diff --git a/application/application-common.ts b/application/application-common.ts
index 192c40791..377c8cdf9 100644
--- a/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/application/application-common.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,4 @@ export function loadCss() {
             }
         }
     }
-}
-
-global.__onLiveSync = function () {
-    frame.reloadPage();
 }
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diff --git a/application/application.android.ts b/application/application.android.ts
index 6bafb8e40..7b501d7fc 100644
--- a/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/application/application.android.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import frame = require("ui/frame");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import fileResolverModule = require("file-system/file-name-resolver");
 
 global.moduleMerge(appModule, exports);
 
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ var initEvents = function () {
                 return;
             }
 
+            (<any>androidApp).paused = true;
+
             if (activity === androidApp.foregroundActivity) {
                 if (exports.onSuspend) {
                     exports.onSuspend();
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ var initEvents = function () {
                 return;
             }
 
+            (<any>androidApp).paused = false;
+
             if (activity === androidApp.foregroundActivity) {
                 if (exports.onResume) {
                     exports.onResume();
@@ -347,3 +352,18 @@ function onConfigurationChanged(context: android.content.Context, intent: androi
         });
     }
 }
+
+global.__onLiveSync = function () {
+    if (exports.android && exports.android.paused) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Clear file resolver cache to respect newly added files.
+    fileResolverModule.clearCache();
+
+    // Reload app.css in case it was changed.
+    appModule.loadCss();
+
+    // Reload current page.
+    frame.reloadPage();
+}
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diff --git a/application/application.ios.ts b/application/application.ios.ts
index a1910d018..4f2dc6241 100644
--- a/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import definition = require("application");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import uiUtils = require("ui/utils");
+import fileResolverModule = require("file-system/file-name-resolver");
 
 global.moduleMerge(appModule, exports);
 
@@ -227,3 +228,18 @@ exports.start = function () {
         throw new Error("iOS Application already started!");
     }
 }
+
+global.__onLiveSync = function () {
+    if (!started) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Clear file resolver cache to respect newly added files.
+    fileResolverModule.clearCache();
+
+    // Reload app.css in case it was changed.
+    appModule.loadCss();
+
+    // Reload current page.
+    frame.reloadPage();
+}
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diff --git a/file-system/file-name-resolver.d.ts b/file-system/file-name-resolver.d.ts
index 2d9e5d370..5b18d44e1 100644
--- a/file-system/file-name-resolver.d.ts
+++ b/file-system/file-name-resolver.d.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ declare module "file-system/file-name-resolver" {
     export class FileNameResolver {
         constructor(context: PlatformContext);
         resolveFileName(path: string, ext: string): string;
+        clearCache(): void;
     }
 
     export function resolveFileName(path: string, ext: string): string;
+    export function clearCache(): void;
 
     //@private
     export function findFileMatch(path: string, ext: string, candidates: Array<string>, context: PlatformContext): string
diff --git a/file-system/file-name-resolver.ts b/file-system/file-name-resolver.ts
index fdf023498..b9e7c785a 100644
--- a/file-system/file-name-resolver.ts
+++ b/file-system/file-name-resolver.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ export class FileNameResolver implements definition.FileNameResolver {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public clearCache(): void {
+        this._cache = {};
+    }
+
     private resolveFileNameImpl(path: string, ext: string): string {
         var result: string = null;
         path = fs.path.normalize(path);
@@ -239,3 +243,8 @@ export function resolveFileName(path: string, ext: string): string {
     return resolverInstance.resolveFileName(path, ext);
 }
 
+export function clearCache(): void {
+    if (resolverInstance) {
+        resolverInstance.clearCache();
+    }
+}
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