diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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 fastlane/Preview.html
 fastlane/screenshots
 fastlane/test_output
-fastlane/readme.md
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+fastlane/readme.md
+
+
+# general
+**/.settings/
+**/.classpath
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<p align="center">
+    <h1 align="center">Flexing :muscle: for Android</h1> 
+    <h3 align="center">
+        <a href="https://bradmartin.net" target="_blank">by Brad Martin</a>
+    </h3>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+    <a href="https://github.com/bradmartin/flexing/blob/master/src/LICENSE.md">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/bradmartin/flexing.svg" alt="license" />
+    </a>
+    <a href="https://jitpack.io/#bradmartin/flexing">
+        <img src="https://jitpack.io/v/bradmartin/flexing.svg" alt="JitPack" />
+    </a>
+      <a href="https://twitter.com/bradwaynemartin">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/bradwaynemartin.svg?style=social&label=Follow%20me" alt="Twitter" />
+    </a>
+    <a href="https://paypal.me/bradwayne88">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-PayPal-green.svg" alt="donate">
+    </a>
+</p>
+
+## Install
+
+### Gradle:
+
+- Add it in your root build.gradle at the end of repositories:
+
+```groovy
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        ...
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- Add the dependency:
+
+```groovy
+dependencies {
+    implementation 'com.github.bradmartin:flexing:0.1.30'
+}
+```
+
+### Maven
+
+- Add the JitPack repository to your build file:
+
+```xml
+<repositories>
+	<repository>
+	    <id>jitpack.io</id>
+	    <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
+	</repository>
+</repositories>
+```
+
+- Add the dependency:
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>com.github.bradmartin</groupId>
+    <artifactId>flexing</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1.30</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+### API
+
+### ImagesKt Static Methods
+
+| Method                                             | Description                        |
+| -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| _getBitmapFromImageView(ImageView: image)_: Bitmap | Returns a Bitmap from an ImageView |
diff --git a/flexing/src/main/java/net/bradmartin/flexing/keyboard.kt b/flexing/src/main/java/net/bradmartin/flexing/keyboard.kt
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+package net.bradmartin.flexing
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager
+
+fun hideSoftKeyboard(activity: Activity) {
+    if (activity.currentFocus != null) {
+        val inputMethodManager = activity.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
+        inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(activity.currentFocus.windowToken, 0)
+    }
+}
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