diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml
index 0b3c6353..a04a76bf 100644
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml
+++ b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml
@@ -1,60 +1,61 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <TabbedPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
-             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
-             x:Class="BookAStar.Pages.ChatPage"
-             xmlns:views="clr-namespace:BookAStar.Views;assembly=BookAStar"
-             xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:XLabs.Forms.Controls;assembly=XLabs.Forms"
-             xmlns:toolkit="clr-namespace:XLabs.Forms.Mvvm;assembly=XLabs.Forms"
-             xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:BookAStar.Converters;assembly=BookAStar"
-             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:BookAStar;Assembly:BookAStar"
+            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+            x:Class="BookAStar.Pages.ChatPage"
+            xmlns:views="clr-namespace:BookAStar.Views;assembly=BookAStar"
+            xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:XLabs.Forms.Controls;assembly=XLabs.Forms"
+            xmlns:toolkit="clr-namespace:XLabs.Forms.Mvvm;assembly=XLabs.Forms"
+            xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:BookAStar.Converters;assembly=BookAStar"
+            xmlns:local="clr-namespace:BookAStar;Assembly:BookAStar"
+            xmlns:extensions="clr-namespace:BookAStar.Extensions;assembly=BookAStar"
              >
   
-    <!-- 
+   
   <TabbedPage.Resources>
     <ResourceDictionary>
-  <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject x:Key="cxToStyleButton" x:TypeArguments="Style">
+  <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject x:Key="cxToStyleImage" x:TypeArguments="Style">
 
         <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.DisconnectedObject>
-          <Style TargetType="Button">
-            <Setter Property="Image"
+          <Style TargetType="Image">
+            <Setter Property="Source"
                     Value="{extensions:ImageResource BookAStar.Images.Chat.disconnected.png}" />
           </Style>
         </converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.DisconnectedObject>
 
         <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ConnectedObject>
-          <Style TargetType="Button">
-            <Setter Property="Image"
+          <Style TargetType="Image">
+            <Setter Property="Source"
                     Value="{extensions:ImageResource BookAStar.Images.Chat.connected.png}" />
           </Style>
         </converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ConnectedObject>
     
         <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ConnectingObject>
-          <Style TargetType="Button">
+          <Style TargetType="Image">
             <Setter Property="Source"
                     Value="{extensions:ImageResource BookAStar.Images.Chat.connecting.png}" />
           </Style>
         </converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ConnectingObject>
 
         <converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ReconnectingObject>
-          <Style TargetType="Button">
+          <Style TargetType="Image">
             <Setter Property="Source"
                     Value="{extensions:ImageResource BookAStar.Images.Chat.reconnecting.png}" />
           </Style>
         </converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject.ReconnectingObject>
       </converters:SignalRConnectionStateToObject>
     </ResourceDictionary>
-  </TabbedPage.Resources> -->
+  </TabbedPage.Resources> 
   <TabbedPage.Children>
     <ContentPage Title="Public" Icon="chat_icon_s.png" >
       <StackLayout Padding="5, 5, 5, 5">
         <StackLayout Spacing = "12"
                       Orientation = "Horizontal"
                       Padding="5, 0, 5, 0">
-          
-        <Button x:Name="reconnectButton" Clicked="ReconnectButton_Clicked"/>
-       <!--   Style="{Binding Source={x:Static local:App.CurrentApp.ChatHubConnection}, 
+          <Image 
+       x:Name="reconnectImage" 
+        Style="{Binding Source={x:Static local:App.ChatHubConnection}, 
                                 Path=State, 
-                                Converter={StaticResource cxToStyleButton}}" -->
+                                Converter={StaticResource cxToStyleImage}}" />
           <Entry x:Name="messageEntry" Placeholder = "enter your Message"
                  VerticalOptions = "Center"
                       HorizontalOptions = "FillAndExpand"></Entry>
diff --git a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml.cs b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml.cs
index cb78f52f..ca5ade7b 100644
--- a/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/BookAStar/BookAStar/Pages/ChatPage.xaml.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace BookAStar.Pages
 
                 try
                 {
-                     ConnectionState cs = App.CurrentApp.ChatHubConnection.State;
+                     ConnectionState cs = App.ChatHubConnection.State;
 
                     await App.CurrentApp.ChatHubProxy.Invoke<string>("Send", ChatUser, messageEntry.Text);
                     messageEntry.Text = null;
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ namespace BookAStar.Pages
 
                 try
                 {
-                    await App.CurrentApp.ChatHubProxy.Invoke<string>("SendPV", ChatUser, messageEntry.Text);
-                    messageEntry.Text = null;
+                    await App.CurrentApp.ChatHubProxy.Invoke<string>("SendPV", ChatUser, pvEntry.Text);
+                    pvEntry.Text = null;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ namespace BookAStar.Pages
                 IsBusy = false;
             };
             messageList.ItemsSource = Messages = new ObservableCollection<ChatMessage>();
-            App.CurrentApp.ChatHubConnection.StateChanged += ChatHubConnection_StateChanged;
+            notifList.ItemsSource = Notifs = new ObservableCollection<ChatMessage>();
+            App.ChatHubConnection.StateChanged += ChatHubConnection_StateChanged;
             MainSettings.UserChanged += MainSettings_UserChanged;
             MainSettings_UserChanged(this, null);
 
@@ -86,8 +87,8 @@ namespace BookAStar.Pages
 
         private void ReconnectButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            App.CurrentApp.ChatHubConnection.Stop();
-            App.CurrentApp.ChatHubConnection.Start();
+            App.ChatHubConnection.Stop();
+            App.ChatHubConnection.Start();
         }
 
         private void MainSettings_UserChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ namespace BookAStar.Pages
             Xamarin.Forms.Device.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(
                 () => {
                     sendButton.IsEnabled = obj.NewState == ConnectionState.Connected;
-                    reconnectButton.IsEnabled = obj.NewState != ConnectionState.Connected;
                 });
         }
     }