diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bff4b513d6..bf3927b179 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+## 0.9.20-alpha (active pre-release)
+ - Improved transitions between views
+ - Fixed hide-nav-bar/hide-back-button view attributes
+ - Removed title attributes from DOM
+ - Remove nav title if the entering view doesn't have one
+
+
 ## 0.9.19 "Alpha Koala" (2014-01-10)
  - Created ViewState Service to track navigation history
  - Created navView directive
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index ccf7cb018a..673bd3c6bd 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic",
-  "version": "0.9.19",
+  "version": "0.9.20-alpha",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/driftyco/ionic",
   "authors": [
     "Max Lynch <max@drifty.com>",
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 1edf5d0023..b16e3d11f0 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "repo": "driftyco/ionic",
     "development": {},
-    "version": "0.9.19",
+    "version": "0.9.20-alpha",
     "styles": [
       "dist/css/ionic.css"
     ],
diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 16bf28b0a6..d6d36f2dbf 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-@charset "UTF-8";
 /*!
  * Copyright 2014 Drifty Co.
  * http://drifty.com/
  *
- * Ionic, v0.9.19
+ * Ionic, v0.9.20-alpha
  * A powerful HTML5 mobile app framework.
  * http://ionicframework.com/
  *
diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.min.css b/dist/css/ionic.min.css
index 7c4270f6e4..4592f9e401 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.min.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.min.css
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-@charset "UTF-8";/*!
+/*!
  * Copyright 2014 Drifty Co.
  * http://drifty.com/
  *
- * Ionic, v0.9.19
+ * Ionic, v0.9.20-alpha
  * A powerful HTML5 mobile app framework.
  * http://ionicframework.com/
  *
diff --git a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
index 72473dfe41..06fd71d44b 100644
--- a/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
+++ b/dist/js/ionic-angular.js
@@ -2212,7 +2212,6 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
         });
 
         $scope.$watch('activeAnimation', function(value) {
-          //$element.removeClass($scope.animation + ' ' + $scope.animation + '-reverse');
           $element.addClass($scope.activeAnimation);
         });
         transclude($scope, function(cloned) {
@@ -2225,7 +2224,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
 }])
 
 // Generic controller directive
-.directive('tab', ['ViewService', '$rootScope', '$animate', '$parse', function(ViewService, $rootScope, $animate, $parse) {
+.directive('tab', ['ViewService', '$rootScope', '$parse', function(ViewService, $rootScope, $parse) {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     require: '^tabs',
@@ -2276,29 +2275,27 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
 
         $scope.$watch('isVisible', function(value) {
           if(childElement) {
-            $animate.leave(childElement);
+            childElement.remove();
+            childElement = null;
             $scope.$broadcast('tab.hidden');
-            childElement = undefined;
           }
           if(childScope) {
             childScope.$destroy();
-            childScope = undefined;
+            childScope = null;
           }
           if(value) {
             childScope = $scope.$new();
             transclude(childScope, function(clone) {
-              childElement = clone;
-
               clone.addClass('pane');
-
-              $animate.enter(clone, $element.parent(), $element);
-
+              clone.removeAttr('title');
+              childElement = clone;
+              $element.parent().append(childElement);
               $scope.$broadcast('tab.shown');
             });
           }
         });
 
-        // check if it has a ui-view in it
+        // on link, check if it has a nav-view in it
         transclude($scope.$new(), function(clone) {
           var navViewEle = clone[0].getElementsByTagName("nav-view");
           $scope.hasNavView = (navViewEle.length > 0);
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
index 098e185cd2..52c0164259 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/src/directive/ionicTabBar.js
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
         });
 
         $scope.$watch('activeAnimation', function(value) {
-          //$element.removeClass($scope.animation + ' ' + $scope.animation + '-reverse');
           $element.addClass($scope.activeAnimation);
         });
         transclude($scope, function(cloned) {
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
 }])
 
 // Generic controller directive
-.directive('tab', ['ViewService', '$rootScope', '$animate', '$parse', function(ViewService, $rootScope, $animate, $parse) {
+.directive('tab', ['ViewService', '$rootScope', '$parse', function(ViewService, $rootScope, $parse) {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     require: '^tabs',
@@ -176,29 +175,27 @@ angular.module('ionic.ui.tabs', ['ionic.service.view'])
 
         $scope.$watch('isVisible', function(value) {
           if(childElement) {
-            $animate.leave(childElement);
+            childElement.remove();
+            childElement = null;
             $scope.$broadcast('tab.hidden');
-            childElement = undefined;
           }
           if(childScope) {
             childScope.$destroy();
-            childScope = undefined;
+            childScope = null;
           }
           if(value) {
             childScope = $scope.$new();
             transclude(childScope, function(clone) {
-              childElement = clone;
-
               clone.addClass('pane');
-
-              $animate.enter(clone, $element.parent(), $element);
-
+              clone.removeAttr('title');
+              childElement = clone;
+              $element.parent().append(childElement);
               $scope.$broadcast('tab.shown');
             });
           }
         });
 
-        // check if it has a ui-view in it
+        // on link, check if it has a nav-view in it
         transclude($scope.$new(), function(clone) {
           var navViewEle = clone[0].getElementsByTagName("nav-view");
           $scope.hasNavView = (navViewEle.length > 0);
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
index 893eccf824..e576f8bdd1 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/directive/ionicView.unit.js
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ describe('Ionic View', function() {
 
   it('should show/hide navBar', function() {
     var element = compile('<nav-bar></nav-bar>')(scope);
-    expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(false);
-    scope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', false);
-    scope.$digest();
     expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(true);
     scope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', true);
     scope.$digest();
     expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(false);
+    scope.$broadcast('viewState.showNavBar', false);
+    scope.$digest();
+    expect(element.hasClass('invisible')).toEqual(true);
   });
 
   it('should hide navBar when using view attr', function() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cf944da10..1f42d4983e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "0.9.19",
+  "version": "0.9.20-alpha",
   "devDependencies": {
     "karma": "~0.10",
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",