diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
index 58553419b..d54d53c08 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import appmodule = require("application");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 
 var STRING = "string",
+    PROMPT = "Prompt",
+    CONFIRM = "Confirm",
     ALERT = "Alert",
     OK = "OK",
     CANCEL = "Cancel";
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ function createAlertDialog(message: string, options: dialogs.DialogOptions): and
     return alert;
 }
 
-function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options: dialogs.ConfirmOptions,
+function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options: dialogs.DialogButtonOptions,
     okCallback: Function, cancelCallback?: Function, neutralCallback?: Function): void {
 
     if (options.okButtonText) {
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options
         }));
     }
 
-    if (options.otherButtonText) {
-        alert.setNeutralButton(options.otherButtonText, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
+    if (options.neutralButtonText) {
+        alert.setNeutralButton(options.neutralButtonText, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
             onClick: function (dialog: android.content.DialogInterface, id: number) {
                 dialog.cancel();
                 if (neutralCallback) {
@@ -53,12 +55,12 @@ function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options
     }
 }
 
-export function alert(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, buttonText: OK }): promises.Promise<void> {
+export function alert(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, okButtonText: OK }): promises.Promise<void> {
     var d = promises.defer<void>();
     try {
         var alert = createAlertDialog(message, options);
 
-        alert.setPositiveButton(options.buttonText, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
+    alert.setPositiveButton(options.okButtonText, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
             onClick: function (dialog: android.content.DialogInterface, id: number) {
                 dialog.cancel();
                 d.resolve();
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ export function alert(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, buttonText: OK
     return d.promise();
 }
 
-export function confirm(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL }): promises.Promise<boolean> {
+export function confirm(message: string, options = { title: CONFIRM, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL }): promises.Promise<boolean> {
     var d = promises.defer<boolean>();
     try {
         var alert = createAlertDialog(message, options);
@@ -90,13 +92,13 @@ export function confirm(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, okButtonText:
     return d.promise();
 }
 
-export function prompt(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL, defaultText: "" }): promises.Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
+export function prompt(message: string, defaultText?: string, options = { title: PROMPT, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL }): promises.Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
     var d = promises.defer<dialogs.PromptResult>();
     try {
         var alert = createAlertDialog(message, options);
 
         var input = new android.widget.EditText(appmodule.android.context);
-        input.setText(options.defaultText ? options.defaultText : "");
+        input.setText(defaultText ? defaultText : "");
 
         alert.setView(input);
 
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
index 6e4da0228..014bbe8ac 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
     * @param message Specifies the text to display in the confirm box.
     * @param options Specifies the options for the confirm box. Optional.
     */
-    function confirm(message: string, options?: ConfirmOptions): promises.Promise<boolean>;
+    function confirm(message: string, options?: DialogButtonOptions): promises.Promise<boolean>;
 
     /**
     * The prompt() method displays a dialog box that prompts the visitor for input.
     * @param message The text to display in the dialog box.
     * @param options The options for the dialog box. Optional.
     */
-    function prompt(message: string, options?: PromptOptions): promises.Promise<string>;
+    function prompt(message: string, defaultText?: string, options?: DialogButtonOptions): promises.Promise<string>;
 
     /**
     * Provides options for the dialog.
@@ -38,39 +38,24 @@
     */
     interface AlertOptions extends DialogOptions {
         /**
-          * Gets or sets the button name.
+          * Gets or sets the OK button text.
           */
-        buttonText?: string;
+        okButtonText?: string;
     }
 
     /**
     * Provides options for the confirm.
     */
-    interface ConfirmOptions extends DialogOptions {
+    interface DialogButtonOptions extends AlertOptions {
         /**
-          * Gets or sets the OK button name.
-          */
-        okButtonText?: string;
-
-        /**
-          * Gets or sets the Cancel button name.
+          * Gets or sets the Cancel button text.
           */
         cancelButtonText?: string;
 
         /**
-          * Gets or sets the Cancel button name.
+          * Gets or sets the neutral button text.
           */
-        otherButtonText?: string;
-    }
-
-    /**
-    * Provides options for the prompt.
-    */
-    interface PromptOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
-        /**
-          * Gets or sets the default text.
-          */
-        defaultText?: string;
+        neutralButtonText?: string;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
index 983f42e04..5553935d4 100644
--- a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function createDelegate(callback) {
     return new delegateType;
 }
 
-function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: UIKit.UIAlertView, options: dialogs.ConfirmOptions): void {
+function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: UIKit.UIAlertView, options: dialogs.DialogButtonOptions): void {
     if (!options)
         return;
 
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ function addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: UIKit.UIAlertView, options: dialogs.Conf
         alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.cancelButtonText);
     }
 
-    if (options.otherButtonText) {
-        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.otherButtonText);
+    if (options.neutralButtonText) {
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.neutralButtonText);
     }
 }
 
-export function alert(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, buttonText: OK }): promises.Promise<void> {
+export function alert(message: string, options = { title: ALERT, okButtonText: OK }): promises.Promise<void> {
     var d = promises.defer<void>();
     try {
         var alert = createUIAlertView(message, options);
 
-        if (options.buttonText) {
-            alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.buttonText);
+        if (options.okButtonText) {
+            alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.okButtonText);
         }
 
         // Assign first to local variable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function confirm(message: string, options  = { title: CONFIRM, okButtonTe
     return d.promise();
 }
 
-export function prompt(message: string, options = { title: PROMPT, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL, defaultText: "" }): promises.Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
+export function prompt(message: string, defaultText?: string, options = { title: PROMPT, okButtonText: OK, cancelButtonText: CANCEL, defaultText: "" }): promises.Promise<dialogs.PromptResult> {
     var d = promises.defer<dialogs.PromptResult>();
     try {
         var alert = createUIAlertView(message, options);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function prompt(message: string, options = { title: PROMPT, okButtonText:
         addButtonsToAlertDialog(alert, options);
 
         var textField = alert.textFieldAtIndex(0);
-        textField.text = options.defaultText ? options.defaultText : "";
+        textField.text = defaultText ? defaultText : "";
 
         // Assign first to local variable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
         var delegate = createDelegate(function (view, index) {