diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 9ce861cc85..6f14299b05 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ PODS:
   - React-jsinspector (0.71.0)
   - React-logger (0.71.0):
     - glog
+  - react-native-blur (4.3.0):
+    - React-Core
   - react-native-cameraroll (5.2.0):
     - React-Core
   - react-native-image-resizer (3.0.4):
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - React-jsiexecutor (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor`)
   - React-jsinspector (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector`)
   - React-logger (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/logger`)
+  - "react-native-blur (from `../node_modules/@react-native-community/blur`)"
   - "react-native-cameraroll (from `../node_modules/@react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll`)"
   - "react-native-image-resizer (from `../node_modules/@bam.tech/react-native-image-resizer`)"
   - react-native-pager-view (from `../node_modules/react-native-pager-view`)
@@ -493,6 +496,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector"
   React-logger:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/logger"
+  react-native-blur:
+    :path: "../node_modules/@react-native-community/blur"
   react-native-cameraroll:
     :path: "../node_modules/@react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll"
   react-native-image-resizer:
@@ -578,6 +583,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-jsiexecutor: 060dd495f1e2af3d87216f7ca8a94c55ec885b4f
   React-jsinspector: 5061fcbec93fd672183dfb39cc2f65e55a0835db
   React-logger: a6c0b3a807a8e81f6d7fea2e72660766f55daa50
+  react-native-blur: 50c9feabacbc5f49b61337ebc32192c6be7ec3c3
   react-native-cameraroll: 0ff04cc4e0ff5f19a94ff4313e5c8bc4503cd86d
   react-native-image-resizer: 794abf75ec13ed1f0dbb1f134e27504ea65e9e66
   react-native-pager-view: 54bed894cecebe28cede54c01038d9d1e122de43
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7cfad40f98..e0d594e4b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.17.6",
     "@react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll": "^5.1.0",
     "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "^1.10.0",
+    "@react-native-community/blur": "^4.3.0",
     "@zxing/text-encoding": "^0.9.0",
     "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
     "email-validator": "^2.0.4",
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
index 3bcc825fd7..3982637fc7 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileHeader.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native'
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
+import {BlurView} from '@react-native-community/blur'
 import {ProfileViewModel} from '../../../state/models/profile-view'
 import {useStores} from '../../../state'
 import {
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ export const ProfileHeader = observer(function ProfileHeader({
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const store = useStores()
 
+  const onPressBack = () => {
+    store.nav.tab.goBack()
+  }
   const onPressAvi = () => {
     if (view.avatar) {
       store.shell.openLightbox(new ProfileImageLightbox(view))
@@ -262,6 +266,11 @@ export const ProfileHeader = observer(function ProfileHeader({
           </View>
         ) : undefined}
       </View>
+      <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={onPressBack}>
+        <BlurView style={styles.backBtn} blurType="dark">
+          <FontAwesomeIcon size={18} icon="angle-left" style={s.white} />
+        </BlurView>
+      </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
       <TouchableWithoutFeedback
         testID="profileHeaderAviButton"
         onPress={onPressAvi}>
@@ -284,9 +293,19 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     width: '100%',
     height: 120,
   },
+  backBtn: {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    top: 10,
+    left: 10,
+    width: 30,
+    height: 30,
+    borderRadius: 15,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
   avi: {
     position: 'absolute',
-    top: 80,
+    top: 110,
     left: 10,
     width: 84,
     height: 84,
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/UserBanner.tsx b/src/view/com/util/UserBanner.tsx
index 2bd8f765bc..1863e1883a 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/UserBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/UserBanner.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function UserBanner({
   }, [onSelectNewBanner])
 
   const renderSvg = () => (
-    <Svg width="100%" height="120" viewBox="50 0 200 100">
+    <Svg width="100%" height="150" viewBox="50 0 200 100">
       <Defs>
         <LinearGradient id="grad" x1="0" y1="0" x2="1" y2="1">
           <Stop
@@ -118,6 +118,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
   bannerImage: {
     width: '100%',
-    height: 120,
+    height: 150,
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
index 454ae8ade1..a3e3ecd332 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {ViewSelector} from '../com/util/ViewSelector'
 import {ScreenParams} from '../routes'
 import {ProfileUiModel, Sections} from '../../state/models/profile-ui'
 import {useStores} from '../../state'
-import {ConfirmModal} from '../../state/models/shell-ui'
 import {ProfileHeader} from '../com/profile/ProfileHeader'
 import {FeedItem} from '../com/posts/FeedItem'
 import {PostFeedLoadingPlaceholder} from '../com/util/LoadingPlaceholder'
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ import {ErrorScreen} from '../com/util/error/ErrorScreen'
 import {ErrorMessage} from '../com/util/error/ErrorMessage'
 import {EmptyState} from '../com/util/EmptyState'
 import {Text} from '../com/util/text/Text'
-import {ViewHeader} from '../com/util/ViewHeader'
-import * as Toast from '../com/util/Toast'
 import {FAB} from '../com/util/FAB'
 import {s, colors} from '../lib/styles'
 import {useOnMainScroll} from '../lib/hooks/useOnMainScroll'
@@ -152,11 +149,8 @@ export const Profile = observer(({navIdx, visible, params}: ScreenParams) => {
     renderItem = () => <View />
   }
 
-  const title =
-    uiState.profile.displayName || uiState.profile.handle || params.name
   return (
     <View testID="profileView" style={styles.container}>
-      <ViewHeader title={title} />
       {uiState.profile.hasError ? (
         <ErrorScreen
           testID="profileErrorScreen"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 23a533b2cb..a380cfe078 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1967,6 +1967,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-clipboard/clipboard/-/clipboard-1.11.1.tgz#d3a9e685ce2383b1e92b89a334896c5575cc103d"
   integrity sha512-nvSIIHzybVWqYxcJE5hpT17ekxAAg383Ggzw5WrYHtkKX61N1AwaKSNmXs5xHV7pmKSOe/yWjtSwxIzfW51I5Q==
 
+"@react-native-community/blur@^4.3.0":
+  version "4.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-community/blur/-/blur-4.3.0.tgz#e5018b3b0bd6de9632ac6cf34e9f8e0f1a9a28ec"
+  integrity sha512-d6phh39kKcbZ4IluDftiVWqfeFOgjl1AbQWzN47x+hLKQ5GvQJ6QhRvgAuDZ+xbJksrbXgNpMjVYkjsbcVehxg==
+
 "@react-native-community/cli-clean@^10.0.0":
   version "10.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-community/cli-clean/-/cli-clean-10.0.0.tgz#09cc4c63116e81d3765ffedecc38387bcc7b4483"