diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 1a75de3..3a6b221 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "scheme": "imex-mobile-scheme",
     "userInterfaceStyle": "automatic",
     "extra": {
-      "expover": "1",
+      "expover": "8",
       "eas": {
         "projectId": "ffe01f3a-d507-4698-82cd-da1f1cad450b"
       }
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
     "runtimeVersion": "appVersion",
     "orientation": "default",
     "icon": "./assets/ImEXlogo192noa.png",
-    "platforms": [
-      "ios",
-      "android"
-    ],
+    "platforms": ["ios", "android"],
     "ios": {
       "supportsTablet": true,
       "bundleIdentifier": "com.imex.imexmobile",
@@ -51,9 +48,7 @@
       "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0,
       "url": "https://u.expo.dev/ffe01f3a-d507-4698-82cd-da1f1cad450b"
     },
-    "assetBundlePatterns": [
-      "**/*"
-    ],
+    "assetBundlePatterns": ["**/*"],
     "web": {
       "favicon": "./assets/ImEXlogo192noa.png",
       "config": {
diff --git a/components/settings/settings.jsx b/components/settings/settings.jsx
index 7ff0264..ccbba77 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.jsx
+++ b/components/settings/settings.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
 import * as Application from "expo-application";
 import Constants from "expo-constants";
 import * as Notifications from "expo-notifications";
+import * as Updates from "expo-updates";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Alert, ScrollView, StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
@@ -182,6 +183,44 @@ function Tab({ bodyshop, currentUser, signOutStart }) {
             number: `${Constants.expoConfig.version}(${Application.nativeBuildVersion} - ${Constants.expoConfig.extra.expover})`,
           })}
         </Text>
+        <Button
+          mode="text"
+          onPress={() => {
+            Updates.checkForUpdateAsync()
+              .then(async (update) => {
+                if (update.isAvailable) {
+                  const reloaded = await Updates.fetchUpdateAsync();
+                  if (reloaded.isNew) {
+                    Alert.alert(
+                      "Update downloaded",
+                      "The app will now restart to apply the update.",
+                      [
+                        {
+                          text: "Restart Now",
+                          onPress: () => {
+                            Updates.reloadAsync();
+                          },
+                        },
+                      ]
+                    );
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  Alert.alert(
+                    "No Update Available",
+                    "You are using the latest version of the app."
+                  );
+                }
+              })
+              .catch((error) => {
+                Alert.alert(
+                  "Update Error",
+                  `An error occurred while checking for updates: ${error.message}`
+                );
+              });
+          }}
+        >
+          Check for Update
+        </Button>
       </ScrollView>
     </SafeAreaView>
   );
diff --git a/components/upload-progress/upload-progress.jsx b/components/upload-progress/upload-progress.jsx
index 9cfc589..0b19beb 100644
--- a/components/upload-progress/upload-progress.jsx
+++ b/components/upload-progress/upload-progress.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import { useTheme } from "@/hooks";
-import { clearUploadError } from "@/redux/photos/photos.actions";
+import { cancelUploads, clearUploadError } from "@/redux/photos/photos.actions";
 import { formatBytes } from "@/util/uploadUtils";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { ScrollView, StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
-import { Divider, Modal, Portal, ProgressBar, Text } from "react-native-paper";
+import {
+  Button,
+  Divider,
+  Modal,
+  Portal,
+  ProgressBar,
+  Text,
+} from "react-native-paper";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { createStructuredSelector } from "reselect";
 import {
@@ -20,6 +27,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = createStructuredSelector({
 });
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
   clearError: () => dispatch(clearUploadError()),
+  cancelUploads: () => dispatch(cancelUploads()),
 });
 
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(UploadProgress);
@@ -29,6 +37,7 @@ export function UploadProgress({
   photoUploadProgress,
   uploadError,
   clearError,
+  cancelUploads,
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const theme = useTheme();
@@ -42,6 +51,10 @@ export function UploadProgress({
     return completed / total;
   }, [photoUploadProgress]);
 
+  const handleCancelUploads = () => {
+    cancelUploads();
+  };
+
   return (
     <Portal>
       <Modal
@@ -78,10 +91,10 @@ export function UploadProgress({
               </Text>
               <View style={styles.progressBarContainer}>
                 <ProgressBar
-                  progress={(photoUploadProgress[key].progress || 0) / 100}
+                  progress={photoUploadProgress[key].progress || 0}
                   style={styles.progress}
                   color={
-                    photoUploadProgress[key].progress === 100 ? "green" : "blue"
+                    photoUploadProgress[key].progress === 1 ? "green" : "blue"
                   }
                 />
                 <View style={styles.speedRow}>
@@ -95,6 +108,9 @@ export function UploadProgress({
               </View>
             </View>
           ))}
+          <Button onPress={handleCancelUploads}>
+            {t("general.actions.cancel")}
+          </Button>
         </ScrollView>
       </Modal>
     </Portal>
diff --git a/redux/photos/photos.actions.js b/redux/photos/photos.actions.js
index 0995245..9d71e37 100644
--- a/redux/photos/photos.actions.js
+++ b/redux/photos/photos.actions.js
@@ -53,3 +53,17 @@ export const clearUploadError = () => ({
   type: PhotosActionTypes.CLEAR_UPLOAD_ERROR,
 });
 
+
+export const addUploadCancelTask = (payload) => ({
+  type: PhotosActionTypes.ADD_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK,
+  payload,
+});
+
+export const removeUploadCancelTask = (payload) => ({
+  type: PhotosActionTypes.REMOVE_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK,
+  payload,
+});
+
+export const cancelUploads = () => ({
+  type: PhotosActionTypes.CANCEL_UPLOADS,
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/redux/photos/photos.reducer.js b/redux/photos/photos.reducer.js
index 7f434d2..52b91e3 100644
--- a/redux/photos/photos.reducer.js
+++ b/redux/photos/photos.reducer.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ const INITIAL_STATE = {
   uploadInProgress: true,
   uploadError: null,
   jobid: null,
-  progress: {}
+  progress: {},
+  cancelTasks: {},
+  cancelTriggered: false,
 };
 
 const photosReducer = (state = INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
@@ -17,7 +19,9 @@ const photosReducer = (state = INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
         jobid: action.payload.jobid,
         uploadInProgress: true,
         uploadError: null,
-        progress: action.payload.progress || {}
+        progress: action.payload.progress || {},
+        cancelTasks: {},
+        cancelTriggered: false,
       };
     case PhotosActionTypes.MEDIA_UPLOAD_FAILURE:
       return {
@@ -31,9 +35,12 @@ const photosReducer = (state = INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
         progress: { ...state.progress, [action.payload.assetId]: { ...state.progress[action.payload.assetId], ...action.payload } }
       };
     case PhotosActionTypes.MEDIA_UPLOAD_SUCCESS_ONE:
+      const { [action.payload.assetId]: _, ...remainingTasks } = state.cancelTasks;
+
       return {
         ...state,
-        progress: { ...state.progress, [action.payload.assetId]: { ...state.progress[action.payload.assetId], progress: 100, status: 'completed', endTime: new Date() } }
+        progress: { ...state.progress, [action.payload.assetId]: { ...state.progress[action.payload.assetId], progress: 100, status: 'completed', endTime: new Date() } },
+        cancelTasks: remainingTasks
       };
     case PhotosActionTypes.MEDIA_UPLOAD_PROGRESS_UPDATE_BULK:
       return {
@@ -46,13 +53,35 @@ const photosReducer = (state = INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
         uploadInProgress: false,
         uploadError: null,
         photos: [],
-        progress: {}
+        progress: {},
+        cancelTasks: {}
       };
     case PhotosActionTypes.CLEAR_UPLOAD_ERROR:
       return {
         ...state,
-        photos: [], progress: {},
+        photos: [],
+        progress: {},
         uploadError: null,
+        cancelTasks: {},
+      };
+    case PhotosActionTypes.ADD_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        cancelTasks: {
+          ...state.cancelTasks,
+          [action.payload.assetId]: action.payload.cancelTask,
+        },
+      };
+    case PhotosActionTypes.REMOVE_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK:
+      const { [action.payload.assetId]: _2, ...remainingTasks2 } = state.cancelTasks; //2 added for scoped variable conflict.
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        cancelTasks: remainingTasks2,
+      };
+    case PhotosActionTypes.CANCEL_UPLOADS:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        cancelTriggered: true,
       };
     default:
       return state;
diff --git a/redux/photos/photos.sagas.js b/redux/photos/photos.sagas.js
index ae8c9de..1f45643 100644
--- a/redux/photos/photos.sagas.js
+++ b/redux/photos/photos.sagas.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import Constants from "expo-constants";
+import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system/legacy";
 import * as ImagePicker from "expo-image-picker";
 import * as MediaLibrary from "expo-media-library";
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { selectDeleteAfterUpload } from "../app/app.selectors";
 import { store } from "../store";
 import { selectBodyshop, selectCurrentUser } from "../user/user.selectors";
 import {
+  addUploadCancelTask,
   deleteMediaSuccess,
   mediaUploadCompleted,
   mediaUploadFailure,
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ export function* openImagePickerAction({ payload: jobid }) {
       yield put(mediaUploadStart({ photos: result.assets, jobid, progress: _.keyBy(result.assets, 'assetId') }));
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    // console.log("Saga Error: open Picker", error);
+    console.log("Saga Error: open Picker", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -119,13 +121,17 @@ export function* mediaUploadStartAction({ payload: { photos, jobid } }) {
       }
       // Process each batch sequentially, but photos within batch concurrently
       for (const batch of batches) {
-        const uploadTasks = batch.map((photo, index) =>
-          call(uploadSinglePhoto, photo, bodyshop, index, jobid)
+        const isCancelTriggered = yield select((state) => state.photos.cancelTriggered
         );
-        // Wait for current batch to complete before starting next batch
-        yield all(uploadTasks);
-        // Small delay between batches to prevent overwhelming the server
-        yield delay(100);
+        if (!isCancelTriggered) {
+          const uploadTasks = batch.map((photo, index) =>
+            call(uploadSinglePhoto, photo, bodyshop, index, jobid)
+          );
+          // Wait for current batch to complete before starting next batch
+          yield all(uploadTasks);
+          // Small delay between batches to prevent overwhelming the server
+          yield delay(100);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -260,39 +266,53 @@ function* uploadToImageProxy(photo, photoBlob, extension, key, bodyshop, jobid)
 
     let uploadResult
     try {
-      uploadResult = yield new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 
-        console.log("Starting XHR")
-        const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-        xhr.upload.onprogress = (e) => {
-          console.log("Upload Progress:", e.loaded, e.total);
-          store.dispatch({ ...photo, progress: e.loaded / e.total, loaded: e.loaded });
-          put(mediaUploadProgressOne({ ...photo, progress: e.loaded / e.total, loaded: e.loaded }));
+      // const s3PutResponse = yield call(cleanAxios.put,
+      //   preSignedUploadUrlToS3,
+      //   photoBlob,
+      //   {
+      //     headers: {
+      //       "Content-Type": photoBlob.type
+      //     },
+      //     onUploadProgress: (e) => {
+      //       const progress = e.loaded / e.total;
+      //       console.log("Event Progress", e)
+      //       put(mediaUploadProgressOne({ ...photo, progress, loaded: e.loaded }));
+      //     },
+      //   }
+      // );
+
+      const task = FileSystem.createUploadTask(
+        preSignedUploadUrlToS3,
+        photo.uri,
+        {
+          //fieldName: FIELD_NAME_OF_THE_FILE_IN_REQUEST,
+          httpMethod: "PUT",
+          uploadType: FileSystem.FileSystemUploadType.BINARY_CONTENT,
+          mimeType: photoBlob.type,
+          headers: {},
+          //parameters: {...OTHER PARAMS IN REQUEST},
+        },
+        (progressData) => {
+          const sent = progressData.totalBytesSent;
+          const total = progressData.totalBytesExpectedToSend;
+          const progress = sent / total;
+          console.log(progress, sent)
+          store.dispatch(mediaUploadProgressOne({ ...photo, progress, loaded: sent }));
+          // onUpload(Number(progress.toFixed(2)) * 100);
+        },
+      );
+
+      yield put(addUploadCancelTask({ assetId: photo.assetId, cancelTask: task.cancelAsync }));
+      uploadResult = yield task.uploadAsync();
 
-        };
-        xhr.open("PUT", preSignedUploadUrlToS3);
-        xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", photoBlob.type);
-        xhr.onload = () => {
-          if (xhr.status === 200) {
-            console.log("XHR Done. Resolve promise.")
-            resolve(true);
-          } else {
-            reject(new Error(`Upload failed: ${xhr.statusText}`));
-          }
-        };
-        xhr.onerror = (req, event) => {
-          reject(new Error("Network error"));
-        };
-        console.log("Sending XHR")
-        xhr.send(photoBlob);
 
-      });
     } catch (error) {
       console.log("Error uploading to S3", error.message, error.stack);
       throw error;
     }
 
-    if (uploadResult) {
+    if (uploadResult.status === 200) {
       //Create doc record. 
       const uploaded_by = yield select(selectCurrentUser);
 
@@ -328,26 +348,34 @@ function* uploadToImageProxy(photo, photoBlob, extension, key, bodyshop, jobid)
         },
       }));
       console.log("Upload and record creation successful for", photo.uri);
+    } else {
+      console.log("Error uploading to Cloud", uploadResult);
+      throw new Error(`Cloud upload failed: ${uploadResult}`);
     }
 
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log("Error uploading to image proxy", JSON.stringify(error));
-    throw new Error(`Image proxy upload failed: ${error.message}`);
+    console.log("Error uploading to Cloud", JSON.stringify(error));
+    throw new Error(`Cloud upload failed: ${error.message}`);
   }
 }
 
 // Handle cancellation of uploads
 function* onCancelUpload() {
-  yield takeEvery(PhotosActionTypes.CANCEL_UPLOAD, cancelUploadAction);
+  yield takeEvery(PhotosActionTypes.CANCEL_UPLOADS, cancelUploadAction);
 }
 
-function* cancelUploadAction({ payload: photoId }) {
-  // const task = uploadTasks.get(photoId);
-  // if (task) {
-  //   yield cancel(task);
-  //   uploadTasks.delete(photoId);
-  //   yield put(mediaUploadFailure({ photoId, error: 'Upload cancelled' }));
-  // }
+function* cancelUploadAction() {
+  const cancelTasks = yield select((state) => state.photos.cancelTasks);
+  try {
+    const tasksToCancel = Object.values(cancelTasks);
+    for (const cancelTask of tasksToCancel) {
+      console.log("*** ~ cancelUploadAction ~ cancelTask:", cancelTask);
+      cancelTask();
+    }
+    yield put({ type: PhotosActionTypes.CLEAR_UPLOAD_ERROR });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log("Error cancelling upload", error);
+  }
 }
 
 function* onMediaUploadCompleted() {
@@ -414,7 +442,7 @@ export function* photosSagas() {
     call(onOpenImagePicker),
     call(onMediaUploadStart),
     call(onMediaUploadCompleted),
-    call(onMediaUploadFailure)
-    //call(onCancelUpload)
+    call(onMediaUploadFailure),
+    call(onCancelUpload)
   ]);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/redux/photos/photos.types.js b/redux/photos/photos.types.js
index 6355af5..1b936ed 100644
--- a/redux/photos/photos.types.js
+++ b/redux/photos/photos.types.js
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ const PhotosActionTypes = {
   DELETE_MEDIA_SUCCESS: "DELETE_MEDIA_SUCCESS",
   DELETE_MEDIA_FAILURE: "DELETE_MEDIA_FAILURE",
   CLEAR_UPLOAD_ERROR: "CLEAR_UPLOAD_ERROR",
+  ADD_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK: "ADD_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK",
+  REMOVE_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK: "REMOVE_UPLOAD_CANCEL_TASK",
+  CANCEL_UPLOADS: "CANCEL_UPLOADS",
 };
 export default PhotosActionTypes;