diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
index 93c4c78eb..a87f9f9ba 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application-common.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import frame = require("ui/frame");
 import cssSelector = require("ui/styling/css-selector");
 import * as fileSystemModule from "file-system";
 import * as styleScopeModule from "ui/styling/style-scope";
+import * as fileResolverModule  from "file-system/file-name-resolver";
 
 var styleScope: typeof styleScopeModule = undefined;
 
@@ -85,3 +86,29 @@ export function parseCss(cssText: string, cssFileName?: string): Array<cssSelect
     }
     return styleScope.StyleScope.createSelectorsFromCss(cssText, cssFileName, keyframes);
 }
+
+export function __onLiveSync() {
+    // Close the error page if available and remove the reference from global context.
+    if (global.errorPage) {
+        global.errorPage.closeModal();
+        global.errorPage = undefined;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        var fileResolver: typeof fileResolverModule = require("file-system/file-name-resolver");
+
+        // Clear file resolver cache to respect newly added files.
+        fileResolver.clearCache();
+
+        // Reload app.css in case it was changed.
+        loadCss();
+
+        // Reload current page.
+        frame.reloadPage();
+    } catch (ex) {
+        // Show the error as modal page, save reference to the page in global context.
+        var builder = require("ui/builder");
+        global.errorPage = builder.parse(`<Page><ScrollView><Label text="${ex}" textWrap="true" style="color: red;" /></ScrollView></Page>`);
+        global.errorPage.showModal();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
index 5dac7f718..96ec3800b 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import definition = require("application");
 import frame = require("ui/frame");
 import observable = require("data/observable");
 import * as typesModule from "utils/types";
-import * as fileResolverModule  from "file-system/file-name-resolver";
 
 global.moduleMerge(appModule, exports);
 var typedExports: typeof definition = exports;
@@ -341,17 +340,8 @@ global.__onLiveSync = function () {
     if (typedExports.android && typedExports.android.paused) {
         return;
     }
-
-    var fileResolver: typeof fileResolverModule = require("file-system/file-name-resolver");
-
-    // Clear file resolver cache to respect newly added files.
-    fileResolver.clearCache();
-
-    // Reload app.css in case it was changed.
-    loadCss();
-
-    // Reload current page.
-    frame.reloadPage();
+    
+    appModule.__onLiveSync();
 }
 
 global.__onUncaughtError = function (error: definition.NativeScriptError) {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index 9bf8bf72f..c3e6b79e9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import common = require("./application-common");
-import {Frame, NavigationEntry, reloadPage} from "ui/frame";
+import {Frame, NavigationEntry} from "ui/frame";
 import definition = require("application");
 import * as uiUtils from "ui/utils";
 import * as typesModule from "utils/types";
-import * as fileResolverModule  from "file-system/file-name-resolver";
 import * as enumsModule from "ui/enums";
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
@@ -277,14 +276,5 @@ global.__onLiveSync = function () {
         return;
     }
 
-    var fileResolver: typeof fileResolverModule = require("file-system/file-name-resolver");
-
-    // Clear file resolver cache to respect newly added files.
-    fileResolver.clearCache();
-
-    // Reload app.css in case it was changed.
-    loadCss();
-
-    // Reload current page.
-    reloadPage();
+    common.__onLiveSync();
 }