diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bfdbcb..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-hdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f50de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index dff6a0b..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-mdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43b3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 05d254d..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-xhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebfe897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d95f0..0000000
--- a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/dialer_recent_card_bg.9.png
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a99cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile.9.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable/shadow_fade_up.xml b/res/drawable/shadow_fade_up.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2d9934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/shadow_fade_up.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="rectangle" >
+    <gradient
+        android:type="linear"
+        android:startColor="#66999999"
+        android:endColor="#00ffffff"
+        android:angle="90"/>
+</shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout/dialpad.xml b/res/layout/dialpad.xml
index c3db420..c13f525 100644
--- a/res/layout/dialpad.xml
+++ b/res/layout/dialpad.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:paddingLeft="5dp"
     android:paddingRight="5dp"
-    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
     android:stretchColumns="*"
     android:layoutDirection="ltr" >
 
diff --git a/res/layout/dialpad_fragment.xml b/res/layout/dialpad_fragment.xml
index 239f727..dfe5c7c 100644
--- a/res/layout/dialpad_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/dialpad_fragment.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
         android:layout_height="0dp"
         android:layout_weight="1"
         android:background="#00000000" />
-
+    <!-- Dialpad shadow -->
+    <View
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="3dp"
+        android:background="@drawable/shadow_fade_up" />
     <view class="com.android.dialer.dialpad.DialpadFragment$HoverIgnoringLinearLayout"
         android:id="@+id/top"
         android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
diff --git a/res/layout/phone_favorite_tile_view.xml b/res/layout/phone_favorite_tile_view.xml
index 8562b36..54f9de7 100644
--- a/res/layout/phone_favorite_tile_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/phone_favorite_tile_view.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         android:id="@+id/contact_favorite_card"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:focusable="true">
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:background="@drawable/ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile">
 
         <com.android.contacts.common.widget.LayoutSuppressingImageView
             android:id="@+id/contact_tile_image"
@@ -42,11 +43,11 @@
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:paddingLeft="8dp"
-            android:paddingRight="@dimen/contact_tile_info_button_height_and_width"
-            android:paddingStart="8dp"
-            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/contact_tile_info_button_height_and_width"
-            android:paddingBottom="12dp"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/contact_tile_text_side_padding"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/contact_tile_text_side_padding"
+            android:paddingStart="@dimen/contact_tile_text_side_padding"
+            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/contact_tile_text_side_padding"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/contact_tile_text_bottom_padding"
             android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
             android:orientation="vertical" >
             <TextView
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 6e563c1..e3f2188 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
     <dimen name="contact_tile_divider_padding">3dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="contact_tile_info_button_height_and_width">36dp</dimen>
     <item name="contact_tile_height_to_width_ratio" type="dimen">67%</item>
+    <dimen name="contact_tile_text_side_padding">10dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="contact_tile_text_bottom_padding">9dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="favorites_row_top_padding">6dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="favorites_row_bottom_padding">6dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="favorites_row_start_padding">8dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteMergedAdapter.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteMergedAdapter.java
index 5463670..6307613 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteMergedAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteMergedAdapter.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 
         @Override
         public void addView(View view) {
-            view.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.dialer_recent_card_bg);
+            view.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.ic_tile_for_recents_and_contact_tile);
 
             final FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
                     FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
index 471601d..9d36fb2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/PhoneFavoriteTileView.java
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
     private static final String TAG = PhoneFavoriteTileView.class.getSimpleName();
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
-    // These parameters instruct the photo manager to display the default image/letter at 70% of
-    // its normal size, and vertically offset upwards 20% towards the top of the letter tile, to
+    // These parameters instruct the photo manager to display the default image/letter at 65% of
+    // its normal size, and vertically offset upwards 17% towards the top of the letter tile, to
     // make room for the contact name and number label at the bottom of the image.
-    private static final float DEFAULT_IMAGE_LETTER_OFFSET = -0.2f;
-    private static final float DEFAULT_IMAGE_LETTER_SCALE = 0.70f;
+    private static final float DEFAULT_IMAGE_LETTER_OFFSET = -0.17f;
+    private static final float DEFAULT_IMAGE_LETTER_SCALE = 0.65f;
 
     /** Length of all animations in miniseconds. */
     private int mAnimationDuration;