diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 4d100d39..f2faae5a 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:feedback_sentry/feedback_sentry.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_native_splash/flutter_native_splash.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:hive_flutter/adapters.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
@@ -105,8 +106,9 @@ void initFlogger() {
 }
 
 void initFlutter() {
-  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
-  WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(WidgetBindingLogger());
+  WidgetsBinding widgetsBinding = WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  widgetsBinding.addObserver(WidgetBindingLogger());
+  FlutterNativeSplash.preserve(widgetsBinding: widgetsBinding); // keeps the splash screen visible
 }
 
 class WidgetBindingLogger extends WidgetsBindingObserver {
@@ -195,8 +197,9 @@ class _TailAppState extends State<TailApp> {
           child: ValueListenableBuilder(
             valueListenable: SentryHive.box(settings).listenable(keys: [appColor]),
             builder: (BuildContext context, value, Widget? child) {
+              Future(() => FlutterNativeSplash.remove()); //remove the splash screen one frame later
               return MaterialApp.router(
-                title: subTitle(),
+                title: title(),
                 color: Color(SentryHive.box(settings).get(appColor, defaultValue: appColorDefault)),
                 theme: buildTheme(Brightness.light, Color(SentryHive.box(settings).get(appColor, defaultValue: appColorDefault))),
                 darkTheme: buildTheme(Brightness.dark, Color(SentryHive.box(settings).get(appColor, defaultValue: appColorDefault))),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index df5aef19..7b518d1f 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.1"
   flutter_native_splash:
-    dependency: "direct dev"
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: flutter_native_splash
       sha256: edf39bcf4d74aca1eb2c1e43c3e445fd9f494013df7f0da752fefe72020eedc0
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8448d80a..c27e58d3 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_markdown: ^0.7.1
   #video_player: ^2.8.6
   fading_edge_scrollview: ^4.1.1
+  flutter_native_splash: ^2.4.0
 
   # Dio HTTP
   dio: ^5.4.3+1
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: # Required for build
   flutter_lints: # Dryer Lint
   riverpod_generator: ^2.4.2
-  flutter_native_splash: ^2.4.0
   json_serializable: ^6.8.0 # required for @JsonSerializable annotations
   hive_generator: ^2.0.1 # required for @HiveType annotations