diff --git a/e2e/config/mocha.opts b/e2e/config/mocha.opts
index 796ec4724..a10a923f7 100644
--- a/e2e/config/mocha.opts
+++ b/e2e/config/mocha.opts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---timeout 80000
+--timeout 300000
 --recursive e2e
 --reporter mocha-multi 
 --reporter-options spec=-,mocha-junit-reporter=test-results.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-home-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-home-page.ts
index 563f6f73d..95859bef6 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-home-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-home-page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "slide",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "flip",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-page.ts
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.ts
index 563f6f73d..95859bef6 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "slide",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "flip",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.xml
index 88d9c1371..c65c41a05 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Page codeFile="~/frame-root/frame-home-page" xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
     <ActionBar class="action-bar">
         <NavigationButton text="frameHomeBack" tap="onBackButtonTap" android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back" />
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
index 5cac9f426..af70f5a08 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import { EventData } from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/view";
 import { Button } from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
 
 export function onNavigateToLayoutFrame(args: EventData) {
-    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "layout-root/layout-root-frame" });
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "layout-root/layout-frame-root" });
 }
 
 export function onNavigateToLayoutMultiFrame(args: EventData) {
-    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "layout-root/layout-root-multi-frame" });
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root" });
 }
 
 export function onNavigateToPageFrame(args: EventData) {
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export function onNavigateToTabsBottomPage(args: EventData) {
 }
 
 export function onNavigateToTabsTopRoot(args: EventData) {
-    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "tab-root/tab-root-top" });
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "tab-root/tab-top-root" });
 }
 
 export function onNavigateToTabsBottomRoot(args: EventData) {
-    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "tab-root/tab-root-bottom" });
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "tab-root/tab-bottom-root" });
 }
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.xml
index 229af254b..54367f44a 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/home/home-page.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
             <Button text="Layout w/ multi frame" tap="onNavigateToLayoutMultiFrame" />
             <Button text="Page w/ frame" tap="onNavigateToPageFrame" />
             <Button text="Page w/ multi frame" tap="onNavigateToPageMultiFrame" />
-            <Button ios:visibility="collapsed" text="Page w/ tabs (top)" tap="onNavigateToTabsTopPage" />
+            <Button text="Page w/ tabs (top)" tap="onNavigateToTabsTopPage" />
             <Button text="Page w/ tabs (bottom)" tap="onNavigateToTabsBottomPage" />
-            <Button ios:visibility="collapsed" text="Root tabs (top)" tap="onNavigateToTabsTopRoot" />
+            <Button text="Root tabs (top)" tap="onNavigateToTabsTopRoot" />
             <Button text="Root tabs (bottom)" tap="onNavigateToTabsBottomRoot" />
         </StackLayout>
     </GridLayout>
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-frame.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-frame-root.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-frame.ts
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-frame-root.ts
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-frame.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-frame-root.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-frame.xml
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-frame-root.xml
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-page.ts
index d0667c28c..9cc4286c5 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "slide",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "flip",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-secondary-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-secondary-page.ts
index 7b76efa9a..b348a9fd1 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-secondary-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-secondary-page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "slide",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
         animated: true,
         transition: {
             name: "flip",
-            duration: 380,
+            duration: 300,
             curve: "easeIn"
         }
     });
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root.ts
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root.ts
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-multi-frame.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root.xml
similarity index 75%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-multi-frame.xml
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root.xml
index 12a38c9c7..42ac2d934 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-root-multi-frame.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-multi-frame-root.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<GridLayout codeFile="~/layout-root/layout-root-frame" rows="auto, *, *">
+<GridLayout rows="auto, *, *">
     <Button text="reset app" tap="onReset" />
     <GridLayout row="1">
         <Frame defaultPage="layout-root/layout-home-page" />
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/players-items-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/players-items-page.ts
index 55361a760..ecaa0b0a7 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/players-items-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/players-items-page.ts
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ export function onItemTap(args: ItemEventData) {
         case "slide":
             entry.transition = {
                 name: "slide",
-                duration: 380,
+                duration: 300,
                 curve: "easeIn"
             };
             break;
         case "flip":
             entry.transition = {
                 name: "flip",
-                duration: 380,
+                duration: 300,
                 curve: "easeIn"
             };
             break;
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95859bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { EventData } from "tns-core-modules/ui/page";
+import { Button } from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
+
+export function onNavigate(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate("some-page/some-page");
+}
+
+export function onNavigateNone(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: false
+    });
+}
+
+export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: true,
+        transition: {
+            name: "slide",
+            duration: 300,
+            curve: "easeIn"
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: true,
+        transition: {
+            name: "flip",
+            duration: 300,
+            curve: "easeIn"
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export function onBackButtonTap(args: EventData): void {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.goBack();
+}
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.xml
index 03aa615a4..ac3a58bc8 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-bottom-page.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Page codeFile="~/tab-page/tabs-page" xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
     <ActionBar class="action-bar">
         <NavigationButton text="tabBottomBack" tap="onBackButtonTap" android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back" />
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95859bef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { EventData } from "tns-core-modules/ui/page";
+import { Button } from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
+
+export function onNavigate(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate("some-page/some-page");
+}
+
+export function onNavigateNone(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: false
+    });
+}
+
+export function onNavigateSlide(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: true,
+        transition: {
+            name: "slide",
+            duration: 300,
+            curve: "easeIn"
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export function onNavigateFlip(args: EventData) {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.navigate({
+        moduleName: "some-page/some-page",
+        animated: true,
+        transition: {
+            name: "flip",
+            duration: 300,
+            curve: "easeIn"
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+export function onBackButtonTap(args: EventData): void {
+    const button = <Button>args.object;
+    button.page.frame.goBack();
+}
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.android.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.xml
similarity index 53%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.android.xml
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.xml
index 84d5c392b..fc34aacda 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.android.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-page/tabs-top-page.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Page codeFile="~/tab-page/tabs-page" xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
+<Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
     <ActionBar class="action-bar">
         <NavigationButton text="tabTopBack" tap="onBackButtonTap" android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back" />
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@
             <Button text="navigate to some page (flip transition)" tap="onNavigateFlip" />
         </StackLayout>
 
-        <TabView row="1" androidTabsPosition="top">
-            <TabViewItem title="Players">
-                <Frame defaultPage="players/players-items-page" />
-            </TabViewItem>
-            <TabViewItem title="Dummy">
-                <Label text="this is a tab" />
-            </TabViewItem>
-            <TabViewItem title="Teams">
-                <Frame defaultPage="teams/teams-items-page" />
-            </TabViewItem>
-        </TabView>
+        <GridLayout row="1">
+            <TabView androidTabsPosition="top">
+                <TabViewItem title="Players">
+                    <Frame defaultPage="players/players-items-page" />
+                </TabViewItem>
+                <TabViewItem title="Dummy">
+                    <Label text="this is a tab" />
+                </TabViewItem>
+                <TabViewItem title="Teams">
+                    <Frame defaultPage="teams/teams-items-page" />
+                </TabViewItem>
+            </TabView>
+        </GridLayout>
     </GridLayout>
 </Page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8fb1b3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as application from "tns-core-modules/application";
+
+export function onReset() {
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "app-root" });
+}
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-bottom.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.xml
similarity index 91%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-bottom.xml
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.xml
index a65f00a78..0f9d1a0fe 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-bottom.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-bottom-root.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<TabView codeFile="~/tab-root/tab-root" androidTabsPosition="bottom">
+<TabView androidTabsPosition="bottom">
     <TabViewItem title="Players">
         <GridLayout rows="auto, auto, *">
             <Label text="tab root bottom home" />
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8fb1b3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as application from "tns-core-modules/application";
+
+export function onReset() {
+    application._resetRootView({ moduleName: "app-root" });
+}
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-top.android.xml b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.xml
similarity index 90%
rename from e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-top.android.xml
rename to e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.xml
index aa39a85a6..affbaf16a 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-root-top.android.xml
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/tab-root/tab-top-root.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<TabView codeFile="~/tab-root/tab-root" androidTabsPosition="top">
+<TabView androidTabsPosition="top">
     <TabViewItem title="Players">
         <GridLayout rows="auto, auto, *">
             <Label text="tab root top home" />
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/teams/teams-items-page.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/teams/teams-items-page.ts
index c0ea84471..0044c6314 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/teams/teams-items-page.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/teams/teams-items-page.ts
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ export function onItemTap(args: ItemEventData) {
         case "slide":
             entry.transition = {
                 name: "slide",
-                duration: 380,
+                duration: 300,
                 curve: "easeIn"
             };
             break;
         case "flip":
             entry.transition = {
                 name: "flip",
-                duration: 380,
+                duration: 300,
                 curve: "easeIn"
             };
             break;
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/config.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/config.ts
index 9f2147508..ab84aa5e3 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/config.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export const suspendTime = 1;
 export const appSuspendResume = true;
 export const dontKeepActivities = true;
-export const transitions = ["Default", "None", "Slide", "Flip"];
+// TODO: restore "slide" when https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6728 is fixed
+export const transitions = ["Default", "None", /*"Slide", */"Flip"];
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-root.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-root.e2e-spec.ts
index fc8dca85d..030ed9326 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-root.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-root.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+
 import { Screen, playersData, home, somePage, teamsData } from "./screen";
 import * as shared from "./shared.e2e-spec";
 import { suspendTime, appSuspendResume, dontKeepActivities, transitions } from "./config";
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
         if (dontKeepActivities) {
             await driver.setDontKeepActivities(true);
         }
+
+        driver.defaultWaitTime = 8000;
     });
 
     after(async () => {
@@ -76,7 +79,12 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
                 
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
         
@@ -95,7 +103,12 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
         
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
@@ -152,7 +165,12 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+                
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
         
@@ -171,7 +189,12 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage(); 
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList(); // assert visible & no changes
         
@@ -206,7 +229,11 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -230,7 +257,12 @@ describe("frame-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);  // assert no changes after back navigation
                 await screen.loadedTeamDetails(teamTwo);
         
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-tab-root.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
index fc1947b59..0370db054 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+
 import { Screen, playersData, somePage, teamsData } from "./screen";
 import * as shared from "./shared.e2e-spec";
 import { suspendTime, appSuspendResume, dontKeepActivities, transitions } from "./config";
 
+// NOTE: TabTop is Android only scenario (for iOS we will essentially execute 2x TabBottom)
 const roots = ["TabTop", "TabBottom"];
 
 function hyphenate(s: string) {
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ describe("frame-tab-root:", () => {
         if (dontKeepActivities) {
             await driver.setDontKeepActivities(true);
         }
+
+        driver.defaultWaitTime = 8000;
     });
 
     after(async () => {
@@ -88,7 +92,12 @@ describe("frame-tab-root:", () => {
                             await driver.waitForElement(somePage) // wait for some page
                         }
                         
-                        await driver.navBack();
+                        if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                            await driver.navBack();
+                        } else {
+                            await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                        }
+
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
                     });
                 
@@ -107,7 +116,12 @@ describe("frame-tab-root:", () => {
                             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
                 
-                        await driver.navBack();
+                        if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                            await driver.navBack();
+                        } else {
+                            await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                        }
+
                         await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
                 
                         await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
@@ -151,7 +165,11 @@ describe("frame-tab-root:", () => {
                             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
 
-                        await driver.navBack();
+                        if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                            await driver.navBack();
+                        } else {
+                            await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                        }
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -183,7 +201,11 @@ describe("frame-tab-root:", () => {
                             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
 
-                        await driver.navBack();
+                        if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                            await driver.navBack();
+                        } else {
+                            await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                        }
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/layout-root.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/layout-root.e2e-spec.ts
index 0cda701ee..2479d2da7 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/layout-root.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/layout-root.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
         if (dontKeepActivities) {
             await driver.setDontKeepActivities(true);
         }
+
+        driver.defaultWaitTime = 8000;
     });
 
     after(async () => {
@@ -77,7 +79,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
 
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
         
@@ -96,7 +103,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
         
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
@@ -153,7 +165,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
                 
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
         
@@ -172,7 +189,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
                     await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                 }
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
         
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
@@ -208,7 +230,11 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);  // assert no changes in the sibling frame
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // other page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // other page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromOtherPage();
+                }
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -234,7 +260,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
 
                 await screen.loadedOtherPage(); // assert no changes in the sibling frame
         
-                await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                if (driver.isAndroid) {
+                    await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+                } else {
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+                }
+                
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
         
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
@@ -262,6 +293,7 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    // TODO: uncomment when https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6630 is fixed
     // describe("players list slide transition with parent frame default transition:", () => {
     //     const playerOne = playersData["playerOneSlide"];
     //     const playerTwo = playersData["playerTwoSlide"];
@@ -292,7 +324,11 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
     //             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
     //         }
     
-    //         await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         if (driver.isAndroid) {
+    //             await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         } else {
+    //             await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+    //         }
 
     //         if (appSuspendResume) {
     //             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -347,7 +383,11 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
     //             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
     //         }
     
-    //         await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         if (driver.isAndroid) {
+    //             await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         } else {
+    //             await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+    //         }
 
     //         if (appSuspendResume) {
     //             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -402,7 +442,11 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
     //             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
     //         }
     
-    //         await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         if (driver.isAndroid) {
+    //             await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         } else {
+    //             await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+    //         }
 
     //         if (appSuspendResume) {
     //             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
@@ -457,8 +501,12 @@ describe("layout-root:", () => {
     //             await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
     //         }
     
-    //         await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
-
+    //         if (driver.isAndroid) {
+    //             await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
+    //         } else {
+    //             await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
+    //         }
+            
     //         if (appSuspendResume) {
     //             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
     //             await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/screen.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
index ad79a98f8..0ef6ac94b 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/screen.ts
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ export class Screen {
     }
 
     loadedHome = async () => {
-        const lblHome = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(home);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblHome.isDisplayed());
+        const lblHome = await this._driver.waitForElement(home);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblHome);
         console.log(home + " loaded!");
     };
 
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ export class Screen {
     }
 
     loadedPlayersList = async () => {
-        const lblPlayerOne = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(playersData["playerOneDefault"].name);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblPlayerOne.isDisplayed());
+        const lblPlayerOne = await this._driver.waitForElement(playersData["playerOneDefault"].name);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblPlayerOne);
         console.log(players + " loaded!");
     }
 
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ export class Screen {
     }
 
     loadedTeamsList = async () => {
-        const lblTeamOne = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(teamsData["teamOneDefault"].name);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblTeamOne.isDisplayed());
+        const lblTeamOne = await this._driver.waitForElement(teamsData["teamOneDefault"].name);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblTeamOne);
         console.log(teams + " loaded!");
     }
 
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ export class Screen {
     };
 
     private loadedPage = async (page: string) => {
-        const lblPage = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(page);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblPage.isDisplayed());
+        const lblPage = await this._driver.waitForElement(page);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblPage);
         console.log(page + " loaded!");
     };
 
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@ export class Screen {
     }
 
     private loadedItem = async (item: Item) => {
-        const lblItemName = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(item.name);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblItemName.isDisplayed());
+        const lblItemName = await this._driver.waitForElement(item.name);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblItemName);
 
-        const lblItemDescription = await this._driver.findElementByAutomationText(item.description);
-        assert.isTrue(await lblItemDescription.isDisplayed()); 
+        const lblItemDescription = await this._driver.waitForElement(item.description);
+        assert.isNotNull(lblItemDescription);
 
         console.log(item.name + " loaded!");
     }
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
index b556ae804..0c2f2bf85 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/shared.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-import { Screen, Item } from "./screen";
 import { AppiumDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
 
+import { Screen, Item } from "./screen";
+
 export async function testPlayerNavigated(player: Item, screen: Screen) {
     await screen.navigateToPlayerDetails(player);
     await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(player);
 }
 
 export async function testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen: Screen, driver: AppiumDriver) {
-    await driver.navBack();
+    if (driver.isAndroid) {
+        await driver.navBack();
+    } else {
+        await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
+    }
+
     await screen.loadedPlayersList();
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +43,12 @@ export async function testTeamNavigated(team: Item, screen: Screen) {
 }
 
 export async function testTeamNavigatedBack(screen: Screen, driver: AppiumDriver) {
-    await driver.navBack();
+    if (driver.isAndroid) {
+        await driver.navBack();
+    } else {
+        await screen.goBackToTeamsList();
+    }
+
     await screen.loadedTeamsList();
 }
 
diff --git a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/tab-root.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
index 57e546919..56e0ab2db 100644
--- a/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/tab-root.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+
 import { Screen, playersData, teamsData } from "./screen";
 import * as shared from "./shared.e2e-spec";
 import { suspendTime, appSuspendResume, dontKeepActivities, transitions } from "./config";
 
+// NOTE: TabTop is Android only scenario (for iOS we will essentially execute 2x TabBottom)
 const roots = ["TabTop", "TabBottom"];
 
 function hyphenate(s: string) {
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ describe("tab-root:", () => {
         if (dontKeepActivities) {
             await driver.setDontKeepActivities(true);
         }
+
+        driver.defaultWaitTime = 8000;
     });
 
     after(async () => {