diff --git a/app/src/component/AppNavigator.js b/app/src/component/AppNavigator.js
index 2efe153b..16603008 100644
--- a/app/src/component/AppNavigator.js
+++ b/app/src/component/AppNavigator.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   ToastAndroid
 } from 'react-native';
 import { doDeleteCompleteBlobs } from '../redux/actions/file';
-import { SETTINGS, doHideNotification, doNotify, selectNotification } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { SETTINGS, doHideNotification, doToast, selectToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doUserEmailVerify,
   doUserEmailVerifyFailure,
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ class AppWithNavigationState extends React.Component {
   componentWillUpdate(nextProps) {
     const { dispatch } = this.props;
     const {
-      notification,
+      toast,
       emailToVerify,
       emailVerifyPending,
       emailVerifyErrorMessage,
       user
     } = nextProps;
 
-    if (notification) {
-      const { displayType, message } = notification;
+    if (toast) {
+      const { message } = toast;
       let currentDisplayType;
       if (displayType && displayType.length) {
         for (let i = 0; i < displayType.length; i++) {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class AppWithNavigationState extends React.Component {
             AsyncStorage.removeItem(Constants.KEY_FIRST_RUN_EMAIL);
           }
           AsyncStorage.removeItem(Constants.KEY_SHOULD_VERIFY_EMAIL);
-          dispatch(doNotify({ message, displayType: ['toast'] }));
+          dispatch(doToast({ message }));
         }
       });
     }
@@ -340,12 +340,11 @@ class AppWithNavigationState extends React.Component {
           } catch (error) {
             const message = 'Invalid Verification Token';
             dispatch(doUserEmailVerifyFailure(message));
-            dispatch(doNotify({ message, displayType: ['toast'] }));
+            dispatch(doToast({ message }));
           }
         } else {
-          dispatch(doNotify({
+          dispatch(doToast({
             message: 'Invalid Verification URI',
-            displayType: ['toast'],
           }));
         }
       } else {
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   backgroundPlayEnabled: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.BACKGROUND_PLAY_ENABLED)(state),
   keepDaemonRunning: makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.KEEP_DAEMON_RUNNING)(state),
   nav: state.nav,
-  notification: selectNotification(state),
+  toast: selectToast(state),
   emailToVerify: selectEmailToVerify(state),
   emailVerifyPending: selectEmailVerifyIsPending(state),
   emailVerifyErrorMessage: selectEmailVerifyErrorMessage(state),
diff --git a/app/src/component/address/index.js b/app/src/component/address/index.js
index 9aaa4a3b..fea1b6ce 100644
--- a/app/src/component/address/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/address/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import Address from './view';
 
 export default connect(null, {
-  doNotify,
+  doToast,
 })(Address);
diff --git a/app/src/component/address/view.js b/app/src/component/address/view.js
index 1730dd27..6562bb39 100644
--- a/app/src/component/address/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/address/view.js
@@ -6,21 +6,20 @@ import walletStyle from '../../styles/wallet';
 
 type Props = {
   address: string,
-  doNotify: ({ message: string, displayType: Array<string> }) => void,
+  doToast: ({ message: string }) => void,
 };
 
 export default class Address extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   render() {
-    const { address, doNotify, style } = this.props;
-    
+    const { address, doToast, style } = this.props;
+
     return (
       <View style={[walletStyle.row, style]}>
         <Text selectable={true} numberOfLines={1} style={walletStyle.address}>{address || ''}</Text>
         <Button icon={'clipboard'} style={walletStyle.button} onPress={() => {
           Clipboard.setString(address);
-          doNotify({
+          doToast({
             message: 'Address copied',
-            displayType: ['toast'],
           });
         }} />
       </View>
diff --git a/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/index.js b/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/index.js
index 55998604..b4941ce9 100644
--- a/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   selectEmailNewIsPending,
   selectEmailToVerify
 } from 'lbryinc';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import EmailRewardSubcard from './view';
 
 const select = state => ({
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const select = state => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   addUserEmail: email => dispatch(doUserEmailNew(email)),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
-export default connect(select, perform)(EmailRewardSubcard);
\ No newline at end of file
+export default connect(select, perform)(EmailRewardSubcard);
diff --git a/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/view.js b/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/view.js
index c43242fd..fe3ee652 100644
--- a/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/emailRewardSubcard/view.js
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ class EmailRewardSubcard extends React.PureComponent {
 
     if (this.state.verifyStarted && !emailNewPending) {
       if (emailNewErrorMessage) {
-        notify({ message: String(emailNewErrorMessage), displayType: ['toast']});
+        notify({ message: String(emailNewErrorMessage), isError: true });
         this.setState({ verifyStarted: false });
       } else {
         notify({
           message: 'Please follow the instructions in the email sent to your address to continue.',
-          displayType: ['toast']
         });
       }
     }
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ class EmailRewardSubcard extends React.PureComponent {
     if (!email || email.trim().length === 0 || email.indexOf('@') === -1) {
       return notify({
         message: 'Please provide a valid email address to continue.',
-        displayType: ['toast'],
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/component/link/index.js b/app/src/component/link/index.js
index 8c06e44b..05ccefed 100644
--- a/app/src/component/link/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/link/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import Link from './view';
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
-  notify: (data) => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: (data) => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
 export default connect(null, perform)(Link);
diff --git a/app/src/component/link/view.js b/app/src/component/link/view.js
index 86dc4148..d0d73487 100644
--- a/app/src/component/link/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/link/view.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class Link extends React.PureComponent {
       Linking.openURL(href)
         .then(() => setTimeout(() => { this.setState({ tappedStyle: false }); }, 2000))
       .catch(err => {
-        notify({ message: error, displayType: ['toast']})
+        notify({ message: error, isError: true })
         this.setState({tappedStyle: false})
       }
     );
diff --git a/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/index.js b/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/index.js
index a9bd9866..55873318 100644
--- a/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doUserPhoneNew,
   doUserPhoneVerify,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const select = state => ({
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   addUserPhone: (phone, country_code) => dispatch(doUserPhoneNew(phone, country_code)),
   verifyPhone: (verificationCode) => dispatch(doUserPhoneVerify(verificationCode)),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data)),
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data)),
 });
 
-export default connect(select, perform)(PhoneNumberRewardSubcard);
\ No newline at end of file
+export default connect(select, perform)(PhoneNumberRewardSubcard);
diff --git a/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/view.js b/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/view.js
index 7856c4fb..2cb841fb 100644
--- a/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/phoneNumberRewardSubcard/view.js
@@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ class PhoneNumberRewardSubcard extends React.PureComponent {
 
     if (!phoneNewIsPending && (phoneNewIsPending !== prevProps.phoneNewIsPending)) {
       if (phoneNewErrorMessage) {
-        notify({ message: String(phoneNewErrorMessage), displayType: ['toast'] });
+        notify({ message: String(phoneNewErrorMessage) });
       } else {
         this.setState({ newPhoneAdded: true });
       }
     }
     if (!phoneVerifyIsPending && (phoneVerifyIsPending !== prevProps.phoneVerifyIsPending)) {
       if (phoneVerifyErrorMessage) {
-        notify({ message: String(phoneVerifyErrorMessage), displayType: ['toast'] });
+        notify({ message: String(phoneVerifyErrorMessage) });
         this.setState({ codeVerifyStarted: false });
       } else {
-        notify({ message: 'Your phone number was successfully verified.', displayType: ['toast'] });
+        notify({ message: 'Your phone number was successfully verified.' });
         this.setState({ codeVerifySuccessful: true });
         if (onPhoneVerifySuccessful) {
           onPhoneVerifySuccessful();
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ class PhoneNumberRewardSubcard extends React.PureComponent {
     if (!NativeModules.UtilityModule) {
       return notify({
         message: 'The required permission could not be obtained due to a missing module.',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       });
     }
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ class PhoneNumberRewardSubcard extends React.PureComponent {
     if (!this.phoneInput.isValidNumber()) {
       return notify({
         message: 'Please provide a valid telephone number.',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/component/rewardCard/index.js b/app/src/component/rewardCard/index.js
index c0ea7e1c..eea39cf5 100644
--- a/app/src/component/rewardCard/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/rewardCard/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doClaimRewardType,
   doClaimRewardClearError,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const makeSelect = () => {
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   claimReward: reward => dispatch(doClaimRewardType(reward.reward_type, true)),
   clearError: reward => dispatch(doClaimRewardClearError(reward)),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
 export default connect(makeSelect, perform)(RewardCard);
diff --git a/app/src/component/rewardCard/view.js b/app/src/component/rewardCard/view.js
index 7182d4e2..18679852 100644
--- a/app/src/component/rewardCard/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/rewardCard/view.js
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ class RewardCard extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     const { clearError, notify, reward } = this.props;
     if (this.state.claimStarted && !isPending) {
       if (errorMessage && errorMessage.trim().length > 0) {
-        notify({ message: errorMessage, displayType: ['toast'] });
+        notify({ message: errorMessage });
         clearError(reward);
       } else {
-        notify({ message: 'Reward successfully claimed!', displayType: ['toast'] });
+        notify({ message: 'Reward successfully claimed!' });
       }
       this.setState({ claimStarted: false });
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class RewardCard extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     } = this.props;
 
     if (!canClaim) {
-      notify({ message: 'Unfortunately, you are not eligible to claim this reward at this time.', displayType: ['toast'] });
+      notify({ message: 'Unfortunately, you are not eligible to claim this reward at this time.' });
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/component/rewardSummary/index.js b/app/src/component/rewardSummary/index.js
index 5c2a7077..482c88ba 100644
--- a/app/src/component/rewardSummary/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/rewardSummary/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doRewardList, selectUnclaimedRewardValue, selectFetchingRewards, selectUser } from 'lbryinc';
 import RewardSummary from './view';
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const select = state => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   fetchRewards: () => dispatch(doRewardList()),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
 export default connect(select, perform)(RewardSummary);
diff --git a/app/src/component/rewardSummary/view.js b/app/src/component/rewardSummary/view.js
index cbdf50d2..9adf6e55 100644
--- a/app/src/component/rewardSummary/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/rewardSummary/view.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class RewardSummary extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ dismissed: true });
     this.props.notify({
       message: 'You can always claim your rewards from the Rewards page.',
-      displayType: ['toast']
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/component/walletSend/index.js b/app/src/component/walletSend/index.js
index d334f64b..e57233ea 100644
--- a/app/src/component/walletSend/index.js
+++ b/app/src/component/walletSend/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import {
-  doNotify,
+  doToast,
   doSendDraftTransaction,
   selectDraftTransaction,
   selectDraftTransactionError,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import WalletSend from './view';
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   sendToAddress: (address, amount) => dispatch(doSendDraftTransaction(address, amount)),
-  notify: (data) => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: (data) => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
 const select = state => ({
diff --git a/app/src/component/walletSend/view.js b/app/src/component/walletSend/view.js
index 5df634ab..1733a074 100644
--- a/app/src/component/walletSend/view.js
+++ b/app/src/component/walletSend/view.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class WalletSend extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     if (address && !regexAddress.test(address)) {
       notify({
         message: 'The recipient address is not a valid LBRY address.',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       });
       return;
     }
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ class WalletSend extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     if (amount > balance) {
       notify({
         message: 'Insufficient credits',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       });
       return;
     }
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ class WalletSend extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       const { notify } = this.props;
       notify({
         message: 'The recipient address is not a valid LBRY address.',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/src/page/file/index.js b/app/src/page/file/index.js
index d909afb5..36256b1b 100644
--- a/app/src/page/file/index.js
+++ b/app/src/page/file/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   doFetchFileInfo,
   doFetchCostInfoForUri,
   doResolveUri,
-  doNotify,
+  doToast,
   makeSelectIsUriResolving,
   makeSelectCostInfoForUri,
   makeSelectFileInfoForUri,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   },
   fetchFileInfo: uri => dispatch(doFetchFileInfo(uri)),
   fetchCostInfo: uri => dispatch(doFetchCostInfoForUri(uri)),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data)),
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data)),
   resolveUri: uri => dispatch(doResolveUri(uri)),
   stopDownload: (uri, fileInfo) => dispatch(doStopDownloadingFile(uri, fileInfo)),
 });
diff --git a/app/src/page/file/view.js b/app/src/page/file/view.js
index c617c6ea..b6f2d928 100644
--- a/app/src/page/file/view.js
+++ b/app/src/page/file/view.js
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
           // after the file_set_status and file_delete operations, so let the user know
           notify({
             message: 'The download will stop momentarily. You do not need to wait to discover something else.',
-            displayType: ['toast']
           });
         }}
       ],
diff --git a/app/src/page/firstRun/index.js b/app/src/page/firstRun/index.js
index 14ad9603..c196505e 100644
--- a/app/src/page/firstRun/index.js
+++ b/app/src/page/firstRun/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doGenerateAuthToken,
   doUserEmailNew,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const select = (state) => ({
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   addUserEmail: email => dispatch(doUserEmailNew(email)),
   generateAuthToken: installationId => dispatch(doGenerateAuthToken(installationId)),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data))
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data))
 });
 
-export default connect(select, perform)(FirstRun);
\ No newline at end of file
+export default connect(select, perform)(FirstRun);
diff --git a/app/src/page/firstRun/view.js b/app/src/page/firstRun/view.js
index f169cbde..7fba3ad7 100644
--- a/app/src/page/firstRun/view.js
+++ b/app/src/page/firstRun/view.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     if (this.state.emailSubmitted && !emailNewPending) {
       this.setState({ emailSubmitted: false });
       if (emailNewErrorMessage) {
-        notify ({ message: String(emailNewErrorMessage), displayType: ['toast']});
+        notify ({ message: String(emailNewErrorMessage), isError: true });
       } else {
         // Request successful. Navigate to discover.
         this.closeFinalPage();
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ class FirstRunScreen extends React.PureComponent {
       if (email.indexOf('@') === -1) {
         return notify({
           message: 'Please provide a valid email address to continue.',
-          displayType: ['toast'],
         });
       }
 
diff --git a/app/src/page/rewards/index.js b/app/src/page/rewards/index.js
index 89fbcc43..b9138fdd 100644
--- a/app/src/page/rewards/index.js
+++ b/app/src/page/rewards/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   selectClaimedRewards,
   selectUser,
 } from 'lbryinc';
-import { doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import RewardsPage from './view';
 
 const select = state => ({
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const select = state => ({
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   fetchRewards: () => dispatch(doRewardList()),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data)),
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data)),
 });
 
-export default connect(select, perform)(RewardsPage);
\ No newline at end of file
+export default connect(select, perform)(RewardsPage);
diff --git a/app/src/page/splash/index.js b/app/src/page/splash/index.js
index 2116937a..a7829409 100644
--- a/app/src/page/splash/index.js
+++ b/app/src/page/splash/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doBalanceSubscribe, doBlackListedOutpointsSubscribe, doNotify } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doBalanceSubscribe, doBlackListedOutpointsSubscribe, doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doAuthenticate,
   doFetchRewardedContent,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   blacklistedOutpointsSubscribe: () => dispatch(doBlackListedOutpointsSubscribe()),
   deleteCompleteBlobs: () => dispatch(doDeleteCompleteBlobs()),
   fetchRewardedContent: () => dispatch(doFetchRewardedContent()),
-  notify: data => dispatch(doNotify(data)),
+  notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data)),
   setEmailToVerify: email => dispatch(doUserEmailToVerify(email)),
   verifyUserEmail: (token, recaptcha) => dispatch(doUserEmailVerify(token, recaptcha)),
   verifyUserEmailFailure: error => dispatch(doUserEmailVerifyFailure(error)),
diff --git a/app/src/page/splash/view.js b/app/src/page/splash/view.js
index e1acafbd..56b17f37 100644
--- a/app/src/page/splash/view.js
+++ b/app/src/page/splash/view.js
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@ class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent {
                 } catch (error) {
                   const message = 'Invalid Verification Token';
                   verifyUserEmailFailure(message);
-                  notify({ message, displayType: ['toast'] });
+                  notify({ message });
                 }
               } else {
                 notify({
                   message: 'Invalid Verification URI',
-                  displayType: ['toast'],
                 });
               }
             } else {
diff --git a/app/src/redux/actions/file.js b/app/src/redux/actions/file.js
index 2caf274b..89681af7 100644
--- a/app/src/redux/actions/file.js
+++ b/app/src/redux/actions/file.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
     ACTIONS,
     Lbry,
-    doNotify,
+    doToast,
     formatCredits,
     selectBalance,
     makeSelectCostInfoForUri,
@@ -188,9 +188,8 @@ export function doLoadVideo(uri, failureCallback) {
             data: { uri },
           });
 
-          dispatch(doNotify({
+          dispatch(doToast({
             message: `File timeout for uri ${uri}`,
-            displayType: ['toast']
           }));
 
           if (failureCallback) {
@@ -207,9 +206,8 @@ export function doLoadVideo(uri, failureCallback) {
           data: { uri },
         });
 
-        dispatch(doNotify({
+        dispatch(doToast({
           message: `Failed to download ${uri}, please try again. If this problem persists, visit https://lbry.io/faq/support for support.`,
-          displayType: ['toast']
         }));
 
         if (failureCallback) {
@@ -268,9 +266,8 @@ export function doPurchaseUri(uri, specificCostInfo, failureCallback) {
 
     if (cost > balance) {
       dispatch(doSetPlayingUri(null));
-      dispatch(doNotify({
+      dispatch(doToast({
         message: 'Insufficient credits',
-        displayType: ['toast']
       }));
       if (failureCallback) {
         failureCallback();