diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 262dd01d02..d162f1405c 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ export class Tabs extends Ion {
     super(_elementRef);
     this.parent = parent;
     this.id = ++tabIds;
-    this.subPages = _config.getBoolean('tabSubPages');
-    this._useHighlight = _config.getBoolean('tabbarHighlight');
+    this.subPages = _config.getBoolean('tabSubPages', false);
+    this._useHighlight = _config.getBoolean('tabbarHighlight', false);
     this._sbPadding = _config.getBoolean('statusbarPadding', false);
 
     if (parent) {
diff --git a/src/config/modes.ts b/src/config/modes.ts
index 95697efeca..3d9702b1bf 100644
--- a/src/config/modes.ts
+++ b/src/config/modes.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ Config.setModeConfig('ios', {
 
   spinner: 'ios',
 
+  tabbarHighlight: false,
   tabbarPlacement: 'bottom',
 
+  tabSubPages: false,
+
   toastEnter: 'toast-slide-in',
   toastLeave: 'toast-slide-out',
 });
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ Config.setModeConfig('md', {
 
   pickerEnter: 'picker-slide-in',
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
+  pickerRotateFactor: 0,
 
   popoverEnter: 'popover-md-pop-in',
   popoverLeave: 'popover-md-pop-out',
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ Config.setModeConfig('wp', {
 
   pickerEnter: 'picker-slide-in',
   pickerLeave: 'picker-slide-out',
+  pickerRotateFactor: 0,
 
   popoverEnter: 'popover-md-pop-in',
   popoverLeave: 'popover-md-pop-out',