diff --git a/java-client.iml b/java-client.iml
index 961a621f6..e881e4a50 100644
--- a/java-client.iml
+++ b/java-client.iml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="flexjson-1.8" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="commons-lang-2.4" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="org.json-20131017" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="commons-codec-1.9" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>
 
diff --git a/src/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java b/src/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
index c07634e1d..aa37e209f 100644
--- a/src/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
+++ b/src/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.*;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.*;
 
+import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ public AppiumDriver(URL remoteAddress, Capabilities desiredCapabilities){
             .put(KEY_EVENT, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/keyevent"))
             .put(CURRENT_ACTIVITY, getC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/current_activity"))
             .put(SET_VALUE, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/element/:id/value"))
+            .put(PULL_FILE, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/pull_file"))
+            .put(HIDE_KEYBOARD, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/hide_keyboard"))
+            .put(PUSH_FILE, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/push_file"))
+            .put(RUN_APP_IN_BACKGROUND, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/app/background"))
             ;
     ImmutableMap<String, CommandInfo> mobileCommands = builder.build();
 
@@ -71,19 +76,39 @@ protected Response execute(String command) {
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Reset the currently running app for this session
+   */
   public void resetApp() {
     execute(MobileCommand.RESET);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get all defined Strings from an Android app
+   *
+   * @return a string of all the localized strings defined in the app
+   */
   public String getAppStrings() {
     Response response = execute(GET_STRINGS);
     return response.getValue().toString();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Send a key event to the device
+   *
+   * @param key code for the key pressed on the device
+   */
   public void sendKeyEvent(int key) {
     sendKeyEvent(key, null);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Send a key event along with an Android metastate to an Android device
+   * Metastates are things like *shift* to get uppercase characters
+   *
+   * @param key code for the key pressed on the Android device
+   * @param metastate metastate for the keypress
+   */
   public void sendKeyEvent(int key, Integer metastate) {
     ImmutableMap.Builder builder = ImmutableMap.builder();
     builder.put("keycode", key);
@@ -92,11 +117,65 @@ public void sendKeyEvent(int key, Integer metastate) {
     execute(KEY_EVENT, parameters);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the current activity being run on the mobile device
+   */
   public String currentActivity() {
     Response response = execute(CURRENT_ACTIVITY);
     return response.getValue().toString();
   }
 
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param remotePath On Android and iOS, this is either the path to the file (relative to the root of the app's file system).
+   *                   On iOS only, if path starts with /AppName.app, which will be replaced with the application's .app directory
+   * @return A byte array of Base64 encoded data.
+   */
+  public byte[] pullFile(String remotePath) {
+    Response response = execute(PULL_FILE, ImmutableMap.of("path", remotePath));
+    String base64String = response.getValue().toString();
+
+    return DatatypeConverter.parseBase64Binary(base64String);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Save base64 encoded data as a file on the remote mobile device.
+   * This is an Android only method.
+   * @param remotePath Path to file to write data to on remote device
+   * @param base64Data Base64 encoded byte array of data to write to remote device
+   */
+  public void pushFile(String remotePath, byte[] base64Data) {
+    ImmutableMap.Builder builder = ImmutableMap.builder();
+    builder.put("path", remotePath).put("data", base64Data);
+    execute(PUSH_FILE, builder.build());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Hides the keyboard if it is showing.
+   * This is an iOS only command.
+   */
+  public void hideKeyboard() {
+    execute(HIDE_KEYBOARD);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Hides the keyboard by pressing the button specified by keyName if it is showing.
+   * This is an iOS only command.
+   * @param keyName The button pressed by the mobile driver to attempt hiding the keyboard
+   */
+  public void hideKeyboard(String keyName) {
+    execute(HIDE_KEYBOARD, ImmutableMap.of("keyName", keyName));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Runs the current app as a background app for the number of seconds requested.
+   * This is a synchronous method, it returns after the back has been returned to the foreground.
+   * @param seconds Number of seconds to run App in background
+   */
+  public void runAppInBackground(int seconds) {
+    execute(RUN_APP_IN_BACKGROUND, ImmutableMap.of("seconds", seconds));
+  }
+
 
   @Override
   public WebDriver context(String name) {
diff --git a/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileCommand.java b/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileCommand.java
index d7b2c383d..062186d22 100644
--- a/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileCommand.java
+++ b/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileCommand.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public interface MobileCommand {
   String KEY_EVENT = "keyEvent";
   String CURRENT_ACTIVITY = "currentActivity";
   String SET_VALUE = "setValue";
+  String PULL_FILE = "pullFile";
+  String PUSH_FILE = "pushFile";
+  String HIDE_KEYBOARD = "hideKeyboard";
+  String RUN_APP_IN_BACKGROUND = "runAppInBackground";
 
 
 }
diff --git a/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriver.java b/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriver.java
index a1151e378..80453b202 100644
--- a/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriver.java
+++ b/src/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriver.java
@@ -18,45 +18,15 @@
 package io.appium.java_client;
 
 
+import org.openqa.selenium.ContextAware;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.Response;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
-public interface MobileDriver extends WebDriver {
+public interface MobileDriver extends WebDriver, ContextAware {
 
 
   public Response execute(String driverCommand, Map<String, ?> parameters);
 
-  /**
-   * Reset the currently running app for this session
-   */
-  void resetApp();
-
-  /**
-   * Get all defined Strings from an Android app
-   */
-  String getAppStrings();
-
-  /**
-   * Send a key event to the device
-   *
-   * @param key code for the key pressed on the device
-   */
-  void sendKeyEvent(int key);
-
-  /**
-   * Send a key event along with an Android metastate to an Android device
-   * Metastates are things like *shift* to get uppercase characters
-   *
-   * @param key code for the key pressed on the Android device
-   * @param metastate metastate for the keypress
-   */
-  void sendKeyEvent(int key, Integer metastate);
-
-  /**
-   * Get the current activity being run on the mobile device
-   */
-  String currentActivity();
-
 }
diff --git a/test/io/appium/java_client/AndroidUIAutomatorTest.java b/test/io/appium/java_client/AndroidUIAutomatorTest.java
index f0f5df2fa..73ff2c7e3 100644
--- a/test/io/appium/java_client/AndroidUIAutomatorTest.java
+++ b/test/io/appium/java_client/AndroidUIAutomatorTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.appium.java_client;
 
+import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -65,4 +66,13 @@ public void findElementsByTest() {
   public void ErrorTest() {
     driver.findElementByAndroidUIAutomator(null);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void pushFileTest() {
+    byte[] data = Base64.encodeBase64("The eventual code is no more than the deposit of your understanding. ~E. W. Dijkstra".getBytes());
+    driver.pushFile("/data/local/tmp/remote.txt", data);
+    byte[] returnData = driver.pullFile("/data/local/tmp/remote.txt");
+    String returnDataDecoded = new String(Base64.decodeBase64(returnData));
+    assertEquals("The eventual code is no more than the deposit of your understanding. ~E. W. Dijkstra", returnDataDecoded);
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriverIOSTest.java b/test/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriverIOSTest.java
index e11b2fe46..ee0fe0989 100644
--- a/test/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriverIOSTest.java
+++ b/test/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriverIOSTest.java
@@ -65,4 +65,27 @@ public void setValueTest() {
     element.setValue("Grace Hopper");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void pullFileTest() {
+    byte[] data = driver.pullFile("Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb");
+    assert(data.length > 0);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void hideKeyboardTest() {
+    MobileElement element = new MobileElement((RemoteWebElement)driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("TextFields, Uses of UITextField"), driver);
+    element.click();
+    element = new MobileElement((RemoteWebElement)driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("Normal"), driver);
+    element.click();
+    driver.hideKeyboard();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void runAppInBackgroundTest() {
+    long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    driver.runAppInBackground(4);
+    long timeAfter = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    assert(timeAfter - time > 3000);
+  }
+
 }