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/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index 9716df5..0164676 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ dependencies {
     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/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;