diff --git a/tests/.vscode/launch.json b/tests/.vscode/launch.json
index 4de4a4a31..95cc172ed 100644
--- a/tests/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/tests/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
             "emulator": false,
             "rebuild": false,
-            "syncAllFiles": false
+            "syncAllFiles": true,
+            "stopOnEntry": true
         },
         {
             "name": "Launch on iOS",
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
             "emulator": false,
-            "rebuild": true
+            "rebuild": true,
+            "stopOnEntry": true
         },
         {
             "name": "Attach on iOS",
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@
             "appRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
-            "emulator": false
+            "emulator": false,
+            "stopOnEntry": true
         },
         {
             "name": "Sync on Android",
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
             "emulator": false,
             "rebuild": false,
+            "syncAllFiles": true,
             "stopOnEntry": true
         },
         {
@@ -55,7 +59,8 @@
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
             "emulator": false,
-            "rebuild": true
+            "rebuild": true,
+            "stopOnEntry": true
         },
         {
             "name": "Attach on Android",
@@ -65,7 +70,8 @@
             "appRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "sourceMaps": true,
             "diagnosticLogging": false,
-            "emulator": false
+            "emulator": false,
+            "stopOnEntry": true
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.android.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 855de2e28..000000000
--- a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.android.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import { FormattedStringBase } from "./formatted-string-common";
-import { toUIString } from "utils/types";
-
-export * from "./formatted-string-common";
-
-export class FormattedString extends FormattedStringBase {
-    public createFormattedStringCore() {
-        let ssb = new android.text.SpannableStringBuilder();
-
-        for (let i = 0, spanStart = 0, spanLength = 0, spanText = "", length = this.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
-            let span = this.spans.getItem(i);
-            spanText = toUIString(span.text);
-            spanLength = spanText.length;
-            if (spanLength !== 0) {
-                ssb.insert(spanStart, spanText);
-                span.updateSpanModifiers(this);
-                for (let p = 0, spanModifiersLength = span.spanModifiers.length; p < spanModifiersLength; p++) {
-                    ssb.setSpan(span.spanModifiers[p], spanStart, spanStart + spanLength, android.text.Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
-                }
-                spanStart += spanLength;
-            }
-        }
-        this._formattedText = ssb;
-    }
-
-    public _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void {
-        //
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.d.ts
index e6a92d807..8f5323aa7 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.d.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,5 @@ declare module "text/formatted-string" {
          * A static method used to add child elements of the FormattedString class to a View declared in xml.
          */
         public static addFormattedStringToView(view: FormattedStringView, name: string, value: any): void;
-
-        //@private
-        createFormattedStringCore(): void;
-        _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void;
-        _formattedText: any;
-        //@endprivate
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ios.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c0f055ceb..000000000
--- a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ios.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-import { FormattedStringBase } from "./formatted-string-common";
-import { toUIString } from "utils/types";
-
-export * from "./formatted-string-common";
-
-export class FormattedString extends FormattedStringBase {
-    public createFormattedStringCore() {
-        let mas = NSMutableAttributedString.alloc().init();
-        for (let i = 0, spanStart = 0, spanLength = 0, length = this.spans.length, spanText = ""; i < length; i++) {
-            let span = this.spans.getItem(i);
-            spanText = toUIString(span.text);
-            spanLength = spanText.length;
-            span.updateSpanModifiers(this);
-            let attrDict = NSMutableDictionary.alloc<string, any>().init();
-            for (let p = 0; p < span.spanModifiers.length; p++) {
-                attrDict.setObjectForKey(span.spanModifiers[p].value, span.spanModifiers[p].key);
-            }
-            let nsAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString.alloc().initWithStringAttributes(String(spanText), attrDict);
-            mas.insertAttributedStringAtIndex(nsAttributedString, spanStart);
-            spanStart += spanLength;
-        }
-        this._formattedText = mas;
-    }
-    
-    public _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void {
-        let deletingText = !replacementString;
-        let currentLocation = 0;
-        for (let i = 0, length = this.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
-            let span = this.spans.getItem(i);
-            if (currentLocation <= rangeLocation && rangeLocation < (currentLocation + span.text.length)){
-                let newText = splice(span.text, rangeLocation - currentLocation, deletingText ? rangeLength : 0, replacementString);
-                span._setTextInternal(newText); 
-                return;
-            } 
-            currentLocation += span.text.length;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * @param {String} value The string to splice.
- * @param {number} start Index at which to start changing the string.
- * @param {number} delCount An integer indicating the number of old chars to remove.
- * @param {string} newSubStr The String that is spliced in.
- * @return {string} A new string with the spliced substring.function splice(value: string, start: number, delCount: number, newSubStr: string) {
- */
-function splice(value: string, start: number, delCount: number, newSubStr: string) {
-    return value.slice(0, start) + newSubStr + value.slice(start + Math.abs(delCount));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string-common.ts
rename to tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ts
index 2a5032aa2..66218cfb4 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/text/formatted-string.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ const CHILD_SPAN = "Span";
 const CHILD_FORMATTED_TEXT = "formattedText";
 const CHILD_FORMATTED_STRING = "FormattedString";
 
-export abstract class FormattedStringBase extends Observable implements FormattedStringDefinition, AddArrayFromBuilder, AddChildFromBuilder {
+export class FormattedString extends Observable implements FormattedStringDefinition, AddArrayFromBuilder, AddChildFromBuilder {
     private _spans: ObservableArray<Span>;
-    private _isDirty: boolean;
     private _fontFamily: string;
     private _fontSize: number;
     private _foregroundColor: Color;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ export abstract class FormattedStringBase extends Observable implements Formatte
     private _strikethrough: number;
     private _fontAttributes: number;
     private _parent: View;
+    private _dummyPropertyChangedData: PropertyChangeData;
 
     public _formattedText: any;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export abstract class FormattedStringBase extends Observable implements Formatte
         super();
         this._spans = new ObservableArray<Span>();
         this._spans.addEventListener(ObservableArray.changeEvent, this.onSpansCollectionChanged, this);
-        this._isDirty = true;
+        this._dummyPropertyChangedData = this._createPropertyChangeData("", this);
     }
 
     get parent(): View {
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ export abstract class FormattedStringBase extends Observable implements Formatte
         return this._spans;
     }
 
-    public abstract createFormattedStringCore(): void;
-
-    public abstract _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void;
-
     public toString(): string {
         let result = "";
         for (let i = 0, length = this._spans.length; i < length; i++) {
@@ -212,19 +208,10 @@ export abstract class FormattedStringBase extends Observable implements Formatte
                 removedSpan.removeEventListener(Observable.propertyChangeEvent, this.onSpanChanged, this);
             }
         }
-        this.updateFormattedText(true);
+        this.notify(this._dummyPropertyChangedData);
     }
 
     private onSpanChanged(eventData: PropertyChangeData) {
-        this.updateFormattedText(true);
-    }
-
-    private updateFormattedText(isDirty?: boolean) {
-        let shouldUpdate = isDirty || this._isDirty;
-        if (shouldUpdate) {
-            this.createFormattedStringCore();
-            this._isDirty = false;
-            this.notify(this._createPropertyChangeData("", this));
-        }
+        this.notify(this._dummyPropertyChangedData);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
index 39ae2a0ea..f0be2f902 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 declare module "ui/editable-text-base" {
-    import { TextBase, Property, CssProperty, Style, Color } from "ui/text-base";
+    import { TextBase, Property, CssProperty, Style, Color, FormattedString } from "ui/text-base";
 
     export const keyboardTypeProperty: Property<EditableTextBase, string>;
     export const returnKeyTypeProperty: Property<EditableTextBase, string>;
@@ -56,5 +56,9 @@
         dismissSoftInput(): void;
     }
 
+    //@private
+    export function _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(formattedText: FormattedString, rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void;
+    //@endprivate
+
     export * from "ui/text-base";
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
index ed5967200..52b5e35c5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.ios.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
     EditableTextBase as EditableTextBaseCommon, keyboardTypeProperty,
     returnKeyTypeProperty,
-    autocapitalizationTypeProperty, autocorrectProperty
+    autocapitalizationTypeProperty, autocorrectProperty, FormattedString
 } from "./editable-text-base-common";
 
 export * from "./editable-text-base-common";
@@ -185,4 +185,29 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
 
         this.nativeView.autocorrectionType = newValue;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export function _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(formattedText: FormattedString, rangeLocation: number, rangeLength: number, replacementString: string): void {
+    let deletingText = !replacementString;
+    let currentLocation = 0;
+    for (let i = 0, length = formattedText.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
+        let span = formattedText.spans.getItem(i);
+        if (currentLocation <= rangeLocation && rangeLocation < (currentLocation + span.text.length)){
+            let newText = splice(span.text, rangeLocation - currentLocation, deletingText ? rangeLength : 0, replacementString);
+            span._setTextInternal(newText); 
+            return;
+        } 
+        currentLocation += span.text.length;
+    }
+}
+
+/*
+ * @param {String} value The string to splice.
+ * @param {number} start Index at which to start changing the string.
+ * @param {number} delCount An integer indicating the number of old chars to remove.
+ * @param {string} newSubStr The String that is spliced in.
+ * @return {string} A new string with the spliced substring.function splice(value: string, start: number, delCount: number, newSubStr: string) {
+ */
+function splice(value: string, start: number, delCount: number, newSubStr: string) {
+    return value.slice(0, start) + newSubStr + value.slice(start + Math.abs(delCount));
+}
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 8d8fb2e08..dba1f934c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base-common.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export * from "ui/core/view";
 
 export abstract class TextBaseCommon extends View implements TextBaseDefinition, FormattedStringView {
 
-    public abstract _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: FormattedString): void;
+    // public abstract _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: FormattedString): void;
 
     public text: string;
     public formattedText: FormattedString;
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ export abstract class TextBaseCommon extends View implements TextBaseDefinition,
         this.style.paddingLeft = value;
     }
 
-    public onFormattedTextChanged(data: PropertyChangeData) {
-        let value = data.value;
-        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value);
-        textProperty.nativeValueChange(this, value.toString());
+    public _onFormattedTextContentsChanged(data: PropertyChangeData) {
+        if (this._nativeView){
+            // Notifications from the FormattedString start arriving before the Android view is even created.
+            this[formattedTextProperty.native] = data.value;
+        }
     }
 
     public _addChildFromBuilder(name: string, value: any): void {
@@ -125,12 +126,12 @@ formattedTextProperty.register(TextBaseCommon);
 function onFormattedTextPropertyChanged(textBase: TextBaseCommon, oldValue: FormattedString, newValue: FormattedString) {
     if (oldValue) {
         oldValue.parent = null;
-        removeWeakEventListener(oldValue, Observable.propertyChangeEvent, textBase.onFormattedTextChanged, textBase);
+        removeWeakEventListener(oldValue, Observable.propertyChangeEvent, textBase._onFormattedTextContentsChanged, textBase);
     }
 
     if (newValue) {
         newValue.parent = textBase;
-        addWeakEventListener(newValue, Observable.propertyChangeEvent, textBase.onFormattedTextChanged, textBase);
+        addWeakEventListener(newValue, Observable.propertyChangeEvent, textBase._onFormattedTextContentsChanged, textBase);
     }
 }
 
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 76191471e..80ef32070 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,13 @@
     Font, Color, FormattedString, TextDecoration, TextAlignment, TextTransform, WhiteSpace,
     paddingLeftProperty, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, Length
 } from "./text-base-common";
+import { toUIString } from "utils/types";
 
 export * from "./text-base-common";
 export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
     _transformationMethod: any;
     _nativeView: android.widget.TextView;
 
-    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: FormattedString) {
-        if (this._nativeView) {
-            let newText = value ? value._formattedText : this.text;
-            this._nativeView.setText(newText);
-        }
-    }
-
     //Text
     get [textProperty.native](): string {
         return this._nativeView.getText();
@@ -31,7 +25,31 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
         return null;
     }
     set [formattedTextProperty.native](value: FormattedString) {
-        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value);
+        let spannableStringBuilder = createSpannableStringBuilder(value);
+        const text = (spannableStringBuilder === null || spannableStringBuilder === undefined) ? '' : <any>spannableStringBuilder;
+        this._nativeView.setText(text);
+
+        if (spannableStringBuilder && this._nativeView instanceof android.widget.Button && 
+            !(this._nativeView.getTransformationMethod() instanceof TextTransformation)){
+                // Replace Android Button's default transformation (in case the developer has not already specified a text-transform) method 
+                // with our transformation method which can handle formatted text.
+                // Otherwise, the default tranformation method of the Android Button will overwrite and ignore our spannableStringBuilder.
+                // We can't set it to NONE since it is the default value. Set it to something else first.
+                this.style[textTransformProperty.cssName] = TextTransform.UPPERCASE;
+                this.style[textTransformProperty.cssName] = TextTransform.NONE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //TextTransform
+    get [textTransformProperty.native](): android.text.method.TransformationMethod {
+        return this._nativeView.getTransformationMethod();
+    }
+    set [textTransformProperty.native](value: TextTransform | android.text.method.TransformationMethod) {
+        if (typeof value === "string") {
+            this._nativeView.setTransformationMethod(new TextTransformation(this.text, this.formattedText, value));
+        } else {
+            this._nativeView.setTransformationMethod(value);
+        }
     }
 
     //Color
@@ -128,18 +146,6 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
         this._nativeView.setPaintFlags(flags);
     }
 
-    //TextTransform
-    get [textTransformProperty.native](): android.text.method.TransformationMethod {
-        return this._nativeView.getTransformationMethod();
-    }
-    set [textTransformProperty.native](value: TextTransform | android.text.method.TransformationMethod) {
-        if (typeof value === "string") {
-            this._nativeView.setTransformationMethod(new TextTransformation(this.text, this.formattedText, value));
-        } else {
-            this._nativeView.setTransformationMethod(value);
-        }
-    }
-
     //WhiteSpace
     get [whiteSpaceProperty.native](): WhiteSpace {
         return WhiteSpace.NORMAL;
@@ -208,45 +214,31 @@ class TextTransformation extends android.text.method.ReplacementTransformationMe
     }
 
     protected getOriginal(): native.Array<string> {
-        let result: native.Array<string> = [];
-        if (this.formattedText && this.formattedText._formattedText) {
-            for (let i = 0, loopLength = this.formattedText._formattedText.length(); i < loopLength; i++) {
-                result[i] = this.formattedText._formattedText.charAt(i);
-            }
-        } else {
-            for (let i = 0, loopLength = this.originalText.length; i < loopLength; i++) {
-                result[i] = this.originalText.charAt(i);
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    private _getTransformedString(): string {
-        let stringResult: string = "";
-        let textTransform = this.textTransform;
-        if (this.formattedText) {
-            for (let i = 0, length = this.formattedText.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
-                let span = this.formattedText.spans.getItem(i);
-                stringResult += getTransformedText(span.text, textTransform);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            stringResult = getTransformedText(this.originalText, textTransform);
-        }
-        return stringResult;
+        return convertStringToNativeCharArray(this.formattedText ? this.formattedText.toString() : this.originalText);        
     }
 
     protected getReplacement(): native.Array<string> {
-        let transformedString = this._getTransformedString();
-        let result: native.Array<string> = [];
-        for (let i = 0, length = transformedString.length; i < length; i++) {
-            result[i] = transformedString.charAt(i);
+        let replacementString: string = "";
+        if (this.formattedText) {
+            for (let i = 0, length = this.formattedText.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
+                let span = this.formattedText.spans.getItem(i);
+                replacementString += getTransformedText(span.text, this.textTransform);
+            }
         }
-        return result;
+        else {
+            replacementString = getTransformedText(this.originalText, this.textTransform);
+        }
+
+        return convertStringToNativeCharArray(replacementString);        
     }
 
-    public getTransformation(charSeq: string, view: android.view.View): string {
-        return this._getTransformedString();
+    public getTransformation(charSeq: any, view: android.view.View): any {
+        if (this.formattedText) {
+            return createSpannableStringBuilder(this.formattedText);
+        }
+        else {
+            return getTransformedText(this.originalText, this.textTransform);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +253,7 @@ function getCapitalizedString(str: string): string {
     return newWords.join(" ");
 }
 
-export function getTransformedText(text: string, textTransform: TextTransform): string {
+function getTransformedText(text: string, textTransform: TextTransform): string {
     switch (textTransform) {
         case TextTransform.NONE:
             return text;
@@ -274,4 +266,42 @@ export function getTransformedText(text: string, textTransform: TextTransform):
         default:
             throw new Error(`Invalid text transform value: ${textTransform}. Valid values are: "${TextTransform.NONE}", "${TextTransform.CAPITALIZE}", "${TextTransform.UPPERCASE}", "${TextTransform.LOWERCASE}".`);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function createSpannableStringBuilder(formattedString: FormattedString): android.text.SpannableStringBuilder {
+    let ssb = new android.text.SpannableStringBuilder();
+
+    if (formattedString === null || formattedString === undefined){
+        return ssb;
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0, spanStart = 0, spanLength = 0, spanText = "", length = formattedString.spans.length; i < length; i++) {
+        let span = formattedString.spans.getItem(i);
+        spanText = toUIString(span.text);
+        if (formattedString.parent){
+            let textTransform = (<TextBase>formattedString.parent).textTransform;
+            if (textTransform){
+                spanText = getTransformedText(spanText, textTransform);
+            }
+        }
+        spanLength = spanText.length;
+        if (spanLength !== 0) {
+            ssb.insert(spanStart, spanText);
+            span.updateSpanModifiers(formattedString);
+            for (let p = 0, spanModifiersLength = span.spanModifiers.length; p < spanModifiersLength; p++) {
+                ssb.setSpan(span.spanModifiers[p], spanStart, spanStart + spanLength, android.text.Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+            }
+            spanStart += spanLength;
+        }
+    }
+    return ssb;
+}
+
+function convertStringToNativeCharArray(value: string): native.Array<string> {
+    let nativeCharArray: native.Array<string> = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0, length = value.length; i < length; i++) {
+        nativeCharArray[i] = value.charAt(i);
+    }
+    return nativeCharArray;
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts
index 6b135dd3a..384d3d1f1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.ios.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     TextDecoration, TextAlignment, TextTransform
 } from "./text-base-common";
 import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import { toUIString } from "utils/types";
 
 export * from "./text-base-common";
 
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
                 let style = this.style;
                 setTextDecorationAndTransform(newValue, this.nativeView, style.textDecoration, style.textTransform, style.letterSpacing, style.color);
             }
-        } else {
+        } 
+        else {
             nativeView.text = newValue;
         }
         this._requestLayoutOnTextChanged();
@@ -43,16 +45,12 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
         return null;
     }
     set [formattedTextProperty.native](value: FormattedString) {
-        this._setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value);
-    }
-
-    public _setFormattedTextPropertyToNative(value: FormattedString) {
-        let newText = value ? value._formattedText : null;
+        let mas = createNSMutableAttributedString(value);
         let nativeView = this.nativeView;
         if (nativeView instanceof UIButton) {
-            nativeView.setAttributedTitleForState(newText, UIControlState.Normal);
+            nativeView.setAttributedTitleForState(mas, UIControlState.Normal);
         } else {
-            nativeView.attributedText = newText;
+            nativeView.attributedText = mas;
         }
     }
 
@@ -280,3 +278,21 @@ function setTextDecorationAndTransform(text: string, nativeView: UITextField | U
         }
     }
 }
+
+function createNSMutableAttributedString(formattedString: FormattedString): NSMutableAttributedString {
+    let mas = NSMutableAttributedString.alloc().init();
+    for (let i = 0, spanStart = 0, spanLength = 0, length = formattedString.spans.length, spanText = ""; i < length; i++) {
+        let span = formattedString.spans.getItem(i);
+        spanText = toUIString(span.text);
+        spanLength = spanText.length;
+        span.updateSpanModifiers(formattedString);
+        let attrDict = NSMutableDictionary.alloc<string, any>().init();
+        for (let p = 0; p < span.spanModifiers.length; p++) {
+            attrDict.setObjectForKey(span.spanModifiers[p].value, span.spanModifiers[p].key);
+        }
+        let nsAttributedString = NSMutableAttributedString.alloc().initWithStringAttributes(String(spanText), attrDict);
+        mas.insertAttributedStringAtIndex(nsAttributedString, spanStart);
+        spanStart += spanLength;
+    }
+    return mas;
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
index 4c83f3ddb..6aab40ef0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-field/text-field.ios.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { 
     TextFieldBase, Color, secureProperty, textProperty, hintProperty, colorProperty, placeholderColorProperty, 
-    Length, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, paddingLeftProperty
+    Length, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, paddingLeftProperty, _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString
 } from "./text-field-common";
 
 export * from "./text-field-common";
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
 
             owner.dismissSoftInput();
 
-            if (owner.formattedText) {
-                owner.formattedText.createFormattedStringCore();
-            }
+            // if (owner.formattedText) {
+            //     formattedTextProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, textField.attributedText);
+            // }
         }
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
         if (owner) {
             if (owner.updateTextTrigger === "textChanged") {
                 if (textField.secureTextEntry && this.firstEdit) {
-                    textProperty.nativeValueChange(owner,  replacementString);
+                    textProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, replacementString);
                 }
                 else {
                     if (range.location <= textField.text.length) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class UITextFieldDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextFieldDelegate {
             }
 
             if (owner.formattedText) {
-                owner.formattedText._updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(range.location, range.length, replacementString);
+                _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(owner.formattedText, range.location, range.length, replacementString);
             }
         }
 
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 4487cf5d4..8cf3f21e0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import {
     EditableTextBase, editableProperty, hintProperty, textProperty, colorProperty,
     borderTopWidthProperty, borderRightWidthProperty, borderBottomWidthProperty, borderLeftWidthProperty,
-    paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, paddingLeftProperty, Length
+    paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, paddingLeftProperty, Length, _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString
 
 } from "ui/editable-text-base";
 import { Color } from "color";
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ class UITextViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextViewDelegate {
             owner.dismissSoftInput();
             owner._refreshHintState(owner.hint, textView.text);
 
-            if (owner.formattedText) {
-                owner.formattedText.createFormattedStringCore();
-
-            }
+            // if (owner.formattedText) {
+            //     formattedTextProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, textView.attributedText);
+            // }
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class UITextViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextViewDelegate {
     public textViewShouldChangeTextInRangeReplacementText(textView: UITextView, range: NSRange, replacementString: string): boolean {
         const owner = this._owner.get();
         if (owner && owner.formattedText) {
-            owner.formattedText._updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(range.location, range.length, replacementString);
+            _updateCharactersInRangeReplacementString(owner.formattedText, range.location, range.length, replacementString);
         }
 
         return true;