diff --git a/src/animations/animation.ts b/src/animations/animation.ts
index acc21042196..8ac3b49ae10 100644
--- a/src/animations/animation.ts
+++ b/src/animations/animation.ts
@@ -861,9 +861,32 @@ export class Animation {
    * Start the animation with a user controlled progress.
    */
   progressStart() {
+    // ensure all past transition end events have been cleared
+    this._clearAsync();
+
+    // fire off all the "before" function that have DOM READS in them
+    // elements will be in the DOM, however visibily hidden
+    // so we can read their dimensions if need be
+    // ******** DOM READ ****************
+    this._beforeReadFn();
+
+    // fire off all the "before" function that have DOM WRITES in them
+    // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
+    this._beforeWriteFn();
+
+    // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
+    this._progressStart();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * DOM WRITE
+   * RECURSION
+   */
+  _progressStart() {
     for (var i = 0; i < this._cL; i++) {
       // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
-      this._c[i].progressStart();
+      this._c[i]._progressStart();
     }
 
     // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
@@ -907,13 +930,14 @@ export class Animation {
   /**
    * End the progress animation.
    */
-  progressEnd(shouldComplete: boolean, currentStepValue: number) {
+  progressEnd(shouldComplete: boolean, currentStepValue: number, maxDelta: number = 0) {
     console.debug('Animation, progressEnd, shouldComplete', shouldComplete, 'currentStepValue', currentStepValue);
 
     this._isAsync = (currentStepValue > 0.05 && currentStepValue < 0.95);
 
-    const dur = 64;
     const stepValue = shouldComplete ? 1 : 0;
+    const factor = Math.max(Math.abs(currentStepValue - stepValue), 0.5) * 2;
+    const dur = 64 + factor * maxDelta;
 
     this._progressEnd(shouldComplete, stepValue, dur, this._isAsync);
 
@@ -922,7 +946,7 @@ export class Animation {
       // set the async TRANSITION END event
       // and run onFinishes when the transition ends
       // ******** DOM WRITE ****************
-      this._asyncEnd(dur, true);
+      this._asyncEnd(dur, shouldComplete);
 
       // this animation has a duration so we need another RAF
       // for the CSS TRANSITION properties to kick in
diff --git a/src/components/app/app.ts b/src/components/app/app.ts
index 8a621e5eba2..4719271b7f8 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/src/components/app/app.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class App {
     // listen for hardware back button events
     // register this back button action with a default priority
     _platform.registerBackButtonAction(this.navPop.bind(this));
-    this._canDisableScroll = _config.get('canDisableScroll', true);
+    this._canDisableScroll = _config.get('canDisableScroll', false);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/components/app/test/gesture-collision/page1.html b/src/components/app/test/gesture-collision/page1.html
index 0b2df6e34ec..9d8061d33ad 100644
--- a/src/components/app/test/gesture-collision/page1.html
+++ b/src/components/app/test/gesture-collision/page1.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       Menu
     </ion-title>
 
-    <button ion-button menuToggle="right" right color="secondary">
+    <button ion-button menuToggle="right" right color="danger">
       <ion-icon name="menu"></ion-icon>
     </button>
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index e6495dd27ae..50d0b0130b8 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, ContentChildren, ContentChild, Dire
 
 import { CSS, nativeRaf, nativeTimeout, clearNativeTimeout } from '../../util/dom';
 import { Item } from './item';
-import { isPresent, assert } from '../../util/util';
+import { isPresent, swipeShouldReset, assert } from '../../util/util';
 import { List } from '../list/list';
 
 const SWIPE_MARGIN = 30;
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ export class ItemSliding {
 
     // Check if the drag didn't clear the buttons mid-point
     // and we aren't moving fast enough to swipe open
-    let isCloseDirection = (this._openAmount > 0) === !(velocity < 0);
+    let isResetDirection = (this._openAmount > 0) === !(velocity < 0);
     let isMovingFast = Math.abs(velocity) > 0.3;
     let isOnCloseZone = Math.abs(this._openAmount) < Math.abs(restingPoint / 2);
-    if (shouldClose(isCloseDirection, isMovingFast, isOnCloseZone)) {
+    if (swipeShouldReset(isResetDirection, isMovingFast, isOnCloseZone)) {
       restingPoint = 0;
     }
 
@@ -463,22 +463,3 @@ export class ItemSliding {
     this._renderer.setElementClass(this._elementRef.nativeElement, cssClass, shouldAdd);
   }
 }
-
-function shouldClose(isCloseDirection: boolean, isMovingFast: boolean, isOnCloseZone: boolean): boolean {
-  // The logic required to know when the sliding item should close (openAmount=0)
-  // depends on three booleans (isCloseDirection, isMovingFast, isOnCloseZone)
-  // and it ended up being too complicated to be written manually without errors
-  // so the truth table is attached below: (0=false, 1=true)
-  // isCloseDirection | isMovingFast | isOnCloseZone || shouldClose
-  //         0        |       0      |       0       ||    0
-  //         0        |       0      |       1       ||    1
-  //         0        |       1      |       0       ||    0
-  //         0        |       1      |       1       ||    0
-  //         1        |       0      |       0       ||    0
-  //         1        |       0      |       1       ||    1
-  //         1        |       1      |       0       ||    1
-  //         1        |       1      |       1       ||    1
-  // The resulting expression was generated by resolving the K-map (Karnaugh map):
-  let shouldClose = (!isMovingFast && isOnCloseZone) || (isCloseDirection && isMovingFast);
-  return shouldClose;
-}
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts b/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
index a3388b6821b..5342d819494 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ export class MenuController {
       }
       return menu.open();
     }
-
     return Promise.resolve(false);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
index ee5b8b1775c..257487770eb 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu-gestures.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { SlideEdgeGesture } from '../../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 import { SlideData } from '../../gestures/slide-gesture';
 import { assign } from '../../util/util';
 import { GestureController, GesturePriority } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { NativeRafDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 
 /**
  * Gesture attached to the content which the menu is assigned to
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
 
   constructor(
     public menu: Menu,
-    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     contentEle: HTMLElement,
+    gestureCtrl: GestureController,
     options: any = {}) {
     super(contentEle, assign({
       direction: 'x',
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export class MenuContentGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
       threshold: 0,
       maxEdgeStart: menu.maxEdgeStart || 50,
       maxAngle: 40,
+      debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
       gesture: gestureCtrl.create('menu-swipe', {
         priority: GesturePriority.MenuSwipe,
       })
diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.ts b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
index 14a2e4b63e1..614483969cd 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.ts
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export class Menu {
   private _isPers: boolean = false;
   private _init: boolean = false;
   private _events: UIEventManager = new UIEventManager();
+  private _gestureID: number = 0;
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -303,7 +304,11 @@ export class Menu {
     private _keyboard: Keyboard,
     private _zone: NgZone,
     private _gestureCtrl: GestureController
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    if (_gestureCtrl) {
+      this._gestureID = _gestureCtrl.newID();
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * @private
@@ -332,7 +337,7 @@ export class Menu {
     this.setElementAttribute('type', this.type);
 
     // add the gestures
-    this._cntGesture = new MenuContentGesture(this, this._gestureCtrl, document.body);
+    this._cntGesture = new MenuContentGesture(this, document.body, this._gestureCtrl);
 
     // register listeners if this menu is enabled
     // check if more than one menu is on the same side
@@ -471,7 +476,7 @@ export class Menu {
   }
 
   private _before() {
-    assert(this._isAnimating === false, '_before should be called when we are not animating');
+    assert(!this._isAnimating, '_before() should not be called while animating');
 
     // this places the menu into the correct location before it animates in
     // this css class doesn't actually kick off any animations
@@ -483,8 +488,7 @@ export class Menu {
   }
 
   private _after(isOpen: boolean) {
-    assert(this._isAnimating === true, '_after should be called when we are animating');
-
+    assert(this._isAnimating, '_before() should be called while animating');
     // keep opening/closing the menu disabled for a touch more yet
     // only add listeners/css if it's enabled and isOpen
     // and only remove listeners/css if it's not open
@@ -494,8 +498,10 @@ export class Menu {
 
     this._events.unlistenAll();
     if (isOpen) {
-      this._cntEle.classList.add('menu-content-open');
+      // Disable swipe to go back gesture
+      this._gestureCtrl.disableGesture('goback-swipe', this._gestureID);
 
+      this._cntEle.classList.add('menu-content-open');
       let callback = this.onBackdropClick.bind(this);
       this._events.pointerEvents({
         element: this._cntEle,
@@ -508,6 +514,9 @@ export class Menu {
       this.ionOpen.emit(true);
 
     } else {
+      // Enable swipe to go back gesture
+      this._gestureCtrl.enableGesture('goback-swipe', this._gestureID);
+
       this._cntEle.classList.remove('menu-content-open');
       this.setElementClass('show-menu', false);
       this.backdrop.setElementClass('show-menu', false);
diff --git a/src/components/modal/test/basic/app-module.ts b/src/components/modal/test/basic/app-module.ts
index 98df450c8ca..84fa6098ede 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/test/basic/app-module.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/test/basic/app-module.ts
@@ -147,14 +147,16 @@ export class E2EPage {
         </ion-item>
       </ion-list>
       <button ion-button full (click)="submit()">Submit</button>
-      <p>ionViewCanEnter ({{called.ionViewCanEnter}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewCanLeave ({{called.ionViewCanLeave}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewWillLoad ({{called.ionViewWillLoad}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewDidLoad ({{called.ionViewDidLoad}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewWillEnter ({{called.ionViewWillEnter}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewDidEnter ({{called.ionViewDidEnter}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewWillLeave ({{called.ionViewWillLeave}})</p>
-      <p>ionViewDidLeave ({{called.ionViewDidLeave}})</p>
+      <div padding>
+        <p>ionViewCanEnter ({{called.ionViewCanEnter}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewCanLeave ({{called.ionViewCanLeave}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewWillLoad ({{called.ionViewWillLoad}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewDidLoad ({{called.ionViewDidLoad}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewWillEnter ({{called.ionViewWillEnter}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewDidEnter ({{called.ionViewDidEnter}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewWillLeave ({{called.ionViewWillLeave}})</p>
+        <p>ionViewDidLeave ({{called.ionViewDidLeave}})</p>
+      </div>
     </ion-content>
   `,
   providers: [SomeComponentProvider]
@@ -519,10 +521,12 @@ export class ModalFirstPage {
   }
 
   ionViewWillLeave() {
+    console.log('ModalFirstPage ionViewWillLeave fired');
     this.called.ionViewWillLeave++;
   }
 
   ionViewDidLeave() {
+    console.log('ModalFirstPage ionViewDidLeave fired');
     this.called.ionViewDidLeave++;
   }
 
@@ -626,7 +630,8 @@ export class E2EApp {
   ],
   imports: [
     IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp, {
-      statusbarPadding: true
+      statusbarPadding: true,
+      swipeBackEnabled: true
     })
   ],
   bootstrap: [IonicApp],
diff --git a/src/components/range/range.ts b/src/components/range/range.ts
index 65a471c2163..0b013ec3a61 100644
--- a/src/components/range/range.ts
+++ b/src/components/range/range.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 
 import { clamp, isNumber, isPresent, isString, isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
-import { Debouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
+import { TimeoutDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 import { Form } from '../../util/form';
 import { Ion } from '../ion';
 import { Item } from '../item/item';
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export class Range extends Ion implements AfterViewInit, ControlValueAccessor, O
   _step: number = 1;
   _snaps: boolean = false;
 
-  _debouncer: Debouncer = new Debouncer(0);
+  _debouncer: TimeoutDebouncer = new TimeoutDebouncer(0);
   _events: UIEventManager = new UIEventManager();
   /**
    * @private
diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
index 2edecae041a..bb738144f56 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { NgControl }  from '@angular/forms';
 import { Config } from '../../config/config';
 import { Ion } from '../ion';
 import { isPresent, isTrueProperty } from '../../util/util';
-import { Debouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
+import { TimeoutDebouncer } from '../../util/debouncer';
 
 
 /**
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class Searchbar extends Ion {
   _autocomplete: string = 'off';
   _autocorrect: string = 'off';
   _isActive: boolean = false;
-  _debouncer: Debouncer = new Debouncer(250);
+  _debouncer: TimeoutDebouncer = new TimeoutDebouncer(250);
 
   /**
    * @input {string} The predefined color to use. For example: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"danger"`.
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
index dc3cece680d..99d0805b27c 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/app-module.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ export class Tab1Page1 {
   templateUrl: './tab1page2.html'
 })
 export class Tab1Page2 {
+  constructor(public tabs: Tabs) { }
+
+  favoritesTab() {
+    // TODO fix this with tabsHideOnSubPages=true
+    this.tabs.select(1);
+  }
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
     console.log('Tab1Page2, ionViewWillEnter');
@@ -346,7 +352,7 @@ export const deepLinkConfig: DeepLinkConfig = {
     Tab3Page1
   ],
   imports: [
-    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp, null, deepLinkConfig)
+    IonicModule.forRoot(E2EApp, {tabsHideOnSubPages: true}, deepLinkConfig)
   ],
   bootstrap: [IonicApp],
   entryComponents: [
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tab1page2.html b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tab1page2.html
index fa5afc8f697..d6e68bc76d4 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tab1page2.html
+++ b/src/components/tabs/test/advanced/tab1page2.html
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 <ion-content padding>
 
   <p><button ion-button navPush="Tab1Page3">Go to Tab 1, Page 3</button></p>
+  <p><button ion-button (click)="favoritesTab()">Favorites Tab</button></p>
   <p><button ion-button class="e2eBackToTab1Page1" navPop>Back to Tab 1, Page 1</button></p>
   <div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div>
   <div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div><div f></div>
diff --git a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
index 3aa6d4369ab..1d666d6d6f7 100644
--- a/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
+++ b/src/gestures/drag-gesture.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { defaults } from '../util/util';
 import { GestureDelegate } from '../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { PanRecognizer } from './recognizers';
-import { PointerEvents, UIEventManager } from '../util/ui-event-manager';
+import { PointerEvents, PointerEventsConfig, UIEventManager } from '../util/ui-event-manager';
 import { pointerCoord } from '../util/dom';
+import { Debouncer, FakeDebouncer } from '../util/debouncer';
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -12,12 +13,16 @@ export interface PanGestureConfig {
   maxAngle?: number;
   direction?: 'x' | 'y';
   gesture?: GestureDelegate;
+  debouncer?: Debouncer;
+  zone?: boolean;
+  capture?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
  * @private
  */
 export class PanGesture {
+  private debouncer: Debouncer;
   private events: UIEventManager = new UIEventManager(false);
   private pointerEvents: PointerEvents;
   private detector: PanRecognizer;
@@ -26,31 +31,45 @@ export class PanGesture {
   public isListening: boolean = false;
   protected gestute: GestureDelegate;
   protected direction: string;
+  private eventsConfig: PointerEventsConfig;
 
   constructor(private element: HTMLElement, opts: PanGestureConfig = {}) {
     defaults(opts, {
       threshold: 20,
       maxAngle: 40,
-      direction: 'x'
+      direction: 'x',
+      zone: true,
+      capture: false,
     });
+
+    this.debouncer = (opts.debouncer)
+      ? opts.debouncer
+      : new FakeDebouncer();
     this.gestute = opts.gesture;
     this.direction = opts.direction;
+    this.eventsConfig = {
+      element: this.element,
+      pointerDown: this.pointerDown.bind(this),
+      pointerMove: this.pointerMove.bind(this),
+      pointerUp: this.pointerUp.bind(this),
+      zone: opts.zone,
+      capture: opts.capture
+    };
     this.detector = new PanRecognizer(opts.direction, opts.threshold, opts.maxAngle);
   }
 
   listen() {
-    if (!this.isListening) {
-      this.pointerEvents = this.events.pointerEvents({
-        element: this.element,
-        pointerDown: this.pointerDown.bind(this),
-        pointerMove: this.pointerMove.bind(this),
-        pointerUp: this.pointerUp.bind(this),
-      });
-      this.isListening = true;
+    if (this.isListening) {
+      return;
     }
+    this.pointerEvents = this.events.pointerEvents(this.eventsConfig);
+    this.isListening = true;
   }
 
   unlisten() {
+    if (!this.isListening) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.gestute && this.gestute.release();
     this.events.unlistenAll();
     this.isListening = false;
@@ -58,6 +77,7 @@ export class PanGesture {
 
   destroy() {
     this.gestute && this.gestute.destroy();
+    this.gestute = null;
     this.unlisten();
     this.element = null;
   }
@@ -86,32 +106,36 @@ export class PanGesture {
   }
 
   pointerMove(ev: any) {
-    if (!this.started) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (this.captured) {
-      this.onDragMove(ev);
-      return;
-    }
-    let coord = pointerCoord(ev);
-    if (this.detector.detect(coord)) {
-
-      if (this.detector.pan() !== 0 && this.canCapture(ev) &&
-        (!this.gestute || this.gestute.capture())) {
-        this.onDragStart(ev);
-        this.captured = true;
+    this.debouncer.debounce(() => {
+      if (!this.started) {
         return;
       }
+      if (this.captured) {
+        this.onDragMove(ev);
+        return;
+      }
+      let coord = pointerCoord(ev);
+      if (this.detector.detect(coord)) {
 
-      // Detection/capturing was not successful, aborting!
-      this.started = false;
-      this.captured = false;
-      this.pointerEvents.stop();
-      this.notCaptured(ev);
-    }
+        if (this.detector.pan() !== 0 && this.canCapture(ev) &&
+          (!this.gestute || this.gestute.capture())) {
+          this.onDragStart(ev);
+          this.captured = true;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Detection/capturing was not successful, aborting!
+        this.started = false;
+        this.captured = false;
+        this.pointerEvents.stop();
+        this.notCaptured(ev);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   pointerUp(ev: any) {
+    this.debouncer.cancel();
+
     if (!this.started) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
index af0e38713cf..8a872039e19 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller-base.ts
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
       // transition has successfully resolved
       this._trnsId = null;
       resolve && resolve(hasCompleted, isAsync, enteringName, leavingName, direction);
-      this._sbCheck();
 
       // let's see if there's another to kick off
       this.setTransitioning(false);
+      this._sbCheck();
       this._nextTrns();
     };
 
@@ -204,11 +204,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
         this._trnsCtrl.destroy(trns.trnsId);
       }
 
-      this._sbCheck();
-
       reject && reject(false, false, rejectReason);
 
       this.setTransitioning(false);
+      this._sbCheck();
       this._nextTrns();
     };
 
@@ -371,11 +370,14 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
     // and there is not a view that needs to visually transition out
     // then just destroy them and don't transition anything
     // batch all of lifecycles together
-    for (view of destroyQueue) {
-      this._willLeave(view);
-      this._didLeave(view);
-      this._willUnload(view);
-    }
+    // let's make sure, callbacks are zoned
+    this._zone.run(() => {
+      for (view of destroyQueue) {
+        this._willLeave(view);
+        this._didLeave(view);
+        this._willUnload(view);
+      }
+    });
 
     // once all lifecycle events has been delivered, we can safely detroy the views
     for (view of destroyQueue) {
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
     // successfully finished loading the entering view
     // fire off the "didLoad" lifecycle events
-    this._didLoad(view);
+    this._zone.run(this._didLoad.bind(this, view));
   }
 
   _viewTest(enteringView: ViewController, leavingView: ViewController, ti: TransitionInstruction) {
@@ -652,6 +654,10 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
       }
 
       this._cleanup(transition.enteringView);
+    } else {
+      // If transition does not complete, we have to cleanup anyway, because
+      // previous pages in the stack are not hidden probably.
+      this._cleanup(transition.leavingView);
     }
 
     if (transition.isRoot()) {
@@ -761,12 +767,14 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _willLoad(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._willLoad();
   }
 
   _didLoad(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._didLoad();
     this.viewDidLoad.emit(view);
@@ -775,6 +783,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _willEnter(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._willEnter();
     this.viewWillEnter.emit(view);
@@ -783,6 +792,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _didEnter(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._didEnter();
     this.viewDidEnter.emit(view);
@@ -791,6 +801,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _willLeave(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._willLeave();
     this.viewWillLeave.emit(view);
@@ -799,6 +810,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _didLeave(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._didLeave();
     this.viewDidLeave.emit(view);
@@ -807,6 +819,7 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
 
   _willUnload(view: ViewController) {
     assert(this.isTransitioning(), 'nav controller should be transitioning');
+    assert(NgZone.isInAngularZone(), 'callback should be zoned');
 
     view._willUnload();
     this.viewWillUnload.emit(view);
@@ -830,18 +843,19 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
   }
 
   destroy() {
-    let view;
-    for (view of this._views) {
+    for (var view of this._views) {
       view._willUnload();
       view._destroy(this._renderer);
     }
     // purge stack
     this._views.length = 0;
 
+    // release swipe back gesture and transition
     this._sbGesture && this._sbGesture.destroy();
     this._sbTrns && this._sbTrns.destroy();
     this._sbGesture = this._sbTrns = null;
 
+    // Unregister navcontroller
     if (this.parent && this.parent.unregisterChildNav) {
       this.parent.unregisterChildNav(this);
     }
@@ -863,7 +877,6 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
       removeCount: 1,
       opts: opts,
     }, null);
-
   }
 
   swipeBackProgress(stepValue: number) {
@@ -880,39 +893,29 @@ export class NavControllerBase extends Ion implements NavController {
   swipeBackEnd(shouldComplete: boolean, currentStepValue: number) {
     if (this._sbTrns && this._sbGesture) {
       // the swipe back gesture has ended
-      this._sbTrns.progressEnd(shouldComplete, currentStepValue);
+      this._sbTrns.progressEnd(shouldComplete, currentStepValue, 300);
     }
   }
 
   _sbCheck() {
-    if (this._sbEnabled && !this._isPortal) {
-      // this nav controller can have swipe to go back
-
-      if (!this._sbGesture) {
-        // create the swipe back gesture if we haven't already
-        const opts = {
-          edge: 'left',
-          threshold: this._sbThreshold
-        };
-        this._sbGesture = new SwipeBackGesture(this.getNativeElement(), opts, this, this._gestureCtrl);
-      }
+    if (!this._sbEnabled && this._isPortal) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      if (this.canSwipeBack()) {
-        // it is be possible to swipe back
-        if (!this._sbGesture.isListening) {
-          this._zone.runOutsideAngular(() => {
-            // start listening if it's not already
-            console.debug('swipeBack gesture, listen');
-            this._sbGesture.listen();
-          });
-        }
+    // this nav controller can have swipe to go back
+    if (!this._sbGesture) {
+      // create the swipe back gesture if we haven't already
+      const opts = {
+        edge: 'left',
+        threshold: this._sbThreshold
+      };
+      this._sbGesture = new SwipeBackGesture(this, document.body, this._gestureCtrl, opts);
+    }
 
-      } else if (this._sbGesture.isListening) {
-        // it should not be possible to swipe back
-        // but the gesture is still listening
-        console.debug('swipeBack gesture, unlisten');
-        this._sbGesture.unlisten();
-      }
+    if (this.canSwipeBack()) {
+      this._sbGesture.listen();
+    } else {
+      this._sbGesture.unlisten();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts b/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
index 9fb989dee6a..d511035d083 100644
--- a/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/swipe-back.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-import { assign } from '../util/util';
-import { GestureController, GesturePriority } from '../gestures/gesture-controller';
+import { assign, swipeShouldReset } from '../util/util';
+import { GestureController, GesturePriority, DisableScroll } from '../gestures/gesture-controller';
 import { NavControllerBase } from './nav-controller-base';
 import { SlideData } from '../gestures/slide-gesture';
 import { SlideEdgeGesture } from '../gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
-
+import { NativeRafDebouncer } from '../util/debouncer';
 
 export class SwipeBackGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
-
   constructor(
+    private _nav: NavControllerBase,
     element: HTMLElement,
+    gestureCtlr: GestureController,
     options: any,
-    private _nav: NavControllerBase,
-    gestureCtlr: GestureController
   ) {
     super(element, assign({
       direction: 'x',
       maxEdgeStart: 75,
+      zone: false,
+      threshold: 0,
+      maxAngle: 40,
+      debouncer: new NativeRafDebouncer(),
       gesture: gestureCtlr.create('goback-swipe', {
         priority: GesturePriority.GoBackSwipe,
+        disableScroll: DisableScroll.DuringCapture
       })
     }, options));
   }
@@ -32,23 +36,25 @@ export class SwipeBackGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
     );
   }
 
-
   onSlideBeforeStart(ev: any) {
-    console.debug('swipeBack, onSlideBeforeStart', ev.type);
     this._nav.swipeBackStart();
   }
 
-  onSlide(slide: SlideData) {
+  onSlide(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+
     let stepValue = (slide.distance / slide.max);
-    console.debug('swipeBack, onSlide, distance', slide.distance, 'max', slide.max, 'stepValue', stepValue);
     this._nav.swipeBackProgress(stepValue);
   }
 
   onSlideEnd(slide: SlideData, ev: any) {
-    let shouldComplete = (Math.abs(slide.velocity) > 0.2 || Math.abs(slide.delta) > Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5);
-    let currentStepValue = (slide.distance / slide.max);
+    const currentStepValue = (slide.distance / slide.max);
+    const isResetDirecction = slide.velocity < 0;
+    const isMovingFast = Math.abs(slide.velocity) > 0.4;
+    const isInResetZone = Math.abs(slide.delta) < Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5;
+    const shouldComplete = !swipeShouldReset(isResetDirecction, isMovingFast, isInResetZone);
 
-    console.debug('swipeBack, onSlideEnd, shouldComplete', shouldComplete, 'currentStepValue', currentStepValue);
     this._nav.swipeBackEnd(shouldComplete, currentStepValue);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/platform-registry.ts b/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
index 809100d347d..f87edad9bb5 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
+++ b/src/platform/platform-registry.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export const PLATFORM_CONFIGS: {[key: string]: PlatformConfig} = {
       swipeBackThreshold: 40,
       tapPolyfill: isIOSDevice,
       virtualScrollEventAssist: !(window.indexedDB),
-      canDisableScroll: isIOSDevice,
     },
     isMatch(p: Platform) {
       return p.isPlatformMatch('ios', ['iphone', 'ipad', 'ipod'], ['windows phone']);
diff --git a/src/transitions/transition-md.ts b/src/transitions/transition-md.ts
index 52deeb61b9a..89d5b57799a 100644
--- a/src/transitions/transition-md.ts
+++ b/src/transitions/transition-md.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class MDTransition extends PageTransition {
       // leaving content
       this.duration(opts.duration || 200).easing('cubic-bezier(0.47,0,0.745,0.715)');
       const leavingPage = new Animation(leavingView.pageRef());
-      this.add(leavingPage.fromTo(TRANSLATEY, CENTER, OFF_BOTTOM).fromTo('opacity', 0.99, 0));
+      this.add(leavingPage.fromTo(TRANSLATEY, CENTER, OFF_BOTTOM).fromTo('opacity', 1, 0));
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/src/util/debouncer.ts b/src/util/debouncer.ts
index 327de2eeddf..de3932a9386 100644
--- a/src/util/debouncer.ts
+++ b/src/util/debouncer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 
-export class Debouncer {
+import { nativeRaf } from './dom';
+
+export interface Debouncer {
+  debounce(Function);
+  cancel();
+}
+
+
+export class FakeDebouncer implements Debouncer {
+  debounce(callback: Function) {
+    callback();
+  }
+  cancel() {}
+}
+
+export class TimeoutDebouncer implements Debouncer {
   private timer: number = null;
   callback: Function;
 
@@ -11,10 +26,7 @@ export class Debouncer {
   }
 
   schedule() {
-    if (this.timer) {
-      clearTimeout(this.timer);
-      this.timer = null;
-    }
+    this.cancel();
     if (this.wait <= 0) {
       this.callback();
     } else {
@@ -22,4 +34,44 @@ export class Debouncer {
     }
   }
 
+  cancel() {
+    if (this.timer) {
+      clearTimeout(this.timer);
+      this.timer = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+export class NativeRafDebouncer implements Debouncer {
+  callback: Function = null;
+  fireFunc: Function;
+  ptr: number = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.fireFunc = this.fire.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  debounce(callback: Function) {
+    if (this.callback === null) {
+      this.callback = callback;
+      this.ptr = nativeRaf(this.fireFunc);
+    }
+  }
+
+  fire() {
+    this.callback();
+    this.callback = null;
+    this.ptr = null;
+  }
+
+  cancel() {
+    if (this.ptr !== null) {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(this.ptr);
+      this.ptr = null;
+      this.callback = null;
+    }
+  }
+
 }
+
diff --git a/src/util/mock-providers.ts b/src/util/mock-providers.ts
index f845b3c6698..43578b91086 100644
--- a/src/util/mock-providers.ts
+++ b/src/util/mock-providers.ts
@@ -72,15 +72,7 @@ export const mockTrasitionController = function(config: Config) {
 };
 
 export const mockZone = function(): NgZone {
-  let zone: any = {
-    run: function(cb: any) {
-      cb();
-    },
-    runOutsideAngular: function(cb: any) {
-      cb();
-    }
-  };
-  return zone;
+  return new NgZone(false);
 };
 
 export const mockChangeDetectorRef = function(): ChangeDetectorRef {
diff --git a/src/util/util.ts b/src/util/util.ts
index 2eda92d876f..2546e7cb3cb 100644
--- a/src/util/util.ts
+++ b/src/util/util.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,28 @@ export function reorderArray(array: any[], indexes: {from: number, to: number}):
   return array;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+export function swipeShouldReset(isResetDirection: boolean, isMovingFast: boolean, isOnResetZone: boolean): boolean {
+  // The logic required to know when the sliding item should close (openAmount=0)
+  // depends on three booleans (isCloseDirection, isMovingFast, isOnCloseZone)
+  // and it ended up being too complicated to be written manually without errors
+  // so the truth table is attached below: (0=false, 1=true)
+  // isCloseDirection | isMovingFast | isOnCloseZone || shouldClose
+  //         0        |       0      |       0       ||    0
+  //         0        |       0      |       1       ||    1
+  //         0        |       1      |       0       ||    0
+  //         0        |       1      |       1       ||    0
+  //         1        |       0      |       0       ||    0
+  //         1        |       0      |       1       ||    1
+  //         1        |       1      |       0       ||    1
+  //         1        |       1      |       1       ||    1
+  // The resulting expression was generated by resolving the K-map (Karnaugh map):
+  let shouldClose = (!isMovingFast && isOnResetZone) || (isResetDirection && isMovingFast);
+  return shouldClose;
+}
+
 
 const ASSERT_ENABLED = true;
 /**