diff --git a/dist/BUNDLE_ID b/dist/BUNDLE_ID
index 47f9682c..98a02fda 100644
--- a/dist/BUNDLE_ID
+++ b/dist/BUNDLE_ID
@@ -1 +1 @@
-019aee8e-ae33-77d0-a617-530181bcc686
\ No newline at end of file
+019b0359-9f11-775c-a6eb-a2562f2f15ad
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f02e3348..b40e64f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "minibits_wallet",
-  "version": "0.3.4-beta.3",
+  "version": "0.3.4-beta.4",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "android:clean": "cd android && ./gradlew clean",
diff --git a/src/screens/DeveloperScreen.tsx b/src/screens/DeveloperScreen.tsx
index e4ced383..5d4b5e8e 100644
--- a/src/screens/DeveloperScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/DeveloperScreen.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import RNExitApp from 'react-native-exit-app'
 import { TransactionStatus } from '../models/Transaction'
 import { maxTransactionsInHistory } from '../models/TransactionsStore'
 import { StaticScreenProps, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native'
+// refresh // refresh
 
 type Props = StaticScreenProps<undefined>
 
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ export const DeveloperScreen = observer(function DeveloperScreen({ route }: Prop
                   tx="developerScreen_info"
                   subText={`Environment: ${APP_ENV}
 JS Bundle version: ${JS_BUNDLE_VERSION}
+${Platform.OS === 'android' ? 'Android version code:' + ANDROID_VERSION_CODE : ''}
 Commit: ${COMMIT}
 DB version: ${dbVersion}
 State size: ${walletStateSize.toLocaleString()} bytes
diff --git a/src/screens/NfcPayScreen.tsx b/src/screens/NfcPayScreen.tsx
index 166078b4..49babd07 100644
--- a/src/screens/NfcPayScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/NfcPayScreen.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import {
     TextStyle,
     Alert,
     ColorValue,
+    Platform,
 } from 'react-native'
 import { PaymentRequest as CashuPaymentRequest, MeltQuoteResponse, PaymentRequestTransport, PaymentRequestTransportType, decodePaymentRequest, getDecodedToken } from '@cashu/cashu-ts'
-import NfcManager, { NfcTech, Ndef, NfcEvents } from 'react-native-nfc-manager'
+import NfcManager, { NfcTech, Ndef, NfcEvents, TagEvent } from 'react-native-nfc-manager'
 import { colors, spacing, typography, useThemeColor } from '../theme'
 import EventEmitter from '../utils/eventEmitter'
 import { log } from '../services/logService'
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export const NfcPayScreen = observer(function NfcPayScreen({ route }: Props) {
         return () => {
             NfcManager.cancelTechnologyRequest().catch(() => {})
             NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.DiscoverTag, null)
+            NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.SessionClosed, null)
         }
     }, [])
 
@@ -524,17 +526,97 @@ export const NfcPayScreen = observer(function NfcPayScreen({ route }: Props) {
     }, [handleTransferTaskResult])
 
 
+
+    const readNdefOnce = function () {
+        const cleanUp = () => {
+          NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.DiscoverTag, null);
+          NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.SessionClosed, null);
+        };
+    
+        return new Promise<TagEvent | null>((resolve) => {
+          let tagFound: TagEvent | null = null;
+    
+          NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.DiscoverTag, (tag: TagEvent) => {
+            tagFound = tag;
+            resolve(tagFound);
+
+            NfcManager.unregisterTagEvent().catch(() => 0);
+          });
+    
+          NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.SessionClosed, (e: any) => {
+            if (e) {
+              log.error(Err.NFC_ERROR, 'NFC Session closed with error', e.message);
+            }
+    
+            cleanUp()
+
+            if (!tagFound) {
+              resolve(null)
+            }
+          });
+    
+          NfcManager.registerTagEvent();
+        });
+      }
+
+
+      const readTag = async function() {
+        try {
+          await NfcManager.requestTechnology([NfcTech.Ndef]);
+    
+          const tag = await NfcManager.getTag();
+          return tag
+
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          // for tag reading, we don't actually need to show any error
+          log.error(Err.NFC_ERROR, 'Failed to read NFC tag', e.message);
+        } finally {
+          NfcManager.cancelTechnologyRequest();
+        }
+      }
+
+
     const startNfcSession = async () => {
         try {
             log.debug('Starting NFC session for payment request reading...', {caller: 'startNfcSession'})
 
-            await NfcManager.requestTechnology(NfcTech.Ndef, {
+            const tag = await readNdefOnce()
+            // const tag = await readTag()
+
+            if (!tag) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            log.warn('Tag found', {tag});
+
+            /*await NfcManager.requestTechnology(NfcTech.Ndef, {
                 alertMessage: 'Hold phone near the device...',
-                //invalidateAfterFirstRead: false,
+                invalidateAfterFirstRead: false,
             })
 
+            const tag = await NfcManager.getTag();
+            log.warn('Tag found', {tag});
+
+            if(!tag || !tag.ndefMessage || tag.ndefMessage.length === 0) {
+                setInfo('No NDEF message found on the NFC tag')
+                return
+            }
+
+            const bytes = new Uint8Array(
+                tag.ndefMessage[0].payload
+            );
+
+            let payload: string
+
+            const decoded = Ndef.text.decodePayload(bytes);
+
+            log.warn('NFC tag decoded', { decoded })*/
+
+
+            // setNfcInfo('Reading payment request...')
+
             // Listen for tag discovery
-            NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.DiscoverTag, async (tag: any) => {
+            /*NfcManager.setEventListener(NfcEvents.DiscoverTag, async (tag: any) => {
                 if (isProcessing) return
                 setIsProcessing(true)
                 setNfcInfo('Reading payment request...')
@@ -568,10 +650,12 @@ export const NfcPayScreen = observer(function NfcPayScreen({ route }: Props) {
                 } finally {
                     setIsProcessing(false)
                 }
-            })
+            })*/
         } catch (e: any) {
             log.error(Err.NFC_ERROR, e.message)
             handleError(e)
+        } finally { 
+            NfcManager.cancelTechnologyRequest().catch(() => {})
         }
     }
 
@@ -974,7 +1058,7 @@ export const NfcPayScreen = observer(function NfcPayScreen({ route }: Props) {
     )
 })
 
-// Styles remain unchanged
+
 const $screen: ViewStyle = { flex: 1 }
 const $contentContainer: ViewStyle = { flex: 1, marginTop: -spacing.extraLarge * 2, padding: spacing.extraSmall }
 const $headerContainer: TextStyle = { alignItems: 'center', paddingBottom: spacing.medium, height: spacing.screenHeight * 0.15 }
diff --git a/src/screens/WalletScreen.tsx b/src/screens/WalletScreen.tsx
index 5ac38a98..2532d1e8 100644
--- a/src/screens/WalletScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/WalletScreen.tsx
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ export const WalletScreen = observer(function WalletScreen({ route }: Props) {
             <ListItem   
                 leftIcon='faNfcSymbol'             
                 text="Pay with NFC"
-                subText="Tap to pay using NFC-enabled wallets or POS"
+                subText="Tap NFC-enabled wallet or POS to pay"
                 onPress={() => gotoNfcPay()}
             />
             </>      
diff --git a/src/services/minibitsService.ts b/src/services/minibitsService.ts
index 36fddaa5..f57ef3d3 100644
--- a/src/services/minibitsService.ts
+++ b/src/services/minibitsService.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ const fetchApi = async (url: string, options: MinibitsRequestOptions, timeout =
 }
 
 // legacy headers
-const getHeaders = () => {   
+/*const getHeaders = () => {   
     return {
         'Content-Type': 'application/json',
         'Accept': 'application/json',
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ const getHeaders = () => {
         'Authorization': `Bearer ${MINIBITS_SERVER_API_KEY}`,
         'User-Agent': `Minibits/${JS_BUNDLE_VERSION}`
     }
-}
+}*/
 
 const getPublicHeaders = () => {   
     return {