diff --git a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
index 46e6bc8ffa..7ccabe8029 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import {
   AlertButton,
   AlertInput,
 } from './components/alert/alert';
+import {
+  App,
+  FrameworkDelegate as FrameworkDelegate2,
+} from '.';
 import {
   ElementRef,
   Side,
@@ -38,9 +42,6 @@ import {
 import {
   SelectPopoverOption,
 } from './components/select-popover/select-popover';
-import {
-  FrameworkDelegate as FrameworkDelegate2,
-} from '.';
 import {
   DomRenderFn,
   HeaderFn,
@@ -847,6 +848,36 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 
+import {
+  DeviceHacks as IonDeviceHacks
+} from './components/device-hacks/device-hacks';
+
+declare global {
+  interface HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement extends IonDeviceHacks, HTMLStencilElement {
+  }
+  var HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement: {
+    prototype: HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement;
+    new (): HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement;
+  };
+  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+    "ion-device-hacks": HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement;
+  }
+  interface ElementTagNameMap {
+    "ion-device-hacks": HTMLIonDeviceHacksElement;
+  }
+  namespace JSX {
+    interface IntrinsicElements {
+      "ion-device-hacks": JSXElements.IonDeviceHacksAttributes;
+    }
+  }
+  namespace JSXElements {
+    export interface IonDeviceHacksAttributes extends HTMLAttributes {
+      app?: App;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 import {
   Events as IonEvents
 } from './components/events/events';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
index b8f9d43a96..6289b09ec7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop, State } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Method, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Config, NavEvent, OverlayController, PublicNav, PublicViewController } from '../../index';
 
 import { getOrAppendElement } from '../../utils/helpers';
@@ -19,20 +19,23 @@ let backButtonActions: BackButtonAction[] = [];
 })
 export class App {
 
+  private isDevice = false;
+  private deviceHacks = false;
   private scrollTime = 0;
 
-  @Element() element: HTMLElement;
-  @Event() exitApp: EventEmitter<ExitAppEventDetail>;
-
-  @State() modeCode: string;
-  @State() hoverCSS = false;
-
-  @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
-
   externalNavPromise: void | Promise<any> = null;
   externalNavOccuring = false;
   didScroll = false;
 
+  @Element() element: HTMLElement;
+  @Event() exitApp: EventEmitter<ExitAppEventDetail>;
+
+  @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
+
+  componentWillLoad() {
+    this.isDevice = this.config.getBoolean('isDevice', false);
+    this.deviceHacks = this.config.getBoolean('deviceHacks', false);
+  }
 
   /**
    * Returns the promise set by an external navigation system
@@ -74,11 +77,6 @@ export class App {
     this.externalNavOccuring = status;
   }
 
-  componentWillLoad() {
-    this.modeCode = this.config.get('mode');
-    this.hoverCSS = this.config.getBoolean('hoverCSS', false);
-  }
-
   @Listen('body:navInit')
   protected registerRootNav(event: NavEvent) {
     rootNavs.set(event.target.getId(), event.target);
@@ -232,20 +230,23 @@ export class App {
   }
 
   hostData() {
+    const mode = this.config.get('mode');
+    const hoverCSS = this.config.getBoolean('hoverCSS', false);
+
     return {
       class: {
-        [this.modeCode]: true,
-        'enable-hover': this.hoverCSS
+        [mode]: true,
+        'enable-hover': hoverCSS
       }
     };
   }
 
   render() {
-    const isDevice = true;
     return [
-      isDevice && <ion-tap-click />,
-      isDevice && <ion-status-tap />,
       <ion-platform />,
+      this.deviceHacks && <ion-device-hacks app={this} />,
+      this.isDevice && <ion-tap-click />,
+      this.isDevice && <ion-status-tap />,
       <slot></slot>
     ];
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/device-hacks.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/device-hacks.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6cc5731da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/device-hacks.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { Component, Listen, Prop } from "@stencil/core";
+import { App, Config } from "../..";
+
+import enableHideCaretOnScroll from "./hacks/hide-caret";
+import enableInputBlurring from "./hacks/input-blurring";
+
+@Component({
+  tag: 'ion-device-hacks',
+})
+export class DeviceHacks {
+
+  private didLoad = false;
+  private hideCaret = false;
+  private keyboardHeight = 0;
+  private hideCaretMap = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, Function>();
+
+  @Prop({context: 'config'}) config: Config;
+  @Prop() app: App;
+
+  componentDidLoad() {
+    this.keyboardHeight = this.config.getNumber('keyboardHeight', 200);
+    this.hideCaret = this.config.getBoolean('hideCaretOnScroll', true);
+
+    const inputBlurring = this.config.getBoolean('inputBlurring', true);
+    if (inputBlurring) {
+      enableInputBlurring(this.app);
+    }
+
+    // Input might be already loaded in the DOM before ion-device-hacks did.
+    // At this point we need to look for all the ion-inputs not registered yet
+    // and register them.
+    const inputs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('ion-input'));
+    for (let input of inputs) {
+      this.registerInput(input);
+    }
+    this.didLoad = true;
+  }
+
+  @Listen('body:ionInputDidLoad')
+  protected onInputDidLoad(event: CustomEvent<HTMLElement>) {
+    if (this.didLoad) {
+      this.registerInput(event.detail);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Listen('body:ionInputDidUnload')
+  protected onInputDidUnload(event: CustomEvent<HTMLElement>) {
+    if (this.didLoad) {
+      this.unregisterInput(event.detail);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private registerInput(componentEl: HTMLElement) {
+    if (this.hideCaret && !this.hideCaretMap.has(componentEl)) {
+      const rmFn = enableHideCaretOnScroll(
+        componentEl,
+        componentEl.querySelector('input'),
+        componentEl.closest('ion-scroll'),
+        this.keyboardHeight
+      );
+      this.hideCaretMap.set(componentEl, rmFn);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private unregisterInput(componentEl: HTMLElement) {
+    if (this.hideCaret) {
+      const fn = this.hideCaretMap.get(componentEl);
+      fn && fn();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/hide-caret.ts b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/hide-caret.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a18590b429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/hide-caret.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+
+const RELOCATED_KEY= '$ionRelocated';
+
+export default function enableHideCaretOnScroll(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLInputElement, scrollEl: HTMLIonScrollElement, keyboardHeight: number) {
+  if(!scrollEl || !inputEl) {
+    return () => {};
+  }
+  console.debug('Input: enableHideCaretOnScroll');
+
+  const scrollHideCaret = (shouldHideCaret: boolean) => {
+    // console.log('scrollHideCaret', shouldHideCaret)
+    if (isFocused(inputEl)) {
+      relocateInput(componentEl, inputEl, keyboardHeight, shouldHideCaret);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onBlur = () => relocateInput(componentEl, inputEl, keyboardHeight, false);
+  const hideCaret = () => scrollHideCaret(true);
+  const showCaret = () => scrollHideCaret(false);
+
+  scrollEl && scrollEl.addEventListener('ionScrollStart', hideCaret);
+  scrollEl && scrollEl.addEventListener('ionScrollEnd', showCaret);
+  inputEl.addEventListener('blur', onBlur);
+
+  return () => {
+    scrollEl.removeEventListener('ionScrollStart', hideCaret);
+    scrollEl.removeEventListener('ionScrollEnd', showCaret);
+    inputEl.addEventListener('ionBlur', onBlur);
+  };
+}
+
+
+function removeClone(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLElement) {
+  if (componentEl && componentEl.parentElement) {
+    const clonedInputEles = componentEl.parentElement.querySelectorAll('.cloned-input');
+    for (let i = 0; i < clonedInputEles.length; i++) {
+      clonedInputEles[i].parentNode.removeChild(clonedInputEles[i]);
+    }
+    componentEl.style.pointerEvents = '';
+  }
+  (<any>inputEl.style)['transform'] = '';
+  inputEl.style.opacity = '';
+}
+
+function cloneInputComponent(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLInputElement) {
+  // Make sure we kill all the clones before creating new ones
+  // It is a defensive, removeClone() should do nothing
+  // removeClone(plt, srcComponentEle, srcNativeInputEle);
+  // given a native <input> or <textarea> element
+  // find its parent wrapping component like <ion-input> or <ion-textarea>
+  // then clone the entire component
+  const parentElement = componentEl.parentElement;
+  if (componentEl && parentElement) {
+    // DOM READ
+    const srcTop = componentEl.offsetTop;
+    const srcLeft = componentEl.offsetLeft;
+    const srcWidth = componentEl.offsetWidth;
+    const srcHeight = componentEl.offsetHeight;
+
+    // DOM WRITE
+    // not using deep clone so we don't pull in unnecessary nodes
+    const clonedComponentEle = document.createElement('div');
+    const clonedStyle = clonedComponentEle.style;
+    clonedComponentEle.classList.add(...Array.from(componentEl.classList));
+    clonedComponentEle.classList.add('cloned-input');
+    clonedComponentEle.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    clonedStyle.pointerEvents = 'none';
+    clonedStyle.position = 'absolute';
+    clonedStyle.top = srcTop + 'px';
+    clonedStyle.left = srcLeft + 'px';
+    clonedStyle.width = srcWidth + 'px';
+    clonedStyle.height = srcHeight + 'px';
+
+    const clonedInputEl = document.createElement('input');
+    clonedInputEl.classList.add(...Array.from(inputEl.classList));
+    // Object.assign(clonedInputEl, input);
+    //const clonedInputEl = <HTMLInputElement>inputEl.cloneNode(false);
+    clonedInputEl.value = inputEl.value;
+    clonedInputEl.type = inputEl.type;
+
+    clonedInputEl.tabIndex = -1;
+
+    clonedComponentEle.appendChild(clonedInputEl);
+    parentElement.appendChild(clonedComponentEle);
+
+    componentEl.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+  }
+  inputEl.style.transform = 'scale(0)';
+}
+
+function relocateInput(
+  componentEl: HTMLElement,
+  inputEle: HTMLInputElement,
+  _keyboardHeight: number,
+  shouldRelocate: boolean
+) {
+  console.log('relocateInput',shouldRelocate );
+  if ((componentEl as any)[RELOCATED_KEY] === shouldRelocate) {
+    return;
+  }
+  console.debug(`native-input, hideCaret, shouldHideCaret: ${shouldRelocate}, input value: ${inputEle.value}`);
+  if (shouldRelocate) {
+    // this allows for the actual input to receive the focus from
+    // the user's touch event, but before it receives focus, it
+    // moves the actual input to a location that will not screw
+    // up the app's layout, and does not allow the native browser
+    // to attempt to scroll the input into place (messing up headers/footers)
+    // the cloned input fills the area of where native input should be
+    // while the native input fakes out the browser by relocating itself
+    // before it receives the actual focus event
+    // We hide the focused input (with the visible caret) invisiable by making it scale(0),
+    cloneInputComponent(componentEl, inputEle);
+    // TODO
+    // const inputRelativeY = getScrollData(componentEl, inputEle, keyboardHeight).scrollAmount;
+    // const inputRelativeY = 9999;
+    // fix for #11817
+    const tx = document.dir === 'rtl' ? 9999 : -9999;
+    inputEle.style.transform= `translate3d(${tx}px,${0}px,0)`;
+    // inputEle.style.opacity = '0';
+
+  } else {
+    removeClone(componentEl, inputEle);
+  }
+  (componentEl as any)[RELOCATED_KEY] = shouldRelocate;
+}
+
+function isFocused(input: HTMLInputElement): boolean {
+  return input === document.activeElement;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/input-blurring.ts b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/input-blurring.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da217e5bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/input-blurring.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { App } from "../../..";
+
+const SKIP_BLURRING = ['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA', 'ION-INPUT', 'ION-TEXTAREA'];
+
+export default function enableInputBlurring(app: App) {
+  console.debug('Input: enableInputBlurring');
+
+  let focused = true;
+
+  function onFocusin() {
+    focused = true;
+  }
+
+  document.addEventListener('focusin', onFocusin, true);
+  document.addEventListener('touchend', onTouchend, false);
+
+  function onTouchend(ev: any) {
+    // if app did scroll return early
+    if (app.didScroll) {
+      app.didScroll = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    const active = document.activeElement as HTMLElement;
+    if (!active) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // only blur if the active element is a text-input or a textarea
+    if (SKIP_BLURRING.indexOf(active.tagName) === -1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // if the selected target is the active element, do not blur
+    const tapped = ev.target;
+    if (tapped === active) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (SKIP_BLURRING.indexOf(tapped.tagName) >= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // skip if div is a cover
+    if (tapped.classList.contains('input-cover')) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    focused = false;
+    // TODO: find a better way, why 50ms?
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (!focused) {
+        active.blur();
+      }
+    }, 50);
+  }
+  return () => {
+    document.removeEventListener('focusin', onFocusin, true);
+    document.removeEventListener('touchend', onTouchend, false);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/scroll-data.ts b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/scroll-data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7342d219f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/scroll-data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+
+const SCROLL_ASSIST_SPEED = 0.3;
+
+export interface ScrollData {
+  scrollAmount: number;
+  scrollPadding: number;
+  scrollDuration: number;
+}
+
+export function calcScrollData(
+  inputRect: ClientRect,
+  contentRect: ClientRect,
+  keyboardHeight: number,
+  plaformHeight: number
+): ScrollData {
+  // compute input's Y values relative to the body
+  const inputTop = inputRect.top;
+  const inputBottom = inputRect.bottom;
+
+  // compute safe area
+  const safeAreaTop = contentRect.top;
+  const safeAreaBottom = Math.min(contentRect.bottom, plaformHeight - keyboardHeight);
+
+  // figure out if each edge of teh input is within the safe area
+  const distanceToBottom = safeAreaBottom - inputBottom;
+  const distanceToTop = safeAreaTop - inputTop;
+
+  const scrollAmount = Math.round((distanceToBottom < 0 )
+    ? distanceToBottom
+    : (distanceToTop < 0 )
+    ? distanceToTop
+    : 0);
+
+  const distance = Math.abs(scrollAmount);
+  const duration = distance / SCROLL_ASSIST_SPEED;
+  const scrollDuration = Math.min(400, Math.max(150, duration));
+
+  return  {
+    scrollAmount,
+    scrollDuration,
+    scrollPadding: keyboardHeight,
+  };
+}
+
+export function getScrollData(componentEl: HTMLElement, contentEl: HTMLElement, keyboardHeight: number): ScrollData {
+  if (!contentEl) {
+    return {
+      scrollAmount: 0,
+      scrollPadding: 0,
+      scrollDuration: 0,
+    };
+  }
+  // const scrollData = (componentEl as any)[SCROLL_DATA_KEY];
+  // if (scrollData) {
+  //   return scrollData;
+  // }
+  const itemEl = <HTMLElement>componentEl.closest('ion-item,[ion-item]') || componentEl;
+  const newScrollData = calcScrollData(
+    itemEl.getBoundingClientRect(),
+    contentEl.getBoundingClientRect(),
+    keyboardHeight,
+    window.innerHeight
+  );
+  // (componentEl as any)[SCROLL_DATA_KEY] = newScrollData;
+  return newScrollData;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/wip.ts b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/wip.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac426b4c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/hacks/wip.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+// export function enableScrollPadding(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLElement, contentEl: HTMLElement, keyboardHeight: number) {
+//   console.debug('Input: enableScrollPadding');
+//   debugger;
+//   const onFocus = () => {
+//     const scrollPadding = getScrollData(componentEl, contentEl, keyboardHeight).scrollPadding;
+//     contentEl.addScrollPadding(scrollPadding);
+//     content.clearScrollPaddingFocusOut();
+//   };
+//   inputEl.addEventListener('focus', onFocus);
+
+//   return () => {
+//     inputEl.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus);
+//   };
+// }
+
+// export function enableScrollMove(
+//   componentEl: HTMLElement,
+//   inputEl: HTMLElement,
+//   contentEl: HTMLIonContentElement,
+//   keyboardHeight: number
+// ) {
+//   console.debug('Input: enableAutoScroll');
+//   const onFocus = () => {
+//     const scrollData = getScrollData(componentEl, contentEl, keyboardHeight);
+//     if (Math.abs(scrollData.scrollAmount) > 4) {
+//       contentEl.scrollBy(0, scrollData.scrollAmount);
+//     }
+//   };
+
+//   inputEl.addEventListener('focus', onFocus);
+//   return () => {
+//     inputEl.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus);
+//   };
+// }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc7f3f4b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/device-hacks/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# ion-app
+
+
+
+<!-- Auto Generated Below -->
+
+
+## Properties
+
+#### app
+
+
+
+
+## Attributes
+
+#### app
+
+
+
+
+
+----------------------------------------------
+
+*Built with [StencilJS](https://stenciljs.com/)*
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input-device-utils.ts b/packages/core/src/components/input/input-device-utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 66a428e1f5..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input-device-utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,278 +0,0 @@
-import { assert } from '../../utils/helpers';
-import { CSS_PROP } from '../animation-controller/constants';
-import { App } from '../..';
-
-const SCROLL_DATA_MAP = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, ScrollData>();
-const SCROLL_ASSIST_SPEED = 0.3;
-
-export interface ScrollData {
-  scrollAmount: number;
-  scrollPadding: number;
-  scrollDuration: number;
-}
-
-export function calcScrollData(
-  inputRect: ClientRect,
-  contentRect: ClientRect,
-  keyboardHeight: number,
-  plaformHeight: number
-): ScrollData {
-  // compute input's Y values relative to the body
-  const inputTop = inputRect.top;
-  const inputBottom = inputRect.bottom;
-
-  // compute safe area
-  const safeAreaTop = contentRect.top;
-  const safeAreaBottom = Math.min(contentRect.bottom, plaformHeight - keyboardHeight);
-
-  // figure out if each edge of teh input is within the safe area
-  const distanceToBottom = safeAreaBottom - inputBottom;
-  const distanceToTop = safeAreaTop - inputTop;
-
-  const scrollAmount = Math.round((distanceToBottom < 0 )
-    ? distanceToBottom
-    : (distanceToTop < 0 )
-    ? distanceToTop
-    : 0);
-
-  const distance = Math.abs(scrollAmount);
-  const duration = distance / SCROLL_ASSIST_SPEED;
-  const scrollDuration = Math.min(400, Math.max(150, duration));
-
-  return  {
-    scrollAmount,
-    scrollDuration,
-    scrollPadding: 0,
-  };
-}
-
-function getScrollData(componentEl: HTMLElement, contentEl: HTMLElement, keyboardHeight: number): ScrollData {
-  if (!contentEl) {
-    return {
-      scrollAmount: 0,
-      scrollPadding: 0,
-      scrollDuration: 0,
-    };
-  }
-  const scrollData = SCROLL_DATA_MAP.get(componentEl);
-  if (scrollData) {
-    return scrollData;
-  }
-  const ele = <HTMLElement>componentEl.closest('ion-item,[ion-item]') || componentEl;
-  const newScrollData = calcScrollData(
-    ele.getBoundingClientRect(),
-    contentEl.getBoundingClientRect(),
-    keyboardHeight,
-    window.innerHeight
-  );
-  SCROLL_DATA_MAP.set(componentEl, newScrollData);
-  return newScrollData;
-}
-
-export function enableScrollPadding(_componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLElement, _contentEl: HTMLElement, _keyboardHeight: number) {
-  console.debug('Input: enableScrollPadding');
-
-  const onFocus = () => {
-    // const scrollPadding = getScrollData(componentEl, contentEl, keyboardHeight).scrollPadding;
-    // content.addScrollPadding(scrollPadding);
-    // content.clearScrollPaddingFocusOut();
-  };
-  inputEl.addEventListener('focus', onFocus);
-
-  return () => {
-    inputEl.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus);
-  };
-}
-
-export function enableScrollMove(
-  componentEl: HTMLElement,
-  inputEl: HTMLElement,
-  contentEl: HTMLIonContentElement,
-  keyboardHeight: number
-) {
-  console.debug('Input: enableAutoScroll');
-  const onFocus = () => {
-    const scrollData = getScrollData(componentEl, contentEl, keyboardHeight);
-    if (Math.abs(scrollData.scrollAmount) > 4) {
-      contentEl.scrollBy(0, scrollData.scrollAmount);
-    }
-  };
-
-  inputEl.addEventListener('focus', onFocus);
-  return () => {
-    inputEl.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus);
-  };
-}
-
-const SKIP_BLURRING = ['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA', 'ION-INPUT', 'ION-TEXTAREA'];
-
-export function enableInputBlurring(app: App) {
-  let focused = true;
-
-  function onFocusin() {
-    focused = true;
-  }
-
-  document.addEventListener('focusin', onFocusin, true);
-  document.addEventListener('touchend', onTouchend, false);
-
-  function onTouchend(ev: any) {
-    // if app did scroll return early
-    if (app.didScroll) {
-      app.didScroll = false;
-      return;
-    }
-    const active = document.activeElement as HTMLElement;
-    if (!active) {
-      return;
-    }
-    // only blur if the active element is a text-input or a textarea
-    if (SKIP_BLURRING.indexOf(active.tagName) === -1) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // if the selected target is the active element, do not blur
-    const tapped = ev.target;
-    if (tapped === active) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (SKIP_BLURRING.indexOf(tapped.tagName) >= 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // skip if div is a cover
-    if (tapped.classList.contains('input-cover')) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    focused = false;
-    // TODO: find a better way, why 50ms?
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      if (!focused) {
-        active.blur();
-      }
-    }, 50);
-  }
-  return () => {
-    document.removeEventListener('focusin', onFocusin, true);
-    document.removeEventListener('touchend', onTouchend, false);
-  };
-}
-
-export function enableHideCaretOnScroll(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEl: HTMLInputElement, scrollEl: HTMLIonScrollElement) {
-
-  console.debug('Input: enableHideCaretOnScroll');
-
-  function scrollHideCaret(shouldHideCaret: boolean) {
-    if (isFocused(inputEl)) {
-      relocateInput(componentEl, inputEl, shouldHideCaret);
-    }
-  }
-
-  const onBlur = () => relocateInput(componentEl, inputEl, false);
-  const hideCaret = () => scrollHideCaret(true);
-  const showCaret = () => scrollHideCaret(false);
-
-  scrollEl.addEventListener('ionScrollStart', hideCaret);
-  scrollEl.addEventListener('ionScrollEnd', showCaret);
-  inputEl.addEventListener('blur', onBlur);
-
-  return () => {
-    scrollEl.removeEventListener('ionScrollStart', hideCaret);
-    scrollEl.removeEventListener('ionScrollEnd', showCaret);
-    inputEl.addEventListener('ionBlur', onBlur);
-  };
-}
-
-
-function removeClone(componentEl: HTMLElement, nativeInputEl: HTMLElement) {
-  if (componentEl && componentEl.parentElement) {
-    const clonedInputEles = componentEl.parentElement.querySelectorAll('.cloned-input');
-    for (let i = 0; i < clonedInputEles.length; i++) {
-      clonedInputEles[i].parentNode.removeChild(clonedInputEles[i]);
-    }
-
-    componentEl.style.pointerEvents = '';
-  }
-  (<any>nativeInputEl.style)[CSS_PROP.transformProp] = '';
-  nativeInputEl.style.opacity = '';
-}
-
-function cloneInputComponent(componentEle: HTMLElement, nativeInputEle: HTMLInputElement) {
-  // Make sure we kill all the clones before creating new ones
-  // It is a defensive, removeClone() should do nothing
-  // removeClone(plt, srcComponentEle, srcNativeInputEle);
-  // given a native <input> or <textarea> element
-  // find its parent wrapping component like <ion-input> or <ion-textarea>
-  // then clone the entire component
-  const parentElement = componentEle.parentElement;
-  if (componentEle && parentElement) {
-    assert(parentElement.querySelector('.cloned-input') === null, 'leaked cloned input');
-
-    // DOM READ
-    const srcTop = componentEle.offsetTop;
-    const srcLeft = componentEle.offsetLeft;
-    const srcWidth = componentEle.offsetWidth;
-    const srcHeight = componentEle.offsetHeight;
-
-    // DOM WRITE
-    // not using deep clone so we don't pull in unnecessary nodes
-    const clonedComponentEle = <HTMLElement>componentEle.cloneNode(false);
-    const clonedStyle = clonedComponentEle.style;
-    clonedComponentEle.classList.add('cloned-input');
-    clonedComponentEle.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
-    clonedStyle.pointerEvents = 'none';
-    clonedStyle.position = 'absolute';
-    clonedStyle.top = srcTop + 'px';
-    clonedStyle.left = srcLeft + 'px';
-    clonedStyle.width = srcWidth + 'px';
-    clonedStyle.height = srcHeight + 'px';
-
-    const clonedNativeInputEle = <HTMLInputElement>nativeInputEle.cloneNode(false);
-    clonedNativeInputEle.value = nativeInputEle.value;
-    clonedNativeInputEle.tabIndex = -1;
-
-    clonedComponentEle.appendChild(clonedNativeInputEle);
-    parentElement.appendChild(clonedComponentEle);
-
-    clonedComponentEle.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
-  }
-
-  (<any>nativeInputEle.style)[CSS_PROP.transformProp] = 'scale(0)';
-}
-
-function relocateInput(componentEl: HTMLElement, inputEle: HTMLInputElement, shouldRelocate: boolean) {
-
-  if ((componentEl as any)['$ionRelocated'] === shouldRelocate) {
-    return;
-  }
-  console.debug(`native-input, hideCaret, shouldHideCaret: ${shouldRelocate}, input value: ${inputEle.value}`);
-  if (shouldRelocate) {
-    // this allows for the actual input to receive the focus from
-    // the user's touch event, but before it receives focus, it
-    // moves the actual input to a location that will not screw
-    // up the app's layout, and does not allow the native browser
-    // to attempt to scroll the input into place (messing up headers/footers)
-    // the cloned input fills the area of where native input should be
-    // while the native input fakes out the browser by relocating itself
-    // before it receives the actual focus event
-    // We hide the focused input (with the visible caret) invisiable by making it scale(0),
-    cloneInputComponent(componentEl, inputEle);
-    // TODO
-    // const inputRelativeY = this._getScrollData().inputSafeY;
-    const inputRelativeY = 0;
-
-    // fix for #11817
-    const tx = document.dir === 'rtl' ? 9999 : -9999;
-    (inputEle.style as any)[CSS_PROP.transformProp] = `translate3d(${tx}px,${inputRelativeY}px,0)`;
-    inputEle.style.opacity = '0';
-
-  } else {
-    removeClone(componentEl, inputEle);
-  }
-  (componentEl as any)['$ionRelocated'] = shouldRelocate;
-}
-
-function isFocused(input: HTMLInputElement): boolean {
-  return input === document.activeElement;
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
index 2e86c70147..8428bc7c16 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.ios.scss
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@
   }
 }
 
+// iOS Input After Label
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+.label-ios + .input .native-input,
+.label-ios + .input + .cloned-input {
+  @include margin-horizontal($input-ios-by-label-margin-start, null);
+}
 
 // iOS Stacked & Floating Inputs
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -102,14 +109,6 @@
 }
 
 
-// iOS Input After Label
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-.label-ios + ion-input .native-input,
-.label-ios + .input + .cloned-input {
-  @include margin-horizontal($input-ios-by-label-margin-start, null);
-}
-
 // iOS Clear Input Icon
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
index 8977d17961..9cd14ddf2f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Input
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-ion-input {
+.input {
   position: relative;
   display: block;
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ion-input {
 // Input Within An Item
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-.item-input ion-input {
+.item-input .input {
   position: static;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
index 0fb4d09943..9318c56c6d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Prop, Watch } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Component, Event, EventEmitter, Prop, Watch, Element } from '@stencil/core';
 
 import { debounceEvent } from '../../utils/helpers';
 import { createThemedClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { InputComponent } from './input-base';
   }
 })
 export class Input implements InputComponent {
+
+  private nativeInput: HTMLInputElement;
   mode: string;
   color: string;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,16 @@ export class Input implements InputComponent {
    */
   @Event() ionFocus: EventEmitter;
 
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the input has been created.
+   */
+  @Event() ionInputDidLoad: EventEmitter;
+
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the input has been removed.
+   */
+  @Event() ionInputDidUnload: EventEmitter;
+
   /**
    * If the value of the type attribute is `"file"`, then this attribute will indicate the types of files that the server accepts, otherwise it will be ignored. The value must be a comma-separated list of unique content type specifiers.
    */
@@ -200,7 +212,7 @@ export class Input implements InputComponent {
    */
   @Watch('value')
   protected valueChanged() {
-    const inputEl = this.el.querySelector('input');
+    const inputEl = this.nativeInput;
     if (inputEl && inputEl.value !== this.value) {
       inputEl.value = this.value;
     }
@@ -214,6 +226,12 @@ export class Input implements InputComponent {
     if (this.type === 'password' && this.clearOnEdit !== false) {
       this.clearOnEdit = true;
     }
+    this.ionInputDidLoad.emit(this.el);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUnload() {
+    this.nativeInput = null;
+    this.ionInputDidUnload.emit(this.el);
   }
 
   private emitStyle() {
@@ -288,7 +306,7 @@ export class Input implements InputComponent {
 
   hasFocus(): boolean {
     // check if an input has focus or not
-    return this.el && (this.el.querySelector(':focus') === this.el.querySelector('input'));
+    return this.nativeInput === document.activeElement;
   }
 
   hasValue(): boolean {
@@ -301,6 +319,7 @@ export class Input implements InputComponent {
 
     return [
       <input
+        ref={input => this.nativeInput = input as any}
         aria-disabled={this.disabled ? 'true' : false}
         accept={this.accept}
         autoCapitalize={this.autocapitalize}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/readme.md b/packages/core/src/components/input/readme.md
index f4883239f9..64595282fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/readme.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/readme.md
@@ -404,6 +404,16 @@ Emitted when the input has focus.
 Emitted when the input value has changed.
 
 
+#### ionInputDidLoad
+
+Emitted when the input has been created.
+
+
+#### ionInputDidUnload
+
+Emitted when the input has been removed.
+
+
 #### ionStyle
 
 Emitted when the styles change.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/input/test/basic/index.html b/packages/core/src/components/input/test/basic/index.html
index 06aa074fda..d380cbf32e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/input/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/input/test/basic/index.html
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@
             <ion-label>Toggle</ion-label>
             <ion-toggle checked slot="end"></ion-toggle>
           </ion-item>
+
+          <ion-item>
+            <ion-label fixed>Type #</ion-label>
+            <div type="number" value="333" class="input input-md hydrated"><!----><input aria-disabled="false" autocapitalize="none" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autofocus="false" class="native-input native-input-md" spellcheck="false" type="number"><button type="button" class="input-clear-icon" hidden=""></button></div>
+          </ion-item>
         </ion-list>
 
         <div text-center>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
index c4f68642ef..e111dd0f62 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item/item.scss
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ion-item-group {
 }
 
 [vertical-align-top],
-ion-input.item {
+.input.item {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/list/list.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/list/list.md.scss
index 263a8df6c7..2149defa11 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/list/list.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/list/list.md.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   @include margin(-$list-md-margin-top, null, null, null);
 }
 
-.list-md > ion-input:last-child::after {
+.list-md > .input:last-child::after {
   @include position-horizontal(0, null);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/global/platform-configs.ts b/packages/core/src/global/platform-configs.ts
index 8f72e4fa3c..3d13b419d9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/global/platform-configs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/global/platform-configs.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ export const PLATFORM_CONFIGS: PlatformConfig[] = [
   {
     name: IOS,
     settings: {
-      mode: IOS,
+      mode: "ios",
       tabsHighlight: false,
       statusbarPadding: isCordova(),
+      isDevice: true,
+      deviceHacks: true,
     },
     isMatch: (url, userAgent) => isPlatformMatch(url, userAgent, IOS, [IPHONE, IPAD, 'ipod'], WINDOWS_PHONE)
   },
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ export const PLATFORM_CONFIGS: PlatformConfig[] = [
   {
     name: ANDROID,
     settings: {
-      activator: 'ripple',
+      isDevice: true,
       mode: 'md',
     },
     isMatch: (url, userAgent) => isPlatformMatch(url, userAgent, ANDROID, [ANDROID, 'silk'], WINDOWS_PHONE)
diff --git a/packages/core/stencil.config.js b/packages/core/stencil.config.js
index e04ce6c5b8..af95791a7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/stencil.config.js
+++ b/packages/core/stencil.config.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ exports.config = {
     { components: ['ion-toggle'] },
     { components: ['ion-toast', 'ion-toast-controller'] },
     { components: ['ion-tap-click', 'ion-status-tap'] },
+    { components: ['ion-device-hacks'] },
     { components: ['ion-platform', 'ion-cordova-platform'] },
     { components: ['ion-nav-pop'] },
     { components: ['ion-hide-when', 'ion-show-when'] },