diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 4ef1d97..c61248b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.EdgeToEdge">
     <item name="android:editTextBackground">@drawable/rn_edit_text_material</item>
     <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
-    <item name="android:statusBarColor">#ffffff</item>
+    <item name="enforceNavigationBarContrast">false</item>
   </style>
   <style name="Theme.App.SplashScreen" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
     <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/splashscreen_background</item>
diff --git a/app.config.js b/app.config.js
index e402ccd..eee6304 100644
--- a/app.config.js
+++ b/app.config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ module.exports = {
                 foregroundImage: "./assets/images/adaptive-icon.png",
                 backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
             },
-            edgeToEdgeEnabled: true
+            edgeToEdgeEnabled: true,
+            "navigationBar": {
+                backgroundColor: "transparent",
+            }
         },
         web: {
             bundler: "metro",
@@ -29,6 +32,14 @@ module.exports = {
         },
         plugins: [
             "expo-router",
+            [
+                "react-native-edge-to-edge",
+                {
+                    "android": {
+                        "enforceNavigationBarContrast": false
+                    }
+                }
+            ],
             [
                 "expo-splash-screen",
                 {
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
index 122ed3f..805f0f2 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,67 +1,101 @@
 import { Tabs } from 'expo-router';
 import React from 'react';
-import { Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, useColorScheme, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { HapticTab } from '@/components/HapticTab';
 import { IconSymbol } from '@/components/ui/IconSymbol';
 import TabBarBackground from '@/components/ui/TabBarBackground';
-import { Colors } from '@/constants/Colors';
-import { useColorScheme } from '@/hooks/useColorScheme';
+import { lightTheme, darkTheme } from '@/constants/Colors';
+import { SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+import { ThemedView } from '@/components/ThemedView';
 
 export default function TabLayout() {
   const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
+  const theme = colorScheme === 'dark' ? darkTheme : lightTheme;
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
 
   return (
-    <Tabs
-      screenOptions={{
-        tabBarActiveTintColor: Colors[colorScheme ?? 'light'].tint,
-        headerShown: false,
-        tabBarLabelPosition: 'below-icon',
-        tabBarButton: HapticTab,
-        tabBarBackground: TabBarBackground,
-        tabBarStyle: Platform.select({
-          ios: {
-            // Use a transparent background on iOS to show the blur effect
-            position: 'absolute',
-          },
-          default: {},
-        }),
-      }}>
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="index"
-        options={{
-          title: 'Journey',
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="book" color={color} />,
+    <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+      <View
+        // Top status bar background
+        style={{
+          position: 'absolute',
+          top: 0,
+          left: 0,
+          right: 0,
+          height: insets.top,
+          backgroundColor: theme.colors.primary, // Or any custom color
+          zIndex: 1000,
         }}
       />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="calendar"
-        options={{
-          title: 'Calendar',
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="calendar-today" color={color} />,
+      <View
+        // Bottom navigation bar background
+        style={{
+          position: 'absolute',
+          bottom: 0,
+          left: 0,
+          right: 0,
+          height: insets.bottom,
+          backgroundColor: theme.colors.primary, // Or any custom color
+          zIndex: 1000,
         }}
       />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="media"
-        options={{
-          title: 'Media',
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="photo" color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="atlas"
-        options={{
-          title: 'Atlas',
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="map" color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tabs.Screen
-        name="today"
-        options={{
-          title: 'Today',
-          tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="inbox" color={color} />,
-        }}
-      />
-    </Tabs>
+
+      <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1, paddingBottom: 5 }} edges={['top', 'left', 'right']}>
+        <ThemedView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+          <Tabs
+            screenOptions={{
+              tabBarActiveTintColor: theme.colors.primary,
+              headerShown: false,
+              tabBarLabelPosition: 'below-icon',
+              tabBarButton: HapticTab,
+              tabBarBackground: TabBarBackground,
+              tabBarStyle: Platform.select({
+                ios: {
+                  // Use a transparent background on iOS to show the blur effect
+                  position: 'absolute',
+                },
+                default: {},
+              }),
+            }}>
+            <Tabs.Screen
+              name="index"
+              options={{
+                title: 'Journey',
+                tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="book" color={color} />,
+              }}
+            />
+            <Tabs.Screen
+              name="calendar"
+              options={{
+                title: 'Calendar',
+                tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="calendar-today" color={color} />,
+              }}
+            />
+            <Tabs.Screen
+              name="media"
+              options={{
+                title: 'Media',
+                tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="photo" color={color} />,
+              }}
+            />
+            <Tabs.Screen
+              name="atlas"
+              options={{
+                title: 'Atlas',
+                tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="map" color={color} />,
+              }}
+            />
+            <Tabs.Screen
+              name="today"
+              options={{
+                title: 'Today',
+                tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => <IconSymbol size={28} name="inbox" color={color} />,
+              }}
+            />
+          </Tabs>
+        </ThemedView>
+      </SafeAreaView>
+    </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
index 2aa7141..17ac58b 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
@@ -1,35 +1,46 @@
 import { Image } from 'expo-image';
-import { Platform, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, StyleSheet, useColorScheme, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { HelloWave } from '@/components/HelloWave';
 import ParallaxScrollView from '@/components/ParallaxScrollView';
 import { ThemedText } from '@/components/ThemedText';
 import { ThemedView } from '@/components/ThemedView';
-import { Text } from 'react-native-paper';
+import { List, Text, useTheme } from 'react-native-paper';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
+import { DATA_DIRECTORY_URI_KEY } from '@/constants/Settings';
 
 export default function HomeScreen() {
+  const [dataDirectoryUri, setDirectoryUri] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const loadDirectoryUri = async () => {
+      try {
+        const savedUri = await AsyncStorage.getItem(DATA_DIRECTORY_URI_KEY);
+        if (savedUri) {
+          setDirectoryUri(savedUri);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error loading directory URI:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    loadDirectoryUri();
+  }, []);
+
+  const theme = useTheme();
+
   return (
-    <ParallaxScrollView
-      headerBackgroundColor={{ light: '#35C4E5', dark: '#35C4E5' }}
-      headerImage={
-        <Image
-          source={require('@/assets/images/main-screen.png')}
-          style={styles.headerImage}
-        />
-      }>
-      <Text variant="headlineLarge" style={styles.titleContainer}>
+    <ThemedView style={{ flex: 1, padding: 16 }}>
+      <ThemedText type="title">
         My Journey
-      </Text>
-    </ParallaxScrollView>
+      </ThemedText>
+      <ThemedText>{theme.colors.primary}</ThemedText>
+    </ThemedView>
   );
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  titleContainer: {
-    flexDirection: 'row',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-    gap: 8,
-  },
   stepContainer: {
     gap: 8,
     marginBottom: 8,
diff --git a/app/SettingsScreen.tsx b/app/SettingsScreen.tsx
index d824e20..f004a88 100644
--- a/app/SettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/SettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { List, Text } from 'react-native-paper';
 import { Directory, Paths } from 'expo-file-system/next';
 import { StorageAccessFramework } from 'expo-file-system';
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
+import { DATA_DIRECTORY_URI_KEY } from '@/constants/Settings';
 
-const DATA_DIRECTORY_URI_KEY = 'dataDirectoryUri';
 
 const prettyName = (uri: string | null) => {
     if (!uri) return null;
diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index 9d5aee5..0a40e86 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-import { DarkTheme, ThemeProvider } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { createDrawerNavigator } from '@react-navigation/drawer';
 import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { useFonts } from 'expo-font';
 import { Stack } from 'expo-router';
 import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar';
 import 'react-native-reanimated';
-import { MD3LightTheme as DefaultTheme, PaperProvider } from 'react-native-paper';
-import { useColorScheme } from '@/hooks/useColorScheme';
+import { PaperProvider } from 'react-native-paper';
+import * as NavigationBar from 'expo-navigation-bar';
+
+import { Platform, useColorScheme } from 'react-native';
+import { lightTheme, darkTheme } from '@/constants/Colors';
 import SettingsScreen from './SettingsScreen';
 import { IconSymbol } from '@/components/ui/IconSymbol';
-import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
-import { Colors } from '@/constants/Colors';
+import { TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import NullComponent from '@/components/NullComponent';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator();
 const RootStack = createNativeStackNavigator();
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ function TabsNavigator() {
 }
 
 function DrawerNavigator() {
+  const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
+  const theme = colorScheme === 'dark' ? darkTheme : lightTheme;
   return (
     <Drawer.Navigator>
       <Drawer.Screen
@@ -39,10 +43,10 @@ function DrawerNavigator() {
       <Drawer.Group
         screenOptions={{
           headerShown: false,
-          drawerActiveTintColor: Colors.light.tint,
-          drawerInactiveTintColor: Colors.light.text,
+          drawerActiveTintColor: theme.colors.primary,
+          drawerInactiveTintColor: theme.colors.onSurfaceVariant,
           drawerStyle: {
-            backgroundColor: Colors.light.background,
+            backgroundColor: theme.colors.background,
           },
         }}
       >
@@ -70,23 +74,22 @@ function DrawerNavigator() {
   );
 }
 
-const theme = {
-  ...DefaultTheme,
-  colors: {
-    ...DefaultTheme.colors,
-    primary: Colors.light.tint,
-    background: Colors.light.background,
-    text: Colors.light.text,
-    placeholder: Colors.light.tabIconDefault,
-    icon: Colors.light.icon,
-  },
-};
-
 export default function RootLayout() {
-  const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
   const [loaded] = useFonts({
     SpaceMono: require('../assets/fonts/SpaceMono-Regular.ttf'),
   });
+  const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
+  const theme = colorScheme === 'dark' ? darkTheme : lightTheme;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+      const backgroundColor = theme.colors.primary;
+      const foregroundColor = colorScheme === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
+
+      NavigationBar.setStyle('light');
+    }
+  }, [colorScheme]);
+
 
   if (!loaded) {
     return null;
@@ -117,13 +120,13 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
                   marginRight: 15,
                 }}
               >
-                <IconSymbol name="close" size={24} color={Colors[colorScheme ?? 'light'].icon} />
+                <IconSymbol name="close" size={24} color={theme.colors.primary} />
               </TouchableOpacity>
             ),
           })}
         />
       </RootStack.Navigator>
-      <StatusBar style="auto" />
+      <StatusBar style={theme.dark ? 'light' : 'dark'} />
     </PaperProvider>
   );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/ThemedText.tsx b/components/ThemedText.tsx
index 9d214a2..1dd4901 100644
--- a/components/ThemedText.tsx
+++ b/components/ThemedText.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { StyleSheet, Text, type TextProps } from 'react-native';
-
-import { useThemeColor } from '@/hooks/useThemeColor';
+import { useTheme } from 'react-native-paper';
 
 export type ThemedTextProps = TextProps & {
   lightColor?: string;
@@ -15,17 +14,24 @@ export function ThemedText({
   type = 'default',
   ...rest
 }: ThemedTextProps) {
-  const color = useThemeColor({ light: lightColor, dark: darkColor }, 'text');
+  const theme = useTheme();
+
+  // Only use override colors if provided
+  let color = theme.colors.onSurface; // default
+  if (lightColor || darkColor) {
+    color = theme.dark ? (darkColor || lightColor || color) : (lightColor || darkColor || color);
+  }
+
+  // Special case for link type
+  if (type === 'link') {
+    color = lightColor || darkColor || theme.colors.primary;
+  }
 
   return (
     <Text
       style={[
         { color },
-        type === 'default' ? styles.default : undefined,
-        type === 'title' ? styles.title : undefined,
-        type === 'defaultSemiBold' ? styles.defaultSemiBold : undefined,
-        type === 'subtitle' ? styles.subtitle : undefined,
-        type === 'link' ? styles.link : undefined,
+        styles[type],
         style,
       ]}
       {...rest}
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   title: {
     fontSize: 32,
     fontWeight: 'bold',
-    lineHeight: 32,
+    lineHeight: 40,
   },
   subtitle: {
     fontSize: 20,
diff --git a/components/ThemedView.tsx b/components/ThemedView.tsx
index 4d2cb09..71d3bab 100644
--- a/components/ThemedView.tsx
+++ b/components/ThemedView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { View, type ViewProps } from 'react-native';
 
-import { useThemeColor } from '@/hooks/useThemeColor';
+import { useTheme } from 'react-native-paper';
 
 export type ThemedViewProps = ViewProps & {
   lightColor?: string;
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export type ThemedViewProps = ViewProps & {
 };
 
 export function ThemedView({ style, lightColor, darkColor, ...otherProps }: ThemedViewProps) {
-  const backgroundColor = useThemeColor({ light: lightColor, dark: darkColor }, 'background');
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const backgroundColor = theme.colors.background;
 
   return <View style={[{ backgroundColor }, style]} {...otherProps} />;
 }
diff --git a/constants/Colors.ts b/constants/Colors.ts
index 14e6784..bc5f5a1 100644
--- a/constants/Colors.ts
+++ b/constants/Colors.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,74 @@
-/**
- * Below are the colors that are used in the app. The colors are defined in the light and dark mode.
- * There are many other ways to style your app. For example, [Nativewind](https://www.nativewind.dev/), [Tamagui](https://tamagui.dev/), [unistyles](https://reactnativeunistyles.vercel.app), etc.
- */
+import { MD3LightTheme, MD3DarkTheme } from 'react-native-paper';
 
-const tintColorLight = '#0a7ea4';
-const tintColorDark = '#fff';
+// Your brand colors
+const brandColors = {
+  primary: '#35C4E5',
+  primaryVariant: '#0051D5',
+  secondary: '#34C759',
+  secondaryVariant: '#248A3D',
+  background: '#F2F2F7',
+  surface: '#FFFFFF',
+  error: '#FF3B30',
+  onPrimary: '#FFFFFF',
+  onSecondary: '#FFFFFF',
+  onBackground: '#000000',
+  onSurface: '#000000',
+  onError: '#FFFFFF',
+};
 
-export const Colors = {
-  light: {
-    text: '#11181C',
-    background: '#fff',
-    tint: tintColorLight,
-    icon: '#687076',
-    tabIconDefault: '#687076',
-    tabIconSelected: tintColorLight,
-  },
-  dark: {
-    text: '#ECEDEE',
-    background: '#151718',
-    tint: tintColorDark,
-    icon: '#9BA1A6',
-    tabIconDefault: '#9BA1A6',
-    tabIconSelected: tintColorDark,
+export const lightTheme = {
+  ...MD3LightTheme,
+  colors: {
+    ...MD3LightTheme.colors,
+    ...brandColors,
+    // Additional custom colors
+    accent: '#5856D6',
+    warning: '#FF9500',
+    success: '#34C759',
+    info: '#007AFF',
+    textSecondary: '#666666',
+    border: '#E5E5EA',
+    disabled: '#C7C7CC',
   },
 };
+
+export const darkTheme = {
+  ...MD3DarkTheme,
+  colors: {
+    ...MD3DarkTheme.colors,
+    primary: '#0A84FF',
+    primaryVariant: '#0051D5',
+    secondary: '#30D158',
+    secondaryVariant: '#248A3D',
+    background: '#000000',
+    surface: '#1C1C1E',
+    error: '#FF453A',
+    onPrimary: '#FFFFFF',
+    onSecondary: '#000000',
+    onBackground: '#FFFFFF',
+    onSurface: '#FFFFFF',
+    onError: '#000000',
+    // Additional custom colors
+    accent: '#5E5CE6',
+    warning: '#FF9F0A',
+    success: '#30D158',
+    info: '#0A84FF',
+    textSecondary: '#AEAEB2',
+    border: '#38383A',
+    disabled: '#48484A',
+  },
+};
+
+declare global {
+  namespace ReactNativePaper {
+    interface ThemeColors {
+      accent: string;
+      warning: string;
+      success: string;
+      info: string;
+      textSecondary: string;
+      border: string;
+      disabled: string;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/constants/Settings.ts b/constants/Settings.ts
index e69de29..764c3e7 100644
--- a/constants/Settings.ts
+++ b/constants/Settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const DATA_DIRECTORY_URI_KEY = 'dataDirectoryUri';
diff --git a/hooks/useThemeColor.ts b/hooks/useThemeColor.ts
index 0608e73..639f4a0 100644
--- a/hooks/useThemeColor.ts
+++ b/hooks/useThemeColor.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-/**
- * Learn more about light and dark modes:
- * https://docs.expo.dev/guides/color-schemes/
- */
-
-import { Colors } from '@/constants/Colors';
-import { useColorScheme } from '@/hooks/useColorScheme';
+import { useTheme } from 'react-native-paper';
+import { lightTheme, darkTheme } from '@/constants/Colors';
 
 export function useThemeColor(
   props: { light?: string; dark?: string },
-  colorName: keyof typeof Colors.light & keyof typeof Colors.dark
+  colorName?: keyof typeof lightTheme & keyof typeof darkTheme
 ) {
-  const theme = useColorScheme() ?? 'light';
-  const colorFromProps = props[theme];
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const colorScheme = theme.dark ? 'dark' : 'light';
+  const colorFromProps = props[colorScheme];
 
   if (colorFromProps) {
     return colorFromProps;
+  } else if (colorName) {
+    return theme[colorName];
   } else {
-    return Colors[theme][colorName];
+    return theme.colors.onSurface; // fallback
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82eb728..2c4d56c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         "expo-haptics": "~14.1.4",
         "expo-image": "~2.3.0",
         "expo-linking": "~7.1.5",
+        "expo-navigation-bar": "~4.2.6",
         "expo-router": "~5.1.0",
         "expo-splash-screen": "~0.30.9",
         "expo-status-bar": "~2.2.3",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
         "react": "19.0.0",
         "react-dom": "19.0.0",
         "react-native": "0.79.3",
+        "react-native-edge-to-edge": "1.6.0",
         "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.24.0",
         "react-native-paper": "^5.14.5",
         "react-native-reanimated": "~3.17.4",
@@ -9141,6 +9143,29 @@
         "invariant": "^2.2.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/expo-navigation-bar": {
+      "version": "4.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-navigation-bar/-/expo-navigation-bar-4.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6phN9WXAAoEBWNhSLEnKuY+upQ9gV5CSCm8W66GOA47moglU5Ab3UDZ89hYZcfuIfsZR88/jx2KaF4VFCWGijg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@react-native/normalize-colors": "0.79.4",
+        "debug": "^4.3.2",
+        "react-native-edge-to-edge": "1.6.0",
+        "react-native-is-edge-to-edge": "^1.1.6"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "expo": "*",
+        "react": "*",
+        "react-native": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/expo-navigation-bar/node_modules/@react-native/normalize-colors": {
+      "version": "0.79.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native/normalize-colors/-/normalize-colors-0.79.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-247/8pHghbYY2wKjJpUsY6ZNbWcdUa5j5517LZMn6pXrbSSgWuj3JA4OYibNnocCHBaVrt+3R8XC3VEJqLlHFg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/expo-router": {
       "version": "5.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-router/-/expo-router-5.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9598827..4151980 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
     "react-native-web": "~0.20.0",
     "react-native-webview": "13.13.5",
     "expo-file-system": "~18.1.10",
-    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.1.2"
+    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.1.2",
+    "expo-navigation-bar": "~4.2.6",
+    "react-native-edge-to-edge": "1.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",