter 
+
+        const editText = (<any>nativeView).editText;
+        if (editText) {
+            editText.setFilters([]);
+            editText.invalidate(); //Force the EditText to redraw
         }
-        this._android.invalidate();
+        nativeView.invalidate();
     }
 
     [selectedIndexProperty.getDefault](): number {
@@ -126,7 +142,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     }
     [selectedIndexProperty.setNative](value: number) {
         if (value >= 0) {
-            this.android.setValue(value);
+            this.nativeView.setValue(value);
         }
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +151,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     }
     [itemsProperty.setNative](value: any[] | ItemsSource) {
         let maxValue = value && value.length > 0 ? value.length - 1 : 0;
-        this.android.setMaxValue(maxValue);
+        this.nativeView.setMaxValue(maxValue);
         this._fixNumberPickerRendering();
 
         // Coerce selected index after we have set items to native view.
@@ -143,9 +159,10 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): { wheelColor: number, textColor: number } {
+	const editText = (<any>this.nativeView).editText;
         return {
             wheelColor: this._selectorWheelPaint.getColor(),
-            textColor: this._editText ? this._editText.getTextColors().getDefaultColor() : -1
+            textColor: editText ? editText.getTextColors().getDefaultColor() : -1
         }
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: { wheelColor: number, textColor: number } | Color) {
@@ -159,8 +176,9 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
         }
 
         this._selectorWheelPaint.setColor(wheelColor);
-        if (this._editText) {
-            this._editText.setTextColor(color);
+        const editText = (<any>this.nativeView).editText;
+        if (editText) {
+            editText.setTextColor(color);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
index d513de1b60..7b34fe3fa8 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.ios.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        this._ios = UIPickerView.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UIPickerView.new();
         this._ios.dataSource = this._dataSource = ListPickerDataSource.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
         this._delegate = ListPickerDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
index 5c7a0f0e72..0f886b4f04 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ export abstract class ListViewBase extends View implements ListViewDefinition {
     }
 }
 
+// ListViewBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 /**
  * Represents the property backing the items property of each ListView instance.
  */
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ export const rowHeightProperty = new CoercibleProperty<ListViewBase, Length>({
     name: "rowHeight", defaultValue: defaultRowHeight, equalityComparer: Length.equals,
     coerceValue: (target, value) => {
         // We coerce to default value if we don't have display density.
-        return target._nativeView ? value : defaultRowHeight;
+        return target.nativeView ? value : defaultRowHeight;
     },
     valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
         target._effectiveRowHeight = Length.toDevicePixels(newValue, autoEffectiveRowHeight);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
index 9802da8f83..1cf00023b0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function initializeItemClickListener(): void {
 
     @Interfaces([android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener])
     class ItemClickListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
-        constructor(private owner: ListView) {
+        constructor(public owner: ListView) {
             super();
             return global.__native(this);
         }
@@ -42,39 +42,62 @@ function initializeItemClickListener(): void {
 }
 
 export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
+    nativeView: android.widget.ListView;
+
     private _androidViewId: number = -1;
-    private _android: android.widget.ListView;
-    private _itemClickListener: android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
+
     public _realizedItems = new Map<android.view.View, View>();
     public _realizedTemplates = new Map<string, Map<android.view.View, View>>();
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeItemClickListener();
-        const listView = this._android = new android.widget.ListView(this._context);
-        this._android.setDescendantFocusability(android.view.ViewGroup.FOCUS_AFTER_DESCENDANTS);
+
+        const listView = new android.widget.ListView(this._context);
+        listView.setDescendantFocusability(android.view.ViewGroup.FOCUS_AFTER_DESCENDANTS);
         this.updateEffectiveRowHeight();
 
         // Fixes issue with black random black items when scrolling
-        this._android.setCacheColorHint(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT);
-        if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
-            this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
-        }
-        this._android.setId(this._androidViewId);
+        listView.setCacheColorHint(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT);
+
+        // listView.setId(this._androidViewId);
 
         ensureListViewAdapterClass();
-        this._android.setAdapter(new ListViewAdapterClass(this));
+        const adapter = new ListViewAdapterClass(this);
+        listView.setAdapter(adapter);
+        (<any>listView).adapter = adapter;
+
+        const itemClickListener = new ItemClickListener(this);
+        listView.setOnItemClickListener(itemClickListener);
+        (<any>listView).itemClickListener = itemClickListener;
 
-        this._itemClickListener = this._itemClickListener || new ItemClickListener(this);
-        this.android.setOnItemClickListener(this._itemClickListener);
         return listView;
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.ListView {
-        return this._android;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        (<any>nativeView).itemClickListener.owner = this;
+        const adapter = (<any>nativeView).adapter;
+        adapter.owner = this;       
+        nativeView.setAdapter(adapter);
+        if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
+            this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
+        }
+        nativeView.setId(this._androidViewId);
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+         nativeView.setAdapter(null);
+        (<any>nativeView).itemClickListener.owner = null;
+        (<any>nativeView).adapter.owner = null;
+        this.clearRealizedCells();
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public refresh() {
-        if (!this._android || !this._android.getAdapter()) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView || !nativeView.getAdapter()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -85,20 +108,16 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
             }
         });
 
-        (<android.widget.BaseAdapter>this._android.getAdapter()).notifyDataSetChanged();
+        (<android.widget.BaseAdapter>nativeView.getAdapter()).notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
     public scrollToIndex(index: number) {
-        if (this._android) {
-            this._android.setSelection(index);
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            nativeView.setSelection(index);
         }
     }
 
-    public _disposeNativeView() {
-        super._disposeNativeView();
-        this.clearRealizedCells();
-    }
-
     get _childrenCount(): number {
         return this._realizedItems.size;
     }
@@ -145,14 +164,14 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
     }
 
     [separatorColorProperty.getDefault](): { dividerHeight: number, divider: android.graphics.drawable.Drawable } {
-        let nativeView = this._android;
+        let nativeView = this.nativeView;
         return {
             dividerHeight: nativeView.getDividerHeight(),
             divider: nativeView.getDivider()
         };
     }
     [separatorColorProperty.setNative](value: Color | { dividerHeight: number, divider: android.graphics.drawable.Drawable }) {
-        let nativeView = this._android;
+        let nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (value instanceof Color) {
             nativeView.setDivider(new android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable(value.android));
             nativeView.setDividerHeight(1);
@@ -171,7 +190,7 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
             this._itemTemplatesInternal = this._itemTemplatesInternal.concat(value);
         }
 
-        this.android.setAdapter(new ListViewAdapterClass(this));
+        this.nativeView.setAdapter(new ListViewAdapterClass(this));
         this.refresh();
     }
 }
@@ -183,22 +202,19 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
     }
 
     class ListViewAdapter extends android.widget.BaseAdapter {
-        private _listView: ListView;
-
-        constructor(listView: ListView) {
+        constructor(public owner: ListView) {
             super();
-            this._listView = listView;
             return global.__native(this);
         }
 
         public getCount() {
-            return this._listView && this._listView.items && this._listView.items.length ? this._listView.items.length : 0;
+            return this.owner && this.owner.items && this.owner.items.length ? this.owner.items.length : 0;
         }
 
         public getItem(i: number) {
-            if (this._listView && this._listView.items && i < this._listView.items.length) {
-                let getItem = (<ItemsSource>this._listView.items).getItem;
-                return getItem ? getItem(i) : this._listView.items[i];
+            if (this.owner && this.owner.items && i < this.owner.items.length) {
+                let getItem = (<ItemsSource>this.owner.items).getItem;
+                return getItem ? getItem(i) : this.owner.items[i];
             }
 
             return null;
@@ -213,32 +229,32 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
         }
 
         public getViewTypeCount() {
-            return this._listView._itemTemplatesInternal.length;
+            return this.owner._itemTemplatesInternal.length;
         }
 
         public getItemViewType(index: number) {
-            let template = this._listView._getItemTemplate(index);
-            let itemViewType = this._listView._itemTemplatesInternal.indexOf(template);
+            let template = this.owner._getItemTemplate(index);
+            let itemViewType = this.owner._itemTemplatesInternal.indexOf(template);
             return itemViewType;
         }
 
         public getView(index: number, convertView: android.view.View, parent: android.view.ViewGroup): android.view.View {
-            //this._listView._dumpRealizedTemplates();
+            //this.owner._dumpRealizedTemplates();
 
-            if (!this._listView) {
+            if (!this.owner) {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            let totalItemCount = this._listView.items ? this._listView.items.length : 0;
+            let totalItemCount = this.owner.items ? this.owner.items.length : 0;
             if (index === (totalItemCount - 1)) {
-                this._listView.notify({ eventName: LOADMOREITEMS, object: this._listView });
+                this.owner.notify({ eventName: LOADMOREITEMS, object: this.owner });
             }
 
             // Recycle an existing view or create a new one if needed.
-            let template = this._listView._getItemTemplate(index);
+            let template = this.owner._getItemTemplate(index);
             let view: View;
             if (convertView) {
-                view = this._listView._realizedTemplates.get(template.key).get(convertView);
+                view = this.owner._realizedTemplates.get(template.key).get(convertView);
                 if (!view) {
                     throw new Error(`There is no entry with key '${convertView}' in the realized views cache for template with key'${template.key}'.`);
                 }
@@ -248,50 +264,50 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
             }
 
             let args: ItemEventData = {
-                eventName: ITEMLOADING, object: this._listView, index: index, view: view,
+                eventName: ITEMLOADING, object: this.owner, index: index, view: view,
                 android: parent,
                 ios: undefined
             };
 
-            this._listView.notify(args);
+            this.owner.notify(args);
 
             if (!args.view) {
-                args.view = this._listView._getDefaultItemContent(index);
+                args.view = this.owner._getDefaultItemContent(index);
             }
 
             if (args.view) {
-                if (this._listView._effectiveRowHeight > -1) {
-                    args.view.height = this._listView.rowHeight;
+                if (this.owner._effectiveRowHeight > -1) {
+                    args.view.height = this.owner.rowHeight;
                 }
                 else {
                     args.view.height = <Length>unsetValue;
                 }
 
-                this._listView._prepareItem(args.view, index);
+                this.owner._prepareItem(args.view, index);
                 if (!args.view.parent) {
                     // Proxy containers should not get treated as layouts.
                     // Wrap them in a real layout as well.
                     if (args.view instanceof LayoutBase &&
                         !(args.view instanceof ProxyViewContainer)) {
-                        this._listView._addView(args.view);
-                        convertView = args.view.android;
+                        this.owner._addView(args.view);
+                        convertView = args.view.nativeView;
                     } else {
                         let sp = new StackLayout();
                         sp.addChild(args.view);
-                        this._listView._addView(sp);
+                        this.owner._addView(sp);
 
-                        convertView = sp.android;
+                        convertView = sp.nativeView;
                     }
                 }
 
                 // Cache the view for recycling
-                let realizedItemsForTemplateKey = this._listView._realizedTemplates.get(template.key);
+                let realizedItemsForTemplateKey = this.owner._realizedTemplates.get(template.key);
                 if (!realizedItemsForTemplateKey) {
                     realizedItemsForTemplateKey = new Map<android.view.View, View>();
-                    this._listView._realizedTemplates.set(template.key, realizedItemsForTemplateKey);
+                    this.owner._realizedTemplates.set(template.key, realizedItemsForTemplateKey);
                 }
                 realizedItemsForTemplateKey.set(convertView, args.view);
-                this._listView._realizedItems.set(convertView, args.view);
+                this.owner._realizedItems.set(convertView, args.view);
             }
 
             return convertView;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
index bf4ce56059..1b3ad4e0fe 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._ios = UITableView.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UITableView.new();
         this._ios.registerClassForCellReuseIdentifier(ListViewCell.class(), this._defaultTemplate.key);
         this._ios.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.None;
         this._ios.estimatedRowHeight = DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
@@ -359,15 +359,15 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
                 cell.owner = new WeakRef(view);
             } else if (cell.view !== view) {
                 this._removeContainer(cell);
-                (<UIView>cell.view._nativeView).removeFromSuperview();
+                (<UIView>cell.view.nativeView).removeFromSuperview();
                 cell.owner = new WeakRef(view);
             }
 
             this._prepareItem(view, indexPath.row);
             this._map.set(cell, view);
             // We expect that views returned from itemLoading are new (e.g. not reused).
-            if (view && !view.parent && view._nativeView) {
-                cell.contentView.addSubview(view._nativeView);
+            if (view && !view.parent && view.nativeView) {
+                cell.contentView.addSubview(view.nativeView);
                 this._addView(view);
             }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
index fc6281846a..d57b2a4ad5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ function initializeDialogFragment() {
             this._owner.verticalAlignment = this._fullscreen ? "stretch" : "middle";
             this._owner.actionBarHidden = true;
 
-            const nativeView = <android.view.View>this._owner._nativeView;
+            const nativeView = <android.view.View>this._owner.nativeView;
             let layoutParams = nativeView.getLayoutParams();
             if (!layoutParams) {
                 layoutParams = new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
                 nativeView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
             }
-            dialog.setContentView(this._owner._nativeView, layoutParams);
+            dialog.setContentView(this._owner.nativeView, layoutParams);
 
             const window = dialog.getWindow();
             window.setBackgroundDrawable(new android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT));
@@ -87,32 +87,25 @@ function initializeDialogFragment() {
 }
 
 export class Page extends PageBase {
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
     private _isBackNavigation = false;
-    private _grid: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
 
-    get android(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._grid;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._grid;
-    }
-
-    get nativeView(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._grid;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        const layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
+        layout.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
+        layout.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
+        layout.setBackgroundColor(-1);
+        return layout;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const layout = this._grid = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
-        this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
-        this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
-        this.nativeView.setBackgroundColor(new Color("white").android);
-        return layout;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        this.nativeView.setBackgroundColor(-1); // White color.
     }
 
     public _addViewToNativeVisualTree(child: View, atIndex?: number): boolean {
         // Set the row property for the child 
-        if (this._nativeView && child._nativeView) {
+        if (this.nativeView && child.nativeView) {
             if (child instanceof ActionBar) {
                 GridLayout.setRow(child, 0);
                 child.horizontalAlignment = "stretch";
@@ -235,4 +228,4 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
             (<any>window).setStatusBarColor(color);
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 4c75917471..a5429c85e0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
 }
 
 export class Page extends PageBase {
-    public nativeView: UIView;
+    nativeView: UIView;
 
     private _ios: UIViewControllerImpl;
     public _enableLoadedEvents: boolean;
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
 
     public requestLayout(): void {
         super.requestLayout();
-        if (!this.parent && this.ios && this._nativeView) {
-            this._nativeView.setNeedsLayout();
+        if (!this.parent && this.ios && this.nativeView) {
+            this.nativeView.setNeedsLayout();
         }
     }
 
@@ -402,10 +402,6 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this.ios.view;
-    }
-
     protected _showNativeModalView(parent: Page, context: any, closeCallback: Function, fullscreen?: boolean) {
         super._showNativeModalView(parent, context, closeCallback, fullscreen);
         this._modalParent = parent;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
index 7fc2b4ac39..306329fd5f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
@@ -4,20 +4,9 @@ import { View } from "../core/view"
 export class Placeholder extends View implements PlaceholderDefinition {
     public static creatingViewEvent = "creatingView";
 
-    private _android: android.view.View;
-
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         let args = <CreateViewEventData>{ eventName: Placeholder.creatingViewEvent, object: this, view: undefined, context: this._context };
         this.notify(args);
-        const view = this._android = <android.view.View>args.view;
-        return view;
-    }
-
-    get android(): android.view.View {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
-        return this._android;
+        return <android.view.View>args.view;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
index 5f42a0fa0a..3e1989e547 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.ios.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,8 @@ export class Placeholder extends View implements PlaceholderDefinition {
         if (!this._ios) {
             var args = <CreateViewEventData>{ eventName: Placeholder.creatingViewEvent, object: this, view: undefined, context: undefined };
             super.notify(args);
-            this._ios = args.view;
+            this.nativeView = this._ios = args.view;
         }
         return this._ios;
     }
-
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this.ios;
-    }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress-common.ts
index eaa675c133..0b668010bb 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress-common.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export class ProgressBase extends View implements ProgressDefinition {
     // }
 }
 
+// ProgressBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 /**
  * Represents the observable property backing the value property of each Progress instance.
  */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
index 40aa747c66..cbb7aadf29 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
@@ -8,40 +8,31 @@ export * from "./progress-common";
 const R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL = 0x01010078;
 
 export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.ProgressBar;
+    nativeView: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        const progressBar = this._android = new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context, null, R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
-        return progressBar;
-    }
-
-    get android(): android.widget.ProgressBar {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    get nativeView(): android.widget.ProgressBar {
-        return this._android;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        return new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context, null, R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
     }
 
     [valueProperty.getDefault](): number {
         return 0;
     }
     [valueProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._android.setProgress(value);
+        this.nativeView.setProgress(value);
     }
 
     [maxValueProperty.getDefault](): number {
         return 100;
     }
     [maxValueProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._android.setMax(value);
+        this.nativeView.setMax(value);
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): android.graphics.drawable.Drawable {
         return null;
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
-        let progressDrawable = this._android.getProgressDrawable();
+        let progressDrawable = this.nativeView.getProgressDrawable();
         if (!progressDrawable) {
             return;
         }
@@ -57,7 +48,7 @@ export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
         return null;
     }
     [backgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
-        let progressDrawable = this._android.getProgressDrawable();
+        let progressDrawable = this.nativeView.getProgressDrawable();
         if (!progressDrawable) {
             return;
         }
@@ -80,4 +71,4 @@ export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
     [backgroundInternalProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
         //
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
index 3a9b59687a..9016f58ae7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.ios.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@
 export * from "./progress-common";
 
 export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
-    private _ios = UIProgressView.new();
+    private _ios: UIProgressView;
 
-    get ios(): UIProgressView {
-        return this._ios;
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UIProgressView.new();
     }
-
-    get nativeView(): UIProgressView {
+    
+    get ios(): UIProgressView {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): UIProgressView {
-        return this._ios;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): UIProgressView {
+    //     return this._ios;
+    // }
 
     [valueProperty.getDefault](): number {
         return 0;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
index 2588763b92..988f6e8621 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import { LayoutBase, View, traceEnabled, traceWrite, traceCategories } from "../
 // * Child is removed from attached proxy. Handled in _removeViewFromNativeVisualTree.
 // * Proxy (with children) is removed form the DOM. In _removeViewFromNativeVisualTree recursively when the proxy is removed from its parent.
 export class ProxyViewContainer extends LayoutBase implements ProxyViewContainerDefinition {
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.nativeView = undefined;        
+    }
+    
     // No native view for proxy container.
     get ios(): any {
         return null;
@@ -19,16 +25,16 @@ export class ProxyViewContainer extends LayoutBase implements ProxyViewContainer
         return null;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): any {
-        return null;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): any {
+    //     return null;
+    // }
 
     get isLayoutRequested(): boolean {
         // Always return false so all layout requests from children bubble up.
         return false;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         return undefined;
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/repeater/repeater.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
index 4c6034c460..a04fd5ec45 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/repeater/repeater.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ export class Repeater extends CustomLayoutView implements RepeaterDefinition {
 
 }
 
+// Repeater.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 /**
  * Represents the item template property of each ListView instance.
  */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
index 7238a22863..ef7521b769 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-common.ts
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ export const orientationProperty = new Property<ScrollViewBase, "horizontal" | "
         throw new Error(`Orientation should be 'horizontal' or 'vertical'. Given: ${value}`);
     }
 });
-orientationProperty.register(ScrollViewBase);
+orientationProperty.register(ScrollViewBase);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
index 335b0dc5ea..e3d925b9e1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
@@ -4,97 +4,87 @@ import { ScrollViewBase, layout } from "./scroll-view-common";
 export * from "./scroll-view-common";
 
 export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
-    private _android: org.nativescript.widgets.VerticalScrollView | org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView;
+    nativeView: org.nativescript.widgets.VerticalScrollView | org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView;
     private _androidViewId: number = -1;
     private handler: android.view.ViewTreeObserver.OnScrollChangedListener;
-    get android(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): android.view.ViewGroup {
-        return this._android;
-    }
 
     get horizontalOffset(): number {
-        if (!this._android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView) {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return this._android.getScrollX() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return nativeView.getScrollX() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     get verticalOffset(): number {
-        if (!this._android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView) {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return this._android.getScrollY() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return nativeView.getScrollY() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     get scrollableWidth(): number {
-        if (!this._android || this.orientation !== "horizontal") {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView || this.orientation !== "horizontal") {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return this._android.getScrollableLength() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return nativeView.getScrollableLength() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     get scrollableHeight(): number {
-        if (!this._android || this.orientation !== "vertical") {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView || this.orientation !== "vertical") {
             return 0;
         }
 
-        return this._android.getScrollableLength() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        return nativeView.getScrollableLength() / layout.getDisplayDensity();
     }
 
     public scrollToVerticalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean) {
-        if (this._android && this.orientation === "vertical") {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView && this.orientation === "vertical") {
             value *= layout.getDisplayDensity();
 
             if (animated) {
-                this._android.smoothScrollTo(0, value);
+                nativeView.smoothScrollTo(0, value);
             } else {
-                this._android.scrollTo(0, value);
+                nativeView.scrollTo(0, value);
             }
         }
     }
 
     public scrollToHorizontalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean) {
-        if (this._android && this.orientation === "horizontal") {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView && this.orientation === "horizontal") {
             value *= layout.getDisplayDensity();
 
             if (animated) {
-                this._android.smoothScrollTo(value, 0);
+                nativeView.smoothScrollTo(value, 0);
             } else {
-                this._android.scrollTo(value, 0);
+                nativeView.scrollTo(value, 0);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        if (this.orientation === "horizontal") {
-            this._android = new org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView(this._context);
-        } else {
-            this._android = new org.nativescript.widgets.VerticalScrollView(this._context);
-        }
-
+    public createNativeView() {
+        const nativeView = this.orientation === "horizontal" ? new org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView(this._context) : new org.nativescript.widgets.VerticalScrollView(this._context);
         if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
             this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
         }
 
-        this._android.setId(this._androidViewId);
-        return this._android;
+        nativeView.setId(this._androidViewId);
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
     public _onOrientationChanged() {
-        if (this._android) {
+        if (this.nativeView) {
             const parent = this.parent;
-
             if (parent) {
                 parent._removeView(this);
-            }
-
-            if (parent) {
                 parent._addView(this);
             }
         }
@@ -111,17 +101,18 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
             }
         });
 
-        this._android.getViewTreeObserver().addOnScrollChangedListener(this.handler);
+        this.nativeView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnScrollChangedListener(this.handler);
     }
 
     private _lastScrollX: number = -1;
     private _lastScrollY: number = -1;
     private _onScrollChanged() {
-        if (this.android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
             // Event is only raised if the scroll values differ from the last time in order to wokraround a native Android bug.
             // https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/2362
-            let newScrollX = this.android.getScrollX();
-            let newScrollY = this.android.getScrollY();
+            let newScrollX = nativeView.getScrollX();
+            let newScrollY = nativeView.getScrollY();
             if (newScrollX !== this._lastScrollX || newScrollY !== this._lastScrollY) {
                 this.notify(<ScrollEventData>{
                     object: this,
@@ -136,7 +127,9 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
     }
 
     protected dettachNative() {
-        this._android.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnScrollChangedListener(this.handler);
+        this.nativeView.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnScrollChangedListener(this.handler);
         this.handler = null;
     }
 }
+
+// ScrollView.prototype.recycleNativeView = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
index e744f9f409..d8b349071e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.ios.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
         return this.nativeView;
     }
 
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this.nativeView;
-    }
-
     public scrollToVerticalOffset(value: number, animated: boolean) {
         if (this.orientation === "vertical") {
             const bounds = this.nativeView.bounds.size;
@@ -153,3 +149,5 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
         // NOOP
     }
 }
+
+// ScrollView.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar-common.ts
index 83873f1165..29333bfcd1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar-common.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export abstract class SearchBarBase extends View implements SearchBarDefinition
     public abstract dismissSoftInput();
 }
 
+// SearchBarBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const textProperty = new Property<SearchBarBase, string>({ name: "text", defaultValue: "", affectsLayout: isIOS });
 textProperty.register(SearchBarBase);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
index c5ea996d8a..39a86c1751 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
@@ -76,44 +76,54 @@ function initializeNativeClasses(): void {
 }
 
 export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.SearchView;
-    private _closeListener: android.widget.SearchView.OnCloseListener;
-    private _queryTextListener: android.widget.SearchView.OnQueryTextListener;
+    nativeView: android.widget.SearchView;
 
     public dismissSoftInput() {
-        ad.dismissSoftInput(this._nativeView);
+        ad.dismissSoftInput(this.nativeView);
     }
 
     public focus(): boolean {
         let result = super.focus();
         if (result) {
-            ad.showSoftInput(this._nativeView);
+            ad.showSoftInput(this.nativeView);
         }
 
         return result;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
-        this._android = new android.widget.SearchView(this._context);
+        const nativeView = new android.widget.SearchView(this._context);
+        nativeView.setIconified(false);
 
-        this._android.setIconified(false);
+        const queryTextListener = new QueryTextListener(this);
+        nativeView.setOnQueryTextListener(queryTextListener);
+        (<any>nativeView).queryTextListener = queryTextListener;
 
-        this._queryTextListener = this._queryTextListener || new QueryTextListener(this);
-        this._android.setOnQueryTextListener(this._queryTextListener);
+        const closeListener = new CloseListener(this);
+        nativeView.setOnCloseListener(closeListener);
+        (<any>nativeView).closeListener = closeListener;
 
-        this._closeListener = this._closeListener || new CloseListener(this);
-        this._android.setOnCloseListener(this._closeListener);
-        return this._android;
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.SearchView {
-        return this._android;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.closeListener.owner = this;
+        nativeView.queryTextListener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.closeListener.owner = null;
+        nativeView.queryTextListener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     [backgroundColorProperty.getDefault](): number {
         // TODO: Why do we get DrawingCacheBackgroundColor but set backgroundColor?????
-        let result = this._android.getDrawingCacheBackgroundColor();
+        const result = this.nativeView.getDrawingCacheBackgroundColor();
         return result;
     }
     [backgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
@@ -124,24 +134,18 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
             color = value.android;
         }
 
-        this._android.setBackgroundColor(color);
-        let searchPlate = this._getSearchPlate();
+        this.nativeView.setBackgroundColor(color);
+        const searchPlate = this._getSearchPlate();
         searchPlate.setBackgroundColor(color);
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
         return textView.getCurrentTextColor();
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
-        let color: number;
-        if (typeof value === "number") {
-            color = value;
-        } else {
-            color = value.android;
-        }
-
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
+        const color: number = (typeof value === "number") ? value : value.android;
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
         textView.setTextColor(color);
     }
 
@@ -175,41 +179,41 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
     }
     [textProperty.setNative](value: string) {
         const text = (value === null || value === undefined) ? '' : value.toString();
-        this._android.setQuery(text, false);
+        this.nativeView.setQuery(text, false);
     }
     [hintProperty.getDefault](): string {
         return "";
     }
     [hintProperty.setNative](value: string) {
         const text = (value === null || value === undefined) ? '' : value.toString();
-        this._android.setQueryHint(text);
+        this.nativeView.setQueryHint(text);
     }
     [textFieldBackgroundColorProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
         return textView.getCurrentTextColor();
     }
     [textFieldBackgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
-        let color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
+        const color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
         textView.setBackgroundColor(color);
     }
     [textFieldHintColorProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
         return textView.getCurrentTextColor();
     }
     [textFieldHintColorProperty.setNative](value: Color) {
-        let textView = this._getTextView();
-        let color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
+        const textView = this._getTextView();
+        const color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
         textView.setHintTextColor(color);
     }
 
     private _getTextView(): android.widget.TextView {
-        let id = this._android.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
-        return <android.widget.TextView>this._android.findViewById(id);
+        const id = this.nativeView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
+        return <android.widget.TextView>this.nativeView.findViewById(id);
     }
 
     private _getSearchPlate(): android.widget.LinearLayout {
-        let id = this._android.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_plate", null, null);
-        return <android.widget.LinearLayout>this._android.findViewById(id);
+        const id = this.nativeView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_plate", null, null);
+        return <android.widget.LinearLayout>this.nativeView.findViewById(id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
index 46c069941f..45a23cb141 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.ios.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        this._ios = UISearchBar.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UISearchBar.new();
         this._delegate = UISearchBarDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
index 3b12bab7f2..472bbf67a5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar-common.ts
@@ -42,13 +42,20 @@ export abstract class SegmentedBarBase extends View implements SegmentedBarDefin
 
     public _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void {
         if (name === "SegmentedBarItem") {
-            if (!this.items) {
-                this.items = new Array<SegmentedBarItemBase>();
+            const item = <SegmentedBarItemBase>value;
+            let items = this.items;
+            if (!items) {
+                items = new Array<SegmentedBarItemBase>();
+                items.push(item);
+                this.items = items;
+            } else {
+                items.push(item);
+                this._addView(item);
+            }
+
+            if (this.nativeView) {
+                this[itemsProperty.setNative](items);
             }
-            let item = <SegmentedBarItemBase>value;
-            this.items.push(item);
-            this._addView(item);
-            selectedIndexProperty.coerce(this);
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +84,8 @@ export abstract class SegmentedBarBase extends View implements SegmentedBarDefin
     }
 }
 
+// SegmentedBarBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 /**
  * Gets or sets the selected index dependency property of the SegmentedBar.
  */
@@ -108,7 +117,6 @@ selectedIndexProperty.register(SegmentedBarBase);
 export const itemsProperty = new Property<SegmentedBarBase, SegmentedBarItemDefinition[]>({
     name: "items", valueChanged: (target, oldValue, newValue) => {
         target.onItemsChanged(oldValue, newValue);
-        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(target);
     }
 });
 itemsProperty.register(SegmentedBarBase);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index f46c5a4b07..ad61f947a9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function initializeNativeClasses(): void {
 
     @Interfaces([android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener])
     class TabChangeListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener {
-        constructor(private owner: SegmentedBar) {
+        constructor(public owner: SegmentedBar) {
             super();
             return global.__native(this);
         }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function initializeNativeClasses(): void {
 
     @Interfaces([android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory])
     class TabContentFactoryImpl extends java.lang.Object implements android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory {
-        constructor(private owner: SegmentedBar) {
+        constructor(public owner: SegmentedBar) {
             super();
             return global.__native(this);
         }
@@ -90,22 +90,14 @@ function initializeNativeClasses(): void {
 }
 
 export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
-    private _textView: android.widget.TextView;
-
-    get nativeView(): android.widget.TextView {
-        return this._textView;
-    }
-
-    get android(): android.widget.TextView {
-        return this._textView;
-    }
+    nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
 
     public setupNativeView(tabIndex: number): void {
         // TabHost.TabSpec.setIndicator DOES NOT WORK once the title has been set.
         // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2935781/modify-tab-indicator-dynamically-in-android
-        const titleTextView = <android.widget.TextView>this.parent.android.getTabWidget().getChildAt(tabIndex).findViewById(TITLE_TEXT_VIEW_ID);
+        const titleTextView = <android.widget.TextView>this.parent.nativeView.getTabWidget().getChildAt(tabIndex).findViewById(TITLE_TEXT_VIEW_ID);
 
-        this._textView = titleTextView;
+        this.nativeView = titleTextView;
         if (titleTextView) {
             initNativeView(this);
             if (this.titleDirty) {
@@ -116,7 +108,7 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
 
     private titleDirty: boolean;
     public _update(): void {
-        const tv = this._textView;
+        const tv = this.nativeView;
         if (tv) {
             let title = this.title;
             title = (title === null || title === undefined) ? "" : title;
@@ -128,39 +120,39 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this._textView.getCurrentTextColor();
+        return this.nativeView.getCurrentTextColor();
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: Color | number) {
-        let color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
-        this._textView.setTextColor(color);
+        const color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
+        this.nativeView.setTextColor(color);
     }
 
     [fontSizeProperty.getDefault](): { nativeSize: number } {
-        return { nativeSize: this._textView.getTextSize() };
+        return { nativeSize: this.nativeView.getTextSize() };
     }
     [fontSizeProperty.setNative](value: number | { nativeSize: number }) {
         if (typeof value === "number") {
-            this._textView.setTextSize(value);
+            this.nativeView.setTextSize(value);
         } else {
-            this._textView.setTextSize(android.util.TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, value.nativeSize);
+            this.nativeView.setTextSize(android.util.TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, value.nativeSize);
         }
     }
 
     [fontInternalProperty.getDefault](): android.graphics.Typeface {
-        return this._textView.getTypeface();
+        return this.nativeView.getTypeface();
     }
     [fontInternalProperty.setNative](value: Font | android.graphics.Typeface) {
-        this._textView.setTypeface(value instanceof Font ? value.getAndroidTypeface() : value);
+        this.nativeView.setTypeface(value instanceof Font ? value.getAndroidTypeface() : value);
     }
 
     [selectedBackgroundColorProperty.getDefault](): android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.ConstantState {
-        let viewGroup = <android.view.ViewGroup>this._textView.getParent();
+        const viewGroup = <android.view.ViewGroup>this.nativeView.getParent();
         return viewGroup.getBackground().getConstantState();
     }
     [selectedBackgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: Color | android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.ConstantState) {
-        let viewGroup = <android.view.ViewGroup>this._textView.getParent();
+        const viewGroup = <android.view.ViewGroup>this.nativeView.getParent();
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            let color = value.android;
+            const color = value.android;
             const backgroundDrawable = viewGroup.getBackground();
             if (apiLevel > 21 && backgroundDrawable && typeof backgroundDrawable.setColorFilter === "function") {
                 const newDrawable = backgroundDrawable.getConstantState().newDrawable();
@@ -168,8 +160,8 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
                 org.nativescript.widgets.ViewHelper.setBackground(viewGroup, newDrawable);
             } else {
                 const stateDrawable = new android.graphics.drawable.StateListDrawable();
-                let colorDrawable: android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable = new org.nativescript.widgets.SegmentedBarColorDrawable(color, selectedIndicatorThickness);
-                let arr = Array.create("int", 1);
+                const colorDrawable: android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable = new org.nativescript.widgets.SegmentedBarColorDrawable(color, selectedIndicatorThickness);
+                const arr = Array.create("int", 1);
                 arr[0] = R_ATTR_STATE_SELECTED;
                 stateDrawable.addState(arr, colorDrawable);
                 stateDrawable.setBounds(0, 15, viewGroup.getRight(), viewGroup.getBottom());
@@ -183,51 +175,60 @@ export class SegmentedBarItem extends SegmentedBarItemBase {
 }
 
 export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.TabHost;
-    private listener: android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener;
-    private tabContentFactory: android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory;
+    nativeView: android.widget.TabHost;
+    private _tabContentFactory: android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory;
     private _addingTab: boolean;
 
     public shouldChangeSelectedIndex(): boolean {
         return !this._addingTab;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
 
-        this._android = new TabHost(this._context, null);
-
-        this.listener = this.listener || new TabChangeListener(this);
-        this.tabContentFactory = this.tabContentFactory || new TabContentFactory(this);
+        const context: android.content.Context = this._context;
+        const nativeView = new TabHost(context, null);
 
-        const tabHostLayout = new android.widget.LinearLayout(this._context);
+        const tabHostLayout = new android.widget.LinearLayout(context);
         tabHostLayout.setOrientation(android.widget.LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
 
-        const tabWidget = new android.widget.TabWidget(this._context);
+        const tabWidget = new android.widget.TabWidget(context);
         tabWidget.setId(R_ID_TABS);
         tabHostLayout.addView(tabWidget);
 
-        const frame = new android.widget.FrameLayout(this._context);
+        const frame = new android.widget.FrameLayout(context);
         frame.setId(R_ID_TABCONTENT);
         frame.setVisibility(android.view.View.GONE);
         tabHostLayout.addView(frame);
 
-        this._android.addView(tabHostLayout);
-        this._android.setup();
-        this._android.setOnTabChangedListener(this.listener);
-        return this._android;
+        nativeView.addView(tabHostLayout);
+
+        const listener = new TabChangeListener(this);
+        nativeView.setOnTabChangedListener(listener);
+        (<any>nativeView).listener = listener;
+        nativeView.setup();
+        return nativeView;
+    }
+
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = this;
+        this._tabContentFactory = this._tabContentFactory || new TabContentFactory(this);
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.TabHost {
-        return this._android;
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     private insertTab(tabItem: SegmentedBarItem, index: number): void {
-        const tab = this.android.newTabSpec(index + "");
+        const tabHost = this.nativeView;
+        const tab = tabHost.newTabSpec(index + "");
         tab.setIndicator(tabItem.title + "");
-        tab.setContent(this.tabContentFactory);
+        tab.setContent(this._tabContentFactory);
 
-        let tabHost = this.android;
         this._addingTab = true;
         tabHost.addTab(tab);
         tabItem.setupNativeView(index);
@@ -238,18 +239,20 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
         return -1;
     }
     [selectedIndexProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._android.setCurrentTab(value);
+        this.nativeView.setCurrentTab(value);
     }
 
     [itemsProperty.getDefault](): SegmentedBarItem[] {
         return null;
     }
     [itemsProperty.setNative](value: SegmentedBarItem[]) {
-        this._android.clearAllTabs();
+        this.nativeView.clearAllTabs();
 
         const newItems = value;
         if (newItems) {
             newItems.forEach((item, i, arr) => this.insertTab(item, i));
         }
+
+        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(this);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
index fe0669111d..e0ce4562c8 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._ios = UISegmentedControl.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UISegmentedControl.new();
 
         this._selectionHandler = SelectionHandlerImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
         this._ios.addTargetActionForControlEvents(this._selectionHandler, "selected", UIControlEvents.ValueChanged);
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
                 segmentedControl.insertSegmentWithTitleAtIndexAnimated(title, index, false);
             })
         }
+
+        selectedIndexProperty.coerce(this);
     }
 
     [selectedBackgroundColorProperty.getDefault](): UIColor {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider-common.ts
index be7dfa29c6..93ffeddc3a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider-common.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export class SliderBase extends View implements SliderDefinition {
     public maxValue: number;
 }
 
+// SliderBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 /**
  * Represents the observable property backing the value property of each Slider instance.
  */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
index 0c292ff013..fb5b793ace 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function initializeSeekBarChangeListener(): void {
 
     @Interfaces([android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener])
     class SeekBarChangeListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener {
-        constructor(private owner: Slider) {
+        constructor(public owner: Slider) {
             super();
             return global.__native(this);
         }
@@ -46,19 +46,27 @@ function initializeSeekBarChangeListener(): void {
 
 export class Slider extends SliderBase {
     _supressNativeValue: boolean;
-    private _android: android.widget.SeekBar;
-    private changeListener: android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener;
+    nativeView: android.widget.SeekBar;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeSeekBarChangeListener();
-        this.changeListener = this.changeListener || new SeekBarChangeListener(this);
-        this._android = new android.widget.SeekBar(this._context);
-        this._android.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this.changeListener);
-        return this._android;
+        const listener = new SeekBarChangeListener(this);
+        const nativeView = new android.widget.SeekBar(this._context);
+        nativeView.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(listener);
+        (<any>nativeView).listener = listener;
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
-    get android(): android.widget.SeekBar {
-        return this._android;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -68,9 +76,10 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
      */
     private setNativeValuesSilently(newValue: number, newMaxValue: number) {
         this._supressNativeValue = true;
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         try {
-            this.android.setMax(newMaxValue);
-            this.android.setProgress(newValue);
+            nativeView.setMax(newMaxValue);
+            nativeView.setProgress(newValue);
         }
         finally {
             this._supressNativeValue = false;
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
         return 100;
     }
     [maxValueProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._android.setMax(value - this.minValue);
+        this.nativeView.setMax(value - this.minValue);
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): number {
@@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: number | Color) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._android.getThumb().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            this.nativeView.getThumb().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
         } else {
-            this._android.getThumb().clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.getThumb().clearColorFilter();
         }
     }
 
@@ -112,9 +121,9 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
     }
     [backgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: number | Color) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._android.getProgressDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            this.nativeView.getProgressDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
         } else {
-            this._android.getProgressDrawable().clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.getProgressDrawable().clearColorFilter();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
index 556f1e9827..81294c8411 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.ios.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._ios = UISlider.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UISlider.new();
 
         // default values
         this._ios.minimumValue = 0;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 1f5e3f0c13..785e3128dc 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ export module ad {
     }
 
     export function onBackgroundOrBorderPropertyChanged(view: View) {
-        let nativeView = <android.view.View>view._nativeView;
+        let nativeView = <android.view.View>view.nativeView;
         if (!nativeView) {
             return;
         }
 
         let background = view.style.backgroundInternal;
         let backgroundDrawable = nativeView.getBackground();
-        let cache = <CacheLayerType>view._nativeView;
+        let cache = <CacheLayerType>view.nativeView;
         let viewClass = getClass(view);
 
         // always cache the default background constant state.
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
index eb5794e552..9345a6f407 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ function drawClipPath(nativeView: UIView, background: Background) {
 function rectPath(value: string, bounds: Rect): UIBezierPath {
     const arr = value.split(/[\s]+/);
     const top = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[0], bounds.top);
-    const left = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[1], bounds.left);
+    const right = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[1], bounds.right);
     const bottom = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[2], bounds.bottom);
-    const right = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[3], bounds.right);
+    const left = cssValueToDeviceIndependentPixels(arr[3], bounds.left);
 
     return UIBezierPath.bezierPathWithRect(CGRectMake(left, top, right - left, bottom - top)).CGPath;
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch-common.ts
index 5d48904931..3f4cb5501c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch-common.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ export class SwitchBase extends View implements SwitchDefinition {
     public checked: boolean;
 }
 
+// SwitchBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const checkedProperty = new Property<SwitchBase, boolean>({ name: "checked", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
-checkedProperty.register(SwitchBase);
+checkedProperty.register(SwitchBase);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
index e2354bd7b0..d470e1818a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
@@ -32,27 +32,35 @@ function initializeCheckedChangeListener(): void {
 }
 
 export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.Switch;
-    private listener: android.widget.CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener;
+    nativeView: android.widget.Switch;
     public checked: boolean;
 
-    get android(): android.widget.Switch {
-        return this._android;
+    public createNativeView() {
+        initializeCheckedChangeListener();
+        const nativeView = new android.widget.Switch(this._context);
+        const listener = new CheckedChangeListener(this);
+        nativeView.setOnCheckedChangeListener(listener);
+        (<any>nativeView).listener = listener;
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        initializeCheckedChangeListener();
-        this._android = new android.widget.Switch(this._context);
-        this.listener = this.listener || new CheckedChangeListener(this);
-        this._android.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this.listener);
-        return this._android;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     [checkedProperty.getDefault](): boolean {
         return false;
     }
     [checkedProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
-        this._android.setChecked(value);
+        this.nativeView.setChecked(value);
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): number {
@@ -60,9 +68,9 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: number | Color) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._android.getThumbDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            this.nativeView.getThumbDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
         } else {
-            this._android.getThumbDrawable().clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.getThumbDrawable().clearColorFilter();
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,9 +79,9 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
     }
     [backgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: number | Color) {
         if (value instanceof Color) {
-            this._android.getTrackDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+            this.nativeView.getTrackDrawable().setColorFilter(value.android, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
         } else {
-            this._android.getTrackDrawable().clearColorFilter();
+            this.nativeView.getTrackDrawable().clearColorFilter();
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,4 +91,4 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
     [backgroundInternalProperty.setNative](value: any) {
         //
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
index 07f6ee5115..3fc227f472 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.ios.ts
@@ -28,32 +28,24 @@ class SwitchChangeHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
 
 const zeroSize = { width: 0, height: 0 };
 export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
-    private _ios: UISwitch;
+    nativeView: UISwitch;
     private _handler: NSObject;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this._ios = UISwitch.new();
-
+        const nativeView = UISwitch.new();
         this._handler = SwitchChangeHandlerImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
-        this._ios.addTargetActionForControlEvents(this._handler, "valueChanged", UIControlEvents.ValueChanged);
+        nativeView.addTargetActionForControlEvents(this._handler, "valueChanged", UIControlEvents.ValueChanged);
+        this.nativeView = nativeView;
     }
 
     get ios(): UISwitch {
-        return this._ios;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): UISwitch {
-        return this._ios;
-    }
-
-    get nativeView(): UISwitch {
-        return this._ios;
+        return this.nativeView;
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
         // It can't be anything different from 51x31
-        let nativeSize = this._nativeView.sizeThatFits(zeroSize);
+        let nativeSize = this.nativeView.sizeThatFits(zeroSize);
         this.width = nativeSize.width;
         this.height = nativeSize.height;
 
@@ -66,21 +58,21 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
         return false;
     }
     [checkedProperty.setNative](value: boolean) {
-        this._ios.on = value;
+        this.nativeView.on = value;
     }
 
     [colorProperty.getDefault](): UIColor {
-        return this._ios.thumbTintColor;
+        return this.nativeView.thumbTintColor;
     }
     [colorProperty.setNative](value: UIColor | Color) {
-        this._ios.thumbTintColor = value instanceof Color ? value.ios : value;
+        this.nativeView.thumbTintColor = value instanceof Color ? value.ios : value;
     }
 
     [backgroundColorProperty.getDefault](): UIColor {
-        return this._ios.onTintColor;
+        return this.nativeView.onTintColor;
     }
     [backgroundColorProperty.setNative](value: UIColor | Color) {
-        this._ios.onTintColor = value instanceof Color ? value.ios : value;
+        this.nativeView.onTintColor = value instanceof Color ? value.ios : value;
     }
 
     [backgroundInternalProperty.getDefault](): any {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index 6aeae82212..9ccd8e675f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
     }
 
     class PagerAdapterImpl extends android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter {
-        private owner: TabView;
-        private items: Array<TabViewItem>;
-
-        constructor(owner: TabView, items: Array<TabViewItem>) {
+        constructor(public owner: TabView, public items: Array<TabViewItem>) {
             super();
-
-            this.owner = owner;
-            this.items = items;
-
             return global.__native(this);
         }
 
@@ -73,13 +66,13 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
                 if (traceEnabled()) {
                     traceWrite("TabView.PagerAdapter.instantiateItem; restoreHierarchyState: " + item.view, traceCategory);
                 }
-                item.view._nativeView.restoreHierarchyState(this[VIEWS_STATES]);
+                item.view.nativeView.restoreHierarchyState(this[VIEWS_STATES]);
             }
 
-            if (item.view._nativeView) {
-                container.addView(item.view._nativeView);
+            if (item.view.nativeView) {
+                container.addView(item.view.nativeView);
             }
-            return item.view._nativeView;
+            return item.view.nativeView;
         }
 
         destroyItem(container: android.view.ViewGroup, index: number, _object: any) {
@@ -87,7 +80,7 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
                 traceWrite("TabView.PagerAdapter.destroyItem; container: " + container + "; index: " + index + "; _object: " + _object, traceCategory);
             }
             let item = this.items[index];
-            let nativeView = item.view._nativeView;
+            let nativeView = item.view.nativeView;
 
             if (!nativeView || !_object) {
                 return;
@@ -99,7 +92,7 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
 
             container.removeView(nativeView);
 
-            // Note: this.owner._removeView will clear item.view._nativeView.
+            // Note: this.owner._removeView will clear item.view.nativeView.
             // So call this after the native instance is removed form the container. 
             // if (item.view.parent === this.owner) {
             //     this.owner._removeView(item.view);
@@ -125,7 +118,7 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
             }
             let viewStates = this[VIEWS_STATES];
             let childCallback = function (view: View): boolean {
-                let nativeView: android.view.View = view._nativeView;
+                let nativeView: android.view.View = view.nativeView;
                 if (nativeView && nativeView.isSaveFromParentEnabled && nativeView.isSaveFromParentEnabled()) {
                     nativeView.saveHierarchyState(viewStates);
                 }
@@ -195,7 +188,7 @@ function getDefaultAccentColor(context: android.content.Context): number {
 }
 
 export class TabViewItem extends TabViewItemBase {
-    public nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
+    nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
     public tabItemSpec: org.nativescript.widgets.TabItemSpec;
     public index: number;
 
@@ -242,19 +235,22 @@ export class TabViewItem extends TabViewItemBase {
     }
 }
 
+function setElevation(grid: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout, tabLayout: org.nativescript.widgets.TabLayout) {
+    const compat = <any>android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
+    if (compat.setElevation) {
+        const val = DEFAULT_ELEVATION * layout.getDisplayDensity();
+        compat.setElevation(grid, val);
+        compat.setElevation(tabLayout, val);
+    }
+}
+
 export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
-    private _grid: org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout;
+
     private _tabLayout: org.nativescript.widgets.TabLayout;
     private _viewPager: android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
     private _pagerAdapter: android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter;
     private _androidViewId: number = -1;
 
-    private _pageChagedListener: android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.SimpleOnPageChangeListener;
-
-    get android(): android.view.View {
-        return this._grid;
-    }
-
     public onItemsChanged(oldItems: TabViewItem[], newItems: TabViewItem[]): void {
         super.onItemsChanged(oldItems, newItems);
 
@@ -267,63 +263,89 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeNativeClasses();
         if (traceEnabled()) {
             traceWrite("TabView._createUI(" + this + ");", traceCategory);
         }
 
-        this._grid = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
-        this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
-        this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
+        const context: android.content.Context = this._context;
+        const nativeView = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(context);
+        nativeView.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
+        nativeView.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
 
-        this._tabLayout = new org.nativescript.widgets.TabLayout(this._context);
-        this._grid.addView(this._tabLayout);
+        const tabLayout = new org.nativescript.widgets.TabLayout(context);
+        nativeView.addView(tabLayout);
+        (<any>nativeView).tabLayout = tabLayout;
 
-        this.setElevation();
+        setElevation(nativeView, tabLayout);
 
-        const accentColor = getDefaultAccentColor(this._context);
+        const accentColor = getDefaultAccentColor(context);
         if (accentColor) {
-            this._tabLayout.setSelectedIndicatorColors([accentColor]);
+            tabLayout.setSelectedIndicatorColors([accentColor]);
         }
 
-        const primaryColor = ad.resources.getPalleteColor(PRIMARY_COLOR, this._context);
+        const primaryColor = ad.resources.getPalleteColor(PRIMARY_COLOR, context);
         if (primaryColor) {
-            this._tabLayout.setBackgroundColor(primaryColor);
+            tabLayout.setBackgroundColor(primaryColor);
         }
 
+        const viewPager = new android.support.v4.view.ViewPager(context);
+        const lp = new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
+        lp.row = 1;
+        viewPager.setLayoutParams(lp);
+        nativeView.addView(viewPager);
+        (<any>nativeView).viewPager = viewPager;
+
+        const listener = new PageChangedListener(this);
+        (<any>viewPager).addOnPageChangeListener(listener);
+        (<any>viewPager).listener = listener;
+        
+        const adapter = new PagerAdapter(this, null);
+        viewPager.setAdapter(adapter);
+        (<any>viewPager).adapter = adapter;
+
+        return nativeView;
+    }
+
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
         if (this._androidViewId < 0) {
             this._androidViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
         }
 
-        this._viewPager = new android.support.v4.view.ViewPager(this._context);
-        this._viewPager.setId(this._androidViewId);
-        const lp = new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams();
-        lp.row = 1;
-        this._viewPager.setLayoutParams(lp);
-        this._grid.addView(this._viewPager);
-
-        this._pageChagedListener = new PageChangedListener(this);
-        (<any>this._viewPager).addOnPageChangeListener(this._pageChagedListener);
-        this.nativeView = this._viewPager;
-        this._nativeView = this._viewPager;
-        return this._grid;
-    }
-
-    private setElevation() {
-        const compat = <any>android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
-        if (compat.setElevation) {
-            let val = DEFAULT_ELEVATION * layout.getDisplayDensity();
-            compat.setElevation(this._grid, val);
-            compat.setElevation(this._tabLayout, val);
-        }
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        this._tabLayout = (<any>nativeView).tabLayout;
+
+        const viewPager = (<any>nativeView).viewPager;
+        viewPager.setId(this._androidViewId);
+        this._viewPager = viewPager;
+        (<any>viewPager).listener.owner = this;
+
+        this._pagerAdapter = (<any>viewPager).adapter;
+        (<any>this._pagerAdapter).owner = this;
+    }
+
+    public disposeNativeView() {
+        // this._tabLayout.setItems(null, null);
+        this._pagerAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+        (<any>this._pagerAdapter).owner = null;
+        this._pagerAdapter = null;
+
+        // this._viewPager.setAdapter(null);
+        this._tabLayout = null;
+        (<any>this._viewPager).listener.owner = null;
+        this._viewPager = null;
+        super.disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     private setAdapter(items: Array<TabViewItem>) {
+        (<any>this._pagerAdapter).items = items;
+
         const length = items ? items.length : 0;
         if (length === 0) {
-            this._viewPager.setAdapter(null);
-            this._pagerAdapter = null;
+            // this._viewPager.setAdapter(null);
+            // this._pagerAdapter = null;
             this._tabLayout.setItems(null, null);
             return;
         }
@@ -336,9 +358,9 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
             tabItems.push(tabItemSpec);
         });
 
-        // TODO: optimize by reusing the adapter and calling setAdapter(null) then the same adapter.
-        this._pagerAdapter = new PagerAdapter(this, items);
-        this._viewPager.setAdapter(this._pagerAdapter);
+        // // TODO: optimize by reusing the adapter and calling setAdapter(null) then the same adapter.
+        // this._pagerAdapter = new PagerAdapter(this, items);
+        // this._viewPager.setAdapter(this._pagerAdapter);
 
         const tabLayout = this._tabLayout;
         tabLayout.setItems(tabItems, this._viewPager);
@@ -346,6 +368,8 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
             const tv = tabLayout.getTextViewForItemAt(i);
             item.setNativeView(tv);
         });
+
+        this._pagerAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
     [androidOffscreenTabLimitProperty.getDefault](): number {
@@ -407,4 +431,4 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         const color = value instanceof Color ? value.android : value;
         tabLayout.setSelectedIndicatorColors([color]);
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index 03e837572b..a847e7a7fa 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         super();
 
         this._ios = UITabBarControllerImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
+        this.nativeView = this._ios.view;
         this._delegate = UITabBarControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
         this._moreNavigationControllerDelegate = UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
         //This delegate is set on the last line of _addTabs method.
@@ -174,13 +175,9 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
-    get nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this._ios.view;
-    }
-
-    get _nativeView(): UIView {
-        return this._ios.view;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): UIView {
+    //     return this._ios.view;
+    // }
 
     public _onViewControllerShown(viewController: UIViewController) {
         // This method could be called with the moreNavigationController or its list controller, so we have to check.
@@ -302,7 +299,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
     }
 
     public onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
-        const nativeView = this._nativeView;
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (nativeView) {
 
             const width = layout.getMeasureSpecSize(widthMeasureSpec);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
index 038f3e3c3e..2f6f8231e2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export abstract class TextBaseCommon extends View implements TextBaseDefinition
     }
 
     public _onFormattedTextContentsChanged(data: PropertyChangeData) {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
+        if (this.nativeView) {
             // Notifications from the FormattedString start arriving before the Android view is even created.
             this[formattedTextProperty.setNative](data.value);
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
index d847932f7e..b8f4e93fcd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
@@ -51,15 +51,16 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
     nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
     _defaultTransformationMethod: android.text.method.TransformationMethod;
 
-    public _initNativeView(): void {
+    public initNativeView(): void {
         this._defaultTransformationMethod = this.nativeView.getTransformationMethod();
-        super._initNativeView();
+        super.initNativeView();
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView(): void {
-        super._resetNativeView();
+    public resetNativeView(): void {
+        super.resetNativeView();
         // We reset it here too because this could be changed by multiple properties - whiteSpace, secure, textTransform
         this.nativeView.setTransformationMethod(this._defaultTransformationMethod);
+        this._defaultTransformationMethod = null;
     }
 
     [textProperty.getDefault](): string {
@@ -414,4 +415,4 @@ function setSpanModifiers(ssb: android.text.SpannableStringBuilder, span: Span,
     // if (letterSpacing > 0) {
     //     ssb.setSpan(new android.text.style.ScaleXSpan((letterSpacing + 1) / 10), start, end, android.text.Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
     // }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
index 3488ec841c..23b45b183c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field-common.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ export class TextFieldBase extends EditableTextBase implements TextFieldDefiniti
     public secure: boolean;
 }
 
+// TextFieldBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
+
 export const secureProperty = new Property<TextFieldBase, boolean>({ name: "secure", defaultValue: false, valueConverter: booleanConverter });
-secureProperty.register(TextFieldBase);
+secureProperty.register(TextFieldBase);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
index a3c7906576..6343d1a023 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.android.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 export * from "./text-field-common";
 
 export class TextField extends TextFieldBase {
-    public _configureEditText() {
-        let nativeView = this.android;
-        nativeView.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
-        nativeView.setLines(1);
-        nativeView.setMaxLines(1);
-        nativeView.setHorizontallyScrolling(true);
+    public _configureEditText(editText: android.widget.EditText) {
+        editText.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
+        editText.setLines(1);
+        editText.setMaxLines(1);
+        editText.setHorizontallyScrolling(true);
+    }
+
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        // TODO: We should be able to reset it using only our properties. Check it first.
+        super.initNativeView();
+        this.nativeView.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES);
     }
 
     public _onReturnPress() {
@@ -29,19 +34,16 @@ export class TextField extends TextFieldBase {
         if (value) {
             if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT) {
                 newInputType = currentClass | currentFlags | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD;
-            }
-            else if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER) {
+            } else if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER) {
                 newInputType = currentClass | currentFlags | android.text.InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_PASSWORD;
             }
 
             // Lower all autocapitalization bits, because password bits don't like them and we will receive "Unsupported input type: 16513" error for example.
             newInputType = newInputType & ~28672; //28672 (0x0070000) 13,14,15 bits (111 0000 0000 0000)
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT) {
                 newInputType = currentClass | currentFlags | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL;
-            }
-            else if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER) {
+            } else if (currentClass === android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER) {
                 newInputType = currentClass | currentFlags | android.text.InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_NORMAL;
             }
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
index bfb157d248..94c9938601 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.android.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@ import { EditableTextBase } from "../editable-text-base";
 export * from "../text-base";
 
 export class TextView extends EditableTextBase implements TextViewDefinition {
-    public _configureEditText() {
-        this.android.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
-        this.android.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.TOP | android.view.Gravity.LEFT);
+    public _configureEditText(editText: android.widget.EditText) {
+        editText.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
+        editText.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.TOP | android.view.Gravity.LEFT);
+    }
+
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        // TODO: We should be able to reset it using only our properties. Check it first.
+        super.initNativeView();
+        this.nativeView.setInputType(android.text.InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_NORMAL | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES | android.text.InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
     }
 }
+
+// TextView.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
index 9b571f1e92..f2e22efa89 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class TextView extends EditableTextBase implements TextViewDefinition {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        this._ios = UITextView.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UITextView.new();
         if (!this._ios.font) {
             this._ios.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(12);
         }
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ export class TextView extends EditableTextBase implements TextViewDefinition {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
-    get nativeView(): UITextView {
-        return this._ios;
-    }
+    // get nativeView(): UITextView {
+    //     return this._ios;
+    // }
 
     public _refreshHintState(hint: string, text: string) {
         if (this.formattedText) {
@@ -269,3 +269,5 @@ export class TextView extends EditableTextBase implements TextViewDefinition {
         this.nativeView.textContainerInset = { top: inset.top, left: left, bottom: inset.bottom, right: inset.right };
     }
 }
+
+// TextView.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker-common.ts
index 733aa08eb3..aba5e0f4c7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker-common.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ export function getValidTime(picker: TimePickerDefinition, hour: number, minute:
     }
 
     let time = { hour: hour, minute: minute };
+    if (!isLessThanMaxTime(picker, hour, minute)) {
+        time = { hour: picker.maxHour, minute: picker.maxMinute };
+    }
 
     if (!isGreaterThanMinTime(picker, hour, minute)) {
         time = { hour: picker.minHour, minute: picker.minMinute };
     }
 
-    if (!isLessThanMaxTime(picker, hour, minute)) {
-        time = { hour: picker.maxHour, minute: picker.maxMinute };
-    }
-
     return time;
 }
 
@@ -96,101 +95,41 @@ export abstract class TimePickerBase extends View implements TimePickerDefinitio
     public maxMinute: number;
 }
 
-export var hourProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
-    name: "hour", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isHourValid(newValue)) {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Hour", newValue));
-        }
-
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeTime();
-            if (picker.time) {
-                picker.time.setHours(picker.hour);
-            } else {
-                picker.time = new Date(0, 0, 0, picker.hour, picker.minute);
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Hour", newValue));
-        }
-    }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
-});
-hourProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
+// TimePickerBase.prototype.recycleNativeView = true;
 
 export var minHourProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
     name: "minHour", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isHourValid(newValue)) {
+        if (!isHourValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
             throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "minHour", newValue));
         }
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeMinTime();
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Hour", newValue));
-        }
     }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
 });
 minHourProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
 
 export var maxHourProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
     name: "maxHour", defaultValue: 23, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isHourValid(newValue)) {
+        if (!isHourValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
             throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "maxHour", newValue));
         }
 
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeMaxTime();
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Hour", newValue));
-        }
     }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
 });
 maxHourProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
 
-export var minuteProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
-    name: "minute", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue)) {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "minute", newValue));
-        }
-
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeTime();
-            if (picker.time) {
-                picker.time.setMinutes(picker.minute);
-            } else {
-                picker.time = new Date(0, 0, 0, picker.hour, picker.minute);
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Minute", newValue));
-        }
-    }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
-});
-minuteProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
-
 export var minMinuteProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
     name: "minMinute", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue)) {
+        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
             throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "minMinute", newValue));
         }
-
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeMinTime();
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Minute", newValue));
-        }
     }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
 });
 minMinuteProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
 
 export var maxMinuteProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
     name: "maxMinute", defaultValue: 59, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
-        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue)) {
+        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
             throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "maxMinute", newValue));
         }
-
-        if (isValidTime(picker)) {
-            // picker._setNativeMaxTime();
-        } else {
-            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Minute", newValue));
-        }
     }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
 });
 maxMinuteProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
@@ -208,6 +147,29 @@ function dateComparer(x: Date, y: Date): boolean {
     return (x <= y && x >= y) ? true : false;
 }
 
+export var minuteProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
+    name: "minute", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
+        if (!isMinuteValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
+            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "minute", newValue));
+        }
+
+        picker.time = new Date(0, 0, 0, picker.hour, picker.minute);
+    }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
+});
+minuteProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
+
+export var hourProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, number>({
+    name: "hour", defaultValue: 0, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
+        if (!isHourValid(newValue) || !isValidTime(picker)) {
+            throw new Error(getErrorMessage(picker, "Hour", newValue));
+        }
+
+        picker.time = new Date(0, 0, 0, picker.hour, picker.minute);
+
+    }, valueConverter: (v) => parseInt(v)
+});
+hourProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
+
 export var timeProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, Date>({
     name: "time", equalityComparer: dateComparer, valueChanged: (picker, oldValue, newValue) => {
         if (!isValidTime(picker)) {
@@ -216,7 +178,6 @@ export var timeProperty = new Property<TimePickerBase, Date>({
 
         picker.hour = newValue.getHours();
         picker.minute = newValue.getMinutes();
-        // picker._set
     }
 });
-timeProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
+timeProperty.register(TimePickerBase);
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
index fe219fd507..dd9841da0a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function initializeTimeChangedListener(): void {
         return;
     }
 
+    apiLevel = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
+
     @Interfaces([android.widget.TimePicker.OnTimeChangedListener])
     class TimeChangedListenerImpl extends java.lang.Object implements android.widget.TimePicker.OnTimeChangedListener {
         constructor(public owner: TimePicker) {
@@ -22,8 +24,11 @@ function initializeTimeChangedListener(): void {
 
         onTimeChanged(picker: android.widget.TimePicker, hour: number, minute: number): void {
             const timePicker = this.owner;
-            let validTime = getValidTime(timePicker, hour, minute);
-            timePicker._setNativeValueSilently(validTime.hour, validTime.minute);
+            if (timePicker.updatingNativeValue) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const validTime = getValidTime(timePicker, hour, minute);
             timeProperty.nativeValueChange(timePicker, new Date(0, 0, 0, validTime.hour, validTime.minute));
         }
     }
@@ -31,71 +36,60 @@ function initializeTimeChangedListener(): void {
     TimeChangedListener = TimeChangedListenerImpl;
 }
 
+let apiLevel: number;
+
 export class TimePicker extends TimePickerBase {
-    private _android: android.widget.TimePicker;
-    private _listener: android.widget.TimePicker.OnTimeChangedListener;
+    nativeView: android.widget.TimePicker;
+    updatingNativeValue: boolean;
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
+    public createNativeView() {
         initializeTimeChangedListener();
-        this._android = new android.widget.TimePicker(this._context);
-        this._listener = this._listener || new TimeChangedListener(this);
-        this._android.setOnTimeChangedListener(this._listener);
-
-        let c = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
-        if (this.hour === 0) {
-            this.hour = c.get(java.util.Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
-        }
-
-        if (this.minute === 0) {
-            this.minute = c.get(java.util.Calendar.MINUTE);
-        }
-
-        let validTime = getValidTime(this, this.hour, this.minute);
-        this._setNativeValueSilently(validTime.hour, validTime.minute);
-        return this._android;
-    }
-
-    get android(): android.widget.TimePicker {
-        return this._android;
+        const nativeView = new android.widget.TimePicker(this._context);
+        const listener = new TimeChangedListener(this);
+        nativeView.setOnTimeChangedListener(listener);
+        (<any>nativeView).listener = listener;
+        (<any>nativeView).calendar = java.util.Calendar.getInstance();
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _setNativeValueSilently(hour: number, minute: number) {
-        if (this._android) {
-            this._android.setOnTimeChangedListener(null);
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        const nativeView: any = this.nativeView;
+        nativeView.listener.owner = this;
 
-            this._android.setCurrentHour(new java.lang.Integer(hour));
-            this._android.setCurrentMinute(new java.lang.Integer(minute));
+        const calendar = (<any>nativeView).calendar;
+        const hour = hourProperty.isSet(this) ? this.hour : calendar.get(java.util.Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
+        const minute = minuteProperty.isSet(this) ? this.minute : calendar.get(java.util.Calendar.MINUTE);
 
-            this.minute = minute;
-            this.hour = hour;
-
-            this._android.setOnTimeChangedListener(this._listener);
+        const validTime = getValidTime(this, hour, minute);
+        if (!timeProperty.isSet(this)) {
+            this.time = new Date(0, 0, 0, validTime.hour, validTime.minute);
         }
     }
 
-    public _setNativeTime() {
-        this._setNativeValueSilently(this.hour, this.minute);
-    }
-
-    [timeProperty.getDefault](): Date {
-        let nativeView = this._android;
-        return new Date(0, 0, 0, nativeView.getCurrentHour().intValue(), nativeView.getCurrentMinute().intValue());
-    }
-    [timeProperty.setNative](value: Date) {
-        this._setNativeValueSilently(this.hour, this.minute);
-    }
-
-    [minuteProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this._android.getCurrentMinute().intValue();
-    }
     [minuteProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._setNativeValueSilently(this.hour, value);
+        this.updatingNativeValue = true;
+        try {
+            if (apiLevel >= 23) {
+                (<any>this.nativeView).setMinute(value);
+            } else {
+                this.nativeView.setCurrentMinute(new java.lang.Integer(value));
+            }
+        } finally {
+            this.updatingNativeValue = false;
+        }
     }
 
-    [hourProperty.getDefault](): number {
-        return this._android.getCurrentHour().intValue()
-    }
     [hourProperty.setNative](value: number) {
-        this._setNativeValueSilently(value, this.minute);
+        this.updatingNativeValue = true;
+        try {
+            if (apiLevel >= 23) {
+                (<any>this.nativeView).setHour(value);
+            } else {
+                this.nativeView.setCurrentHour(new java.lang.Integer(value));
+            }
+        } finally {
+            this.updatingNativeValue = false;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
index 60aa41da1e..17b6aea7c4 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
@@ -422,17 +422,17 @@ function _completePageRemoval(fragment: any, isBack: boolean) {
 }
 
 export function _removePageNativeViewFromAndroidParent(page: Page): void {
-    if (page._nativeView && page._nativeView.getParent) {
-        let androidParent = page._nativeView.getParent();
+    if (page.nativeView && page.nativeView.getParent) {
+        let androidParent = page.nativeView.getParent();
         if (androidParent && androidParent.removeView) {
             if (traceEnabled()) {
-                traceWrite(`REMOVED ${page}._nativeView from its Android parent`, traceCategories.Transition);
+                traceWrite(`REMOVED ${page}.nativeView from its Android parent`, traceCategories.Transition);
             }
 
             if (page._context) {
                 page._tearDownUI(true);
             }
-            androidParent.removeView(page._nativeView);
+            androidParent.removeView(page.nativeView);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
index 5335631fa6..e79b466014 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export module ios {
         let width = utils.layout.toDevicePixels(size.width);
         let height = utils.layout.toDevicePixels(size.height);
 
-        var superview = (<UIView>rootView._nativeView).superview;
+        var superview = (<UIView>rootView.nativeView).superview;
         var superViewRotationRadians;
         if (superview) {
             superViewRotationRadians = atan2f(superview.transform.b, superview.transform.a);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
index e320d64726..2d51d2f495 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@ function initializeWebViewClient(): void {
     }
 
     class WebViewClientImpl extends android.webkit.WebViewClient {
-        private _view: WebViewBase;
 
-        constructor(view: WebViewBase) {
+        constructor(public owner: WebViewBase) {
             super();
-
-            this._view = view;
             return global.__native(this);
         }
 
@@ -32,23 +29,23 @@ function initializeWebViewClient(): void {
 
         public onPageStarted(view: android.webkit.WebView, url: string, favicon: android.graphics.Bitmap) {
             super.onPageStarted(view, url, favicon);
-
-            if (this._view) {
+            const owner = this.owner;
+            if (owner) {
                 if (traceEnabled()) {
                     traceWrite("WebViewClientClass.onPageStarted(" + url + ", " + favicon + ")", traceCategories.Debug);
                 }
-                this._view._onLoadStarted(url, WebViewBase.navigationTypes[WebViewBase.navigationTypes.indexOf("linkClicked")]);
+                owner._onLoadStarted(url, WebViewBase.navigationTypes[WebViewBase.navigationTypes.indexOf("linkClicked")]);
             }
         }
 
         public onPageFinished(view: android.webkit.WebView, url: string) {
             super.onPageFinished(view, url);
-
-            if (this._view) {
+            const owner = this.owner;
+            if (owner) {
                 if (traceEnabled()) {
                     traceWrite("WebViewClientClass.onPageFinished(" + url + ")", traceCategories.Debug);
                 }
-                this._view._onLoadFinished(url, undefined);
+                owner._onLoadFinished(url, undefined);
             }
         }
 
@@ -62,23 +59,24 @@ function initializeWebViewClient(): void {
 
                 super.onReceivedError(view, errorCode, description, failingUrl);
 
-                if (this._view) {
+                const owner = this.owner;
+                if (owner) {
                     if (traceEnabled()) {
                         traceWrite("WebViewClientClass.onReceivedError(" + errorCode + ", " + description + ", " + failingUrl + ")", traceCategories.Debug);
                     }
-                    this._view._onLoadFinished(failingUrl, description + "(" + errorCode + ")");
+                    owner._onLoadFinished(failingUrl, description + "(" + errorCode + ")");
                 }
             } else {
                 let request: any = arguments[1];
                 let error: any = arguments[2];
 
                 super.onReceivedError(view, request, error);
-
-                if (this._view) {
+                const owner = this.owner;
+                if (owner) {
                     if (traceEnabled()) {
                         traceWrite("WebViewClientClass.onReceivedError(" + error.getErrorCode() + ", " + error.getDescription() + ", " + (error.getUrl && error.getUrl()) + ")", traceCategories.Debug);
                     }
-                    this._view._onLoadFinished(error.getUrl && error.getUrl(), error.getDescription() + "(" + error.getErrorCode() + ")");
+                    owner._onLoadFinished(error.getUrl && error.getUrl(), error.getDescription() + "(" + error.getErrorCode() + ")");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -88,79 +86,101 @@ function initializeWebViewClient(): void {
 }
 
 export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
-    private _android: android.webkit.WebView;
-    private _webViewClient: android.webkit.WebViewClient;
+    nativeView: android.webkit.WebView;
+
+    public createNativeView() {
+        initializeWebViewClient();
 
-    get android(): android.webkit.WebView {
-        return this._android;
+        const nativeView = new android.webkit.WebView(this._context);
+        nativeView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
+        nativeView.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
+        const client = new WebViewClient(this);
+        nativeView.setWebViewClient(client);
+        (<any>nativeView).client = client;
+        return nativeView;
     }
 
-    public _createNativeView() {
-        initializeWebViewClient();
-        this._webViewClient = new WebViewClient(this);
-        this._android = new android.webkit.WebView(this._context);
-        this._android.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
-        this._android.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
-        this._android.setWebViewClient(this._webViewClient);
-        return this._android;
+    public initNativeView(): void {
+        super.initNativeView();
+        (<any>this.nativeView).client.owner = this;
     }
 
-    public _resetNativeView() {
-        if (this.android) {
-            this.android.destroy();
+    public resetNativeView() {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            nativeView.destroy();
         }
-        super._resetNativeView();
+
+        (<any>nativeView).client.owner = null;
+        super.resetNativeView();
     }
 
     public _loadFileOrResource(path: string, content: string) {
-        if (!this._android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView) {
             return;
         }
 
         const baseUrl = `file:///${path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1)}`;
-        this._android.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, content, "text/html", "utf-8", null);
+        nativeView.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, content, "text/html", "utf-8", null);
     }
 
     public _loadHttp(src: string) {
-        if (!this._android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView) {
             return;
         }
 
-        this._android.loadUrl(src);
+        nativeView.loadUrl(src);
     }
 
     public _loadData(src: string) {
-        if (!this._android) {
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (!nativeView) {
             return;
         }
 
         const baseUrl = `file:///${knownFolders.currentApp().path}/`;
-        this._android.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, src, "text/html", "utf-8", null);
+        nativeView.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, src, "text/html", "utf-8", null);
     }
 
     get canGoBack(): boolean {
-        return this._android.canGoBack();
+        return this.nativeView.canGoBack();
     }
 
     public stopLoading() {
-        if (this._android) {
-            this._android.stopLoading();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            nativeView.stopLoading();
         }
     }
 
     get canGoForward(): boolean {
-        return this._android.canGoForward();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            return nativeView.canGoForward();
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public goBack() {
-        this._android.goBack();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            return nativeView.goBack();
+        }
     }
 
     public goForward() {
-        this._android.goForward();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            return nativeView.goForward();
+        }
     }
 
     public reload() {
-        this._android.reload();
+        const nativeView = this.nativeView;
+        if (nativeView) {
+            return nativeView.reload();
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
index 7472a210cb..9b68559a94 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        this._ios = UIWebView.new();
+        this.nativeView = this._ios = UIWebView.new();
         this._delegate = UIWebViewDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-platform-declarations/android/org.nativescript.widgets.d.ts b/tns-platform-declarations/android/org.nativescript.widgets.d.ts
index cbd717bbf0..7add679188 100644
--- a/tns-platform-declarations/android/org.nativescript.widgets.d.ts
+++ b/tns-platform-declarations/android/org.nativescript.widgets.d.ts
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@
                 getRotationAngle(): number;
                 setRotationAngle(angle: number): void;
 
-                setUri(uri: string, decodeWidth: number, decodeHeight: number, useCache: boolean,
-                    async: boolean, listener: image.Worker.IOnImageLoadedListener): void;
+                setUri(uri: string, decodeWidth: number, decodeHeight: number, useCache: boolean, async: boolean): void;
+                setImageLoadedListener(listener: image.Worker.OnImageLoadedListener): void;
             }
 
             export class TabLayout extends android.widget.HorizontalScrollView {
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 692faec70b..fdde277ed8 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         "obj",
         "tns-platform-declarations/references.d.ts",
         "tns-core-modules/references.d.ts",
-        "tns-platform-declarations/ios/objc-x86_64/"
+        "tns-platform-declarations/ios/objc-x86_64/",
+        "node-tests/"
     ]
 }