diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49166ee..7a35a95 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '2.2.1' 
+    gradleVersion = '4.6'
 }
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.2'
-        classpath 'com.jakewharton.sdkmanager:gradle-plugin:0.10.+'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
+        //classpath 'com.jakewharton.sdkmanager:gradle-plugin:0.10.+'
     }
 }
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
+        google()
     }
 }
diff --git a/demo/build.gradle b/demo/build.gradle
index de31b19..1971b06 100644
--- a/demo/build.gradle
+++ b/demo/build.gradle
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-apply plugin: 'android-sdk-manager'
+//apply plugin: 'android-sdk-manager'
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 22
-    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 27
+    buildToolsVersion "27.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 8
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        minSdkVersion 19
+        targetSdkVersion 27
         versionCode 2
-        versionName "1.0.1"
+        versionName "1.1.0"
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile project(':library')
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.+'
-    compile 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'
-    compile 'com.daimajia.androidanimations:library:1.0.3@aar'
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation project(':library')
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'
+    implementation 'com.daimajia.androidanimations:library:1.0.3@aar'
 }
diff --git a/demo/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/demo/MainActivity.java b/demo/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/demo/MainActivity.java
index 8037dcf..304b864 100644
--- a/demo/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/demo/MainActivity.java
+++ b/demo/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/demo/MainActivity.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 
-public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements BaseSliderView.OnSliderClickListener, ViewPagerEx.OnPageChangeListener{
+public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements BaseSliderView.OnSliderClickListener, ViewPagerEx.OnPageChangeListener{
 
     private SliderLayout mDemoSlider;
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements BaseSliderView.On
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
-        mDemoSlider = (SliderLayout)findViewById(R.id.slider);
+        mDemoSlider = findViewById(R.id.slider);
 
         HashMap<String,String> url_maps = new HashMap<String, String>();
         url_maps.put("Hannibal", "http://static2.hypable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hannibal-season-2-release-date.jpg");
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         mDemoSlider.setCustomAnimation(new DescriptionAnimation());
         mDemoSlider.setDuration(4000);
         mDemoSlider.addOnPageChangeListener(this);
-        ListView l = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.transformers);
+        ListView l = findViewById(R.id.transformers);
         l.setAdapter(new TransformerAdapter(this));
         l.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
             @Override
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 918e0f3..1287834 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Sun May 03 23:34:25 CST 2015
+#Wed Jun 20 19:50:50 EAT 2018
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index b2e8cc6..73006e1 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 22
-    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion 27
+    buildToolsVersion "27.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 8
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        minSdkVersion 19
+        targetSdkVersion 27
         versionCode 15
-        versionName "1.1.5"
+        versionName "1.2.0"
     }
     buildTypes {
         release {
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.1'
-    compile "com.android.support:support-v4:22.1.1"
-    compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
-    compile 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.1"
+    //implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
+    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.71828'
+    implementation 'com.nineoldandroids:library:2.4.0'
+
+    //Added to fix conflicting versions with other libraries
+    implementation 'com.android.support:exifinterface:27.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:animated-vector-drawable:27.1.1'
 }
 apply from: './gradle-mvn-push.gradle'
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/SliderTypes/BaseSliderView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/SliderTypes/BaseSliderView.java
index 8ad1d35..ce0ff6a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/SliderTypes/BaseSliderView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/SliderTypes/BaseSliderView.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public abstract class BaseSliderView {
     protected Context mContext;
 
     private Bundle mBundle;
+    private String TAG = "BaseSliderView.java";
 
     /**
      * Error place holder image.
@@ -207,7 +209,8 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
             mLoadListener.onStart(me);
         }
 
-        Picasso p = (mPicasso != null) ? mPicasso : Picasso.with(mContext);
+        //Picasso p = (mPicasso != null) ? mPicasso : Picasso.with(mContext);
+        Picasso p = (mPicasso != null) ? mPicasso : Picasso.get();
         RequestCreator rq = null;
         if(mUrl!=null){
             rq = p.load(mUrl);
@@ -252,14 +255,29 @@ public void onSuccess() {
             }
 
             @Override
-            public void onError() {
+            public void onError(Exception e) {
+
+                Log.e(TAG,"Picasso error: "+e);
+
                 if(mLoadListener != null){
                     mLoadListener.onEnd(false,me);
                 }
                 if(v.findViewById(R.id.loading_bar) != null){
                     v.findViewById(R.id.loading_bar).setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                 }
+
             }
+
+            /*
+            @Override
+            public void onError() {
+                if(mLoadListener != null){
+                    mLoadListener.onEnd(false,me);
+                }
+                if(v.findViewById(R.id.loading_bar) != null){
+                    v.findViewById(R.id.loading_bar).setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
+                }
+            } */
         });
    }
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/Tricks/ViewPagerEx.java b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/Tricks/ViewPagerEx.java
index 8927d26..bbac216 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/Tricks/ViewPagerEx.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/daimajia/slider/library/Tricks/ViewPagerEx.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import android.support.v4.os.ParcelableCompat;
 import android.support.v4.os.ParcelableCompatCreatorCallbacks;
 import android.support.v4.view.AccessibilityDelegateCompat;
-import android.support.v4.view.KeyEventCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.MotionEventCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter;
 import android.support.v4.view.VelocityTrackerCompat;
@@ -2512,17 +2511,6 @@ public boolean executeKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT:
                     handled = arrowScroll(FOCUS_RIGHT);
                     break;
-                case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_TAB:
-                    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
-                        // The focus finder had a bug handling FOCUS_FORWARD and FOCUS_BACKWARD
-                        // before Android 3.0. Ignore the tab key on those devices.
-                        if (KeyEventCompat.hasNoModifiers(event)) {
-                            handled = arrowScroll(FOCUS_FORWARD);
-                        } else if (KeyEventCompat.hasModifiers(event, KeyEvent.META_SHIFT_ON)) {
-                            handled = arrowScroll(FOCUS_BACKWARD);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    break;
             }
         }
         return handled;