diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 4ac8c8b..0adb1be 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,22 +7,25 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     namespace = "com.example.connect"
-    compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
+    // compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
+    compileSdk 34
     //ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
     ndkVersion = "25.1.8937393"
 
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 
     kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = 17
+        jvmTarget = "1.8"
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
         // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
         applicationId = "eu.twonly"
+        multiDexEnabled true
         // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
         // For more information, see: https://flutter.dev/to/review-gradle-config.
         minSdk = flutter.minSdkVersion
@@ -43,3 +46,7 @@ android {
 flutter {
     source = "../.."
 }
+
+dependencies {
+  coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.2.2'
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/logo.png b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5e608
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/logo.png differ
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 5a2d42f..2a1143f 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/providers/api/api.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/providers/api_provider.dart';
@@ -15,6 +19,135 @@ import 'src/app.dart';
 late DbProvider dbProvider;
 late ApiProvider apiProvider;
 
+/// Streams are created so that app can respond to notification-related events
+/// since the plugin is initialized in the `main` function
+final StreamController<NotificationResponse> selectNotificationStream =
+    StreamController<NotificationResponse>.broadcast();
+
+const MethodChannel platform =
+    MethodChannel('dexterx.dev/flutter_local_notifications_example');
+
+const String portName = 'notification_send_port';
+
+class ReceivedNotification {
+  ReceivedNotification({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.title,
+    required this.body,
+    required this.payload,
+    this.data,
+  });
+
+  final int id;
+  final String? title;
+  final String? body;
+  final String? payload;
+  final Map<String, dynamic>? data;
+}
+
+String? selectedNotificationPayload;
+
+/// A notification action which triggers a url launch event
+const String urlLaunchActionId = 'id_1';
+
+/// A notification action which triggers a App navigation event
+const String navigationActionId = 'id_3';
+
+/// Defines a iOS/MacOS notification category for text input actions.
+const String darwinNotificationCategoryText = 'textCategory';
+
+/// Defines a iOS/MacOS notification category for plain actions.
+const String darwinNotificationCategoryPlain = 'plainCategory';
+
+@pragma('vm:entry-point')
+void notificationTapBackground(NotificationResponse notificationResponse) {
+  // ignore: avoid_print
+  print('notification(${notificationResponse.id}) action tapped: '
+      '${notificationResponse.actionId} with'
+      ' payload: ${notificationResponse.payload}');
+  if (notificationResponse.input?.isNotEmpty ?? false) {
+    // ignore: avoid_print
+    print(
+        'notification action tapped with input: ${notificationResponse.input}');
+  }
+}
+
+final FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin =
+    FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
+
+int id = 0;
+
+Future<void> setupPushNotification() async {
+  const AndroidInitializationSettings initializationSettingsAndroid =
+      AndroidInitializationSettings("logo");
+
+  final List<DarwinNotificationCategory> darwinNotificationCategories =
+      <DarwinNotificationCategory>[
+    DarwinNotificationCategory(
+      darwinNotificationCategoryText,
+      actions: <DarwinNotificationAction>[
+        DarwinNotificationAction.text(
+          'text_1',
+          'Action 1',
+          buttonTitle: 'Send',
+          placeholder: 'Placeholder',
+        ),
+      ],
+    ),
+    DarwinNotificationCategory(
+      darwinNotificationCategoryPlain,
+      actions: <DarwinNotificationAction>[
+        DarwinNotificationAction.plain('id_1', 'Action 1'),
+        DarwinNotificationAction.plain(
+          'id_2',
+          'Action 2 (destructive)',
+          options: <DarwinNotificationActionOption>{
+            DarwinNotificationActionOption.destructive,
+          },
+        ),
+        DarwinNotificationAction.plain(
+          navigationActionId,
+          'Action 3 (foreground)',
+          options: <DarwinNotificationActionOption>{
+            DarwinNotificationActionOption.foreground,
+          },
+        ),
+        DarwinNotificationAction.plain(
+          'id_4',
+          'Action 4 (auth required)',
+          options: <DarwinNotificationActionOption>{
+            DarwinNotificationActionOption.authenticationRequired,
+          },
+        ),
+      ],
+      options: <DarwinNotificationCategoryOption>{
+        DarwinNotificationCategoryOption.hiddenPreviewShowTitle,
+      },
+    )
+  ];
+
+  /// Note: permissions aren't requested here just to demonstrate that can be
+  /// done later
+  final DarwinInitializationSettings initializationSettingsDarwin =
+      DarwinInitializationSettings(
+    requestAlertPermission: false,
+    requestBadgePermission: false,
+    requestSoundPermission: false,
+    notificationCategories: darwinNotificationCategories,
+  );
+
+  final InitializationSettings initializationSettings = InitializationSettings(
+    android: initializationSettingsAndroid,
+    iOS: initializationSettingsDarwin,
+  );
+
+  await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.initialize(
+    initializationSettings,
+    onDidReceiveNotificationResponse: selectNotificationStream.add,
+    onDidReceiveBackgroundNotificationResponse: notificationTapBackground,
+  );
+}
+
 void main() async {
   final settingsController = SettingsChangeProvider();
 
@@ -34,6 +167,8 @@ void main() async {
     }
   });
 
+  setupPushNotification();
+
   await initMediaStorage();
 
   dbProvider = DbProvider();
diff --git a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_list_view.dart b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_list_view.dart
index 6ce12d2..1640c1e 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_list_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_list_view.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_item_details_view.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/home_view.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/media_viewer_view.dart';
-import 'package:twonly/src/views/profile_view.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/views/settings/settings_main_view.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/search_username_view.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
diff --git a/lib/src/views/profile_view.dart b/lib/src/views/profile_view.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 5611bdc..0000000
--- a/lib/src/views/profile_view.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:twonly/src/model/json/user_data.dart';
-import 'package:restart_app/restart_app.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:twonly/src/providers/settings_change_provider.dart';
-import 'package:twonly/src/utils/storage.dart';
-
-class ProfileView extends StatefulWidget {
-  const ProfileView({super.key});
-
-  // final SettingsController settingsController;
-
-  @override
-  State<ProfileView> createState() => _ProfileViewState();
-}
-
-class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
-  final Future<UserData?> _userData = getUser();
-
-  @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Scaffold(
-        appBar: AppBar(
-          title: FutureBuilder(
-            future: _userData,
-            builder: (context, snap) {
-              if (snap.hasData) {
-                return Text("Settings");
-                // return Text("Hello ${snap.data!.username}!");
-              } else {
-                return Container();
-              }
-            },
-          ),
-        ),
-        body: Column(
-          children: [
-            Padding(
-              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
-              // Glue the SettingsController to the theme selection DropdownButton.
-              //
-              // When a user selects a theme from the dropdown list, the
-              // SettingsController is updated, which rebuilds the MaterialApp.
-              child: DropdownButton<ThemeMode>(
-                // Read the selected themeMode from the controller
-                value: context.watch<SettingsChangeProvider>().themeMode,
-                // Call the updateThemeMode method any time the user selects a theme.
-                onChanged: (theme) {
-                  context.read<SettingsChangeProvider>().updateThemeMode(theme);
-                },
-                items: const [
-                  DropdownMenuItem(
-                    value: ThemeMode.system,
-                    child: Text('System Theme'),
-                  ),
-                  DropdownMenuItem(
-                    value: ThemeMode.light,
-                    child: Text('Light Theme'),
-                  ),
-                  DropdownMenuItem(
-                    value: ThemeMode.dark,
-                    child: Text('Dark Theme'),
-                  )
-                ],
-              ),
-            ),
-            ElevatedButton(
-              onPressed: () {
-                showLicensePage(context: context);
-              },
-              child: Text('Show Licenses'),
-            ),
-            FilledButton.icon(
-              onPressed: () async {
-                await deleteLocalUserData();
-                Restart.restartApp(
-                  notificationTitle: 'Successfully logged out',
-                  notificationBody: 'Click here to open the app again',
-                );
-              },
-              label: Text("Logout"),
-              icon: Icon(Icons.no_accounts),
-            ),
-          ],
-        ));
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/views/settings/settings_main_view.dart b/lib/src/views/settings/settings_main_view.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9577004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/views/settings/settings_main_view.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+import 'package:font_awesome_flutter/font_awesome_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/main.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/components/initialsavatar.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/model/json/user_data.dart';
+import 'package:restart_app/restart_app.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/providers/settings_change_provider.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/utils/storage.dart';
+
+class ProfileView extends StatefulWidget {
+  const ProfileView({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  State<ProfileView> createState() => _ProfileViewState();
+}
+
+class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
+  UserData? userData;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    initAsync();
+  }
+
+  Future initAsync() async {
+    userData = await getUser();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Scaffold(
+      appBar: AppBar(
+        title: Text("Settings"),
+      ),
+      body: (userData == null)
+          ? null
+          : ListView(
+              children: [
+                Padding(
+                  padding: const EdgeInsets.all(30),
+                  child: Row(
+                    children: [
+                      InitialsAvatar(
+                        displayName: userData!.username,
+                        fontSize: 30,
+                      ),
+                      SizedBox(width: 20),
+                      Expanded(
+                        child: Column(
+                          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                          children: [
+                            Text(
+                              userData!.displayName,
+                              style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20),
+                              textAlign: TextAlign.left,
+                            ),
+                            Text(
+                              userData!.username,
+                              style: TextStyle(
+                                fontSize: 14,
+                              ),
+                              textAlign: TextAlign.left,
+                            ),
+                          ],
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                      Align(
+                        alignment: Alignment.centerRight,
+                        child: IconButton(
+                          onPressed: () {},
+                          icon: FaIcon(FontAwesomeIcons.qrcode),
+                        ),
+                      )
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.user,
+                  text: "Konto",
+                  onTap: () {},
+                ),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.shieldHeart,
+                  text: "Subscription",
+                  onTap: () {},
+                ),
+                const Divider(),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.sun,
+                  text: "Darstellung",
+                  onTap: () {},
+                ),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.lock,
+                  text: "Datenschutz",
+                  onTap: () {},
+                ),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.bell,
+                  text: "Benachrichtigungen",
+                  onTap: () async {
+                    const AndroidNotificationDetails
+                        androidNotificationDetails = AndroidNotificationDetails(
+                      '0',
+                      'Messages',
+                      channelDescription: 'Messages from other users.',
+                      importance: Importance.max,
+                      priority: Priority.high,
+                      ticker: 'ticker',
+                    );
+                    const NotificationDetails notificationDetails =
+                        NotificationDetails(
+                            android: androidNotificationDetails);
+                    await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.show(0, 'New message',
+                        'You got a new message from XX', notificationDetails,
+                        payload: 'item x');
+                  },
+                ),
+                const Divider(),
+                SettingsListTile(
+                  icon: FontAwesomeIcons.circleQuestion,
+                  text: "Help",
+                  onTap: () {},
+                ),
+                // Padding(
+                //   padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
+                //   // Glue the SettingsController to the theme selection DropdownButton.
+                //   //
+                //   // When a user selects a theme from the dropdown list, the
+                //   // SettingsController is updated, which rebuilds the MaterialApp.
+                //   child: DropdownButton<ThemeMode>(
+                //     // Read the selected themeMode from the controller
+                //     value: context.watch<SettingsChangeProvider>().themeMode,
+                //     // Call the updateThemeMode method any time the user selects a theme.
+                //     onChanged: (theme) {
+                //       context
+                //           .read<SettingsChangeProvider>()
+                //           .updateThemeMode(theme);
+                //     },
+                //     items: const [
+                //       DropdownMenuItem(
+                //         value: ThemeMode.system,
+                //         child: Text('System Theme'),
+                //       ),
+                //       DropdownMenuItem(
+                //         value: ThemeMode.light,
+                //         child: Text('Light Theme'),
+                //       ),
+                //       DropdownMenuItem(
+                //         value: ThemeMode.dark,
+                //         child: Text('Dark Theme'),
+                //       )
+                //     ],
+                //   ),
+                // ),
+                // ElevatedButton(
+                //   onPressed: () {
+                //     showLicensePage(context: context);
+                //   },
+                //   child: Text('Show Licenses'),
+                // ),
+                // FilledButton.icon(
+                //   onPressed: () async {
+                //     await deleteLocalUserData();
+                //     Restart.restartApp(
+                //       notificationTitle: 'Successfully logged out',
+                //       notificationBody: 'Click here to open the app again',
+                //     );
+                //   },
+                //   label: Text("Logout"),
+                //   icon: Icon(Icons.no_accounts),
+                // ),
+              ],
+            ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class SettingsListTile extends StatelessWidget {
+  final IconData icon;
+  final String text;
+  final VoidCallback onTap;
+
+  const SettingsListTile({
+    super.key,
+    required this.icon,
+    required this.text,
+    required this.onTap,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return ListTile(
+      leading: Padding(
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
+          right: 10,
+          left: 19,
+        ),
+        child: FaIcon(
+          icon,
+          size: 20,
+        ),
+      ),
+      title: Text(text),
+      onTap: onTap,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 25c0208..cd125d8 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -427,6 +427,30 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.0.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications
+      sha256: ef41ae901e7529e52934feba19ed82827b11baa67336829564aeab3129460610
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "18.0.1"
+  flutter_local_notifications_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications_linux
+      sha256: "8f685642876742c941b29c32030f6f4f6dacd0e4eaecb3efbb187d6a3812ca01"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "5.0.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
+      sha256: "6c5b83c86bf819cdb177a9247a3722067dd8cc6313827ce7c77a4b238a26fd52"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "8.0.0"
   flutter_localizations:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -1167,6 +1191,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.3"
+  timezone:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: timezone
+      sha256: ffc9d5f4d1193534ef051f9254063fa53d588609418c84299956c3db9383587d
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.10.0"
   timing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7b6b9fb..10b32d7 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_image_compress: ^2.4.0
+  flutter_local_notifications: ^18.0.1
   flutter_localizations:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_secure_storage: ^9.2.2
@@ -74,13 +75,6 @@ flutter:
 
   assets:
     # Add assets from the images directory to the application.
-    - assets/images/
-    - assets/animations/present.lottie.json
-    - assets/animations/selfie2.json
-    - assets/animations/messages.json
-    - assets/animations/local.json
-    - assets/animations/test.json
-    - assets/animations/product.json
-    - assets/animations/twonlies.json
-    - assets/animations/rocket.json
-    - assets/animations/e2e.json
+    # - assets/images/
+    # - assets/images/logo.jpg
+    - assets/