diff --git a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
index 30915dc..38c3cbc 100644
--- a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
+++ b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -579,11 +579,15 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
                 Resources activityRes = cordova.getActivity().getResources();
                 int backResId = activityRes.getIdentifier("ic_action_previous_item", "drawable", cordova.getActivity().getPackageName());
                 Drawable backIcon = activityRes.getDrawable(backResId);
-                back.setBackground(null);
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    back.setBackground(null);
+                else
+                    back.setBackgroundDrawable(null);
                 back.setImageDrawable(backIcon);
                 back.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
                 back.setPadding(0, this.dpToPixels(10), 0, this.dpToPixels(10));
-                back.getAdjustViewBounds();
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    back.getAdjustViewBounds();
 
                 back.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                     public void onClick(View v) {
@@ -600,11 +604,15 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
                 forward.setId(Integer.valueOf(3));
                 int fwdResId = activityRes.getIdentifier("ic_action_next_item", "drawable", cordova.getActivity().getPackageName());
                 Drawable fwdIcon = activityRes.getDrawable(fwdResId);
-                forward.setBackground(null);
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    forward.setBackground(null);
+                else
+                    forward.setBackgroundDrawable(null);
                 forward.setImageDrawable(fwdIcon);
                 forward.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
                 forward.setPadding(0, this.dpToPixels(10), 0, this.dpToPixels(10));
-                forward.getAdjustViewBounds();
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    forward.getAdjustViewBounds();
 
                 forward.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                     public void onClick(View v) {
@@ -644,11 +652,15 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
                 close.setId(Integer.valueOf(5));
                 int closeResId = activityRes.getIdentifier("ic_action_remove", "drawable", cordova.getActivity().getPackageName());
                 Drawable closeIcon = activityRes.getDrawable(closeResId);
-                close.setBackground(null);
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    close.setBackground(null);
+                else
+                    close.setBackgroundDrawable(null);
                 close.setImageDrawable(closeIcon);
                 close.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
                 back.setPadding(0, this.dpToPixels(10), 0, this.dpToPixels(10));
-                close.getAdjustViewBounds();
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
+                    close.getAdjustViewBounds();
 
                 close.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                     public void onClick(View v) {