diff --git a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
index 8dcc19ea0..28de7d593 100644
--- a/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
+++ b/CrossPlatformModules.csproj
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
     </TypeScriptCompile>
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\handlers.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="apps\ui-tests-app\pages\htmlview.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="color\known-colors.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\animation\animation.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\animation\animation-common.ts">
       <DependentUpon>animation.d.ts</DependentUpon>
@@ -577,6 +578,11 @@
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\action-bar\action-bar.ios.ts">
       <DependentUpon>action-bar.d.ts</DependentUpon>
     </TypeScriptCompile>
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\builder\binding-builder.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\builder\special-properties.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\builder\special-properties.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\styling\style-scope.d.ts" />
+    <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\styling\style.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\ui.d.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\html-view\html-view-common.ts" />
     <TypeScriptCompile Include="ui\html-view\html-view.android.ts" />
@@ -1923,6 +1929,7 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
     <Content Include="ui\package.json" />
+    <Content Include="tsconfig.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="build\tslint.json" />
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/web-view/web-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/web-view/web-view-tests.ts
index 3acb0b6b8..598922ebd 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/web-view/web-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/web-view/web-view-tests.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var _createWebViewFunc = function (): webViewModule.WebView {
     return webView;
 }
 
-export var testLoadExistingUrl = function () {
+function prepare(): webViewModule.WebView {
     var newPage: page.Page;
     var webView = _createWebViewFunc();
     var pageFactory = function (): page.Page {
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ export var testLoadExistingUrl = function () {
 
     helper.navigate(pageFactory);
 
+    return webView;
+}
+
+export var testLoadExistingUrl = function () {
+    var webView = prepare();
+    
     var testFinished = false;
     var actualUrl;
     var actualError;
@@ -80,15 +86,7 @@ export var testLoadExistingUrl = function () {
 }
 
 export var testLoadLocalFile = function () {
-    var newPage: page.Page;
-    var webView = _createWebViewFunc();
-    var pageFactory = function (): page.Page {
-        newPage = new page.Page();
-        newPage.content = webView;
-        return newPage;
-    };
-
-    helper.navigate(pageFactory);
+    var webView = prepare();
 
     var testFinished = false;
     var actualHtml;
@@ -142,15 +140,7 @@ export var testLoadLocalFile = function () {
 }
 
 export var testLoadHTMLString = function () {
-    var newPage: page.Page;
-    var webView = _createWebViewFunc();
-    var pageFactory = function (): page.Page {
-        newPage = new page.Page();
-        newPage.content = webView;
-        return newPage;
-    };
-
-    helper.navigate(pageFactory);
+    var webView = prepare();
 
     var testFinished = false;
     var actualHtml;
@@ -204,15 +194,7 @@ export var testLoadHTMLString = function () {
 }
 
 export var testLoadInvalidUrl = function () {
-    var newPage: page.Page;
-    var webView = _createWebViewFunc();
-    var pageFactory = function (): page.Page {
-        newPage = new page.Page();
-        newPage.content = webView;
-        return newPage;
-    };
-
-    helper.navigate(pageFactory);
+    var webView = prepare();
 
     var testFinished = false;
     var actualError;
@@ -237,3 +219,31 @@ export var testLoadInvalidUrl = function () {
         TKUnit.assert(false, "TIMEOUT");
     }
 }
+
+export var testLoadUpperCaseSrc = function () {
+    var webView = prepare();
+
+    var testFinished = false;
+    var actualSrc;
+    var actualError;
+
+    webView.on(webViewModule.WebView.loadFinishedEvent, function (args: webViewModule.LoadEventData) {
+        actualSrc = args.url;
+        actualError = args.error;
+        testFinished = true;
+    });
+    var targetSrc = "HTTP://nsbuild01.telerik.com/docs/";
+    webView.src = targetSrc;
+    
+    TKUnit.wait(4);
+
+    helper.goBack();
+
+    if (testFinished) {
+        TKUnit.assert(actualSrc === targetSrc.toLowerCase(), "args.url should equal '" + targetSrc.toLowerCase() + "'");
+        TKUnit.assert(actualError === undefined, actualError);
+    }
+    else {
+        TKUnit.assert(false, "TIMEOUT");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 03d1ff2e0..27cdead8f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "1.5.0-beta",
+    "version": "1.6.2",
     "compilerOptions": {
 		"moduleResolution": "classic",
         "target": "es5",
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         "noImplicitAny": false,
         "removeComments": true,
         "noLib": true,
-        "outDir": "dist"
+        "outDir": "dist",
+        "experimentalDecorators": true
     },
     "filesGlob": [
         "./**/*.ts",
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view-common.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view-common.ts
index 1d96e1b69..ccb87fdba 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view-common.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
+import utils = require("utils/utils");
+import fs = require("file-system");
+import trace = require("trace");
 
 var urlProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     "url",
@@ -35,13 +38,32 @@ function onSrcPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         return;
     }
 
-    webView._loadSrc(data.newValue);
+    webView.stopLoading();
+
+    var src = <string>data.newValue;
+    trace.write("WebView._loadSrc(" + src + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
+
+    if (utils.isFileOrResourcePath(src)) {
+        if (src.indexOf("~/") === 0) {
+            src = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, src.replace("~/", ""));
+        }
+
+        if (fs.File.exists(src)) {
+            var file = fs.File.fromPath(src);
+            var content = file.readTextSync();
+            webView._loadFileOrResource(src, content);
+        }
+    } else if (src.toLowerCase().indexOf("http://") === 0 || src.toLowerCase().indexOf("https://") === 0) {
+        webView._loadHttp(src);
+    } else {
+        webView._loadData(src);
+    }
 }
 
 // register the setNativeValue callback
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>srcProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSrcPropertyChanged;
 
-export class WebView extends view.View implements definition.WebView {
+export abstract class WebView extends view.View implements definition.WebView {
     public static loadStartedEvent = "loadStarted";
     public static loadFinishedEvent = "loadFinished";
 
@@ -97,13 +119,15 @@ export class WebView extends view.View implements definition.WebView {
         this.notify(args);
     }
 
-    public _loadUrl(url: string) {
-        throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
-    }
+    abstract _loadUrl(url: string): void;
 
-    public _loadSrc(src: string) {
-        throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
-    }
+    abstract _loadFileOrResource(path: string, content: string): void;
+
+    abstract _loadHttp(src: string): void;
+
+    abstract _loadData(src: string): void;
+
+    abstract stopLoading(): void;
 
     get canGoBack(): boolean {
         throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
@@ -113,15 +137,9 @@ export class WebView extends view.View implements definition.WebView {
         throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
     }
 
-    public goBack() {
-        throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
-    }
+    abstract goBack(): void;
 
-    public goForward() {
-        throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
-    }
+    abstract goForward(): void;
 
-    public reload() {
-        throw new Error("This member is abstract.");
-    }
+    abstract reload(): void;
 } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
index 5eb7fc0e6..89087fe5d 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import common = require("./web-view-common");
 import trace = require("trace");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
-import fs = require("file-system");
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
@@ -70,41 +68,50 @@ export class WebView extends common.WebView {
     }
 
     public _loadUrl(url: string) {
+        if (!this._android) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         trace.write("WebView._loadUrl(" + url + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
         this._android.stopLoading();
         this._android.loadUrl(url);
     }
 
-    public _loadSrc(src: string) {
-        trace.write("WebView._loadSrc(" + src + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
-
-        this._android.stopLoading();
-        this._android.loadUrl("about:blank");
-
-        if (utils.isFileOrResourcePath(src)) {
-
-            if (src.indexOf("~/") === 0) {
-                src = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, src.replace("~/", ""));
-            }
-
-            var file = fs.File.fromPath(src);
-            if (file) {
-                var baseUrl = `file:///${src.substring(0, src.lastIndexOf('/') + 1)}`;
-                file.readText().then(r => {
-                    this._android.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, r, "text/html; charset=utf-8", "utf-8", null);
-                });
-            }
-        } else if (src.indexOf("http://") === 0 || src.indexOf("https://") === 0) {
-            this._android.loadUrl(src);
-        } else {
-            this._android.loadData(src, "text/html; charset=utf-8", "utf-8");
+    public _loadFileOrResource(path: string, content: string) {
+        if (!this._android) {
+            return;
         }
+
+        var baseUrl = `file:///${path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) }`;
+        this._android.loadDataWithBaseURL(baseUrl, content, "text/html; charset=utf-8", "utf-8", null);
+    }
+
+    public _loadHttp(src: string) {
+        if (!this._android) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._android.loadUrl(src);
+    }
+
+    public _loadData(src: string) {
+        if (!this._android) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._android.loadData(src, "text/html; charset=utf-8", "utf-8");
     }
 
     get canGoBack(): boolean {
         return this._android.canGoBack();
     }
 
+    public stopLoading() {
+        if (this._android) {
+            this._android.stopLoading();
+        }
+    }
+
     get canGoForward(): boolean {
         return this._android.canGoForward();
     }
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view.d.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view.d.ts
index d8f6e5305..038085ae5 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view.d.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ declare module "ui/web-view" {
          */
         canGoForward: boolean;
 
+        /**
+         * Stops loading the current content (if any).
+         */
+        stopLoading(): void;
+
         /**
          * Navigates back.
          */
diff --git a/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts b/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
index 0f1937abf..7d642a8d9 100644
--- a/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/web-view/web-view.ios.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import common = require("./web-view-common");
 import trace = require("trace");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
-import fs = require("file-system");
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
@@ -73,6 +71,10 @@ export class WebView extends common.WebView {
         return this._ios;
     }
 
+    public stopLoading() {
+        this._ios.stopLoading();
+    }
+
     public _loadUrl(url: string) {
         trace.write("WebView._loadUrl(" + url + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
 
@@ -82,31 +84,17 @@ export class WebView extends common.WebView {
         this._ios.loadRequest(NSURLRequest.requestWithURL(NSURL.URLWithString(url)));
     }
 
-    public _loadSrc(src: string) {
-        trace.write("WebView._loadSrc(" + src + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
+    public _loadFileOrResource(path: string, content: string) {
+        var baseURL = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(NSString.stringWithString(path).stringByDeletingLastPathComponent);
+        this._ios.loadHTMLStringBaseURL(content, baseURL);
+    }
 
-        if (this._ios.loading) {
-            this._ios.stopLoading();
-        }
+    public _loadHttp(src: string) {
+        this._ios.loadRequest(NSURLRequest.requestWithURL(NSURL.URLWithString(src)));
+    }
 
-        if (utils.isFileOrResourcePath(src)) {
-
-            if (src.indexOf("~/") === 0) {
-                src = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, src.replace("~/", ""));
-            }
-
-            var file = fs.File.fromPath(src);
-            if (file) {
-                var baseURL = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(NSString.stringWithString(src).stringByDeletingLastPathComponent);
-                file.readText().then((r) => {
-                    this._ios.loadHTMLStringBaseURL(r, baseURL);
-                });
-            }
-        } else if (src.indexOf("http://") === 0 || src.indexOf("https://") === 0) {
-            this._ios.loadRequest(NSURLRequest.requestWithURL(NSURL.URLWithString(src)));
-        } else {
-            this._ios.loadHTMLStringBaseURL(src, null);
-        }
+    public _loadData(src: string) {
+        this._ios.loadHTMLStringBaseURL(src, null);
     }
 
     get canGoBack(): boolean {