diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index f5f5dc0..fc8627b 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ android {
     ndkVersion = flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
+        isCoreLibraryDesugaringEnabled = true
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
     }
@@ -42,3 +43,7 @@ android {
 flutter {
     source = "../.."
 }
+
+dependencies {
+    coreLibraryDesugaring("com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.1.5")
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9ac7e41..881b9eb 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>
+  <!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" /> -->
+  <!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION" /> -->
     <application
         android:label="fforte"
         android:name="${applicationName}"
@@ -33,7 +33,14 @@
              This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
         <meta-data
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
-            android:value="2" />
+          android:value="2" />
+
+    <!-- <service -->
+    <!--     android:name="com.dexterous.flutterlocalnotifications.ForegroundService" -->
+    <!--     android:exported="false" -->
+    <!--     android:stopWithTask="false" -->
+    <!--     android:foregroundServiceType="<location>"> -->
+
     </application>
     <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
          https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index f84ca3d..6b58205 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:fforte/screens/addCam/add_cam_main.dart';
 import 'package:fforte/screens/intro_screen.dart';
 import 'package:fforte/screens/settings.dart';
 import 'package:fforte/screens/viewEntries/view_cams.dart';
+import 'package:fforte/services/notification_service.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flex_color_scheme/flex_color_scheme.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_localizations/flutter_localizations.dart';
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ import 'l10n/l10n.dart';
 
 void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  // notifications 
+  NotificationService().initNotification();
+
+
+
   SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
   bool isFirstLaunch = prefs.getBool('isFirstLaunch') ?? true;
   await prefs.setString('kTage1', "28");
diff --git a/lib/screens/excursion/widgets/tracking.dart b/lib/screens/excursion/widgets/tracking.dart
index c1a1352..6947c12 100644
--- a/lib/screens/excursion/widgets/tracking.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/excursion/widgets/tracking.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:math';
 
 import 'package:fforte/l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 import 'package:fforte/screens/helper/snack_bar_helper.dart';
+import 'package:fforte/services/notification_service.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_map/flutter_map.dart';
 import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class _TrackingState extends State<Tracking> {
   List<LatLng> pathList = [];
   StreamSubscription<Position>? positionStream;
   bool positionStreamRunning = false;
+  MapController mapController = MapController();
 
   Random rand = Random();
 
@@ -73,26 +75,26 @@ class _TrackingState extends State<Tracking> {
   );
 
   void onTrackingStart() async {
-    // // notification handling for tracking in background notification
-    // PermissionStatus permissionStatus =
-    //     await NotificationPermissions.getNotificationPermissionStatus();
-    //
-    // if (permissionStatus != PermissionStatus.granted) {
-    //   await NotificationPermissions.requestNotificationPermissions();
-    // }
+    // notification handling for tracking in background notification
+    await NotificationService().initNotification();
+
+    if (mounted)
+      NotificationService().showNotification(
+        title: AppLocalizations.of(context)!.trackingRunningInBackground,
+      );
 
     positionStream = Geolocator.getPositionStream(
       locationSettings: AndroidSettings(
         accuracy: LocationAccuracy.high,
         distanceFilter: 0,
-        foregroundNotificationConfig:
-            mounted
-                ? ForegroundNotificationConfig(
-                  notificationTitle:
-                      AppLocalizations.of(context)!.trackingRunningInBackground,
-                  notificationText: "",
-                )
-                : null,
+        // foregroundNotificationConfig:
+        //     mounted
+        //         ? ForegroundNotificationConfig(
+        //           notificationTitle:
+        //               AppLocalizations.of(context)!.trackingRunningInBackground,
+        //           notificationText: "",
+        //         )
+        //         : null,
       ),
     ).listen((Position? position) {
       if (position != null) {
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ class _TrackingState extends State<Tracking> {
                 setState(() {
                   positionStreamRunning = false;
                   positionStream!.cancel();
+                  NotificationService().deleteNotification();
                 });
               },
               icon: Icon(Icons.stop_rounded),
@@ -146,8 +149,14 @@ class _TrackingState extends State<Tracking> {
           ),
         ],
       ),
+      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
+        onPressed: () {
+          mapController.move(pathList.last, 16);
+        },
+        child: Icon(Icons.my_location),
+      ),
       body: FlutterMap(
-        mapController: MapController(),
+        mapController: mapController,
         options: MapOptions(
           interactionOptions: const InteractionOptions(
             flags:
diff --git a/lib/services/notification_service.dart b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..247bcf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+
+class NotificationService {
+  final notifiactionPlugin = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
+
+  bool _isInitialized = false;
+
+  bool get isInitialized => _isInitialized;
+
+  Future<void> initNotification() async {
+    if (_isInitialized) return;
+
+    await notifiactionPlugin.resolvePlatformSpecificImplementation<AndroidFlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin>()!.requestNotificationsPermission();
+
+
+    const initSettingsAndroid = AndroidInitializationSettings(
+      '@mipmap/ic_launcher',
+    );
+
+    const initSettings = InitializationSettings(android: initSettingsAndroid);
+
+    await notifiactionPlugin.initialize(initSettings);
+    _isInitialized = true;
+  }
+
+  NotificationDetails notificationDetails() {
+    return const NotificationDetails(
+      android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
+        "tracking0",
+        "tracking ongoing",
+        importance: Importance.low,
+        priority: Priority.low,
+        ongoing: true,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  Future<void> showNotification({int id = 0, String? title}) async {
+    return notifiactionPlugin.show(id, title, "", notificationDetails());
+  }
+
+  Future<void> deleteNotification({id = 0}) async {
+    await notifiactionPlugin.cancel(id);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 5f7b2f5..25bd45e 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import FlutterMacOS
 import Foundation
 
 import file_picker
+import flutter_local_notifications
 import geolocator_apple
 import path_provider_foundation
 import shared_preferences_foundation
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import sqflite_darwin
 
 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   FilePickerPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FilePickerPlugin"))
+  FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin"))
   GeolocatorPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "GeolocatorPlugin"))
   PathProviderPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PathProviderPlugin"))
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 1bb5155..9b8047f 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.11"
+  args:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: args
+      sha256: d0481093c50b1da8910eb0bb301626d4d8eb7284aa739614d2b394ee09e3ea04
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.7.0"
   async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -73,6 +81,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.2.0"
+  dbus:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: dbus
+      sha256: "79e0c23480ff85dc68de79e2cd6334add97e48f7f4865d17686dd6ea81a47e8c"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.7.11"
   dio:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -174,6 +190,38 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.0.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications
+      sha256: ebc86e2ff6a9ca5bc1943e675fef02b5ddaa1a99b4ef980cac576fcfc65959aa
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "19.2.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications_linux
+      sha256: e3c277b2daab8e36ac5a6820536668d07e83851aeeb79c446e525a70710770a5
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
+      sha256: "2569b973fc9d1f63a37410a9f7c1c552081226c597190cb359ef5d5762d1631c"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "9.0.0"
+  flutter_local_notifications_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_local_notifications_windows
+      sha256: f8fc0652a601f83419d623c85723a3e82ad81f92b33eaa9bcc21ea1b94773e6e
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   flutter_localizations:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -477,6 +525,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.3.0"
+  petitparser:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: petitparser
+      sha256: "07c8f0b1913bcde1ff0d26e57ace2f3012ccbf2b204e070290dad3bb22797646"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.1.0"
   platform:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -674,6 +730,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.4"
+  timezone:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: timezone
+      sha256: dd14a3b83cfd7cb19e7888f1cbc20f258b8d71b54c06f79ac585f14093a287d1
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.10.1"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -746,6 +810,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.0"
+  xml:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: xml
+      sha256: b015a8ad1c488f66851d762d3090a21c600e479dc75e68328c52774040cf9226
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.5.0"
 sdks:
   dart: ">=3.7.0 <4.0.0"
   flutter: ">=3.29.0"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 887aca0..53a3dbb 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies:
   dio: ^5.4.1
   geocoding: ^3.0.0
   flutter_slidable: ^4.0.0
+  flutter_local_notifications: ^19.2.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_lints: ^5.0.0
diff --git a/time.txt b/time.txt
index 4ecbf29..3f6d0a2 100644
--- a/time.txt
+++ b/time.txt
@@ -83,3 +83,4 @@
 12.mai 5h 30min
 13.mai 1h 50min
 15.mai 2h 30min
+17.mai 1h 30min
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index 7f101a7..ca42d82 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
 )
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_FFI_PLUGIN_LIST
+  flutter_local_notifications_windows
 )
 
 set(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)