diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index ec42960..0432170 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.example.sendtrain"
         // 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
+        minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = flutter.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode = flutter.versionCode
         versionName = flutter.versionName
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a3b2bdf..33d65ec 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,28 +1,35 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
     <application
-        android:label="sendtrain"
+        android:label="SendTrain"
         android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        <!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/> -->
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:exported="true"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"
-            android:taskAffinity=""
             android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
             android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
-            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
+            android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true">
             <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                  the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
                  while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
                  to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
             <meta-data
-              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
-              android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
-              />
+                android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
+                android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
+            />
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />
+                <action android:name="com.htc.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
@@ -31,15 +38,4 @@
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
             android:value="2" />
     </application>
-    <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
-         https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
-         https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent#ACTION_PROCESS_TEXT.
-
-         In particular, this is used by the Flutter engine in io.flutter.plugin.text.ProcessTextPlugin. -->
-    <queries>
-        <intent>
-            <action android:name="android.intent.action.PROCESS_TEXT"/>
-            <data android:mimeType="text/plain"/>
-        </intent>
-    </queries>
-</manifest>
+</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index a172575..b4acdd1 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import 'package:drift/drift.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
-import 'package:sendtrain/database.dart';
 import 'package:sendtrain/models/activity_timer_model.dart';
 import 'package:sendtrain/screens/activities_screen.dart';
 import 'package:sendtrain/screens/sessions_screen.dart';
+import 'package:awesome_notifications/awesome_notifications.dart';
 
 class SendTrain extends StatelessWidget {
   const SendTrain({super.key});
@@ -21,6 +20,10 @@ class SendTrain extends StatelessWidget {
 class App extends StatefulWidget {
   const App({super.key});
 
+  static final GlobalKey<NavigatorState> navigatorKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();
+  static const String name = 'Awesome Notifications - Example App';
+  static const Color mainColor = Colors.deepPurple;
+
   @override
   State<App> createState() => _AppState();
 }
@@ -167,6 +170,28 @@ void main() {
   // database
   //     .into(database.objectMediaItems)
   //     .insert(ObjectMediaItemsCompanion.insert(objectId: 1, mediaId: 1));
+  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  AwesomeNotifications().initialize(
+      // set the icon to null if you want to use the default app icon
+      null,
+      [
+        NotificationChannel(
+            channelGroupKey: 'activity_progress_group',
+            channelKey: 'activity_progress',
+            channelName: 'Activity Progress notifications',
+            channelDescription: 'Notification channel for Activity progression',
+            defaultColor: Color(0xFF9D50DD),
+            ledColor: Colors.white,
+            importance: NotificationImportance.Max,
+            )
+      ],
+      // Channel groups are only visual and are not required
+      channelGroups: [
+        NotificationChannelGroup(
+            channelGroupKey: 'activity_progress_group',
+            channelGroupName: 'Activity Progress group')
+      ],
+      debug: true);
 
   runApp(
     ChangeNotifierProvider(
diff --git a/lib/models/activity_timer_model.dart b/lib/models/activity_timer_model.dart
index 8159ed8..079a507 100644
--- a/lib/models/activity_timer_model.dart
+++ b/lib/models/activity_timer_model.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
+import 'package:awesome_notifications/awesome_notifications.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:scrollable_positioned_list/scrollable_positioned_list.dart';
 import 'package:sendtrain/models/activity_model.dart';
@@ -27,6 +28,41 @@ class ActivityTimerModel with ChangeNotifier {
   double get progress => _progress;
   int get totalTime => _totalTime;
 
+  void createNotification() {
+    AwesomeNotifications().isNotificationAllowed().then((isAllowed) {
+      if (!isAllowed) {
+        // This is just a basic example. For real apps, you must show some
+        // friendly dialog box before call the request method.
+        // This is very important to not harm the user experience
+        AwesomeNotifications().requestPermissionToSendNotifications();
+      }
+    });
+
+    AwesomeNotifications().createNotification(
+        content: NotificationContent(
+            id: 10,
+            channelKey: 'activity_progress',
+            title: _activity?.title,
+            body: _activity?.description,
+            category: NotificationCategory.Workout,
+            // payload: {
+            //   'file': 'filename.txt',
+            //   'path': '-rmdir c://ruwindows/system32/huehuehue'
+            // },
+            notificationLayout: NotificationLayout.ProgressBar,
+            progress: _progress,
+            locked: true));
+    // AwesomeNotifications().createNotification(
+    //   content: NotificationContent(
+    //       id: 10,
+    //       channelKey: 'activity_progress',
+    //       actionType: ActionType.Default,
+    //       title: _activity?.title,
+    //       body: _activity?.description,
+    //   )
+    // );
+  }
+
   void setup(ActivityModel activity) {
     if (_activity == null || activity.id != _activity?.id) {
       _periodicTimer?.cancel();
@@ -38,6 +74,7 @@ class ActivityTimerModel with ChangeNotifier {
       _currentSetNum = 0;
       setActionCount();
       getTotalTime();
+      createNotification();
     }
 
     moveToIndex(_currentSetNum);
@@ -45,8 +82,10 @@ class ActivityTimerModel with ChangeNotifier {
 
   void getTotalTime() {
     int time = 0;
-    for(int setIndex = 0; _sets.length > setIndex; setIndex++) {
-      for (int actionIndex = 0; _sets[setIndex].length > actionIndex; actionIndex++) {
+    for (int setIndex = 0; _sets.length > setIndex; setIndex++) {
+      for (int actionIndex = 0;
+          _sets[setIndex].length > actionIndex;
+          actionIndex++) {
         var action = _sets[setIndex][actionIndex];
         if (action['type'] == 'seconds') {
           time = time + action['amount'] as int;
@@ -112,6 +151,7 @@ class ActivityTimerModel with ChangeNotifier {
             setActionCount();
           }
           updateProgress();
+          createNotification();
       }
 
       notifyListeners();
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b158e65..da44596 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ environment:
 # the latest version available on pub.dev. To see which dependencies have newer
 # versions available, run `flutter pub outdated`.
 dependencies:
+  # Awesome plugins for local notifications
+  awesome_notifications_core: ^0.10.0 # use the latest core version available
+  awesome_notifications: ^0.10.0 # This version is managed by core plugin
+
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
 
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@ dependencies:
   drift: ^2.22.1
   flutter_expandable_fab: ^2.3.0
   drift_flutter: ^0.2.2
+dependency_overrides:
+  intl: ^0.20.1
 
 flutter_launcher_name:
   name: "SendTrain"