diff --git a/API.js b/API.js
index 5762d4d..88d9f71 100644
--- a/API.js
+++ b/API.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ let getProfileFromCache = async (id, refresh=false) => {
         return userNameCache[id];
     if (working_on[id] && !refresh)
         return working_on[id];
-        console.log(id, "not in cache, getting...")
+        //console.log(id, "not in cache, getting...")
     working_on[id] = getCall("/user/" + id)
     return working_on[id];
 }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ let getProfileFromCache = async (id, refresh=false) => {
 const API = {
     isLoggedIn: async () => {
         return getCall().then((data) => {
-            console.log("isLoggedIn", data)
+            //console.log("isLoggedIn", data)
             if (data && data.status && data.status === 'ok') {
                 CurrentUserId = data.userInfo._id;
                 CurrentProfile = data.profileInfo._id;
diff --git a/App.js b/App.js
index fb26bb7..3af1eea 100644
--- a/App.js
+++ b/App.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { createMaterialBottomTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/material-bottom-tabs';
+import { createBottomTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs';
 import { Provider as PaperProvider, DefaultTheme, } from 'react-native-paper';
 import MaterialIcons from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialIcons';
 import Login from "./Views/Login.js"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import * as Notifications from 'expo-notifications';
 import API from './API.js';
 
 
-const Tab = createMaterialBottomTabNavigator();
+const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator();
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator();
 const theme = {
     ...DefaultTheme,
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
         <Tab.Navigator initialRouteName="Home"
             activeColor="#0d6efd"
             inactiveColor="#FFFFFF"
-            barStyle={{ backgroundColor: '#000000' }}>
+            barStyle={{ backgroundColor: '#000000' }}
+        >
             <Tab.Screen
                 name="Feed"
                 component={Feed}
@@ -115,13 +117,14 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="home" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
                 listeners={({ navigation, route }) => ({
                     tabPress: e => {
                         navigation.navigate('Feed')
                     },
                 })}
+                
             />
             <Tab.Screen
                 name="Notifications"
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="notifications" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
             />
             <Tab.Screen
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="search" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
             />
             <Tab.Screen
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="groups" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
             />
             <Tab.Screen
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="subscriptions" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
             />
 
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
                         <MaterialIcons name="logout" color={color} size={26} />
                     ),
-                    tabBarBadge: false
+                    header: ()=>{<></>},
                 }}
             />
         </Tab.Navigator>
diff --git a/Views/Courses.js b/Views/Courses.js
index 92a5d4a..c9caeb4 100644
--- a/Views/Courses.js
+++ b/Views/Courses.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { ScrollView, ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet, SafeAreaView, FlatList } fro
 import { Title } from 'react-native-paper';
 import API from "../API";
 import CourseCard from "../components/CourseCard";
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 
 const getCourses = async (profileObj) => {
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ const getCourses = async (profileObj) => {
 }
 
 const Courses = () => {
-    const [Me, setMeProfile] = React.useState({});
+    const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
+    const viewer = gState.me;
     const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = React.useState('');
     const [groups, setGroups] = React.useState([]);
     const [popular, setPopular] = React.useState([]);
@@ -56,12 +59,7 @@ const Courses = () => {
     const [queryTimer, setQueryTimer] = React.useState(0);
 
     useEffect(async () => {
-        let Me = await API.getMe();
-        setMeProfile(Me);
-        //API.getCourses('').then((data) => {
-        //    setGroups(data.groups || []);
-        //});
-        let r = await getCourses(Me);
+        let r = await getCourses(viewer);
         setGroups(r.courses || []);
         setPopular(r.popular || []);
         setWatching(r.watching || []);
diff --git a/Views/Feed.js b/Views/Feed.js
index 6b8a888..2ea2967 100644
--- a/Views/Feed.js
+++ b/Views/Feed.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { View, ActivityIndicator, StyleSheet, SafeAreaView, FlatList } from 'rea
 import API from './../API.js';
 import Post from './../components/Post.js';
 import NewPost from "./../components/NewPost.js";
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
 
@@ -27,27 +29,30 @@ const getFeed = async () => {
 }
 
 let Feed = ({ navigation, route }) => {
-    let [Me, setMeProfile] = useState({});
     let [Posts, setPosts] = useState([]);
+    console.log("Render Feed");
     useEffect(async () => {
         let loggedIn = await API.isLoggedIn();
         if(!loggedIn) return navigation.navigate('Login');
-        let cacheFeed = await getFeed() || [];
-        setPosts(cacheFeed);
-        let r = await API.getMe();
-        setMeProfile(r);
         if (route.params && route.params.profileid) {
             navigation.navigate('Profile', { profileid: route.params.profileid })
-        } else {
-            let posts = await API.getPosts();
-            setPosts(posts);
-            storeFeed(posts);
         }
+        API.getMe().then((me) => {
+            GlobalState.me = me;
+        });
+        console.log("Feed from cache")
+        let cacheFeed = await getFeed() || [];
+        if(cacheFeed.length) setPosts(cacheFeed);
+        console.log("Feed from server")
+        let posts = await API.getPosts();
+        setPosts(posts);
+        storeFeed(posts);
+        console.log("Feed, end useEffect")
     }, [route.params]);
     const renderPost = (({ item }) => {
         if (item.nonOrganicType === 'PopularUsers' || item.nonOrganicType === 'PopularGroups')
             return (<></>);
-        return (<Post post={item} viewer={Me} />);
+        return (<Post post={item} />);
     });
 
 
diff --git a/Views/NotificationsView.js b/Views/NotificationsView.js
index 483783c..467c56f 100644
--- a/Views/NotificationsView.js
+++ b/Views/NotificationsView.js
@@ -5,18 +5,15 @@ import { Card } from 'react-native-paper';
 import API from '../API.js';
 import Post from '../components/Post.js';
 import Moment from 'moment';
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 let NotificationsView = ({ navigation, route }) => {
-    let [Me, setMeProfile] = useState({});
-    let [notifications, setNotifications] = useState([]);
-    useEffect(async () => {
-        let r = await API.getMe();
-        setMeProfile(r);
-        setNotifications(r.notifications)
-    }, [route.params]);
+    const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
+    const viewer = gState.me;
     const renderNotification = (({ item }) => {
         const gotToPost = () => {
-            navigation.navigate('SinglePost', { postid: item.postid, viewer: Me });
+            navigation.navigate('SinglePost', { postid: item.postid });
         };
         return (
             <Card style={{ margin: 3 }} onPress={gotToPost}>
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ let NotificationsView = ({ navigation, route }) => {
         <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
             <View>
                 <FlatList
-                    data={notifications.reverse().slice(0, 10)}
+                    data={[...viewer.notifications].reverse().slice(0, 10)}
                     renderItem={renderNotification}
                     keyExtractor={item => item.ts}
                 />
diff --git a/Views/Profile.js b/Views/Profile.js
index 9f5310e..a441123 100644
--- a/Views/Profile.js
+++ b/Views/Profile.js
@@ -27,14 +27,11 @@ const getProfilePosts = async (profileid) => {
 }
 
 let Profile = ({ navigation, route }) => {
-    let [Me, setMeProfile] = useState({});
     let [Posts, setPosts] = useState([]);
     let [profile, setProfile] = useState({});
 
     useEffect(async () => {
         setPosts([]);
-        let r = await API.getMe();
-        setMeProfile(r);
         if (route.params && route.params.profileid) {
             console.log('Loading Cache Profile:' + route.params.profileid);
             getProfilePosts(route.params.profileid).then(setPosts);
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ let Profile = ({ navigation, route }) => {
     const renderPost = (({ item }) => {
         if (item.nonOrganicType)
             return (<></>);
-        return (<Post post={item} viewer={Me} />);
+        return (<Post post={item} />);
     });
     const header = (
         <View>
diff --git a/Views/SinglePost.js b/Views/SinglePost.js
index 21bc517..b03ee09 100644
--- a/Views/SinglePost.js
+++ b/Views/SinglePost.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let SinglePost = ({ route }) => {
     }, [route]);
     return (post._id ? (
         <ScrollView>
-        <Post post={post} viewer={route.params.viewer} />
+        <Post post={post}/>
         </ScrollView>
     ) : null);
 };
diff --git a/components/Comment.js b/components/Comment.js
index abbe94e..9422fc1 100644
--- a/components/Comment.js
+++ b/components/Comment.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import { Text, View, ScrollView, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 import { FAB, Button, Card, Title, IconButton } from 'react-native-paper';
 import API from './../API.js';
 import UserName from './UserName.js';
-import Media from './Media.js';
-import AwesomeIcon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome';
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 
-let Comment = ({ comment, postid, viewer }) => {
+let Comment = ({ comment, postid }) => {
+    const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
+    const viewer = gState.me;
     let [likes, changeLikes] = useState(Object.keys(comment.reactions).length);
     const newCommentReaction = () => {
         if (!comment.reactions[viewer._id]) {
diff --git a/components/Post.js b/components/Post.js
index 77abf53..de51347 100644
--- a/components/Post.js
+++ b/components/Post.js
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ import Media from './Media.js';
 import Comment from "./Comment";
 import NewComment from './NewComment.js';
 import Moment from 'moment';
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 let Post = (props) => {
-    const viewer = props.viewer;
+    const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
+    const viewer = gState.me;
     let [showCommentsB, changeshowCommentsB] = useState(false);
     let [post, changePost] = useState(props.post);
     let [likes, changeLikes] = useState(Object.keys(post.reactions).length);
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ let Post = (props) => {
         }
     }
     const renderComment = ({ item }) => (
-        <Comment comment={item} viewer={viewer} postid={post._id} />
+        <Comment comment={item} postid={post._id} />
     );
     return (
         <Card style={styles.card}>
diff --git a/components/VideoPlayer.js b/components/VideoPlayer.js
index 283a2cd..4ab36f8 100644
--- a/components/VideoPlayer.js
+++ b/components/VideoPlayer.js
@@ -2,38 +2,27 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, StyleSheet, Button } from 'react-native';
 import { Video, AVPlaybackStatus } from 'expo-av';
 import API from '../API';
+import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+import GlobalState from '../contexts/GlobalState.js';
 
 const VideoPlayer = ({ videosFiles, videoId }) => {
-  //console.log(videosFiles)
-  let chosenVideo = []; //rendition
+  const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
+  const viewer = gState.me;
+  let chosenVideo = []; 
   videosFiles.forEach((f) => {
     if (f.rendition === 'adaptive') chosenVideo.push(f);
   });
   const video = React.useRef(null);
   const [status, setStatus] = React.useState({});
-  const [Me, setMeProfile] = React.useState({});
 
   React.useEffect( async ()=>{
-    await API.getMe().then(setMeProfile);
     setTimeout(()=>{
-      if(Me.data && Me.data[videoId]){
-        //video.setPositionAsync(Me.data[videoId].time*1000);
-        //status.positionMillis = Me.data[videoId].time*1000;
-        //setStatus({...status});
-        video.current.setPositionAsync(Me.data[videoId].time*1000);
+      if(viewer.data && viewer.data[videoId]){
+        video.current.setPositionAsync(viewer.data[videoId].time*1000);
       }
-      
-      //status.isPlaying = true;
-      
-      //playAsync();
-      
-    }, 5000)
+    }, 5000);
   }, [])
 
-  console.log(status)
-
-  //console.log(status)
-
   return (
     <Video
       ref={video}
diff --git a/contexts/GlobalState.js b/contexts/GlobalState.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5eb87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexts/GlobalState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { proxy, useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
+
+const GlobalState = proxy({ 
+    me: {}, 
+    profiles: {},
+});
+
+export  default GlobalState;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 648ae2d..2f1f615 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2124,6 +2124,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native/polyfills/-/polyfills-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-0jbp4RxjYopTsIdLl+/Fy2TiwVYHy4mgeu07DG4b/LyM0OS/+lPP5c9sbnt/AMlnF6qz2JRZpPpGw1eMNS6A4w=="
     },
+    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": {
+      "version": "6.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/bottom-tabs/-/bottom-tabs-6.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MNwXbybjapRFZJtO+fNu5YuTYQGzzYAUIF4IsY2+ZBXoCRpzuDq8gXV7ChKDJaaTeX39IoDUng3qGXbvtVcivA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@react-navigation/elements": "^1.3.1",
+        "color": "^3.1.3",
+        "warn-once": "^0.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@react-navigation/core": {
       "version": "6.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/core/-/core-6.1.1.tgz",
@@ -6813,6 +6823,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "proxy-compare": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-compare/-/proxy-compare-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wapJ3h/w8fRSyPEG0y2WMV+tf9xwvj3nxM6aHVuPEOwKs/t5xLSKZb44ubNTiqq2T6lmEMHEWGMTaU2L6ddaFA=="
+    },
     "pump": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pump/-/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8528,6 +8543,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
     },
+    "valtio": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/valtio/-/valtio-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mKFSkBwHjmspIfaoLwAElSZvNC0A6eRbA7iM7Tx8kIxnrLYBIaaOMcztdIPLVrG4QHUQov0XwmoxeJIvqKFoWA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "proxy-compare": "2.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "vary": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f3a5f7..b9a4db6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "~1.15.0",
+    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.2.0",
     "@react-navigation/material-bottom-tabs": "^6.1.1",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.8",
     "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.5.0",
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
     "react-native-screens": "^3.13.1",
     "react-native-vector-icons": "^9.1.0",
     "react-native-web": "0.17.1",
-    "react-native-webview": "^11.17.2"
+    "react-native-webview": "^11.17.2",
+    "valtio": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.12.9"