diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3a26a623..1af19183 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
     android:supportsRtl="true"
     android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
     tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
-    <activity android:name=".CustomActivity" />
+    <activity android:name=".ComposeActivity" />
     <activity android:name=".MainActivity" />
     <activity
-      android:name=".ComposeActivity"
+      android:name=".CustomActivity"
       android:exported="true"
       android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
       <intent-filter>
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloondemo/ComposeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloondemo/ComposeActivity.kt
index f533add0..44dd18e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloondemo/ComposeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloondemo/ComposeActivity.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.material.Button
 import androidx.compose.material.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -87,12 +88,6 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             .padding(20.dp)
             .align(Alignment.Center),
           builder = builder,
-          onComposedAnchor = {
-            balloonWindow1?.showAlignTop()
-          },
-          onBalloonWindowInitialized = {
-            balloonWindow1 = it
-          },
           balloonContent = {
             Text(
               text = "Now you can edit your profile1 profile2 profile3 profile4",
@@ -100,7 +95,11 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
               color = Color.White,
             )
           },
-        ) {
+        ) { balloonWindow ->
+          LaunchedEffect(key1 = Unit) {
+            balloonWindow1 = balloonWindow
+          }
+
           Button(
             modifier = Modifier.size(160.dp, 60.dp),
             onClick = { balloonWindow1?.showAlignTop() },
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             .padding(20.dp)
             .align(Alignment.TopStart),
           builder = builder,
-          onBalloonWindowInitialized = {
-            balloonWindow2 = it
-          },
           balloonContent = {
             Text(
               text = "Now you can edit your profile!",
@@ -124,10 +120,14 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
               color = Color.White,
             )
           },
-        ) {
+        ) { balloonWindow ->
+          LaunchedEffect(key1 = Unit) {
+            balloonWindow2 = balloonWindow
+          }
+
           Button(
             modifier = Modifier.size(160.dp, 60.dp),
-            onClick = { balloonWindow2?.showAlignBottom() },
+            onClick = { balloonWindow2?.showAlignTop() },
           ) {
             Text(text = "wrap balloon")
           }
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             .padding(20.dp)
             .align(Alignment.TopEnd),
           builder = builder,
-          onBalloonWindowInitialized = {
-            balloonWindow3 = it
-          },
           balloonContent = {
             Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
               Box(
@@ -164,7 +161,11 @@ class ComposeActivity : ComponentActivity() {
               )
             }
           },
-        ) {
+        ) { balloonWindow ->
+          LaunchedEffect(key1 = Unit) {
+            balloonWindow3 = balloonWindow
+          }
+
           Button(
             modifier = Modifier.size(160.dp, 60.dp),
             onClick = { balloonWindow3?.showAlignBottom() },
diff --git a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/Balloon.kt b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/Balloon.kt
index 03c605ac..2e4bfe7c 100644
--- a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/Balloon.kt
+++ b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/Balloon.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.setViewTreeViewModelStoreOwner
 import androidx.savedstate.findViewTreeSavedStateRegistryOwner
 import androidx.savedstate.setViewTreeSavedStateRegistryOwner
 import com.skydoves.balloon.Balloon
+import com.skydoves.balloon.BalloonAlign
 import java.lang.Integer.max
 import java.util.UUID
 
@@ -156,12 +157,20 @@ public fun Balloon(
   }
 
   Box(
-    modifier = modifier.onSizeChanged {
-      anchorView.updateLayoutParams {
-        width = it.width
-        height = it.height
+    modifier = modifier
+      .onGloballyPositioned {
+        balloonComposeView.updateAlign(
+          align = balloonComposeView.balloon.currentAlign ?: BalloonAlign.BOTTOM,
+          xOff = 0,
+          yOff = 0,
+        )
       }
-    },
+      .onSizeChanged {
+        anchorView.updateLayoutParams {
+          width = it.width
+          height = it.height
+        }
+      },
   ) {
     AndroidView(
       modifier = Modifier.matchParentSize(),
diff --git a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonComposeView.kt b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonComposeView.kt
index 63306996..d58c89a7 100644
--- a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonComposeView.kt
+++ b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonComposeView.kt
@@ -242,10 +242,6 @@ internal class BalloonComposeView(
     balloon.updateAlign(align, anchorView, xOff, yOff)
   }
 
-  @Deprecated(
-    "Use updateAlign instead.",
-    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("updateAlign(BalloonAlign.Top, xOff, yOff)"),
-  )
   override fun update(xOff: Int, yOff: Int): Unit = balloon.update(anchorView, xOff, yOff)
 
   override fun showAlign(
diff --git a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonWindow.kt b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonWindow.kt
index 5fdb41c8..241aa22f 100644
--- a/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonWindow.kt
+++ b/balloon-compose/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/compose/BalloonWindow.kt
@@ -450,10 +450,6 @@ public interface BalloonWindow {
    * @param xOff A horizontal offset from the anchor in pixels.
    * @param yOff A vertical offset from the anchor in pixels.
    */
-  @Deprecated(
-    "Use updateAlign instead.",
-    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("updateAlign(BalloonAlign.Top, xOff, yOff)"),
-  )
   public fun update(xOff: Int = 0, yOff: Int = 0)
 
   /** updates the size of the balloon card. */
diff --git a/balloon/api/balloon.api b/balloon/api/balloon.api
index bc213556..14edceb3 100644
--- a/balloon/api/balloon.api
+++ b/balloon/api/balloon.api
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public final class com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon : androidx/lifecycle/DefaultLife
 	public final fun getBalloonArrowView ()Landroid/view/View;
 	public final fun getBodyWindow ()Landroid/widget/PopupWindow;
 	public final fun getContentView ()Landroid/view/ViewGroup;
+	public final fun getCurrentAlign ()Lcom/skydoves/balloon/BalloonAlign;
 	public final fun getMeasuredHeight ()I
 	public final fun getMeasuredWidth ()I
 	public final fun getOverlayWindow ()Landroid/widget/PopupWindow;
@@ -186,8 +187,6 @@ public final class com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon : androidx/lifecycle/DefaultLife
 	public final fun showAtCenter (Landroid/view/View;II)V
 	public final fun showAtCenter (Landroid/view/View;IILcom/skydoves/balloon/BalloonCenterAlign;)V
 	public static synthetic fun showAtCenter$default (Lcom/skydoves/balloon/Balloon;Landroid/view/View;IILcom/skydoves/balloon/BalloonCenterAlign;ILjava/lang/Object;)V
-	public final fun update (Landroid/view/View;)V
-	public final fun update (Landroid/view/View;I)V
 	public final fun update (Landroid/view/View;II)V
 	public static synthetic fun update$default (Lcom/skydoves/balloon/Balloon;Landroid/view/View;IIILjava/lang/Object;)V
 	public final fun updateAlign (Lcom/skydoves/balloon/BalloonAlign;Landroid/view/View;)V
diff --git a/balloon/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon.kt b/balloon/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon.kt
index 6dd6529b..a21b08c3 100644
--- a/balloon/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon.kt
+++ b/balloon/src/main/kotlin/com/skydoves/balloon/Balloon.kt
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
     ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
   )
 
+  /** Denotes the align of the currently displaying balloon. */
+  public var currentAlign: BalloonAlign? = null
+    private set
+
   /** Denotes the popup is showing or not. */
   public var isShowing: Boolean = false
     private set
@@ -269,41 +273,48 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
 
         adjustArrowOrientationByRules(anchor)
 
-        when (builder.arrowOrientation.getRTLSupportOrientation(builder.isRtlLayout)) {
-          ArrowOrientation.BOTTOM -> {
-            rotation = 180f
-            x = getArrowConstraintPositionX(anchor)
-            y = binding.balloonCard.y + binding.balloonCard.height - SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
-            ViewCompat.setElevation(this, builder.arrowElevation)
-            runOnAfterSDK23 {
-              foreground = getArrowForeground(x, binding.balloonCard.height.toFloat())
-            }
-          }
+        updateArrow(anchor)
 
-          ArrowOrientation.TOP -> {
-            rotation = 0f
-            x = getArrowConstraintPositionX(anchor)
-            y = binding.balloonCard.y - builder.arrowSize + SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
-            runOnAfterSDK23 { foreground = getArrowForeground(x, 0f) }
-          }
+        visible(builder.isVisibleArrow)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
-          ArrowOrientation.START -> {
-            rotation = -90f
-            x = binding.balloonCard.x - builder.arrowSize + SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
-            y = getArrowConstraintPositionY(anchor)
-            runOnAfterSDK23 { foreground = getArrowForeground(0f, y) }
+  private fun updateArrow(anchor: View) {
+    with(binding.balloonArrow) {
+      when (builder.arrowOrientation.getRTLSupportOrientation(builder.isRtlLayout)) {
+        ArrowOrientation.BOTTOM -> {
+          rotation = 180f
+          x = getArrowConstraintPositionX(anchor)
+          y = binding.balloonCard.y + binding.balloonCard.height - SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
+          ViewCompat.setElevation(this, builder.arrowElevation)
+          runOnAfterSDK23 {
+            foreground = getArrowForeground(x, binding.balloonCard.height.toFloat())
           }
+        }
 
-          ArrowOrientation.END -> {
-            rotation = 90f
-            x = binding.balloonCard.x + binding.balloonCard.width - SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
-            y = getArrowConstraintPositionY(anchor)
-            runOnAfterSDK23 {
-              foreground = getArrowForeground(binding.balloonCard.width.toFloat(), y)
-            }
+        ArrowOrientation.TOP -> {
+          rotation = 0f
+          x = getArrowConstraintPositionX(anchor)
+          y = binding.balloonCard.y - builder.arrowSize + SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
+          runOnAfterSDK23 { foreground = getArrowForeground(x, 0f) }
+        }
+
+        ArrowOrientation.START -> {
+          rotation = -90f
+          x = binding.balloonCard.x - builder.arrowSize + SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
+          y = getArrowConstraintPositionY(anchor)
+          runOnAfterSDK23 { foreground = getArrowForeground(0f, y) }
+        }
+
+        ArrowOrientation.END -> {
+          rotation = 90f
+          x = binding.balloonCard.x + binding.balloonCard.width - SIZE_ARROW_BOUNDARY
+          y = getArrowConstraintPositionY(anchor)
+          runOnAfterSDK23 {
+            foreground = getArrowForeground(binding.balloonCard.width.toFloat(), y)
           }
         }
-        visible(builder.isVisibleArrow)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -794,6 +805,7 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
         }
 
         this.isShowing = true
+        this.currentAlign = placement.align
 
         val dismissDelay = this.builder.autoDismissDuration
         if (dismissDelay != NO_LONG_VALUE) {
@@ -1531,7 +1543,7 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
   @MainThread
   private fun update(placement: BalloonPlacement) {
     if (isShowing) {
-      initializeArrow(placement.anchor)
+      updateArrow(placement.anchor)
 
       val (xOff, yOff) = calculateOffset(placement)
       this.bodyWindow.update(
@@ -1555,13 +1567,15 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
    * @param xOff A horizontal offset from the anchor in pixels.
    * @param yOff A vertical offset from the anchor in pixels.
    */
-  @JvmOverloads
-  @Deprecated(
-    "Use updateAlign instead.",
-    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("updateAlign(BalloonAlign.Top, anchor, xOff, yOff)"),
-  )
   public fun update(anchor: View, xOff: Int = 0, yOff: Int = 0) {
-    update(placement = BalloonPlacement(anchor = anchor, xOff = xOff, yOff = yOff))
+    update(
+      placement = BalloonPlacement(
+        anchor = anchor,
+        xOff = xOff,
+        yOff = yOff,
+        type = PlacementType.CENTER,
+      ),
+    )
   }
 
   /** dismiss the popup menu. */
@@ -1569,6 +1583,7 @@ public class Balloon private constructor(
     if (this.isShowing) {
       val dismissWindow: () -> Unit = {
         this.isShowing = false
+        this.currentAlign = null
         this.bodyWindow.dismiss()
         this.overlayWindow.dismiss()
         this.handler.removeCallbacks(autoDismissRunnable)