1 files changed, 30 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/screens/main/NotificationsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/main/NotificationsScreen.tsx
index 219a0be9..3a809d73 100644
--- a/src/screens/main/NotificationsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/main/NotificationsScreen.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
+import {useFocusEffect} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {
@@ -11,16 +12,21 @@ import {
 import {SafeAreaView} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import {useDispatch, useSelector} from 'react-redux';
 import {Notification} from '../../components/notifications';
-import {loadUserNotifications} from '../../store/actions';
+import {
+  loadUserNotifications,
+  updateNewNotificationReceived,
+} from '../../store/actions';
 import {RootState} from '../../store/rootReducer';
 import {NotificationType, ScreenType} from '../../types';
 import {getDateAge, SCREEN_HEIGHT} from '../../utils';
 
 const NotificationsScreen: React.FC = () => {
-  const {user: loggedInUser} = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.user);
   const {moments: loggedInUserMoments} = useSelector(
     (state: RootState) => state.moments,
   );
+  const {newNotificationReceived} = useSelector(
+    (state: RootState) => state.user,
+  );
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false);
   // used for figuring out which ones are unread
   const [lastViewed, setLastViewed] = useState<moment.Moment | undefined>(
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ const NotificationsScreen: React.FC = () => {
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
-  const onRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+  const refreshNotifications = () => {
     const refrestState = async () => {
       dispatch(loadUserNotifications());
     };
@@ -43,7 +49,27 @@ const NotificationsScreen: React.FC = () => {
     refrestState().then(() => {
       setRefreshing(false);
     });
-  }, [dispatch]);
+  };
+
+  const onRefresh = useCallback(() => {
+    refreshNotifications();
+  }, [refreshNotifications]);
+
+  useFocusEffect(
+    useCallback(() => {
+      const resetNewNotificationFlag = () => {
+        if (newNotificationReceived) {
+          dispatch(updateNewNotificationReceived(false));
+        }
+      };
+
+      //Called everytime screen is focused
+      refreshNotifications();
+
+      //Called when user leaves the screen
+      return () => resetNewNotificationFlag();
+    }, [newNotificationReceived]),
+  );
 
   // handles storing and fetching the "previously viewed" information
   useEffect(() => {