diff --git a/apps/box/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/apps/box/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f2e256c7..1485773f 100644
--- a/apps/box/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apps/box/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC"/>
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@
           <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
           <data android:scheme="fxblox" />
         </intent-filter>
-      </activity>
+      </activity>      
+      <service android:name="com.asterinet.react.bgactions.RNBackgroundActionsTask"  android:exported="false" />
+      <service android:name="app.notifee.core.ForegroundService" android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync" />
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/apps/box/package.json b/apps/box/package.json
index efc51f4f..950e1e5e 100644
--- a/apps/box/package.json
+++ b/apps/box/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "@functionland/react-native-fula": "*",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "*",
     "@metamask/sdk-react": "*",
+    "@notifee/react-native": "*",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "*",
     "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "*",
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": "*",
diff --git a/apps/box/src/navigation/navigationConfig.ts b/apps/box/src/navigation/navigationConfig.ts
index 48d57cc1..6d6144cb 100644
--- a/apps/box/src/navigation/navigationConfig.ts
+++ b/apps/box/src/navigation/navigationConfig.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export type SettingsStackParamList = {
 export type InitialSetupStackParamList = {
   [Routes.Welcome]: undefined;
   [Routes.LinkPassword]: undefined;
-  [Routes.ConnectToWallet]: { password: string };
+  [Routes.ConnectToWallet]: undefined;
   [Routes.ConnectToBlox]: undefined;
   [Routes.ConnectToExistingBlox]: undefined;
   [Routes.ConnectToWifi]: undefined;
diff --git a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/ConnectToWallet.screen.tsx b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/ConnectToWallet.screen.tsx
index eb051e2b..04b59b20 100644
--- a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/ConnectToWallet.screen.tsx
+++ b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/ConnectToWallet.screen.tsx
@@ -1,326 +1,60 @@
-import '@walletconnect/react-native-compat';
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
+import React from 'react';
 import {
   FxBox,
   FxButton,
-  FxPicker,
-  FxPickerItem,
   FxProgressBar,
   FxSafeAreaBox,
   FxText,
-  useToast,
 } from '@functionland/component-library';
 import { useInitialSetupNavigation } from '../../hooks/useTypedNavigation';
 import { Routes } from '../../navigation/navigationConfig';
-import { useUserProfileStore } from '../../stores/useUserProfileStore';
-import { Helper } from '../../utils';
-import { WalletDetails } from '../../components/WalletDetails';
-import { useSDK } from '@metamask/sdk-react';
-import { useLogger } from '../../hooks';
-import {
-  chains,
-  goerliChainId,
-  mumbaiChainId,
-  ethereumChainId,
-} from '../../utils/walletConnectConifg';
+import notifee from '@notifee/react-native';
 
 export const ConnectToWalletScreen = () => {
   const navigation = useInitialSetupNavigation();
-  const [networkConfirmed, setNetworkConfirmed] = useState<boolean>(false);
-  const [selectedChainId, setSelectedChainId] = useState<string>(mumbaiChainId); // Mumbai Polygon Testnet
-  const { queueToast } = useToast();
-  const { account, chainId, provider, sdk, connected, connecting } = useSDK();
-
-  const [walletId, signiture, password, setWalletId] = useUserProfileStore(
-    (state) => [
-      state.walletId,
-      state.signiture,
-      state.password,
-      state.setWalletId,
-    ]
-  );
 
-  const switchChain = async (_chainId: string) => {
-    return await provider?.request({
-      method: 'wallet_switchEthereumChain',
-      params: [
-        {
-          chainId: _chainId,
+  const allowNotifications = async () => {
+    await notifee.requestPermission();
+    notifee.registerForegroundService(async () => {});
+    await notifee.createChannel({
+      id: 'sticky',
+      name: 'Sticky Channel'
+    })
+    await notifee.displayNotification({
+    id: 'wallet',
+      title: 'warmup',
+      body: 'warmup',
+      android: {
+        progress: {
+          indeterminate: true
         },
-      ],
-    });
-  };
-
-  const addChain = async (_chainId: string) => {
-    return await provider?.request({
-      method: 'wallet_addEthereumChain',
-      params: [
-        {
-          ...chains[_chainId],
+        pressAction: {
+          id: 'default'
         },
-      ],
-    });
-  };
-
-  const logger = useLogger();
-  useEffect(() => {
-    console.log('provider', provider);
-    if (!provider || !account) return;
-    if (account !== walletId) {
-      setWalletId(account, true);
-    }
-  }, [provider, account]);
-
-  const handleConnect = async () => {
-    //Added a `setNetwork` here as we do not need to select chain here anymoe
-    try {
-      await sdk?.connect();
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log(err);
-      logger.logError('handleConnect', err);
-      queueToast({
-        title: 'Metamask linking error',
-        message: err.toString(),
-        type: 'error',
-        autoHideDuration: 3000,
-      });
-      disconnectWallet();
-    }
-  };
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    /*if (connected && chainId !== undefined && chainId !== selectedChainId && networkConfirmed) {
-      setNetworkConfirmed(false);
-      let err = 'chainId does not match the selected chain';
-      console.log(err);
-      logger.logError('chianId check', err);
-      queueToast({
-        title: 'Metamask chain error',
-        message: err,
-        type: 'error',
-        autoHideDuration: 3000,
-      });
-      return;
-    }*/
-    if (connected && chainId) {
-      setNetworkConfirmed(true);
-    }
-  }, [chainId, connected]);
-
-  const handleNetwork = async () => {
-    if (chainId !== selectedChainId) {
-      try {
-        await addChain(selectedChainId);
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.log(
-          '###################### chain could not be added. trying switch: ',
-          e
-        );
-        try {
-          await switchChain(selectedChainId);
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-catch-shadow
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.log(e);
-          logger.logError('handleNetwork, add chain', e);
-          queueToast({
-            title: 'Error adding chain to MetaMask',
-            message: JSON.stringify(e.toString()),
-            type: 'error',
-            autoHideDuration: 3000,
-          });
-          disconnectWallet();
-          return;
-        }
+        ongoing: true,
+        asForegroundService: true,
+        channelId: 'sticky'
       }
-    }
-    setNetworkConfirmed(true);
-  };
-
-  const disconnectWallet = () => {
-    setNetworkConfirmed(false);
-    sdk?.terminate();
-  };
-  const handleLinkPassword = () => {
-    provider
-      ?.request({
-        method: 'wallet_requestPermissions ',
-        params: [],
-      })
-      .then((res) => {
-        console.log('handlelink wallet request');
-        console.log(res);
-        navigation.navigate(Routes.LinkPassword);
-      })
-      .catch((e) => {
-        console.log(e);
-        navigation.navigate(Routes.LinkPassword);
-      });
-  };
+    })
+    notifee.stopForegroundService();
+    navigation.navigate(Routes.LinkPassword);
+  }
 
-  const handleConnectToBlox = () => {
-    navigation.navigate(Routes.ConnectToBlox);
-  };
-  const handleConnectToExistingBlox = () => {
-    navigation.navigate(Routes.ConnectToExistingBlox);
-  };
-
-  const handleOnBluetoothCommand = () => {
-    navigation.navigate(Routes.BluetoothCommands);
-  };
-  const handleSkipToManulaSetup = () => {
-    navigation.navigate(Routes.SetBloxAuthorizer, { isManualSetup: true });
-  };
   return (
     <FxSafeAreaBox flex={1} paddingHorizontal="20" paddingVertical="16">
       <FxProgressBar progress={20} />
-
-      <FxBox flex={1} justifyContent="space-between" paddingVertical="80">
-        {provider && chainId && networkConfirmed ? (
-          <>
-            <WalletDetails allowChangeWallet={true} />
-            {password && signiture ? (
-              <FxBox>
-                <FxText variant="h300" textAlign="center">
-                  Your DID
-                </FxText>
-                <FxText textAlign="center" marginTop="8">
-                  {Helper.getMyDID(password, signiture)}
-                </FxText>
-              </FxBox>
-            ) : null}
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            <FxText variant="h300" textAlign="center">
-              Connect To Wallet
-            </FxText>
-            {chainId && !networkConfirmed && (
-              <FxBox>
-                <FxText variant="h200" marginBottom="8">
-                  Select network
-                </FxText>
-                <FxPicker
-                  selectedValue={selectedChainId}
-                  enabled={connected && !networkConfirmed}
-                  onValueChange={(itemValue: string) =>
-                    setSelectedChainId(itemValue)
-                  }
-                >
-                  <FxPickerItem
-                    key={1}
-                    label="Ethereum Mainnet"
-                    value={'0x1'}
-                    enabled={true}
-                  />
-                  <FxPickerItem
-                    key={5}
-                    label="Goerli Ethereum Testnet"
-                    value={goerliChainId}
-                  />
-                  <FxPickerItem
-                    key={137}
-                    label="Polygon Mainnet"
-                    value={'0x89'}
-                    enabled={false}
-                  />
-                  <FxPickerItem
-                    key={80001}
-                    label="Mumbai Polygon Testnet (Preferred)"
-                    value={mumbaiChainId}
-                  />
-                </FxPicker>
-              </FxBox>
-            )}
-          </>
-        )}
-        <FxBox>
-          {!networkConfirmed ? (
-            <FxButton
-              size="large"
-              onPress={
-                provider
-                  ? chainId
-                    ? handleNetwork
-                    : connecting
-                      ? disconnectWallet
-                      : handleConnect
-                  : () => {
-                      queueToast({
-                        title: 'Provider is not ready',
-                        message: 'Provider is being prepared',
-                        type: 'error',
-                        autoHideDuration: 3000,
-                      });
-                    }
-              }
-            >
-              {provider ? (
-                chainId ? (
-                  'Confirm'
-                ) : connecting ? (
-                  'Disconnect'
-                ) : (
-                  'Connect to Wallet'
-                )
-              ) : (
-                <ActivityIndicator />
-              )}
-            </FxButton>
-          ) : !signiture && chainId ? (
-            <FxButton
-              size="large"
-              onPress={provider ? handleLinkPassword : () => {}}
-            >
-              {provider ? 'Next' : <ActivityIndicator />}
-            </FxButton>
-          ) : (
-            <>
-              <FxButton
-                size="large"
-                marginVertical="16"
-                onPress={handleConnectToBlox}
-              >
-                Connect to new Blox
-              </FxButton>
-              <FxButton
-                size="large"
-                variant="inverted"
-                onPress={handleConnectToExistingBlox}
-              >
-                Reconnect to existing Blox
-              </FxButton>
-              {logger.isDebugModeEnable && (
-                <FxButton
-                  size="large"
-                  variant="inverted"
-                  marginTop="16"
-                  onPress={handleOnBluetoothCommand}
-                >
-                  Bluetooth commands
-                </FxButton>
-              )}
-              <FxButton
-                variant="inverted"
-                marginTop="16"
-                onPress={handleSkipToManulaSetup}
-              >
-                Skip to manual setup
-              </FxButton>
-            </>
-          )}
-          {provider && connected && (
-            <FxButton
-              variant="inverted"
-              size="large"
-              marginTop="8"
-              onPress={disconnectWallet}
-            >
-              Disconnect wallet
-            </FxButton>
-          )}
+        <FxBox flex={1} justifyContent="space-between" paddingVertical="80">
+          <FxText variant="h300" textAlign="center">
+            Connect To Wallet
+          </FxText>          
+          <FxText>App needs notification permission to connect your wallet and perform data sync. Tap allow in the next prompt.</FxText>
+          <FxButton
+            size="large"
+            onPress={allowNotifications}
+          >
+            Allow Notifications            
+          </FxButton>
         </FxBox>
-      </FxBox>
     </FxSafeAreaBox>
   );
 };
diff --git a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/LinkPassword.screen.tsx b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/LinkPassword.screen.tsx
index f4d678a7..39652efa 100644
--- a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/LinkPassword.screen.tsx
+++ b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/LinkPassword.screen.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { useUserProfileStore } from '../../stores/useUserProfileStore';
 import { KeyChain } from '../../utils';
 import { ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
 import { useSDK } from '@metamask/sdk-react';
+import notifee from '@notifee/react-native';
+
 export const LinkPasswordScreen = () => {
   const navigation = useInitialSetupNavigation();
   const { account, sdk, provider, connected, error, status, rpcHistory } =
@@ -45,12 +47,38 @@ export const LinkPasswordScreen = () => {
   }, [signiture, password]);
 
   const personalSign = async (msg: string) => {
-    return await sdk?.connectAndSign({
-      msg: msg,
+    let signature = '';
+    let resolveSigned = () => {};
+    const signed = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+      resolveSigned = resolve;
+    })
+
+    notifee.registerForegroundService(() => signed);
+    await notifee.displayNotification({
+    id: 'wallet',
+      title: 'Connecting Wallet...',
+      body: 'Wallet connection in progress, click to move back to the app',
+      android: {
+        progress: {
+          indeterminate: true
+        },
+        pressAction: {
+          id: 'default'
+        },
+        ongoing: true,
+        asForegroundService: true,
+        channelId: 'sticky'
+      }
     });
+    signature = await sdk?.connectAndSign({ msg }) as string;
+    resolveSigned();
+    notifee.stopForegroundService();
+
+    return signature;
   };
 
-  const disconnectWallet = () => {
+  const disconnectWallet = () => {    
+    notifee.stopForegroundService();
     setLinking(false);
     sdk?.terminate();
   };
diff --git a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/Welcome.screen.tsx b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/Welcome.screen.tsx
index a174d931..2a98cb35 100644
--- a/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/Welcome.screen.tsx
+++ b/apps/box/src/screens/InitialSetup/Welcome.screen.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const WelcomeScreen = () => {
     // } else {
     //   navigation.navigate(Routes.ConnectToWallet);
     // }
-    navigation.navigate(Routes.LinkPassword);
+    navigation.navigate(Routes.ConnectToWallet);
   };
 
   const renderContent = () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd23b8ff..048514da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@functionland/react-native-fula": "1.44.1",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4.5.1",
     "@metamask/sdk-react": "^0.14.2",
+    "@notifee/react-native": "^7.8.2",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.21.0",
     "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "^1.12.1",
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": "^11.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f29f79c0..9320067d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3079,6 +3079,11 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
+"@notifee/react-native@^7.8.2":
+  version "7.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@notifee/react-native/-/react-native-7.8.2.tgz#72d3199ae830b4128ddaef3c1c2f11604759c9c4"
+  integrity sha512-VG4IkWJIlOKqXwa3aExC3WFCVCGCC9BA55Ivg0SMRfEs+ruvYy/zlLANcrVGiPtgkUEryXDhA8SXx9+JcO8oLA==
+
 "@npmcli/fs@^1.0.0":
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@npmcli/fs/-/fs-1.1.1.tgz#72f719fe935e687c56a4faecf3c03d06ba593257"