diff --git a/apps/tests/layouts/grid-layout-tests.ts b/apps/tests/layouts/grid-layout-tests.ts
index 301fa0dad..c2813e979 100644
--- a/apps/tests/layouts/grid-layout-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/layouts/grid-layout-tests.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import builder = require("ui/builder");
 
 var ASYNC = 2;
-var DELTA = 0.1;
+var DELTA = 1;
 
 export class MyGridLayout extends layout.GridLayout {
     public measureCount: number = 0;
diff --git a/apps/tests/testRunner.ts b/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
index b14b44bc1..734f09aee 100644
--- a/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/testRunner.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ export function isRunningOnEmulator(): boolean {
             android.os.Build.PRODUCT.toLocaleLowerCase().indexOf("emulator") > -1; // VS Emulator
     }
     else if (platform.device.os === platform.platformNames.ios) {
-        return platform.device.model === "iPhone Simulator";
+        //return platform.device.model === "iPhone Simulator";
+        return (__dirname.search("Simulator") > -1);
     }
 }
 
 export var allTests = {};
+allTests["SCROLL-VIEW"] = require("./ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests");
 allTests["ACTION-BAR"] = require("./ui/action-bar/action-bar-tests");
 allTests["XML-DECLARATION"] = require("./xml-declaration/xml-declaration-tests");
 allTests["APPLICATION"] = require("./application-tests");
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ allTests["GRIDLAYOUT"] = require("./layouts/grid-layout-tests");
 allTests["STACKLAYOUT"] = require("./layouts/stack-layout-tests");
 allTests["PLATFORM"] = require("./platform-tests");
 allTests["STYLE-PROPERTIES"] = require("./ui/style/style-properties-tests");
-allTests["SCROLL-VIEW"] = require("./ui/scroll-view/scroll-view-tests");
 allTests["FILE SYSTEM"] = require("./file-system-tests");
 allTests["HTTP"] = require("./http-tests");
 allTests["XHR"] = require("./xhr-tests");
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
index 3b6db9736..0881b7901 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/list-view/list-view-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import TKUnit = require("../../TKUnit");
+import testRunner = require("../../testRunner");
 import app = require("application");
 import helper = require("../helper");
 import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import observable = require("data/observable");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import platform = require("platform");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
-import testRunner = require("../../testRunner");
 
 // <snippet module="ui/list-view" title="list-view">
 // # ListView
@@ -634,8 +634,10 @@ export function test_ConverterIsCalledJustOnce_onAddingItemsToListView() {
 }
 
 export function test_no_memory_leak_when_items_is_regular_array() {
-    if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator()) {
-        return;
+    if (utils.ios) {
+        if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator() || utils.ios.MajorVersion > 8) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
     var createFunc = function (): listViewModule.ListView {
         var listView = new listViewModule.ListView();
@@ -649,8 +651,10 @@ export function test_no_memory_leak_when_items_is_regular_array() {
 }
 
 export function test_no_memory_leak_when_items_is_observable_array() {
-    if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator()) {
-        return;
+    if (utils.ios) {
+        if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator() || utils.ios.MajorVersion > 8) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
     // Keep the reference to the observable array to test the weakEventListener 
     var colors = new observableArray.ObservableArray(["red", "green", "blue"]);
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
index 637535aef..585a4da47 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/text-field/text-field-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import pagesModule = require("ui/page");
 import textFieldTestsNative = require("./text-field-tests-native");
 import colorModule = require("color");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
 // <snippet module="ui/text-field" title="TextField">
 // # TextField
@@ -428,10 +429,12 @@ export var testNativeTextAlignmentFromLocal = function () {
 }
 
 export var testMemoryLeak = function () {
-    if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator()) {
-        return;
+    if (utils.ios) {
+        if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator() || utils.ios.MajorVersion > 8) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
     helper.buildUIWithWeakRefAndInteract(_createTextFieldFunc, function (textField) {
         textFieldTestsNative.typeTextNatively(textField, "Hello, world!");
     });
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts b/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
index 631088a61..4b57ebd72 100644
--- a/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
+++ b/apps/tests/ui/text-view/text-view-tests.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import pagesModule = require("ui/page");
 import textViewTestsNative = require("./text-view-tests-native");
 import colorModule = require("color");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
+import utils = require("utils/utils");
 
 // <snippet module="ui/text-view" title="TextView">
 // # TextView
@@ -469,8 +470,10 @@ export var testNativeTextAlignmentFromLocal = function () {
 }
 
 export var testMemoryLeak = function () {
-    if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator()) {
-        return;
+    if (utils.ios) {
+        if (testRunner.isRunningOnEmulator() || utils.ios.MajorVersion > 8) {
+            return;
+        }
     }
     helper.buildUIWithWeakRefAndInteract(_createTextViewFunc, function (textView) {
         textViewTestsNative.typeTextNatively(textView, "Hello, world!");