diff --git a/lib/pages/statuses_page.dart b/lib/pages/statuses_page.dart
index bcc4703..ef8a1ba 100644
--- a/lib/pages/statuses_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/statuses_page.dart
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ class StatusesPage extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _StatusesPageState extends State<StatusesPage> {
+  bool? isWhatsappInstalled;
+  bool? isPermissionGranted;
   List<FileSystemEntity> _statusFiles = [];
 
   Future<List<FileSystemEntity>> getFileList() async {
-    final bool permissionStatus =
-        await Permission.manageExternalStorage.isGranted;
-    if (!permissionStatus) {
-      await Permission.manageExternalStorage.request();
-    }
     Directory dir = Directory(
         '/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.whatsapp/Whatsapp/Media/.Statuses/');
     List<FileSystemEntity> fileList = await dir.list(recursive: false).toList();
@@ -34,6 +31,23 @@ class _StatusesPageState extends State<StatusesPage> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _init() async {
+    isPermissionGranted = await Permission.manageExternalStorage.isGranted;
+    if (!isPermissionGranted!) {
+      await Permission.manageExternalStorage.request();
+    }
+
+    if (!await Directory(
+            '/storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.whatsapp/Whatsapp/Media/.Statuses/')
+        .exists()) {
+      setState(() {
+        isWhatsappInstalled = false;
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    setState(() {
+      isWhatsappInstalled = true;
+    });
+
     List<FileSystemEntity> statusFiles = await getFileList();
     setState(() {
       _statusFiles = statusFiles;
@@ -42,24 +56,98 @@ class _StatusesPageState extends State<StatusesPage> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Scaffold(
-      body: RefreshIndicator(
-        backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).scaffoldBackgroundColor,
-        onRefresh: _init,
-        child: GridView.count(
-          crossAxisCount: 2,
-          children: [
-            for (int i = 0; i < _statusFiles.length; i++)
-              Padding(
-                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
-                child: WhatsappStatusCard(
-                  elevation: 10,
-                  file: _statusFiles[i],
+    if (isWhatsappInstalled == null || isPermissionGranted == null) {
+      return const Center(
+        child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
+      );
+    } else if (!isPermissionGranted!) {
+      return GestureDetector(
+        onTap: () async {
+          PermissionStatus permissionStatus =
+              await Permission.manageExternalStorage.request();
+          if (permissionStatus == PermissionStatus.granted) {
+            await _init();
+          }
+        },
+        child: Center(
+          child: Padding(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(20),
+            child: Column(
+              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+              children: [
+                const Icon(Icons.error_outline, size: 64),
+                const Text(
+                  'Permission denied',
+                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 32),
+                ),
+                const Text(
+                  'Please toggle that "Allow access to manage all files" to ON after clicking this',
+                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                 ),
+                Text(
+                  'tap anywhere to give permission',
+                  style: TextStyle(
+                    color: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    } else if (isWhatsappInstalled == false) {
+      return Scaffold(
+        body: Center(
+          child: Column(
+            mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+            children: const [
+              Icon(
+                Icons.error,
+                size: 200,
               ),
-          ],
+              Text(
+                'Looks like whatsapp is not installed',
+                style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20),
+              ),
+              Text('if you have whatsapp pls report this issue'),
+              Text('at Settings > About > Report a bug'),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    } else {
+      return Scaffold(
+        body: RefreshIndicator(
+          backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).scaffoldBackgroundColor,
+          onRefresh: _init,
+          child: _statusFiles.isEmpty
+              ? Column(
+                  mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+                  children: const [
+                    Icon(
+                      Icons.explore_rounded,
+                      size: 200,
+                    ),
+                    Center(
+                      child: Text('Looks like there is nothing'),
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                )
+              : GridView.count(
+                  crossAxisCount: 2,
+                  children: [
+                    for (int i = 0; i < _statusFiles.length; i++)
+                      Padding(
+                        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+                        child: WhatsappStatusCard(
+                          elevation: 10,
+                          file: _statusFiles[i],
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                  ],
+                ),
         ),
-      ),
-    );
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/provider/theme_provider.dart b/lib/provider/theme_provider.dart
index dc80cda..0111c15 100644
--- a/lib/provider/theme_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/provider/theme_provider.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ThemeProvider extends ChangeNotifier {
     _init();
   }
 
-  ThemeMode themeMode = ThemeMode.dark;
+  ThemeMode themeMode = ThemeMode.system;
   late final SharedPreferences _prefs;
 
   void _init() async {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 76caed9..05b1e57 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: "none" # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # In iOS, build-name is used as CFBundleShortVersionString while build-number used as CFBundleVersion.
 # Read more about iOS versioning at
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
-version: 1.0.3+2
+version: 1.0.3+3
 
 environment:
     sdk: ">=2.16.2 <3.0.0"