diff --git a/android/Omnivore/.gitignore b/android/Omnivore/.gitignore
index aa724b770..04f46af22 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/.gitignore
+++ b/android/Omnivore/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *.iml
 .gradle
+.kotlin
 /local.properties
 /.idea/caches
 /.idea/libraries
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5d3936eb1..00ef228cf 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:remove="android:maxSdkVersion" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application
         android:name=".OmnivoreApplication"
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/core/network/SearchQuery.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/core/network/SearchQuery.kt
index fbd5ff4b2..ff80b86f3 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/core/network/SearchQuery.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/core/network/SearchQuery.kt
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ fun loadLibraryItemContent(context: Context, libraryItemId: String): String? {
     return try {
         return readFromInternalStorage(context = context, fileName = "${libraryItemId}.html")
     } catch (e: Exception) {
-        e.printStackTrace()
         null
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/library/LibrarySyncWorker.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/library/LibrarySyncWorker.kt
index 85ba6e69b..04fe65c34 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/library/LibrarySyncWorker.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/library/LibrarySyncWorker.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,36 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.feature.library
 
+import android.app.Notification
+import android.app.NotificationChannel
+import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Log
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorker
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
+import androidx.work.ForegroundInfo
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.R
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.data.repository.LibraryRepository
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.datastore.DatastoreRepository
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.datastore.libraryLastSyncTimestamp
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.datastore.omnivoreAuthToken
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SaveUrlMutation
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.SaveUrlInput
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.utils.Constants
+import com.apollographql.apollo3.ApolloClient
+import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Optional
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import java.time.Instant
+import java.util.TimeZone
+import java.util.UUID
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 @HiltWorker
 class LibrarySyncWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
@@ -21,8 +39,27 @@ class LibrarySyncWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     private val libraryRepository: LibraryRepository,
     private val datastoreRepository: DatastoreRepository,
 ) : CoroutineWorker(appContext, workerParams) {
+    override suspend fun getForegroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {
+        return ForegroundInfo(
+            NOTIFICATION_ID,
+            createNotification()
+        )
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = "LIBRARY_SYNC_WORKER_CHANNEL"
+        const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME = "Sync library"
+        const val NOTIFICATION_ID = 2
+    }
 
     override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
+        try {
+            setForeground(createForegroundInfo())
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+            return Result.failure()
+        }
+
         return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             try {
                 performItemSync()
@@ -35,6 +72,46 @@ class LibrarySyncWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun createForegroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {
+        val notification = createNotification()
+        return ForegroundInfo(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
+    }
+
+    private fun createNotification(): Notification {
+        val channelId = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            createNotificationChannel()
+        } else {
+            ""
+        }
+
+        return NotificationCompat.Builder(applicationContext, channelId)
+            .setContentTitle("Syncing library items")
+            .setContentText("Your library is being synced")
+            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
+            .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_LOW)
+            .build()
+    }
+
+    private fun createNotificationChannel(): String {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            val channelName = NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME
+            val channel = NotificationChannel(
+                NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID,
+                channelName,
+                NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW
+            ).apply {
+                description = "Notification channel for library syncing"
+            }
+
+            val notificationManager = applicationContext.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
+
+            return NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID
+        } else {
+            return ""
+        }
+    }
+
     private suspend fun performItemSync(
         cursor: String? = null,
         since: String = getLastSyncTime()?.toString() ?: Instant.MIN.toString(),
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
index 9a2c99ae1..3dcaa2c1b 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.feature.save
 
 import android.content.ContentValues
+import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.WindowManager
 import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
@@ -16,9 +18,12 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment.Companion.TopCenter
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.toArgb
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.work.Constraints
+import androidx.work.Data
 import androidx.work.NetworkType
+import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequest
 import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder
 import androidx.work.OutOfQuotaPolicy
 import androidx.work.WorkInfo
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ class SaveSheetActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 if (intent.type?.startsWith("text/plain") == true) {
                     intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT)?.let {
                         extractedText = it
-                        workManager.enqueueSaveWorker(it)
+                        workManager.enqueueSaveWorker(this, it)
                         Log.d(ContentValues.TAG, "Extracted text: $extractedText")
                     }
                 }
@@ -80,8 +85,6 @@ class SaveSheetActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             }
 
             val scaffoldState: ScaffoldState = rememberScaffoldState()
-
-
             val message = when (saveState) {
                 SaveState.DEFAULT -> ""
                 SaveState.SAVING -> "Saved to Omnivore"
@@ -129,25 +132,28 @@ class SaveSheetActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun WorkManager.enqueueSaveWorker(url: String) {
+    private fun WorkManager.enqueueSaveWorker(context: Context, url: String) {
         val constraints = Constraints.Builder()
             .setRequiredNetworkType(NetworkType.CONNECTED)
             .build()
 
-        val saveWorkerRequest = OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder<SaveURLWorker>()
-            .setConstraints(constraints)
-            .setExpedited(OutOfQuotaPolicy.RUN_AS_NON_EXPEDITED_WORK_REQUEST)
-            .setInputData(workDataOf("url" to url))
-            .addTag(url)
-            // Can add other configs like setBackoffCriteria to retry sync if failed
-            .build()
-        val syncWorkerRequest = OneTimeWorkRequestBuilder<LibrarySyncWorker>()
+        val syncWorkerRequest = OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(LibrarySyncWorker::class.java)
             .setConstraints(constraints)
             .addTag(url)
-            .setInitialDelay(5.seconds.toJavaDuration())
             .build()
 
-        beginWith(saveWorkerRequest)
+        val inputData = Data.Builder()
+            .putString("url", url)
+            .build()
+
+        val saveURLWorkRequest = OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(SaveURLWorker::class.java)
+            .setConstraints(constraints)
+            .setInputData(inputData)
+            .setExpedited(OutOfQuotaPolicy.RUN_AS_NON_EXPEDITED_WORK_REQUEST)
+            .addTag(url)
+            .build()
+
+        beginWith(saveURLWorkRequest)
             .then(syncWorkerRequest)
             .enqueue()
     }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveURLWorker.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveURLWorker.kt
index b305dd8a9..192839b1a 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveURLWorker.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/feature/save/SaveURLWorker.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore.feature.save
 
+import android.app.Notification
+import android.app.NotificationChannel
+import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorker
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
+import androidx.work.ForegroundInfo
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.R
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.datastore.DatastoreRepository
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.core.datastore.omnivoreAuthToken
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SaveUrlMutation
@@ -26,16 +34,34 @@ class SaveURLWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     @Assisted workerParams: WorkerParameters,
     private val datastoreRepository: DatastoreRepository,
 ) : CoroutineWorker(appContext, workerParams) {
+    override suspend fun getForegroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {
+        return ForegroundInfo(
+            NOTIFICATION_ID,
+            createNotification()
+        )
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = "SAVE_URL_WORKER_CHANNEL"
+        const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME = "URL Saver"
+        const val NOTIFICATION_ID = 1
+    }
 
     override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
-        return withContext(Dispatchers.IO){
+        try {
+            setForeground(createForegroundInfo())
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+            return Result.failure()
+        }
+
+        return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             val url = inputData.getString("url") ?: return@withContext Result.failure()
             if (saveURL(url)) Result.success() else Result.failure()
         }
     }
 
     private suspend fun saveURL(url: String): Boolean {
-
         val authToken = datastoreRepository.getString(omnivoreAuthToken) ?: return false
 
         val apolloClient = ApolloClient.Builder()
@@ -60,9 +86,10 @@ class SaveURLWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
                     )
                 )
             ).execute()
-
             return (response.data?.saveUrl?.onSaveSuccess?.url != null)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.d("omnivore", "FAILED TO SAVE ITEM")
+            e.printStackTrace()
             return false
         }
     }
@@ -77,5 +104,43 @@ class SaveURLWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
         return null
     }
 
+    private fun createForegroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {
+        val notification = createNotification()
+        return ForegroundInfo(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
+    }
 
+    private fun createNotification(): Notification {
+        val channelId = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            createNotificationChannel()
+        } else {
+            ""
+        }
+
+        return NotificationCompat.Builder(applicationContext, channelId)
+            .setContentTitle("Saving URL")
+            .setContentText("Your URL is being saved in the background.")
+            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification) // Ensure this icon is valid
+            .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_LOW)
+            .build()
+    }
+
+    private fun createNotificationChannel(): String {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            val channelName = NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_NAME
+            val channel = NotificationChannel(
+                NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID,
+                channelName,
+                NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW
+            ).apply {
+                description = "Notification channel for URL saving"
+            }
+
+            val notificationManager = applicationContext.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
+
+            return NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID
+        } else {
+            return ""
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1563b649d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:height="24dp" android:tint="#000000" android:viewportHeight="24" android:viewportWidth="24" android:width="24dp">
+      
+    <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M12,2C6.47,2 2,6.47 2,12s4.47,10 10,10 10,-4.47 10,-10S17.53,2 12,2z"/>
+    
+</vector>