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diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewExtensions.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android/ViewExtensions.cs
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+using Android.Content;
+using Android.Graphics.Drawables;
+using Android.OS;
+using Android.Util;
+using Android.Views;
+using AView = Android.Views.View;
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android
+{
+	public static class ViewExtensions
+	{
+		static int s_apiLevel;
+
+		public static void RemoveFromParent(this AView view)
+		{
+			if (view == null)
+				return;
+			if (view.Parent == null)
+				return;
+			((ViewGroup)view.Parent).RemoveView(view);
+		}
+
+		public static void SetBackground(this AView view, Drawable drawable)
+		{
+			if (s_apiLevel == 0)
+				s_apiLevel = (int)Build.VERSION.SdkInt;
+
+			if (s_apiLevel < 16)
+			{
+#pragma warning disable 618
+				view.SetBackgroundDrawable(drawable);
+#pragma warning restore 618
+			}
+			else
+				view.Background = drawable;
+		}
+
+		public static void SetWindowBackground(this AView view)
+		{
+			Context context = view.Context;
+			using(var background = new TypedValue())
+			{
+				if (context.Theme.ResolveAttribute(global::Android.Resource.Attribute.WindowBackground, background, true))
+				{
+					string type = context.Resources.GetResourceTypeName(background.ResourceId).ToLower();
+					switch (type)
+					{
+						case "color":
+							global::Android.Graphics.Color color = context.Resources.GetColor(background.ResourceId);
+							view.SetBackgroundColor(color);
+							break;
+						case "drawable":
+							using(Drawable drawable = context.Resources.GetDrawable(background.ResourceId))
+								view.SetBackgroundDrawable(drawable);
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
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