diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8deddd2c4..33fc14ec9 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,16 +28,25 @@
       android:allowBackup="false"
       android:largeHeap="true"
       android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+
+      <!-- Add this SplashActivity -->
+        <activity
+          android:name=".SplashActivity"
+          android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"
+          android:label="@string/app_name">
+          <intent-filter>
+              <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+              <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+          </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
       <activity
         android:name=".MainActivity"
         android:launchMode="singleTask"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
-        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
-        <intent-filter>
-            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-        </intent-filter>
+        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
+        android:exported="true">
         
         <intent-filter android:label="Ecency" android:autoVerify="true">
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/SplashActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/SplashActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79077f6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/SplashActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package app.esteem.mobile.android;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+        startActivity(intent);
+        finish();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/mobile/android/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/mobile/android/MainActivity.java
index c986d7a98..88316b583 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/mobile/android/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/esteem/mobile/android/MainActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;
 import com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerEnabledRootView;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import org.devio.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreen;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 
 public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
   /**
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
     setIntent(intent);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    SplashScreen.show(this);
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+  }
   //native side reference: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28823#issuecomment-642032481
   @Override
   public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b75ad17c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <item
+        android:drawable="@color/splashscreen_bg"/>
+
+    <item
+        android:width="300dp"
+        android:height="300dp"
+        android:drawable="@mipmap/splash_icon"
+        android:gravity="center" />
+
+</layer-list>
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diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd71a15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/launch_screen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@drawable/background_splash"
+    android:orientation="vertical">
+</LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/splash_icon.png b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/splash_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42121ddd7
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/splash_icon.png differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-mdpi/splash_icon.png b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-mdpi/splash_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aebd222d8
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-mdpi/splash_icon.png differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/splash_icon.png b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/splash_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1806ca5c
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/splash_icon.png differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/splash_icon.png b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/splash_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d20d3ace1
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/splash_icon.png differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxxhdpi/splash_icon.png b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxxhdpi/splash_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24402d58a
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxxhdpi/splash_icon.png differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 2ba7f8aaa..c0e91e516 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
     <item name="splashBackground" type="color">#ffffff</item>
     <item name="notification_icon" type="color">#ffffff</item>
     <color name="primary_dark">#000000</color>
+    <color name="splashscreen_bg">#ffffff</color>
+    <color name="app_bg">#ffffff</color>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 0ed280de7..8a82ba24d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 <resources>
+
+    <!-- Base application theme. -->
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
-        <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@android:anim/fade_out</item>
-        <item name="android:editTextBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
+        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
+        <item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
+
+        <!-- Add the following line to set the default status bar color for all the app. -->
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/app_bg</item>
+        <!-- Add the following line to set the default status bar text color for all the app 
+        to be a light color (false) or a dark color (true) -->
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>
+        <!-- Add the following line to set the default background color for all the app. -->
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/app_bg</item>
     </style>
-</resources>
+
+    <!-- Adds the splash screen definition -->
+    <style name="SplashTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/splashscreen_bg</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@drawable/background_splash</item>
+    </style>
+
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 7608fde70..203d3ade7 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -839,4 +839,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 0282022703ad578ab2d9afbf3147ba3b373b4311
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.11.3
+COCOAPODS: 1.11.2