diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.js b/ionic/components/app/app.js
index 8b1b174528..f032b0a798 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.js
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.js
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {AppViewManager} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager';
-import {Component, Directive, onInit} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
-import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
-import {ComponentRef, onDestroy, DomRenderer, ApplicationRef} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {Promise} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
-import {isPresent, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {Compiler} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {ElementRef} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_ref';
-import {DynamicComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/dynamic_component_loader';
-import {Injector} from 'angular2/di';
-import {Parent} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/visibility';
 import {bind} from 'angular2/di';
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/di/decorators';
 import {ViewContainerRef} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_container_ref';
 
 import {IonicConfig} from '../../config/config';
-import {ViewController} from '../view/view-controller';
+import {Platform} from '../../platform/platform';
+import * as util from '../../util/util';
 
 
 export class IonicApp {
@@ -24,6 +16,72 @@ export class IonicApp {
     this.overlays = [];
   }
 
+  config(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._config = val;
+    }
+    return this._config;
+  }
+
+  url(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._url = val;
+      this._qs = util.getQuerystring(val);
+    }
+    return this._url;
+  }
+
+  query(key) {
+    return (this._qs || {})[key];
+  }
+
+  userAgent(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._ua = val;
+    }
+    return this._ua;
+  }
+
+  matchesQuery(queryValue) {
+    let val = this.query('ionicplatform');
+    if (val) {
+      let valueSplit = val.toLowerCase().split(';');
+      for (let i = 0; i < valueSplit.length; i++) {
+        if (valueSplit[i] == queryValue) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  matchesUserAgent(userAgentExpression) {
+    let rx = new RegExp(userAgentExpression, 'i');
+    return rx.test(this._ua);
+  }
+
+  matchesPlatform(queryValue, userAgentExpression) {
+    if (!userAgentExpression) {
+      userAgentExpression = queryValue;
+    }
+    return this.matchesQuery(queryValue) ||
+           this.matchesUserAgent(userAgentExpression);
+  }
+
+  width(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._w = val;
+    }
+    return this._w || 0;
+  }
+
+  height(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._h = val;
+    }
+    return this._h || 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create and append the given component into the root
    * element of the app.
@@ -67,9 +125,9 @@ export class IonicApp {
     });
   }
 
-  ref() {
+  ref(val) {
     if (arguments.length) {
-      this._ref = arguments[0];
+      this._ref = val;
     }
     return this._ref;
   }
@@ -78,26 +136,55 @@ export class IonicApp {
 
 export function ionicBootstrap(ComponentType, config) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    let app = new IonicApp();
-    config = config || new IonicConfig();
+    try {
+      let app = new IonicApp();
+      app.url(window.location.href);
+      app.userAgent(window.navigator.userAgent);
+      app.width(window.innerWidth);
+      app.height(window.innerHeight);
 
-    let componentInjectableBindings = [
-      bind(IonicApp).toValue(app),
-      bind(IonicConfig).toValue(config)
-    ];
+      let platform = Platform.create(app);
 
-    bootstrap(ComponentType, componentInjectableBindings).then(appRef => {
-      app.ref(appRef);
-      resolve(app);
+      config = config || new IonicConfig();
 
-    }).catch(err => {
+      // copy default platform settings into the user config platform settings
+      // user config platform settings should override default platform settings
+      config.setPlatform(platform);
+
+
+      GlobalIonicConfig = config;
+
+      let injectableBindings = [
+        bind(IonicApp).toValue(app),
+        bind(Platform).toValue(platform),
+        bind(IonicConfig).toValue(config)
+      ];
+
+      bootstrap(ComponentType, injectableBindings).then(appRef => {
+        app.ref(appRef);
+
+        platform.run();
+
+        resolve({
+          app,
+          config,
+          platform
+        });
+
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.error('ionicBootstrap', err);
+        reject(err);
+      });
+
+    } catch (err) {
       console.error('ionicBootstrap', err);
       reject(err);
-    });
-
+    }
   });
 }
 
+export let GlobalIonicConfig = null;
+
 export function load(app) {
   if (!app) {
     console.error('Invalid app module');
diff --git a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.js b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.js
index 384999342e..5eae9363a3 100644
--- a/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.js
+++ b/ionic/components/modal/test/basic/index.js
@@ -149,12 +149,27 @@ export class ModalSecondPage {
 }
 
 export function main(ionicBootstrap) {
-  // crazy config
+
   let myConfig = new IonicConfig();
 
-  ionicBootstrap(MyApp, myConfig).then(app => {
-    // crazy run
-    console.log('ionicBootstrap', app);
+  //myConfig.setting('someKey', 'userConfig');
+  // myConfig.setting('ios', 'someKey', 'iosConfig');
+  // myConfig.setting('ipad', 'someKey', 'ipadConfig');
+
+  ionicBootstrap(MyApp, myConfig).then(root => {
+
+    console.log('someKey', myConfig.setting('someKey'));
+    console.log(myConfig.setting('mode'));
+
+    console.log('mobile', root.platform.is('mobile'))
+    console.log('ipad', root.platform.is('ipad'))
+    console.log('iphone', root.platform.is('iphone'))
+    console.log('phablet', root.platform.is('phablet'))
+    console.log('tablet', root.platform.is('tablet'))
+    console.log('ios', root.platform.is('ios'))
+    console.log('android', root.platform.is('android'))
+    console.log('windows phone', root.platform.is('windowsphone'))
+
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/ionic/config/component.js b/ionic/config/component.js
index a887bcb768..8c6812ce9d 100644
--- a/ionic/config/component.js
+++ b/ionic/config/component.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import {DirectiveMetadata} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 
 import * as util from 'ionic/util';
 import {Platform} from 'ionic/platform/platform';
-
-const platformMode = Platform.getMode();
+import {GlobalIonicConfig} from '../components/app/app';
 
 export class IonicDirective extends Directive {
   constructor(ComponentType) {
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ function appendModeConfig(ComponentType) {
   let config = ComponentType.config;
   config.host = config.host || {};
 
-//  let host = DirectiveMetadata.parseHostConfig(config.host);
-
   const defaultProperties = config.defaultProperties;
 
   config.properties = config.properties || [];
@@ -58,20 +55,13 @@ function appendModeConfig(ComponentType) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      // get the property values from a global user config
-      var globalPropertyValue = null;
-      if (globalPropertyValue) {
+      // get the property values from a global user/platform config
+      let configVal = GlobalIonicConfig.setting(prop);
+      if (configVal) {
         instance[prop] = globalPropertyValue;
         continue;
       }
 
-      // get the property values provided by this mode/platform
-      var modePropertyValue = null;
-      if (modePropertyValue) {
-        instance[prop] = modePropertyValue;
-        continue;
-      }
-
       // wasn't set yet, so go with property's default value
       instance[prop] = defaultProperties[prop];
     }
@@ -94,8 +84,14 @@ function appendModeConfig(ComponentType) {
     };
   }
 
+  if (!platformMode) {
+    platformMode = GlobalIonicConfig.setting('mode');
+  }
+
   let id = config.classId || (config.selector && config.selector.replace('ion-', ''));
   config.host['class'] = (id + ' ' + id + '-' + platformMode);
 
   return config;
 }
+
+let platformMode = null;
diff --git a/ionic/config/config.js b/ionic/config/config.js
index 05e4e4f19b..c494a8c542 100644
--- a/ionic/config/config.js
+++ b/ionic/config/config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,116 @@
+import {isString, isObject, isDefined, extend} from '../util/util';
 
 
 export class IonicConfig {
 
-  constructor() {
-    this.canWe = true;
+  constructor(settings) {
+    this.setting(settings || {});
+  }
+
+  setting() {
+    const args = arguments;
+    const arg0 = args[0];
+    const arg1 = args[1];
+
+    let s = this._settings;
+
+    switch (args.length) {
+
+      case 0:
+        // setting() = get settings object
+        return s;
+
+
+      case 1:
+        // setting({...}) = set settings object
+        // setting('key') = get value
+
+        if (isObject(arg0)) {
+          // setting({...}) = set settings object
+          // arg0 = setting object
+          this._settings = arg0;
+          return this;
+        }
+
+        // time for the big show, get the value
+        // setting('key') = get value
+        // arg0 = key
+
+        if (!isDefined(s[arg0])) {
+          // if the value was already set this will all be skipped
+          // if there was no user config then it'll check each of
+          // the user config's platforms, which already contains
+          // settings from default platform configs
+          s[arg0] = null;
+
+          // check the platform settings object for this value
+          // loop though each of the active platforms
+          let activePlatformKeys = this._platforms;
+          let platformSettings = s.platforms;
+          let platformObj = null;
+          if (platformSettings) {
+            let platformValue = undefined;
+            for (let i = 0; i < activePlatformKeys.length; i++) {
+              platformObj = platformSettings[ activePlatformKeys[i] ];
+              if (platformObj && isDefined(platformObj[arg0])) {
+                platformValue = platformObj[arg0];
+              }
+            }
+            if (isDefined(platformValue)) {
+              s[arg0] = platformValue;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        // return key's value
+        // either it came directly from the user config
+        // or it was from the users platform configs
+        // or it was from the default platform configs
+        // in that order
+        return s[arg0];
+
+
+      case 2:
+        // setting('ios', {...}) = set platform config object
+        // setting('key', 'value') = set key/value pair
+        if (isObject(arg1)) {
+          // setting('ios', {...}) = set platform config object
+          // arg0 = platform
+          // arg1 = platform config object
+          s.platforms = s.platforms || {};
+          s.platforms[arg0] = arg1;
+
+        } else {
+          // setting('key', 'value') = set key/value pair
+          // arg0 = key
+          // arg1 = value
+          s[arg0] = arg1;
+        }
+        return this;
+
+
+      case 3:
+        // setting('ios', 'key', 'value') = set key/value pair for platform
+        // arg0 = platform
+        // arg1 = key
+        // arg2 = value
+        s.platforms = s.platforms || {};
+        s.platforms[arg0] = s.platforms[arg0] || {};
+        s.platforms[arg0][arg1] = args[2];
+        return this;
+
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  setPlatform(platform) {
+    // get the array of active platforms, which also knows the hierarchy,
+    // with the last one the most important
+    this._platforms = platform.platforms();
+
+    // copy default platform settings into the user config platform settings
+    // user config platform settings should override default platform settings
+    this._settings.platforms = extend(platform.settings(), this._settings.platforms || {});
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/ionic/ionic.js b/ionic/ionic.js
index bca8fd6a5b..07aab1277c 100644
--- a/ionic/ionic.js
+++ b/ionic/ionic.js
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ export * from 'ionic/config/component'
 export * from 'ionic/config/ionic-view'
 
 export * from 'ionic/components'
+
 export * from 'ionic/platform/platform'
+export * from 'ionic/platform/registry'
+
 export * from 'ionic/routing/router'
 
 export * from 'ionic/util/click-block'
diff --git a/ionic/platform/platform.js b/ionic/platform/platform.js
index 9a11f5e966..0289332ce3 100644
--- a/ionic/platform/platform.js
+++ b/ionic/platform/platform.js
@@ -1,144 +1,220 @@
 import * as util from '../util/util';
-import {Tap} from '../util/tap';
 
-let registry = {};
-let defaultPlatform;
-let activePlatform;
 
-class PlatformController {
+export class Platform {
 
-  constructor(platformQuerystring, userAgent) {
-    this.pqs = platformQuerystring;
-    this.ua = userAgent;
+  constructor() {
+    this._settings = {};
+    this._platforms = [];
   }
 
-  get() {
-    if (util.isUndefined(activePlatform)) {
-      this.set(this.detect());
+  is(platformName) {
+    return (this._platforms.indexOf(platformName) > -1);
+  }
+
+  settings(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._settings = val;
     }
-    return activePlatform || defaultPlatform;
-  }
-
-  getName() {
-    return this.get().name;
-  }
-
-  getMode() {
-    let plt = this.get();
-    return plt.mode || plt.name;
-  }
-
-  register(platform) {
-    registry[platform.name] = platform;
-  }
-
-  getPlatform(name) {
-    return registry[name];
-  }
-
-  set(platform) {
-    activePlatform = platform;
-
-    this._applyBodyClasses();
-  }
-
-  setDefault(platform) {
-    defaultPlatform = platform;
-  }
-
-  isRegistered(platformName) {
-    return registry.some(platform => {
-      return platform.name === platformName;
-    })
-  }
-
-  detect() {
-    for (let name in registry) {
-      if (registry[name].isMatch(this.pqs, this.ua)) {
-        return registry[name];
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  _applyBodyClasses() {
-    if(!activePlatform) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    document.body.classList.add('platform-' + activePlatform.name);
+    return this._settings;
   }
 
   run() {
-    activePlatform && activePlatform.run();
+    let config = null;
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < this._platforms.length; i++) {
+      config = Platform.get(this._platforms[i]);
+      config.run && config.run();
+    }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check if the platform matches the provided one.
-   */
-  is(platform) {
-    if(!activePlatform) { return false; }
-
-    return activePlatform.name === platform;
+  add(platformName) {
+    this._platforms.push(platformName);
   }
-  /**
-   * Check if the loaded device matches the provided one.
-   */
-  isDevice(device) {
-    if(!activePlatform) { return false; }
 
-    return activePlatform.getDevice() === device;
+  platforms() {
+    // get the array of active platforms, which also knows the hierarchy,
+    // with the last one the most important
+    return this._platforms;
+  }
+
+
+  /* Static Methods */
+  static create(app) {
+    let rootNode = null;
+
+    function matchPlatform(platformConfig) {
+      let platformNode = new PlatformNode();
+      platformNode.config(platformConfig);
+      let tmpPlatform = platformNode.getRoot(app, 0);
+
+      if (tmpPlatform) {
+        tmpPlatform.depth = 0;
+        let childPlatform = tmpPlatform.child();
+        while(childPlatform) {
+          tmpPlatform.depth++
+          childPlatform = childPlatform.child();
+        }
+
+        if (!rootNode || tmpPlatform.depth > rootNode.depth) {
+          rootNode = tmpPlatform;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    function insertSuperset(platformNode) {
+      let supersetPlaformName = platformNode.superset();
+      if (supersetPlaformName) {
+        let supersetPlatform = new PlatformNode();
+        supersetPlatform.load(supersetPlaformName);
+        supersetPlatform.parent(platformNode.parent());
+        supersetPlatform.child(platformNode);
+        supersetPlatform.parent().child(supersetPlatform);
+        platformNode.parent(supersetPlatform);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (let platformName in platformRegistry) {
+      matchPlatform( platformRegistry[platformName] );
+    }
+
+    let platform = new Platform();
+    if (rootNode) {
+      let platformNode = rootNode;
+      while (platformNode) {
+        insertSuperset(platformNode);
+        platformNode = platformNode.child();
+      }
+
+      platformNode = rootNode;
+      let settings = {};
+      while (platformNode) {
+        // set the array of active platforms with
+        // the last one in the array the most important
+        platform.add(platformNode.name());
+
+        // copy default platform settings into this platform settings obj
+        settings[platformNode.name()] = util.extend({}, platformNode.settings());
+
+        // go to the next child
+        platformNode = platformNode.child();
+      }
+
+      platform.settings(settings);
+    }
+
+    return platform;
+  }
+
+  static register(platform) {
+    platformRegistry[platform.name] = platform;
+  }
+
+  static get(platformName) {
+    return platformRegistry[platformName] || {};
+  }
+
+  static getSubsetParents(subsetPlatformName) {
+    let parentPlatformNames = [];
+    let platform = null;
+
+    for (let platformName in platformRegistry) {
+      platform = platformRegistry[platformName];
+      if (platform.subsets && platform.subsets.indexOf(subsetPlatformName) > -1) {
+        parentPlatformNames.push(platformName);
+      }
+    }
+    return parentPlatformNames;
   }
 }
 
-export let Platform = new PlatformController((util.getQuerystring('ionicplatform')).toLowerCase(), window.navigator.userAgent);
 
+class PlatformNode {
 
-Platform.register({
-  name: 'android',
-  mode: 'md',
-  isMatch(platformQuerystring, userAgent) {
-    if (platformQuerystring) {
-      return platformQuerystring == 'android';
-    }
-    return /android/i.test(userAgent);
-  },
-  getDevice: function() {
-    return 'android';
-  },
-  run() {
+  load(platformName) {
+    this._c = Platform.get(platformName);
   }
-});
 
-Platform.register({
-  name: 'ios',
-  isMatch(platformQuerystring, userAgent) {
-    if (platformQuerystring) {
-      return platformQuerystring == 'ios';
-    }
-    return /ipad|iphone|ipod/i.test(userAgent);
-  },
-  getDevice: function() {
-    if(/ipad/i.test(userAgent)) {
-      return 'ipad';
-    }
-    if(/iphone/i.test(userAgent)) {
-      return 'iphone';
-    }
-  },
-  run() {
-    Tap.run();
+  config(val) {
+    this._c = val;
   }
-});
 
-// Last case is a catch-all
-// TODO(mlynch): don't default to iOS, default to core,
-// also make sure to remove getPlatform and set to detect()
-Platform.setDefault({
-  name: 'ios'
-});
-Platform.set( Platform.getPlatform('ios') );//Platform.detect() );
+  settings() {
+    return this._c.settings || {};
+  }
+
+  name() {
+    return this._c.name;
+  }
+
+  superset() {
+    return this._c.superset;
+  }
+
+  runAll() {
+    let platform = this;
+    while (platform) {
+      platform.run();
+      platform = platform.child();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  parent(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._parent = val;
+    }
+    return this._parent;
+  }
+
+  child(val) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      this._child = val;
+    }
+    return this._child;
+  }
+
+  isMatch(app) {
+    if (typeof this._c._isMatched !== 'boolean') {
+      // only do the actual check once
+      if (!this._c.isMatch) {
+        this._c._isMatched = true;
+      } else {
+        this._c._isMatched = this._c.isMatch(app);
+      }
+    }
+    return this._c._isMatched;
+  }
+
+  getRoot(app) {
+    if (this.isMatch(app)) {
+
+      let parents = Platform.getSubsetParents(this.name());
+
+      if (!parents.length) {
+        return this;
+      }
+
+      let platform = null;
+      let rootPlatform = null;
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < parents.length; i++) {
+        platform = new PlatformNode();
+        platform.load(parents[i]);
+        platform.child(this);
+
+        rootPlatform = platform.getRoot(app);
+        if (rootPlatform) {
+          this.parent(platform);
+          return rootPlatform;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
+}
+
+let platformRegistry = {};
 
-// If the platform needs to do some initialization (like load a custom
-// tap strategy), run it now
-Platform.run();
diff --git a/ionic/platform/registry.js b/ionic/platform/registry.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99210326a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ionic/platform/registry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import {Platform} from './platform';
+import {Tap} from '../util/tap';
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'core',
+  subsets: [
+    'android',
+    'ios',
+    'windowsphone'
+  ],
+  settings: {
+    mode: 'core'
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'mobile'
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'phablet',
+  isMatch(app) {
+    let smallest = Math.min(app.width(), app.height());
+    let largest = Math.max(app.width(), app.height());
+    // http://www.mydevice.io/devices/
+    return (smallest > 390 && smallest < 520) &&
+           (largest > 620 && largest < 800);
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'tablet',
+  isMatch(app) {
+    let smallest = Math.min(app.width(), app.height());
+    let largest = Math.max(app.width(), app.height());
+    // http://www.mydevice.io/devices/
+    return (smallest > 460 && smallest < 820) &&
+           (largest > 780 && largest < 1400);
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'android',
+  superset: 'mobile',
+  subsets: [
+    'phablet',
+    'tablet'
+  ],
+  settings: {
+    mode: 'md'
+  },
+  isMatch(app) {
+    return app.matchesPlatform('android');
+  }
+});
+
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'ios',
+  superset: 'mobile',
+  subsets: [
+    'ipad',
+    'iphone'
+  ],
+  settings: {
+    mode: 'ios'
+  },
+  isMatch(app) {
+    return app.matchesPlatform('ios', 'iphone|ipad|ipod');
+  },
+  run() {
+    Tap.run();
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'ipad',
+  superset: 'tablet',
+  isMatch(app) {
+    return app.matchesPlatform('ipad');
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'iphone',
+  subsets: [
+    'phablet'
+  ],
+  isMatch(app) {
+    return app.matchesPlatform('iphone');
+  }
+});
+
+
+Platform.register({
+  name: 'windowsphone',
+  superset: 'mobile',
+  subsets: [
+    'phablet',
+    'tablet'
+  ],
+  settings: {
+    mode: 'wp'
+  },
+  isMatch(app) {
+    return app.matchesPlatform('windowsphone', 'windows phone');
+  }
+});
diff --git a/ionic/util/util.js b/ionic/util/util.js
index 7b22ac5718..2f49ad864d 100644
--- a/ionic/util/util.js
+++ b/ionic/util/util.js
@@ -134,20 +134,22 @@ export const array = {
  * Grab the query string param value for the given key.
  * @param key the key to look for
  */
-export function getQuerystring(key) {
+export function getQuerystring(url, key) {
   var queryParams = {};
-  const startIndex = window.location.href.indexOf('?');
-  if (startIndex !== -1) {
-    const queries = window.location.href.slice(startIndex + 1).split('&');
-    if (queries.length) {
-      queries.forEach((param) => {
-        var split = param.split('=');
-        queryParams[split[0]] = split[1];
-      });
+  if (url) {
+    const startIndex = url.indexOf('?');
+    if (startIndex !== -1) {
+      const queries = url.slice(startIndex + 1).split('&');
+      if (queries.length) {
+        queries.forEach((param) => {
+          var split = param.split('=');
+          queryParams[split[0]] = split[1];
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    if (key) {
+      return queryParams[key] || '';
     }
-  }
-  if (key) {
-    return queryParams[key] || '';
   }
   return queryParams;
 }