diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/ui/styling/css-shadow.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/ui/styling/css-shadow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..705080522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/ui/styling/css-shadow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// This has been disabled/unfinished becase with the current testing setup
+// the imports don't work. We need to fully switch to jest & set up ts support
+// todo: fix tests.
+
+// import { parseCSSShadow } from "@nativescript/core/ui/styling/css-shadow";
+// import { zeroLength } from "@nativescript/core";
+
+// describe('ui', () => {
+// 	describe('styling', () => {
+// 		describe('css-shadow', () => {
+//
+// 			it("empty", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('black')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("1px 1px 2px black", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("1px 1px 2px black")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('black')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("#fc0 1px 0 10px", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("#fc0 1px 0 10px")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(10)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('#fc0')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("5px 5px #558abb", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("5px 5px #558abb")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('#558abb')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("white 2px 5px", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("white 2px 5px")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('white')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("5px 10px", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("5px 10px")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(10)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('black')
+// 			});
+//
+// // box
+// 			it("60px -16px teal", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("60px -16px teal")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(60)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(-16)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('teal')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("10px 5px 5px black", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("10px 5px 5px black")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(10)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('black')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("2px 2px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("2px 2px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("inset 5em 1em gold", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("inset 5em 1em gold")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(true)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('gold')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("5 10", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("5 10")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(5)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(10)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('black')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("2 2 2 #333", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("2 2 2 #333")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(2)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('#333')
+// 			});
+//
+// 			it("-1 -1 1 #333", () => {
+// 				const shadow = parseCSSShadow("-1 -1 1 #333")
+// 				expect(shadow.inset).toBe(false)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetX).toBe(-1)
+// 				expect(shadow.offsetY).toBe(-1)
+// 				expect(shadow.blurRadius).toBe(1)
+// 				expect(shadow.spreadRadius).toBe(zeroLength)
+// 				expect(shadow.color).toBe('#333')
+// 			});
+// 		});
+// 	});
+// });
+//
diff --git a/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-service.android.ts b/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-service.android.ts
index 90a8bd275..2f5af8c03 100644
--- a/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-service.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/accessibility/accessibility-service.android.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class AndroidSharedA11YObservable extends SharedA11YObservable {
 	[accessibilityStateEnabledPropName]: boolean;
 	[touchExplorationStateEnabledPropName]: boolean;
 
+	// @ts-ignore todo: fix
 	get accessibilityServiceEnabled(): boolean {
 		return !!this[accessibilityStateEnabledPropName] && !!this[touchExplorationStateEnabledPropName];
 	}
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 5f5974d1e..9c38117e7 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import { parse } from '../../css-value';
 import { path, knownFolders } from '../../file-system';
 import * as application from '../../application';
 import { profile } from '../../profiling';
-import { BoxShadow } from './box-shadow';
 import { Color } from '../../color';
 import { Screen } from '../../platform';
+import { CSSShadow } from './css-shadow';
 export * from './background-common';
 
 interface AndroidView {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function createNativeCSSValueArray(css: string): androidNative.Array<org.natives
 	return nativeArray;
 }
 
-function drawBoxShadow(nativeView: android.view.View, view: View, boxShadow: BoxShadow) {
+function drawBoxShadow(nativeView: android.view.View, view: View, boxShadow: CSSShadow) {
 	const color = boxShadow.color;
 	const shadowOpacity = color.a;
 	const shadowColor = new Color(shadowOpacity, color.r, color.g, color.b);
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
index 1ad31a7ac..0f45f29f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Types
-import { TextDecoration, TextAlignment, TextTransform, TextShadow, WhiteSpace, getClosestPropertyValue } from './text-base-common';
+import { TextDecoration, TextAlignment, TextTransform, WhiteSpace, getClosestPropertyValue } from './text-base-common';
+import { CSSShadow } from '../styling/css-shadow';
 
 // Requires
 import { Font } from '../styling/font';
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
 		};
 	}
 
-	[textShadowProperty.setNative](value: TextShadow) {
+	[textShadowProperty.setNative](value: CSSShadow) {
 		this.nativeViewProtected.setShadowLayer(Length.toDevicePixels(value.blurRadius, 0), Length.toDevicePixels(value.offsetX, 0), Length.toDevicePixels(value.offsetY, 0), value.color.android);
 	}