diff --git a/src/ios/DatePicker.m b/src/ios/DatePicker.m
index 1ada714..e2bf4b6 100644
--- a/src/ios/DatePicker.m
+++ b/src/ios/DatePicker.m
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ @interface DatePicker ()
 
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL isVisible;
 @property (nonatomic) UIActionSheet* datePickerSheet;
+@property (nonatomic) UIView* datePickerView;
 @property (nonatomic) UIDatePicker* datePicker;
 @property (nonatomic) UIPopoverController *datePickerPopover;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ - (void)show:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
 
 - (BOOL)showForPhone:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
   if(!self.isVisible){
-    self.datePickerSheet = [self createActionSheet:options];
+
+    self.datePickerView = [self createDatePickerView:options];
     self.isVisible = TRUE;
   }
   return true;
@@ -53,7 +55,13 @@ - (BOOL)showForPad:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
 
 - (void)hide {
     if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
-        [self.datePickerSheet dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:0 animated:YES];
+        [UIView animateWithDuration:0.3 animations:^{
+            [self.datePickerView setFrame:CGRectOffset(self.datePickerView.frame, 0, 300)];
+        } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
+            [self.datePickerView removeFromSuperview];
+            self.isVisible = NO;
+        }];
+
     } else {
         [self.datePickerPopover dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];
     }
@@ -102,36 +110,48 @@ - (void)popoverControllerDidDismissPopover:(UIPopoverController *)popoverControl
 
 #pragma mark - Factory methods
 
-- (UIActionSheet *)createActionSheet:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
-  UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:nil
-                                                        delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:nil
-                                                        destructiveButtonTitle:nil 
-                                                        otherButtonTitles:nil];
 
-  [actionSheet setActionSheetStyle:UIActionSheetStyleBlackTranslucent];
-  // date picker
-  CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 40, 0, 0);
-  if(!self.datePicker){
-    self.datePicker = [self createDatePicker: options frame:frame];
-  } 
-  [self updateDatePicker:options];
-  [actionSheet addSubview: self.datePicker];
-  // cancel button
-  UISegmentedControl *cancelButton = [self createCancelButton:options];
-  [actionSheet addSubview:cancelButton];
-  // done button
-  UISegmentedControl *doneButton = [self createDoneButton:options];    
-  [actionSheet addSubview:doneButton];
-  // show UIActionSheet
-  [actionSheet showInView:self.webView.superview];
-  [actionSheet setBounds:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 485)];
-
-  return actionSheet;
+-(UIView *)createDatePickerView:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
+    
+    float viewHeight = 240;
+    
+    // create view off screen
+    CGRect alertViewFrame = CGRectMake(0, self.webView.frame.size.height, self.webView.frame.size.width, viewHeight);
+    UIView *alertView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:alertViewFrame];
+    [alertView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
+    [alertView setUserInteractionEnabled:YES];
+    
+    CGRect frame = CGRectMake(0, 40, self.webView.frame.size.width, viewHeight);
+    
+    if(!self.datePicker){
+        self.datePicker = [self createDatePicker: options frame:frame];
+        [self.datePicker setBackgroundColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
+        [self.datePicker addTarget:self action:@selector(dateChangedAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
+    }
+    [self updateDatePicker:options];
+    [alertView addSubview:self.datePicker];
+    
+    // cancel button
+    UISegmentedControl *cancelButton = [self createCancelButton:options];
+    [alertView addSubview:cancelButton];
+    // done button
+    UISegmentedControl *doneButton = [self createDoneButton:options];
+    [alertView addSubview:doneButton];
+
+    [self.viewController.view insertSubview:alertView aboveSubview:self.webView];
+    
+    // animate veiw into view
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.3 animations:^{
+        [alertView setFrame:CGRectMake(0, self.webView.frame.size.height - viewHeight, frame.size.width, frame.size.height)];
+    }];
+    
+    return alertView;
+    
 }
 
 - (UIPopoverController *)createPopover:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
     
-  CGFloat pickerViewWidth = 320.0f;
+  CGFloat pickerViewWidth = self.webView.frame.size.width;
   CGFloat pickerViewHeight = 216.0f;
   UIView *datePickerView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, pickerViewWidth, pickerViewHeight)];
 
@@ -249,7 +269,7 @@ - (UISegmentedControl *)createDoneButton:(NSMutableDictionary *)options {
   CGSize size = button.bounds.size;
   CGFloat width = size.width;
   CGFloat height = size.height;
-  CGFloat xPos = 320 - width - 5; // 320 == width of DatePicker, 5 == offset to right side hand
+  CGFloat xPos = self.webView.frame.size.width - width - 5; // 320 == width of DatePicker, 5 == offset to right side hand
   button.frame = CGRectMake(xPos, 7.0f, width, height);
   
   [button addTarget:self action:@selector(doneAction:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
@@ -267,4 +287,4 @@ - (UIColor *)colorFromHexString:(NSString *)hexString {
     return [UIColor colorWithRed:((rgbValue & 0xFF0000) >> 16)/255.0 green:((rgbValue & 0xFF00) >> 8)/255.0 blue:(rgbValue & 0xFF)/255.0 alpha:1.0];
 }
 
-@end
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+@end