diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 65feb0230..8fe407600 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@
     <Content Include="apps\tests\xml-declaration\mymodulewithxml\my-control-no-js.xml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\console.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\i86.xml" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-blank\app.css" />
     <Content Include="apps\template-hello-world\app.css" />
diff --git a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts b/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
index 13b551eb3..c2e672532 100644
--- a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
+++ b/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,78 @@
-export function pageLoaded() {
+import pageModule = require("ui/page");
+import labelModule = require("ui/label");
+import stackLayoutModule = require("ui/layouts/stack-layout");
+import textViewModule = require("ui/text-view");
+import buttonModule = require("ui/button");
+
+export function createPage() {
+
+    var stackLayout = new stackLayoutModule.StackLayout();
+    var label = new labelModule.Label();
+    label.text = "CONSOLE MODULE";
+    var textView = new textViewModule.TextView();
+    textView.text = "Check out the console output.";
+    stackLayout.addChild(label);
+    stackLayout.addChild(textView);
+
+    var page = new pageModule.Page();
+    page.on(pageModule.Page.loadedEvent, function () {
+        pageLoaded();
+    });
+
+    page.content = stackLayout;
+    return page;
+}
+
+export function pageLoaded() {
+
     console.log("### TEST START ###");
-    onTapTrue();
-    onTapFalse();
-    onTapText();
-    onTapNull();
-    onTapUndefined();
-    console.log("### TEST END ###");
-}
+    console.time("Time");
+
+    var undef;
+    var num = -1;
+    var str = "text";
+    var obj = { name: "John", age: 34 };
+    var button = new buttonModule.Button();
+    function Foo() {
+        this.abc = "Hello";
+        this.circular = this;
+    }
+    var foo = new Foo();
 
-export function onTapTrue() {
     console.log(true);
-}
-
-export function onTapFalse() {
     console.log(false);
-}
-
-export function onTapText() {
-    console.log("text");
-}
-
-export function onTapNull() {
     console.log(null);
-}
+    console.log(undef);
 
-export function onTapUndefined() {
-    console.log(undefined);
+    console.log(num);
+    console.log(str);
+    console.log(obj);
+
+    console.log('number: %i', num);
+    console.log('string: %s', str);
+    console.log("%s %f", str, num);
+
+    console.info("info");
+    console.warn("warn");
+    console.error("error");
+
+    console.assert(0 === 1, "%d not equals %d", 0, 1);
+    console.assert(1 === 1, "1 equals 1");
+
+    console.dump(true);
+    console.dump(false);
+    console.dump(null);
+    console.dump(undef);
+
+    console.dump(num);
+    console.dump(str);
+
+    console.dir(obj);
+    console.dump(foo);
+    console.trace();
+
+    console.log("%j", button);
+
+    console.timeEnd("Time");
+    console.log("### TEST END ###");
 }
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diff --git a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.xml b/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 25d8e88ec..000000000
--- a/apps/ui-tests-app/pages/console.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<Page xmlns="http://www.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" loaded="pageLoaded">
-  <StackLayout orientation="vertical">
-    <Label text="console.log()" id="label" />
-    <Button text="true" tap="onTapTrue" />
-    <Button text="false" tap="onTapFalse" />
-    <Button text="text" tap="onTapText" />
-    <Button text="null" tap="onTapNull" />
-    <Button text="undefined" tap="onTapUndefined" />
-  </StackLayout>
-</Page>
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