diff --git a/src/components/AnimatedHeader.tsx b/src/components/AnimatedHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87fc405a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/AnimatedHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { TextStyle, ViewStyle } from 'react-native'
+import Animated, {
+  SharedValue,
+  useAnimatedStyle,
+  interpolate,
+  Extrapolation,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import { spacing, typography, useThemeColor } from '../theme'
+import { translate, TxKeyPath } from '../i18n'
+
+export interface AnimatedHeaderProps {
+  /**
+   * Title text to display.
+   */
+  title?: string
+  /**
+   * Title text which is looked up via i18n.
+   */
+  titleTx?: TxKeyPath
+  /**
+   * Shared value for scroll position tracking.
+   */
+  scrollY: SharedValue<number>
+  /**
+   * The scroll distance over which the animation occurs.
+   * Defaults to spacing.screenHeight * 0.07
+   */
+  scrollDistance?: number
+  /**
+   * Maximum header height when not scrolled.
+   * Defaults to spacing.screenHeight * 0.15
+   */
+  maxHeight?: number
+  /**
+   * Minimum header height when fully scrolled.
+   * Defaults to spacing.screenHeight * 0.08
+   */
+  minHeight?: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * AnimatedHeader component that provides a collapsible header with animated title.
+ * Use with Animated.ScrollView and useAnimatedScrollHandler to track scroll position.
+ */
+export function AnimatedHeader(props: AnimatedHeaderProps) {
+  const {
+    title,
+    titleTx,
+    scrollY,
+    scrollDistance = spacing.screenHeight * 0.07,
+    maxHeight = spacing.screenHeight * 0.15,
+    minHeight = spacing.screenHeight * 0.08,
+  } = props
+
+  const headerBg = useThemeColor('header')
+  const headerTitleColor = useThemeColor('headerTitle')
+
+  const animatedHeaderStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+    const height = interpolate(
+      scrollY.value,
+      [0, scrollDistance],
+      [maxHeight, minHeight],
+      Extrapolation.CLAMP
+    )
+    return { height }
+  })
+
+  const animatedTitleStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+    const scale = interpolate(
+      scrollY.value,
+      [0, scrollDistance],
+      [1, 0.75],
+      Extrapolation.CLAMP
+    )
+    const translateY = interpolate(
+      scrollY.value,
+      [0, scrollDistance],
+      [0, -spacing.extraLarge * 1.5],
+      Extrapolation.CLAMP
+    )
+    const opacity = interpolate(
+      scrollY.value,
+      [0, scrollDistance * 0.8],
+      [1, 0],
+      Extrapolation.CLAMP
+    )
+    return {
+      transform: [{ scale }, { translateY }],
+      opacity,
+    }
+  })
+
+  const titleContent = titleTx ? translate(titleTx) : title
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View style={[animatedHeaderStyle, $headerContainer, { backgroundColor: headerBg }]}>
+      <Animated.Text style={[animatedTitleStyle, $headerTitle, { color: headerTitleColor }]}>
+        {titleContent}
+      </Animated.Text>
+    </Animated.View>
+  )
+}
+
+const $headerContainer: ViewStyle = {
+  alignItems: 'center',
+}
+
+const $headerTitle: TextStyle = {
+  fontSize: spacing.extraLarge,
+  fontFamily: typography.primary?.medium,
+}
diff --git a/src/components/index.ts b/src/components/index.ts
index abf66aea..2c916d60 100644
--- a/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export * from "./AutoImage"
 export * from "./Button"
 export * from "./Card"
 export * from "./Header"
+export * from "./AnimatedHeader"
 export * from "./Icon"
 export * from "./ListItem"
 export * from "./Screen"
diff --git a/src/screens/PrivacyScreen.tsx b/src/screens/PrivacyScreen.tsx
index a95a4c10..6b48232f 100644
--- a/src/screens/PrivacyScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PrivacyScreen.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
-import React, {FC, useEffect, useState} from 'react'
-import {Switch, TextStyle, View, ViewStyle, ScrollView} from 'react-native'
+import React, {FC, useEffect, useState, useLayoutEffect} from 'react'
+import {Switch, TextStyle, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
+import Animated, {
+  useSharedValue,
+  useAnimatedScrollHandler,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import {colors, spacing, useThemeColor} from '../theme'
 import {
   ListItem,
@@ -12,8 +16,9 @@ import {
   InfoModal,
   BottomModal,
   Button,
+  Header,
+  AnimatedHeader,
 } from '../components'
-import {useHeader} from '../utils/useHeader'
 import {useStores} from '../models'
 import AppError from '../utils/AppError'
 import { KeyChain, MinibitsClient, log } from '../services'
@@ -25,12 +30,23 @@ type Props = StaticScreenProps<undefined>
 
 export const PrivacyScreen = observer(function PrivacyScreen({ route }: Props) {
     const navigation = useNavigation()
-    useHeader({
-        leftIcon: 'faArrowLeft',
-        onLeftPress: () => {
-            navigation.goBack() 
-        }
-    })
+    const scrollY = useSharedValue(0)
+    const HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE = spacing.screenHeight * 0.07
+
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+      navigation.setOptions({
+        headerShown: true,
+        header: () => (
+          <Header
+            titleTx="privacyScreen_title"
+            leftIcon="faArrowLeft"
+            onLeftPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+            scrollY={scrollY}
+            scrollDistance={HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE}
+          />
+        ),
+      })
+    }, [])
 
     const {userSettingsStore, walletProfileStore, walletStore, authStore} = useStores()
     const [info, setInfo] = useState('')
@@ -180,16 +196,26 @@ export const PrivacyScreen = observer(function PrivacyScreen({ route }: Props) {
         setError(e)
     }
     
-    const headerBg = useThemeColor('header')
     const iconColor = useThemeColor('textDim')
-    const headerTitle = useThemeColor('headerTitle') 
+
+    const scrollHandler = useAnimatedScrollHandler({
+      onScroll: (event) => {
+        scrollY.value = event.contentOffset.y
+      },
+    })
 
     return (
       <Screen style={$screen} preset='fixed'>
-        <View style={[$headerContainer, {backgroundColor: headerBg}]}>
-          <Text preset="heading" tx="privacyScreen_title" style={{color: headerTitle}} />
-        </View>
-        <ScrollView style={$contentContainer}>
+        <AnimatedHeader
+          titleTx="privacyScreen_title"
+          scrollY={scrollY}
+          scrollDistance={HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE}
+        />
+        <Animated.ScrollView
+          style={$contentContainer}
+          onScroll={scrollHandler}
+          scrollEventThrottle={16}
+        >
             {/*<Card
                 style={[$card, {marginTop: spacing.medium}]}
                 ContentComponent={
@@ -370,7 +396,7 @@ export const PrivacyScreen = observer(function PrivacyScreen({ route }: Props) {
                 }
             />
           {isLoading && <Loading statusMessage={statusMessage} />}
-        </ScrollView>
+        </Animated.ScrollView>
         {/*<BottomModal
             isVisible={isTorModalVisible ? true : false}            
             ContentComponent={
@@ -398,12 +424,6 @@ export const PrivacyScreen = observer(function PrivacyScreen({ route }: Props) {
 
 const $screen: ViewStyle = {}
 
-const $headerContainer: TextStyle = {
-  alignItems: 'center',
-  paddingBottom: spacing.medium,
-  height: spacing.screenHeight * 0.15,
-}
-
 const $contentContainer: TextStyle = {
   flex: 1,
   marginTop: -spacing.extraLarge * 2,
diff --git a/src/screens/RecoveryOptionsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/RecoveryOptionsScreen.tsx
index 64175d43..252a35fb 100644
--- a/src/screens/RecoveryOptionsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/RecoveryOptionsScreen.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
-import React, {useState, useEffect, useRef} from 'react'
-import {Platform, ScrollView, TextInput, TextStyle, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
+import React, {useState, useEffect, useRef, useLayoutEffect} from 'react'
+import {Platform, TextInput, TextStyle, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native'
+import Animated, {
+  useSharedValue,
+  useAnimatedScrollHandler,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import notifee, { AndroidImportance } from '@notifee/react-native'
 import {spacing, useThemeColor, colors} from '../theme'
 import {
-  Button,  
+  Button,
   Card,
   Screen,
   ListItem,
@@ -13,8 +17,9 @@ import {
   InfoModal,
   Loading,
   BottomModal,
+  Header,
+  AnimatedHeader,
 } from '../components'
-import {useHeader} from '../utils/useHeader'
 import {log} from '../services/logService'
 import AppError, { Err } from '../utils/AppError'
 import { useStores } from '../models'
@@ -33,11 +38,24 @@ type Props = StaticScreenProps<undefined>
 
 export const RecoveryOptionsScreen = observer(function RecoveryOptionsScreen(_: Props) {
     const navigation = useNavigation()
-    useHeader({
-      leftIcon: 'faArrowLeft',
-      onLeftPress: () => navigation.goBack(),
-    })
-    
+    const scrollY = useSharedValue(0)
+    const HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE = spacing.screenHeight * 0.07
+
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+      navigation.setOptions({
+        headerShown: true,
+        header: () => (
+          <Header
+            titleTx="recoveryOptionsTitle"
+            leftIcon="faArrowLeft"
+            onLeftPress={() => navigation.goBack()}
+            scrollY={scrollY}
+            scrollDistance={HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE}
+          />
+        ),
+      })
+    }, [])
+
     const {mintsStore, proofsStore} = useStores()
 
     const unitRef = useRef<MintUnit>('sat')
@@ -297,22 +315,28 @@ export const RecoveryOptionsScreen = observer(function RecoveryOptionsScreen(_:
       setMintBalanceToRecoverFrom(mintBalancesRef.current[0])
     }
 
-    const headerBg = useThemeColor('header')
     const inputBg = useThemeColor('background')
     const mintsModalBg = useThemeColor('background')
     const inputText = useThemeColor('text')
-  
+
+    const scrollHandler = useAnimatedScrollHandler({
+      onScroll: (event) => {
+        scrollY.value = event.contentOffset.y
+      },
+    })
 
     return (
       <Screen preset="fixed" contentContainerStyle={$screen}>
-        <View style={[$headerContainer, {backgroundColor: headerBg}]}>
-            <Text
-              preset="heading"
-              tx="recoveryOptionsTitle"
-              style={{color: 'white'}}
-            />
-        </View>
-        <ScrollView style={$contentContainer}>
+        <AnimatedHeader
+          titleTx="recoveryOptionsTitle"
+          scrollY={scrollY}
+          scrollDistance={HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE}
+        />
+        <Animated.ScrollView
+          style={$contentContainer}
+          onScroll={scrollHandler}
+          scrollEventThrottle={16}
+        >
           <Card
             style={$card}
             HeadingComponent={
@@ -413,10 +437,10 @@ export const RecoveryOptionsScreen = observer(function RecoveryOptionsScreen(_:
             </>
             }
           />
-          {isLoading && <Loading />}        
+          {isLoading && <Loading />}
           {error && <ErrorModal error={error} />}
-          {info && <InfoModal message={info} />}                    
-        </ScrollView>
+          {info && <InfoModal message={info} />}
+        </Animated.ScrollView>
         <BottomModal
           isVisible={isNotificationModalVisible ? true : false}          
           ContentComponent={
@@ -575,12 +599,6 @@ const $screen: ViewStyle = {
   // flex: 1,
 }
 
-const $headerContainer: TextStyle = {
-  alignItems: 'center',
-  paddingBottom: spacing.medium,
-  height: spacing.screenHeight * 0.15,
-}
-
 const $contentContainer: TextStyle = {
   //flex: 1,
   marginTop: -spacing.extraLarge * 2,
diff --git a/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
index 4bda7f8e..5f83d171 100644
--- a/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ import React, {FC, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {AppState, Platform, TextStyle, View, ViewStyle, useColorScheme} from 'react-native'
 import Animated, {
     useSharedValue,
-    useAnimatedStyle,
     useAnimatedScrollHandler,
-    interpolate,
-    Extrapolation,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import notifee, { AuthorizationStatus } from '@notifee/react-native'
 import messaging from '@react-native-firebase/messaging'
@@ -15,8 +12,8 @@ import {
     HOT_UPDATER_API_KEY,
     HOT_UPDATER_URL,
 } from '@env'
-import {ThemeCode, Themes, colors, spacing, typography, useThemeColor} from '../theme'
-import {ListItem, Screen, Text, Card, NwcIcon, Button, BottomModal, InfoModal, Icon, Header} from '../components'
+import {ThemeCode, Themes, colors, spacing, useThemeColor} from '../theme'
+import {ListItem, Screen, Text, Card, NwcIcon, Button, BottomModal, InfoModal, Icon, Header, AnimatedHeader} from '../components'
 import {useStores} from '../models'
 import {translate} from '../i18n'
 import { log } from '../services'
@@ -304,65 +301,22 @@ export const SettingsScreen = observer(function SettingsScreen({ route }: Props)
 
 
   const $itemRight = {color: useThemeColor('textDim')}
-  const headerBg = useThemeColor('header')
-  const headerTitle = useThemeColor('headerTitle')
   const colorScheme = useColorScheme()
   const defaultThemeColor = colorScheme === 'dark' ? Themes[ThemeCode.DARK]?.color : Themes[ThemeCode.LIGHT]?.color
 
-  // Collapsible header animation
-  const HEADER_MAX_HEIGHT = spacing.screenHeight * 0.15
-  const HEADER_MIN_HEIGHT = spacing.screenHeight * 0.08
-
   const scrollHandler = useAnimatedScrollHandler({
     onScroll: (event) => {
       scrollY.value = event.contentOffset.y
     },
   })
 
-  const animatedHeaderStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
-    const height = interpolate(
-      scrollY.value,
-      [0, HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE],
-      [HEADER_MAX_HEIGHT, HEADER_MIN_HEIGHT],
-      Extrapolation.CLAMP
-    )
-    return { height }
-  })
-
-  const animatedTitleStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
-    const scale = interpolate(
-      scrollY.value,
-      [0, HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE],
-      [1, 0.75],
-      Extrapolation.CLAMP
-    )
-    const translateY = interpolate(
-      scrollY.value,
-      [0, HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE],
-      [0, -spacing.extraLarge * 1.5],
-      Extrapolation.CLAMP
-    )
-    const opacity = interpolate(
-      scrollY.value,
-      [0, HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE * 0.8],
-      [1, 0],
-      Extrapolation.CLAMP
-    )
-    return {
-      transform: [{ scale }, { translateY }],
-      opacity,
-    }
-  })
-
     return (
       <Screen contentContainerStyle={$screen} preset='fixed'>
-          <Animated.View style={[animatedHeaderStyle, $headerContainer, {backgroundColor: headerBg}]}>
-            <Animated.Text
-              style={[animatedTitleStyle, $headerTitle, {color: headerTitle}]}
-            >
-              {translate('settingsScreen_title')}
-            </Animated.Text>
-        </Animated.View>
+        <AnimatedHeader
+          titleTx="settingsScreen_title"
+          scrollY={scrollY}
+          scrollDistance={HEADER_SCROLL_DISTANCE}
+        />
         <Animated.ScrollView
           style={$contentContainer}
           onScroll={scrollHandler}
@@ -637,20 +591,6 @@ const $screen: ViewStyle = {
 
 }
 
-const $headerContainer: ViewStyle = {
-  alignItems: 'center',
-  //justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-  //paddingBottom: spacing.extraLarge * 2 + spacing.medium,
-  //overflow: 'visible',
-}
-
-const $headerTitle: TextStyle = {
-  fontSize: spacing.extraLarge,
-  //lineHeight: 44,
-  fontFamily: typography.primary?.medium,
-}
-
-
 const $contentContainer: TextStyle = {
   marginTop: -spacing.extraLarge * 2,
   padding: spacing.extraSmall,