diff --git a/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts
index 7a3d08c1e..0b4ddcb45 100644
--- a/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts
+++ b/apps/connectivity-demo/main-page.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function onGetConnectionType(args: observable.EventData) {
 
 export function onStartMonitoring(args: observable.EventData) {
     onGetConnectionType(null);
-    connectivity.starMonitoring(onConnectionTypeChanged);
+    connectivity.startMonitoring(onConnectionTypeChanged);
 }
 
 export function onStopMonitoring(args: observable.EventData) {
diff --git a/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts b/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts
index ea12a0192..28f99d95b 100644
--- a/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/connectivity-tests.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export var test_DummyTestForSnippetOnly1 = function () {
     // <snippet module="connectivity" title="connectivity">
     // ### Monitoring connection type.
     // ``` JavaScript
-    connectivity.starMonitoring(function onConnectionTypeChanged(newConnectionType: number) {
+    connectivity.startMonitoring(function onConnectionTypeChanged(newConnectionType: number) {
         switch (newConnectionType) {
             case connectivity.connectionType.none:
                 ////console.log("Connection type changed to none.");
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
index 9302a17b2..eea544c57 100644
--- a/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.android.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function getConnectionType(): number {
     }
 }
 
-export function starMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void {
+export function startMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void {
     var onReceiveCallback = function onReceiveCallback(context: android.content.Context, intent: android.content.Intent) {
         var newConnectionType = getConnectionType();
         connectionTypeChangedCallback(newConnectionType);
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts
index 4816e9135..6481d45ad 100644
--- a/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.d.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ declare module "connectivity" {
      * Starts monitoring the connection type.
      * @param connectionChangedCallback A function that will be called when the connection type changes.
      */
-    export function starMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void;
+    export function startMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void;
 
     /**
      * Stops monitoring the connection type.
diff --git a/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
index 2f7068ceb..32f2d726c 100644
--- a/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
+++ b/connectivity/connectivity.ios.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var _reachabilityCallbackFunctionRef = new interop.FunctionReference(_reachabili
 var _monitorReachabilityRef: any;
 var _connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void;
 
-export function starMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void {
+export function startMonitoring(connectionTypeChangedCallback: (newConnectionType: number) => void): void {
     if (!_monitorReachabilityRef) {
         _monitorReachabilityRef = _createReachability();
         _connectionTypeChangedCallback = connectionTypeChangedCallback;