diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.js b/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.js
index 5c8537ae7e..8affa8d28a 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.js
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/nav-view.js
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-import {Component, Template, Inject, Parent, NgElement} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {Component, Template, NgElement} from 'angular2/angular2'
 import {ComponentConfig} from 'ionic2/config/component-config'
 import {Log} from 'ionic2/util'
 
+import {Compiler} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler'
+import {EventManager} from 'angular2/src/core/events/event_manager'
+import {PrivateComponentLocation} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/private_component_location'
+import {PrivateComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/private_component_loader'
+import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader'
+import {ShadowDomStrategy} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_strategy'
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-nav',
   bind: {
+    initial: 'initial'
   },
   services: []
 })
@@ -12,10 +20,34 @@ import {Log} from 'ionic2/util'
   inline: `<content></content>`
 })
 export class NavView {
-  constructor(@NgElement() element: NgElement) {
-    console.log('Nav View constructed')
+  constructor(
+    @NgElement() element: NgElement,
+    eventManager: EventManager,
+    compiler: Compiler,
+    location: PrivateComponentLocation,
+    loader: PrivateComponentLoader,
+    directiveMetadataReader: DirectiveMetadataReader,
+    shadowDomStrategy: ShadowDomStrategy
+  ) {
+    this.attacher = new Attacher({
+      compiler,
+      element,
+      location, 
+      loader,
+      directiveMetadataReader,
+      eventManager,
+      shadowDomStrategy
+    })
 
-    this._views = []
+    this._children = []
+    console.log('Nav View constructed')
+  }
+
+  set initial(Type) {
+    if (!this.initialized) {
+      this.initialized = true
+      this.push(Type)
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -24,14 +56,16 @@ export class NavView {
    * @param view the new view
    * @param shouldAnimate whether to animate
    */
-  push(view, shouldAnimate) {
-    this._views.push(view)
+  push(Type, shouldAnimate) {
+    //TODO animation
 
-    if(shouldAnimate) {
-      this._animateIn(view)
-    }
+    let current = this._children[this._children.length - 1]
+    current && current.hide()
 
-    Log.log('NAV: PUSH', view, 'Animate?', shouldAnimate)
+    this.attacher.attachComponent(Type).then(child => {
+      this._children.push(child)
+    })
+    Log.log('NAV: PUSH', Type.name, 'Animate?', shouldAnimate)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -40,12 +74,15 @@ export class NavView {
    * @param shouldAnimate whether to animate
    */
   pop(shouldAnimate) {
-    last = this._views.pop()
-
-    if(shouldAnimate) {
-      this._animateOut(last)
+    // TODO animation
+    let current = this._children.pop()
+    if (current) {
+      current.remove()
+    }
+    let last = this._children[this._children.length - 1]
+    if (last) {
+      last.show()
     }
-
     return last
   }
 
@@ -69,3 +106,66 @@ export class NavView {
   }
 
 }
+
+class Attacher {
+  constructor({
+    location,
+    element,
+    directiveMetadataReader,
+    compiler,
+    shadowDomStrategy,
+    eventManager
+  }) {
+    this.location = location
+    this.element = element
+    this.directiveMetadataReader = directiveMetadataReader
+    this.compiler = compiler
+    this.shadowDomStrategy = shadowDomStrategy
+    this.eventManager = eventManager
+  }
+
+  attachComponent(Type) {
+    let parentInjector = this.location._elementInjector
+    let childInjector = parentInjector._proto.instantiate(
+      /* parent */ parentInjector,
+      /* host */ null
+    )
+
+    let childContainer = document.createElement('div')
+    childContainer.classList.add('test-child-container')
+    this.element.domElement.appendChild(childContainer)
+
+    let childNgElement = new NgElement(childContainer)
+    childInjector._preBuiltObjects = parentInjector._preBuiltObjects
+    childInjector._preBuiltObjects.element = childNgElement
+
+    let annotation = this.directiveMetadataReader.read(Type).annotation
+    return this.compiler.compile(Type).then((protoView) => {
+      let context = childInjector.createPrivateComponent(Type, annotation);
+      let view = protoView.instantiate(childInjector, this.eventManager)
+
+      view.hydrate(parentInjector.getShadowDomAppInjector(), childInjector, null, context, null)
+      this.shadowDomStrategy.attachTemplate(childNgElement.domElement, view)
+
+      this.location._view.componentChildViews.push(view)
+      this.location._view.changeDetector.addChild(view.changeDetector)
+
+      return {
+        remove() {
+          // TODO actually remove it from the angular tree
+          // setTimeout(() => { view.dehydrate() })
+          childContainer.parentNode.removeChild(childContainer)
+        },
+        hide() {
+          // view.dehydrate()
+          childContainer.style.display = 'none'
+        },
+        show() {
+          childContainer.style.display = ''
+          // view.hydrate()
+        },
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
index 0657cd457b..a942ebb790 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.html
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-<ion-nav>
-  <my-page>
-  </my-page>
+<ion-nav [initial]="initial">
 </ion-nav>
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
index 41510076b0..6e51e918de 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,112 +1,17 @@
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core'
-import {Component, Template, NgElement, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2'
-import {TemplateResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/template_resolver'
-import {Compiler} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler'
-import {EventManager} from 'angular2/src/core/events/event_manager'
+import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2'
 import {NavView} from 'ionic2/components/nav-view/nav-view'
-import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view'
 import {Log} from 'ionic2/util'
-import {PrivateComponentLocation} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/private_component_location'
-import {PrivateComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/private_component_loader'
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader'
-import {ShadowDomStrategy} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_strategy'
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'my-page'
-})
-@Template({
-  inline: '<div>Hello, inside page {{num}}</div>'
-})
-export class InsidePage {
-  constructor(
-    ele: NgElement,
-    @Parent() myPage: MyPage
-  ) {
-    console.log(myPage)
-    this.num = Math.random()
-    ele.domElement.style.backgroundColor = `rgba(255,0,0,${this.num})`
-  }
-}
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'my-page',
-  services: [Compiler, PrivateComponentLocation]
-})
-@Template({
-  inline: `<div><h2>I'm a page!</h2>
-    <button class="button" (click)="push()">Push</button>
-    <button class="button" (click)="pop()">Pop</button>
-  </div>`
-})
-export class MyPage {
-  constructor(
-    @NgElement() ele:NgElement,
-    eventManager: EventManager,
-    compiler: Compiler,
-    location: PrivateComponentLocation,
-    loader: PrivateComponentLoader,
-    reader: DirectiveMetadataReader,
-    shadowDomStrategy: ShadowDomStrategy
-  ) {
-    this.ele = ele
-    this.location = location
-    this.loader = loader
-    this.reader = reader
-    this.compiler = compiler
-    this.eventManager = eventManager
-    this.shadowDomStrategy = shadowDomStrategy
-
-    this._children = []
-  }
-  push() {
-    let childInjector = this.location._elementInjector._proto.instantiate(
-      /* parent */ this.location._elementInjector,
-      /* host */ null
-    )
-
-    let childContainer = document.createElement('div')
-    childContainer.classList.add('test-child-container')
-    this.ele.domElement.appendChild(childContainer)
-
-    let childNgElement = new NgElement(childContainer)
-    childInjector._preBuiltObjects = this.location._elementInjector._preBuiltObjects
-    childInjector._preBuiltObjects.element = childNgElement
-
-    let annotation = this.reader.read(InsidePage).annotation
-    this.compiler.compile(InsidePage).then((protoView) => {
-      let context = childInjector.createPrivateComponent(InsidePage, annotation);
-      let view = protoView.instantiate(childInjector, this.eventManager)
-
-      view.hydrate(childInjector.getShadowDomAppInjector(), childInjector, null, context, null)
-      this.shadowDomStrategy.attachTemplate(childNgElement.domElement, view)
-
-      this.location._view.componentChildViews.push(view)
-      this.location._view.changeDetector.addChild(view.changeDetector)
-
-      this._children.push({
-        remove() {
-          view.dehydrate()
-          childContainer.parentNode.removeChild(childContainer)
-        }
-      })
-    })
-  }
-  pop() {
-    var last = this._children.pop()
-    if (!last) return;
-
-    last.remove()
-  }
-
-}
+import {FirstPage} from 'app/pages/first-page'
 
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @Template({
-  directives: [NavView, View, MyPage],
+  directives: [NavView],
   url: 'main.html'
 })
 class IonicApp {
   constructor() {
+    this.initial = FirstPage
     console.log('IonicApp Start')
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.html b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa4f4da00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<ion-view view-title="First Page">
+  <button (click)="nextPage()">Push Page 2</button>
+</ion-view>
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.js b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e26fc8e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/first-page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import {Component, Template, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {NavView} from 'ionic2/components/nav-view/nav-view'
+import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view'
+import {SecondPage} from 'app/pages/second-page'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'first-page'
+})
+@Template({
+  url: 'pages/first-page.html',
+  directives: [View]
+})
+export class FirstPage {
+  constructor(
+    @Parent() navView: NavView
+  ) {
+    this.navView = navView
+  }
+
+  nextPage() {
+    this.navView.push(SecondPage)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.html b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56881d34d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<ion-view view-title="Second Page">
+  <button (click)="prevPage()">Pop This Page</button>
+</ion-view>
diff --git a/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.js b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e223650e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nav-view/test/basic/pages/second-page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {Component, Template, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {NavView} from 'ionic2/components/nav-view/nav-view'
+import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'second-page'
+})
+@Template({
+  url: 'pages/second-page.html',
+  directives: [View]
+})
+export class SecondPage {
+  constructor(
+    @Parent() navView: NavView
+  ) {
+    this.navView = navView
+  }
+  prevPage() {
+    this.navView.pop()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/back-button.js b/src/components/toolbar/back-button.js
index 24ee9817c5..cf1016d210 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/back-button.js
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/back-button.js
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@ import {ComponentConfig} from 'ionic2/config/component-config'
 
 export let BackButtonConfig = new ComponentConfig('back-button')
 
+BackButtonConfig
+  .platform('ios', instance => {
+    instance.domElement.querySelector('.back-button-icon').classList.add('ion-ios-arrow-back')
+  })
+  .platform('android', instance => {
+    instance.domElement.querySelector('.back-button-icon').classList.add('ion-android-arrow-back')
+  })
+
 @Component({
   selector: '.back-button',
   services: [BackButtonConfig]
 })
 @Template({
   inline: `
-    <icon class="back-button-icon ion-ios-arrow-back"></icon>
+    <icon class="back-button-icon"></icon>
     <div class="back-button-text">
       <div class="back-default">Back</div>
       <div class="back-title"></div>
diff --git a/src/config/component-config.js b/src/config/component-config.js
index f705bca638..eeb27648d9 100644
--- a/src/config/component-config.js
+++ b/src/config/component-config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function ComponentConfig(componentCssName) {
     static classes() {
       Config.classProperties || (Config.classProperties = [])
       Config.classProperties.push.apply(Config.classProperties, arguments)
+      return Config
     }
     static delegate(delegateName) {
       let self = {
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ export function ComponentConfig(componentCssName) {
       }
       return self
     }
+    static platform(name, Class) {
+      Config.platformFns = Config.platformFns || []
+      if (name === platformName) {
+        Config.platformFns.unshift(Class)
+      }
+      return Config
+    }
     static addCase(delegateName, condition, DelegateConstructor) {
       Config.registry || (Config.registry = {})
       var array = (Config.registry[delegateName] || (Config.registry[delegateName] = []))
@@ -53,6 +61,9 @@ export function ComponentConfig(componentCssName) {
         let propertyValue = instance[Config.classProperties[i]]
         instance.domElement.classList.add(`${componentCssName}-${propertyValue}`)
       }
+      for (let i = 0; i < (Config.platformFns || []).length; i++) {
+        new Config.platformFns[i](instance)
+      }
       return {
         getDelegate(delegateName) {
           let registry = Config.registry && Config.registry[delegateName] || []