diff --git a/apps/app/package.json b/apps/app/package.json
index 711929cac..b83961d5d 100644
--- a/apps/app/package.json
+++ b/apps/app/package.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
 	"name": "tns-samples-apps",
-	"main": "ui-tests-app/app.js"
+	"main": "cuteness.io/app.js"
 }
diff --git a/apps/package.json b/apps/package.json
index a5186477d..b91226af7 100644
--- a/apps/package.json
+++ b/apps/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.2"
+    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.2",
+    "tns-core-modules-widgets": "file:///Users/vakrilov/Work/Projects/tns-core-modules-widgets/dist/tns-core-modules-widgets-2.5.0.tgz"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tns-platform-declarations": "*",
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
index ee42b6d85..cef1d23df 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/layouts/layout-helper.android.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class MyButton extends Button implements def.MyButton {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new NativeButton(this._context, this);
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class MyStackLayout extends StackLayout implements def.MyStackLayout {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new NativeStackLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class MyGridLayout extends GridLayout implements def.MyGridLayout {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new NativeGridLayout(this._context, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
index 8e00aa19d..df266ec66 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.android.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ export var test_event_onContextChanged_IsNotRaised_WhenAttachedToSameContext = f
         var listener = new Listener("_onContextChanged");
         trace.addEventListener(listener);
 
-        views[2]._onAttached(views[0]._context);
+        // views[2]._onContextChanged(views[0]._context);
+        views[2]._setupUI(views[0]._context);
 
         TKUnit.assertEqual(listener.receivedEvents.length, 0, "listener.receivedEvents.length");
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
index 87d35fd4d..9a651d884 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/action-bar/action-bar.android.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         return this._toolbar;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._toolbar = new android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar(this._context);
         this._menuItemClickListener = this._menuItemClickListener || new MenuItemClickListener(new WeakRef(this));
         this._toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this._menuItemClickListener);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ export class ActionBar extends ActionBarBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _clearAndroidReference() {
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
         // don't clear _android field!
         this.nativeView = undefined;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
index ad0b5497e..5cac92ad9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/activity-indicator/activity-indicator.android.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export * from "./activity-indicator-common";
 export class ActivityIndicator extends ActivityIndicatorBase {
     _progressBar: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._progressBar = new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context);
         this._progressBar.setVisibility(android.view.View.INVISIBLE);
         this._progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
index b4f26fa49..d8cefeb21 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/button/button.android.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class Button extends ButtonBase {
         return this._button;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         let weakRef = new WeakRef(this);
         this._button = new android.widget.Button(this._context);
         this._button.setOnClickListener(new ClickListener(weakRef));
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
index f63c788d8..eb4377025 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ViewBase as ViewBaseDefinition } from "ui/core/view-base";
 import { Observable, EventData } from "data/observable";
-import { Property, InheritedProperty, Style, clearInheritedProperties, propagateInheritedProperties, resetCSSProperties, applyNativeSetters } from "./properties";
+import { Property, InheritedProperty, Style, clearInheritedProperties, propagateInheritedProperties, resetCSSProperties, applyNativeSetters, resetStyleProperties } from "./properties";
 import { Binding, BindingOptions, Bindable } from "ui/core/bindable";
 import { isIOS, isAndroid } from "platform";
 import { fromString as gestureFromString } from "ui/gestures";
@@ -408,20 +408,16 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
 
     protected _addViewCore(view: ViewBase, atIndex?: number) {
         if (this._context) {
-            view._onAttached(this._context);
+            view._setupUI(this._context, atIndex);
         }
 
-        if (!view._isAddedToNativeVisualTree) {
-            let nativeIndex = this._childIndexToNativeChildIndex(atIndex);
-            view._isAddedToNativeVisualTree = this._addViewToNativeVisualTree(view, nativeIndex);
-        }
+        // TODO: Split this method - we want binding context before loaded.
+        propagateInheritedProperties(this);
 
         // TODO: Discuss this.
         if (this._isLoaded) {
             view.onLoaded();
         }
-
-        propagateInheritedProperties(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -452,81 +448,77 @@ export class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition {
 
         // view.unsetInheritedProperties();
 
-        // Remove the view from the native visual scene first
-        this._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(view);
-
         if (view._context) {
-            view._onDetached();
+            view._tearDownUI();
         }
     }
 
-    public _onAttached(context: any) {
-        if (!context) {
-            throw new Error("Expected valid android.content.Context instance.");
-        }
-
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceWrite(`${this}._onAttached(context)`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
-        }
-
-        if (this._context === context) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (this._context) {
-            this._onDetached(true);
-        }
-
-        this._context = context;
-        this._onContextChanged();
-
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onAttached");
-        }
-
-        // Notify each child for the _onAttached event
-        this.eachChild((child) => {
-            child._onAttached(context);
-
-            if (!child._isAddedToNativeVisualTree) {
-                // since we have lazy loading of the android widgets, we need to add the native instances at this point.
-                child._isAddedToNativeVisualTree = this._addViewToNativeVisualTree(child);
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        });
-
-        // copy all the locally cached values to the native android widget
-        applyNativeSetters(this);
-    }
-
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceWrite(`${this}._onDetached(force)`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
-        }
-
-        // Detach children first
-        this.eachChild((child: ViewBase) => {
-            if (child._isAddedToNativeVisualTree) {
-                this._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(child);
-            }
-
-            if (child._context) {
-                child._onDetached(force);
-            }
-            return true;
-        });
-
-        this._context = undefined;
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onDetached");
-        }
-    }
-
-    public _onContextChanged(): void {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         //
     }
 
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public _initNativeView(): void {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public _resetNativeView(): void {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public _setupUI(context: android.content.Context, atIndex?: number) {
+        this._context = context;
+
+        // TODO: refactor createUI to return native view
+        this._createNativeView();
+        this.nativeView = (<any>this)._nativeView;
+
+        this._initNativeView();
+
+        // TODO: Remove this 
+        if (this.nativeView && !this.nativeView.getLayoutParams()) {
+            this.nativeView.setLayoutParams(new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams());
+        }
+
+        if (this.parent) {
+            this.parent._addViewToNativeVisualTree(this, atIndex);
+        }
+
+        applyNativeSetters(this);
+
+        this.eachChild((child) => {
+            child._setupUI(context);
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        // if (traceEnabled) {
+        //     traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onAttached");
+        // }
+    }
+
+    public _tearDownUI(force?: boolean) {
+        this.eachChild((child) => {
+            child._tearDownUI(force);
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        // TODO: rename and implement this as resetNativeSetters
+        resetStyleProperties(this.style);
+
+        if (this.parent) {
+            this.parent._removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(this);
+        }
+
+        this._resetNativeView();
+
+        this._disposeNativeView();
+
+        this._context = null;
+    }
+
     _childIndexToNativeChildIndex(index?: number): number {
         return index;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
index c15998005..fa9b3e544 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-common.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export abstract class ViewCommon extends ViewBase implements ViewDefinition {
         return { boundsChanged, sizeChanged };
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         //
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
index 5db5c08af..bb42ff041 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.android.ts
@@ -106,15 +106,8 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         }
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
-        // Call super for recursive detach of all children.
-        super._onDetached(force);
-
-        this._clearAndroidReference();
-    }
-
     // TODO: revise this method
-    public _clearAndroidReference() {
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
 
         // Widgets like buttons and such have reference to their native view in both properties.
         if (this[NATIVE_VIEW] === this[ANDROID]) {
@@ -129,24 +122,6 @@ export class View extends ViewCommon {
         this[ANDROID] = undefined;
     }
 
-    public _onContextChanged() {
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceWrite(`${this}._onContextChanged`, traceCategories.VisualTreeEvents);
-        }
-
-        this._createUI();
-        // Ensure layout params
-        if (this._nativeView && !this._nativeView.getLayoutParams()) {
-            this._nativeView.setLayoutParams(new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams());
-        }
-
-        this.nativeView = this._nativeView;
-
-        if (traceEnabled) {
-            traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onContextChanged");
-        }
-    }
-
     get _nativeView(): android.view.View {
         return this.android;
     }
@@ -573,7 +548,7 @@ export class CustomLayoutView extends View implements CustomLayoutViewDefinition
         return this._viewGroup;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._viewGroup = new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
index 095674e10..cb42d6959 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view.d.ts
@@ -546,8 +546,6 @@ declare module "ui/core/view" {
         _gestureObservers: any;
         // _isInheritedChange(): boolean;
 
-        _createUI(): void;
-
         _updateLayout(): void;
 
         /**
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
index bd4293a63..6a70baaae 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.android.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class DatePicker extends DatePickerBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {        
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.DatePicker(this._context);
         this._android.setCalendarViewShown(false);
         this._listener = this._listener = new DateChangedListener(new WeakRef(this));
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
index 4cfc72dc5..a4940f7b5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/definitions.d.ts
@@ -112,12 +112,40 @@ declare module "ui/core/view-base" {
         _cancelAllAnimations();
 
         _context: any /* android.content.Context */;
-        _onAttached(context: any /* android.content.Context */): void;
-        _onContextChanged(): void;
-        _onDetached(force?: boolean): void;
+
+        /** 
+         * Setups the UI for ViewBase and all its children recursively.
+         * This method should *not* be overridden by derived views.
+         */
+        _setupUI(context: any /* android.content.Context */, atIndex?: number): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Tears down the UI for ViewBase and all its children recursively.
+         * This method should *not* be overridden by derived views.
+         */
+        _tearDownUI(force?: boolean): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a native view
+         */
+        _createNativeView(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Clean up references to the native view.
+         */
+        _disposeNativeView(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Initializes properties/listeners of the native view.
+         */
+        _initNativeView(): void;
+
+        /**
+         * Resets properties/listeners set to the native view.
+         */
+        _resetNativeView(): void;
 
         _isAddedToNativeVisualTree: boolean;
-
         /**
          * Performs the core logic of adding a child view to the native visual tree. Returns true if the view's native representation has been successfully added, false otherwise.
          */
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index c7d669c84..8823aea60 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
 
     public abstract _onReturnPress(): void;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.EditText(this._context);
         this._configureEditText();
         this._keyListenerCache = this.android.getKeyListener();
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
         this._android.setOnEditorActionListener(this._editorActionListener);
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
+    public _resetNativeView(force?: boolean) {
         if (this._android) {
             if (this._textWatcher) {
                 this._android.removeTextChangedListener(this._textWatcher);
@@ -178,9 +178,12 @@ export abstract class EditableTextBase extends EditableTextBaseCommon {
                 this._android.setOnEditorActionListener(null);
             }
         }
+        super._resetNativeView();
+    }
 
+    public _disposeNativeView(force?: boolean) {
         this._android = undefined;
-        super._onDetached(force);
+        super._disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public dismissSoftInput() {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
index 0634d154f..70cacf6dd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.android.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         let root = new org.nativescript.widgets.ContentLayout(this._context);
         if (this._containerViewId < 0) {
             this._containerViewId = android.view.View.generateViewId();
@@ -327,8 +327,11 @@ export class Frame extends FrameBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _clearAndroidReference() {
+    public _resetNativeView() {
         this._android.rootViewGroup.removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(this._listener);
+    }
+
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
         // we should keep the reference to underlying native object, since frame can contain many pages.
         this._android.rootViewGroup = null;
     }
@@ -704,7 +707,7 @@ class FragmentCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidFragmentCallbacks {
         const page = entry.resolvedPage;
         if (savedInstanceState && savedInstanceState.getBoolean(HIDDEN, false)) {
             fragment.getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().hide(fragment).commit();
-            page._onAttached(fragment.getActivity());
+            this.frame._addView(page);
         }
         else {
             onFragmentShown(fragment);
@@ -813,7 +816,7 @@ class ActivityCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidActivityCallbacks {
         this._rootView = rootView;
 
         // Initialize native visual tree;
-        rootView._onAttached(activity);
+        rootView._setupUI(activity);
         activity.setContentView(rootView._nativeView, new org.nativescript.widgets.CommonLayoutParams());
         // frameId is negative w
         if (frame) {
@@ -858,7 +861,7 @@ class ActivityCallbacksImplementation implements AndroidActivityCallbacks {
     public onDestroy(activity: any, superFunc: Function): void {
         let rootView = this._rootView;
         if (rootView && rootView._context) {
-            rootView._onDetached(true);
+            rootView._tearDownUI(true);
         }
 
         superFunc.call(activity);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
index 984f30198..f945aa6cd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/html-view/html-view.android.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export class HtmlView extends HtmlViewBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
         // This makes the html <a href...> work
         this._android.setLinksClickable(true);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
index 0dd1f8bb9..4e5b24488 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         if (!imageFetcher) {
             initImageCache(this._context);
         }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         if (!nativeImage) {
             return;
         }
-        
+
         let rotation = nativeImage.rotationAngle ? nativeImage.rotationAngle : 0;
         this.android.setRotationAngle(rotation);
         this.android.setImageBitmap(nativeImage.android);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         let value = this.src;
         let async = this.loadMode === ASYNC;
         this._imageLoadedListener = this._imageLoadedListener || new ImageLoadedListener(new WeakRef(this));
-        
+
         this.imageSource = <any>unsetValue;
         if (typeof value === "string") {
             value = value.trim();
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
index 545e3b481..1f7d59163 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/label/label.android.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class Label extends TextBase implements LabelDefinition {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.TextView(this._context);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
index f5a470d18..3809b6c74 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/absolute-layout/absolute-layout.android.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class AbsoluteLayout extends AbsoluteLayoutBase {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.AbsoluteLayout(this._context);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
index 7af3131c7..f373664aa 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout.android.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class DockLayout extends DockLayoutBase {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.DockLayout(this._context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
index b2c4d3e60..cff774359 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/flexbox-layout/flexbox-layout.android.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class FlexboxLayout extends FlexboxLayoutBase {
     get android(): FlexboxLayoutWidget { return this._layout; }
     get _nativeView(): FlexboxLayoutWidget { return this._layout; }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.FlexboxLayout(this._context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
index b26b4944c..4e4980f7c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/grid-layout/grid-layout.android.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class GridLayout extends GridLayoutBase {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
 
         // Update native GridLayout
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
index 49059313e..17e50c3a3 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/layout.android.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ export class Layout extends LayoutBase implements LayoutDefinition {
         return this._viewGroup;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         ensureNativeViewGroupClass();
         this._viewGroup = new NativeViewGroupClass(this._context);
         this._viewGroup[OWNER] = this;
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
         delete this._viewGroup[OWNER];
-        super._onDetached(force);
+        super._disposeNativeView();
     }
 
     public measure(widthMeasureSpec: number, heightMeasureSpec: number): void {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
index bccc07837..b9aa359bd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout/stack-layout.android.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class StackLayout extends StackLayoutBase {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.StackLayout(this._context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
index 74cf4fe62..f1469e55e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/wrap-layout/wrap-layout.android.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class WrapLayout extends WrapLayoutBase {
         return this._layout;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._layout = new org.nativescript.widgets.WrapLayout(this._context);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
index 1346dd150..f4388de3e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-picker/list-picker.android.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class ListPicker extends ListPickerBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.NumberPicker(this._context);
         let editText = getEditText(this._android);
         this._editText = editText;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
index 869fd44a9..c839f13bd 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/list-view/list-view.android.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
     public _realizedItems = new Map<android.view.View, View>();
     public _realizedTemplates = new Map<string, Map<android.view.View, View>>();
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.ListView(this._context);
         this._android.setDescendantFocusability(android.view.ViewGroup.FOCUS_AFTER_DESCENDANTS);
         this.updateEffectiveRowHeight();
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export class ListView extends ListViewBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
-        super._onDetached(force);
+    public _disposeNativeView() {
+        super._disposeNativeView();
         this.clearRealizedCells();
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function ensureListViewAdapterClass() {
 
         public getItem(i: number) {
             if (this._listView && this._listView.items && i < this._listView.items.length) {
-                let getItem = (<ItemsSource>this._listView.items).getItem
+                let getItem = (<ItemsSource>this._listView.items).getItem;
                 return getItem ? getItem(i) : this._listView.items[i];
             }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
index d44cfcd4a..a1bc6db59 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.android.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ function ensureDialogFragmentClass() {
             }
 
             this._owner._isAddedToNativeVisualTree = false;
-            this._owner._onDetached(true);
-
+            this._owner._tearDownUI(true);
         }
 
         public onDismiss(dialog: android.content.IDialogInterface) {
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
         return this._grid;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._grid = new org.nativescript.widgets.GridLayout(this._context);
         this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.auto));
         this._grid.addRow(new org.nativescript.widgets.ItemSpec(1, org.nativescript.widgets.GridUnitType.star));
@@ -123,11 +122,11 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
+    public _tearDownUI(force?: boolean) {
         const skipDetached = !force && this.frame.android.cachePagesOnNavigate && !this._isBackNavigation;
 
         if (!skipDetached) {
-            super._onDetached();
+            super._tearDownUI();
         }
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export class Page extends PageBase {
             this.backgroundColor = new Color("White");
         }
 
-        this._onAttached(parent._context);
+        this._setupUI(parent._context);
         this._isAddedToNativeVisualTree = true;
         applyNativeSetters(this);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
index 4234abb08..e830a1b39 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/placeholder/placeholder.android.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export class Placeholder extends PlaceholderDefinition {
 
     private _android: android.view.View;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         let args = <CreateViewEventData>{ eventName: Placeholder.creatingViewEvent, object: this, view: undefined, context: this._context };
         this.notify(args);
         this._android = <android.view.View>args.view;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
index bd54ee0f1..5a20f6595 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/progress/progress.android.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL = 0x01010078;
 export class Progress extends ProgressBase {
     private _android: android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.ProgressBar(this._context, null, R_ATTR_PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
index 2fc873248..ab322d856 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/proxy-view-container/proxy-view-container.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class ProxyViewContainer extends LayoutBase implements ProxyViewContainer
         return false;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         // 
     }
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
index c51680508..3df52c10e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/scroll-view/scroll-view.android.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class ScrollView extends ScrollViewBase {
         }
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         if (this.orientation === "horizontal") {
             this._android = new org.nativescript.widgets.HorizontalScrollView(this._context);
         } else {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
index b6e041d75..1840332b9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/search-bar/search-bar.android.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class SearchBar extends SearchBarBase {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.SearchView(this._context);
 
         this._android.setIconified(false);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
index ff2670b3d..b4e8bc86a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.android.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class SegmentedBar extends SegmentedBarBase {
     private listener: android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener;
     private tabContentFactory: android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         ensureTabHostClass();
         ensureSegmentedBarColorDrawableClass();
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
index 89b1a089b..90dad65af 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.android.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class Slider extends SliderBase {
     private _android: android.widget.SeekBar;
     private changeListener: android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this.changeListener = this.changeListener || new SeekBarChangeListener(new WeakRef(this));
         this._android = new android.widget.SeekBar(this._context);
         this._android.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this.changeListener);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
index 16e25b529..675e3db84 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/switch/switch.android.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class Switch extends SwitchBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.Switch(this._context);
         this.listener = this.listener || new CheckedChangeListener(new WeakRef(this));
         this._android.setOnCheckedChangeListener(this.listener);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
index a496117f0..7aa4c80e4 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.android.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class TabView extends TabViewBase {
         return this._grid;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         if (traceEnabled) {
             traceWrite("TabView._createUI(" + this + ");", traceCategory);
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
index aedf8fa60..98735186c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.android.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class TimePicker extends TimePickerBase {
     private _android: android.widget.TimePicker;
     private _listener: android.widget.TimePicker.OnTimeChangedListener;
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.widget.TimePicker(this._context);
         this._listener = this._listener || new TimeChangedListener(new WeakRef(this));
         this._android.setOnTimeChangedListener(this._listener);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
index cf1d51bed..ae3b5a363 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/transition/transition.android.ts
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ function _completePageRemoval(fragment: any, isBack: boolean) {
     if (expandedFragment.isDestroyed) {
         expandedFragment.isDestroyed = undefined;
         if (page._context) {
-            page._onDetached(true);
+            page._tearDownUI(true);
             if (traceEnabled) {
                 traceWrite(`DETACHMENT of ${page} completed`, traceCategories.Transition);
             }
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export function _removePageNativeViewFromAndroidParent(page: Page): void {
             if (traceEnabled) {
                 traceWrite(`REMOVED ${page}._nativeView from its Android parent`, traceCategories.Transition);
             }
-            page._onDetached(true);
+            page._tearDownUI(true);
             androidParent.removeView(page._nativeView);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
index 3b79d28c7..d3be67213 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/web-view/web-view.android.ts
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ export class WebView extends WebViewBase {
         return this._android;
     }
 
-    public _createUI() {
+    public _createNativeView() {
         this._android = new android.webkit.WebView(this._context);
         this._android.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
         this._android.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
         this._android.setWebViewClient(this._webViewClient);
     }
 
-    public _onDetached(force?: boolean) {
+    public _resetNativeView() {
         if (this.android) {
             this.android.destroy();
         }
-        super._onDetached(force);
+        super._resetNativeView();
     }
 
     public _loadUrl(url: string) {