diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/BeastModePreferences.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/BeastModePreferences.java
index 34fc9c7be..9467afe20 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/BeastModePreferences.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/BeastModePreferences.java
@@ -77,6 +77,28 @@ public class BeastModePreferences extends ListActivity {
         Preferences.setBoolean(BEAST_MODE_ASSERTED_HIDE_ALWAYS, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * returns the beast mode preference string that would correspond to almost everything hidden
+     * used for ab testing the effect of simple edit page
+     */
+    public static String getSimpleEditOrderForABTest(Context c) {
+        ArrayList<String> defaultOrder = constructOrderedControlList(c);
+        String hideSectionPref = c.getString(R.string.TEA_ctrl_hide_section_pref);
+        String detailsSectionPref = c.getString(R.string.TEA_ctrl_more_pref);
+        int moreIndex = defaultOrder.indexOf(detailsSectionPref);
+        if (moreIndex > - 1) {
+            defaultOrder.remove(hideSectionPref);
+            defaultOrder.add(moreIndex + 1, hideSectionPref);
+        }
+
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < defaultOrder.size(); i++) {
+            builder.append(defaultOrder.get(i));
+            builder.append(BEAST_MODE_PREF_ITEM_SEPARATOR);
+        }
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/abtesting/ABTests.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/abtesting/ABTests.java
index 5ff23c099..15960f24d 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/abtesting/ABTests.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/service/abtesting/ABTests.java
@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ public class ABTests {
 
     public static final String AB_TEST_PERSISTENT_REMINDERS = "android_persist_rmd"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
+    public static final String AB_TEST_SIMPLE_EDIT = "android_simple_edit"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
     private void initialize() {
         addTest(AB_TEST_PERSISTENT_REMINDERS, new int[] { 1, 1 },
                 new int[] { 0, 1 }, new String[] { "rmd-not-persistent", "rmd-persistent" }); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+
+        addTest(AB_TEST_SIMPLE_EDIT, new int[] { 9, 1 },
+                new int[] { 1, 0 }, new String[] { "regular-edit", "simple-edit" }); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
     }
 }
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/AstridPreferences.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/AstridPreferences.java
index bd74f77b0..00013dcd8 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/AstridPreferences.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/AstridPreferences.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.todoroo.andlib.data.TodorooCursor;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.service.ContextManager;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Query;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.Preferences;
+import com.todoroo.astrid.activity.BeastModePreferences;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.api.AstridApiConstants;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.core.PluginServices;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ public class AstridPreferences {
         Preferences.setIfUnset(prefs, editor, r, R.string.p_rmd_persistent,
                 ABChooser.readChoiceForTest(ABTests.AB_TEST_PERSISTENT_REMINDERS) != 0);
 
+        boolean simpleEdit = ABChooser.readChoiceForTest(ABTests.AB_TEST_SIMPLE_EDIT) != 0;
+        if (simpleEdit && !Preferences.isSet(BeastModePreferences.BEAST_MODE_ORDER_PREF)) {
+            Preferences.setString(BeastModePreferences.BEAST_MODE_ORDER_PREF,
+                    BeastModePreferences.getSimpleEditOrderForABTest(context));
+        }
+
         if ("white-blue".equals(Preferences.getStringValue(R.string.p_theme))) { //$NON-NLS-1$ migrate from when white-blue wasn't the default
             Preferences.setString(R.string.p_theme, ThemeService.THEME_WHITE);
         }