diff --git a/application/application.d.ts b/application/application.d.ts
index 85e2405bf..2da7279c9 100644
--- a/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/application/application.d.ts
@@ -518,6 +518,11 @@ declare module "application" {
          * String value used when hooking to activityBackPressed event.
          */
         public static activityBackPressedEvent: string;
+        
+        /**
+         * String value used when hooking to requestPermissions event.
+         */
+        public static activityRequestPermissionsEvent: string;
 
         /**
          * Register a BroadcastReceiver to be run in the main activity thread. The receiver will be called with any broadcast Intent that matches filter, in the main application thread. 
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests.ts
index c9e472ed5..9a5849785 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests.ts
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ export class DatePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<datePickerModule.DatePicke
     }
     
     public test_DateIsSetCorrectlyWhenDayIsSet() {
-        let today = new Date();
+        let today = new Date(2016, 3, 15);
         this.testView.year = today.getFullYear();
         this.testView.month = today.getMonth();
-        let expectedValue = today.getDate() === 19 ? 18 : 19;
+        let expectedValue = today.getDate();
         this.testView.day = expectedValue;
         
         let expectedDate = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth() - 1, expectedValue);
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ export class DatePickerTest extends testModule.UITest<datePickerModule.DatePicke
     }
     
     public test_DateIsSetCorrectlyWhenMonthIsSet() {
-        let today = new Date();
+        let today = new Date(2016, 3, 15);
         this.testView.year = today.getFullYear();
         this.testView.day = today.getDate();
         
-        let expectedValue = today.getMonth() === 5 ? 4 : 5;
+        let expectedValue = today.getMonth();
         this.testView.month = expectedValue;
         let expectedDate = new Date(today.getFullYear(), expectedValue - 1, today.getDate());