diff --git a/src/Components/MRIconView.h b/src/Components/MRIconView.h
index 7862273..678ea26 100644
--- a/src/Components/MRIconView.h
+++ b/src/Components/MRIconView.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
-
 /**
  Base class for icons which are given by an UIBezierPath and drawn with a CAShapeLayer.
  Their circular outer border and their line is colored in their tintColor.
@@ -16,23 +15,30 @@
 @interface MRIconView : UIView
 
 /**
- Inner path.
+ Duration of an animated progress change.
+
+ Default is 0.0 which means no animation is used. The recommended value is 0.5.
  */
-- (UIBezierPath *)path;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CFTimeInterval animationDuration UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 
 /**
- The line Width of circle
+ The line width of the outer circle
 
  Default is 1.0. Must be larger than zero.
  */
-@property (nonatomic) CGFloat borderWidth UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat borderWidth UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
 
 /**
- The line width of icon
+ The line width of the icon
 
  Default is 1.0. Must be larger than zero.
  */
-@property (nonatomic) CGFloat lineWidth UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat lineWidth UI_APPEARANCE_SELECTOR;
+
+/**
+ Inner path.
+ */
+- (UIBezierPath *)path;
 
 @end
 
@@ -41,7 +47,6 @@
  Draws a checkmark.
  */
 @interface MRCheckmarkIconView : MRIconView
-
 @end
 
 
@@ -49,5 +54,4 @@
  Draws a cross.
  */
 @interface MRCrossIconView : MRIconView
-
 @end
diff --git a/src/Components/MRIconView.m b/src/Components/MRIconView.m
index 061d039..7126019 100644
--- a/src/Components/MRIconView.m
+++ b/src/Components/MRIconView.m
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #import "MRIconView.h"
 #import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
 
+@interface MRIconView ()
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL animating;
+@end
 
 @implementation MRIconView
 
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ - (void)commonInit {
     self.isAccessibilityElement = YES;
 
     self.shapeLayer.fillColor = UIColor.clearColor.CGColor;
+	self.animating = NO;
     
     [self tintColorDidChange];
 }
@@ -70,33 +74,64 @@ - (void)setFrame:(CGRect)frame {
     self.layer.cornerRadius = frame.size.width / 2.0f;
 }
 
-#pragma mark - Properties
+#pragma mark - Appearance
 
-- (CGFloat)borderWidth {
-    return self.layer.borderWidth;
+- (CGFloat)borderWidth{
+	return self.layer.borderWidth;
 }
 
 - (void)setBorderWidth:(CGFloat)borderWidth {
-    self.layer.borderWidth = borderWidth;
+	self.layer.borderWidth = borderWidth;
 }
 
 - (CGFloat)lineWidth {
-    return self.shapeLayer.lineWidth;
+	return self.shapeLayer.lineWidth;
 }
 
 - (void)setLineWidth:(CGFloat)lineWidth {
-    self.shapeLayer.lineWidth = lineWidth;
+	self.shapeLayer.lineWidth = lineWidth;
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Animation
 
-@end
+- (void)startAnimating {
+	if (self.animating || self.animationDuration == 0.0) return;
+	self.animating = YES;
+	[self addAnimation];
+}
+
+- (void)stopAnimating {
+	if (!self.animating) return;
+	self.animating = NO;
+	[self removeAnimation];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)isAnimating {
+	return self.animating;
+}
 
+- (void)addAnimation {
+	CABasicAnimation *drawShapeAnimation = [CABasicAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"strokeEnd"];
+	drawShapeAnimation.duration = self.animationDuration;
+	drawShapeAnimation.removedOnCompletion = NO;
+	drawShapeAnimation.fillMode = kCAFillModeBoth;
+	drawShapeAnimation.fromValue = @(0);
+	drawShapeAnimation.toValue = @(1);
+	drawShapeAnimation.timingFunction = [CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseIn];
+	[self.shapeLayer addAnimation:drawShapeAnimation forKey:@"DrawShape"];
+}
+
+- (void)removeAnimation {
+	[self.shapeLayer removeAnimationForKey:@"DrawShape"];
+}
+
+@end
 
 @implementation MRCheckmarkIconView
 
 - (void)commonInit {
     [super commonInit];
-    
+
     self.accessibilityLabel = NSLocalizedString(@"Checkmark", @"Accessibility label for custom rendered checkmark icon");
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +148,6 @@ - (UIBezierPath *)path {
 
 @end
 
-
 @implementation MRCrossIconView
 
 - (void)commonInit {
diff --git a/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.h b/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.h
index 578dc3d..d7f13c1 100644
--- a/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.h
+++ b/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.h
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, MRProgressOverlayViewMode){
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) MRProgressOverlayViewMode mode;
 
+/**
+ Minimum width to use when laying out the overlay view.
+
+ Default value is 150.0.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat overlayViewMinWidth;
+
+/**
+ Maximum height to use when laying out the title label.
+
+ Default value is MAXFLOAT, which means not set.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat titleLabelMaxHeight;
+
 /**
  Current progress.
  
diff --git a/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.m b/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.m
index 1d1601e..87bb497 100644
--- a/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.m
+++ b/src/Components/MRProgressOverlayView.m
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ - (void)commonInit {
     
     self.hidden = YES;
     self.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
+	self.overlayViewMinWidth = 150;
+	self.titleLabelMaxHeight = MAXFLOAT;
     
     const CGFloat cornerRadius = MRProgressOverlayViewCornerRadius;
     
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@ - (void)manualLayoutSubviews {
     const CGFloat dialogPadding = 15;
     const CGFloat modePadding = 30;
     const CGFloat dialogMargin = 10;
-    const CGFloat dialogMinWidth = 150;
+    CGFloat dialogMinWidth = self.overlayViewMinWidth;
     
     const BOOL hasSmallIndicator = self.mode == MRProgressOverlayViewModeIndeterminateSmall
         || self.mode == MRProgressOverlayViewModeIndeterminateSmallDefault;
@@ -702,9 +704,9 @@ - (void)manualLayoutSubviews {
         
         y += 3;
         
-        CGSize titleLabelMaxSize = CGSizeMake(titleLabelMaxWidth, self.bounds.size.height);
+		CGSize titleLabelMaxSize = CGSizeMake(titleLabelMaxWidth, self.titleLabelMaxHeight != MAXFLOAT ? self.titleLabelMaxHeight : self.bounds.size.height);
         CGRect boundingRect = [self.titleLabel.attributedText boundingRectWithSize:titleLabelMaxSize
-                                                                           options:NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin
+																		   options:NSStringDrawingUsesLineFragmentOrigin | (self.titleLabelMaxHeight != MAXFLOAT ? NSStringDrawingTruncatesLastVisibleLine : 0)
                                                                            context:nil];
         CGSize titleLabelSize = CGSizeMake(MRCGFloatCeil(boundingRect.size.width),
                                            MRCGFloatCeil(boundingRect.size.height));
diff --git a/src/Utils/MRProgressHelper.h b/src/Utils/MRProgressHelper.h
index 0213170..9357dad 100644
--- a/src/Utils/MRProgressHelper.h
+++ b/src/Utils/MRProgressHelper.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static inline CGRect MRCenterCGSizeInCGRect(CGSize innerRectSize, CGRect outerRe
 
 
 static inline CGFloat MRRotationForStatusBarOrientation() {
+#ifndef APP_EXTENSION
     UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = UIApplication.sharedApplication.statusBarOrientation;
     if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft) {
         return -M_PI_2;
@@ -46,5 +47,7 @@ static inline CGFloat MRRotationForStatusBarOrientation() {
     } else if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown) {
         return M_PI;
     }
+#endif
     return 0;
 }
+