diff --git a/src/component/drawerContent/view.js b/src/component/drawerContent/view.js
index 61205f7..6838025 100644
--- a/src/component/drawerContent/view.js
+++ b/src/component/drawerContent/view.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ class DrawerContent extends React.PureComponent {
   launchSignInFlow = () => {
     // for now, sync flow (email, then password input) will be the default sign in flow
     const { navigation } = this.props;
-    navigation.navigate({ routeName: 'Verification', key: 'verification', params: { syncFlow: true } });
+    navigation.navigate({
+      routeName: 'Verification',
+      key: 'verification',
+      params: { syncFlow: true, signInFlow: true },
+    });
   };
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/component/walletSignIn/view.js b/src/component/walletSignIn/view.js
index d9941ae..4dc895d 100644
--- a/src/component/walletSignIn/view.js
+++ b/src/component/walletSignIn/view.js
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ class WalletSignIn extends React.Component {
 
   onSignInPressed = () => {
     const { navigation } = this.props;
-    navigation.navigate({ routeName: 'Verification', key: 'verification', params: { syncFlow: true } });
+    navigation.navigate({
+      routeName: 'Verification',
+      key: 'verification',
+      params: { syncFlow: true, signInFlow: true },
+    });
   };
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/page/splash/view.js b/src/page/splash/view.js
index e288417..d4ab2ea 100644
--- a/src/page/splash/view.js
+++ b/src/page/splash/view.js
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent {
           this.setState({ shouldAuthenticate: true });
           NativeModules.Firebase.getMessagingToken()
             .then(firebaseToken => {
-              console.log(firebaseToken);
               authenticate(appVersion, Platform.OS, firebaseToken);
             })
             .catch(() => authenticate(appVersion, Platform.OS));
diff --git a/src/page/verification/index.js b/src/page/verification/index.js
index 82a412f..4a645ba 100644
--- a/src/page/verification/index.js
+++ b/src/page/verification/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { doToast } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { doToast, doPopulateSharedUserState } from 'lbry-redux';
 import {
   doCheckSync,
   doGetSync,
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   checkSync: () => dispatch(doCheckSync()),
   verifyPhone: verificationCode => dispatch(doUserPhoneVerify(verificationCode)),
   notify: data => dispatch(doToast(data)),
+  populateSharedUserState: settings => dispatch(doPopulateSharedUserState(settings)),
   setClientSetting: (key, value) => dispatch(doSetClientSetting(key, value)),
   setEmailToVerify: email => dispatch(doUserEmailToVerify(email)),
   syncApply: (hash, data, password) => dispatch(doSyncApply(hash, data, password)),
diff --git a/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js b/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
index 8185196..7990c8a 100644
--- a/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
+++ b/src/page/verification/internal/sync-verify-page.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { hasSyncedWallet, syncApplyIsPending } = this.props;
+    const { hasSyncedWallet, syncApplyIsPending, signInFlow } = this.props;
 
     let paragraph;
     if (!hasSyncedWallet) {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class SyncVerifyPage extends React.PureComponent {
               <Button
                 style={rewardStyle.verificationButton}
                 theme={'light'}
-                text={'Enable sync'}
+                text={signInFlow ? 'Use LBRY' : 'Enable sync'}
                 onPress={this.onEnableSyncPressed}
               />
             )}
diff --git a/src/page/verification/view.js b/src/page/verification/view.js
index 91318d1..630d055 100644
--- a/src/page/verification/view.js
+++ b/src/page/verification/view.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Lbry } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { Lbry, doPreferenceGet } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { ActivityIndicator, Linking, NativeModules, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { NavigationActions, StackActions } from 'react-navigation';
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
 import Colors from 'styles/colors';
 import Constants from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
+import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome5';
 import EmailVerifyPage from './internal/email-verify-page';
 import ManualVerifyPage from './internal/manual-verify-page';
 import PhoneVerifyPage from './internal/phone-verify-page';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     showSkip: false,
     skipAccountConfirmed: false,
     showBottomContainer: true,
+    signInFlow: false,
     walletPassword: null,
     isEmailVerificationPhase: false,
     isEmailVerified: false,
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { user } = this.props;
+    const { user, navigation } = this.props;
+    const { signInFlow } = navigation.state.params;
+    this.setState({ signInFlow });
     this.checkVerificationStatus(user);
     NativeModules.Firebase.setCurrentScreen('Verification');
   }
@@ -36,8 +40,22 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
     this.setState({ isEmailVerificationPhase: value });
   };
 
+  getUserSettings = () => {
+    const { populateSharedUserState } = this.props;
+
+    doPreferenceGet(
+      'shared',
+      preference => {
+        populateSharedUserState(preference);
+      },
+      error => {
+        /* failed */
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
   checkVerificationStatus = user => {
-    const { deviceWalletSynced, navigation } = this.props;
+    const { deviceWalletSynced, getSync, navigation } = this.props;
     const { syncFlow } = navigation.state.params;
 
     this.setState(
@@ -57,7 +75,13 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
           }
 
           if (this.state.isEmailVerified && syncFlow && deviceWalletSynced) {
-            navigation.goBack();
+            // retrieve user settings
+            NativeModules.UtilityModule.getSecureValue(Constants.KEY_WALLET_PASSWORD).then(walletPassword => {
+              getSync(walletPassword, () => {
+                this.getUserSettings();
+                navigation.goBack();
+              });
+            });
           }
         } else {
           if (this.state.isEmailVerified && !this.state.isIdentityVerified && !this.state.isRewardApproved) {
@@ -167,6 +191,7 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
             syncApply={syncApply}
             syncData={syncData}
             syncHash={syncHash}
+            signInFlow={this.state.signInFlow}
           />
         );
         break;
@@ -182,7 +207,7 @@ class VerificationScreen extends React.PureComponent {
 
         {!this.state.isEmailVerificationPhase && (
           <TouchableOpacity style={firstRunStyle.closeButton} onPress={this.onCloseButtonPressed}>
-            <Text style={firstRunStyle.closeButtonText}>x</Text>
+            <Icon name={'times'} size={16} style={firstRunStyle.closeButtonIcon} />
           </TouchableOpacity>
         )}
       </View>
diff --git a/src/styles/firstRun.js b/src/styles/firstRun.js
index 29203d2..eadcf9e 100644
--- a/src/styles/firstRun.js
+++ b/src/styles/firstRun.js
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ const firstRunStyle = StyleSheet.create({
     color: Colors.White,
     fontSize: 16,
   },
+  closeButtonIcon: {
+    alignSelf: 'center',
+    color: Colors.White,
+  },
   buttonContainer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     alignItems: 'center',