diff --git a/App.js b/App.js
index 799526f..a6dd67b 100644
--- a/App.js
+++ b/App.js
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
 import GlobalState from './contexts/GlobalState.js';
 import NewGroup from './Views/NewGroup.js';
 
+import { Linking } from 'expo';
+
+const handleDeepLink = (url) => {
+  // Handle the deep linking URL here
+  alert('Deep link:', url);
+}
+
+const checkDeepLinking = async () => {
+  // Check if the app was opened by a deep linking URL
+  const initialUrl = await Linking.getInitialURL();
+  if (initialUrl) {
+    handleDeepLink(initialUrl);
+  }
+
+  // Add an event listener to handle deep linking URLs
+  Linking.addEventListener('url', (event) => {
+    handleDeepLink(event.url);
+  });
+}
+
 
 const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator();
 const Stack = createNativeStackNavigator();
@@ -72,7 +92,7 @@ async function registerForPushNotificationsAsync() {
             finalStatus = status;
         }
         if (finalStatus !== 'granted') {
-            alert('Failed to get push token for push notification!');
+            //alert('Failed to get push token for push notification!');
             return;
         }
         token = (await Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync({ projectId: "c2bb4d4e-4d4d-4f34-a873-7cad78c6023c", })).data;
@@ -84,7 +104,7 @@ async function registerForPushNotificationsAsync() {
 
 
 
-const MainNavigation = () => {
+const MainNavigation = ({route}) => {
     const gState = useSnapshot(GlobalState);
     const viewer = gState.me;
     const [expoPushToken, setExpoPushToken] = useState('');
@@ -99,6 +119,7 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
             API.registerToken(token);
             return setExpoPushToken(token);
         });
+        checkDeepLinking();
 
         // This listener is fired whenever a notification is received while the app is foregrounded
         notificationListener.current = Notifications.addNotificationReceivedListener(notification => {
@@ -170,8 +191,8 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                 component={NewPostView}
                 options={{
                     tabBarLabel: '',//i18n.t('message.statusUpdate'),
-                    tabBarIcon: ({ color }) => (
-                        <MaterialIcons name="add" color="#fff" size={26} />
+                    tabBarIcon: ({ color, route }) => (
+                        <MaterialIcons name={true !== "NewPost" ? "add" : "send"} color="#fff" size={26} />
                     ),
                     tabBarButton: (props) => (
                         <TouchableOpacity 
@@ -194,6 +215,18 @@ const MainNavigation = () => {
                     ),
                     header: () => { <></> },
                 }}
+                listeners={({ navigation, route }) => ({
+                    tabPress: e => {
+                        //console.log("listener", route)
+                        if(route.name !== "NewPost"){
+                            // Target current profile if one in route
+                            navigation.navigate('NewPost', {toProfile: route.params?.profileid});
+                        } else {
+                            //Send function on child 
+                            navigation.navigate('NewPost', {toProfile: route.params?.profileid, sendNow: true});
+                        }
+                    },
+                })}
             />
             <Tab.Screen
                 name="Courses"
diff --git a/Views/NewPost.js b/Views/NewPost.js
index 1a5434a..8b07e9b 100644
--- a/Views/NewPost.js
+++ b/Views/NewPost.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ let NewPostView = (props) => {
     const navigation = useNavigation();
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        console.log(props)
         let subscribed = true;
         const getProfileData = async () => {
             if (!props.route.params?.toProfile) return 0;
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ let NewPostView = (props) => {
                 if (!subscribed) return 0;
                 setToProfile(profileObj);
             });
+            if(props.route.params?.sendNow){
+                console.log("sending from tab bar button")
+                await handleNewPostButton()
+            }
         };
         getProfileData();
         return () => {
             subscribed = false;
         }
-    }, []);
+    }, [props.route.params?.sendNow]);
 
     const pickImage = async () => {
         // No permissions request is necessary for launching the image library
diff --git a/eas.json b/eas.json
index 7a6f4b0..d9f0e3c 100644
--- a/eas.json
+++ b/eas.json
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@
     "preview": {
       "distribution": "internal"
     },
-    "production": {}
+    "production": {},
+    "development-simulator": {
+      "developmentClient": true,
+      "distribution": "internal",
+      "ios": {
+        "simulator": true
+      }
+    }
   },
   "submit": {
     "production": {}
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6d26d39..2c68666 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "~1.17.3",
+        "@react-native-community/netinfo": "9.3.5",
         "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.2.0",
         "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.8",
         "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.5.0",
@@ -4379,6 +4380,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@react-native-community/netinfo": {
+      "version": "9.3.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native-community/netinfo/-/netinfo-9.3.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Mqbh/J8YCfc+EqSjq5OJn2USmcD8On4048pKEfyCsCDty3lQs1SNcmHqJdu9idNU2v//aM73T8F+re59cf78Ig==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react-native": ">=0.59"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@react-native/assets": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native/assets/-/assets-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -16378,6 +16387,12 @@
         "joi": "^17.2.1"
       }
     },
+    "@react-native-community/netinfo": {
+      "version": "9.3.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native-community/netinfo/-/netinfo-9.3.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Mqbh/J8YCfc+EqSjq5OJn2USmcD8On4048pKEfyCsCDty3lQs1SNcmHqJdu9idNU2v//aM73T8F+re59cf78Ig==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "@react-native/assets": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native/assets/-/assets-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6abbdab..65368fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "react-native-vector-icons": "^9.1.0",
     "react-native-web": "~0.18.7",
     "react-native-webview": "11.23.1",
-    "valtio": "^1.4.0"
+    "valtio": "^1.4.0",
+    "@react-native-community/netinfo": "9.3.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.19.3"