added login and started adding rest api

app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx

@@ -2,58 +2,64 @@ import { Tabs } from "expo-router";
 import { useColorScheme } from "react-native";
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 
-const LIGHT = { bg: "#FFFFFF", border: "#E8E2D5", active: "#C4622D", inactive: "#8A8278" };
+
-const DARK  = { bg: "#161513", border: "#2C2A27", active: "#E07B45", inactive: "#706D67" };
+
+const LIGHT_TAB = {
+    bg:       "#FFFFFF",
+    border:   "#E8E2D5",
+    active:   "#C4622D",
+    inactive: "#8A8278",
+};
+const DARK_TAB = {
+    bg:       "#161513",
+    border:   "#2C2A27",
+    active:   "#E07B45",
+    inactive: "#706D67",
+};
 
 export default function TabLayout() {
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
+    const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
+    const tab  = dark ? DARK_TAB : LIGHT_TAB;
-    const c = dark ? DARK : LIGHT;
 
     return (
         <Tabs
-            screenOptions={{
+            screenOptions={({ route }) => ({
                 headerShown: false,
                 tabBarStyle: {
-                    backgroundColor: c.bg,
+                    backgroundColor: tab.bg,
-                    borderTopColor: c.border,
+                    borderTopColor:  tab.border,
-                    borderTopWidth: 1,
+                    borderTopWidth:  1,
-                    height: 64,
+                    height:          60,
-                    paddingBottom: 10,
+                    paddingBottom:   8,
-                    paddingTop: 6,
+                    paddingTop:      6,
                 },
-                tabBarActiveTintColor:   c.active,
+                tabBarActiveTintColor:   tab.active,
-                tabBarInactiveTintColor: c.inactive,
+                tabBarInactiveTintColor: tab.inactive,
-                tabBarLabelStyle: { fontSize: 11, fontWeight: "600" },
+                tabBarLabelStyle: {
-            }}
+                    fontSize:      10,
+                    fontWeight:    "600",
+                    letterSpacing: 0.3,
+                },
+                tabBarIcon: ({ focused, color, size }) => {
+                    const icons: Record<string, { active: any; inactive: any }> = {
+                        index:   { active: "bookmark",      inactive: "bookmark-outline" },
+                        all:     { active: "compass",       inactive: "compass-outline" },
+                        profile: { active: "person-circle", inactive: "person-circle-outline" },
+                    };
+                    const set = icons[route.name] ?? icons.index;
+                    return (
+                        <Ionicons
+                            name={focused ? set.active : set.inactive}
+                            size={focused ? size + 1 : size}
+                            color={color}
+                        />
+                    );
+                },
+            })}
         >
-            <Tabs.Screen
+            <Tabs.Screen name="index"   options={{ title: "My Feed" }} />
-                name="index"
+            <Tabs.Screen name="all"     options={{ title: "Discover" }} />
-                options={{
+            <Tabs.Screen name="profile" options={{ title: "Profile" }} />
-                    title: "Subscribed",
-                    tabBarIcon: ({ focused, color, size }) => (
-                        <Ionicons name={focused ? "bookmark" : "bookmark-outline"} size={size} color={color} />
-                    ),
-                }}
-            />
-            <Tabs.Screen
-                name="all"
-                options={{
-                    title: "All",
-                    tabBarIcon: ({ focused, color, size }) => (
-                        <Ionicons name={focused ? "compass" : "compass-outline"} size={size} color={color} />
-                    ),
-                }}
-            />
-            <Tabs.Screen
-                name="profile"
-                options={{
-                    title: "Profile",
-                    tabBarIcon: ({ focused, color, size }) => (
-                        <Ionicons name={focused ? "person-circle" : "person-circle-outline"} size={size} color={color} />
-                    ),
-                }}
-            />
         </Tabs>
     );
-}
+}

app/_layout.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import "../globals.css";
 import { Stack } from "expo-router";
+import {AuthProvider} from "@/context/AuthContext";
+import {SafeAreaProvider} from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 
 export default function RootLayout() {
-    return <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />;
+    return (
+        <AuthProvider>
+            <SafeAreaProvider>
+                <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />
+            </SafeAreaProvider>
+        </AuthProvider>
+    );
 }

components/CollapsibleCategory.tsx

@@ -1,44 +1,72 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
-    View,
+    View, Text, TouchableOpacity,
-    Text,
+    ActivityIndicator, LayoutAnimation, useColorScheme,
-    TouchableOpacity,
-    Animated,
-    LayoutAnimation,
-    Platform,
-    UIManager,
-    useColorScheme,
 } from "react-native";
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
-import ExpandableItem, { FeedItem } from "./ExpandableItem";
+import { Entry, entriesApi } from "../services/api";
+import ExpandableItem from "./ExpandableItem";
 
-if (Platform.OS === "android") {
+// ─── Props ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental?.(true);
+// items removed — now fetched from API using groupName
-}
 
-export interface Category {
+export interface CollapsibleCategoryProps {
-    id: string;
+    id:           string;
-    label: string;
+    label:        string;
-    icon: keyof typeof Ionicons.glyphMap;
+    icon:         keyof typeof Ionicons.glyphMap;
-    color: string;       // accent hex for the icon badge
+    color:        string;
-    darkColor: string;
+    darkColor:    string;
-    items: FeedItem[];
+    groupName:    string;   // passed to /entries?groupName=
-}
-
-interface CollapsibleCategoryProps {
-    category: Category;
     defaultOpen?: boolean;
 }
 
+// ─── Component ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export default function CollapsibleCategory({
-                                                category,
+                                                label,
+                                                icon,
+                                                color,
+                                                darkColor,
+                                                groupName,
                                                 defaultOpen = false,
                                             }: CollapsibleCategoryProps) {
-    const [open, setOpen] = useState(defaultOpen);
+    const dark        = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
+    const accentColor = dark ? darkColor : color;
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
 
-    const accentColor = dark ? category.darkColor : category.color;
+    const [open,    setOpen]    = useState(defaultOpen);
+    const [items,   setItems]   = useState<Entry[]>([]);
+    const [page,    setPage]    = useState(0);
+    const [hasMore, setHasMore] = useState(true);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+    const [error,   setError]   = useState("");
+
+    const initialised = useRef(false);
+
+    const fetchPage = useCallback(async (pageNum: number) => {
+        if (loading) return;
+        setLoading(true);
+        setError("");
+        try {
+            const data = await entriesApi.getEntries({ groupName, page: pageNum });
+            setItems((prev) =>
+                pageNum === 0 ? data.content : [...prev, ...data.content]
+            );
+            setHasMore(!data.last);
+            setPage(pageNum);
+        } catch {
+            setError("Couldn't load entries. Tap to retry.");
+        } finally {
+            setLoading(false);
+        }
+    }, [groupName, loading]);
+
+    // Fetch first page the first time the accordion opens
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (open && !initialised.current) {
+            initialised.current = true;
+            fetchPage(0);
+        }
+    }, [open]);
 
     const toggle = () => {
         LayoutAnimation.configureNext({
@@ -51,23 +79,23 @@ export default function CollapsibleCategory({
 
     return (
         <View className="mb-4">
+            {/* ── Header — untouched from your original ── */}
             <TouchableOpacity
                 onPress={toggle}
                 activeOpacity={0.8}
                 className={`
-          mx-4 flex-row items-center px-4 py-3.5 rounded-2xl
+                    mx-4 flex-row items-center px-4 py-3.5 rounded-2xl
-          ${dark
+                    ${dark
                     ? "bg-obsidian-50 border border-border-dark"
                     : "bg-parchment-100 border border-border-light"
                 }
-        `}
+                `}
             >
-                {/* Icon badge */}
                 <View
                     className="w-8 h-8 rounded-xl items-center justify-center mr-3"
                     style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor + "25" }}
                 >
-                    <Ionicons name={category.icon} size={16} color={accentColor} />
+                    <Ionicons name={icon} size={16} color={accentColor} />
                 </View>
 
                 <Text
@@ -75,20 +103,24 @@ export default function CollapsibleCategory({
                         dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
                     }`}
                 >
-                    {category.label}
+                    {label}
                 </Text>
 
-                {/* Count badge */}
+                {/* Count badge — shows loaded count, spins while first load */}
                 <View
                     className="px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full mr-3"
                     style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor + "20" }}
                 >
-                    <Text
+                    {loading && items.length === 0 ? (
-                        className="text-xs font-sans font-semibold"
+                        <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={accentColor} style={{ width: 24 }} />
-                        style={{ color: accentColor }}
+                    ) : (
-                    >
+                        <Text
-                        {category.items.length}
+                            className="text-xs font-sans font-semibold"
-                    </Text>
+                            style={{ color: accentColor }}
+                        >
+                            {items.length}
+                        </Text>
+                    )}
                 </View>
 
                 <Ionicons
@@ -98,12 +130,62 @@ export default function CollapsibleCategory({
                 />
             </TouchableOpacity>
 
-            {/* Items */}
+            {/* ── Body ── */}
             {open && (
                 <View className="mt-2">
-                    {category.items.map((item) => (
+                    {/* Error */}
+                    {error !== "" && (
+                        <TouchableOpacity
+                            onPress={() => fetchPage(page)}
+                            className="mx-4 py-4 items-center"
+                        >
+                            <Text className={`text-sm font-sans ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                {error}
+                            </Text>
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    )}
+
+                    {/* Items — same ExpandableItem you already have */}
+                    {items.map((item) => (
                         <ExpandableItem key={item.id} item={item} />
                     ))}
+
+                    {/* Load more */}
+                    {hasMore && items.length > 0 && (
+                        <TouchableOpacity
+                            onPress={() => fetchPage(page + 1)}
+                            disabled={loading}
+                            className={`mx-4 mt-1 mb-1 py-3 rounded-2xl border items-center ${
+                                dark
+                                    ? "bg-obsidian-50 border-border-dark"
+                                    : "bg-parchment-100 border-border-light"
+                            }`}
+                            activeOpacity={0.7}
+                        >
+                            {loading ? (
+                                <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={accentColor} />
+                            ) : (
+                                <View className="flex-row items-center gap-1.5">
+                                    <Ionicons name="chevron-down" size={13} color={accentColor} />
+                                    <Text
+                                        className="text-xs font-sans font-semibold"
+                                        style={{ color: accentColor }}
+                                    >
+                                        Load more
+                                    </Text>
+                                </View>
+                            )}
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    )}
+
+                    {/* End of list */}
+                    {!hasMore && items.length > 0 && (
+                        <Text className={`text-center text-xs font-sans py-3 ${
+                            dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
+                        }`}>
+                            All {items.length} entries loaded
+                        </Text>
+                    )}
                 </View>
             )}
         </View>

components/ExpandableItem.tsx

@@ -1,39 +1,34 @@
-import React, { useState, useRef } from "react";
+import React, { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
-    View,
+    Animated, LayoutAnimation, Linking,
-    Text,
+    Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity,
-    TouchableOpacity,
+    UIManager, View, useColorScheme,
-    Animated,
-    LayoutAnimation,
-    Platform,
-    UIManager,
-    useColorScheme,
 } from "react-native";
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
+import { Entry } from "../services/api";
 
-// Enable LayoutAnimation on Android idk honestly probably ok?
 if (Platform.OS === "android") {
     UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental?.(true);
 }
 
-export interface FeedItem {
+function formatDate(iso: string): string {
-    id: string;
+    try {
-    title: string;
+        return new Date(iso).toLocaleDateString("en-GB", {
-    author: string;
+            day: "numeric", month: "short", year: "numeric",
-    timestamp: string;
+        });
-    tag: string;
+    } catch {
-    paragraphs: string[];
+        return iso;
+    }
 }
 
-interface ExpandableItemProps {
+function fileName(path: string): string {
-    item: FeedItem;
+    return path.split(/[\\/]/).pop() ?? path;
 }
 
-export default function ExpandableItem({ item }: ExpandableItemProps) {
+export default function ExpandableItem({ item }: { item: Entry }) {
     const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
     const rotateAnim = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
+    const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
 
     const toggle = () => {
         LayoutAnimation.configureNext({
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ export default function ExpandableItem({ item }: ExpandableItemProps) {
     };
 
     const chevronRotation = rotateAnim.interpolate({
-        inputRange: [0, 1],
+        inputRange:  [0, 1],
         outputRange: ["0deg", "180deg"],
     });
 
@@ -58,96 +53,146 @@ export default function ExpandableItem({ item }: ExpandableItemProps) {
         <TouchableOpacity
             activeOpacity={0.85}
             onPress={toggle}
-            className={`
+            className={`mx-4 mb-3 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden ${
-        mx-4 mb-3 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden
+                dark
-        ${dark
+                    ? "bg-obsidian-100 border border-border-dark"
-                ? "bg-obsidian-100 border border-border-dark"
+                    : "bg-surface-light border border-border-light"
-                : "bg-surface-light border border-border-light"
+            }`}
-            }
-      `}
             style={{
-                shadowColor: dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
+                shadowColor:   dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
                 shadowOpacity: dark ? 0.35 : 0.06,
-                shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
+                shadowOffset:  { width: 0, height: 2 },
-                shadowRadius: 8,
+                shadowRadius:  8,
-                elevation: 2,
+                elevation:     2,
             }}
         >
-            {/* Header */}
+            {/* ── Collapsed header ── */}
             <View className="flex-row items-center px-4 py-4">
                 <View className="flex-1 pr-3">
-                    {/* Tag + timestamp row */}
+
-                    <View className="flex-row items-center mb-1 gap-2">
+                    {/* Subject tag + date */}
-                        <View
+                    <View className="flex-row items-center mb-1.5 gap-2 flex-wrap">
-                            className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full ${
+                        <View className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full ${dark ? "bg-accent-dark/20" : "bg-accent/10"}`}>
-                                dark ? "bg-accent-dark/20" : "bg-accent/10"
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold tracking-wide ${dark ? "text-accent-dark" : "text-accent"}`}>
-                            }`}
+                                {item.subject?.name ?? item.groupName}
-                        >
-                            <Text
-                                className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold tracking-wide ${
-                                    dark ? "text-accent-dark" : "text-accent"
-                                }`}
-                            >
-                                {item.tag}
                             </Text>
                         </View>
-                        <Text
+
-                            className={`text-xs ${
+                        <View className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-50" : "bg-parchment-200"}`}>
-                                dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                            }`}
+                                {item.groupName}
-                        >
+                            </Text>
-                            {item.timestamp}
+                        </View>
+
+                        <Text className={`text-xs ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                            {formatDate(item.timePublished)}
                         </Text>
                     </View>
 
                     {/* Title */}
                     <Text
-                        className={`text-base font-sans font-semibold leading-snug ${
+                        className={`text-base font-sans font-semibold leading-snug ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}
-                            dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
-                        }`}
                         numberOfLines={expanded ? undefined : 2}
                     >
                         {item.title}
                     </Text>
 
-                    {/* Author */}
+                    {/* info_entry — always visible as subtitle */}
-                    <Text
+                    {item.infoEntry ? (
-                        className={`text-xs mt-1 ${
+                        <Text
-                            dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
+                            className={`text-xs mt-1 leading-relaxed ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}
-                        }`}
+                            numberOfLines={expanded ? undefined : 2}
-                    >
+                        >
-                        by {item.author}
+                            {item.infoEntry}
-                    </Text>
+                        </Text>
+                    ) : null}
                 </View>
 
                 <Animated.View style={{ transform: [{ rotate: chevronRotation }] }}>
-                    <Ionicons
+                    <Ionicons name="chevron-down" size={18} color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"} />
-                        name="chevron-down"
-                        size={18}
-                        color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
-                    />
                 </Animated.View>
             </View>
 
-            {/* Expanded body */}
+            {/* ── Expanded body ── */}
             {expanded && (
-                <View
+                <View className={`border-t ${dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"}`}>
-                    className={`px-4 pb-5 pt-1 border-t ${
+
-                        dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"
+                    {/* paragraph */}
-                    }`}
+                    {item.paragraph ? (
-                >
+                        <View className="px-4 pt-3 pb-2">
-                    {item.paragraphs.map((para, i) => (
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-bold tracking-widest uppercase mb-1.5 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                        <Text
+                                Content
-                            key={i}
+                            </Text>
-                            className={`text-sm font-sans leading-relaxed mb-3 last:mb-0 ${
+                            <Text className={`text-sm font-sans leading-relaxed ${dark ? "text-ink-dark/85" : "text-ink-light/85"}`}>
-                                dark ? "text-ink-dark/80" : "text-ink-light/80"
+                                {item.paragraph}
+                            </Text>
+                        </View>
+                    ) : null}
+
+                    {/* Meta row: subject + group + date */}
+                    <View className={`mx-4 my-3 p-3 rounded-xl ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-50" : "bg-parchment-100"}`}>
+                        <Row label="Subject"   value={item.subject?.name} dark={dark} />
+                        <Row label="Group"     value={item.groupName}     dark={dark} />
+                        <Row label="Published" value={formatDate(item.timePublished)} dark={dark} last />
+                    </View>
+
+                    {/* filepath — clickable attachment */}
+                    {item.filepath ? (
+                        <TouchableOpacity
+                            onPress={() => Linking.openURL(item.filepath!)}
+                            activeOpacity={0.75}
+                            className={`mx-4 mb-4 flex-row items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 rounded-xl border ${
+                                dark
+                                    ? "bg-obsidian-50 border-border-dark"
+                                    : "bg-parchment-100 border-border-light"
                             }`}
+                            // stop the expand/collapse toggle firing
+                            onStartShouldSetResponder={() => true}
                         >
-                            {para}
+                            <View className={`w-8 h-8 rounded-lg items-center justify-center ${dark ? "bg-accent-dark/20" : "bg-accent/10"}`}>
-                        </Text>
+                                <Ionicons
-                    ))}
+                                    name="document-attach-outline"
+                                    size={17}
+                                    color={dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D"}
+                                />
+                            </View>
+                            <View className="flex-1">
+                                <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
+                                    {fileName(item.filepath)}
+                                </Text>
+                                <Text className={`text-xs font-sans mt-0.5 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                    Tap to open attachment
+                                </Text>
+                            </View>
+                            <Ionicons
+                                name="open-outline"
+                                size={15}
+                                color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
+                            />
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    ) : null}
                 </View>
             )}
         </TouchableOpacity>
     );
+}
+
+
+function Row({ label, value, dark, last = false }: {
+    label: string;
+    value?: string;
+    dark:  boolean;
+    last?: boolean;
+}) {
+    if (!value) return null;
+    return (
+        <View className={`flex-row justify-between py-1.5 ${!last ? `border-b ${dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"}` : ""}`}>
+            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                {label}
+            </Text>
+            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
+                {value}
+            </Text>
+        </View>
+    );
 }

context/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
+import { authApi, LoginPayload, RegisterPayload, JwtResponse } from "../services/api";
+
+type User = { email: string; token: string };
+
+type AuthContextValue = {
+    user: User | null;
+    loading: boolean;
+    login:    (p: LoginPayload)    => Promise<void>;
+    register: (p: RegisterPayload) => Promise<void>;
+    logout:   () => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextValue | null>(null);
+
+export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+    const [user, setUser]       = useState<User | null>(null);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+    // Restore session on mount
+    useEffect(() => {
+        AsyncStorage.getItem("auth_user")
+            .then((raw) => { if (raw) setUser(JSON.parse(raw)); })
+            .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+    }, []);
+
+    const persist = async (u: User | null) => {
+        if (u) await AsyncStorage.setItem("auth_user", JSON.stringify(u));
+        else    await AsyncStorage.removeItem("auth_user");
+        setUser(u);
+    };
+
+    const login = async (payload: LoginPayload) => {
+        const res = await authApi.login(payload);
+        await persist({ email: res.email, token: res.token });
+    };
+
+    const register = async (payload: RegisterPayload) => {
+        await authApi.register(payload);
+        // Auto-login after register
+        await login({ email: payload.email, password: payload.password });
+    };
+
+    const logout = () => persist(null);
+
+    return (
+        <AuthContext.Provider value={{ user, loading, login, register, logout }}>
+            {children}
+        </AuthContext.Provider>
+    );
+}
+
+export function useAuth() {
+    const ctx = useContext(AuthContext);
+    if (!ctx) throw new Error("useAuth must be used inside AuthProvider");
+    return ctx;
+}

index.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import AllFeed from "@/screens/AllFeed";
 import Profile from "@/screens/Profile";
 import {enableScreens} from "react-native-screens";
 import {SafeAreaProvider} from "react-native-safe-area-context";
+import AuthGate from "@/screens/AuthGate";
+import {AuthProvider, useAuth} from "@/context/AuthContext";
 
 
 // Must be called before any navigator renders
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ const DARK_TAB = {
 };
 
 
+function ProfileTab() {
+    const { user, loading } = useAuth();
+    if (loading) return null;
+    return user ? <Profile /> : <AuthGate />;
+}
 
 export default function App() {
     const scheme = useColorScheme();
@@ -47,6 +54,7 @@ export default function App() {
         : { ...DefaultTheme, colors: { ...DefaultTheme.colors, background: "#FDFAF5" } };
 
     return (
+        <AuthProvider>
         <SafeAreaProvider>
             <NavigationContainer theme={navTheme}>
                 <Tab.Navigator
@@ -104,11 +112,13 @@ export default function App() {
                     />
                     <Tab.Screen
                         name="Profile"
-                        component={Profile}
+                        component={ProfileTab}
                         options={{ title: "Profile" }}
                     />
                 </Tab.Navigator>
             </NavigationContainer>
         </SafeAreaProvider>
+
+            </AuthProvider>
     );
 }

package-lock.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.3",
+        "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.2.0",
         "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.0",
         "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.6.3",
         "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.8",
@@ -3108,6 +3109,18 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native-async-storage/async-storage/-/async-storage-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gvRvjR5JAaUZF8tv2Kcq/Gbt3JHwbKFYfmb445rhOj6NUMx3qPLixmDx5pZAyb9at1bYvJ4/eTUipU5aki45xw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "merge-options": "^3.0.4"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react-native": "^0.0.0-0 || >=0.65 <1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@react-native/assets-registry": {
       "version": "0.81.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-native/assets-registry/-/assets-registry-0.81.5.tgz",
@@ -8382,6 +8395,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/is-plain-obj": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-plain-obj/-/is-plain-obj-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YWnfyRwxL/+SsrWYfOpUtz5b3YD+nyfkHvjbcanzk8zgyO4ASD67uVMRt8k5bM4lLMDnXfriRhOpemw+NfT1eA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/is-regex": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-regex/-/is-regex-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -9408,6 +9430,18 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-zYiwtZUcYyXKo/np96AGZAckk+FWWsUdJ3cHGGmld7+AhvcWmQyGCYUh1hc4Q/pkOhb65dQR/pqCyK0cOaHz4Q==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/merge-options": {
+      "version": "3.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-options/-/merge-options-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2Sug1+knBjkaMsMgf1ctR1Ujx+Ayku4EdJN4Z+C2+JzoeF7A3OZ9KM2GY0CpQS51NR61LTurMJrRKPhSs3ZRTQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "is-plain-obj": "^2.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/merge-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz",

package.json

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.3",
+    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.2.0",
     "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.0",
     "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.6.3",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.8",

screens/AllFeed.tsx

@@ -1,107 +1,114 @@
-import React, { useState, useMemo } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import {
-    View,
+    View, Text, ScrollView,
-    Text,
+    ActivityIndicator, useColorScheme, TouchableOpacity,
-    ScrollView,
-    useColorScheme,
 } from "react-native";
 import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import SearchBar from "../components/SearchBar";
-import CollapsibleCategory, { Category } from "../components/CollapsibleCategory";
+import CollapsibleCategory, { CollapsibleCategoryProps } from "../components/CollapsibleCategory";
-import { ALL_CATEGORIES } from "@/data/mockData";
+import { entriesApi } from "../services/api";
+
+// Cycles through as many groups as the API returns
+const PALETTE: Pick<CollapsibleCategoryProps, "icon" | "color" | "darkColor">[] = [
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#3B7DD8", darkColor: "#5E9EF4" },
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#2E9E6B", darkColor: "#4EC992" },
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#9B4FB8", darkColor: "#C47CE0" },
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#C4622D", darkColor: "#E07B45" },
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#B8834F", darkColor: "#D4A574" },
+    { icon: "book-outline",       color: "#2E7D9E", darkColor: "#4EA8C9" },
+];
 
 export default function AllFeed() {
-    const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+    const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
 
-    const totalCount = ALL_CATEGORIES.reduce(
+    const [groups,  setGroups]  = useState<string[]>([]);
-        (sum, cat) => sum + cat.items.length,
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-        0
+    const [error,   setError]   = useState("");
-    );
+    const [query,   setQuery]   = useState("");
 
-    // Filter items within each category based on search query
+    const loadGroups = () => {
-    const filteredCategories = useMemo((): Category[] => {
+        setLoading(true);
-        if (!query.trim()) return ALL_CATEGORIES;
+        setError("");
+        entriesApi.getGroups()
+            .then(setGroups)
+            .catch(() => setError("Couldn't load groups."))
+            .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => { loadGroups(); }, []);
+
+    const visibleGroups = useMemo(() => {
+        if (!query.trim()) return groups;
         const lower = query.toLowerCase();
-        return ALL_CATEGORIES.map((cat) => ({
+        return groups.filter((g) => g.toLowerCase().includes(lower));
-            ...cat,
+    }, [query, groups]);
-            items: cat.items.filter(
-                (item) =>
-                    item.title.toLowerCase().includes(lower) ||
-                    item.author.toLowerCase().includes(lower) ||
-                    item.tag.toLowerCase().includes(lower) ||
-                    cat.label.toLowerCase().includes(lower)
-            ),
-        })).filter((cat) => cat.items.length > 0);
-    }, [query]);
 
     return (
-        <SafeAreaView
+        <SafeAreaView className={`flex-1 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}>
-            className={`flex-1 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}
+            {/* Header */}
-        >
+            <View className={`border-b ${dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"}`}>
-
-            <View
-                className={`border-b ${
-                    dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"
-                }`}
-            >
                 <View className="px-4 pt-2 pb-1">
-                    <Text
+                    <Text className={`text-2xl font-display font-bold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
-                        className={`text-2xl font-display font-bold ${
-                            dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
-                        }`}
-                    >
                         Discover
                     </Text>
-                    <Text
+                    <Text className={`text-xs mt-0.5 font-sans ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                        className={`text-xs mt-0.5 font-sans ${
+                        {loading ? "Loading…" : `${groups.length} groups`}
-                            dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
-                        }`}
-                    >
-                        {ALL_CATEGORIES.length} categories · {totalCount} articles
                     </Text>
                 </View>
-
+                <SearchBar placeholder="Search groups…" onSearch={setQuery} />
-                <SearchBar
-                    placeholder="Search all Subjects and Titles…"
-                    onSearch={setQuery}
-                />
             </View>
 
-            <ScrollView
+            {/* States */}
-                contentContainerStyle={{ paddingTop: 16, paddingBottom: 40 }}
+            {loading ? (
-                showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
+                <View className="flex-1 items-center justify-center">
-                keyboardDismissMode="on-drag"
+                    <ActivityIndicator color={dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D"} />
-            >
+                </View>
-                {filteredCategories.length === 0 ? (
+
-                    <View className="items-center mt-16 px-8">
+            ) : error ? (
-                        <Text className="text-4xl mb-3">🔍</Text>
+                <View className="flex-1 items-center justify-center px-8">
-                        <Text
+                    <Text className="text-4xl mb-3">⚠️</Text>
-                            className={`text-base font-sans font-semibold text-center ${
+                    <Text className={`text-sm font-sans text-center mb-4 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                                dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
+                        {error}
-                            }`}
+                    </Text>
-                        >
+                    <TouchableOpacity
-                            No results for &#34;{query}&#34;
+                        onPress={loadGroups}
-                        </Text>
+                        className="px-5 py-2.5 rounded-xl"
-                        <Text
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D" }}
-                            className={`text-sm font-sans text-center mt-1 ${
+                    >
-                                dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
+                        <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold text-white">Retry</Text>
-                            }`}
+                    </TouchableOpacity>
-                        >
+                </View>
-                            Try searching by category name, author, or topic.
+
-                        </Text>
+            ) : (
-                    </View>
+                <ScrollView
-                ) : (
+                    contentContainerStyle={{ paddingTop: 16, paddingBottom: 40 }}
-                    filteredCategories.map((cat, index) => (
+                    showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
-                        <CollapsibleCategory
+                    keyboardDismissMode="on-drag"
-                            key={cat.id}
+                >
-                            category={cat}
+                    {visibleGroups.length === 0 ? (
-                            defaultOpen={index === 0} // first category open by default TODO maybe set option to change what is default
+                        <View className="items-center mt-16 px-8">
-                        />
+                            <Text className="text-4xl mb-3">🔍</Text>
-                    ))
+                            <Text className={`text-base font-sans font-semibold text-center ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
-                )}
+                                No groups match "{query}"
-            </ScrollView>
+                            </Text>
+                            <Text className={`text-sm font-sans text-center mt-1 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                Try a different search term.
+                            </Text>
+                        </View>
+                    ) : (
+                        visibleGroups.map((groupName, index) => (
+                            <CollapsibleCategory
+                                key={groupName}
+                                id={groupName}
+                                label={groupName}
+                                groupName={groupName}
+                                defaultOpen={index === 0}
+                                {...PALETTE[index % PALETTE.length]}
+                            />
+                        ))
+                    )}
+                </ScrollView>
+            )}
         </SafeAreaView>
     );
 }

screens/AuthGate.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import {
+    View, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity,
+    ActivityIndicator, KeyboardAvoidingView,
+    Platform, ScrollView, useColorScheme,
+} from "react-native";
+import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
+import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
+import { useAuth } from "../context/AuthContext";
+
+type Mode = "login" | "register";
+
+export default function AuthGate({ onSuccess }: { onSuccess?: () => void }) {    const dark   = useColorScheme() === "dark";
+    const { login, register } = useAuth();
+
+    const [mode, setMode]         = useState<Mode>("login");
+    const [email, setEmail]       = useState("");
+    const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+    const [name, setName]         = useState("");
+    const [error, setError]       = useState("");
+    const [loading, setLoading]   = useState(false);
+    const [showPass, setShowPass] = useState(false);
+
+    const accent = dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D";
+
+    const submit = async () => {
+        setError("");
+        if (!email || !password) { setError("Please fill in all fields."); return; }
+
+        setLoading(true);
+        try {
+            if (mode === "login") await login({ email, password });
+            else await register({ email, password, name });
+            onSuccess?.(); // ← add this
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            setError(e.message ?? "Something went wrong.");
+        } finally {
+            setLoading(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const inputBase = `
+        rounded-xl px-4 py-3.5 text-sm font-sans border
+        ${dark
+        ? "bg-obsidian-100 border-border-dark text-ink-dark"
+        : "bg-parchment-100 border-border-light text-ink-light"}
+    `;
+
+    return (
+        <SafeAreaView className={`flex-1 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}>
+            <KeyboardAvoidingView
+                behavior={Platform.OS === "ios" ? "padding" : undefined}
+                className="flex-1"
+            >
+                <ScrollView
+                    contentContainerStyle={{ flexGrow: 1, justifyContent: "center", padding: 24 }}
+                    keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled"
+                >
+                    {/* Logo / header */}
+                    <View className="items-center mb-8">
+                        <View
+                            className="w-16 h-16 rounded-2xl items-center justify-center mb-4"
+                            style={{ backgroundColor: accent + "20" }}
+                        >
+                            <Text className="text-3xl">📰</Text>
+                        </View>
+                        <Text
+                            className={`text-2xl font-display font-bold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}
+                        >
+                            {mode === "login" ? "Welcome back" : "Create account"}
+                        </Text>
+                        <Text
+                            className={`text-sm font-sans mt-1 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}
+                        >
+                            {mode === "login"
+                                ? "Sign in to sync your subscriptions"
+                                : "Start reading what matters"}
+                        </Text>
+                    </View>
+
+                    {/* Card */}
+                    <View
+                        className={`rounded-2xl p-5 border ${
+                            dark
+                                ? "bg-obsidian-100 border-border-dark"
+                                : "bg-surface-light border-border-light"
+                        }`}
+                        style={{
+                            shadowColor: dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
+                            shadowOpacity: dark ? 0.3 : 0.06,
+                            shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
+                            shadowRadius: 10,
+                            elevation: 3,
+                        }}
+                    >
+
+
+                        <View className="mb-3">
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold mb-1.5 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                EMAIL
+                            </Text>
+                            <TextInput
+                                className={inputBase}
+                                placeholder="you@example.com"
+                                placeholderTextColor={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
+                                value={email}
+                                onChangeText={setEmail}
+                                keyboardType="email-address"
+                                autoCapitalize="none"
+                                autoComplete="email"
+                            />
+                        </View>
+
+                        <View className="mb-5">
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans font-semibold mb-1.5 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                PASSWORD
+                            </Text>
+                            <View className="relative">
+                                <TextInput
+                                    className={inputBase}
+                                    placeholder="••••••••"
+                                    placeholderTextColor={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
+                                    value={password}
+                                    onChangeText={setPassword}
+                                    secureTextEntry={!showPass}
+                                    autoComplete="password"
+                                />
+                                <TouchableOpacity
+                                    onPress={() => setShowPass((v) => !v)}
+                                    className="absolute right-3 top-3.5"
+                                >
+                                    <Ionicons
+                                        name={showPass ? "eye-off-outline" : "eye-outline"}
+                                        size={18}
+                                        color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
+                                    />
+                                </TouchableOpacity>
+                            </View>
+                        </View>
+
+                        {error !== "" && (
+                            <View className="mb-4 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-red-500/10 border border-red-500/20">
+                                <Text className="text-xs font-sans text-red-500">{error}</Text>
+                            </View>
+                        )}
+
+                        <TouchableOpacity
+                            onPress={submit}
+                            disabled={loading}
+                            className="py-3.5 rounded-xl items-center"
+                            style={{ backgroundColor: accent }}
+                            activeOpacity={0.8}
+                        >
+                            {loading
+                                ? <ActivityIndicator color="#fff" />
+                                : <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold text-white">
+                                    {mode === "login" ? "Sign in" : "Create account"}
+                                </Text>
+                            }
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    </View>
+
+                    {/* Toggle mode */}
+                    <View className="flex-row justify-center mt-5">
+                        <Text className={`text-sm font-sans ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                            {mode === "login" ? "Don't have an account? " : "Already have an account? "}
+                        </Text>
+                        <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => { setMode(mode === "login" ? "register" : "login"); setError(""); }}>
+                            <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold" style={{ color: accent }}>
+                                {mode === "login" ? "Register" : "Sign in"}
+                            </Text>
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    </View>
+
+                    {/* Continue as guest */}
+                    <Text
+                        className={`text-center text-xs font-sans mt-4 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}
+                    >
+                        You can still browse and save locally without signing in.
+                    </Text>
+                </ScrollView>
+            </KeyboardAvoidingView>
+        </SafeAreaView>
+    );
+}

screens/Profile.tsx

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import React from "react";
 import {
-    View,
+    View, Text, ScrollView, TouchableOpacity,
-    Text,
+    Switch, Modal, useColorScheme,
-    ScrollView,
-    TouchableOpacity,
-    useColorScheme,
-    Switch,
 } from "react-native";
 import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
+import { useAuth } from "../context/AuthContext";
+import AuthGate from "./AuthGate";
 
-interface SettingRowProps {
+// ─── Sub-components ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    icon: keyof typeof Ionicons.glyphMap;
+
+type SettingRowProps = {
+    icon: any;
     label: string;
     value?: string;
     toggle?: boolean;
@@ -19,34 +19,17 @@ interface SettingRowProps {
     onToggle?: (v: boolean) => void;
     onPress?: () => void;
     accent?: string;
-}
+};
 
-
+function SettingRow({ icon, label, value, toggle, toggleValue, onToggle, onPress, accent }: SettingRowProps) {
-{/*// TODO add logic idk im still missing  a home/login screen*/}
+    const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-
-
-
-function SettingRow({
-                        icon,
-                        label,
-                        value,
-                        toggle,
-                        toggleValue,
-                        onToggle,
-                        onPress,
-                        accent,
-                    }: SettingRowProps) {
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
     const iconColor = accent ?? (dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278");
 
     return (
         <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={onPress}
             activeOpacity={onPress ? 0.7 : 1}
-            className={`flex-row items-center px-4 py-3.5 border-b ${
+            className={`flex-row items-center px-4 py-3.5 border-b ${dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"}`}
-                dark ? "border-border-dark" : "border-border-light"
-            }`}
         >
             <View
                 className="w-8 h-8 rounded-xl items-center justify-center mr-3"
@@ -54,37 +37,20 @@ function SettingRow({
             >
                 <Ionicons name={icon} size={16} color={iconColor} />
             </View>
-            <Text
+            <Text className={`flex-1 text-sm font-sans ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
-                className={`flex-1 text-sm font-sans ${
-                    dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
-                }`}
-            >
                 {label}
             </Text>
             {toggle ? (
                 <Switch
                     value={toggleValue}
                     onValueChange={onToggle}
-                    trackColor={{
+                    trackColor={{ true: dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D", false: dark ? "#2C2A27" : "#E8E2D5" }}
-                        true: dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D",
-                        false: dark ? "#2C2A27" : "#E8E2D5",
-                    }}
                     thumbColor="#FFFFFF"
                 />
             ) : value ? (
-                <Text
+                <Text className={`text-sm font-sans ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>{value}</Text>
-                    className={`text-sm font-sans ${
-                        dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
-                    }`}
-                >
-                    {value}
-                </Text>
             ) : (
-                <Ionicons
+                <Ionicons name="chevron-forward" size={14} color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"} />
-                    name="chevron-forward"
-                    size={14}
-                    color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"}
-                />
             )}
         </TouchableOpacity>
     );
@@ -93,167 +59,197 @@ function SettingRow({
 function SectionLabel({ title }: { title: string }) {
     const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
     return (
-        <Text
+        <Text className={`px-4 pt-5 pb-2 text-xs font-sans font-bold tracking-widest uppercase ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-            className={`px-4 pt-5 pb-2 text-xs font-sans font-bold tracking-widest uppercase ${
-                dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
-            }`}
-        >
             {title}
         </Text>
     );
 }
 
-export default function Profile() {
+// ─── Guest profile (logged out) ────────────────────────────────────────────
-    const [notifications, setNotifications] = React.useState(true);
+
-    const [digest, setDigest] = React.useState(false);
+function GuestProfile({ onSignIn }: { onSignIn: () => void }) {
-    const scheme = useColorScheme();
+    const dark   = useColorScheme() === "dark";
-    const dark = scheme === "dark";
+    const accent = dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D";
 
     return (
-        <SafeAreaView
+        <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: 48 }} showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}>
-            className={`flex-1 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}
+            {/* Avatar block */}
-        >
+            <View
-
+                className={`items-center pt-8 pb-6 mx-4 mt-4 rounded-3xl ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-100" : "bg-surface-light"}`}
-            <ScrollView
+                style={{
-                contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: 48 }}
+                    shadowColor: dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
-                showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
+                    shadowOpacity: dark ? 0.35 : 0.06,
+                    shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
+                    shadowRadius: 10,
+                    elevation: 3,
+                }}
             >
-                {/* Avatar + name block */}
+                {/* Anonymous avatar */}
                 <View
-                    className={`items-center pt-8 pb-6 mx-4 mt-4 rounded-3xl ${
+                    className={`w-20 h-20 rounded-full items-center justify-center mb-3 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-50" : "bg-parchment-200"}`}
-                        dark ? "bg-obsidian-100" : "bg-surface-light"
-                    }`}
-                    style={{
-                        shadowColor: dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
-                        shadowOpacity: dark ? 0.35 : 0.06,
-                        shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
-                        shadowRadius: 10,
-                        elevation: 3,
-                    }}
                 >
-                    {/*// TODO*/}
+                    <Ionicons name="person-outline" size={36} color={dark ? "#706D67" : "#8A8278"} />
-                    {/* Avatar placeholder */}
+                </View>
-                    <View
+                <Text className={`text-xl font-display font-bold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
-                        className={`w-20 h-20 rounded-full items-center justify-center mb-3 ${
+                    Guest
-                            dark ? "bg-accent-dark/20" : "bg-accent/10"
+                </Text>
-                        }`}
+                <Text className={`text-sm font-sans mt-1 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                    >
+                    Sign in to sync your reading
-                        <Text className="text-3xl">📰</Text>
+                </Text>
-                    </View>
+            </View>
-                    <Text
-                        className={`text-xl font-display font-bold ${
-                            dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
-                        }`}
-                    >
-                        Get Name here idk
-                    </Text>
-                    <Text
-                        className={`text-sm font-sans mt-1 ${
-                            dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
-                        }`}
-                    >
-                        {/*// TODO*/}
-                        aaa@aaaq.com
-                    </Text>
 
-                    {/* Stats row */}
+            {/* Settings available to guests */}
-                    <View className="flex-row mt-5 gap-8">
+            <View
-                        {[
+                className={`mx-4 mt-5 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden border ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-100 border-border-dark" : "bg-surface-light border-border-light"}`}
-                            //TODO add stats tracked
+            >
-                            { label: "Subscribed", value: "5" },
+                <SectionLabel title="General" />
-                            { label: "Read", value: "128" },
+                <SettingRow icon="help-circle-outline" label="Help & support"  onPress={() => {}} />
-                            { label: "Saved", value: "34" },
+                <SettingRow icon="information-circle-outline" label="About"    onPress={() => {}} />
-                        ].map((stat) => (
+            </View>
-                            <View key={stat.label} className="items-center">
+
-                                <Text
+            {/* Sign in / Register CTA */}
-                                    className={`text-xl font-display font-bold ${
+            <TouchableOpacity
-                                        dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"
+                onPress={onSignIn}
-                                    }`}
+                className="mx-4 mt-4 py-4 rounded-2xl items-center"
-                                >
+                style={{ backgroundColor: accent }}
-                                    {stat.value}
+                activeOpacity={0.8}
-                                </Text>
+            >
-                                <Text
+                <View className="flex-row items-center gap-2">
-                                    className={`text-xs font-sans mt-0.5 ${
+                    <Ionicons name="log-in-outline" size={18} color="#fff" />
-                                        dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"
+                    <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold text-white">
-                                    }`}
+                        Sign in / Register
-                                >
+                    </Text>
-                                    {stat.label}
+                </View>
-                                </Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
-                            </View>
+
-                        ))}
+            <Text className={`text-center text-xs font-sans mt-3 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
-                    </View>
+                You can still browse and save locally without an account.
+            </Text>
+        </ScrollView>
+    );
+}
+
+// ─── Authenticated profile (logged in) ────────────────────────────────────
+
+function AuthenticatedProfile({ onSignOut }: { onSignOut: () => void }) {
+    const dark = useColorScheme() === "dark";
+    const { user } = useAuth();
+    const [notifications, setNotifications] = React.useState(true);
+    const [digest, setDigest]               = React.useState(false);
+
+    return (
+        <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: 48 }} showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}>
+            {/* Avatar + name block */}
+            <View
+                className={`items-center pt-8 pb-6 mx-4 mt-4 rounded-3xl ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-100" : "bg-surface-light"}`}
+                style={{
+                    shadowColor: dark ? "#000" : "#1A1714",
+                    shadowOpacity: dark ? 0.35 : 0.06,
+                    shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
+                    shadowRadius: 10,
+                    elevation: 3,
+                }}
+            >
+                <View className={`w-20 h-20 rounded-full items-center justify-center mb-3 ${dark ? "bg-accent-dark/20" : "bg-accent/10"}`}>
+                    <Text className="text-3xl">📰</Text>
+                </View>
+                <Text className={`text-xl font-display font-bold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
+                    {user?.email?.split("@")[0] ?? "Reader"}
+                </Text>
+                <Text className={`text-sm font-sans mt-1 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                    {user?.email}
+                </Text>
+
+                {/* Stats row */}
+                <View className="flex-row mt-5 gap-8">
+                    {[
+                        { label: "Subscribed", value: "5" },
+                        { label: "Read",       value: "128" },
+                        { label: "Saved",      value: "34" },
+                    ].map((stat) => (
+                        <View key={stat.label} className="items-center">
+                            <Text className={`text-xl font-display font-bold ${dark ? "text-ink-dark" : "text-ink-light"}`}>
+                                {stat.value}
+                            </Text>
+                            <Text className={`text-xs font-sans mt-0.5 ${dark ? "text-muted-dark" : "text-muted-light"}`}>
+                                {stat.label}
+                            </Text>
+                        </View>
+                    ))}
+                </View>
+            </View>
+
+            {/* Settings sections */}
+            <View
+                className={`mx-4 mt-5 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden border ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-100 border-border-dark" : "bg-surface-light border-border-light"}`}
+            >
+                <SectionLabel title="Notifications" />
+                <SettingRow
+                    icon="notifications-outline" label="Push notifications"
+                    toggle toggleValue={notifications} onToggle={setNotifications}
+                    accent={dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D"}
+                />
+                <SettingRow
+                    icon="mail-outline" label="Daily digest email"
+                    toggle toggleValue={digest} onToggle={setDigest}
+                    accent={dark ? "#5E9EF4" : "#3B7DD8"}
+                />
+
+                <SectionLabel title="Subscriptions" />
+                <SettingRow
+                    icon="bookmark-outline" label="Manage subscriptions"
+                    onPress={() => {}} accent={dark ? "#4EC992" : "#2E9E6B"}
+                />
+
+                <SectionLabel title="Account" />
+                <SettingRow icon="person-outline"       label="Edit profile"    onPress={() => {}} />
+                <SettingRow icon="help-circle-outline"  label="Help & support"  onPress={() => {}} />
+            </View>
+
+            {/* Sign out */}
+            <TouchableOpacity
+                onPress={onSignOut}
+                className={`mx-4 mt-4 py-4 rounded-2xl items-center border ${dark ? "border-red-900/40 bg-red-950/20" : "border-red-200 bg-red-50"}`}
+                activeOpacity={0.7}
+            >
+                <View className="flex-row items-center gap-2">
+                    <Ionicons name="log-out-outline" size={16} color="#ef4444" />
+                    <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold text-red-500">Sign out</Text>
+                </View>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+        </ScrollView>
+    );
+}
+
+// ─── Root export ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export default function Profile() {
+    const dark             = useColorScheme() === "dark";
+    const { user, logout } = useAuth();
+    const [showAuth, setShowAuth] = React.useState(false);
+
+    return (
+        <SafeAreaView className={`flex-1 ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}>
+            {user
+                ? <AuthenticatedProfile onSignOut={logout} />
+                : <GuestProfile onSignIn={() => setShowAuth(true)} />
+            }
+
+            {/* Login / Register modal */}
+            <Modal
+                visible={showAuth}
+                animationType="slide"
+                presentationStyle="pageSheet"
+                onRequestClose={() => setShowAuth(false)}
+            >
+                {/* Close handle */}
+                <View className={`pt-3 pb-1 items-center ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-200" : "bg-parchment-50"}`}>
+                    <View className={`w-10 h-1 rounded-full ${dark ? "bg-obsidian-50" : "bg-parchment-300"}`} />
                 </View>
 
-                {/* Settings sections */}
+                {/* AuthGate auto-closes the modal on success because user becomes non-null */}
-                <View
+                <AuthGate onSuccess={() => setShowAuth(false)} />
-                    className={`mx-4 mt-5 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden border ${
+            </Modal>
-                        dark
-                            ? "bg-obsidian-100 border-border-dark"
-                            : "bg-surface-light border-border-light"
-                    }`}
-                >
-                    <SectionLabel title="Notifications" />
-                    <SettingRow
-                        icon="notifications-outline"
-                        label="Push notifications"
-                        toggle
-                        toggleValue={notifications}
-                        onToggle={setNotifications}
-                        accent={dark ? "#E07B45" : "#C4622D"}
-                    />
-                    <SettingRow
-                        icon="mail-outline"
-                        label="Daily digest email"
-                        toggle
-                        toggleValue={digest}
-                        onToggle={setDigest}
-                        accent={dark ? "#5E9EF4" : "#3B7DD8"}
-                    />
-
-                    <SectionLabel title="Subscriptions" />
-                    <SettingRow
-                        icon="bookmark-outline"
-                        label="Manage subscriptions"
-                        onPress={() => {}}
-                        accent={dark ? "#4EC992" : "#2E9E6B"}
-                    />
-
-                    <SectionLabel title="Account" />
-                    <SettingRow
-                        icon="person-outline"
-                        label="Edit profile"
-                        onPress={() => {}}
-                    />
-
-                    {/*
-                    <SettingRow
-
-                        icon="lock-closed-outline"
-                        label="Privacy settings"
-                        onPress={() => {}}
-                    />
-                    */}
-                    <SettingRow
-                        icon="help-circle-outline"
-                        label="Help & support"
-                        onPress={() => {}}
-                    />
-                </View>
-
-                {/* Sign out */}
-                <TouchableOpacity
-                    className={`mx-4 mt-4 py-4 rounded-2xl items-center border ${
-                        dark
-                            ? "border-red-900/40 bg-red-950/20"
-                            : "border-red-200 bg-red-50"
-                    }`}
-                    activeOpacity={0.7}
-                >
-                    <Text className="text-sm font-sans font-semibold text-red-500">
-                        Sign out
-                    </Text>
-                </TouchableOpacity>
-            </ScrollView>
         </SafeAreaView>
     );
 }

services/api.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+const BASE_URL = "http://192.168.100.6:8080"; // TODO change this
+
+async function post<T>(path: string, body: object): Promise<T> {
+    const res = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}${path}`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text().catch(() => `HTTP ${res.status}`));
+    return res.json();
+}
+
+async function get<T>(path: string, params?: Record<string, any>): Promise<T> {
+    const url = new URL(`${BASE_URL}${path}`);
+    if (params) {
+        Object.entries(params).forEach(([k, v]) => {
+            if (v !== undefined && v !== null) url.searchParams.set(k, String(v));
+        });
+    }
+    const res = await fetch(url.toString());
+    if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text().catch(() => `HTTP ${res.status}`));
+    return res.json();
+}
+
+export type LoginPayload    = { email: string; password: string };
+export type RegisterPayload = { email: string; password: string;};
+export type JwtResponse     = { token: string; email: string; message: string };
+export type UserDTO         = { id: number; email: string; name?: string };
+
+export type Subject = {
+    id:   string;
+    name: string;
+};
+
+export type Entry = {
+    id:            string;
+    title:         string;
+    timePublished: string;
+    groupName:     string;
+    infoEntry:     string;
+    paragraph:     string;
+    filepath?:     string;
+    subject:       Subject;
+};
+
+export type SpringPage<T> = {
+    content:       T[];
+    totalPages:    number;
+    totalElements: number;
+    last:          boolean;
+    number:        number;
+};
+
+
+export const authApi = {
+    login:    (p: LoginPayload)    => post<JwtResponse>("/login", p),
+    register: (p: RegisterPayload) => post<UserDTO>("/register", p),
+};
+
+
+export const entriesApi = {
+    getGroups: () =>
+        get<string[]>("/groups"),
+
+    getEntries: (params: { subjectId?: string; groupName?: string; page?: number }) =>
+        get<SpringPage<Entry>>("/entries", params),
+
+    getEntry: (id: string) =>
+        get<Entry>(`/entries/${id}`),
+};

tailwind.config.js

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
 module.exports = {
-  // NOTE: Update this to include the paths to all files that contain Nativewind classes.
     content: [
         "./app/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}",
         "./screens/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}",