diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/edu/mit/privatekit/MainActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/edu/mit/privatekit/MainActivity.java
index 819550a3ed..b3e75f7bac 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/edu/mit/privatekit/MainActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/edu/mit/privatekit/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 package edu.mit.privatekit;
-
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
+import android.app.Notification;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
+import android.os.Build;
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat.Builder;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 
 public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
+  public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = "10001";
 
   /**
    * Returns the name of the main component registered from JavaScript. This is used to schedule
@@ -12,4 +21,35 @@ public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
   protected String getMainComponentName() {
     return "PrivateKit";
   }
+ 
+  @Override
+  protected void onDestroy() {
+      super.onDestroy();
+      showNotification();
+  }
+
+  private void showNotification() {
+    NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext());
+    mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
+    mBuilder.setContentTitle("Private Kit Enabled")
+            .setContentText("Private Kit is securely storing your GPS coordinates once every five minutes on this device.")
+            .setAutoCancel(false)
+            .setSound(Settings.System.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_URI);
+
+    NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+
+    if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+    {
+        int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
+        NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID, "PRIVATE KIT", importance);
+        notificationChannel.enableLights(true);
+        notificationChannel.enableVibration(true);
+        notificationChannel.setVibrationPattern(new long[]{100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 400, 300, 200, 400});
+        assert mNotificationManager != null;
+        mBuilder.setChannelId(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID);
+        mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(notificationChannel);
+    }
+    assert mNotificationManager != null;
+    mNotificationManager.notify(0 /* Request Code */, mBuilder.build());
+ }
 }