diff --git a/ui/core/bindable.ts b/ui/core/bindable.ts
index 4a2f428c8..a598b1a95 100644
--- a/ui/core/bindable.ts
+++ b/ui/core/bindable.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class Bindable extends dependencyObservable.DependencyObservable implemen
     }
 
     public _onPropertyChanged(property: dependencyObservable.Property, oldValue: any, newValue: any) {
-        trace.write("Bindable._onPropertyChanged(" + this + ") " + property.name, trace.categories.Binding);
+        trace.write(`${this}._onPropertyChanged(${property.name}, ${oldValue}, ${newValue})`, trace.categories.Binding);
         super._onPropertyChanged(property, oldValue, newValue);
         if (this instanceof viewModule.View) {
             if (property.metadata.inheritable && (<viewModule.View>(<any>this))._isInheritedChange() === true) {
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ export class Bindable extends dependencyObservable.DependencyObservable implemen
         var binding = this.bindings[property.name];
         if (binding && !binding.updating) {
             if (binding.options.twoWay) {
-                trace.write("_updateTwoWayBinding(" + this + "): " + property.name, trace.categories.Binding);
+                trace.write(`${this}._updateTwoWayBinding(${property.name}, ${newValue});` + property.name, trace.categories.Binding);
                 this._updateTwoWayBinding(property.name, newValue);
             }
             else {
-                trace.write("_onPropertyChanged(" + this + ") removing binding for property: " + property.name, trace.categories.Binding);
+                trace.write(`${this}.unbind(${property.name});`, trace.categories.Binding);
                 this.unbind(property.name);
             }
         }
@@ -129,10 +129,7 @@ export class Bindable extends dependencyObservable.DependencyObservable implemen
                 continue;
             }
 
-            trace.write(
-                "Binding target: " + binding.target.get() +
-                " targetProperty: " + binding.options.targetProperty +
-                " to the changed context: " + newValue, trace.categories.Binding);
+            trace.write(`Binding ${binding.target.get()}.${binding.options.targetProperty} to new context ${newValue}`, trace.categories.Binding);
             binding.unbind();
             if (!types.isNullOrUndefined(newValue)) {
                 binding.bind(newValue);
diff --git a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 46ead71bf..78ac97190 100644
--- a/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ var navDepth = -1;
 var PageFragmentBody = (<any>android.app.Fragment).extend({
         
     onCreate: function (savedInstanceState: android.os.Bundle) {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onCreate(${savedInstanceState})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         this.super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         this.super.setHasOptionsMenu(true);
     },
 
     onCreateView: function (inflater: android.view.LayoutInflater, container: android.view.ViewGroup, savedInstanceState: android.os.Bundle): android.view.View {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onCreateView(${inflater}, ${container}, ${savedInstanceState})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         var entry = this.entry;
         var page = entry.resolvedPage;
         if (savedInstanceState && savedInstanceState.getBoolean(HIDDEN, false)) {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ var PageFragmentBody = (<any>android.app.Fragment).extend({
     },
 
     onHiddenChanged: function (hidden: boolean) {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onHiddenChanged(${hidden})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         this.super.onHiddenChanged(hidden);
         if (hidden) {
             onFragmentHidden(this);
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ var PageFragmentBody = (<any>android.app.Fragment).extend({
     },
 
     onSaveInstanceState: function (outState: android.os.Bundle) {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onSaveInstanceState(${outState})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         this.super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
         if (this.isHidden()) {
             outState.putBoolean(HIDDEN, true);
@@ -59,17 +63,20 @@ var PageFragmentBody = (<any>android.app.Fragment).extend({
     },
 
     onDestroyView: function () {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onDestroyView()`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         this.super.onDestroyView();
         onFragmentHidden(this);
     },
 
     onDestroy: function () {
+        trace.write(`PageFragmentBody.onDestroy()`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         this.super.onDestroy();
         utils.GC();
     }
 });
 
 function onFragmentShown(fragment) {
+    trace.write(`onFragmentShown(${fragment.toString()})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
     if (fragment[CLEARING_HISTORY]) {
         trace.write(`${fragment.toString() } has been shown, but we are currently clearing history. Returning.`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         return null;
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ function onFragmentShown(fragment) {
 }
 
 function onFragmentHidden(fragment) {
+    trace.write(`onFragmentHidden(${fragment.toString()})`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
     if (fragment[CLEARING_HISTORY]) {
         trace.write(`${fragment.toString() } has been hidden, but we are currently clearing history. Returning.`, trace.categories.NativeLifecycle);
         return null;