diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
index dfdc75b6c1..996e11ee74 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.scss
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 .alert-ios .alert-tappable {
   display: flex;
 
-  min-height: $alert-ios-button-min-height;
+  min-height: $alert-ios-tappable-min-height;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.vars.scss b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.vars.scss
index 2966078d0e..f262345cf9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.vars.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.ios.vars.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals.ios";
 
+@import "../item/item.vars";
+
 // iOS Alert
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -281,3 +283,6 @@ $alert-ios-translucent-filter:                  saturate(180%) blur(20px) !defau
 
 /// @prop - Opacity of the translucent alert
 $alert-ios-translucent-opacity:                 .88 !default;
+
+/// @prop - Minimum height of the tappable inputs in the checkbox alert
+$alert-ios-tappable-min-height:                 $item-min-height !default;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.scss
index 927133b11e..573f2c2e0a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.scss
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
 
   overflow: hidden;
 
-  // TODO this should be a variable that matches item
-  min-height: 4.4rem;
+  min-height: $alert-md-tappable-min-height;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
index a51808aac5..db7817a164 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals.md";
 
+@import "../item/item.vars";
+
 // Material Design Alert
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -311,3 +313,6 @@ $alert-md-checkbox-icon-border-color:         color-contrast($colors-md, $alert-
 
 /// @prop - Transform of the icon in the checkbox alert
 $alert-md-checkbox-icon-transform:            rotate(45deg) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Minimum height of the tappable inputs in the checkbox alert
+$alert-md-tappable-min-height:                $item-min-height !default;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.ios.scss
index 5dd3b827b2..cb2e59a955 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.ios.scss
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@
   }
 }
 
+a {
+  color: $link-ios-color;
+}
+
 @import "../icon/icon.ios";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.md.scss
index aa34acd458..7c0fdbb02a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.md.scss
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@
   }
 }
 
+a {
+  color: $link-md-color;
+}
+
 @import "../icon/icon.md";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/content/content.scss b/packages/core/src/components/content/content.scss
index 355a3cb55d..cdb63f024a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/content/content.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/content/content.scss
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ ion-content {
   padding: 0 !important; // scss-lint:disable all
 }
 
-a {
-  // TODO
-  // color: $link-color;
-}
-
-
 // Scrollable Content
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
index 86422e5cc2..08aa7eceb4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 // iOS Highlighted Input
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
+// TODO this is angular specific scss
+
 // Input highlight mixin for focus, valid, and invalid states
 @mixin ios-input-highlight($highlight-color) {
   border-bottom-color: $highlight-color;
@@ -34,17 +36,13 @@
   // In order to get a 2px border we need to add an inset
   // box-shadow 1px (this is to avoid the div resizing)
 
-  // TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-  // TODO remove all uses of input-has-value in v4
-  .item-ios.item-input.item-input-has-focus .item-inner,
-  .item-ios.item-input.input-has-focus .item-inner {
+  .item-ios.item-input.item-input-has-focus .item-inner {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color);
   }
 
   // The last item in a list has a border on the item, not the
   // inner item, so add it to the item itself
-  .list-ios .item-input.item-input-has-focus:last-child,
-  .list-ios .item-input.input-has-focus:last-child {
+  .list-ios .item-input.item-input-has-focus:last-child {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color);
 
     .item-inner {
@@ -55,13 +53,11 @@
 
 // Show the valid highlight when it has the .ng-valid class and a value
 @if ($input-ios-show-valid-highlight) {
-  .item-ios.item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner,
-  .item-ios.item-input.ng-valid.input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
+  .item-ios.item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color-valid);
   }
 
-  .list-ios .item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child,
-  .list-ios .item-input.ng-valid.input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
+  .list-ios .item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color-valid);
 
     .item-inner {
@@ -72,11 +68,11 @@
 
 // Show the invalid highlight when it has the invalid class and has been touched
 @if ($input-ios-show-invalid-highlight) {
-  .item-ios.item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
+  .item-ios.item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color-invalid);
   }
 
-  .list-ios .item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
+  .list-ios .item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
     @include ios-input-highlight($input-ios-highlight-color-invalid);
 
     .item-inner {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
index 3ae21ac27c..94f800746f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.md.scss
@@ -35,16 +35,13 @@
   // In order to get a 2px border we need to add an inset
   // box-shadow 1px (this is to avoid the div resizing)
 
-  // TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-  .item-md.item-input.item-input-has-focus .item-inner,
-  .item-md.item-input.input-has-focus .item-inner {
+  .item-md.item-input.item-input-has-focus .item-inner {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color);
   }
 
   // The last item in a list has a border on the item, not the
   // inner item, so add it to the item itself
-  .list-md .item-input.item-input-has-focus:last-child,
-  .list-md .item-input.input-has-focus:last-child {
+  .list-md .item-input.item-input-has-focus:last-child {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color);
 
     .item-inner {
@@ -53,17 +50,15 @@
   }
 }
 
+// TODO this is angular specific scss
+
 // Show the valid highlight when it has the .ng-valid class and a value
 @if ($input-md-show-valid-highlight) {
-  // TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-  // TODO remove all uses of input-has-value in v4
-  .item-md.item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner,
-  .item-md.item-input.ng-valid.input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
+  .item-md.item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color-valid);
   }
 
-  .list-md .item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child,
-  .list-md .item-input.ng-valid.input-has-value:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
+  .list-md .item-input.ng-valid.item-input-has-value:not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color-valid);
 
     .item-inner {
@@ -74,11 +69,11 @@
 
 // Show the invalid highlight when it has the invalid class and has been touched
 @if ($input-md-show-invalid-highlight) {
-  .item-md.item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
+  .item-md.item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.item-input-has-focus) .item-inner {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color-invalid);
   }
 
-  .list-md .item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.input-has-focus):not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
+  .list-md .item-input.ng-invalid.ng-touched:not(.item-input-has-focus):last-child {
     @include md-input-highlight($input-md-highlight-color-invalid);
 
     .item-inner {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
index bb5441c495..ec2a186636 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ input.text-input:-webkit-autofill {
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }
 
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-value in v4
 .item-input-has-focus.item-input-has-value .text-input-clear-icon {
   display: block;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
index 702ee852cb..2b706ab698 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
+@import "./item.vars";
 
 // Item
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ ion-item {
   contain: content;
 }
 
-
 .item-block {
   @include margin(0);
   @include padding(0);
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ ion-item {
   justify-content: space-between;
 
   width: 100%;
-  min-height: 4.4rem;
+  min-height: $item-min-height;
 
   border: 0;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebccdc06d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.vars.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals";
+
+// Item
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+/// @prop - Minimum height of the item
+$item-min-height:           44px !default;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
index 22ad5cd961..d1ea478a97 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
@@ -48,12 +48,8 @@
   transition: transform 150ms ease-in-out;
 }
 
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-value in v4
 .item-input-has-focus .label-ios[floating],
-.input-has-focus .label-ios[floating],
-.item-input-has-value .label-ios[floating],
-.input-has-value .label-ios[floating] {
+.item-input-has-value .label-ios[floating] {
   @include transform(translate3d(0, 0, 0), scale(.8));
 }
 
@@ -63,9 +59,7 @@
 }
 
 .item-input-has-focus .label-ios[stacked],
-.input-has-focus .label-ios[stacked],
-.item-input-has-focus .label-ios[floating],
-.input-has-focus .label-ios[floating] {
+.item-input-has-focus .label-ios[floating] {
   color: $label-ios-text-color-focused;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
index b002ea72b6..be88853350 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.scss
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
   @include margin($label-md-margin-top, $label-md-margin-end, $label-md-margin-bottom, $label-md-margin-start);
 }
 
-// TODO uncomment this and get working
 [text-wrap] .label-md {
-  // font-size: $item-md-body-text-font-size;
-  // line-height: $item-md-body-text-line-height;
+  font-size: $label-md-text-wrap-font-size;
+  line-height: $label-md-text-wrap-line-height;
 }
 
 // Material Design Default Label Inside An Input/Select Item
@@ -43,19 +42,13 @@
   @include margin(null, null, 0, 0);
 }
 
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-focus in v4
-// TODO remove all uses of input-has-value in v4
 .item-input-has-focus .label-md[stacked],
-.input-has-focus .label-md[stacked],
-.item-input-has-focus .label-md[floating],
-.input-has-focus .label-md[floating] {
+.item-input-has-focus .label-md[floating] {
   color: $label-md-text-color-focused;
 }
 
 .item-input-has-focus .label-md[floating],
-.input-has-focus .label-md[floating],
-.item-input-has-value .label-md[floating],
-.input-has-value .label-md[floating] {
+.item-input-has-value .label-md[floating] {
   @include transform(translate3d(0, 0, 0), scale(.8));
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.vars.scss b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.vars.scss
index a88b8a18f2..79a84b678d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.vars.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/label/label.md.vars.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import "../../themes/ionic.globals.md";
 
+@import "../item/item.md.vars";
+
 // Material Design Label
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -20,3 +22,9 @@ $label-md-margin-bottom:              $item-md-padding-bottom !default;
 
 /// @prop - Margin start of the label
 $label-md-margin-start:               0 !default;
+
+/// @prop - Font size of the label when the text wraps
+$label-md-text-wrap-font-size:        $item-md-body-text-font-size !default;
+
+/// @prop - Line height of the label when the text wraps
+$label-md-text-wrap-line-height:      $item-md-body-text-line-height !default;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
index 8116227275..7bb9bf5654 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/select/select.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ ion-select {
   @include margin($select-popover-list-margin-top, $select-popover-list-margin-end, $select-popover-list-margin-bottom, $select-popover-list-margin-start);
 }
 
-// TODO remove
 .select-option {
   display: none;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.mixins.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.mixins.scss
index cfee41e838..d8fad6a1fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.mixins.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.mixins.scss
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@
 
 // If deprecated variable exists, use it, otherwise, use alternative
 // @param {string} $property - property to default
+// @param {string} $variable-name - the deprecated variable's name
 // @param {string} $variable - the deprecated variable
 // ----------------------------------------------------------
-@mixin deprecated-variable($property, $variable) {
+@mixin deprecated-variable($property, $variable-name, $variable) {
   @if $variable == null {
     @content;
   } @else {
-    // TODO find variable name
-    @warn "you are using a deprecated variable";
+    @warn "you are using a deprecated variable: #{$variable-name}";
     #{$property}: $variable;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.ios.scss
index e034224f5d..17a221aa92 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.ios.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 $colors-ios: copy-colors($colors) !default;
 
+$link-ios-color:                       $link-color !default;
 $text-ios-color:                       $text-color !default;
 $background-ios-color:                 $background-color !default;
 $subdued-text-ios-color:               $subdued-text-color !default;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.md.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.md.scss
index cc3bd5e9e4..6e6bdd0791 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.dark.md.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 $colors-md: copy-colors($colors) !default;
 
 
+$link-md-color:                       $link-color !default;
 $text-md-color:                       $text-color !default;
 $background-md-color:                 $background-color !default;
 $subdued-text-md-color:               $subdued-text-color !default;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.ios.scss
index d11c7f4f42..e5a734d467 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.ios.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 $colors-ios: copy-colors($colors) !default;
 
 
+$link-ios-color:                       $link-color !default;
 $text-ios-color:                       $text-color !default;
 $background-ios-color:                 $background-color !default;
 $subdued-text-ios-color:               $subdued-text-color !default;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.md.scss b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.md.scss
index 6b269ca6b8..91db8fea3b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/themes/ionic.theme.default.md.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 $colors-md: copy-colors($colors) !default;
 
 
+$link-md-color:                       $link-color !default;
 $text-md-color:                       $text-color !default;
 $background-md-color:                 $background-color !default;
 $subdued-text-md-color:               $subdued-text-color !default;