diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index b08ea407..10095e6c 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ PODS:
   - hermes-engine (0.74.1):
     - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 0.74.1)
   - hermes-engine/Pre-built (0.74.1)
+  - MMKV (1.3.7):
+    - MMKVCore (~> 1.3.7)
+  - MMKVCore (1.3.7)
   - MultiplatformBleAdapter (0.2.0)
   - RCT-Folly (2024.01.01.00):
     - boost
@@ -958,6 +961,28 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - Yoga
+  - react-native-mmkv (2.12.2):
+    - DoubleConversion
+    - glog
+    - hermes-engine
+    - MMKV (>= 1.3.3)
+    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
+    - RCTRequired
+    - RCTTypeSafety
+    - React-Codegen
+    - React-Core
+    - React-debug
+    - React-Fabric
+    - React-featureflags
+    - React-graphics
+    - React-ImageManager
+    - React-NativeModulesApple
+    - React-RCTFabric
+    - React-rendererdebug
+    - React-utils
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
+    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
+    - Yoga
   - react-native-safe-area-context (4.10.1):
     - React-Core
   - React-nativeconfig (0.74.1)
@@ -1248,6 +1273,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - React-logger (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/logger`)
   - React-Mapbuffer (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)
   - react-native-ble-plx (from `../..`)
+  - react-native-mmkv (from `../node_modules/react-native-mmkv`)
   - react-native-safe-area-context (from `../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context`)
   - React-nativeconfig (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)
   - React-NativeModulesApple (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/core/platform/ios`)
@@ -1277,6 +1303,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
 
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
+    - MMKV
+    - MMKVCore
     - MultiplatformBleAdapter
     - SocketRocket
 
@@ -1344,6 +1372,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
   react-native-ble-plx:
     :path: "../.."
+  react-native-mmkv:
+    :path: "../node_modules/react-native-mmkv"
   react-native-safe-area-context:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context"
   React-nativeconfig:
@@ -1404,6 +1434,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   fmt: 4c2741a687cc09f0634a2e2c72a838b99f1ff120
   glog: c5d68082e772fa1c511173d6b30a9de2c05a69a2
   hermes-engine: 16b8530de1b383cdada1476cf52d1b52f0692cbc
+  MMKV: 36a22a9ec84c9bb960613a089ddf6f48be9312b0
+  MMKVCore: 158e61c8516401a9fac730288acb29e6fc19bbf9
   MultiplatformBleAdapter: ea8bac405ec200d0ca9de0f89afef6f06fb2abbc
   RCT-Folly: 02617c592a293bd6d418e0a88ff4ee1f88329b47
   RCTDeprecation: efb313d8126259e9294dc4ee0002f44a6f676aba
@@ -1430,6 +1462,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-logger: 7e7403a2b14c97f847d90763af76b84b152b6fce
   React-Mapbuffer: 11029dcd47c5c9e057a4092ab9c2a8d10a496a33
   react-native-ble-plx: 08539040709361221aa9f8cada60dc730b9168c5
+  react-native-mmkv: 8c9a677e64a1ac89b0c6cf240feea528318b3074
   react-native-safe-area-context: dcab599c527c2d7de2d76507a523d20a0b83823d
   React-nativeconfig: b0073a590774e8b35192fead188a36d1dca23dec
   React-NativeModulesApple: df46ff3e3de5b842b30b4ca8a6caae6d7c8ab09f
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index ab4192dc..fe4a001d 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-native": "0.74.1",
     "react-native-base64": "^0.2.1",
+    "react-native-mmkv": "^2.12.2",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.10.1",
     "react-native-screens": "^3.31.1",
     "react-native-toast-message": "^2.1.6",
@@ -23,13 +24,13 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.20.0",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.0",
+    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.74.83",
     "@react-native/eslint-config": "^0.72.2",
-    "@types/react-native-base64": "^0.2.0",
     "@react-native/metro-config": "0.74.83",
+    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.74.83",
+    "@types/react-native-base64": "^0.2.0",
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.0",
-    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.76.8",
-    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.74.83",
-    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.74.83"
+    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.76.8"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index ea87f883..346dc3bb 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ThemeProvider } from 'styled-components'
 import Toast from 'react-native-toast-message'
 import { commonTheme } from './theme/theme'
 import { Navigation } from './navigation'
+import './services/storage/storage'
 
 export function App() {
   return (
diff --git a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
index d7af5e41..2224e261 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import type { NativeStackScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
 import { BleError, Characteristic, Device, type Subscription, type DeviceId, BleErrorCode } from 'react-native-ble-plx'
-import { ScrollView } from 'react-native'
+import { Alert, ScrollView } from 'react-native'
 import base64 from 'react-native-base64'
 import Toast from 'react-native-toast-message'
 import type { TestStateType } from '../../../types'
-import { BLEService } from '../../../services'
+import { BLEService, usePersistentDeviceName } from '../../../services'
 import type { MainStackParamList } from '../../../navigation/navigators'
 import { AppButton, AppTextInput, ScreenDefaultContainer, TestStateDisplay } from '../../../components/atoms'
 import { currentTimeCharacteristic, deviceTimeService } from '../../../consts/nRFDeviceConsts'
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ type DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreenProps = NativeStackScreenProps<
   'DEVICE_CONNECT_DISCONNECT_TEST_SCREEN'
 >
 const NUMBER_OF_CALLS_IN_THE_TEST_SCENARIO = 10
+const CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5000
 
 export function DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen(_props: DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreenProps) {
-  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = useState('')
+  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = usePersistentDeviceName()
   const [testScanDevicesState, setTestScanDevicesState] = useState<TestStateType>('WAITING')
   const [deviceId, setDeviceId] = useState('')
   const [connectCounter, setConnectCounter] = useState(0)
@@ -27,11 +28,59 @@ export function DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen(_props: DeviceConnectDisconnec
   const [disconnectCounter, setDisconnectCounter] = useState(0)
   const [monitorMessages, setMonitorMessages] = useState<string[]>([])
   const monitorSubscriptionRef = useRef<Subscription | null>(null)
+  const [timeoutTestState, setTimeoutTestState] = useState<TestStateType>('WAITING')
+  const [timeoutTestLabel, setTimeoutTestLabel] = useState('Timeout Test')
+
+  const startTimeoutTest = async () => {
+    await BLEService.initializeBLE()
+    setTimeoutTestLabel('Running')
+    await BLEService.scanDevices(
+      async (device: Device) => {
+        if (checkDeviceName(device)) {
+          BLEService.stopDeviceScan()
+          Alert.alert(
+            'Prepare for Timeout Test',
+            'Please turn off Bluetooth on the device you want to connect to. Press OK when ready.',
+            [
+              {
+                text: 'OK',
+                onPress: () => runTimeoutTest(device)
+              }
+            ]
+          )
+        }
+      },
+      [deviceTimeService]
+    )
+  }
+
+  const runTimeoutTest = async (device: Device) => {
+    setTimeoutTestState('IN_PROGRESS')
+
+    try {
+      await BLEService.connectToDevice(device.id, CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
+      setTimeoutTestState('ERROR')
+      setTimeoutTestLabel('Device was able to connect')
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (
+        error instanceof Error &&
+        (error.message === 'Operation was cancelled' || error.message === 'Operation timed out')
+      ) {
+        console.info('Timeout test successful: Connection timed out as expected')
+        setTimeoutTestState('DONE')
+        setTimeoutTestLabel('Success')
+      } else {
+        console.error('Unexpected error during timeout test:', error)
+        setTimeoutTestState('ERROR')
+        setTimeoutTestLabel('Error occurred')
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   const addMonitorMessage = (message: string) => setMonitorMessages(prevMessages => [...prevMessages, message])
 
   const checkDeviceName = (device: Device) =>
-    device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName.toLocaleLowerCase()
+    device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName?.toLocaleLowerCase()
 
   const startConnectAndDiscover = async () => {
     setTestScanDevicesState('IN_PROGRESS')
@@ -224,6 +273,8 @@ export function DeviceConnectDisconnectTestScreen(_props: DeviceConnectDisconnec
           value={connectInDisconnectTestCounter.toString()}
         />
         <TestStateDisplay label="Disconnect counter" value={disconnectCounter.toString()} />
+        <AppButton label="Start Timeout Test" onPress={startTimeoutTest} />
+        <TestStateDisplay label={timeoutTestLabel} state={timeoutTestState} />
         <AppButton label="Setup monitor" onPress={() => startCharacteristicMonitor()} />
         <AppButton label="Remove monitor" onPress={monitorSubscriptionRef.current?.remove} />
         <TestStateDisplay label="Connect in disconnect test counter" value={JSON.stringify(monitorMessages, null, 4)} />
diff --git a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
index 01847a81..42440b4a 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen/DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ScrollView } from 'react-native'
 import Toast from 'react-native-toast-message'
 import { wait } from '../../../utils/wait'
 import type { TestStateType } from '../../../types'
-import { BLEService } from '../../../services'
+import { BLEService, usePersistentDeviceName } from '../../../services'
 import type { MainStackParamList } from '../../../navigation/navigators'
 import { AppButton, AppTextInput, ScreenDefaultContainer, TestStateDisplay } from '../../../components/atoms'
 import { deviceTimeService } from '../../../consts/nRFDeviceConsts'
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ import { deviceTimeService } from '../../../consts/nRFDeviceConsts'
 type DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreenProps = NativeStackScreenProps<MainStackParamList, 'DEVICE_ON_DISCONNECT_TEST_SCREEN'>
 
 export function DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreen(_props: DeviceOnDisconnectTestScreenProps) {
-  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = useState('')
+  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = usePersistentDeviceName()
   const [testScanDevicesState, setTestScanDevicesState] = useState<TestStateType>('WAITING')
   const [deviceId, setDeviceId] = useState('')
   const [currentTest, setCurrentTest] = useState<null | 'disconnectByDevice' | 'disconnectByPLX'>(null)
   const onDisconnectRef = useRef<Subscription | null>(null)
 
   const checkDeviceName = (device: Device) =>
-    device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName.toLocaleLowerCase()
+    device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName?.toLocaleLowerCase()
 
   const connectAndDiscover = async () => {
     setTestScanDevicesState('IN_PROGRESS')
diff --git a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DevicenRFTestScreen/DevicenRFTestScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DevicenRFTestScreen/DevicenRFTestScreen.tsx
index 1b3715b3..57938256 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/MainStack/DevicenRFTestScreen/DevicenRFTestScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/MainStack/DevicenRFTestScreen/DevicenRFTestScreen.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Device, type Base64 } from 'react-native-ble-plx'
 import { Platform, ScrollView } from 'react-native'
 import base64 from 'react-native-base64'
 import type { TestStateType } from '../../../types'
-import { BLEService } from '../../../services'
+import { BLEService, usePersistentDeviceName } from '../../../services'
 import type { MainStackParamList } from '../../../navigation/navigators'
 import { AppButton, AppTextInput, ScreenDefaultContainer, TestStateDisplay } from '../../../components/atoms'
 import { wait } from '../../../utils/wait'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 type DevicenRFTestScreenProps = NativeStackScreenProps<MainStackParamList, 'DEVICE_NRF_TEST_SCREEN'>
 
 export function DevicenRFTestScreen(_props: DevicenRFTestScreenProps) {
-  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = useState('')
+  const [expectedDeviceName, setExpectedDeviceName] = usePersistentDeviceName()
   const [testScanDevicesState, setTestScanDevicesState] = useState<TestStateType>('WAITING')
   const [testDeviceConnectedState, setTestDeviceConnectedState] = useState<TestStateType>('WAITING')
   const [testDiscoverServicesAndCharacteristicsFoundState, setTestDiscoverServicesAndCharacteristicsFoundState] =
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function DevicenRFTestScreen(_props: DevicenRFTestScreenProps) {
   }
 
   const onDeviceFound = (device: Device) => {
-    if (device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName.toLocaleLowerCase()) {
+    if (device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName?.toLocaleLowerCase()) {
       setTestScanDevicesState('DONE')
       startConnectToDevice(device)
         .then(onDeviceDisconnected)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ export function DevicenRFTestScreen(_props: DevicenRFTestScreenProps) {
     new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
       BLEService.scanDevices(
         (device: Device) => {
-          if (device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName.toLocaleLowerCase()) {
+          if (device.name?.toLocaleLowerCase() === expectedDeviceName?.toLocaleLowerCase()) {
             BLEService.connectToDevice(device.id)
               .then(() => BLEService.cancelDeviceConnection())
               .then(() => resolve())
diff --git a/example/src/services/BLEService/BLEService.ts b/example/src/services/BLEService/BLEService.ts
index 8b6e2a13..d09e3a62 100644
--- a/example/src/services/BLEService/BLEService.ts
+++ b/example/src/services/BLEService/BLEService.ts
@@ -116,11 +116,15 @@ class BLEServiceInstance {
       .catch(console.error)
   }
 
-  connectToDevice = (deviceId: DeviceId) =>
+  stopDeviceScan = () => {
+    this.manager.stopDeviceScan()
+  }
+
+  connectToDevice = (deviceId: DeviceId, timeout?: number) =>
     new Promise<Device>((resolve, reject) => {
       this.manager.stopDeviceScan()
       this.manager
-        .connectToDevice(deviceId)
+        .connectToDevice(deviceId, { timeout })
         .then(device => {
           this.device = device
           resolve(device)
diff --git a/example/src/services/index.ts b/example/src/services/index.ts
index a4a07417..c927d78d 100644
--- a/example/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/example/src/services/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 export * from './BLEService/BLEService'
+export * from './storage/persistentDeviceName'
+export * from './storage/storage'
diff --git a/example/src/services/storage/persistentDeviceName.ts b/example/src/services/storage/persistentDeviceName.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc6e64f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/services/storage/persistentDeviceName.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { useMMKVString } from 'react-native-mmkv'
+
+export const PERSISTENT_DEVICE_NAME_KEY = 'PERSISTENT_DEVICE_NAME'
+
+export const usePersistentDeviceName = () => useMMKVString(PERSISTENT_DEVICE_NAME_KEY)
diff --git a/example/src/services/storage/storage.ts b/example/src/services/storage/storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05466c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/services/storage/storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { MMKV } from 'react-native-mmkv'
+
+export const storage = new MMKV()
diff --git a/example/yarn.lock b/example/yarn.lock
index b78d593d..1b2481d6 100644
--- a/example/yarn.lock
+++ b/example/yarn.lock
@@ -4764,6 +4764,11 @@ react-native-base64@^0.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-base64/-/react-native-base64-0.2.1.tgz#3d0e73a649c4c0129f7b7695d3912456aebae847"
   integrity sha512-eHgt/MA8y5ZF0aHfZ1aTPcIkDWxza9AaEk4GcpIX+ZYfZ04RcaNahO+527KR7J44/mD3efYfM23O2C1N44ByWA==
 
+react-native-mmkv@^2.12.2:
+  version "2.12.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-mmkv/-/react-native-mmkv-2.12.2.tgz#4bba0f5f04e2cf222494cce3a9794ba6a4894dee"
+  integrity sha512-6058Aq0p57chPrUutLGe9fYoiDVDNMU2PKV+lLFUJ3GhoHvUrLdsS1PDSCLr00yqzL4WJQ7TTzH+V8cpyrNcfg==
+
 react-native-safe-area-context@^4.10.1:
   version "4.10.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-safe-area-context/-/react-native-safe-area-context-4.10.1.tgz#29fb27395ff7dfa2fa38788a27226330d73a81cc"