diff --git a/BCL.csproj b/BCL.csproj
index 9620dbb86..b9210b2c8 100644
--- a/BCL.csproj
+++ b/BCL.csproj
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\core\view.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\core\observable.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\dialogs\dialogs.android.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>dialogs.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\dialogs\dialogs.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\dialogs\dialogs.ios.ts">
+      <DependentUpon>dialogs.d.ts</DependentUpon>
+    </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\dialogs\index.ts" />
     <Content Include="_references.ts" />
     <Content Include="image-source\Readme.md" />
     <Content Include="http\Readme.md" />
@@ -259,6 +267,9 @@
     <Folder Include="Deploy\Full\" />
     <Folder Include="Deploy\xCode\" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="ui\dialogs\Readme.md" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Full'">
     <TypeScriptModuleKind>commonjs</TypeScriptModuleKind>
     <TypeScriptRemoveComments>True</TypeScriptRemoveComments>
@@ -351,7 +362,15 @@
   <UsingTask TaskName="BuildTasks.CopyForPlatformBuildTask" AssemblyFile="../../Build/lib/BuildTasks.dll" />
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
     <CopyForPlatformBuildTask TargetPlatform="$(TargetOS)" IncludeTests="$(CopyTests)" Platforms="iOS;Android" InputFiles="@(GeneratedJavascript)" DestinationFolder="$(OutputPath)\$(Configuration)\" JSConfigFile="$(JSConfig)" AppMainJSFile="$(JSMainFile)" ProjectDir="$(ProjectDir)" />
-    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation'" Command="node ../../Documentation/Src/TypeScriptAPIExtractor/app.js @(TypeScriptCompile) $(IntermediateOutputPath)\api.xml" IgnoreExitCode="true" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="false" LogStandardErrorAsError="true" />
+
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation' " Command='rd /q /s "../../Documentation/Docs/"' />
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation' " Command='md "../../Documentation/Docs/"' />
+
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation' " Command='node ../../Documentation/Src/SnippetsExtractor/app.js -noclean -source bin\Documentation\Tests -destination ../../Documentation/Docs/' />
+
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation' " Command="node ../../Documentation/Src/TypeScriptAPIExtractor/app.js @(TypeScriptCompile) $(IntermediateOutputPath)\api.xml" IgnoreExitCode="true" IgnoreStandardErrorWarningFormat="false" LogStandardErrorAsError="true" />
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Documentation' " Command='"../../Documentation/Src/XMLAPIPrinting/bin/Release/XMLAPIPrinting.exe" $(IntermediateOutputPath)\api.xml "../../Documentation/Docs/"' />
+
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PostBuildEvent>
diff --git a/Tests/application-tests-common.ts b/Tests/application-tests-common.ts
index 1220938ee..9855c0253 100644
--- a/Tests/application-tests-common.ts
+++ b/Tests/application-tests-common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// <snippet name="application">
+// <snippet name="application/HOW-TO">
 // # Application
 // The Application module provides abstraction over the platform-specific Application implementations.
 // It is the main BCL module and is required for other BCL modules to work properly.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import app = require("application");
 // The pre-required `app` module is used throughout the following code snippets.
 // </snippet>
 
-// <snippet name="application">
+// <snippet name="application/HOW-TO">
 // ### Initialization
 // ``` JavaScript
 //// The native app instance depends on the target platform
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ app.init(nativeAppInstance);
 // ```
 // </snippet>
 
-// <snippet name="application">
+// <snippet name="application/HOW-TO">
 // ### Checking the target platform
 // Use the following code in case you need to check somewhere in your code the platform you are running against:
 // ``` JavaScript
diff --git a/Tests/application-tests.android.ts b/Tests/application-tests.android.ts
index 15113d7f9..9e01f431c 100644
--- a/Tests/application-tests.android.ts
+++ b/Tests/application-tests.android.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import commonTests = require("Tests/application-tests-common");
 declare var exports;
 require("utils/module-merge").merge(commonTests, exports);
 
-// <snippet name="application">
+// <snippet name="application/HOW-TO">
 // ### Using the Android-specific implementation
 // Accessing the Android-specific object instance (will be undefined if running on iOS)
 // ``` JavaScript
diff --git a/Tests/file-system-tests.ts b/Tests/file-system-tests.ts
index f51f33afe..5b9f06f2a 100644
--- a/Tests/file-system-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/file-system-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // # File System
 // Using the file system requires the FileSystem module.
 // ``` JavaScript
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import fs = require("file-system");
 
 import TKUnit = require("Tests/TKUnit");
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // ## Path
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testPathNormalize = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Normalize a Path
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export var testPathNormalize = function () {
 };
 
 export var testPathJoin = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Path Join
     // Concatinate a path to a file by providing multiple path arguments.
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export var testPathJoin = function () {
 };
 
 export var testPathSeparator = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get the Path Separator
     // ``` JavaScript
     //// An OS dependant path separator, "\" or "/".
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export var testPathSeparator = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFileFromPath = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get or Create a File With Path
     // The following example writes some text to a file created for path.
     // It will create a new file or overwrite an existing file.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export var testFileFromPath = function () {
 }
 
 export var testFolderFromPath = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get or Create a Folder With Path
     // ``` JavaScript
     var path = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.documents().path, "music");
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ export var testFolderFromPath = function () {
     // </snippet>
 }
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // ## Create
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testFileWrite = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Writing a string to a File
     // The following example writes some text to a file.
     // It will create a new file or overwrite an existing file.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export var testFileWrite = function () {
 };
 
 export var testGetFile = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get or Create a File
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export var testGetFile = function () {
 }
 
 export var testGetFolder = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get or Create a Folder
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ export var testGetFolder = function () {
     // </snippet>
 };
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // ## Read
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testFileRead = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Reading from a File
     // The following example writes some text to a file and then reads it back.
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export var testFileRead = function () {
 };
 
 export var testGetKnownFolders = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Getting the Known Folders
     // Each app has several well known folders. This is how to access them:
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export var testGetKnownFolders = function () {
 };
 
 export var testGetEntities = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Getting Folder Contents
     // Getting all files and folders within a folder:
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export var testGetEntities = function () {
 };
 
 export var testEnumEntities = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Enumerating Folder Contents
     // Getting all folder entities in array may be slow with large number of files.
     // Enumerating the folder entities would itterate the files one by one without blocking the UI.
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export var testEnumEntities = function () {
 };
 
 export var testGetParent = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Getting Parent Folder
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export var testGetParent = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFileNameExtension = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Getting File Name and Extension
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export var testFileNameExtension = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFileExists = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Checking if a File Exists
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export var testFileExists = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFolderExists = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Checking if a Folder Exists
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@ export var testContainsFile = function () {
     file.remove();
 };
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // ## Update
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testFileRename = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Renaming a File
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export var testFileRename = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFolderRename = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Renaming a Folder
     // ``` JavaScript
     var folder = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -475,12 +475,12 @@ export var testFolderRename = function () {
     // </snippet>
 };
 
-// <snippet name="file-system">
+// <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
 // ## Delete
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testFileRemove = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Removing a File
     // To 'delete', 'remove' or 'unlink' a file use the file's remove method:
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ export var testFileRemove = function () {
 };
 
 export var testFolderRemove = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Removing a Folder
     // ``` JavaScript
     var documents = fs.knownFolders.documents();
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ export var testFolderRemove = function () {
 }
 
 export var testFolderClear = function () {
-    // <snippet name="file-system">
+    // <snippet name="file-system/HOW-TO">
     // ### Clearing the Contents of a Folder
     // The clear method removes all files within a folder.
     // ``` JavaScript
diff --git a/Tests/http-tests.ts b/Tests/http-tests.ts
index 82ffdf457..48da82a2e 100644
--- a/Tests/http-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/http-tests.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import http = require("http");
 require("globals");
 
-// <snippet name="http">
+// <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
 // # Http module
 // ``` JavaScript
 // var http = require("http");
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export var test_getString = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get string from URL
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.getString("http://httpbin.org/get").then(function (r) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export var test_getJSON = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get JSON from URL
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.getJSON("http://httpbin.org/get").then(function (r) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export var test_getImage = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get Image from URL
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.getImage("http://www.google.com/images/errors/logo_sm_2.png").then(function (r) {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export var test_request_responseStatusCodeShouldBeDefined = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get response status code
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.request({ url: "http://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET" }).then(function (response) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export var test_request_responseHeadersShouldBeDefined = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get response headers
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.request({ url: "http://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET" }).then(function (response) {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export var test_request_responseContentShouldBeDefined = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="http">
+    // <snippet name="http/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get response content
     // ``` JavaScript
     http.request({ url: "http://httpbin.org/get", method: "GET" }).then(function (response) {
diff --git a/Tests/image-source-tests.ts b/Tests/image-source-tests.ts
index afc5d080c..b85941b61 100644
--- a/Tests/image-source-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/image-source-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// <snippet name="image-source">
+// <snippet name="image-source/HOW-TO">
 // # Image source
 // Using the image source requires the image-source module.
 // ``` JavaScript
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import app = require("application");
 import TKUnit = require("Tests/TKUnit"); 
 
 export var testFromResource = function () {
-    // <snippet name="image-source">
+    // <snippet name="image-source/HOW-TO">
     // ### Load image using resource name
     // This is similar to loading Bitmap from `R.drawable.logo` on Android or calling `[UIImage imageNamed@"logo"]` on iOS
     // ``` JavaScript
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export var testFromUrl = function () {
     var completed;
     var result: imageSource.ImageSource;
 
-    // <snippet name="image-source">
+    // <snippet name="image-source/HOW-TO">
     // ### Load image from URL
     // ``` JavaScript
     imageSource.fromUrl("http://www.google.com/images/errors/logo_sm_2.png")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export var testFromUrl = function () {
 }
 
 export var testSaveToFile = function () {
-    // <snippet name="image-source">
+    // <snippet name="image-source/HOW-TO">
     // ### Save image source to PNG or JPG file
     // ``` JavaScript
     var img = imageSource.fromResource("logo");
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export var testSaveToFile = function () {
 }
 
 export var testFromFile = function () {
-    // <snippet name="image-source">
+    // <snippet name="image-source/HOW-TO">
     // ### Load image from a local file
     // ``` JavaScript
     var folder = fs.knownFolders.documents();
diff --git a/Tests/local-settings-tests.ts b/Tests/local-settings-tests.ts
index ed05dff78..50c93f268 100644
--- a/Tests/local-settings-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/local-settings-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// <snippet name="local-settings">
+// <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
 // # Local Settings
 // ``` JavaScript
 var LocalSettings = require("local-settings");
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var noStringKey: string = "noStringKey";
 var noBoolKey: string = "noBoolKey";
 var noNumberKey: string = "noNumberKey";
 
-// <snippet name="local-settings">
+// <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
 // ## Working with string, number and boolean values
 // </snippet>
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export var testBoolean = function () {
     var boolValue = LocalSettings.getBoolean(boolKey);
     TKUnit.assert(false == boolValue, "Cannot set boolean to false, currently it is: " + LocalSettings.getBoolean(boolKey));
 
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Set and get boolean value and provide default value in case it is not set
     // ``` JavaScript
     LocalSettings.setBoolean("boolKey", true);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export var testBoolean = function () {
 };
 
 export var testString = function () {
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Set and get string value
     // ``` JavaScript
     LocalSettings.setString("stringKey", "String value");
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export var testString = function () {
 };
 
 export var testNumber = function () {
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Set and get numeric value.
     // We use `toFixed()` here in order to avoid floating point errors - ex: `54.321` becoming `54.320999999537`.
     // Beware the result of `toFixed()` is a string not a number therefore you cannot use `===` or `!==` when comparing with a number.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export var testNumber = function () {
 };
 
 export var testDefaults = function () {
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Reading values that are not set before while providing default value
     // ``` JavaScript
     var defaultValue = LocalSettings.getString("noStringKey", "No string value");
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export var testDefaults = function () {
     TKUnit.assert(true === LocalSettings.getBoolean(noBoolKey, true), "Bad default boolean value");
     TKUnit.assert(123.45 === LocalSettings.getNumber(noNumberKey, 123.45), "Bad default number value");
 
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Reading values that are not set before not providing default value
     // ``` JavaScript
     var defaultValue = LocalSettings.getString("noStringKey");
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ export var testDefaults = function () {
     TKUnit.assert("undefined" === typeof LocalSettings.getNumber(noNumberKey), "Default number value is not undefined");
 };
 
-// <snippet name="local-settings">
+// <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
 // ## Other functions
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testHasKey = function () {
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Checking for existence of value for key
     // ``` JavaScript
     var hasKey = LocalSettings.hasKey("noBoolKey");
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export var testHasKey = function () {
 };
 
 export var testRemove = function () {
-    // <snippet name="local-settings">
+    // <snippet name="local-settings/HOW-TO">
     // ### Removing value for key
     // ``` JavaScript
     LocalSettings.remove("boolKey");
diff --git a/Tests/location-tests.ts b/Tests/location-tests.ts
index be0eaf4e1..922e70b61 100644
--- a/Tests/location-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/location-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// <snippet name="location">
+// <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
 // # Location
 // Using the location requires the Location module.
 // ``` JavaScript
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import locationModule = require("location");
 var LocationManager = locationModule.LocationManager;
 var Location = locationModule.Location;
 
-// <snippet name="location">
+// <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
 // ## Other functions
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testIsEnabled = function () {
-    // <snippet name="location">
+    // <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
     // ### Test are location services available for this device
     // ``` JavaScript
     var isEnabled = LocationManager.isEnabled();
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export var testIsEnabled = function () {
 };
 
 export var testDistance = function () {
-    // <snippet name="location">
+    // <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get distance between two locations
     // ``` JavaScript
     //var Location = require("location").Location;
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ export var testDistance = function () {
     TKUnit.assert((distance > 10780000) && (distance < 10860000), "invalid distance " + distance);
 };
 
-// <snippet name="location">
+// <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
 // ## Getting location
 // </snippet>
 
 export var testLocation = function () {
     var locationReceived;
 
-    // <snippet name="location">
+    // <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
     // ### Receive continuous location updates
     // ``` JavaScript
     var locationManager = new LocationManager();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export var testLocation = function () {
 
 export var testLastKnownLocation = function () {
     TKUnit.waitUntilReady(function () { return false; }, 1); // give it some time after the last test
-    // <snippet name="location">
+    // <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get last known location
     // ``` JavaScript
     var locationManager = new LocationManager();
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export var testLocationOnceTimeout10000 = function () {
 
 export var testSnippet = function () {
     var locationReceived;
-    // <snippet name="location">
+    // <snippet name="location/HOW-TO">
     // ### Get location once
     // if there is `options.timeout` you will receive error on timeout. If `options.timeout` is 0 then the result is the same as the result from `LocationManager.lastKnownLocation`
     // and there will be no wait. You can use `options.maximumAge` to specify you don't want to receive locations older than specified time in ms.
diff --git a/Tests/timer-tests.ts b/Tests/timer-tests.ts
index 03b665e51..9bcf4c58b 100644
--- a/Tests/timer-tests.ts
+++ b/Tests/timer-tests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import TKUnit = require("Tests/TKUnit");
 var timer = require("timer/timer");
 
-// <snippet name="timer">
+// <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
 // # Timer module
 // ``` JavaScript
 // require("globals");
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export var test_setTimeout = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="timer">
+    // <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
     // ### Evaluates an expression after 0 milliseconds.
     // ``` JavaScript
     timer.setTimeout(function () {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export var test_setTimeout_callbackCalledAfterSpecifedTime = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="timer">
+    // <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
     // ### Evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds.
     // ``` JavaScript
     timer.setTimeout(function () {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export var test_setTimeout_callbackShouldBeCleared = function () {
     var completed: boolean;
     var isReady = function () { return completed; }
 
-    // <snippet name="timer">
+    // <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
     // ### Cancels the evaluation with the clearTimeout method.
     // ``` JavaScript
     var id = timer.setTimeout(function () {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export var test_setInterval_callbackCalledDuringPeriod = function () {
     var expected = 4;
     var isReady = function () { return counter >= expected; }
 
-    // <snippet name="timer">
+    // <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
     // ### Evaluates an expression each time a specified number of milliseconds has elapsed.
     // ``` JavaScript
     timer.setInterval(function () {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export var test_setInterval_callbackShouldBeCleared = function () {
     var expected = 1;
     var isReady = function () { return counter == expected; }
 
-    // <snippet name="timer">
+    // <snippet name="timer/HOW-TO">
     // ### Cancel the interval previously started using the setInterval method.
     // ``` JavaScript
     var id = timer.setInterval(function () {
diff --git a/text/text.d.ts b/text/text.d.ts
index a5359343c..7f6c92774 100644
--- a/text/text.d.ts
+++ b/text/text.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 * Defines the supported character encodings.
 */
 declare module "text" {
-    export module encoding {
+    module encoding {
         export var ISO_8859_1: any;
         export var US_ASCII: any;
         export var UTF_16: any;
diff --git a/ui/dialogs/Readme.md b/ui/dialogs/Readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19766516d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/dialogs/Readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Dialogs module. Examples:
+```js
+    dialogs.alert("Test").then(function(){  dialogs.alert("Test2"); });
+    dialogs.alert({message:"Test", title: "MyAlert", buttonName: "Close" })
+		.then(function(){  dialogs.alert("Test2"); });
+    
+    dialogs.confirm("Test?").then(function(r){  dialogs.alert("Result:" + r); });
+    dialogs.confirm({message:"Confirm?", title: "MyConfirm", okButtonName: "Do it!", cancelButtonName: "Ignore it!" })
+		.then(function(r){  dialogs.alert("Result:" + r); });
+
+    dialogs.prompt("Enter something!").then(function(r){  dialogs.alert("Result:" + r); });
+    dialogs.prompt({message:"Enter something?", title: "MyPrompt", okButtonName: "Do it!", 
+		cancelButtonName: "Ignore it!", defaultText : "Enter your password here!" })
+			.then(function(r){  dialogs.alert("Result:" + r); });
+```
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diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b004531e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.android.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+  * Android specific dialogs functions implementation.
+  */
+import promises = require("promises");
+import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
+import appmodule = require("application");
+
+var STRING = "string",
+    ALERT = "Alert",
+    OK = "OK",
+    CANCEL = "Cancel";
+
+function createAlertDialog(options: dialogs.DialogOptions): android.app.AlertDialog.Builder {
+    var alert = new android.app.AlertDialog.Builder(appmodule.android.currentActivity);
+    alert.setTitle(options.title);
+    alert.setMessage(options.message);
+    return alert;
+}
+
+function addOkCancelButtonsToAlertDialog(alert: android.app.AlertDialog.Builder, options: dialogs.ConfirmOptions,
+    okCallback: Function, cancelCallback?: Function): void {
+    alert.setPositiveButton(options.okButtonName, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
+        onClick: function (dialog: android.content.DialogInterface, id: number) {
+            dialog.cancel();
+            okCallback();
+        }
+    }));
+
+    alert.setNegativeButton(options.cancelButtonName, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
+        onClick: function (dialog: android.content.DialogInterface, id: number) {
+            dialog.cancel();
+            if (cancelCallback) {
+                cancelCallback();
+            }
+        }
+    }));
+}
+
+export function alert(arg: any): promises.Promise<void> {
+    var d = promises.defer<void>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, buttonName: OK } : arg
+
+        var alert = createAlertDialog(options);
+
+        alert.setPositiveButton(options.buttonName, new android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener({
+            onClick: function (dialog: android.content.DialogInterface, id: number) {
+                dialog.cancel();
+                d.resolve();
+            }
+        }));
+
+        alert.show();
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
+
+export function confirm(arg: any): promises.Promise<boolean> {
+    var d = promises.defer<boolean>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, okButtonName: OK, cancelButtonName: CANCEL } : arg
+
+        var alert = createAlertDialog(options);
+
+        addOkCancelButtonsToAlertDialog(alert, options, function () { d.resolve(true); }, function () { d.resolve(false); });
+
+        alert.show();
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
+
+export function prompt(arg: any): promises.Promise<string> {
+    var d = promises.defer<string>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, okButtonName: OK, cancelButtonName: CANCEL } : arg
+
+        var alert = createAlertDialog(options);
+
+        var input = new android.widget.EditText(appmodule.android.context);
+        input.setText(options.defaultText ? options.defaultText : "");
+
+        alert.setView(input);
+
+        addOkCancelButtonsToAlertDialog(alert, options, function () { d.resolve(input.getText().toString()); });
+
+        alert.show();
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
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diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f65fc56cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+declare module "ui/dialogs" {
+    import promises = require("promises");
+    /**
+    * The alert() method displays an alert box with a specified message.
+    * @param message Specifies the text to display in the alert box.
+    */
+    function alert(message: string): promises.Promise<void>;
+
+    /**
+    * The alert() method displays an alert box with a specified options.
+    * @param options Specifies the options for the alert box.
+    */
+    function alert(options: AlertOptions): promises.Promise<void>;
+
+    /**
+    * The confirm() method displays a dialog box with a specified message.
+    * @param message Specifies the text to display in the confirm box.
+    */
+    function confirm(message: string): promises.Promise<boolean>;
+
+    /**
+    * The confirm() method displays a dialog box with a specified message.
+    * @param options Specifies the options for the confirm box.
+    */
+    function confirm(options: ConfirmOptions): 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.
+    */
+    function prompt(message: string): promises.Promise<string>;
+
+    /**
+    * The prompt() method displays a dialog box that prompts the visitor for input.
+    * @param options The options for the dialog box.
+    */
+    function prompt(options: PromptOptions): promises.Promise<string>;
+
+    /**
+    * Provides options for the dialog.
+    */
+    interface DialogOptions {
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the alert message.
+          */
+        message: string;
+
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the alert title.
+          */
+        title?: string;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Provides options for the alert.
+    */
+    interface AlertOptions extends DialogOptions {
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the button name.
+          */
+        buttonName?: string;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Provides options for the confirm.
+    */
+    interface ConfirmOptions extends DialogOptions {
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the OK button name.
+          */
+        okButtonName?: string;
+
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the Cancel button name.
+          */
+        cancelButtonName?: string;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Provides options for the prompt.
+    */
+    interface PromptOptions extends ConfirmOptions {
+        /**
+          * Gets or sets the default text.
+          */
+        defaultText?: string;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd68a3240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/**
+  * iOS specific dialogs functions implementation.
+  */
+import promises = require("promises");
+import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
+
+var UIALERTVIEWDELEGATE = "UIAlertViewDelegate",
+    STRING = "string",
+    ALERT = "Alert",
+    OK = "OK",
+    CANCEL = "Cancel";
+
+function createUIAlertView(options: dialogs.DialogOptions): UIKit.UIAlertView {
+    var alert = new UIKit.UIAlertView();
+    alert.title = options.title;
+    alert.message = options.message;
+    return alert;
+}
+
+function createDelegate(callback) {
+    var delegateType = Foundation.NSObject.extends({}, {}).implements({
+        protocol: UIALERTVIEWDELEGATE,
+        implementation: {
+            alertViewClickedButtonAtIndex: function (view, index) {
+                callback(view, index);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    return new delegateType;
+}
+
+export function alert(arg: any): promises.Promise<void> {
+    var d = promises.defer<void>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, buttonName: OK } : arg
+
+        var alert = createUIAlertView(options);
+
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.buttonName);
+
+        // Assign first to local variable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
+        var delegate = createDelegate(function (view, index) {
+            d.resolve();
+            // Remove the local variable for the delegate.
+            delegate = undefined;
+        });
+
+        alert.delegate = delegate;
+
+        alert.show();
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
+
+export function confirm(arg: any): promises.Promise<boolean> {
+    var d = promises.defer<boolean>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, okButtonName: OK, cancelButtonName: CANCEL } : arg
+
+        var alert = createUIAlertView(options);
+
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.okButtonName);
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.cancelButtonName);
+
+        // Assign first to local variable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
+        var delegate = createDelegate(function (view, index) {
+            d.resolve(index === 0);
+            // Remove the local variable for the delegate.
+            delegate = undefined;
+        });
+
+        alert.delegate = delegate;
+
+        alert.show();
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
+
+export function prompt(arg: any): promises.Promise<string> {
+    var d = promises.defer<string>();
+    try {
+        var options = typeof arg === STRING ? { message: arg, title: ALERT, okButtonName: OK, cancelButtonName: CANCEL } : arg
+
+        var alert = createUIAlertView(options);
+        alert.alertViewStyle = UIKit.UIAlertViewStyle.UIAlertViewStylePlainTextInput;
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.okButtonName);
+        alert.addButtonWithTitle(options.cancelButtonName);
+
+        var textField = alert.textFieldAtIndex(0);
+        textField.text = options.defaultText ? options.defaultText : "";
+
+        // Assign first to local variable, otherwise it will be garbage collected since delegate is weak reference.
+        var delegate = createDelegate(function (view, index) {
+            if (index === 0) {
+                d.resolve(textField.text);
+            }
+            // Remove the local variable for the delegate.
+            delegate = undefined;
+        });
+
+        alert.delegate = delegate;
+
+        alert.show();
+
+    } catch (ex) {
+        d.reject(ex);
+    }
+
+    return d.promise();
+}
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diff --git a/ui/dialogs/index.ts b/ui/dialogs/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fac3ad1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/dialogs/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare var module, require;
+module.exports = require("ui/dialogs/dialogs");
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