diff --git a/apps/ui-tests-app/app.ts b/apps/ui-tests-app/app.ts
index a412e11b4..099bea1b2 100644
--- a/apps/ui-tests-app/app.ts
+++ b/apps/ui-tests-app/app.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,64 @@ application.onUncaughtError = function (error: application.NativeScriptError) {
     }
 }
 
-application.start();
+application.on(application.launchEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an android.content.Intent class.
+        console.log("Launched Android application with the following intent: " + args.android + ".");
+    } else if (args.ios !== undefined) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is NSDictionary (launchOptions).
+        console.log("Launched iOS application with options: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.on(application.suspendEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an android activity class.
+        console.log("Activity: " + args.android);
+    } else if (args.ios) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is UIApplication.
+        console.log("UIApplication: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.on(application.resumeEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an android activity class.
+        console.log("Activity: " + args.android);
+    } else if (args.ios) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is UIApplication.
+        console.log("UIApplication: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.on(application.exitEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an android activity class.
+        console.log("Activity: " + args.android);
+    } else if (args.ios) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is UIApplication.
+        console.log("UIApplication: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.on(application.lowMemoryEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an android activity class.
+        console.log("Activity: " + args.android);
+    } else if (args.ios) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is UIApplication.
+        console.log("UIApplication: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.on(application.uncaughtErrorEvent, function (args: application.ApplicationEventData) {
+    if (args.android) {
+        // For Android applications, args.android is an NativeScriptError.
+        console.log("NativeScriptError: " + args.android);
+    } else if (args.ios) {
+        // For iOS applications, args.ios is NativeScriptError.
+        console.log("NativeScriptError: " + args.ios);
+    }
+});
+
+application.start();
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diff --git a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts b/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
index 102ef5176..13b551eb3 100644
--- a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
+++ b/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 export function pageLoaded() {
-    console.log("### TEST START ###.");
+    console.log("### TEST START ###");
     onTapTrue();
     onTapFalse();
     onTapText();
     onTapNull();
     onTapUndefined();
-    console.log("### TEST END ###.");
+    console.log("### TEST END ###");
 }
 
 export function onTapTrue() {