diff --git a/Example/android/build.gradle b/Example/android/build.gradle
index eed9972..f96eb32 100644
--- a/Example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/Example/android/build.gradle
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2")
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ buildscript {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
         maven {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
             url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
diff --git a/lib/Popover.js b/lib/Popover.js
index b624755..3549639 100644
--- a/lib/Popover.js
+++ b/lib/Popover.js
@@ -1,107 +1,108 @@
 import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
-import { findNodeHandle, Text, ViewPropTypes } from 'react-native';
+import { findNodeHandle } from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 class Popover extends PureComponent {
   static contextTypes = {
-    registerPopover: PropTypes.func,
-    unregisterPopover: PropTypes.func,
+      registerPopover: PropTypes.func,
+      unregisterPopover: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
   static propTypes = {
-    children: PropTypes.node,
-    isVisible: PropTypes.bool,
-    arrowColor: PropTypes.string,
-    arrowWidth: PropTypes.number,
-    arrowHeight: PropTypes.number,
-    placement: PropTypes.oneOf(['left', 'right', 'top', 'bottom', 'auto']),
-    pointerEvents: PropTypes.string,
-    offset: PropTypes.shape({
-      x: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-      y: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-    }),
+      children: PropTypes.node,
+      isVisible: PropTypes.bool,
+      arrowColor: PropTypes.string,
+      arrowWidth: PropTypes.number,
+      arrowHeight: PropTypes.number,
+      placement: PropTypes.oneOf(['left', 'right', 'top', 'bottom', 'auto']),
+      pointerEvents: PropTypes.string,
+      offset: PropTypes.shape({
+          x: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+          y: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+      }),
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    children: null,
-    isVisible: true,
-    arrowColor: 'white',
-    arrowWidth: 15,
-    arrowHeight: 10,
-    placement: 'auto',
-    pointerEvents: 'box-none',
-    offset: {
-      x: 0,
-      y: 0,
-    },
+      children: null,
+      isVisible: true,
+      arrowColor: 'white',
+      arrowWidth: 15,
+      arrowHeight: 10,
+      placement: 'auto',
+      pointerEvents: 'box-none',
+      offset: {
+          x: 0,
+          y: 0,
+      },
   };
 
   constructor(props) {
-    super(props);
-    this._id = uuidv4();
+      super(props);
+      this._id = uuidv4();
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    if (!this.props.isVisible) {
-      return;
-    }
-    this.registerSelf();
+      if (!this.props.isVisible) {
+          return;
+      }
+      this.registerSelf();
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    if (prevProps.isVisible !== this.props.isVisible || prevProps.placement !== this.props.placement) {
-      if (this.props.isVisible) {
-        this.registerSelf();
-      } else {
-        this.unregisterSelf();
+      if (prevProps.isVisible !== this.props.isVisible || prevProps.placement !== this.props.placement) {
+          if (this.props.isVisible) {
+              this.registerSelf();
+          } else {
+              this.unregisterSelf();
+          }
       }
-    }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.unregisterSelf();
+      this.unregisterSelf();
   }
 
-  setElementRef = x => {
-    this._element = x;
+  setElementRef = (x) => {
+      this._element = x;
   };
 
   registerSelf() {
-    // delay to the next tick to guarantee layout
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      if (this._element !== null) {
-        const {
-          arrowColor,
-          arrowWidth,
-          arrowHeight,
-          placement,
-          component,
-          pointerEvents,
-          offset,
-        } = this.props;
-        this.context.registerPopover(this._id, findNodeHandle(this._element), {
-          arrowColor,
-          arrowWidth,
-          arrowHeight,
-          placement,
-          component,
-          pointerEvents,
-          offset,
-        });
-      }
-    });
+      // delay to the next tick to guarantee layout
+      setTimeout(() => {
+          if (this._element !== null) {
+              const {
+                  arrowColor,
+                  arrowWidth,
+                  arrowHeight,
+                  placement,
+                  component,
+                  pointerEvents,
+                  offset,
+              } = this.props;
+              this.context.registerPopover(this._id, findNodeHandle(this._element), {
+                  arrowColor,
+                  arrowWidth,
+                  arrowHeight,
+                  placement,
+                  component,
+                  pointerEvents,
+                  offset,
+              });
+          }
+      });
   }
 
   unregisterSelf() {
-    this.context.unregisterPopover(this._id);
+      this.context.unregisterPopover(this._id);
   }
 
   render() {
-    const child = React.Children.only(this.props.children);
-    return React.cloneElement(child, {
-      ref: this.setElementRef,
-    });
+      const child = React.Children.only(this.props.children);
+      return React.cloneElement(child, {
+          ref: this.setElementRef,
+          collapsable: false, // to avoid crashes on Android
+      });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/PopoverContainer.js b/lib/PopoverContainer.js
index db1e930..7dbaa2f 100644
--- a/lib/PopoverContainer.js
+++ b/lib/PopoverContainer.js
@@ -1,95 +1,111 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { PanResponder, findNodeHandle, UIManager, View } from 'react-native';
+import { UIManager, View } from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import PopoverElement from './PopoverElement';
 
 const addKey = (obj, key, value) => ({ ...obj, [key]: value });
 
 const delKey = (obj, key) => {
-  const copy = Object.assign({}, obj);
-  delete copy[key];
-  return copy;
+    const copy = Object.assign({}, obj);
+    delete copy[key];
+    return copy;
 };
 
 class PopoverContainer extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
-    children: PropTypes.node,
-    padding: PropTypes.number,
+      children: PropTypes.node,
+      padding: PropTypes.number,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
-    children: null,
-    padding: 0,
+      children: null,
+      padding: 0,
   };
 
   static childContextTypes = {
-    registerPopover: PropTypes.func,
-    unregisterPopover: PropTypes.func,
+      registerPopover: PropTypes.func,
+      unregisterPopover: PropTypes.func,
   };
 
   state = {
-    registry: {},
-    containerSize: null,
+      registry: {},
+      containerSize: null,
   };
 
   getChildContext() {
-    return {
-      registerPopover: this.registerPopover,
-      unregisterPopover: this.unregisterPopover,
-    };
+      return {
+          registerPopover: this.registerPopover,
+          unregisterPopover: this.unregisterPopover,
+      };
   }
 
   onRootLayout = ({ nativeEvent: { layout: { width, height } } }) => {
-    this.setState({ containerSize: { width, height } });
+      this.setState({ containerSize: { width, height } });
   };
 
   registerPopover = (id, element, props) => {
-    if (this.state.containerSize === null) {
-      setTimeout(() => this.registerPopover(id, element, props));
-      return;
-    }
-    UIManager.measureLayout(
-      element,
-      findNodeHandle(this._root),
-      err => {
-        console.error(err);
-      },
-      (x, y, width, height) => {
-        this.setState({
-          registry: addKey(this.state.registry, id, {
-            rect: { x, y, width, height },
-            props,
-          }),
-        });
-      },
-    );
+      if (this.state.containerSize === null) {
+          setTimeout(() => this.registerPopover(id, element, props));
+          return;
+      }
+      UIManager.measureInWindow(
+          element,
+          (x, y, width, height) => {
+              this.setState({
+                  registry: addKey(this.state.registry, id, {
+                      rect: {
+                          x, y, width, height,
+                      },
+                      props,
+                  }),
+              });
+          },
+      );
+      /* TODO: investigate why the code bellow doesn't work
+      UIManager.measureLayout(
+          element,
+          findNodeHandle(this._root),
+          (err) => {
+              console.error(err);
+          },
+          (x, y, width, height) => {
+              this.setState({
+                  registry: addKey(this.state.registry, id, {
+                      rect: {
+                          x, y, width, height,
+                      },
+                      props,
+                  }),
+              });
+          },
+      );
+      */
   };
 
-  unregisterPopover = id => {
-    this.setState({ registry: delKey(this.state.registry, id) });
+  unregisterPopover = (id) => {
+      this.setState(state => ({ registry: delKey(state.registry, id) }));
   };
 
   render() {
-    return (
-      <View
-        ref={x => {
-          this._root = x;
-        }}
-        style={{ flex: 1 }}
-        onLayout={this.onRootLayout}
-      >
-        {this.props.children}
-        {Object.entries(this.state.registry).map(([id, { rect, props }]) =>
-          <PopoverElement
-            key={id}
-            containerSize={this.state.containerSize}
-            padding={this.props.padding}
-            fromRect={rect}
-            {...props}
-          />,
-        )}
-      </View>
-    );
+      return (
+          <View
+              ref={(x) => {
+                  this._root = x;
+              }}
+              style={{ flex: 1 }}
+              onLayout={this.onRootLayout}
+          >
+              {this.props.children}
+              {Object.entries(this.state.registry).map(([id, { rect, props }]) =>
+                  (<PopoverElement
+                      key={id}
+                      containerSize={this.state.containerSize}
+                      padding={this.props.padding}
+                      fromRect={rect}
+                      {...props}
+                  />))}
+          </View>
+      );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/PopoverElement.js b/lib/PopoverElement.js
index 99d139c..e982493 100644
--- a/lib/PopoverElement.js
+++ b/lib/PopoverElement.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { StyleSheet, View, ViewPropTypes } from 'react-native';
+import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import computeGeometry from './computeGeometry';
 import {
-  PLACEMENT_OPTIONS,
   capitalizeFirstLetter,
   findDirectionWithoutColor,
 } from './utils';
@@ -95,6 +94,9 @@ class PopoverElement extends Component {
   }
 
   measureLayout = ({ nativeEvent: { layout: { width, height } } }) => {
+    if (width === this.state.width && height === this.state.height) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.setState({ width, height }, () => this.computeStyles(this.props));
   };