diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2d09347eb..788e346dee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,86 @@
+<a name="3.1.0"></a>
+# [3.1.0](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/compare/v3.0.1...v3.1.0) (2017-04-26)
+
+
+### Steps to Upgrade
+
+Update your package.json to match the following dependencies, remove the existing `node_modules` directory, and then run `npm install`:
+
+```
+"dependencies": {
+  "@angular/common": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/compiler": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/compiler-cli": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/core": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/forms": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/http": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/platform-browser": "4.0.2",
+  "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "4.0.2",
+  "@ionic-native/core": "3.4.2",
+  "@ionic-native/splash-screen": "3.4.2",
+  "@ionic-native/status-bar": "3.4.2",
+  "@ionic/storage": "2.0.1",
+  "ionic-angular": "3.1.0",
+  "ionicons": "3.0.0",
+  "rxjs": "5.1.1",
+  "sw-toolbox": "3.4.0",
+  "zone.js": "^0.8.5"
+},
+"devDependencies": {
+  "@ionic/app-scripts": "1.3.4",
+  "typescript": "~2.2.1"
+},
+```
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **input:** trigger inputUpdated on initialize ([5776f76](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/5776f76))
+* **input:** make sure isDisabled gets set to a boolean ([bfa2362](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/bfa2362))
+* **item-options:** rtl support ([#11188](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11188)) ([ea6450e](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/ea6450e))
+* **menu:** rtl support ([5311336](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/5311336))
+* **menu:** rtl support ([51d5079](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/51d5079))
+* **nav-controller:** print exceptions inside lifecycle events ([95c06a5](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/95c06a5)), closes [#10974](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10974)
+* **nav-controller:** filter null view-controllers ([8605672](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/8605672))
+* **nav-controller:** queue lazy loading ([f88823a](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/f88823a))
+* **nav-controller:** fix crash when it is destroyed ([cc1eb02](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/cc1eb02)), closes [#11338](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11338)
+* **navigation:** legacy deeplink config can have a defaultHistory entry that is a component ([35f3947](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/35f3947))
+* **platform:** resize events are dispatched inside zone ([83509db](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/83509db))
+* **scroll:** fix memory leak ([3c8edba](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/3c8edba))
+* **searchbar:** debounce input for ionInput ([11a1c70](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/11a1c70))
+* **select:** stores string | string[] ([ba44780](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/ba44780)), closes [#11337](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11337)
+* **slides:** fix fast rerendering crash ([#11100](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11100)) ([78d427d](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/78d427d)), closes [#10830](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10830)
+* **sliding-gesture:** add missing return value ([3b32b8e](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/3b32b8e))
+* **tabs:** invalid component comparison ([#11084](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11084)) ([e423e08](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/e423e08))
+* **toggle:** use correct toggle background color for iOS colors ([b3d68c9](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/b3d68c9))
+* **util:** pass an option to default to right side in isRightSide ([7bcf5a0](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/7bcf5a0))
+* **virtual-scroll:** create views inside zone ([fd3c6ba](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/fd3c6ba)), closes [#10451](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10451)
+* **virtual-scroll:** supports null records ([67af71b](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/67af71b))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **app:** add pull-left/right/start/end ([#11214](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11214)) ([d9ac950](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/d9ac950))
+* **app:** add text-start and text-end ([#11213](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11213)) ([6cd719f](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/6cd719f))
+* **app:** add responsive utility attributes by screen size ([#11228](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11228)) ([cf24057](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/cf24057)), closes [#10567](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10567)
+* **item:** add sass variable to override avatar border radius ([b0dc856](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/b0dc856)), closes [#10763](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10763)
+* **label:** fix positioning of floating label for rtl ([#11324](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11324)) ([0ec71cd](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/0ec71cd))
+* **list:** rtl support for list-header ([#11328](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11328)) ([e31a4da](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/e31a4da))
+* **modal:** add cssClass to modal options ([5cb51ef](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/5cb51ef)), closes [#10020](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10020)
+* **platform:** add electron as a platform ([#10868](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/10868)) ([c0df862](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/c0df862))
+* **rtl:** add start and end text-align for alert and picker ([cb5707d](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/cb5707d))
+* **segment:** add segment rtl support ([#11215](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/issues/11215)) ([dd0b293](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/dd0b293))
+* **select:** add popover interface as an option ([745d808](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/745d808))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **toggle:** css containment ([93d1d02](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/93d1d02))
+* **toggle:** events are not zoned ([bda624f](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/bda624f))
+* **toggle:** toggle's button is not activated ([17c0543](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/commit/17c0543))
+
+
+
 <a name="3.0.1"></a>
 ## [3.0.1](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/compare/v3.0.0...v3.0.1) (2017-04-06)
 
@@ -14,7 +97,7 @@
 # [3.0.0](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic/compare/v2.3.0...v3.0.0) (2017-04-05)
 
 
-### Steps to Upgrade
+### Steps to Upgrade to 3.0
 
 With this release comes a major update to Angular (Angular 4.0!), the latest version of TypeScript, and some optional structural changes to your application.
 
@@ -66,7 +149,7 @@ With this release comes a major update to Angular (Angular 4.0!), the latest ver
   ```
   import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
   ```
-  
+
   and then add it to the imports in the same file:
 
   ```
diff --git a/demos/src/slides/pages/page-one/page-one.html b/demos/src/slides/pages/page-one/page-one.html
index b4dd4f6a8f..4e67e33737 100644
--- a/demos/src/slides/pages/page-one/page-one.html
+++ b/demos/src/slides/pages/page-one/page-one.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <ion-slides loop="true" style="background-color: black">
   <ion-slide *ngFor="let image of [1,2,3,4,5]">
-    <img data-src="./slide{{image}}.jpeg">
+    <img data-src="../assets/slide{{image}}.jpeg">
   </ion-slide>
 </ion-slides>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64c9e2e0f1..b3042d6db5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "ionic2",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "A powerful framework for building mobile and progressive web apps with JavaScript and Angular 2",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@
   "pre-push#master": [
     "test"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/item/item-options.ts b/src/components/item/item-options.ts
index 22cc117db7..13b86ca30c 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-options.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-options.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ItemOptions {
    * @hidden
    */
   isRightSide(): boolean {
-    return isRightSide(this.side, this._plt.isRTL);
+    return isRightSide(this.side, this._plt.isRTL, true);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/components/label/label.ios.scss b/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
index 7bb6c0f0fe..8b686b40c0 100644
--- a/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/label/label.ios.scss
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ $label-ios-margin:             $item-ios-padding-top ($item-ios-padding-right /
   transition: transform 150ms ease-in-out;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .label-ios[floating] {
+  transform-origin: right top;
+}
+
 .input-has-focus .label-ios[floating],
 .input-has-value .label-ios[floating] {
   transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(.8);
diff --git a/src/components/label/label.md.scss b/src/components/label/label.md.scss
index 2ad4403803..484e157f91 100644
--- a/src/components/label/label.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/label/label.md.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ $label-md-margin:                     $item-md-padding-top ($item-md-padding-rig
   transition: transform 150ms ease-in-out;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .label-md[floating] {
+  transform-origin: right top;
+}
+
 .label-md[stacked],
 .label-md[floating] {
   margin-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/label/label.wp.scss b/src/components/label/label.wp.scss
index f39fc91587..ccb55ddcad 100644
--- a/src/components/label/label.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/label/label.wp.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ $label-wp-text-color-focused:         color($colors-wp, primary) !default;
   transform-origin: left top;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .label-wp[floating] {
+  transform: translate3d(-8px, 34px, 0);
+  transform-origin: right top;
+}
+
 .label-wp[stacked],
 .label-wp[floating] {
   margin-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.ios.scss b/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
index 76bdfa848a..d36c3a6341 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.ios.scss
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ $list-ios-header-background-color:    transparent !default;
   background: $list-ios-header-background-color;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .list-header-ios {
+  padding-right: $list-ios-header-padding-left;
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
 
 // Generate iOS List Header Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.md.scss b/src/components/list/list.md.scss
index bed52d80b8..d4f6167ee9 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.md.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.md.scss
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ $list-md-header-color:           #757575 !default;
   color: $list-md-header-color;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .list-header-md {
+  padding-right: $list-md-header-padding-left;
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
+
 
 // Generate Material Design List Header Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/components/list/list.wp.scss b/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
index 64593d5680..84f952c33c 100644
--- a/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
+++ b/src/components/list/list.wp.scss
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ $list-wp-header-color:           $list-wp-text-color !default;
   color: $list-wp-header-color;
 }
 
+[dir="rtl"] .list-header-wp {
+  padding-right: $list-wp-header-padding-left;
+  padding-left: 0;
+}
+
 
 // Generate Windows List Header Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
index 1d63188be8..0234eb67d9 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NgControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { BaseInput } from '../../util/base-input';
 import { isPresent, isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
+import { TimeoutDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 import { Platform } from '../../platform/platform';
 
 /**
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export class Searchbar extends BaseInput<string> {
   _isActive: boolean = false;
   _showCancelButton: boolean = false;
   _animated: boolean = false;
+  _inputDebouncer: TimeoutDebouncer = new TimeoutDebouncer(0);
 
   /**
    * @input {string} Set the the cancel button text. Default: `"Cancel"`.
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ export class Searchbar extends BaseInput<string> {
   }
   set debounce(val: number) {
     this._debouncer.wait = val;
+    this._inputDebouncer.wait = val;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -288,7 +291,9 @@ export class Searchbar extends BaseInput<string> {
    */
   inputChanged(ev: any) {
     this.value = ev.target.value;
-    this.ionInput.emit(ev);
+    this._inputDebouncer.debounce(() => {
+      this.ionInput.emit(ev);
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/components/select/select.ts b/src/components/select/select.ts
index b5d4acfaba..19da56ae24 100644
--- a/src/components/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/select.ts
@@ -147,12 +147,13 @@ import { SelectPopover, SelectPopoverOption } from './select-popover-component';
   providers: [ { provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR, useExisting: Select, multi: true } ],
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
-export class Select extends BaseInput<string[]> implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
+export class Select extends BaseInput<string[]|string> implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   _multi: boolean = false;
   _options: QueryList<Option>;
   _texts: string[] = [];
   _text: string = '';
+  _values: string[] = [];
 
   /**
    * @input {string} The text to display on the cancel button. Default: `Cancel`.
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ export class Select extends BaseInput<string[]> implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
   set options(val: QueryList<Option>) {
     this._options = val;
 
-    if (this._value.length === 0) {
+    if (this._values.length === 0) {
       // there are no values set at this point
       // so check to see who should be selected
       // we use writeValue() because we don't want to update ngModel
@@ -404,14 +405,7 @@ export class Select extends BaseInput<string[]> implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
     }
   }
 
-  _inputNormalize(val: any): string[] {
-    if (Array.isArray(val)) {
-      return val;
-    }
-    return [val + ''];
-  }
-
-  _inputShouldChange(val: string[]): boolean {
+  _inputShouldChange(val: string[]|string): boolean {
     return !deepEqual(this._value, val);
   }
 
@@ -420,11 +414,12 @@ export class Select extends BaseInput<string[]> implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
    */
   _inputUpdated() {
     this._texts.length = 0;
+    this._values = Array.isArray(this._value) ? this._value : [this._value + ''];
 
     if (this._options) {
       this._options.forEach(option => {
         // check this option if the option's value is in the values array
-        option.selected = this._value.some(selectValue => {
+        option.selected = this._values.some(selectValue => {
           return isCheckedProperty(selectValue, option.value);
         });
 
diff --git a/src/components/select/test/select.spec.ts b/src/components/select/test/select.spec.ts
index 1ff033d05e..e6ec16956d 100644
--- a/src/components/select/test/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/select/test/select.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('Select', () => {
       corpus: [
         [['hola'], ['hola']],
         [null, []],
-        ['hola', ['hola']],
+        ['hola', 'hola'],
         [['hola', 'adios'], ['hola', 'adios']]
       ]
     });
diff --git a/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.ts b/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.ts
index 21fc1f1499..3bbb07b748 100644
--- a/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.ts
+++ b/src/components/slides/swiper/swiper.ts
@@ -891,6 +891,11 @@ export function enableTouchControl(s: Slides) {
 
 // Cleanup dynamic styles
 function cleanupStyles(s: Slides) {
+  if (!s.container || !s._wrapper) {
+    // fix #10830
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Container
   removeClass(s.container, s._classNames);
   s.container.removeAttribute('style');
diff --git a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
index cb9bad9fff..391faef745 100644
--- a/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
+++ b/src/components/virtual-scroll/virtual-util.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function processRecords(stopAtHeight: number,
   let startRecordIndex: number;
   let previousCell: VirtualCell;
   let tmpData: any;
-  let lastRecordIndex = (records.length - 1);
+  let lastRecordIndex = records ? (records.length - 1) : -1;
 
   if (cells.length) {
     // we already have cells
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ export function populateNodeData(startCellIndex: number, endCellIndex: number, v
                                  cells: VirtualCell[], records: any[], nodes: VirtualNode[], viewContainer: ViewContainerRef,
                                  itmTmp: TemplateRef<VirtualContext>, hdrTmp: TemplateRef<VirtualContext>, ftrTmp: TemplateRef<VirtualContext>,
                                  initialLoad: boolean): boolean {
-  const recordsLength = records.length;
-  if (!recordsLength) {
+  if (!records || records.length === 0) {
     nodes.length = 0;
     return true;
   }
+  const recordsLength = records.length;
 
   let hasChanges = false;
   let node: VirtualNode;
diff --git a/src/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.ts b/src/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.ts
index 3f4c54e66a..7ea0355ce2 100644
--- a/src/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class SlideEdgeGesture extends SlideGesture {
 
   constructor(plt: Platform, element: HTMLElement, opts: any = {}) {
     defaults(opts, {
-      edge: 'left',
+      edge: 'start',
       maxEdgeStart: 50
     });
     super(plt, element, opts);
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class SlideEdgeGesture extends SlideGesture {
       switch (value) {
         case 'start': return isRTL ? 'right' : 'left';
         case 'end': return isRTL ? 'left' : 'right';
-        default: value;
+        default: return value;
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
index 2b95718258..99f8c209c0 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
   }
 
   _success(result: NavResult, ti: TransitionInstruction) {
+    if (this._queue === null) {
+      this._fireError('nav controller was destroyed', ti);
+      return;
+    }
     this._init = true;
     this._trnsId = null;
 
@@ -237,6 +241,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
   }
 
   _failed(rejectReason: any, ti: TransitionInstruction) {
+    if (this._queue === null) {
+      this._fireError('nav controller was destroyed', ti);
+      return;
+    }
     this._trnsId = null;
     this._queue.length = 0;
 
@@ -245,6 +253,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
     this._swipeBackCheck();
     this._nextTrns();
 
+    this._fireError(rejectReason, ti);
+  }
+
+  _fireError(rejectReason: any, ti: TransitionInstruction) {
     if (ti.done) {
       ti.done(false, false, rejectReason);
     }
diff --git a/src/navigation/test/nav-controller.spec.ts b/src/navigation/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
index 641f6388e9..4feaacdbbc 100644
--- a/src/navigation/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/test/nav-controller.spec.ts
@@ -1068,6 +1068,23 @@ describe('NavController', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('destroy', () => {
+
+    it('should not crash when destroyed while transitioning', (done) => {
+      let view1 = mockView(MockView1);
+      nav.push(view1).then(() => {
+        fail('it should not succeed');
+        done();
+      }).catch((err: any) => {
+        expect(err).toEqual('nav controller was destroyed');
+        done();
+        });
+      nav.destroy();
+    }, 10000);
+
+  });
+
+
   let nav: NavControllerBase;
   let trnsDone: jasmine.Spy;
 
diff --git a/src/util/base-input.ts b/src/util/base-input.ts
index 7630a1cd9b..3afd327feb 100644
--- a/src/util/base-input.ts
+++ b/src/util/base-input.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,16 @@ export class BaseInput<T> extends Ion implements CommonInput<T> {
     return this._isFocus;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @hidden
+   */
+  hasValue(): boolean {
+    const val = this._value;
+    return isArray(val)
+      ? val.length > 0
+      : isPresent(val);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @hidden
    */
@@ -260,12 +270,7 @@ export class BaseInput<T> extends Ion implements CommonInput<T> {
     if (!this._item) {
       return;
     }
-
-    const hasValue = isArray(val)
-      ? val.length > 0
-      : isPresent(val);
-
-    this._item.setElementClass('input-has-value', hasValue);
+    this._item.setElementClass('input-has-value', this.hasValue());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/util/util.ts b/src/util/util.ts
index abb67fb51d..1c577b97f0 100644
--- a/src/util/util.ts
+++ b/src/util/util.ts
@@ -128,15 +128,24 @@ export function isCheckedProperty(a: any, b: any): boolean {
   return (a == b); // tslint:disable-line
 };
 
+/** @hidden */
 export type Side = 'left' | 'right' | 'start' | 'end';
 
-export function isRightSide(side: Side, isRTL: boolean): boolean {
+/**
+ * @hidden
+ * Given a side, return if it should be on the right
+ * based on the value of dir
+ * @param side the side
+ * @param isRTL whether the application dir is rtl
+ * @param defaultRight whether the default side is right
+ */
+export function isRightSide(side: Side, isRTL: boolean, defaultRight: boolean = false): boolean {
   switch (side) {
     case 'right': return true;
     case 'left': return false;
     case 'end': return !isRTL;
-    // 'start' by default
-    default: return isRTL;
+    case 'start': return isRTL;
+    default: return defaultRight ? !isRTL : isRTL;
   }
 }