diff --git a/js/angular/service/platform.js b/js/angular/service/platform.js
index 17d4fd4c95..53f4ba234e 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/platform.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/platform.js
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ IonicModule
   },
   'android': {
     '$ionicNavBarConfig': {
-      transition: 'no-animation',
-      alignTitle: 'left',
-      backButtonIcon: 'ion-android-arrow-back'
+      transition: 'nav-title-slide-ios7',
+      alignTitle: 'center',
+      backButtonIcon: 'ion-ios7-arrow-back'
     },
     '$ionicNavViewConfig': {
-      transition: 'fade-implode'
+      transition: 'slide-left-right-ios7'
     },
     '$ionicTabsConfig': {
       type: 'tabs-striped',
diff --git a/scss/_animations.scss b/scss/_animations.scss
index d32e235820..fd00fdf54e 100644
--- a/scss/_animations.scss
+++ b/scss/_animations.scss
@@ -801,4 +801,39 @@ $nav-title-slide-ios7-delay: $ios7-transition-duration;
   }
 }
 
+$nav-title-android-delay: 200ms;
+$nav-title-android-timing-function: linear;
 
+.nav-title-android {
+  &:not(.no-animation) .button.back-button {
+    @include transition(all $nav-title-android-delay);
+    @include transition-timing-function($nav-title-android-timing-function);
+    opacity: 1;
+    &.ng-hide {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+    &.ng-hide-add,
+    &.ng-hide-remove {
+      display: block !important;
+    }
+    &.ng-hide-add {
+      position: absolute;
+    }
+    &.ng-hide-remove {
+    }
+  }
+  > .ng-enter, &.ng-enter,
+  > .ng-leave, &.ng-leave {
+    @include transition(all $nav-title-android-delay);
+    @include transition-timing-function($nav-title-android-timing-function);
+  }
+  > .ng-enter, &.ng-enter {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  > .ng-enter.ng-enter-active, &.ng-enter.ng-enter-active {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  > .ng-leave.ng-leave-active, &.ng-leave.ng-leave-active {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scss/_platform.scss b/scss/_platform.scss
index 01c2427628..8b4a66f9ee 100644
--- a/scss/_platform.scss
+++ b/scss/_platform.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     font-family: "Roboto", $font-family-base;
   }
 }
+/*
 .platform-android {
 
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
     font-family: 'Roboto', $font-family-base;
   }
   */
-}
+//}
 
 .platform-ios7.platform-cordova {
   // iOS7 has a status bar which sits on top of the header.
diff --git a/test/html/nav.html b/test/html/nav.html
index 7f41eda3ac..84dcd789f2 100644
--- a/test/html/nav.html
+++ b/test/html/nav.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <div>
       <ion-nav-bar class="bar-positive">
         <ion-nav-back-button class="button-icon" from-title>
+          Back
         </ion-nav-back-button>
       </ion-nav-bar>
       <ion-nav-view></ion-nav-view>