diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
index 79f0cc56f..1d2f0c76b 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.android.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class AndroidApplication extends Observable implements AndroidApplication
     private callbacks: any = {};
 
     public get currentContext(): android.content.Context {
+        console.log("application.currentContext is deprecated; use startActivity, foregroundActivity, or context instead");
         return this.foregroundActivity;
     }
 
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ let started = false;
 // NOTE: for backwards compatibility. Remove for 4.0.0.
 const createRootFrame = { value: true };
 export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry | string) {
+    console.log("application.start() is deprecated; use application.run() instead");
+
     if (started) {
         throw new Error("Application is already started.");
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
index 16f45599e..d93c0872f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.d.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ export function on(event: "livesync", callback: (args: EventData) => void);
 export function off(eventNames: string, callback?: any, thisArg?: any);
 
 /**
- * Deprecated. Use application run.
+ * @deprecated use application.run() instead.
+ * 
  * Call this method to start the application. Important: All code after this method call will not be executed!
  */
 export function start(entry?: NavigationEntry | string);
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ export class AndroidApplication extends Observable {
     foregroundActivity: any /* android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity */;
 
     /**
-     * Deprecated. Please use startActivity, foregroundActivity or context property.
+     * @deprecated use startActivity, foregroundActivity or context instead
      */
     currentContext: any /* android.content.Context */;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index 6601904a0..df635cf5f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ export function getRootView() {
 const createRootFrame = { value: true };
 let started: boolean = false;
 export function start(entry?: string | NavigationEntry) {
+    console.log("application.start() is deprecated; use application.run() instead");
+
     mainEntry = typeof entry === "string" ? { moduleName: entry } : entry;
     started = true;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.android.ts
index 175495321..56140ba5e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.android.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ export function fromNativeSource(source: any): ImageSource {
 }
 
 export function fromUrl(url: string): Promise<ImageSourceDefinition> {
+    console.log("imageSource.fromUrl(url) is deprecated; use http.getImage(url) instead");
+
     ensureHttp();
     return http.getImage(url);
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.d.ts
index 3e00213c4..dce921019 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.d.ts
@@ -148,10 +148,11 @@ export function fromBase64(source: string): ImageSource;
 export function fromNativeSource(source: any): ImageSource;
 
 /**
- * Deprecated. Use http.getImage(url: string) instead.
-* Downloads the image from the provided Url and creates a new ImageSource instance from it.
-* @param url The link to the remote image object. This operation will download and decode the image.
-*/
+ * @deprecated use http.getImage(url: string) instead
+ * 
+ * Downloads the image from the provided Url and creates a new ImageSource instance from it.
+ * @param url The link to the remote image object. This operation will download and decode the image.
+ */
 export function fromUrl(url: string): Promise<ImageSource>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
index d4771f4f7..c5228b80f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/image-source/image-source.ios.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ export function fromNativeSource(source: any): ImageSource {
 }
 
 export function fromUrl(url: string): Promise<ImageSource> {
+    console.log("imageSource.fromUrl(url) is deprecated; use http.getImage(url) instead");
+
     ensureHttp();
     return http.getImage(url);
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/builder/builder.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
index 9224ce326..4a2f2cc31 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/builder/builder.d.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { Page } from "../page";
 import { NavigationEntry } from "../frame";
 
 /**
- * Deprecated. Use createViewFromEntry instead.
+ * @deprecated use createViewFromEntry instead
+ * 
  * @param moduleNamePath 
  * @param fileName 
  * @param moduleExports 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
index abda166de..cbd910d46 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     //@endprivate
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use showModal with ShowModalOptions instead.
+     * @deprecated use showModal with ShowModalOptions instead
+     * 
      * Shows the View contained in moduleName as a modal view.
      * @param moduleName - The name of the module to load starting from the application root.
      * @param context - Any context you want to pass to the modally shown view.
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     showModal(moduleName: string, context: any, closeCallback: Function, fullscreen?: boolean, animated?: boolean, stretched?: boolean): ViewBase;
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use showModal with ShowModalOptions instead.
+     * @deprecated use showModal with ShowModalOptions instead
+     * 
      * Shows the view passed as parameter as a modal view.
      * @param view - View instance to be shown modally.
      * @param context - Any context you want to pass to the modally shown view. This same context will be available in the arguments of the shownModally event handler.
@@ -199,8 +201,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     showModal(view: ViewBase, modalOptions: ShowModalOptions): ViewBase;
 
     /**
-     * Deprecated. Showing view as modal is deprecated.
-     * Use showModal method with arguments.
+     * @deprecated use showModal method with arguments
      */
     showModal(): ViewBase;
 
@@ -365,9 +366,10 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
 
     public _goToVisualState(state: string): void;
     /**
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
      * This used to be the way to set attribute values in early {N} versions.
      * Now attributes are expected to be set as plain properties on the view instances.
-     * @deprecated
      */
     public _applyXmlAttribute(attribute, value): boolean;
     public setInlineStyle(style: string): void;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
index 34e8ff982..1863ce05d 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
@@ -866,9 +866,10 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
     }
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
      * This used to be the way to set attribute values in early {N} versions.
      * Now attributes are expected to be set as plain properties on the view instances.
-     * @deprecated
      */
     public _applyXmlAttribute(attribute: string, value: string): boolean {
         if (attribute === "style" || attribute === "rows" || attribute === "columns" || attribute === "fontAttributes") {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
index 04a310522..1e4d7dcc2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view/view.d.ts
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ export abstract class View extends ViewBase {
     public getGestureObservers(type: GestureTypes): Array<GesturesObserver>;
 
     /**
-     * [Deprecated. Please use the on() instead.] Adds a gesture observer.
+     * @deprecated use on() instead
+     * 
      * @param type - Type of the gesture.
      * @param callback - A function that will be executed when gesture is received.
      * @param thisArg - An optional parameter which will be used as `this` context for callback execution.
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.d.ts
index a92519b69..9718f39ed 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame.d.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export * from "../page";
  */
 export class Frame extends View {
     /**
-     * Deprecated.
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
      * String value used when hooking to androidOptionSelected event (prefix `android` states that this event is available only in Android).
      */
     public static androidOptionSelectedEvent: string;
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ export function topmost(): Frame;
 export function goBack();
 
 /**
- * Deprecated. Use getFrameById() if you want to retrieve a frame different than the topmost one.
+ * @deprecated use getFrameById() if you want to retrieve a frame different than the topmost one
+ * 
  * Gets the frames stack.
  */
 export function stack(): Array<Frame>;
@@ -395,8 +397,9 @@ export interface AndroidFrame extends Observable {
     showActionBar: boolean;
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated this property is not used internally
+     * 
      * Gets or sets whether the page UI will be cached when navigating away from the page.
-     * Deprecated. This property is not used internally.
      */
     cachePagesOnNavigate: boolean;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.d.ts
index 020ab47c0..8ddc436c0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export module ios {
     export function getActualHeight(uiView: any /* UIView */): number;
 
     /**
-     * Deprecated.
+     * @deprecated
+     * 
      * @param rootView 
      * @param parentBounds 
      */