diff --git a/res/layout-sw580dp/contact_detail_container.xml b/res/layout-sw580dp/contact_detail_container.xml
index 58a6eb3..cdb789f 100644
--- a/res/layout-sw580dp/contact_detail_container.xml
+++ b/res/layout-sw580dp/contact_detail_container.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:background="@color/background_primary">
+    android:orientation="vertical">
 
     <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
         android:id="@+id/pager"
diff --git a/res/layout-sw580dp/group_detail_fragment.xml b/res/layout-sw580dp/group_detail_fragment.xml
index 90ca03a..438a987 100644
--- a/res/layout-sw580dp/group_detail_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout-sw580dp/group_detail_fragment.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/group_detail_border_padding"
-    android:paddingRight="@dimen/group_detail_border_padding"
-    android:background="@drawable/panel_content">
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/group_detail_border_padding">
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/group_title"
diff --git a/res/layout-sw580dp/people_activity.xml b/res/layout-sw580dp/people_activity.xml
index e15c079..fecb848 100644
--- a/res/layout-sw580dp/people_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout-sw580dp/people_activity.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
             android:layout_width="0dip"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:background="@color/background_primary"
             ex:clipMarginLeft="0dip"
             ex:clipMarginTop="3dip"
             ex:clipMarginRight="3dip"
@@ -72,7 +73,10 @@
                 android:id="@+id/contact_detail_container"
                 layout="@layout/contact_detail_container"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_marginTop="16dip"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dip"
+                android:layout_marginRight="16dip"/>
 
             <!-- This invisible worker fragment loads the contact's details -->
             <fragment
diff --git a/res/layout/stream_item_container.xml b/res/layout/stream_item_container.xml
index 308c5f5..de4f87d 100644
--- a/res/layout/stream_item_container.xml
+++ b/res/layout/stream_item_container.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/detail_update_section_side_padding"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/detail_update_section_side_padding">
 
-    <TableLayout
+    <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/stream_item_content"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         android:paddingBottom="@dimen/detail_update_section_item_vertical_padding"
         android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
         android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:orientation="vertical"
         />
 
     <View
diff --git a/res/layout/stream_item_row_image_and_text.xml b/res/layout/stream_item_row_image_and_text.xml
index 882a23b..c5699f4 100644
--- a/res/layout/stream_item_row_image_and_text.xml
+++ b/res/layout/stream_item_row_image_and_text.xml
@@ -14,68 +14,41 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<TableRow
+<LinearLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:ex="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.contacts">
+    xmlns:ex="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.contacts"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:orientation="vertical">
 
-    <view
-        class="com.android.contacts.widget.ProportionalLayout"
-        android:layout_width="0dip"
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/detail_update_section_between_items_horizontal_padding"
-        android:layout_weight="1"
-        ex:ratio="1"
-        ex:direction="widthToHeight">
-        <include
-            android:id="@+id/stream_item_first_image"
-            layout="@layout/stream_item_photo"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
-    </view>
+        android:layout_marginBottom="8dip"
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:weightSum="2">
 
-    <view
-        class="com.android.contacts.widget.ProportionalLayout"
-        android:layout_width="0dip"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_weight="1"
-        ex:ratio="1"
-        ex:direction="widthToHeight">
-        <LinearLayout
-            android:id="@+id/stream_item_second_text"
-            android:orientation="vertical"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+        <view
+            class="com.android.contacts.widget.ProportionalLayout"
+            android:layout_width="0dip"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/detail_update_section_between_items_horizontal_padding"
+            ex:ratio="1"
+            ex:direction="widthToHeight">
 
-            <TextView android:id="@+id/stream_item_html"
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/stream_item_first_image"
+                layout="@layout/stream_item_photo"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:textSize="16sp"
-                android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary" />
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
 
-            <LinearLayout
-                android:orientation="horizontal"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-                <TextView android:id="@+id/stream_item_attribution"
-                    android:layout_width="0dip"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
-                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-                    android:maxLines="1"
-                    android:ellipsize="end"
-                    android:layout_weight="1" />
+        </view>
 
-                <TextView android:id="@+id/stream_item_comments"
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/detail_update_section_attribution_comments_padding"
-                    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
-                    android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
-                    android:visibility="gone"
-                    android:maxLines="1" />
-            </LinearLayout>
+    </LinearLayout>
 
-        </LinearLayout>
-    </view>
+    <include
+        android:id="@+id/stream_item_second_text"
+        layout="@layout/stream_item_row_text_only"/>
 
-</TableRow>
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/stream_item_row_two_images.xml b/res/layout/stream_item_row_two_images.xml
index f10b7d8..3a524bf 100644
--- a/res/layout/stream_item_row_two_images.xml
+++ b/res/layout/stream_item_row_two_images.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<TableRow
+<LinearLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:ex="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.contacts">
+    xmlns:ex="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.contacts"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
     <view
         class="com.android.contacts.widget.ProportionalLayout"
@@ -47,4 +49,4 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
     </view>
 
-</TableRow>
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailDisplayUtils.java b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailDisplayUtils.java
index 5d6c7d5..cd4add6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailDisplayUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailDisplayUtils.java
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@
         if (!contactData.getStreamItems().isEmpty()) {
             StreamItemEntry firstEntry = contactData.getStreamItems().get(0);
             snippet = Html.fromHtml(firstEntry.getText());
-            // Add quotes around the text
-            snippet = context.getString(R.string.recent_updates_tab_text, snippet);
             if (!firstEntry.getPhotos().isEmpty()) {
                 StreamItemPhotoEntry firstPhoto = firstEntry.getPhotos().get(0);
                 photoUri = firstPhoto.getPhotoUri();