diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index a2911a9eff..c4f0c42f74 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bootstrap client session
 import frappe
 import frappe.defaults
 import frappe.desk.desk_page
-from frappe.utils import get_gravatar
+from frappe.utils import get_gravatar, get_url
 from frappe.desk.form.load import get_meta_bundle
 from frappe.change_log import get_versions
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def get_bootinfo():
 	bootinfo['versions'] = {k: v['version'] for k, v in get_versions().items()}
 
 	bootinfo.error_report_email = frappe.get_hooks("error_report_email")
-	bootinfo.default_background_image = "/assets/frappe/images/ui/into-the-dawn.jpg"
+	bootinfo.default_background_image = get_url("/assets/frappe/images/ui/into-the-dawn.jpg")
 
 	return bootinfo
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/css/font-awesome.css b/frappe/public/css/font-awesome.css
index b2fef71aa8..dc282be73c 100644
--- a/frappe/public/css/font-awesome.css
+++ b/frappe/public/css/font-awesome.css
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
  * -------------------------- */
 @font-face {
   font-family: 'FontAwesome';
-  src: url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=3.2.1');
-  src: url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=3.2.1') format('embedded-opentype'), url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.woff?v=3.2.1') format('woff'), url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.ttf?v=3.2.1') format('truetype'), url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.svg#fontawesomeregular?v=3.2.1') format('svg');
+  src: url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.eot?v=3.2.1');
+  src: url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.eot?#iefix&v=3.2.1') format('embedded-opentype'), url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.woff?v=3.2.1') format('woff'), url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.ttf?v=3.2.1') format('truetype'), url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.svg#fontawesomeregular?v=3.2.1') format('svg');
   font-weight: normal;
   font-style: normal;
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 @media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) {
   @font-face {
     font-family: 'FontAwesome';
-    src: url('../frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.svg#fontawesomeregular?v=3.2.1') format('svg');
+    src: url('/assets/frappe/css/font/fontawesome-webfont.svg#fontawesomeregular?v=3.2.1') format('svg');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/assets.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/assets.js
index 59281d58f5..7340b19ae4 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/assets.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/assets.js
@@ -24,19 +24,17 @@ frappe.assets = {
 	check: function() {
 		// if version is different then clear localstorage
 		if(window._version_number != localStorage.getItem("_version_number")) {
-			localStorage.clear();
+			frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
 			console.log("Cleared App Cache.");
 		}
 
 		if(localStorage._last_load) {
 			var not_updated_since = new Date() - new Date(localStorage._last_load);
 			if(not_updated_since < 10000 || not_updated_since > 86400000) {
-				localStorage.clear();
-				console.log("Cleared localstorage");
+				frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
 			}
 		} else {
-			localStorage.clear();
-			console.log("Cleared localstorage");
+			frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
 		}
 
 		frappe.assets.init_local_storage();
@@ -48,39 +46,44 @@ frappe.assets = {
 		if(frappe.boot) localStorage.metadata_version = frappe.boot.metadata_version;
 	},
 
-	// check if the asset exists in
-	// localstorage
-	exists: function(src) {
-		if('localStorage' in window
-			&& localStorage.getItem(src) && (frappe.boot ? !frappe.boot.developer_mode : true))
-			return true;
+	clear_local_storage: function() {
+		$.each(["_last_load", "_version_number", "metadata_version", "page_info",
+			"last_visited"], function(i, key) {
+			localStorage.removeItem(key);
+		});
+
+		// clear assets
+		for(key in localStorage) {
+			if(key.indexOf("desk_assets:")===0 || key.indexOf("_page:")===0
+				|| key.indexOf("_doctype:")===0 || key.indexOf("preferred_breadcrumbs:")===0) {
+				localStorage.removeItem(key);
+			}
+		}
+		console.log("localStorage cleared");
 	},
 
-	// add the asset to
-	// localstorage
 	add: function(src, txt) {
 		if('localStorage' in window) {
 			try {
-				localStorage.setItem(src, txt);
+				frappe.assets.set(src, txt);
 			} catch(e) {
 				// if quota is exceeded, clear local storage and set item
-				localStorage.clear();
-				console.log("Local Storage cleared");
-
-				localStorage.setItem(src, txt);
+				frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
+				frappe.assets.set(src, txt);
 			}
 		}
 	},
 
-	get: function(src) {
-		return localStorage.getItem(src);
-	},
-
-	extn: function(src) {
-		if(src.indexOf('?')!=-1) {
-			src = src.split('?').slice(-1)[0];
+	// pass on to the handler to set
+	execute: function(src) {
+		if(!frappe.assets.exists(src)) {
+			frappe.assets.load(src);
+		}
+		var type = frappe.assets.extn(src);
+		if(frappe.assets.handler[type]) {
+			frappe.assets.handler[type](frappe.assets.get(src), src);
+			frappe.assets.executed_[src] = 1;
 		}
-		return src.split('.').slice(-1)[0];
 	},
 
 	// load an asset via
@@ -101,21 +104,29 @@ frappe.assets = {
 		})
 	},
 
-	// pass on to the handler to set
-	execute: function(src) {
-		if(!frappe.assets.exists(src)) {
-			frappe.assets.load(src);
-		}
-		var type = frappe.assets.extn(src);
-		if(frappe.assets.handler[type]) {
-			frappe.assets.handler[type](frappe.assets.get(src), src);
-			frappe.assets.executed_[src] = 1;
-		}
+	// check if the asset exists in
+	// localstorage
+	exists: function(src) {
+		if(frappe.assets.get(src)
+				&& (frappe.boot ? !frappe.boot.developer_mode : true))
+			return true;
+	},
+
+	get: function(src) {
+		return localStorage.getItem("desk_assets:" + src);
+	},
+
+	set: function(src, txt) {
+		localStorage.setItem("desk_assets:" + src, txt);
+	},
+
+	extn: function(src) {
+		if(src.indexOf('?')!=-1) {
+			src = src.split('?').slice(-1)[0];
+		}
+		return src.split('.').slice(-1)[0];
 	},
 
-	// handle types of assets
-	// and launch them in the
-	// app
 	handler: {
 		js: function(txt, src) {
 			frappe.dom.eval(txt);
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
index 9bc0094b01..96755ae8cd 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/desk.js
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 // MIT License. See license.txt
 
-$(document).ready(function() {
+frappe.start_app = function() {
+	if(!frappe.Application)
+		return;
 	frappe.assets.check();
 	frappe.provide('frappe.app');
 	$.extend(frappe.app, new frappe.Application());
+}
+
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	frappe.start_app();
 });
 
 frappe.Application = Class.extend({
@@ -23,9 +29,9 @@ frappe.Application = Class.extend({
 		this.set_rtl();
 
 		if(frappe.boot) {
-			if(localStorage.getItem("session_lost_route")) {
-				window.location.hash = localStorage.getItem("session_lost_route");
-				localStorage.removeItem("session_lost_route");
+			if(localStorage.getItem("session_last_route")) {
+				window.location.hash = localStorage.getItem("session_last_route");
+				localStorage.removeItem("session_last_route");
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -78,8 +84,7 @@ frappe.Application = Class.extend({
 
 	check_metadata_cache_status: function() {
 		if(frappe.boot.metadata_version != localStorage.metadata_version) {
-			localStorage.clear();
-			console.log("Cleared Cache - New Metadata");
+			frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
 			frappe.assets.init_local_storage();
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/request.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/request.js
index c752d594ec..f69f306c78 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/request.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/request.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ frappe.request.cleanup = function(opts, r) {
 	// session expired? - Guest has no business here!
 	if(r.session_expired || frappe.get_cookie("sid")==="Guest") {
 		if(!frappe.app.logged_out) {
-			localStorage.setItem("session_lost_route", location.hash);
+			localStorage.setItem("session_last_route", location.hash);
 			msgprint(__('Session Expired. Logging you out'));
 			frappe.app.logout();
 		}
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/app_icon.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/app_icon.js
index e99e1a5ee1..ef6234af79 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/app_icon.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/app_icon.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ frappe.ui.app_icon = {
 		var module = modules[app]
 		var icon = module.icon;
 		var color = module.color;
+		console.log(frappe.urllib.get_full_url(icon));
 		if(icon.split(".").slice(-1)[0]==="svg") {
 			$.ajax({
-				url: icon,
+				url: frappe.urllib.get_full_url(icon),
 				dataType: "text",
 				async: false,
 				success: function(data) {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/toolbar.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/toolbar.js
index d2e143fa9b..f20ef0882e 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/toolbar.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/toolbar/toolbar.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ frappe.ui.toolbar.update_notifications = function() {
 }
 
 frappe.ui.toolbar.clear_cache = function() {
-	localStorage && localStorage.clear();
+	frappe.assets.clear_local_storage();
 	$c('frappe.sessions.clear',{},function(r,rt){
 		if(!r.exc) {
 			show_alert(r.message);
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/breadcrumbs.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/breadcrumbs.js
index cb06f93e71..b9db4bdfe2 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ frappe.breadcrumbs = {
 	preferred: {},
 
 	set_doctype_module: function(doctype, module) {
-		localStorage["preferred_breadcrumbs" + ":" + doctype] = module;
+		localStorage["preferred_breadcrumbs:" + doctype] = module;
 	},
 
 	get_doctype_module: function(doctype) {
-		return localStorage["preferred_breadcrumbs" + ":" + doctype];
+		return localStorage["preferred_breadcrumbs:" + doctype];
 	},
 
 	add: function(module, doctype, type) {
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/legacy/dom.js b/frappe/public/js/legacy/dom.js
index 268230c64e..616be9938f 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/legacy/dom.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/legacy/dom.js
@@ -180,9 +180,19 @@ frappe.urllib = {
 
 	// returns the base url with http + domain + path (-index.cgi or # or ?)
 	get_base_url: function() {
-		var url= window.location.href.split('#')[0].split('?')[0].split('desk')[0];
+		var url= (frappe.base_url || window.location.href).split('#')[0].split('?')[0].split('desk')[0];
 		if(url.substr(url.length-1, 1)=='/') url = url.substr(0, url.length-1)
 		return url
+	},
+
+	// returns absolute url
+	get_full_url: function(url) {
+		if(url.indexOf("http://")===0 || url.indexOf("https://")===0) {
+			return url;
+		}
+		return url.substr(0,1)==="/" ?
+			(frappe.urllib.get_base_url() + url) :
+			(frappe.urllib.get_base_url() + "/" + url);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/jquery-ui.selected.css b/frappe/public/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/jquery-ui.selected.css
index 486f9891cc..e2b3936707 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/jquery-ui.selected.css
+++ b/frappe/public/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/jquery-ui.selected.css
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 /*.ui-widget {   font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:13px; }*/
 .ui-widget .ui-widget { font-size: 1em; }
 /*.ui-widget input, .ui-widget select, .ui-widget textarea, .ui-widget button { font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; }*/
-/*.ui-widget-content { border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; background: #ffffff url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-bg_glass_75_ffffff_1x400.png) 50% 50% repeat-x; color: #404040; }*/
+/*.ui-widget-content { border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; background: #ffffff url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-bg_glass_75_ffffff_1x400.png) 50% 50% repeat-x; color: #404040; }*/
 .ui-widget-content { border: 1px solid #aaaaaa; background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040;}
 .ui-widget-content a { color: #404040; }
 .ui-widget-header {
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@
 ----------------------------------*/
 
 /* states and images */
-.ui-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
-.ui-widget-content .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
-.ui-widget-header .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
-.ui-state-default .ui-icon { background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png); }
-.ui-state-hover .ui-icon, .ui-state-focus .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png); }
-.ui-state-active .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png); }
-.ui-state-highlight .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png); }
-.ui-state-error .ui-icon, .ui-state-error-text .ui-icon {background-image: url(../frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_f6cf3b_256x240.png); }
+.ui-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
+.ui-widget-content .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
+.ui-widget-header .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_222222_256x240.png); }
+.ui-state-default .ui-icon { background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_888888_256x240.png); }
+.ui-state-hover .ui-icon, .ui-state-focus .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png); }
+.ui-state-active .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_454545_256x240.png); }
+.ui-state-highlight .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_2e83ff_256x240.png); }
+.ui-state-error .ui-icon, .ui-state-error-text .ui-icon {background-image: url(/assets/frappe/js/lib/jquery/bootstrap_theme/images/ui-icons_f6cf3b_256x240.png); }
 
 /* positioning */
 .ui-icon-carat-1-n { background-position: 0 0; }
diff --git a/frappe/templates/pages/desk.py b/frappe/templates/pages/desk.py
index acab1ba9a3..ef295d017a 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/pages/desk.py
+++ b/frappe/templates/pages/desk.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import frappe.sessions
 def get_context(context):
 	if (frappe.session.user == "Guest" or
 		frappe.db.get_value("User", frappe.session.user, "user_type")=="Website User"):
-
 		frappe.throw(_("You are not permitted to access this page."), frappe.PermissionError)
 
 	hooks = frappe.get_hooks()
@@ -26,11 +25,36 @@ def get_context(context):
 	boot_json = re.sub("\<script\>[^<]*\</script\>", "", boot_json)
 
 	return {
-		"build_version": str(os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(frappe.local.sites_path, "assets", "js",
-			"desk.min.js"))),
+		"build_version": get_build_version(),
 		"include_js": hooks["app_include_js"],
 		"include_css": hooks["app_include_css"],
-		"boot": boot_json,
+		"boot": boot if context.get("for_mobile") else boot_json,
 		"background_image": boot.user.background_image or boot.default_background_image,
 		"google_analytics_id": frappe.conf.get("google_analytics_id")
 	}
+
+@frappe.whitelist()
+def get_desk_assets(build_version):
+	"""Get desk assets to be loaded for mobile app"""
+	data = get_context({"for_mobile": True})
+	assets = [{"type": "js", "data": ""}, {"type": "css", "data": ""}]
+
+	if build_version != data["build_version"]:
+		# new build, send assets
+		for path in data["include_js"]:
+			with open(os.path.join(frappe.local.sites_path, path) ,"r") as f:
+				assets[0]["data"] = assets[0]["data"] + "\n" + unicode(f.read(), "utf-8")
+
+		for path in data["include_css"]:
+			with open(os.path.join(frappe.local.sites_path, path) ,"r") as f:
+				assets[1]["data"] = assets[1]["data"] + "\n" + unicode(f.read(), "utf-8")
+
+	return {
+		"build_version": data["build_version"],
+		"boot": data["boot"],
+		"assets": assets
+	}
+
+def get_build_version():
+	return str(os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(frappe.local.sites_path, "assets", "js",
+			"desk.min.js")))
diff --git a/frappe/templates/styles/standard.css b/frappe/templates/styles/standard.css
index f20cc7cd46..a2b9e0fb1a 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/styles/standard.css
+++ b/frappe/templates/styles/standard.css
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import url(/assets/frappe/css/font/open-sans/open-sans.css);
-
 @media screen {
 	.print-format-gutter {
 		background-color: #ddd;