diff --git a/Build_iOS/.gitignore b/Build_iOS/.gitignore
index 525689cf70..93f4744bb6 100644
--- a/Build_iOS/.gitignore
+++ b/Build_iOS/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # iOS folders that dependencies get stored in
 boostoniphone/
+boost
 boost.framework/
 ios-cmake/
 openssl/
diff --git a/Build_iOS/CMakeLists.txt b/Build_iOS/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c1e37c130..048a49a575 100644
--- a/Build_iOS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Build_iOS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,23 @@ set(TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ios-cmake/ios.toolchain.cmake")
 set(SIM64_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build.x86_64" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 set(SIM64_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Release" CACHE INTERNAL "")
 
-set(ARM64_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build.arm64" CACHE INTERNAL "")
-set(ARM64_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Release" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+set(ARM_BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build.arm" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+set(ARM_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Release" CACHE INTERNAL "")
+
+if (DISABLE_BITCODE)
+  set (ENABLE_BITCODE_ARG -DENABLE_BITCODE=OFF)
+endif()
+
+if (INCLUDE_32BIT)
+  set (IOS_PLATFORM_VALUE OS)
+else()
+  set (IOS_PLATFORM_VALUE OS64)
+endif()
+
+if (DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+  set (DEPLOYMENT_TARGET -DIOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${DEPLOYMENT_TARGET})
+endif()
+
 add_test(NAME ios_runner
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Release/tests/common/testrunner/ios
     COMMAND xcodebuild test -project ios_runner.xcodeproj -configuration=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} -scheme ios_runner -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 6" LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATH=${SIM_BINARY_DIR}
@@ -26,17 +41,20 @@ execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SIM64_BINARY_DIR}
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
     -DIOS_PLATFORM=SIMULATOR64
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+    "${DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}"
     "${SIM64_SOURCE_DIR}"
 )
 
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${ARM64_BINARY_DIR})
-execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${ARM64_BINARY_DIR}
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${ARM_BINARY_DIR})
+execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${ARM_BINARY_DIR}
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
     -GXcode
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
-    -DIOS_PLATFORM=OS64
+    -DIOS_PLATFORM=${IOS_PLATFORM_VALUE}
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-    "${ARM64_SOURCE_DIR}"
+    "${DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}"
+    "${ENABLE_BITCODE_ARG}"    
+    "${ARM_SOURCE_DIR}"
     )
 
 
@@ -49,28 +67,32 @@ add_custom_target(sim64
 VERBATIM
 )
 
-## ARM64 version
-add_custom_target(arm64
+## ARM version
+add_custom_target(arm
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-    --build ${ARM64_BINARY_DIR}
+    --build ${ARM_BINARY_DIR}
     --config ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
-  COMMENT "Building for arm64"
+  COMMENT "Building for arm"
   VERBATIM
 )
 
 set(LIB_CPPREST libcpprest.a)
+set(LIB_CPPREST_LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
+
 add_custom_command(
-  OUTPUT ${LIB_CPPREST}
+  OUTPUT ${LIB_CPPREST_LIB_DIR}/${LIB_CPPREST}
+  COMMAND mkdir -p "${LIB_CPPREST_LIB_DIR}"
   COMMAND lipo -create
-    -output "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB_CPPREST}"
+    -output "${LIB_CPPREST_LIB_DIR}/${LIB_CPPREST}"
     ${SIM64_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}
-    ${ARM64_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}
+    ${ARM_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}
+  COMMAND cp -R "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Release/include" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
   DEPENDS
     sim64
-    arm64
+    arm
     "${SIM64_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}"
-    "${ARM64_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}"
+    "${ARM_BINARY_DIR}/Binaries/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/${LIB_CPPREST}"
   VERBATIM
 )
 
-add_custom_target(cpprest ALL DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${LIB_CPPREST})
+add_custom_target(cpprest ALL DEPENDS "${LIB_CPPREST_LIB_DIR}/${LIB_CPPREST}")
diff --git a/Build_iOS/configure.sh b/Build_iOS/configure.sh
index 5560adfd52..5f7285edfe 100755
--- a/Build_iOS/configure.sh
+++ b/Build_iOS/configure.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: configure.sh [-build_type type] [-deployment_target version] [-config_only] [-include_32bit] [-no_bitcode]"
+    echo "       -build_type defines the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE used. Defaults to Release."
+    echo "       -deployment_target defines minimum iOS Deployment Target. The default is dependent on ios.toolchain.cmake and currently defaults to 8.0"
+    echo "       -config_only only configures cmake (no make invoked)."
+    echo "       -include_32bit includes the 32-bit arm architectures."
+    echo "       -no_bitcode disables bitcode"
+}
+
 ABS_PATH="`dirname \"$0\"`"                 # relative
 ABS_PATH="`( cd \"${ABS_PATH}\" && pwd )`"  # absolutized and normalized
 # Make sure that the path to this file exists and can be retrieved!
@@ -9,6 +18,54 @@ if [ -z "${ABS_PATH}" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+CONFIG_ONLY=0
+INCLUDE_32BIT=""
+DISABLE_BITCODE=""
+DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=""
+
+# Command line argument parsing
+while (( "$#" )); do
+    case "$1" in
+        -build_type)
+            if [ "$#" -lt 2 ] || [[ "$2" == -* ]] ; then
+                usage
+                echo "Error: argument $1 expecting a value to follow."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+
+            CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE=$2
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -deployment_target)
+            if [ "$#" -lt 2 ] || [[ "$2" == -* ]] ; then
+                usage
+                echo "Error: argument $1 expecting a value to follow."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+
+            DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="-DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -config_only)
+            CONFIG_ONLY=1
+            shift 1
+            ;;
+        -include_32bit)
+            INCLUDE_32BIT="-DINCLUDE_32BIT=ON"
+            shift 1
+            ;;
+        -no_bitcode)
+            DISABLE_BITCODE="-DDISABLE_BITCODE=ON"
+            shift 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            usage
+            echo "Error: unsupported argument $1"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
 ## Configuration
 DEFAULT_BOOST_VERSION=1.67.0
 DEFAULT_OPENSSL_VERSION=1.0.2o
@@ -28,7 +85,7 @@ git submodule update --init
 
 ## Build Boost
 
-if [ ! -e $ABS_PATH/boost.framework ]; then
+if [ ! -e $ABS_PATH/boost.framework ] && [ ! -d $ABS_PATH/boost ]; then
     if [ ! -d "${ABS_PATH}/Apple-Boost-BuildScript" ]; then
         git clone https://github.com/faithfracture/Apple-Boost-BuildScript ${ABS_PATH}/Apple-Boost-BuildScript
     fi
@@ -80,9 +137,11 @@ fi
 
 mkdir -p ${ABS_PATH}/build.${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE}.ios
 pushd ${ABS_PATH}/build.${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE}.ios
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE} ..
-make
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE} .. ${INCLUDE_32BIT} ${DISABLE_BITCODE} ${DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}
+if [ "$CONFIG_ONLY" -eq 0 ]; then
+    make
+fi
 popd
 printf "\n\n===================================================================================\n"
-echo ">>>> The final library is available in 'build.${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE}.ios/libcpprest.a'"
+echo ">>>> The final library is available in 'build.${CPPRESTSDK_BUILD_TYPE}.ios/lib/libcpprest.a'"
 printf "===================================================================================\n\n"
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 8563fe4072..0dc78ed38f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ TastenTrick
 Christian Deneke (chris0x44)
 
 leetal
+
+Benjamin Lee (mobileben)