diff --git a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/apiclient.js b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/apiclient.js
index 664ba8b128..47b80fa65e 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/apiclient.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/apiclient.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                 } else {
                     fetchRequest.body = paramsToString(request.data);
 
-                    contentType = contentType || 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+                    contentType = contentType || 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8';
                 }
             }
 
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@
             return fetch(request.url, fetchRequest);
         }
 
+        function paramsToString(params) {
+
+            var values = [];
+
+            for (var key in params) {
+
+                var value = params[key];
+
+                if (value !== null && value !== undefined && value !== '') {
+                    values.push(encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value));
+                }
+            }
+            return values.join('&');
+        }
+
         /**
          * Wraps around jQuery ajax methods to add additional info to the request.
          */
@@ -407,21 +422,6 @@
             });
         };
 
-        function paramsToString(params) {
-
-            var values = [];
-
-            for (var key in params) {
-
-                var value = params[key];
-
-                if (value !== null && value !== undefined && value !== '') {
-                    values.push(encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value));
-                }
-            }
-            return values.join('&');
-        }
-
         /**
          * Creates an api url based on a handler name and query string parameters
          * @param {String} name
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/connectionmanager.js b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/connectionmanager.js
index f7f1be2c06..aad79382e8 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/apiclient/connectionmanager.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/apiclient/connectionmanager.js
@@ -95,23 +95,52 @@
                 method: request.type
             };
 
+            var contentType = request.contentType;
+
             if (request.data) {
 
                 if (typeof request.data === 'string') {
                     fetchRequest.body = request.data;
+                } else {
+                    fetchRequest.body = paramsToString(request.data);
+
+                    contentType = contentType || 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8';
                 }
             }
 
-            if (request.contentType) {
+            if (contentType) {
 
-                headers['Content-Type'] = request.contentType;
+                headers['Content-Type'] = contentType;
             }
 
             return fetch(request.url, fetchRequest);
         }
 
+        function paramsToString(params) {
+
+            var values = [];
+
+            for (var key in params) {
+
+                var value = params[key];
+
+                if (value !== null && value !== undefined && value !== '') {
+                    values.push(encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value));
+                }
+            }
+            return values.join('&');
+        }
+
         function ajax(request) {
 
+            if (!request) {
+                throw new Error("Request cannot be null");
+            }
+
+            request.headers = request.headers || {};
+
+            logger.log('Requesting url without automatic networking: ' + request.url);
+
             return getFetchPromise(request).then(function (response) {
 
                 if (response.status < 400) {
@@ -122,12 +151,10 @@
                         return response;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    onFetchFail(request.url, response);
                     return Promise.reject(response);
                 }
 
             }, function () {
-                onFetchFail(request.url, {});
                 return Promise.reject({});
             });
         }
@@ -1227,17 +1254,22 @@
                             "X-CONNECT-TOKEN": "CONNECT-REGISTER"
                         }
 
-                    }).then(resolve, function (e) {
+                    }).then(resolve, function (response) {
 
                         try {
+                            return response.json();
 
-                            var result = JSON.parse(e.responseText);
-
-                            reject({ errorCode: result.Status });
                         } catch (err) {
-                            reject({});
+                            reject();
                         }
-                    });
+
+                    }).then(function (result) {
+
+                        if (result && result.Status) {
+                            reject({ errorCode: result.Status });
+                        }
+
+                    }, reject);
                 });
             });
         };
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/bower_components/iron-behaviors/.bower.json b/dashboard-ui/bower_components/iron-behaviors/.bower.json
index b5f528b092..5d74fa6525 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/bower_components/iron-behaviors/.bower.json
+++ b/dashboard-ui/bower_components/iron-behaviors/.bower.json
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     "webcomponentsjs": "webcomponents/webcomponentsjs#^0.7.0"
   },
   "ignore": [],
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/PolymerElements/iron-behaviors",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/polymerelements/iron-behaviors",
   "_release": "1.0.11",
   "_resolution": {
     "type": "version",
     "tag": "v1.0.11",
     "commit": "084fbc7f60343d717bb2208f350774f4c9899777"
   },
-  "_source": "git://github.com/PolymerElements/iron-behaviors.git",
+  "_source": "git://github.com/polymerelements/iron-behaviors.git",
   "_target": "^1.0.0",
-  "_originalSource": "PolymerElements/iron-behaviors"
+  "_originalSource": "polymerelements/iron-behaviors"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/components/tvproviders/schedulesdirect.js b/dashboard-ui/components/tvproviders/schedulesdirect.js
index c5dea67f9a..06cd8cb91a 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/components/tvproviders/schedulesdirect.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/components/tvproviders/schedulesdirect.js
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
                         ValidateLogin: true
                     }),
                     data: JSON.stringify(info),
-                    contentType: "application/json"
+                    contentType: "application/json",
+                    dataType: 'json'
 
                 }).then(function (result) {
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/devices/android/android.css b/dashboard-ui/devices/android/android.css
index f4b0be5110..2cc8e08460 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/devices/android/android.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/devices/android/android.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .viewMenuBar, .libraryViewNav:not(.paperLibraryViewNav), paper-tabs {
-    background-color: #101010;
+    background-color: #080808;
 }
 
     .viewMenuBar.semiTransparent {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     }
 
 .background-theme-b, paper-dialog.background-theme-b {
-    background-color: #202020;
+    background-color: #1b1b1b;
 }
 
 .defaultBackground .cardImage {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/connectlogin.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/connectlogin.js
index d3c6ca0cbe..4d184f3502 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/connectlogin.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/connectlogin.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     }
 
     function supportInAppSignup() {
-        return AppInfo.isNativeApp;
+        return true;
         return AppInfo.isNativeApp || window.location.href.toLowerCase().indexOf('https') == 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/device.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/device.js
index eed304ca85..1bb2dbdcc6 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/device.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/device.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
                 CameraUploadPath: $('#txtUploadPath', page).val()
 
             }),
-            contentType: "application/json"
+            contentType: "application/json",
+            dataType: 'json'
 
         }).then(Dashboard.processServerConfigurationUpdateResult);
     }
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvtunerprovider-m3u.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvtunerprovider-m3u.js
index b56f00f819..db04068669 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvtunerprovider-m3u.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvtunerprovider-m3u.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             data: JSON.stringify(info),
             contentType: "application/json"
 
-        }).then(function (result) {
+        }).then(function () {
 
             Dashboard.processServerConfigurationUpdateResult();
             Dashboard.navigate('livetvstatus.html');
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
index 6fe6a9b72b..5dfcd94cfe 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
@@ -759,9 +759,10 @@ var Dashboard = {
 
         if (!apiClient) {
 
-            var deferred = $.Deferred();
-            deferred.reject();
-            return deferred.promise();
+            return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+
+                reject();
+            });
         }
 
         if (!Dashboard.getPluginSecurityInfoPromise) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/paper-button-style.css b/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/paper-button-style.css
index cbd381808f..e6eea25526 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/paper-button-style.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/thirdparty/paper-button-style.css
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ paper-textarea.mono textarea {
 }
 
 .ui-body-b .paperList {
-    background-color: #303030;
+    background-color: #2b2b2b;
 }
 
 paper-dropdown-menu {