diff --git a/Ejectable/BGEO.js b/Ejectable/BGEO.js
index 1eeb4461..935e595d 100644
--- a/Ejectable/BGEO.js
+++ b/Ejectable/BGEO.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Pressable } from 'react-native';
 import { Text, View } from './components/Themed.tsx';
 import * as TaskManager from 'expo-task-manager';
 import * as Location from 'expo-location';
-import { Trips, setBgOps } from './GT2';
+import { bgOps, Trips, setBgOps } from './GT2';
 
 const LOCATION_TASK_NAME = 'background-location-task';
 
@@ -26,12 +26,20 @@ const LOCATION_TASK_NAME = 'background-location-task';
 };
 
 export default function PermissionsButton() {
+  if (!bgOps)
   return(
   <View style={styles.container} lightColor="lime" darkColor="forestgreen">
     <Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={requestPermissions}>
       <Text style={styles.text}>{'Enable background operations'}</Text>
+      <Text style={styles.text2}>{'                     (Only used during a trip)'}</Text>
     </Pressable>
   </View>);
+  else
+  return(
+  <View style={styles.container} lightColor="lime" darkColor="forestgreen">
+      <Text style={styles.text}>{'Trips can run in background.'}</Text>
+  </View>);
+
 }
 
 TaskManager.defineTask(LOCATION_TASK_NAME, ({ data, error }) => {
@@ -50,12 +58,20 @@ TaskManager.defineTask(LOCATION_TASK_NAME, ({ data, error }) => {
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
-    marginVertical: 20,
-    marginBottom: -30,
+    marginVertical: 2,
+    marginTop:  -40,
+    marginBottom: 25,
     alignItems: 'center',
   },
   button: {
     fontSize: 10,
     backgroundColor: 'lime',
   },
+  text: {
+    color: "blue",
+  },
+  text2: {
+    fontSize: 8,
+    color: "navy",
+  }
 });
diff --git a/Ejectable/app.json b/Ejectable/app.json
index 762b8189..4b793aac 100644
--- a/Ejectable/app.json
+++ b/Ejectable/app.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
       "permissions": [
       "ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION",
       "ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION",
-      "FOREGROUND_SERVICE"
+      "FOREGROUND_SERVICE",
+      "ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION"
      ],
       "adaptiveIcon": {
         "foregroundImage": "./assets/images/adaptive-icon.png",
diff --git a/Ejectable/components/ScreenInfo.tsx b/Ejectable/components/ScreenInfo.tsx
index 02951de0..d3d52023 100644
--- a/Ejectable/components/ScreenInfo.tsx
+++ b/Ejectable/components/ScreenInfo.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import { Text, View } from './Themed';
 import * as Device from 'expo-device';
-import { bgOps, ver } from '../GT2';
-import PermissionsButton from '../BGEO';
+import { ver } from '../GT2';
 
 export default function ScreenInfo() {
   return (
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ export function ScreenInfo5() {
 }
 
 export function ScreenInfo3() {
-  if (bgOps)
   return (
     <View style={styles.splashContainer}>
         <Text
@@ -79,30 +77,6 @@ export function ScreenInfo3() {
         </Text>  
     </View>
   );
-  else
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.splashContainer}>
-        <Text
-          style={styles.titleText}
-          lightColor="rgba(0,0,0,0.8)"
-          darkColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">
-          {'Green Travel Calculator v. ' + ver }
-        </Text>  
-        <Text
-          style={styles.versionText}
-          lightColor="rgba(0,0,0,0.8)"
-          darkColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">
-          expo {Device.osName == 'iOS' ? 'iOS ' : 'android '} version
-        </Text>  
-        <PermissionsButton />
-        <Text
-          style={styles.cautionText}
-          lightColor="rgba(0,0,0,0.8)"
-          darkColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">
-          {'\nNote: accuracy depends on sensitivity setting, your device, and carrier.'}
-        </Text>  
-    </View>
-  );
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
diff --git a/Ejectable/screens/TripScreen.tsx b/Ejectable/screens/TripScreen.tsx
index 616e830b..4dcd5b32 100644
--- a/Ejectable/screens/TripScreen.tsx
+++ b/Ejectable/screens/TripScreen.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ScreenInfo2 } from '../components/ScreenInfo';
 import { bgOps, TripDisplay, LastTrip, Trips, setEndIsLast } from '../GT2';
 import { RootTabScreenProps } from '../types';
 import * as Device from 'expo-device';
+import PermissionsButton from '../BGEO';
 
 var debug:number    =  0;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export default function TripScreen( { navigation }: RootTabScreenProps<'Trip'>)
    if (Trips.nTrips < 1)
    return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
+    <PermissionsButton />
       <Text style={styles.title}>Trip Control</Text>
       <View style={styles.separator} lightColor="#eee" darkColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.1)" />  
       <ScreenInfo2 />
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ export default function TripScreen( { navigation }: RootTabScreenProps<'Trip'>)
    else
    return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
+    <PermissionsButton />
       <Text style={styles.title}>Trip Control</Text>
       <View style={styles.separator} lightColor="#eee" darkColor="rgba(255,255,255,0.1)" />  
       <ScreenInfo2 />