diff --git a/tests/app/TKUnit.ts b/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
index 877abc358..418cefc11 100644
--- a/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
+++ b/tests/app/TKUnit.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import timer = require("timer");
 import trace = require("trace");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import platform = require("platform");
+
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 var sdkVersion = parseInt(platform.device.sdkVersion);
 
 trace.enable();
@@ -377,7 +380,8 @@ export var waitUntilReady = function (isReady: () => boolean, timeoutSec?: numbe
         var waitTime = 20 / 1000;
         var totalWaitTime = 0;
         while (true) {
-            NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop().runUntilDate(<any>NSDate.dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow(waitTime));
+            utils.ios.getter(NSRunLoop, NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop).runUntilDate(<any>NSDate.dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow(waitTime));
+
             if (isReady()) {
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/tests/app/application-tests.ios.ts b/tests/app/application-tests.ios.ts
index f8c314934..bce3bd5d4 100644
--- a/tests/app/application-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/application-tests.ios.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import app = require("application");
 import TKUnit = require("./TKUnit");
 import commonTests = require("./application-tests-common");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
+
 global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 
 // >> application-ios-observer
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ global.moduleMerge(commonTests, exports);
 if (app.ios) {
     var observer = app.ios.addNotificationObserver(UIDeviceBatteryLevelDidChangeNotification,
         function onReceiveCallback(notification: NSNotification) {
-            var percent = UIDevice.currentDevice().batteryLevel * 100;
+            var percent = getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).batteryLevel * 100;
             var message = "Battery: " + percent + "%";
             ////console.log(message);
         });
diff --git a/tests/app/pages/page5.ts b/tests/app/pages/page5.ts
index b899c4be0..30099e38e 100644
--- a/tests/app/pages/page5.ts
+++ b/tests/app/pages/page5.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import buttons = require("ui/button");
 import app = require("application");
 import platform = require("platform");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 function printDeviceInfoAndroid() {
     console.log("android.os.Build.DEVICE = " + android.os.Build.DEVICE);                     //android.os.Build.DEVICE = hammerhead
     console.log("android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK = " + android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK);         //android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK = 19
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ function printDeviceInfoAndroid() {
 }
 
 function printDeviceInfoIOS() {
-    var device = UIDevice.currentDevice();
+    var device = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice);
     console.log("device.name = " + device.name);                             //device.name = iPhone Simulator
     console.log("device.systemName = " + device.systemName);                 //device.systemName = iPhone OS
     console.log("device.systemVersion = " + device.systemVersion);           //device.systemVersion = 8.1
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ function printDeviceInfoIOS() {
     console.log("device.localizedModel = " + device.localizedModel);         //device.localizedModel = iPhone Simulator
     console.log("device.userInterfaceIdiom = " + device.userInterfaceIdiom); //device.userInterfaceIdiom = 0
     console.log("device.batteryLevel = " + device.batteryLevel);             //device.batteryLevel = -1
-    var screen = UIScreen.mainScreen();
+    var screen = utils.ios.getter(UIScreen, UIScreen.mainScreen);
     console.log("screen = " + screen);
     console.log("screen.nativeBounds = " + screen.nativeBounds.size.width + ", " + screen.nativeBounds.size.height); //screen.nativeBounds = 640, 1136
     console.log("screen.scale = " + screen.scale);                                                                   //screen.scale = 2
diff --git a/tests/app/testRunner.ts b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
index 2fa615c8a..65e111fcd 100644
--- a/tests/app/testRunner.ts
+++ b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ var testsWithLongDelay = {
     testLoadExistingUrl: 10000 * 5,
     testLoadLocalFile: 10000 * 5,
     testLoadInvalidUrl: 10000,
-    testLoadUpperCaseSrc: 10000 * 5
+    testLoadUpperCaseSrc: 10000 * 5,
+    test_SettingImageSrc: 30 * 1000,
+    test_ChainingAnimations: 30 * 1000
 }
 
 var startTime;
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests-native.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
index 76ac1c97e..709bdd344 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/date-picker/date-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import datePickerModule = require("ui/date-picker");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 export function getNativeYear(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker): number {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).year;
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).year;
 }
 
 export function getNativeMonth(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker): number {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).month;
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).month;
 }
 
 export function getNativeDay(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker): number {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).day;
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date).day;
 }
 
 export function getNativeMaxDate(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker): Date {
@@ -21,31 +23,31 @@ export function getNativeMinDate(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker): Date
 }
 
 export function setNativeYear(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker, value: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
     comps.year = value;
-    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>datePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(datePicker.ios);
 }
 
 export function setNativeMonth(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker, value: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
     comps.month = value;
-    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>datePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(datePicker.ios);
 }
 
 export function setNativeDay(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker, value: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
     comps.day = value;
-    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>datePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(datePicker.ios);
 }
 
 export function setNativeDate(datePicker: datePickerModule.DatePicker, year: number, month: number, day: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, datePicker.ios.date);
     comps.year = year;
     comps.month = month;
     comps.day = day;
-    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    datePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>datePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(datePicker.ios);
-}   
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests-native.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
index 37a5c9805..cd524f2ec 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/time-picker/time-picker-tests-native.ios.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 import timePickerModule = require("ui/time-picker");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 export function getNativeHour(timePicker: timePickerModule.TimePicker): number {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date).hour;
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date).hour;
 }
 
 export function getNativeMinute(timePicker: timePickerModule.TimePicker): number {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date).minute;
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date).minute;
 }
 
 export function setNativeHour(timePicker: timePickerModule.TimePicker, value: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
     comps.hour = value;
-    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>timePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(timePicker.ios);
 }
 
 export function setNativeMinute(timePicker: timePickerModule.TimePicker, value: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
     comps.minute = value;
-    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>timePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(timePicker.ios);
 }
 
 export function setNativeTime(timePicker: timePickerModule.TimePicker, hour: number, minute: number): void {
-    var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
+    var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, timePicker.ios.date);
     comps.hour = hour;
     comps.minute = minute;
-    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+    timePicker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     (<any>timePicker)._changeHandler.valueChanged(timePicker.ios);
 }
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
index 1bad900e9..5d1545191 100644
--- a/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
+++ b/tests/app/ui/view/view-tests.ios.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function checkNativeBackgroundColor(v: view.View): boolean {
     if (v.ios instanceof UILabel) {
         var cgColor1 = (<UILabel>v.ios).layer.backgroundColor;
         var cgColor2 = (<UIColor>v.backgroundColor.ios).CGColor;
-        return v.backgroundColor && CGColorEqualToColor(cgColor1, cgColor2);
+        return v.backgroundColor && !!CGColorEqualToColor(cgColor1, cgColor2);
     }
 
     return v.backgroundColor && (<UIView>v.ios).backgroundColor.isEqual(v.backgroundColor.ios);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application-settings/application-settings.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application-settings/application-settings.ios.ts
index 182bf980e..1566ddbb0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application-settings/application-settings.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application-settings/application-settings.ios.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import Common = require("./application-settings-common");
 
-var userDefaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults();
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
+var userDefaults = utils.ios.getter(NSUserDefaults, NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults);
 
 export var hasKey = function (key: string): boolean {
     Common.checkKey(key);
     return userDefaults.objectForKey(key) !== null;
 }
 
-// getters
+// utils.ios.getters
 export var getBoolean = function (key: string, defaultValue?: boolean): boolean {
     Common.checkKey(key);
     if (hasKey(key)) {
@@ -61,5 +63,5 @@ export var remove = function (key: string): void {
 }
 
 export var clear = function (): void {
-    userDefaults.removePersistentDomainForName(NSBundle.mainBundle().bundleIdentifier);
+    userDefaults.removePersistentDomainForName(utils.ios.getter(NSBundle, NSBundle.mainBundle).bundleIdentifier);
 }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
index 443107b5b..be73a178e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/application/application.ios.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import * as uiUtils from "ui/utils";
 import * as typesModule from "utils/types";
 import * as enumsModule from "ui/enums";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 var typedExports: typeof definition = exports;
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class Window extends UIWindow {
     }
 
     public layoutSubviews(): void {
-        uiUtils.ios._layoutRootView(this._content, UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds);
+        uiUtils.ios._layoutRootView(this._content, utils.ios.getter(UIScreen, UIScreen.mainScreen).bounds);
     }
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
     public rootController: any;
 
     private _delegate: typeof UIApplicationDelegate;
-    private _currentOrientation = UIDevice.currentDevice().orientation;
+    private _currentOrientation = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).orientation;
     private _window: Window;
     private _observers: Array<NotificationObserver>;
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
     }
 
     get nativeApp(): UIApplication {
-        return UIApplication.sharedApplication();
+        return utils.ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication);
     }
 
     get delegate(): typeof UIApplicationDelegate {
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
 
     public addNotificationObserver(notificationName: string, onReceiveCallback: (notification: NSNotification) => void): NotificationObserver {
         var observer = NotificationObserver.new().initWithCallback(onReceiveCallback);
-        NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserverSelectorNameObject(observer, "onReceive", notificationName, null);
+        utils.ios.getter(NSNotificationCenter, NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter).addObserverSelectorNameObject(observer, "onReceive", notificationName, null);
         this._observers.push(observer);
         return observer;
     }
@@ -99,13 +101,13 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
         var index = this._observers.indexOf(observer);
         if (index >= 0) {
             this._observers.splice(index, 1);
-            NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().removeObserverNameObject(observer, notificationName, null);
+            utils.ios.getter(NSNotificationCenter, NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter).removeObserverNameObject(observer, notificationName, null);
         }
     }
 
     private didFinishLaunchingWithOptions(notification: NSNotification) {
-        this._window = <Window>Window.alloc().initWithFrame(UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds);
-        this._window.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor();
+        this._window = <Window>Window.alloc().initWithFrame(utils.ios.getter(UIScreen, UIScreen.mainScreen).bounds);
+        this._window.backgroundColor = utils.ios.getter(UIColor, UIColor.whiteColor);
 
         if (typedExports.onLaunch) {
             typedExports.onLaunch(undefined);
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
             typedExports.onResume();
         }
 
-        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.resumeEvent, object: this, ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication() });
+        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.resumeEvent, object: this, ios: utils.ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication) });
     }
 
     private didEnterBackground(notification: NSNotification) {
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
             typedExports.onSuspend();
         }
 
-        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.suspendEvent, object: this, ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication() });
+        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.suspendEvent, object: this, ios: utils.ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication) });
     }
 
     private willTerminate(notification: NSNotification) {
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
             typedExports.onExit();
         }
 
-        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.exitEvent, object: this, ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication() });
+        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.exitEvent, object: this, ios: utils.ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication) });
     }
 
     private didReceiveMemoryWarning(notification: NSNotification) {
@@ -189,11 +191,11 @@ class IOSApplication implements definition.iOSApplication {
             typedExports.onLowMemory();
         }
 
-        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.lowMemoryEvent, object: this, android: undefined, ios: UIApplication.sharedApplication() });
+        typedExports.notify({ eventName: typedExports.lowMemoryEvent, object: this, android: undefined, ios: utils.ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication) });
     }
 
     private orientationDidChange(notification: NSNotification) {
-        var orientation = UIDevice.currentDevice().orientation;
+        var orientation = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).orientation;
 
         if (this._currentOrientation !== orientation) {
             this._currentOrientation = orientation;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/debugger/webinspector.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/debugger/webinspector.ios.ts
index f05420fd9..a57af77f8 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/debugger/webinspector.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/debugger/webinspector.ios.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ var inspectorCommands: typeof inspectorCommandTypes = require("./InspectorBacken
 
 import * as debuggerDomains from "./debugger";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 declare var __inspectorTimestamp;
 
 const frameId = "NativeScriptMainFrameIdentifier";
@@ -212,9 +214,9 @@ export class NetworkDomainDebugger implements inspectorCommandTypes.NetworkDomai
      * Loads a resource in the context of a frame on the inspected page without cross origin checks.
      */
     loadResource(params: inspectorCommandTypes.NetworkDomain.LoadResourceMethodArguments): { content: string, mimeType: string, status: number } {
-        let appPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().bundlePath;
+        let appPath = utils.ios.getter(NSBundle, NSBundle.mainBundle).bundlePath;
         let pathUrl = params.url.replace("file://", appPath);
-        let fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        let fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         let data = fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(pathUrl) ? fileManager.contentsAtPath(pathUrl) : undefined;
         let content = data ? NSString.alloc().initWithDataEncoding(data, NSUTF8StringEncoding) : "";
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
index f4f6cce63..e6a07e7bc 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.ios.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import textModule = require("text");
 import * as utilsModule from "utils/utils";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 // TODO: Implement all the APIs receiving callback using async blocks
 // TODO: Check whether we need try/catch blocks for the iOS implementation
 export class FileSystemAccess {
 
     public getLastModified(path: string): Date {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         var attributes = fileManager.attributesOfItemAtPathError(path);
 
         if (attributes) {
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 
     public getParent(path: string, onError?: (error: any) => any): { path: string; name: string } {
         try {
-            var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+            var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
             var nsString = NSString.stringWithString(path);
 
             var parentPath = nsString.stringByDeletingLastPathComponent;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 
     public getFile(path: string, onError?: (error: any) => any): { path: string; name: string; extension: string } {
         try {
-            var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+            var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
             var exists = fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(path);
 
             if (!exists) {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 
     public getFolder(path: string, onError?: (error: any) => any): { path: string; name: string } {
         try {
-            var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+            var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
             var exists = this.folderExists(path);
 
             if (!exists) {
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     private exists(path: string): { exists: boolean, isDirectory: boolean } {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         var isDirectory = new interop.Reference(interop.types.bool, false);
         var exists = fileManager.fileExistsAtPathIsDirectory(path, isDirectory);
 
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     public emptyFolder(path: string, onError?: (error: any) => any) {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         var entities = this.getEntities(path, onError);
 
         if (!entities) {
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     public rename(path: string, newPath: string, onError?: (error: any) => any) {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
 
         try {
             fileManager.moveItemAtPathToPathError(path, newPath);
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     public getLogicalRootPath(): string {
-        let mainBundlePath = NSBundle.mainBundle().bundlePath;
+        let mainBundlePath = utils.ios.getter(NSBundle, NSBundle.mainBundle).bundlePath;
         let resolvedPath = NSString.stringWithString(mainBundlePath).stringByResolvingSymlinksInPath;
         return resolvedPath;
     }
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     private getKnownPath(folderType: number): string {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         var paths = fileManager.URLsForDirectoryInDomains(folderType, NSSearchPathDomainMask.UserDomainMask);
 
         var url = paths.objectAtIndex(0);
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
     }
 
     private deleteEntity(path: string, onError?: (error: any) => any) {
-        var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+        var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
         try {
             fileManager.removeItemAtPathError(path);
         }
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ export class FileSystemAccess {
 
     private enumEntities(path: string, callback: (entity: { path: string; name: string; extension: string }) => boolean, onError?: (error) => any) {
         try {
-            var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager();
+            var fileManager = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager);
             try {
                 var files = fileManager.contentsOfDirectoryAtPathError(path);
             }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/fps-meter/fps-native.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/fps-meter/fps-native.ios.ts
index 23150384a..ca91c4ced 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/fps-meter/fps-native.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/fps-meter/fps-native.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import definition = require("fps-meter/fps-native");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 class FrameHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
 
     private _owner: WeakRef<FPSCallback>;
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ export class FPSCallback implements definition.FPSCallback {
 
         this.displayLink = CADisplayLink.displayLinkWithTargetSelector(this.impl, "handleFrame");
         this.displayLink.paused = true;
-        this.displayLink.addToRunLoopForMode(NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop(), NSDefaultRunLoopMode);
+        this.displayLink.addToRunLoopForMode(utils.ios.getter(NSRunLoop, NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop), NSDefaultRunLoopMode);
         // UIScrollView (including in UIITableView) will run a loop in UITrackingRunLoopMode during scrolling.
         // If we do not add the CADisplayLink in this mode, it would appear paused during scrolling.
-        this.displayLink.addToRunLoopForMode(NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop(), UITrackingRunLoopMode);
+        this.displayLink.addToRunLoopForMode(utils.ios.getter(NSRunLoop, NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop), UITrackingRunLoopMode);
     }
 
     public start() {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/http/http-request.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/http/http-request.ios.ts
index 779c4ccdc..58e182a6e 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/http/http-request.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/http/http-request.ios.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,20 @@ import http = require("http");
 
 import * as types from "utils/types";
 import * as imageSourceModule from "image-source";
-import * as utilsModule from "utils/utils";
 import * as fsModule from "file-system";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
+
 import domainDebugger = require("./../debugger/debugger");
 
 var GET = "GET";
 var USER_AGENT_HEADER = "User-Agent";
 var USER_AGENT = "Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 6_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/536.26 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/6.0 Mobile/10A5355d Safari/8536.25";
-var sessionConfig = NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration();
-var queue = NSOperationQueue.mainQueue();
+var sessionConfig = getter(NSURLSessionConfiguration, NSURLSessionConfiguration.defaultSessionConfiguration);
+var queue = getter(NSOperationQueue, NSOperationQueue.mainQueue);
 var session = NSURLSession.sessionWithConfigurationDelegateDelegateQueue(sessionConfig, null, queue);
 
-var utils: typeof utilsModule;
-function ensureUtils() {
-    if (!utils) {
-        utils = require("utils/utils");
-    }
-}
-
 var imageSource: typeof imageSourceModule;
 function ensureImageSource() {
     if (!imageSource) {
@@ -93,7 +88,6 @@ export function request(options: http.HttpRequestOptions): Promise<http.HttpResp
                                 raw: data,
                                 toString: () => { return NSDataToString(data); },
                                 toJSON: () => {
-                                    ensureUtils();
                                     return utils.parseJSON(NSDataToString(data));
                                 },
                                 toImage: () => {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/platform/platform.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/platform/platform.ios.ts
index 7e6e4282f..c2f4e5bfa 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/platform/platform.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/platform/platform.ios.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* tslint:disable:class-name */
 import definition = require("platform");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 export module platformNames {
     export var android = "Android";
     export var ios = "iOS";
 }
-  
+
 class Device implements definition.Device {
     private _model: string;
     private _osVersion: string;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
 
     get osVersion(): string {
         if (!this._osVersion) {
-            this._osVersion = UIDevice.currentDevice().systemVersion;
+            this._osVersion = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).systemVersion;
         }
 
         return this._osVersion;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
 
     get model(): string {
         if (!this._model) {
-            this._model = UIDevice.currentDevice().model;
+            this._model = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).model;
         }
 
         return this._model;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
 
     get sdkVersion(): string {
         if (!this._sdkVersion) {
-            this._sdkVersion = UIDevice.currentDevice().systemVersion;
+            this._sdkVersion = utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).systemVersion;
         }
 
         return this._sdkVersion;
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
         if (!this._deviceType) {
             var enums = require("ui/enums");
 
-            if (UIDevice.currentDevice().userInterfaceIdiom === UIUserInterfaceIdiom.Phone) {
+            if (utils.ios.getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).userInterfaceIdiom === UIUserInterfaceIdiom.Phone) {
                 this._deviceType = enums.DeviceType.Phone;
             }
             else {
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
     }
 
     get uuid(): string {
-        var userDefaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults();
+        var userDefaults = utils.ios.getter(NSUserDefaults, NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults);
         var uuid_key = "TNSUUID";
         var app_uuid = userDefaults.stringForKey(uuid_key);
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
 
     get language(): string {
         if (!this._language) {
-            var languages = NSLocale.preferredLanguages();
+            var languages = utils.ios.getter(NSLocale, NSLocale.preferredLanguages);
             this._language = languages[0];
         }
         
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class Device implements definition.Device {
 
     get region(): string {
         if(!this._region) {
-            this._region = NSLocale.currentLocale().objectForKey(NSLocaleCountryCode);
+            this._region = utils.ios.getter(NSLocale, NSLocale.currentLocale).objectForKey(NSLocaleCountryCode);
         }
 
         return this._region;
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ class MainScreen implements definition.ScreenMetrics {
     private _screen: UIScreen;
     private get screen(): UIScreen {
         if (!this._screen) {
-            this._screen = UIScreen.mainScreen();
+            this._screen = utils.ios.getter(UIScreen, UIScreen.mainScreen);
         }
 
         return this._screen;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/text/span.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/text/span.ios.ts
index f800ca6a9..1f755ad62 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/text/span.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/text/span.ios.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import spanCommon = require("./span-common");
 import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import formattedString = require("text/formatted-string");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(spanCommon, exports);
 
 export class Span extends spanCommon.Span {
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export class Span extends spanCommon.Span {
         if (realFontAttributes || realFontFamily || realFontSize) {
             var font;
             if (!realFontSize) {
-                realFontSize = UIFont.systemFontSize();
+                realFontSize = utils.ios.getter(UIFont, UIFont.systemFontSize);
             }
             if (realFontFamily) {
                 font = UIFont.fontWithNameSize(realFontFamily, realFontSize);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
index 7724461b7..85034ab89 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.ios.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import enums = require("ui/enums");
 import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 let _transform = "_transform";
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ export class Animation extends common.Animation implements definition.Animation
                 };
                 originalValue = nativeView.layer.backgroundColor;
                 if (nativeView instanceof UILabel) {
-                    nativeView.setValueForKey(UIColor.clearColor(), "backgroundColor");
+                    nativeView.setValueForKey(utils.ios.getter(UIColor, UIColor.clearColor), "backgroundColor");
                 }
                 value = value.CGColor;
                 break;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
index 7fcd94fdf..2f7d28f6a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/date-picker/date-picker.ios.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
 import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 function onYearPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var picker = <DatePicker>data.object;
 
     if (picker.ios) {
-        var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
+        var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
         comps.year = data.newValue;
         picker.date = new Date(comps.year, comps.month - 1, comps.day);
     }
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ function onMonthPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var picker = <DatePicker>data.object;
 
     if (picker.ios) {
-        var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
+        var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
         comps.month = data.newValue;
         picker.date = new Date(comps.year, comps.month - 1, comps.day);
     }
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ function onDayPropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var picker = <DatePicker>data.object;
 
     if (picker.ios) {
-        var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
+        var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
         comps.day = data.newValue;
         picker.date = new Date(comps.year, comps.month - 1, comps.day);
     }
@@ -65,12 +67,12 @@ function onDatePropertyChanged(data: dependencyObservable.PropertyChangeData) {
     var picker = <DatePicker>data.object;
 
     if (picker.ios) {
-        var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
+        var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, picker.ios.date);
         let newDate = data.newValue;
         comps.year = newDate.getFullYear();
         comps.month = newDate.getMonth() + 1;
         comps.day = newDate.getDate();
-        picker.ios.setDateAnimated(NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(comps), false);
+        picker.ios.setDateAnimated(utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(comps), false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class UIDatePickerChangeHandlerImpl extends NSObject {
     }
 
     public valueChanged(sender: UIDatePicker) {
-        var comps = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, sender.date);
+        var comps = utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitYear | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMonth | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitDay, sender.date);
         
         let owner = this._owner.get();
         if (!owner) {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
index 3a2ee28b3..6f1637cd5 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/dialogs/dialogs.ios.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 import dialogs = require("ui/dialogs");
 import dialogsCommon = require("./dialogs-common");
 import types = require("utils/types");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
+
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
 
 global.moduleMerge(dialogsCommon, exports);
 
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ export function action(arg: any): Promise<string> {
                 });
 
                 actionSheet.delegate = delegate;
-                actionSheet.showInView(UIApplication.sharedApplication().keyWindow);
+                actionSheet.showInView(getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication).keyWindow);
             } else {
                 var alertController = UIAlertController.alertControllerWithTitleMessagePreferredStyle(options.title, options.message, UIAlertControllerStyle.ActionSheet);
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image-cache/image-cache.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image-cache/image-cache.ios.ts
index afeb3b64d..dc64aa0e3 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image-cache/image-cache.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image-cache/image-cache.ios.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import common = require("./image-cache-common");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import trace = require("trace");
 import * as httpRequestModule from "http/http-request";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
+
 var httpRequest: typeof httpRequestModule;
 function ensureHttpRequest() {
     if (!httpRequest) {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class MemmoryWarningHandler extends NSObject {
     public initWithCache(cache: NSCache<any, any>): MemmoryWarningHandler {
         this._cache = cache;
 
-        NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserverSelectorNameObject(this, "clearCache", "UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification", null);
+        getter(NSNotificationCenter, NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter).addObserverSelectorNameObject(this, "clearCache", "UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification", null);
         if (trace.enabled) {
             trace.write("[MemmoryWarningHandler] Added low memory observer.", trace.categories.Debug);
         }
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class MemmoryWarningHandler extends NSObject {
     }
 
     public dealloc(): void {
-        NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().removeObserverNameObject(this, "UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification", null);
+        getter(NSNotificationCenter, NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter).removeObserverNameObject(this, "UIApplicationDidReceiveMemoryWarningNotification", null);
         if (trace.enabled) {
             trace.write("[MemmoryWarningHandler] Removed low memory observer.", trace.categories.Debug);
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
index 4e34d9f4c..2a6e401f2 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/page/page.ios.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 import {View} from "ui/core/view";
 import trace = require("trace");
 import uiUtils = require("ui/utils");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import {device} from "platform";
 import {DeviceType} from "ui/enums";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
+
 global.moduleMerge(pageCommon, exports);
 const ENTRY = "_entry";
 const DELEGATE = "_delegate";
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
         if (owner._modalParent) {
             let isTablet = device.deviceType === DeviceType.Tablet;
             let isFullScreen = !owner._UIModalPresentationFormSheet || !isTablet;
-            let frame = isFullScreen ? UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds : this.view.frame;
+            let frame = isFullScreen ? getter(UIScreen, UIScreen.mainScreen).bounds : this.view.frame;
             let size = frame.size;
             let width = size.width;
             let height = size.height;
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ class UIViewControllerImpl extends UIViewController {
 
             let bottom = height;
             let statusBarHeight = uiUtils.ios.getStatusBarHeight();
-            let statusBarVisible = !UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarHidden;
+            let statusBarVisible = !getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication).statusBarHidden;
             let backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar = owner.backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar;
             if (statusBarVisible && !backgroundSpanUnderStatusBar) {
                 height -= statusBarHeight;
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ export class Page extends pageCommon.Page {
         super._raiseShowingModallyEvent();
 
         parent.ios.presentViewControllerAnimatedCompletion(this._ios, utils.ios.MajorVersion >= 7, null);
-        let transitionCoordinator = parent.ios.transitionCoordinator();
+        let transitionCoordinator = getter(parent.ios, parent.ios.transitionCoordinator);
         if (transitionCoordinator) {
             UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator.prototype.animateAlongsideTransitionCompletion.call(transitionCoordinator, null, () => this._raiseShownModallyEvent());
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
index c66538780..a22689d92 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/segmented-bar/segmented-bar.ios.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import font = require("ui/styling/font");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var color: typeof colorModule;
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ export class SegmentedBarStyler implements style.Styler {
         else {
             attrs = NSMutableDictionary.new();
         }
-        let newFont = (<font.Font>newValue).getUIFont(UIFont.systemFontOfSize(UIFont.labelFontSize()));
+        let newFont = (<font.Font>newValue).getUIFont(UIFont.systemFontOfSize(utils.ios.getter(UIFont, UIFont.labelFontSize)));
         attrs.setValueForKey(newFont, NSFontAttributeName);
         bar.setTitleTextAttributesForState(attrs, UIControlState.Normal);
     }
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ export class SegmentedBarStyler implements style.Styler {
             currentFont = currentAttrs.objectForKey(NSFontAttributeName);
         }
         if (!currentFont) {
-            currentFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(UIFont.labelFontSize());
+            currentFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(utils.ios.getter(UIFont, UIFont.labelFontSize));
         }
         return currentFont;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
index 681fe027f..225f0775c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/background.ios.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 import common = require("./background-common");
 import * as styleModule from "./style";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var style: typeof styleModule;
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ function drawClipPath(view: viewModule.View) {
             borderLayer.path = path;
             borderLayer.lineWidth = view.borderWidth * 2;
             borderLayer.strokeColor = view.borderColor.ios.CGColor;
-            borderLayer.fillColor = UIColor.clearColor().CGColor;
+            borderLayer.fillColor = utils.ios.getter(UIColor, UIColor.clearColor).CGColor;
 
             borderLayer.frame = nativeView.bounds;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/font.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
index d8e17bc82..649840def 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/font.ios.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import common = require("./font-common");
 import fs = require("file-system");
 import * as traceModule from "trace";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 export class Font extends common.Font {
     public static default = new Font(undefined, undefined, enums.FontStyle.normal, enums.FontWeight.normal);
 
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ export function ensureSystemFontSets() {
         return;
     }
 
-    var nsFontFamilies = UIFont.familyNames();
+    var nsFontFamilies = utils.ios.getter(UIFont, UIFont.familyNames);
     for (var i = 0; i < nsFontFamilies.count; i++) {
         var family = nsFontFamilies.objectAtIndex(i);
         systemFontFamilies.add(family);
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function createUIFont(font: Font, defaultFont: UIFont) {
     }
 
     if (!descriptor) {
-        descriptor = defaultFont.fontDescriptor().fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
+        descriptor = utils.ios.getter(defaultFont, defaultFont.fontDescriptor).fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
     }
 
     return UIFont.fontWithDescriptorSize(descriptor, size);
@@ -115,19 +117,19 @@ function tryResolveWithSystemFont(font: Font, size: number, symbolicTraits: numb
             else {
                 systemFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(size);
             }
-            result = systemFont.fontDescriptor().fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
+            result = utils.ios.getter(systemFont, systemFont.fontDescriptor).fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
             break;
 
         case common.genericFontFamilies.monospace:
             if ((<any>UIFont).monospacedDigitSystemFontOfSizeWeight) {// This method is available on iOS 9.0 and later.
                 systemFont = (<any>UIFont).monospacedDigitSystemFontOfSizeWeight(size, getiOSFontWeight(font.fontWeight));
-                result = systemFont.fontDescriptor().fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
+                result = utils.ios.getter(systemFont, systemFont.fontDescriptor).fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
             }
             break;
     }
 
     if (systemFont) {
-        var result = systemFont.fontDescriptor().fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
+        var result = utils.ios.getter(systemFont, systemFont.fontDescriptor).fontDescriptorWithSymbolicTraits(symbolicTraits);
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@ export module ios {
         if (!fs.File.exists(filePath)) {
             filePath = fs.path.join(fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path, fontFile);
         }
-        var fontData = NSFileManager.defaultManager().contentsAtPath(filePath);
+        var fontData = utils.ios.getter(NSFileManager, NSFileManager.defaultManager).contentsAtPath(filePath);
         if (!fontData) {
             throw new Error("Could not load font from: " + fontFile);
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
index c8118b79a..53afa0a39 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tab-view/tab-view.ios.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import definition = require("ui/tab-view");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import trace = require("trace");
-import utils = require("utils/utils");
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import proxy = require("ui/core/proxy");
@@ -11,6 +10,9 @@ import * as imageSourceModule from "image-source";
 import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import { Page } from "ui/page";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 var imageSource: typeof imageSourceModule;
@@ -487,7 +489,7 @@ export class TabViewStyler implements style.Styler {
         }
 
         if (!currentFont) {
-            currentFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(UIFont.labelFontSize());
+            currentFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(getter(UIFont, UIFont.labelFontSize));
         }
 
         return currentFont;
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
index de7517722..e1f75c241 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-view/text-view.ios.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {View} from "ui/core/view";
 import * as style from "ui/styling/style";
 import {isNullOrUndefined} from "utils/types";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
 
 class UITextViewDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UITextViewDelegate {
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export class TextView extends common.TextView {
     }
 
     public _showHint(hint: string) {
-        this.ios.textColor = this.ios.textColor ? this.ios.textColor.colorWithAlphaComponent(0.22) : UIColor.blackColor().colorWithAlphaComponent(0.22);
+        this.ios.textColor = this.ios.textColor ? this.ios.textColor.colorWithAlphaComponent(0.22) : utils.ios.getter(UIColor, UIColor.blackColor).colorWithAlphaComponent(0.22);
         this.ios.text = isNullOrUndefined(hint) ? "" : hint + "";
         (<any>this.ios).isShowingHint = true;
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
index 8191af91f..cd2247228 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/time-picker/time-picker.ios.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 import style = require("ui/styling/style");
 import {View} from "ui/core/view";
 
+import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+
 function getDate(hour: number, minute: number): Date {
     var comps = NSDateComponents.alloc().init();
     comps.hour = hour;
     comps.minute = minute;
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().dateFromComponents(<any>comps);
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).dateFromComponents(<any>comps);
 }
 
 function getComponents(date: Date | NSDate): NSDateComponents {
-    return NSCalendar.currentCalendar().componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, <any>date);
+    return utils.ios.getter(NSCalendar, NSCalendar.currentCalendar).componentsFromDate(NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitHour | NSCalendarUnit.CalendarUnitMinute, <any>date);
 }
 
 global.moduleMerge(common, exports);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
index 3380f94e7..43aad4902 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/utils.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {View} from "ui/core/view";
 import * as utils from "utils/utils";
+import getter = utils.ios.getter;
 
 export module ios {
     export function getActualHeight(view: UIView): number {
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export module ios {
     }
 
     export function getStatusBarHeight(): number {
-        var app = UIApplication.sharedApplication();
+        var app = getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication);
         if (!app || app.statusBarHidden) {
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
index 36781ef1a..44b0d8e2c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.d.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@
      * Module with ios specific utilities.
      */
     module ios {
+        /**
+         * Checks if the property is a function and if it is, calls it on this.
+         * Designed to support backward compatibility for methods that became properties.
+         * Will not work on delegates since it checks if the propertyValue is a function, and delegates are marshalled as functions.
+         * Example: getter(NSRunLoop, NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop).runUntilDate(NSDate.dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow(waitTime));
+         */
+        export function getter<T>(_this: any, propertyValue: T | {(): T}): T;
         export function getTransformedText(view, source: string, transform: string): string;
         export function setWhiteSpace(view, value: string, parentView?: any);
         export function setTextAlignment(view, value: string);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.ios.ts b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.ios.ts
index 56853c5a8..9cdd259d9 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.ios.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.ios.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ export module ios {
         }
     }
 
+    export function getter<T>(_this: any, property: T | {(): T}): T {
+        if (typeof property === "function") {
+            return (<{(): T}>property).call(_this);
+        } else {
+            return <T>property;
+        }
+    }
+
     export function getTransformedText(view, source: string, transform: string): string {
         let result = source;
 
@@ -131,13 +139,13 @@ export module ios {
     }
 
     export function isLandscape(): boolean {
-        var device = UIDevice.currentDevice();
-        var statusBarOrientation = UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarOrientation;
+        var device = getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice);
+        var statusBarOrientation = getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication).statusBarOrientation;
         var isStatusBarOrientationLandscape = isOrientationLandscape(statusBarOrientation);
         return isOrientationLandscape(device.orientation) || isStatusBarOrientationLandscape;
     }
 
-    export var MajorVersion = NSString.stringWithString(UIDevice.currentDevice().systemVersion).intValue;
+    export var MajorVersion = NSString.stringWithString(getter(UIDevice, UIDevice.currentDevice).systemVersion).intValue;
 
     export function openFile(filePath: string): boolean {
         try {
@@ -163,8 +171,8 @@ export function GC() {
 export function openUrl(location: string): boolean {
     try {
         var url = NSURL.URLWithString(location.trim());
-        if (UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(url)) {
-            return UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(url);
+        if (ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication).canOpenURL(url)) {
+            return ios.getter(UIApplication, UIApplication.sharedApplication).openURL(url);
         }
     }
     catch (e) {