diff --git a/app/components/Endpoint/Local.tsx b/app/components/Endpoint/Local.tsx
index fcc4106..9f8b271 100644
--- a/app/components/Endpoint/Local.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Endpoint/Local.tsx
@@ -12,17 +12,23 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native'
 import { Dropdown } from 'react-native-element-dropdown'
 import { useMMKVBoolean, useMMKVObject, useMMKVString } from 'react-native-mmkv'
+import * as Progress from 'react-native-progress'
 
 import { SliderItem } from '..'
 
 const Local = () => {
-    const { loadModel, unloadModel, modelName } = Llama.useLlama((state) => ({
-        loadModel: state.load,
-        unloadModel: state.unload,
-        modelName: state.modelname,
-    }))
+    const { loadModel, unloadModel, modelName, loadProgress, setloadProgress } = Llama.useLlama(
+        (state) => ({
+            loadModel: state.load,
+            unloadModel: state.unload,
+            modelName: state.modelname,
+            loadProgress: state.loadProgress,
+            setloadProgress: state.setLoadProgress,
+        })
+    )
 
     const [modelLoading, setModelLoading] = useState(false)
+    const [modelImporting, setModelImporting] = useState(false)
     const [modelList, setModelList] = useState<string[]>([])
     const dropdownValues = modelList.map((item) => {
         return { name: item }
@@ -45,18 +51,11 @@ const Local = () => {
 
     const handleLoad = async () => {
         setModelLoading(true)
+        setloadProgress(0)
         await loadModel(currentModel ?? '', preset)
         setModelLoading(false)
         getModels()
     }
-    /*
-    const handleLoadExternal = async () => {
-        setModelLoading(true)
-        await Llama.loadModel('', preset, false).then(() => {
-            setLoadedModel(Llama.getModelname())
-        })
-        setModelLoading(false)
-    }*/
 
     const handleDelete = async () => {
         if (!(await Llama.modelExists(currentModel ?? ''))) {
@@ -94,10 +93,10 @@ const Local = () => {
     }*/
 
     const handleImport = async () => {
-        setModelLoading(true)
+        setModelImporting(true)
         await Llama.importModel()
         await getModels()
-        setModelLoading(false)
+        setModelImporting(false)
     }
 
     const disableLoad = modelList.length === 0 || modelName !== undefined
@@ -137,9 +136,52 @@ const Local = () => {
                 />
             </View>
 
-            {modelLoading ? (
-                <ActivityIndicator size="large" color={Style.getColor('primary-text1')} />
-            ) : (
+            {!modelLoading && modelImporting && (
+                <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+                    <Progress.Bar
+                        style={{ marginVertical: 16, flex: 5 }}
+                        indeterminate
+                        indeterminateAnimationDuration={2000}
+                        color={Style.getColor('primary-brand')}
+                        borderColor={Style.getColor('primary-surface3')}
+                        height={12}
+                        borderRadius={12}
+                        width={null}
+                    />
+                    <Text
+                        style={{
+                            flex: 2,
+                            color: Style.getColor('primary-text1'),
+                            textAlign: 'center',
+                        }}>
+                        Importing...
+                    </Text>
+                </View>
+            )}
+
+            {modelLoading && !modelImporting && (
+                <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+                    <Progress.Bar
+                        style={{ marginVertical: 16, flex: 5 }}
+                        progress={loadProgress / 100}
+                        color={Style.getColor('primary-brand')}
+                        borderColor={Style.getColor('primary-surface3')}
+                        height={12}
+                        borderRadius={12}
+                        width={null}
+                    />
+                    <Text
+                        style={{
+                            flex: 1,
+                            color: Style.getColor('primary-text1'),
+                            textAlign: 'center',
+                        }}>
+                        {loadProgress}%
+                    </Text>
+                </View>
+            )}
+
+            {!modelLoading && !modelImporting && (
                 <View style={{ flexDirection: 'row', marginTop: 8 }}>
                     <TouchableOpacity
                         disabled={disableLoad}
@@ -225,9 +267,10 @@ const Local = () => {
                     body={preset}
                     setValue={setPreset}
                     varname="context_length"
-                    min={512}
+                    min={1024}
                     max={32768}
-                    step={512}
+                    step={1024}
+                    disabled={modelImporting || modelLoading}
                 />
                 <SliderItem
                     name="Threads"
@@ -237,6 +280,7 @@ const Local = () => {
                     min={1}
                     max={8}
                     step={1}
+                    disabled={modelImporting || modelLoading}
                 />
 
                 <SliderItem
@@ -246,7 +290,8 @@ const Local = () => {
                     varname="batch"
                     min={16}
                     max={512}
-                    step={1}
+                    step={16}
+                    disabled={modelImporting || modelLoading}
                 />
                 {/* Note: llama.rn does not have any Android gpu acceleration */}
                 {Platform.OS === 'ios' && (
diff --git a/app/components/SliderItem.tsx b/app/components/SliderItem.tsx
index 0b0e312..f63a980 100644
--- a/app/components/SliderItem.tsx
+++ b/app/components/SliderItem.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type SliderItemProps = {
     step?: number
     precision?: number
     showInput?: boolean
+    disabled?: boolean
 }
 
 const SliderItem: React.FC<SliderItemProps> = ({
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const SliderItem: React.FC<SliderItemProps> = ({
     precision = 0,
     onChange = undefined,
     showInput = true,
+    disabled = false,
 }) => {
     const clamp = (val: number) => Math.min(Math.max(parseFloat(val?.toFixed(2) ?? 0), min), max)
     const [textValue, setTextValue] = useState(body[varname]?.toFixed(precision))
@@ -57,9 +59,10 @@ const SliderItem: React.FC<SliderItemProps> = ({
 
     return (
         <View style={{ alignItems: `center` }}>
-            <Text style={styles.itemName}>{name}</Text>
+            <Text style={disabled ? styles.itemNameDisabled : styles.itemName}>{name}</Text>
             <View style={styles.sliderContainer}>
                 <Slider
+                    disabled={disabled}
                     style={styles.slider}
                     step={step}
                     minimumValue={min}
@@ -72,7 +75,8 @@ const SliderItem: React.FC<SliderItemProps> = ({
                 />
                 {showInput && (
                     <TextInput
-                        style={styles.textBox}
+                        editable={disabled}
+                        style={disabled ? styles.textBoxDisabled : styles.textBox}
                         value={textValue}
                         onChangeText={setTextValue}
                         onEndEditing={handleTextInputChange}
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
         color: Style.getColor('primary-text1'),
     },
 
+    itemNameDisabled: {
+        color: Style.getColor('primary-text3'),
+    },
+
     sliderContainer: {
         flexDirection: `row`,
     },
@@ -109,4 +117,13 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
         flex: 1.5,
         textAlign: `center`,
     },
+
+    textBoxDisabled: {
+        borderColor: Style.getColor('primary-surface4'),
+        color: Style.getColor('primary-text3'),
+        borderWidth: 1,
+        borderRadius: 12,
+        flex: 1.5,
+        textAlign: `center`,
+    },
 })
diff --git a/app/constants/LlamaLocal.ts b/app/constants/LlamaLocal.ts
index 84a7bd1..4ca1756 100644
--- a/app/constants/LlamaLocal.ts
+++ b/app/constants/LlamaLocal.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ type CompletionOutput = {
 type LlamaState = {
     context: LlamaContext | undefined
     modelname: string | undefined
+    loadProgress: number
     load: (name: string, preset?: LlamaPreset, usecache?: boolean) => Promise<void>
+    setLoadProgress: (progress: number) => void
     unload: () => Promise<void>
     saveKV: () => Promise<void>
     loadKV: () => Promise<void>
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export namespace Llama {
     export const useLlama = create<LlamaState>()((set, get) => ({
         context: undefined,
         modelname: undefined,
+        loadProgress: 0,
         load: async (
             name: string,
             preset: LlamaPreset = default_preset,
@@ -99,10 +102,16 @@ export namespace Llama {
             }
 
             mmkv.set(Global.LocalSessionLoaded, false)
-            Logger.log(`Loading Model: ${name}`, true)
-            Logger.log(JSON.stringify(params))
+            Logger.log(`Loading Model: ${name}`)
+            Logger.log(
+                `Starting with parameters: \nContext Length: ${params.n_ctx}\nThreads: ${params.n_threads}\nBatch Size: ${params.n_batch}`
+            )
 
-            const llamaContext = await initLlama(params).catch((error) => {
+            const progressCallback = (progress: number) => {
+                if (progress % 5 === 0) get().setLoadProgress(progress)
+            }
+
+            const llamaContext = await initLlama(params, progressCallback).catch((error) => {
                 Logger.log(`Could Not Load Model: ${error} `, true)
             })
 
@@ -111,6 +120,9 @@ export namespace Llama {
                 Logger.log('Model Loaded', true)
             }
         },
+        setLoadProgress: (progress: number) => {
+            set((state) => ({ ...state, loadProgress: progress }))
+        },
         unload: async () => {
             await get().context?.release()
             set((state) => ({ ...state, context: undefined, modelname: undefined }))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 317c49f..416a4ec 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "@shopify/flash-list": "1.6.4",
         "babel-plugin-inline-import": "^3.0.0",
         "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^0.0.0-experimental-696af53-20240625",
-        "cui-llama.rn": "^1.1.7",
+        "cui-llama.rn": "^1.2.0",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
         "eas-cli": "^9.1.0",
         "expo": "~51.0.28",
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         "react-native-markdown-package": "^1.8.2",
         "react-native-mmkv": "^2.12.2",
         "react-native-popup-menu": "^0.16.1",
+        "react-native-progress": "^5.0.1",
         "react-native-quick-base64": "^2.1.2",
         "react-native-reanimated": "~3.10.1",
         "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.10.5",
@@ -13743,6 +13744,13 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/boolbase": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolbase/-/boolbase-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZOSA7Mo9sNGB8+UjSgzdLtokWAky1zbztM3WRLCbZ70/3cTANmQmOdR7y2g+J0e2WXywy1yS468tY+IruqEww==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "peer": true
+    },
     "node_modules/bplist-creator": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -14695,6 +14703,50 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/css-select": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/css-select/-/css-select-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nwoRF1rvRRnnCqqY7updORDsuqKzqYJ28+oSMaJMMgOauh3fvwHqMS7EZpIPqK8GL+g9mKxF1vP/ZjSeNjEVHg==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "boolbase": "^1.0.0",
+        "css-what": "^6.1.0",
+        "domhandler": "^5.0.2",
+        "domutils": "^3.0.1",
+        "nth-check": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/fb55"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/css-tree": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/css-tree/-/css-tree-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tRpdppF7TRazZrjJ6v3stzv93qxRcSsFmW6cX0Zm2NVKpxE1WV1HblnghVv9TreireHkqI/VDEsfolRF1p6y7Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mdn-data": "2.0.14",
+        "source-map": "^0.6.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/css-what": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/css-what/-/css-what-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HTUrgRJ7r4dsZKU6GjmpfRK1O76h97Z8MfS1G0FozR+oF2kG6Vfe8JE6zwrkbxigziPHinCJ+gCPjA9EaBDtRw==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/fb55"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cssom": {
       "version": "0.5.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -14721,9 +14773,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/cui-llama.rn": {
-      "version": "1.1.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cui-llama.rn/-/cui-llama.rn-1.1.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7SakofkZFEGRXDGJ+OAmzS4LatuIqM52iF41LLOzWQZE2SeCdMya4slUaz2NRk8izTE6BkG2wdNrNSbjdDLDFg==",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cui-llama.rn/-/cui-llama.rn-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Gp5YOZI7RnexKh0Rto9DiftJymn7i2EW3xc+YWwf30efd+i83n6woOteFe2GASmsA2cVSN9uYfxQhsYtl7YiVA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16.0.0"
@@ -15131,6 +15183,34 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dom-serializer": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-serializer/-/dom-serializer-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wIkAryiqt/nV5EQKqQpo3SToSOV9J0DnbJqwK7Wv/Trc92zIAYZ4FlMu+JPFW1DfGFt81ZTCGgDEabffXeLyJg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "domelementtype": "^2.3.0",
+        "domhandler": "^5.0.2",
+        "entities": "^4.2.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/cheeriojs/dom-serializer?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/domelementtype": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domelementtype/-/domelementtype-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OLETBj6w0OsagBwdXnPdN0cnMfF9opN69co+7ZrbfPGrdpPVNBUj02spi6B1N7wChLQiPn4CSH/zJvXw56gmHw==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/fb55"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true
+    },
     "node_modules/domexception": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -15142,12 +15222,43 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/domhandler": {
+      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domhandler/-/domhandler-5.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cgwlv/1iFQiFnU96XXgROh8xTeetsnJiDsTc7TYCLFd9+/WNkIqPTxiM/8pSd8VIrhXGTf1Ny1q1hquVqDJB5w==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "domelementtype": "^2.3.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domhandler?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/domino": {
       "version": "2.1.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domino/-/domino-2.1.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-3VdM/SXBZX2omc9JF9nOPCtDaYQ67BGp5CoLpIQlO2KCAPETs8TcDHacF26jXadGbvUteZzRTeos2fhID5+ucQ==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
     },
+    "node_modules/domutils": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H78uMmQtI2AhgDJjWeQmHwJJ2bLPD3GMmO7Zja/ZZh84wkm+4ut+IUnUdRa8uCGX88DiVx1j6FRe1XfxEgjEZA==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "dom-serializer": "^2.0.0",
+        "domelementtype": "^2.3.0",
+        "domhandler": "^5.0.3"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domutils?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
       "version": "16.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
@@ -16113,7 +16224,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/entities": {
       "version": "4.5.0",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.12"
@@ -23196,6 +23306,13 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-c2YOUbp33+6thdCUi34xIyOU/a7bvGKj/3DB1iaPMTuPHf/Q2d5s4sn1FaCOO43XkXggnb08y5W2PU8UNYNLKQ==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/mdn-data": {
+      "version": "2.0.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mdn-data/-/mdn-data-2.0.14.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dn6wd0uw5GsdswPFfsgMp5NSB0/aDe6fK94YJV/AJDYXL6HVLWBsxeq7js7Ad+mU2K9LAlwpk6kN2D5mwCPVow==",
+      "license": "CC0-1.0",
+      "peer": true
+    },
     "node_modules/mem": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mem/-/mem-5.1.1.tgz",
@@ -24185,6 +24302,19 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nth-check": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nth-check/-/nth-check-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lqjrjmaOoAnWfMmBPL+XNnynZh2+swxiX3WUE0s4yEHI6m+AwrK2UZOimIRl3X/4QctVqS8AiZjFqyOGrMXb/w==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "boolbase": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/fb55/nth-check?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nullthrows": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "license": "MIT"
@@ -25954,6 +26084,18 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-popup-menu/-/react-native-popup-menu-0.16.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xRS7mRh0exwu7Iw8PPVHdM11d13A/KzYjy0/fZx3zVtxISxPkNaDGayau6oa7HqO3Nj0oS9ulFCYjcQfG6vahA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/react-native-progress": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-progress/-/react-native-progress-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TYfJ4auAe5vubDma2yfFvt7ktSI+UCfysqJnkdHEcLXqAitRFOozgF/cLgN5VNi/iLdaf3ga1ETi2RF4jVZ/+g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "prop-types": "^15.7.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react-native-svg": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-native-quick-base64": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-quick-base64/-/react-native-quick-base64-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -26032,6 +26174,22 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-sse/-/react-native-sse-1.2.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-zejanlScF+IB9tYnbdry0MT34qjBXbiV/E72qGz33W/tX1bx8MXsbB4lxiuPETc9v/008vYZ60yjIstW22VlVg=="
     },
+    "node_modules/react-native-svg": {
+      "version": "15.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-svg/-/react-native-svg-15.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xc11L4t6/DtmUwrQqHR7S45Qy3cIWpcfGlmEatVeZ9c1N8eAK79heJmGRgCOVrXESrrLEHfP/AYGf0BGyrvV6A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "css-select": "^5.1.0",
+        "css-tree": "^1.1.3",
+        "warn-once": "0.1.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "*",
+        "react-native": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-native-windows": {
       "version": "0.74.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-windows/-/react-native-windows-0.74.11.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87dea4b..783cc10 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@shopify/flash-list": "1.6.4",
     "babel-plugin-inline-import": "^3.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^0.0.0-experimental-696af53-20240625",
-    "cui-llama.rn": "^1.1.7",
+    "cui-llama.rn": "^1.2.0",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
     "eas-cli": "^9.1.0",
     "expo": "~51.0.28",
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "react-native-markdown-package": "^1.8.2",
     "react-native-mmkv": "^2.12.2",
     "react-native-popup-menu": "^0.16.1",
+    "react-native-progress": "^5.0.1",
     "react-native-quick-base64": "^2.1.2",
     "react-native-reanimated": "~3.10.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.10.5",