diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 765baae..0f0d84f 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 . "$(dirname -- "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
+npx expo-doctor
+
 yarn pre-commit
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/home.tsx b/app/(tabs)/home.tsx
index 5560c93..5717dc2 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/home.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/home.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Link } from "expo-router";
 import React from "react";
 import { Text, TouchableOpacity, ScrollView, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 
+import { onDisplayNotification } from "@/utils/helpers/notification";
+
 //TODO: this is homepage of the app
 //TODO: add a notification icon
 //TODO: it will have details of the society, details of the resident, details of the flat, details of the family members, details of the parking, details of the utilities, details of the maintenance, details of the bills, details of the orders, details of the payments, details of the receipts, details of the complaints, details of the suggestions, details of the feedbacks, details of the polls, details of the announcements, details of the notices, details of the chats, details of the events, details of the posts, details of the category, details of the community, details of the account, details of the index
@@ -41,11 +43,18 @@ const Home = () => {
         </TouchableOpacity>
       </Link>
 
-      <Link href="/visitor" asChild>
+      {/* <Link href="/visitor" asChild>
         <TouchableOpacity style={styles.button}>
           <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Visitors</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>
-      </Link>
+      </Link> */}
+
+      <TouchableOpacity
+        style={styles.button}
+        onPress={() => onDisplayNotification()}
+      >
+        <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Display Notification</Text>
+      </TouchableOpacity>
     </ScrollView>
   );
 };
diff --git a/eas.json b/eas.json
index 899b198..3b9c918 100644
--- a/eas.json
+++ b/eas.json
@@ -1,19 +1,34 @@
 {
   "cli": {
-    "version": ">= 7.0.0"
+    "version": ">= 5.9.3"
   },
   "build": {
     "development": {
+      "ios": { "image": "latest" },
       "developmentClient": true,
       "distribution": "internal",
-      "channel": "development"
+      "channel": "preview",
+      "credentialsSource": "remote"
+    },
+    "preview-apk": {
+      "android": {
+        "buildType": "apk",
+        "resourceClass": "large",
+        "credentialsSource": "remote",
+        "image": "auto"
+      },
+      "channel": "preview-apk"
     },
     "preview": {
       "distribution": "internal",
-      "channel": "preview"
+      "channel": "preview",
+      "ios": {
+        "simulator": false
+      }
     },
     "production": {
-      "channel": "production"
+      "channel": "production",
+      "credentialsSource": "remote"
     }
   },
   "submit": {
diff --git a/hooks/notificationHelpers.ts b/hooks/notificationHelpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c51d305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/notificationHelpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import notifee, { AndroidStyle } from "@notifee/react-native";
+
+import {
+  BigTextNotificationProps,
+  InboxNotificationProps,
+  MessageNotificationProps,
+  PictureNotificationProps,
+  SimpleNotificationProps,
+} from "./notificationInterfaces";
+
+export async function displaySimpleNotification(
+  props: SimpleNotificationProps,
+) {
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    ...props.config,
+    id: props.id,
+    name: props.id,
+    vibration: true,
+    vibrationPattern: [500, 300],
+    sound: "notify",
+  });
+
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    title: props.title,
+    body: props.body,
+    id: props.id,
+    ...props.notificationConfig,
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      ...props.notificationConfig?.android,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function displayPictureNotification(
+  props: PictureNotificationProps,
+) {
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    ...props.config,
+    id: props.id,
+    name: `Residentron channel`,
+    vibration: true,
+    vibrationPattern: [500, 300],
+    sound: "notify",
+  });
+
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    ...props.notificationConfig,
+    title: props.title,
+    body: props.body,
+    id: props.id,
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      style: {
+        type: AndroidStyle.BIGPICTURE,
+        picture: props.picture,
+      },
+      ...props.notificationConfig?.android,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function displayMessageNotification(
+  props: MessageNotificationProps,
+) {
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    ...props.config,
+    id: props.id,
+    vibration: true,
+    vibrationPattern: [500, 300],
+    name: `Residentron channel`,
+    sound: "notify",
+  });
+
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    ...props.notificationConfig,
+    title: props.title,
+    body: props.body,
+    id: props.id,
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      style: {
+        type: AndroidStyle.MESSAGING,
+        person: props.person,
+        messages: props.messages,
+      },
+      ...props.notificationConfig?.android,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function displayInboxNotification(props: InboxNotificationProps) {
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    ...props.config,
+    id: props.id,
+    name: `Residentron`,
+    vibration: true,
+    vibrationPattern: [500, 300],
+    sound: "notify",
+  });
+
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    ...props.notificationConfig,
+    title: props.title,
+    body: props.body,
+    id: props.id,
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      style: {
+        type: AndroidStyle.INBOX,
+        lines: props.messages,
+      },
+      ...props.notificationConfig?.android,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function displayTextNotification(props: BigTextNotificationProps) {
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    ...props.config,
+    id: props.id,
+    name: `Residentron channel`,
+    vibration: true,
+    vibrationPattern: [500, 300],
+    sound: "notify",
+  });
+
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    ...props.notificationConfig,
+    title: props.title,
+    body: props.body,
+    id: props.id,
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      style: {
+        type: AndroidStyle.BIGTEXT,
+        text: props.text,
+      },
+      ...props.notificationConfig?.android,
+    },
+  });
+}
diff --git a/hooks/notificationInterfaces.ts b/hooks/notificationInterfaces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..617a23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/notificationInterfaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {
+  AndroidChannel,
+  Notification,
+  AndroidMessagingStyleMessage,
+  AndroidPerson,
+} from "@notifee/react-native";
+
+export interface MessageNotificationProps {
+  id: string;
+  config?: Omit<Omit<AndroidChannel, "id">, "channel">;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  notificationConfig?: Omit<Omit<Notification, "title">, "body">;
+  messages: AndroidMessagingStyleMessage[];
+  person: AndroidPerson;
+}
+export interface PictureNotificationProps {
+  id: string;
+  config?: Omit<Omit<AndroidChannel, "id">, "channel">;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  notificationConfig?: Omit<Omit<Notification, "title">, "body">;
+  picture: string;
+}
+
+export interface InboxNotificationProps {
+  id: string;
+  config?: Omit<Omit<AndroidChannel, "id">, "channel">;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  notificationConfig?: Omit<Omit<Notification, "title">, "body">;
+  messages: string[];
+}
+
+export interface SimpleNotificationProps {
+  id: string;
+  config?: Omit<Omit<AndroidChannel, "id">, "channel">;
+  title?: string;
+  body?: string;
+  notificationConfig?: Omit<Omit<Notification, "title">, "body">;
+}
+
+export interface BigTextNotificationProps {
+  id: string;
+  config?: Omit<Omit<AndroidChannel, "id">, "channel">;
+  title: string;
+  body: string;
+  notificationConfig?: Omit<Omit<Notification, "title">, "body">;
+  text: string;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea3660f..ffa4218 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.2",
     "@expo/webpack-config": "~19.0.1",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4.6.1",
+    "@notifee/react-native": "^7.8.2",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "1.21.0",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.2",
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
diff --git a/utils/helpers/notification.ts b/utils/helpers/notification.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a04b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/helpers/notification.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import notifee from "@notifee/react-native";
+
+export async function onDisplayNotification() {
+  // Request permissions (required for iOS)
+  await notifee.requestPermission();
+
+  // Create a channel (required for Android)
+  const channelId = await notifee.createChannel({
+    id: "default",
+    name: "Default Channel",
+  });
+
+  // Display a notification
+  await notifee.displayNotification({
+    title: "Notification Title",
+    body: "Main body content of the notification",
+    android: {
+      channelId,
+      // optional, defaults to 'ic_launcher'.
+      // pressAction is needed if you want the notification to open the app when pressed
+      pressAction: {
+        id: "default",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// export async function sendPushNotification(expoPushToken: string) {
+//   const message = {
+//     to: expoPushToken,
+//     sound: "default",
+//     title: "Original Title",
+//     body: "And here is the body!",
+//     data: { data: "goes here" },
+//   };
+
+//   await fetch("https://exp.host/--/api/v2/push/send", {
+//     method: "POST",
+//     headers: {
+//       Accept: "application/json",
+//       "Accept-encoding": "gzip, deflate",
+//       "Content-Type": "application/json",
+//     },
+//     body: JSON.stringify(message),
+//   });
+// }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9846bec..02b90f6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2076,6 +2076,11 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
+"@notifee/react-native@^7.8.2":
+  version "7.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@notifee/react-native/-/react-native-7.8.2.tgz#72d3199ae830b4128ddaef3c1c2f11604759c9c4"
+  integrity sha512-VG4IkWJIlOKqXwa3aExC3WFCVCGCC9BA55Ivg0SMRfEs+ruvYy/zlLANcrVGiPtgkUEryXDhA8SXx9+JcO8oLA==
+
 "@npmcli/fs@^1.0.0":
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@npmcli/fs/-/fs-1.1.1.tgz#72f719fe935e687c56a4faecf3c03d06ba593257"