diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index f7bec7695..d16213364 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "tags": "tool,system,b2",
     "type":"bootloader",
     "icon": "bootloader.png",
-    "version":"0.30",
+    "version":"0.31",
     "description": "This is needed by Bangle.js to automatically load the clock, menu, widgets and settings",
     "storage": [
       {"name":".boot0","url":"boot0.js"},
diff --git a/apps/boot/ChangeLog b/apps/boot/ChangeLog
index 7f2220572..6cdf1b0e5 100644
--- a/apps/boot/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/boot/ChangeLog
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@
 0.29: Update boot0 to avoid code block (faster execution)
       Fix issues where 'Uncaught Error: Function not found' could happen with multiple .boot.js
 0.30: Remove 'Get GPS time' at boot. Latest firmwares keep time through reboots, so this is not needed now
+0.31: Add polyfills for g.wrapString, g.imageMetrics, g.stringMetrics
diff --git a/apps/boot/bootupdate.js b/apps/boot/bootupdate.js
index 199bff6e3..7210ae731 100644
--- a/apps/boot/bootupdate.js
+++ b/apps/boot/bootupdate.js
@@ -131,6 +131,41 @@ else if (mode=="updown") {
   throw new Error("Unknown UI mode");
 };\n`;
 }
+if (!g.imageMetrics) { // added in 2v11 - this is a limited functionality polyfill
+  boot += `Graphics.prototype.imageMetrics=function(src) {
+  if (src[0]) return {width:src[0],height:src[1]};
+  else if ('object'==typeof src) return {
+    width:("width" in src) ? src.width : src.getWidth(),
+    height:("height" in src) ? src.height : src.getHeight()};
+  var im = E.toString(src);
+  return {width:im.charCodeAt(0), height:im.charCodeAt(1)};
+};\n`;
+}
+if (!g.stringMetrics) { // added in 2v11 - this is a limited functionality polyfill
+  boot += `Graphics.prototype.stringMetrics=function(txt) {
+  return {width:this.stringWidth(txt), height:this.getFontHeight()};
+};\n`;
+}
+if (!g.wrapString) { // added in 2v11 - this is a limited functionality polyfill
+  boot += `Graphics.prototype.wrapString=function(str, maxWidth) {
+  var lines = [];
+  for (var unwrappedLine of str.split("\n")) {
+    var words = unwrappedLine.split(" ");
+    var line = words.shift();
+    for (var word of words) {
+      if (g.stringWidth(line + " " + word) > maxWidth) {
+        lines.push(line);
+        line = word;
+      } else {
+        line += " " + word;
+      }
+    }
+    lines.push(line);
+  }
+  return lines;
+};\n`;
+}
+
 // Append *.boot.js files
 require('Storage').list(/\.boot\.js/).forEach(bootFile=>{
   // we add a semicolon so if the file is wrapped in (function(){ ... }()
diff --git a/modules/Layout.js b/modules/Layout.js
index 94abd42fd..99ce9b042 100644
--- a/modules/Layout.js
+++ b/modules/Layout.js
@@ -190,24 +190,6 @@ Layout.prototype.remove = function (l) {
   }
 };
 
-function wrappedLines(str, maxWidth) {
-  var lines = [];
-  for (var unwrappedLine of str.split("\n")) {
-    var words = unwrappedLine.split(" ");
-    var line = words.shift();
-    for (var word of words) {
-      if (g.stringWidth(line + " " + word) > maxWidth) {
-        lines.push(line);
-        line = word;
-      } else {
-        line += " " + word;
-      }
-    }
-    lines.push(line);
-  }
-  return lines;
-}
-
 function prepareLazyRender(l, rectsToClear, drawList, rects, parentBg) {
   var bgCol = l.bgCol == null ? parentBg : g.toColor(l.bgCol);
   if (bgCol != parentBg || l.type == "txt" || l.type == "btn" || l.type == "img" || l.type == "custom") {
@@ -246,8 +228,9 @@ Layout.prototype.render = function (l) {
     "txt":function(l){
       if (l.wrap) {
         g.setFont(l.font,l.fsz).setFontAlign(0,-1);
-        var lines = wrappedLines(l.label, l.w);
+        var lines = g.wrapString(l.label, l.w);
         var y = l.y+((l.h-g.getFontHeight()*lines.length)>>1);
+        //  TODO: on 2v11 we can just render in a single drawString call
         lines.forEach((line, i) => g.drawString(line, l.x+(l.w>>1), y+g.getFontHeight()*i));
       } else {
         g.setFont(l.font,l.fsz).setFontAlign(0,0,l.r).drawString(l.label, l.x+(l.w>>1), l.y+(l.h>>1));
@@ -377,26 +360,16 @@ Layout.prototype.update = function() {
       if (l.wrap) {
         l._h = l._w = 0;
       } else {
-        g.setFont(l.font,l.fsz);
-        l._h = g.getFontHeight();
-        l._w = g.stringWidth(l.label);
+        var m = g.setFont(l.font,l.fsz).stringMetrics(l.label);
+        l._w = m.width; l._h = m.height;
       }
     }, "btn": function(l) {
       l._h = 32;
       l._w = 20 + l.label.length*12;
     }, "img": function(l) {
-      var src = l.src(); // get width and height out of image
-      if (src[0]) {
-        l._w = src[0];
-        l._h = src[1];
-      } else if ('object'==typeof src) {
-        l._w = ("width" in src) ? src.width : src.getWidth();
-        l._h = ("height" in src) ? src.height : src.getHeight();
-      } else {
-        var im = E.toString(src);
-        l._w = im.charCodeAt(0);
-        l._h = im.charCodeAt(1);
-      }
+      var m = g.imageMetrics(l.src()); // get width and height out of image
+      l._w = m.width;
+      l._h = m.height;
     }, "": function(l) {
       // size should already be set up in width/height
       l._w = 0;
diff --git a/tests/Layout/bin/espruino b/tests/Layout/bin/espruino
index 3a423c185..8f9c1d878 100755
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