diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
index 01cc0f642..30de210a6 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import types = require("utils/types");
 import platform = require("platform");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import { Label } from "ui/label";
+import {topmost} from "ui/frame";
 
 // >> article-require-listview-module
 import listViewModule = require("ui/list-view");
@@ -18,17 +19,17 @@ import labelModule = require("ui/label");
 
 // >> article-item-tap
 function listViewItemTap(args) {
-  var itemIndex = args.index;
-  // >> (hide)
-  console.dump(itemIndex);
-  // << (hide)
+    var itemIndex = args.index;
+    // >> (hide)
+    console.dump(itemIndex);
+    // << (hide)
 }
 exports.listViewItemTap = listViewItemTap;
 // << article-item-tap
 
 // >> article-load-items
 function listViewLoadMoreItems(args) {
-  // Expand your collection bound to the ListView with more items here!
+    // Expand your collection bound to the ListView with more items here!
 }
 // << article-load-items
 listViewLoadMoreItems("test");
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ listViewLoadMoreItems("test");
 // }
 // exports.loaded = loaded;
 
-var ASYNC = 0.2;
 var FEW_ITEMS = [0, 1, 2];
 var MANY_ITEMS = new Array<number>(100);
 for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
                 indexes[args.index] = args.android;
             }
         });
-
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
         for (var item in indexes) {
             if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
@@ -129,8 +128,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
 
             let colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
             listView.items = colors;
-
-            TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+            this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
             var index = 1;
             this.performNativeItemTap(listView, index);
@@ -147,8 +145,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         var listView = this.testView;
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
         listView.items = FEW_ITEMS;
-
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), FEW_ITEMS.length, "Native views count.");
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
 
         var colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
         listView.items = colors;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), colors.length, "Native views count.");
 
         // >> article-change-refresh-listview
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         // Manually trigger the update so that the new color is shown.
         listView.refresh();
         // << article-change-refresh-listview
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), colors.length, "Native views count.");
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +186,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         // iOS7 needs to know the size of the cell before it is generated so we first measure them using fake cell
         // then we generate the real cells. This cause itemLoading to be called twice per index.
         let expected = (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios && utils.ios.MajorVersion === 7) ? 2 : 1;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return completed; }, ASYNC);
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => completed);
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], expected, "itemLoading called more than once");
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
 
         // again calling refresh will generate itemLoading twice per item.
         expected += expected;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return completed; }, ASYNC);
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => completed);
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[0], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 0");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[1], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 1");
         TKUnit.assertEqual(indexes[2], expected, "itemLoading not called for index 2");
@@ -210,11 +207,11 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
 
         listView.items = FEW_ITEMS;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), FEW_ITEMS.length, "Native views count.");
 
         listView.items = null;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === 0; }, ASYNC);
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === 0);
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 0, "Native views count.");
     }
 
@@ -223,11 +220,11 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
 
         listView.items = FEW_ITEMS;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), FEW_ITEMS.length, "Native views count.");
 
         listView.items = undefined;
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === 0; }, ASYNC);
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === 0);
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 0, "Native views count.");
     }
 
@@ -236,11 +233,11 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
 
         listView.items = [1, 2, 3];
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 3, "Native views count.");
 
         listView.items = ["a", "b", "c", "d"];
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 4, "Native views count.");
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         });
         // << article-listview-observablearray
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assert(indexes[0], "itemLoading not called for index 0");
         TKUnit.assert(indexes[1], "itemLoading not called for index 1");
         TKUnit.assert(indexes[2], "itemLoading not called for index 2");
@@ -275,14 +272,14 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         var colors = new observableArray.ObservableArray(["red", "green", "blue"]);
         listView.items = colors;
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 3, "getNativeViewCount");
 
         // >> article-push-in-observablearray
         colors.push("yellow");
         // The ListView will be updated automatically.
         // << article-push-in-observablearray
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 4, "getNativeViewCount");
     }
 
@@ -293,11 +290,11 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.items = data;
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 3, "getNativeViewCount");
 
         data.pop();
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 2, "getNativeViewCount");
     }
 
@@ -308,12 +305,12 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.items = data;
         listView.on(listViewModule.ListView.itemLoadingEvent, this.loadViewWithItemNumber);
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 3, "getNativeViewCount");
 
         // Remove the first 2 elements and add 
         data.splice(0, 2, "d", "e", "f");
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getNativeViewCount(listView), 4, "getNativeViewCount");
     }
 
@@ -337,7 +334,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         });
         // << article-itemtap-event
         /* tslint:enable:no-unused-variable */
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         this.performNativeItemTap(listView, 1);
 
         TKUnit.assert(nativeTapRaised, "itemTap not raised.");
@@ -359,7 +356,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         });
         // ```
         // << article-loadmoreitems-event
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         TKUnit.assertEqual(loadMoreItemsCount, 1, "loadMoreItemsCount");
     }
 
@@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
         }
         else {
-            TKUnit.wait(ASYNC);
+            TKUnit.wait(0.2);
         }
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(loadMoreItemsCount, 0, "loadMoreItemsCount");
@@ -401,7 +398,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
             this.waitUntilTestElementLayoutIsValid();
         }
         else {
-            TKUnit.wait(ASYNC);
+            TKUnit.wait(0.2);
         }
 
         TKUnit.assert(loadMoreItemsCount > 0, "loadMoreItemsCount");
@@ -428,7 +425,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ date, date | dateConverter('DD.MM.YYYY') }}\" />";
         listView.items = data;
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         var nativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(nativeElementText, "07.03.2020", "native element text");
@@ -440,8 +437,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ $value }}\" />";
         listView.items = [1, 2, 3];
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
-
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         var firstNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
         var secondNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1);
         var thirdNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 2);
@@ -462,7 +458,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         }
         listView.items = [1, 2, 3];
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
         var firstNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
         var secondNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1);
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ $value, $value + ' some static text' }}\" />";
         listView.items = [1, 2, 3];
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
         var firstNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
         var secondNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1);
@@ -501,7 +497,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.bind({ sourceProperty: "items", targetProperty: "items" });
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ $parents[ListView].parentTestProp }}\" />";
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
         var firstNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
         var secondNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1);
@@ -523,7 +519,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.bind({ sourceProperty: "items", targetProperty: "items" });
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ $parents[ ListView ].parentTestProp }}\" />";
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
         var firstNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0);
         var secondNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1);
         var thirdNativeElementText = this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 2);
@@ -551,7 +547,7 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         listView.bind({ sourceProperty: "items", targetProperty: "items" });
         listView.itemTemplate = "<Label id=\"testLabel\" text=\"{{ $value, $value | testConverter }}\" />";
 
-        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(listView) === listView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
         if (utils.ios && utils.ios.MajorVersion < 8) {
             TKUnit.assertEqual(converterCalledCounter, listViewModel.get("items").length * 2, "Converter should be called once for every item.");
@@ -580,31 +576,93 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         this.assertNoMemoryLeak(weakRef);
     }
 
-    //private test_view_in_itemLoading_is_not_collected_prematurely() {
-        //let weakRef: WeakRef<labelModule.Label>;
+    public test_call_refresh_when_items_is_simple_array_is_respcted_in_the_UI() {
+        let source = [{ text: "0" }, { text: "1" }, { text: "2" }];
+        let listView = this.testView;
+        listView.itemTemplate = "<Label text='{{ text }}' />";
+        listView.items = source;
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
 
-        //let handler = function (args: listViewModule.ItemEventData) {
-            //let lbl = new labelModule.Label();
-            //lbl.text = args.index.toString();
-            //weakRef = new WeakRef(lbl);
-            //args.view = lbl;
-            //let listView: listViewModule.ListView = <listViewModule.ListView>args.object;
-            //listView.off("itemLoading", handler);
-        //};
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0), "0", "first text");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1), "1", "second text");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 2), "2", "third text");
 
-        //this.testView.on("itemLoading", handler);
-        //this.testView.items = [1];
-        //TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => { return this.getNativeViewCount(this.testView) === this.testView.items.length; }, ASYNC);
+        source[0].text = "4";
+        source[1] = { text: "5" };
+        listView.refresh();
 
-        //if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
-            // Could cause GC on the next call.
-            // NOTE: Don't replace this with forceGC();
-            //new ArrayBuffer(4 * 1024 * 1024);
-        //}
-        //utils.GC();
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1) === "5");
 
-        //TKUnit.assert(weakRef.get(), weakRef.get() + " died prematurely!");
-    //}
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 0), "4", "first text after refresh");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 1), "5", "second text after refresh");
+        TKUnit.assertEqual(this.getTextFromNativeElementAt(listView, 2), "2", "third text after refresh");
+    }
+
+    public test_LoadedUnloaded() {
+        let listView = this.testView;
+        let count = 10;
+        let modifier = listView.ios ? 1 : 0; // iOS has one fake measure cell that raises loaded.
+
+        let items = new observableArray.ObservableArray<Item>();
+        for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            items.push({
+                text: "Item " + i,
+                loadedCount: 0,
+                unloadedCount: 0,
+                onViewLoaded: function onViewLoaded(args) {
+                    this.loadedCount++;
+                },
+                onViewUnloaded: function onViewUnloaded(args) {
+                    this.unloadedCount++;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        listView.itemTemplate = "<Label text='{{ text }}' loaded='{{ onViewLoaded }}' unloaded='{{ onViewUnloaded }}'/>";
+        listView.items = items;
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
+
+        let currentPage = listView.page;
+        let frame = topmost();
+        frame.navigate("pages/navigation/pageB");
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => frame.currentPage !== null && frame.currentPage !== currentPage);
+        frame.goBack();
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => frame.currentPage !== null && frame.currentPage === currentPage);
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            TKUnit.assertEqual(items.getItem(i).loadedCount, 1 + modifier, "Loaded Count");
+            TKUnit.assertEqual(items.getItem(i).unloadedCount, 1, "Unloaded Count");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public test_view_in_itemLoading_is_not_collected_prematurely() {
+        let weakRef: WeakRef<Label>;
+
+        let handler = function (args: listViewModule.ItemEventData) {
+            let lbl = new Label();
+            lbl.text = args.index.toString();
+            weakRef = new WeakRef(lbl);
+            args.view = lbl;
+            let listView: listViewModule.ListView = <listViewModule.ListView>args.object;
+            listView.off("itemLoading", handler);
+        };
+
+        this.testView.on("itemLoading", handler);
+        this.testView.items = [1];
+        this.waitUntilListViewReady();
+
+        if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
+            //Could cause GC on the next call.
+            //    NOTE: Don't replace this with forceGC();
+            let array = new ArrayBuffer(4 * 1024 * 1024);
+            if (!array) {
+                ///
+            };
+        }
+
+        utils.GC();
+        TKUnit.assert(weakRef.get(), weakRef.get() + " died prematurely!");
+    }
 
     private assertNoMemoryLeak(weakRef: WeakRef<listViewModule.ListView>) {
         this.tearDown();
@@ -677,46 +735,17 @@ export class ListViewTest extends testModule.UITest<listViewModule.ListView> {
         }
     }
 
-    //public test_LoadedUnloaded() {
-    //    var listView = this.testView;
-    //    var vm = {
-    //        loadedCount: 0,
-    //        unloadedCount: 0,
-    //        onViewLoaded: function onViewLoaded(args) {
-    //            this.loadedCount++;
-    //            console.log(args.object._domId + " LOADED");
-    //        },
-    //        onViewUnloaded: function onViewUnloaded(args) {
-    //            this.unloadedCount++;
-    //            console.log(args.object._domId + " UNLOADED");
-    //        }
-    //    };
-    //    listView.itemTemplate = "<Label text=\"{{ $value }}\" loaded=\"{{ onViewLoaded }}\" unloaded=\"{{ onViewUnloaded }}\"/>";
-    //    listView.bindingContext = vm;
-
-    //    var count = 10;
-    //    var modifier = listView.ios ? 1 : 0; // iOS has one fake measure cell that raises loaded.
-    //    var generate = function (count: number): observableArray.ObservableArray<string>  {
-    //        var items = new observableArray.ObservableArray<string>();
-    //        for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    //            items.push("Item " + i);
-    //        }
-    //        return items;
-    //    }
-
-    //    function testAction(views: Array<viewModule.View>) {
-    //        listView.items = generate(count);
-    //        TKUnit.wait(ASYNC);
-    //        frame.topmost().navigate("pages/navigation/pageB");
-    //        TKUnit.wait(ASYNC);
-    //        frame.topmost().goBack();
-    //        TKUnit.assertEqual(vm.loadedCount, count + modifier, "Loaded Count");
-    //        TKUnit.assertEqual(vm.unloadedCount, count, "Unloaded Count");
-    //    }
-
-    //    helper.buildUIAndRunTest(listView, testAction);
-    //}
+    private waitUntilListViewReady(): void {
+        TKUnit.waitUntilReady(() => this.getNativeViewCount(this.testView) === this.testView.items.length);
+    }
+}
 
+interface Item {
+    text: string;
+    loadedCount: number;
+    unloadedCount: number;
+    onViewLoaded: (args) => void;
+    onViewUnloaded: (args) => void;
 }
 
 export function createTestCase(): ListViewTest {
diff --git a/ui/core/view-common.ts b/ui/core/view-common.ts
index c76a1a6cb..73a253269 100644
--- a/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -571,12 +571,13 @@ export class View extends ProxyObject implements definition.View {
 
     public _unloadEachChildView() {
         if (this._childrenCount > 0) {
-            // iterate all children and call onLoaded on them first
-            var eachChild = function (child: View): boolean {
-                child.onUnloaded();
+            this._eachChildView((child) => {
+                if (child.isLoaded) {
+                    child.onUnloaded();
+                }
+
                 return true;
-            }
-            this._eachChildView(eachChild);
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
index 8a370473e..7bc7473c8 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view-common.ts
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ export class ListView extends view.View implements definition.ListView {
     }
 
     get isScrolling(): boolean {
-        return this._getValue(ListView.isScrollingProperty);
+        return false;
     }
     set isScrolling(value: boolean) {
-        this._setValue(ListView.isScrollingProperty, value);
+        // Do nothing.
     }
 
     get separatorColor(): color.Color {
@@ -169,12 +169,7 @@ export class ListView extends view.View implements definition.ListView {
 
     public _prepareItem(item: view.View, index: number) {
         if (item) {
-            var dataItem = this._getDataItem(index);
-            if (!(dataItem instanceof observable.Observable)) {
-                item.bindingContext = null;
-            }
-            item.bindingContext = dataItem;
-            item._inheritProperties(this);
+            item.bindingContext = this._getDataItem(index);
         }
     }
 
@@ -215,8 +210,4 @@ export class ListView extends view.View implements definition.ListView {
     public _onRowHeightPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
         this.refresh();
     }
-
-    public _propagateInheritableProperties(view: view.View) {
-        // do not get binding context from parent when adding items, since the binding context of the items will be different.
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
index 7c9d85e55..1fba3d273 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
@@ -5,27 +5,25 @@ import stackLayout = require("ui/layouts/stack-layout");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import definition = require("ui/list-view");
-import utils = require("utils/utils")
 import {ProxyViewContainer} from "ui/proxy-view-container";
 import * as layoutBase from "ui/layouts/layout-base";
 import * as colorModule from "color";
 
-var color: typeof colorModule;
+let color: typeof colorModule;
 function ensureColor() {
     if (!color) {
         color = require("color");
     }
 }
 
-var ITEMLOADING = common.ListView.itemLoadingEvent;
-var LOADMOREITEMS = common.ListView.loadMoreItemsEvent;
-var ITEMTAP = common.ListView.itemTapEvent;
-var REALIZED_INDEX = "realizedIndex";
+let ITEMLOADING = common.ListView.itemLoadingEvent;
+let LOADMOREITEMS = common.ListView.loadMoreItemsEvent;
+let ITEMTAP = common.ListView.itemTapEvent;
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 function onSeparatorColorPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
-    var bar = <ListView>data.object;
+    let bar = <ListView>data.object;
     if (!bar.android) {
         return;
     }
@@ -42,9 +40,9 @@ function onSeparatorColorPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChan
 (<proxy.PropertyMetadata>common.ListView.separatorColorProperty.metadata).onSetNativeValue = onSeparatorColorPropertyChanged;
 
 export class ListView extends common.ListView {
-    private _android: android.widget.ListView;
-    public _realizedItems = {};
     private _androidViewId: number = -1;
+    private _android: android.widget.ListView;
+    public _realizedItems = new Map<android.view.View, viewModule.View>();
 
     public _createUI() {
         this._android = new android.widget.ListView(this._context);
@@ -59,42 +57,10 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
         ensureListViewAdapterClass();
         this.android.setAdapter(new ListViewAdapterClass(this));
 
-        var that = new WeakRef(this);
-
-        // TODO: This causes many marshalling calls, rewrite in Java and generate bindings
-        this.android.setOnScrollListener(new android.widget.AbsListView.OnScrollListener(<utils.Owned & android.widget.AbsListView.IOnScrollListener>{
-            onScrollStateChanged: function (view: android.widget.AbsListView, scrollState: number) {
-                var owner: ListView = this.owner;
-                if (!owner) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                if (scrollState === android.widget.AbsListView.OnScrollListener.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE) {
-                    owner._setValue(common.ListView.isScrollingProperty, false);
-                    owner._notifyScrollIdle();
-                } else {
-                    owner._setValue(common.ListView.isScrollingProperty, true);
-                }
-            },
-            onScroll: function (view: android.widget.AbsListView, firstVisibleItem: number, visibleItemCount: number, totalItemCount: number) {
-                var owner: ListView = this.owner;
-                if (!owner) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                if (totalItemCount > 0 && firstVisibleItem + visibleItemCount === totalItemCount) {
-                    owner.notify(<observable.EventData>{ eventName: LOADMOREITEMS, object: owner });
-                }
-            },
-
-            get owner() {
-                return that.get();
-            }
-        }));
-
+        let that = new WeakRef(this);
         this.android.setOnItemClickListener(new android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener({
             onItemClick: function (parent: any, convertView: android.view.View, index: number, id: number) {
-                var owner = that.get();
+                let owner = that.get();
                 if (owner) {
                     owner.notify({ eventName: ITEMTAP, object: owner, index: index, view: owner._getRealizedView(convertView, index) });
                 }
@@ -111,6 +77,13 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
             return;
         }
 
+        // clear bindingContext when it is not observable because otherwise bindings to items won't reevaluate
+        this._realizedItems.forEach((view, nativeView, map) => {            
+            if (!(view.bindingContext instanceof observable.Observable)) {
+                view.bindingContext = null;
+            }
+        });
+
         (<android.widget.BaseAdapter>this.android.getAdapter()).notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
@@ -122,35 +95,22 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
 
     public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
         super._onDetached(force);
-
-        // clear the cache
-        var keys = Object.keys(this._realizedItems);
-        var i;
-        var length = keys.length;
-        var view: viewModule.View;
-        var key;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            key = keys[i];
-            view = this._realizedItems[key];
-            view.parent._removeView(view);
-            delete this._realizedItems[key];
-        }
+        this.clearRealizedCells();
     }
 
     get _childrenCount(): number {
-        let keys = Object.keys(this._realizedItems);
-        return keys.length;
+        return this._realizedItems.size;
     }
 
     public _eachChildView(callback: (child: viewModule.View) => boolean): void {
-        let keys = Object.keys(this._realizedItems);
-        let length = keys.length;
-        for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            let key = keys[i];
-            let view: viewModule.View = this._realizedItems[key];
-            callback(view);
-        }
+        this._realizedItems.forEach((view, nativeView, map) => {
+            if (view.parent instanceof ListView) {
+                callback(view);
+            }
+            else {
+                callback(view.parent);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     public _getRealizedView(convertView: android.view.View, index: number) {
@@ -158,31 +118,25 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
             return this._getItemTemplateContent(index);
         }
 
-        return this._realizedItems[convertView.hashCode()];
+        return this._realizedItems.get(convertView);
     }
 
-    public _notifyScrollIdle() {
-        var keys = Object.keys(this._realizedItems);
-        var i;
-        var length = keys.length;
-        var view: viewModule.View;
-        var key;
-        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            key = keys[i];
-            view = this._realizedItems[key];
-            if (view[REALIZED_INDEX] < this.items.length) {
-                this.notify({
-                    eventName: ITEMLOADING,
-                    object: this,
-                    index: view[REALIZED_INDEX],
-                    view: view
-                });
+    private clearRealizedCells(): void {
+        // clear the cache
+        this._realizedItems.forEach((view, nativeView, map) => {
+            // This is to clear the StackLayout that is used to wrap non LayoutBase & ProxyViewContainer instances.
+            if (!(view.parent instanceof ListView)) {
+                this._removeView(view.parent);
             }
-        }
+
+            view.parent._removeView(view);
+        });
+
+        this._realizedItems.clear();
     }
 }
 
-var ListViewAdapterClass;
+let ListViewAdapterClass;
 function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
     if (ListViewAdapterClass) {
         return;
@@ -224,12 +178,18 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var view = this._listView._getRealizedView(convertView, index);
-            var args = <definition.ItemEventData>{
+            let totalItemCount = this._listView.items ? this._listView.items.length : 0;
+            if (index === (totalItemCount - 1)) {
+                this._listView.notify({ eventName: LOADMOREITEMS, object: this._listView });
+            }
+
+            let view = this._listView._getRealizedView(convertView, index);
+            let args: definition.ItemEventData = {
                 eventName: ITEMLOADING, object: this._listView, index: index, view: view,
                 android: parent,
                 ios: undefined
             };
+
             this._listView.notify(args);
 
             if (!args.view) {
@@ -243,6 +203,7 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
                 else {
                     args.view.height = Number.NaN;
                 }
+
                 this._listView._prepareItem(args.view, index);
                 if (!args.view.parent) {
                     // Proxy containers should not get treated as layouts.
@@ -252,7 +213,7 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
                         this._listView._addView(args.view);
                         convertView = args.view.android;
                     } else {
-                        var sp = new stackLayout.StackLayout();
+                        let sp = new stackLayout.StackLayout();
                         sp.addChild(args.view);
                         this._listView._addView(sp);
 
@@ -260,9 +221,7 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
                     }
                 }
 
-                this._listView._realizedItems[convertView.hashCode()] = args.view;
-                // cache the realized index (used to raise the ItemLoading event upon scroll stop)
-                args.view[REALIZED_INDEX] = index;
+                this._listView._realizedItems.set(convertView, args.view);
             }
 
             return convertView;
@@ -270,4 +229,4 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
     }
 
     ListViewAdapterClass = ListViewAdapter;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
index 7cc59c293..9292c6f85 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.d.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ declare module "ui/list-view" {
         /**
          * Represents the observable property backing the isScrolling property of each ListView instance.
          */
+        @Deprecated // in 2.1
         public static isScrollingProperty: dependencyObservable.Property;
 
         /**
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ declare module "ui/list-view" {
         /**
          * Gets a value indicating whether the ListView is currently scrolling.
          */
+        @Deprecated // in 2.1
         isScrolling: boolean;
 
         /**
diff --git a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
index 26c336191..ea5841231 100644
--- a/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
+++ b/ui/list-view/list-view.ios.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var infinity = utils.layout.makeMeasureSpec(0, utils.layout.UNSPECIFIED);
 
 class ListViewCell extends UITableViewCell {
     public willMoveToSuperview(newSuperview: UIView): void {
-        let parent: ListView = <ListView>(this.view ? this.view.parent : null);
+        let parent = <ListView>(this.view ? this.view.parent : null);
 
         // When inside ListView and there is no newSuperview this cell is 
         // removed from native visual tree so we remove it from our tree too.
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ class UITableViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITableViewDelegate {
 
     public tableViewDidSelectRowAtIndexPath(tableView: UITableView, indexPath: NSIndexPath): NSIndexPath {
         tableView.deselectRowAtIndexPathAnimated(indexPath, true);
-   
+
         return indexPath;
     }
 
     public tableViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath(tableView: UITableView, indexPath: NSIndexPath): number {
         let owner = this._owner.get();
         if (!owner) {
-            return 44;
+            return DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
         }
 
         let height = undefined;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class UITableViewRowHeightDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITableViewDe
         if (owner) {
             notifyForItemAtIndex(owner, cell, cell.view, ITEMTAP, indexPath);
         }
-        return indexPath; 
+        return indexPath;
     }
 
     public tableViewHeightForRowAtIndexPath(tableView: UITableView, indexPath: NSIndexPath): number {
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
     }
 
     public _eachChildView(callback: (child: view.View) => boolean): void {
-        this._map.forEach(function(view, key) {
+        this._map.forEach((view, key) => {
             callback(view);
-        }, this._map);
+        });
     }
 
     public scrollToIndex(index: number) {
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
     }
 
     public refresh() {
+        // clear bindingContext when it is not observable because otherwise bindings to items won't reevaluate
+        this._map.forEach((view, nativeView, map) => {
+            if (!(view.bindingContext instanceof observable.Observable)) {
+                view.bindingContext = null;
+            }
+        });
+
         if (this.isLoaded) {
             this._ios.reloadData();
             this.requestLayout();
@@ -287,9 +294,11 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
             this._nativeView.estimatedRowHeight = data.newValue;
             this._delegate = UITableViewRowHeightDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
         }
+
         if (this.isLoaded) {
             this._nativeView.delegate = this._delegate;
         }
+
         super._onRowHeightPropertyChanged(data);
     }
 
@@ -310,20 +319,18 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
     }
 
     private _layoutCell(cellView: view.View, indexPath: NSIndexPath): number {
-
         if (cellView) {
-            var measuredSize = view.View.measureChild(this, cellView, this.widthMeasureSpec, infinity);
-            var height = measuredSize.measuredHeight;
+            let measuredSize = view.View.measureChild(this, cellView, this.widthMeasureSpec, infinity);
+            let height = measuredSize.measuredHeight;
             this.setHeight(indexPath.row, height);
             return height;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
     }
 
     public _prepareCell(cell: ListViewCell, indexPath: NSIndexPath): number {
         let cellHeight: number;
-
         try {
             this._preparingCell = true;
             let view = cell.view;
@@ -337,12 +344,12 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
             // Proxy containers should not get treated as layouts.
             // Wrap them in a real layout as well.
             if (view instanceof ProxyViewContainer) {
-                var sp = new StackLayout();
+                let sp = new StackLayout();
                 sp.addChild(view);
                 view = sp;
             }
 
-            // If cell is reused be have old content - remove it first.
+            // If cell is reused it have old content - remove it first.
             if (!cell.view) {
                 cell.owner = new WeakRef(view);
             } else if (cell.view !== view) {
@@ -367,7 +374,13 @@ export class ListView extends common.ListView {
     }
 
     public _removeContainer(cell: ListViewCell): void {
-        this._removeView(cell.view)
+        let view = cell.view;
+        // This is to clear the StackLayout that is used to wrap ProxyViewContainer instances.
+        if (!(view.parent instanceof ListView)) {
+            this._removeView(view.parent);
+        }
+
+        view.parent._removeView(view);
         this._map.delete(cell);
     }
-}
+}
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