diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 33c267494..d11774a9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ NEW: Open new tab in background - settings option
 NEW: Kiwix search home screen widget
 NEW: Download manager
 NEW: Improved ZIM management
+NEW: Build against newer version of Android NDK/SDK
 FIXED: Opening problem with ZIM filenames with special characters
 FIXED: Useless "w820dp" language
 FIXED: Failing he, id, yi locales
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fcdc09246..d47589218 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.3.0'
-  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.3.0'
-  compile 'com.android.support:design:23.3.0'
+  compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.1.0'
+  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:24.1.0'
+  compile 'com.android.support:design:24.1.0'
 
   compile 'com.yahoo.squidb:squidb:2.0.0'
   compile 'com.yahoo.squidb:squidb-annotations:2.0.0'
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 android {
-  compileSdkVersion 23
-  buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"
+  compileSdkVersion 24
+  buildToolsVersion "24.0.1"
 
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion 14
-    targetSdkVersion 23
+    targetSdkVersion 24
   }
 
   lintOptions {
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index fb3331a23..64e4f63d3 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@
   <dimen name="widget_margin">0dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="fab_margin">16dp</dimen>
   <dimen name="appbar_padding_top">8dp</dimen>
-
+  <dimen name="abc_search_view_text_min_width">160dip</dimen>
+  <dimen name="abc_dropdownitem_text_padding_left">8dip</dimen>
+  <dimen name="abc_dropdownitem_text_padding_right">8dip</dimen>
 </resources>