diff --git a/lib/globals.dart b/lib/globals.dart
index cceb71f..03050e3 100644
--- a/lib/globals.dart
+++ b/lib/globals.dart
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ final getIt = GetIt.instance;
 
 String randomId() => const Uuid().v4().toString();
 
-final platformHasCamera = Platform.isIOS || Platform.isAndroid;
+final platformIsMobile = Platform.isIOS || Platform.isAndroid;
 
-final useImagePicker = kIsWeb || Platform.isAndroid || Platform.isIOS;
+final platformHasCamera = platformIsMobile;
+
+final platformIsDesktop = !platformIsMobile;
+
+final useImagePicker = kIsWeb || platformIsMobile;
 
 const usePhpDebugging = false;
 
diff --git a/lib/screens/notifications_screen.dart b/lib/screens/notifications_screen.dart
index 9bb5b05..712af08 100644
--- a/lib/screens/notifications_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/notifications_screen.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 
 import '../controls/app_bottom_nav_bar.dart';
+import '../controls/linear_status_indicator.dart';
 import '../controls/notifications_control.dart';
+import '../controls/padding.dart';
 import '../controls/responsive_max_width.dart';
 import '../controls/standard_app_drawer.dart';
 import '../controls/standard_appbar.dart';
@@ -36,10 +38,11 @@ class NotificationsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
     managerResult.match(onSuccess: (manager) {
       final notifications = manager.notifications;
       actions = [
-        StatusAndRefreshButton(
-          valueListenable: nss.notificationsUpdateStatus,
-          refreshFunction: () async => update(manager),
-        ),
+        if (platformIsDesktop)
+          StatusAndRefreshButton(
+            valueListenable: nss.notificationsUpdateStatus,
+            refreshFunction: () async => update(manager),
+          ),
         IconButton(
           onPressed: () async => _clearAllNotifications(context, manager),
           icon: const Icon(Icons.cleaning_services),
@@ -52,11 +55,21 @@ class NotificationsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
             update(manager);
             return;
           },
-          child: const Center(
+          child: Center(
               child: Column(
-            children: [
-              Center(child: Text('No notifications')),
-            ],
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+            children: nss.notificationsUpdateStatus.value
+                ? [
+                    const Center(child: Text('Loading Notifications')),
+                  ]
+                : [
+                    const Center(child: Text('No notifications')),
+                    const VerticalPadding(),
+                    ElevatedButton(
+                      onPressed: () => update(manager),
+                      child: const Text('Load Notifications'),
+                    )
+                  ],
           )),
         );
       } else {
@@ -131,7 +144,16 @@ class NotificationsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
         actions: actions,
       ),
       drawer: const StandardAppDrawer(),
-      body: body,
+      body: Center(
+        child: Column(
+          children: [
+            StandardLinearProgressIndicator(nss.notificationsUpdateStatus),
+            Expanded(
+              child: ResponsiveMaxWidth(child: body),
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
       bottomNavigationBar: const AppBottomNavBar(
         currentButton: NavBarButtons.notifications,
       ),