diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e8bde60..5ae3121 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ android:
   components:
     - tools
     - platform-tools
-    - build-tools-26.0.1
-    - android-26
-    - doc-26
+    - build-tools-27.0.3
+    - android-27
+    - doc-27
 
 cache:
   directories:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 997cc8c..2f986c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Simple yet powerful autocomplete behavior for `EditText`s, to avoid working with
 `MultiAutoCompleteTextView` APIs.
 
 ```groovy
-compile 'com.otaliastudios:autocomplete:1.0.2'
+implementation 'com.otaliastudios:autocomplete:1.0.3'
 ```
 
 To see it in action, take a look at the sample app in the `sample` module.
diff --git a/autocomplete/build.gradle b/autocomplete/build.gradle
index 8b3c9b4..7a4f9b0 100644
--- a/autocomplete/build.gradle
+++ b/autocomplete/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
 apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.bintray'
 
 // Required by bintray
-version = '1.0.2'
+version = '1.0.3'
 group = 'com.otaliastudios'
 
 android {
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
+    api "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
+    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
     })
-    compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
 }
 
 install {
diff --git a/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/Autocomplete.java b/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/Autocomplete.java
index 922113b..c39df76 100644
--- a/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/Autocomplete.java
+++ b/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/Autocomplete.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.otaliastudios.autocomplete;
 
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.Gravity;
+import android.view.Window;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.PopupWindow;
 
@@ -212,6 +216,27 @@ public void click(T item) {
         builder.clear();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Controls how the popup operates with an input method.
+     *
+     * If the popup is showing, calling this method will take effect only
+     * the next time the popup is shown.
+     *
+     * @param mode a {@link PopupWindow} input method mode
+     */
+    public void setInputMethodMode(int mode) {
+        popup.setInputMethodMode(mode);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the operating mode for the soft input area.
+     *
+     * @param mode The desired mode, see {@link WindowManager.LayoutParams#softInputMode}
+     */
+    public void setSoftInputMode(int mode) {
+        popup.setSoftInputMode(mode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Shows the popup with the given query.
      * There is rarely need to call this externally: it is already triggered by events on the anchor.
diff --git a/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/AutocompletePopup.java b/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/AutocompletePopup.java
index 9168d36..f12afd7 100644
--- a/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/AutocompletePopup.java
+++ b/autocomplete/src/main/java/com/otaliastudios/autocomplete/AutocompletePopup.java
@@ -342,7 +342,11 @@ void show() {
 
             // Update.
             mPopup.setOutsideTouchable(isOutsideTouchable());
-            mPopup.update(getAnchorView(), mHorizontalOffset, mVerticalOffset, widthSpec, heightSpec);
+            if (heightSpec == 0) {
+                dismiss();
+            } else {
+                mPopup.update(getAnchorView(), mHorizontalOffset, mVerticalOffset, widthSpec, heightSpec);
+            }
 
         } else {
             int widthSpec;
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 045f257..349c6a4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.1'
         // https://inthecheesefactory.com/blog/how-to-upload-library-to-jcenter-maven-central-as-dependency/en
         // https://www.theguardian.com/technology/developer-blog/2016/dec/06/how-to-publish-an-android-library-a-mysterious-conversation
         classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:1.5'
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 ext {
-    compileSdkVersion = 26
-    buildToolsVersion = "26.0.1"
-    supportLibVersion = '26.0.2'
+    compileSdkVersion = 27
+    buildToolsVersion = "27.0.3"
+    supportLibVersion = '27.1.1'
     minSdkVersion = 14
-    targetSdkVersion = 26
+    targetSdkVersion = 27
 }
 
 task clean(type: Delete) {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ee3d1c5..e7ae00f 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip