diff --git a/image-swipe-common.ts b/image-swipe-common.ts
index e7ebb6d..0151fe2 100644
--- a/image-swipe-common.ts
+++ b/image-swipe-common.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { ImageSwipe as ImageSwipeDefinition } from ".";
 
 export * from "ui/scroll-view";
 
-export class ImageSwipeBase extends ScrollView implements ImageSwipeDefinition {
+export abstract class ImageSwipeBase extends ScrollView implements ImageSwipeDefinition {
     public static pageChangedEvent: string = "pageChanged";
 
     public static _imageCache: Cache;
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ export class ImageSwipeBase extends ScrollView implements ImageSwipeDefinition {
     public _getDataItem(index: number): any {
         return this.isItemsSourceIn ? (this.items as ItemsSource).getItem(index) : this.items[index];
     }
+
+    public nextPage(): void {
+        this.pageNumber ++;
+    }
+
+    public prevPage(): void {
+        this.pageNumber --;
+    }
 }
 
 export const pageNumberProperty = new CoercibleProperty<ImageSwipeBase, number>({
diff --git a/image-swipe.android.ts b/image-swipe.android.ts
index 60ed9c8..fc03348 100644
--- a/image-swipe.android.ts
+++ b/image-swipe.android.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ export class ImageSwipe extends ImageSwipeBase {
         // Coerce selected index after we have set items to native view.
         pageNumberProperty.coerce(this);
     }
+
+    public nextPage(): void {
+        this.pageNumber ++;
+    }
+
+    public prevPage(): void {
+        this.pageNumber --;
+    }
 }
 
 @Interfaces([android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener])
diff --git a/image-swipe.d.ts b/image-swipe.d.ts
index 56307f3..4a48df0 100644
--- a/image-swipe.d.ts
+++ b/image-swipe.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ import { EventData } from "data/observable";
 import { CoercibleProperty, Property } from "ui/core/view";
 import { ItemsSource } from "ui/list-picker";
 import { ScrollView } from "ui/scroll-view";
+import { Cache } from "ui/image-cache";
+
+export class ImageSwipeBase {
+    public static _imageCache: Cache;
+}
 
 export class ImageSwipe extends ScrollView {
     public static pageChangedEvent: string;
@@ -27,6 +32,9 @@ export class ImageSwipe extends ScrollView {
 
     public ios: any; /* UIScrollView */
     public android: any; /* android.support.v4.view.ViewPager */
+
+    public nextPage(): void;
+    public prevPage(): void;
 }
 
 export interface PageChangeEventData extends EventData {
diff --git a/image-swipe.ios.ts b/image-swipe.ios.ts
index 7d74df2..d5cba78 100644
--- a/image-swipe.ios.ts
+++ b/image-swipe.ios.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class ImageSwipe extends ImageSwipeBase {
 
     private _views: Array<{ view: UIView; imageView: UIImageView; zoomDelegate: UIScrollViewZoomDelegateImpl }>;
     private _delegate: UIScrollViewPagedDelegate;
+    private _animateLoadPageValue: boolean = false;
 
     constructor() {
         super();
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export class ImageSwipe extends ImageSwipeBase {
         const pageWidth = scrollView.frame.size.width;
 
         if (!this.isScrollingIn) {
-            scrollView.contentOffset = CGPointMake(value * pageWidth, 0);
+            scrollView.setContentOffsetAnimated(CGPointMake(value * pageWidth, 0), this._animateLoadPage);
         }
 
         for (let loop = 0; loop < value - 1; loop++) {
@@ -135,6 +136,26 @@ export class ImageSwipe extends ImageSwipeBase {
         imageView.frame = contentsFrame;
     }
 
+    public nextPage(): void {
+        this._animateLoadPage = true;
+        super.nextPage();
+    }
+
+    public prevPage(): void {
+        this._animateLoadPage = true;
+        super.prevPage();
+    }
+
+    private get _animateLoadPage(): boolean {
+        const current: boolean = this._animateLoadPageValue;
+        this._animateLoadPageValue = false;
+        return current;
+    }
+
+    private set _animateLoadPage(value: boolean) {
+        this._animateLoadPageValue = value;
+    }
+
     private _resizeNativeViews(page: number) {
         if (page < 0 || page >= this.items.length) { // Outside Bounds
             return;
@@ -300,6 +321,10 @@ class UIScrollViewPagedDelegate extends NSObject implements UIScrollViewDelegate
         this._owner.get().isScrollingIn = true;
     }
 
+    public scrollViewDidEndScrollingAnimation(scrollView: UIScrollView) {
+        this._owner.get().isScrollingIn = false;
+    }
+
     public scrollViewDidEndDecelerating(scrollView: UIScrollView) {
         const pageWidth = scrollView.frame.size.width;
         const owner = this._owner.get();