diff --git a/app.config.ts b/app.config.ts
index 549189d..61554ff 100644
--- a/app.config.ts
+++ b/app.config.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export default ({ config }: ConfigContext): ExpoConfig => ({
   icon: './assets/icon.png',
   userInterfaceStyle: 'automatic',
   newArchEnabled: true,
+  splash: {
+    image: './assets/adaptive-icon.png',
+    resizeMode: 'contain',
+    backgroundColor: '#2484c4',
+  },
   updates: {
     fallbackToCacheTimeout: 0,
   },
diff --git a/src/app/(app)/_layout.tsx b/src/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
index cd8220e..bb20095 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
@@ -60,24 +60,6 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   const lastSignedInStatus = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const parentRef = useRef(null);
 
-  const hideSplash = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (hasHiddenSplash.current) return;
-
-    try {
-      await SplashScreen.hideAsync();
-      hasHiddenSplash.current = true;
-      logger.info({
-        message: 'Splash screen hidden',
-        context: { status },
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.error({
-        message: 'Failed to hide splash screen',
-        context: { error, status },
-      });
-    }
-  }, [status]);
-
   // Initialize push notifications
   usePushNotifications();
 
@@ -164,31 +146,6 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
     hasInitialized: hasInitialized.current,
   });
 
-  // Handle splash screen hiding - only hide when auth status is settled
-  useEffect(() => {
-    logger.info({
-      message: 'Splash screen effect triggered',
-      context: { status, hasHiddenSplash: hasHiddenSplash.current },
-    });
-
-    // Only hide splash when status is settled (not 'idle' or 'loading')
-    if (status === 'signedIn' || status === 'signedOut' || status === 'onboarding') {
-      logger.info({
-        message: 'Auth status settled, hiding splash screen',
-        context: { status },
-      });
-
-      // Add debounce to smooth rendering on slow devices
-      const splashTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        hideSplash();
-      }, 200); // 200ms debounce for optimal performance
-
-      return () => {
-        clearTimeout(splashTimeout);
-      };
-    }
-  }, [status, hideSplash]);
-
   // Handle app initialization - simplified logic
   useEffect(() => {
     const shouldInitialize = status === 'signedIn' && !hasInitialized.current && !isInitializing.current && lastSignedInStatus.current !== 'signedIn';
diff --git a/src/app/_layout.tsx b/src/app/_layout.tsx
index 876f65f..4e654d0 100644
--- a/src/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { uuidv4 } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { appInitializationService } from '@/services/app-initialization.service';
 
 // Prevent the splash screen from auto-hiding before asset loading is complete.
-SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync();
+//SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync();
 
 export { ErrorBoundary } from 'expo-router';
 export const navigationRef = createNavigationContainerRef();