diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 7bfd2ef..fedb5eb 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 import 'src/app.dart';
 
 void main() async {
-  final settingsController = SettingsChangeProvider();
+  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  await initFCMService();
 
+  final settingsController = SettingsChangeProvider();
   // Load the user's preferred theme while the splash screen is displayed.
   // This prevents a sudden theme change when the app is first displayed.
   await settingsController.loadSettings();
 
-  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
-
   Logger.root.level = kReleaseMode ? Level.INFO : Level.ALL;
   Logger.root.onRecord.listen((record) {
     writeLogToFile(record);
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ void main() async {
     }
   });
 
-  await deleteLogFile();
+  // await deleteLogFile();
 
   await setupPushNotification();
   await initMediaStorage();
-  initFCMService();
 
   gCameras = await availableCameras();
 
diff --git a/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart b/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
index 5ce6bdf..1665620 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
@@ -46,10 +46,21 @@ Future initFCMService() async {
     options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
   );
 
+  FirebaseMessaging.onBackgroundMessage(_firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler);
+
   // You may set the permission requests to "provisional" which allows the user to choose what type
   // of notifications they would like to receive once the user receives a notification.
   // final notificationSettings =
-  await FirebaseMessaging.instance.requestPermission(provisional: true);
+  // await FirebaseMessaging.instance.requestPermission(provisional: true);
+  await FirebaseMessaging.instance.requestPermission(
+    alert: true,
+    announcement: false,
+    badge: true,
+    carPlay: false,
+    criticalAlert: false,
+    provisional: false,
+    sound: true,
+  );
 
   // For apple platforms, ensure the APNS token is available before making any FCM plugin API calls
   if (Platform.isIOS) {
@@ -61,8 +72,6 @@ Future initFCMService() async {
 
   // APNS token is available, make FCM plugin API requests...
 
-  FirebaseMessaging.onBackgroundMessage(_firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler);
-
   FirebaseMessaging.onMessage.listen((RemoteMessage message) {
     print('Got a message whilst in the foreground!');
     print('Message data: ${message.data}');
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 21be0ee..d4dc527 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "Send pictures to friends in real time and be sure you are the only
 # Prevent accidental publishing to pub.dev.
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 0.0.7+7
+version: 0.0.8+8
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.6.0