diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/basic/main.js b/src/components/tabs/test/basic/main.js
index 571d8958b3..4fc7e9438b 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core';
-import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {View, Tabs, Tab} from 'ionic2/components';
+import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core'
+import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {View, Tabs, Tab} from 'ionic2/components'
 import {webview} from 'ionic2/webview/webview'
+import {cordova} from 'ionic2/webview/cordova/cordova'
+import {nodeWebkit} from 'ionic2/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit'
+import * as util from 'ionic2/util'
 
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
@@ -13,10 +16,21 @@ class IonicApp {
   constructor() {
     console.log('IonicApp Start')
 
-    console.log(webview.name, webview.isWebView)
+    console.log(webview.getName(), webview.is('cordova'))
+
+    webview.ready().then(() => {
+      console.log('webviewready')
+    })
+
+    webview.fullScreen(true).then((isShown) => {
+      console.log('fullScreen', isShown)
+    })
+
+    webview.showStatusBar(true).then((isShown) => {
+      console.log('showStatusBar', isShown)
+    })
+
   }
 }
 
-
-
 bootstrap(IonicApp)
diff --git a/src/ionic2.js b/src/ionic2.js
index f6d17ad60b..bfb4ea612a 100644
--- a/src/ionic2.js
+++ b/src/ionic2.js
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 export * from 'ionic2/components'
 export * from 'ionic2/platform/platform'
 export * from 'ionic2/webview/webview'
+export * from 'ionic2/webview/cordova/cordova'
+export * from 'ionic2/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit'
diff --git a/src/util/dom.js b/src/util/dom.js
index 62a8b78530..397d6a8ed1 100644
--- a/src/util/dom.js
+++ b/src/util/dom.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const nativeCancelRaf = window.cancelAnimationFrame ||
   window.webkitCancelAnimationFrame ||
   window.webkitCancelRequestAnimationFrame
 
-export const raf = nativeRaf || function(callback) { 
+export const raf = nativeRaf || function(callback) {
   return window.setTimeout(callback, 16.6667)
 }
 export const rafCancel = nativeRaf ? nativeCancelRaf : function(id) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (window.ontransitionend === undefined && window.onwebkittransitionend !== und
 }
 
 export function transitionEndPromise(el:Element) {
-  return new Promise(resolve => { 
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
     css.transitionEnd.split(' ').forEach(eventName => {
       el.addEventListener(eventName, onTransitionEnd)
     })
@@ -50,3 +50,39 @@ export function transitionEndPromise(el:Element) {
     }
   })
 }
+
+export function ready() {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    if (document.readyState === 'complete' || document.readyState === 'interactive') {
+      setTimeout(resolve)
+
+    } else {
+
+      function completed() {
+        resolve()
+        document.removeEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', completed, false)
+        window.removeEventListener('load', completed, false)
+      }
+
+      document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', completed, false)
+      window.addEventListener('load', completed, false)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export function windowLoad() {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
+      setTimeout(resolve)
+
+    } else {
+
+      function completed() {
+        resolve()
+        window.removeEventListener('load', completed, false)
+      }
+
+      window.addEventListener('load', completed, false)
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/webview/cordova/cordova.js b/src/webview/cordova/cordova.js
index e69de29bb2..30eba2c3e4 100644
--- a/src/webview/cordova/cordova.js
+++ b/src/webview/cordova/cordova.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {webview} from '../webview'
+
+webview.register({
+  name: 'cordova',
+  isMatch() {
+    return !(!window.cordova && !window.PhoneGap && !window.phonegap)
+  },
+  ready() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 1000)
+    })
+  },
+  fullScreen(shouldShow) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        resolve(shouldShow)
+      }, 1000)
+    })
+  },
+  showStatusBar(shouldShow) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        resolve(shouldShow)
+      }, 1000)
+    })
+  },
+  exitApp() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 1000)
+    })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/src/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit.js b/src/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit.js
index e69de29bb2..af131461ac 100644
--- a/src/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit.js
+++ b/src/webview/node-webkit/node-webkit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import {webview} from '../webview'
+
+webview.register({
+  name: 'node-webkit',
+  isMatch() {
+    try {
+      return util.isDefined(process) && util.isDefined(require) && util.isDefined(require('nw.gui'))
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return false
+  },
+  ready() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 1000)
+    })
+  },
+  fullScreen(shouldShow) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        resolve(shouldShow)
+      }, 1000)
+    })
+  },
+  exitApp() {
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 1000)
+    })
+  }
+})
diff --git a/src/webview/webview.js b/src/webview/webview.js
index 11420f504a..1318c4b028 100644
--- a/src/webview/webview.js
+++ b/src/webview/webview.js
@@ -1,28 +1,4 @@
 
-// platformReady: Cordova said it's ready
-
-// domReady: DOM is ready
-
-// ready: if cordova, it's the same as platformReady, if browser, same as dom ready
-
-// windowLoad: All scripts have been loaded, window ready
-
-// fullScreen
-
-// showStatusBar
-
-// exitApp
-
-// is: is('ios') type of check
-
-// platformName:  returns ios
-
-// platformVersion: returns 8.2
-
-// webview: returns cordova, trigger.io, browser
-
-// isWebview:  true if its cordova, trigger. False if its browser
-
 import * as util from 'ionic2/util'
 
 class WebView {
@@ -32,42 +8,63 @@ class WebView {
 }
 
 let registry = {}
+let defaultWebView;
+let activeWebView;
 
 class WebViewController {
-  current: WebView;
 
   constructor() {
-    let defaultProperties = {
-      name: null,
-      isWebView: false
-    }
-    for (let target in defaultProperties) {
-      this.__defineGetter__(target, () => {
-        return this.proxy(target, null, defaultProperties[target])
-      })
-    }
-
-    let defaultMethods = {
-      exitApp: util.noop,
-      showStatusBar: util.noop,
-      fullScreen: util.noop
-    }
-    for (let target in defaultMethods) {
-      this[target] = () => {
-        return this.proxy(target, null, defaultMethods[target])
+    let self = this
+    let proxyMethods = 'ready fullScreen showStatusBar exitApp'.split(' ')
+    for (let x = 0; x < proxyMethods.length; x++) {
+      this[proxyMethods[x]] = function() {
+        return self.proxy(proxyMethods[x], arguments)
       }
     }
   }
 
+  proxy(target, args) {
+    let webview = this.get()
+    if (webview && webview[target]) {
+      return webview[target].apply(this, args)
+    }
+    return new Promise(resolve => {}, reject => {
+      reject()
+    })
+  }
+
+  is(name) {
+    return this.getName() === name
+  }
+
+  isWebView() {
+    return !!this.get().isWebView
+  }
+
+  getName() {
+    return this.get().name
+  }
+
   get() {
-    if (util.isUndefined(this.current)) {
+    if (util.isUndefined(activeWebView)) {
       this.set(this.detect())
     }
-    return this.current
+    return activeWebView || defaultWebView
   }
 
   set(webview) {
-    this.current = webview
+    activeWebView = webview
+  }
+
+  setDefault(webview) {
+    if (!webview instanceof WebView) webview = new WebView(webview)
+    defaultWebView = webview
+  }
+
+  register(webview) {
+    if (!webview instanceof WebView) webview = new WebView(webview)
+    webview.isWebView = true
+    registry[webview.name] = webview
   }
 
   detect() {
@@ -79,40 +76,14 @@ class WebViewController {
     return null
   }
 
-  proxy(target, args, fallback) {
-    let webview = this.get()
-    if (webview && webview[target]) {
-      if (util.isFunction(webview[target])) {
-        return webview[target].apply(this, args)
-      }
-      return webview[target]
-    }
-    return fallback
-  }
-
-  register(webview) {
-    if (!webview instanceof WebView) webview = new WebView(webview)
-    registry[webview.name] = webview
-  }
-
 }
 
 export let webview = new WebViewController()
 
-webview.register({
-  name: 'cordova',
-  isMatch() {
-    return true;//util.isDefined(window.cordova)
-  }
-})
-webview.register({
-  name: 'node-webkit',
-  isMatch() {
-    // if (util.isDefined(process) && util.isDefined(require)) {
-    //   try {
-    //     return util.isDefined(require('nw.gui'));
-    //   } catch (e) {}
-    // }
-    return false
-  }
+
+webview.setDefault({
+  name: 'default',
+  ready: util.dom.windowLoad
 })
+
+