diff --git a/lib/services/notification_service.dart b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
index ac681cc..0c6d5ad 100644
--- a/lib/services/notification_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class NotificationService {
         requestAlertPermission: true,
         requestBadgePermission: true,
         requestSoundPermission: true,
-        requestCriticalPermission: true, // For urgent SAR notifications
       );
 
       // Combined initialization settings
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ class NotificationService {
           alert: true,
           badge: true,
           sound: true,
-          critical:
-              true, // Request critical alert permission for urgent SAR notifications
         );
         _permissionGranted = granted ?? false;
         debugPrint(
@@ -274,8 +271,7 @@ class NotificationService {
         badgeNumber: 1,
         threadIdentifier: 'sar_markers',
         categoryIdentifier: 'SAR_ALERT',
-        interruptionLevel:
-            InterruptionLevel.critical, // Critical alert (bypasses silent mode)
+        interruptionLevel: InterruptionLevel.timeSensitive,
       );
 
       // Combined notification details
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 4f494a5..a2ed06c 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import geolocator_apple
 import nsd_macos
 import objectbox_flutter_libs
 import package_info_plus
-import path_provider_foundation
 import record_macos
 import share_plus
 import shared_preferences_foundation
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   NsdMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "NsdMacosPlugin"))
   ObjectboxFlutterLibsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "ObjectboxFlutterLibsPlugin"))
   FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FPPPackageInfoPlusPlugin"))
-  PathProviderPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "PathProviderPlugin"))
   RecordMacOsPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "RecordMacOsPlugin"))
   SharePlusMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharePlusMacosPlugin"))
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 3becaca..54e5bc5 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.2"
+  code_assets:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: code_assets
+      sha256: "83ccdaa064c980b5596c35dd64a8d3ecc68620174ab9b90b6343b753aa721687"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   codec2_flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -507,34 +515,34 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: flutter_local_notifications
-      sha256: "2b50e938a275e1ad77352d6a25e25770f4130baa61eaf02de7a9a884680954ad"
+      sha256: "0d9035862236fe38250fe1644d7ed3b8254e34a21b2c837c9f539fbb3bba5ef1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "20.1.0"
+    version: "21.0.0"
   flutter_local_notifications_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: flutter_local_notifications_linux
-      sha256: dce0116868cedd2cdf768af0365fc37ff1cbef7c02c4f51d0587482e625868d0
+      sha256: e0f25e243c6c44c825bbbc6b2b2e76f7d9222362adcfe9fd780bf01923c840bd
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "7.0.0"
+    version: "8.0.0"
   flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
-      sha256: "23de31678a48c084169d7ae95866df9de5c9d2a44be3e5915a2ff067aeeba899"
+      sha256: e7db3d5b49c2b7ecc68deba4aaaa67a348f92ee0fef34c8e4b4459dbef0d7307
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.0"
+    version: "11.0.0"
   flutter_local_notifications_windows:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: flutter_local_notifications_windows
-      sha256: e97a1a3016512437d9c0b12fae7d1491c3c7b9aa7f03a69b974308840656b02a
+      sha256: "3a2654ba104fbb52c618ebed9def24ef270228470718c43b3a6afcd5c81bef0c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.0"
   flutter_localizations:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -638,6 +646,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.2.5"
+  glob:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: glob
+      sha256: c3f1ee72c96f8f78935e18aa8cecced9ab132419e8625dc187e1c2408efc20de
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.3"
   gsettings:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -646,6 +662,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.2.8"
+  hooks:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: hooks
+      sha256: e79ed1e8e1929bc6ecb6ec85f0cb519c887aa5b423705ded0d0f2d9226def388
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.2"
   http:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -822,6 +846,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.6.2"
+  logging:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: logging
+      sha256: c8245ada5f1717ed44271ed1c26b8ce85ca3228fd2ffdb75468ab01979309d61
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.0"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -879,6 +911,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.0"
+  native_toolchain_c:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: native_toolchain_c
+      sha256: "92b2ca62c8bd2b8d2f267cdfccf9bfbdb7322f778f8f91b3ce5b5cda23a3899f"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.17.5"
   nested:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -951,6 +991,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "4.3.1"
+  objective_c:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: objective_c
+      sha256: "100a1c87616ab6ed41ec263b083c0ef3261ee6cd1dc3b0f35f8ddfa4f996fe52"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "9.3.0"
   package_info_plus:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -995,10 +1043,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct overridden"
     description:
       name: path_provider_foundation
-      sha256: "6d13aece7b3f5c5a9731eaf553ff9dcbc2eff41087fd2df587fd0fed9a3eb0c4"
+      sha256: "2a376b7d6392d80cd3705782d2caa734ca4727776db0b6ec36ef3f1855197699"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.5.1"
+    version: "2.6.0"
   path_provider_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1135,6 +1183,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "6.1.5+1"
+  pub_semver:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: pub_semver
+      sha256: "5bfcf68ca79ef689f8990d1160781b4bad40a3bd5e5218ad4076ddb7f4081585"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.2.0"
   record:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -1424,10 +1480,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: timezone
-      sha256: dd14a3b83cfd7cb19e7888f1cbc20f258b8d71b54c06f79ac585f14093a287d1
+      sha256: "784a5e34d2eb62e1326f24d6f600aaaee452eb8ca8ef2f384a59244e292d158b"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.10.1"
+    version: "0.11.0"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1647,4 +1703,4 @@ packages:
     version: "3.1.3"
 sdks:
   dart: ">=3.10.0 <4.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=3.38.0"
+  flutter: ">=3.38.1"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e2c1d44..a0c37ce 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_background_service: ^5.0.13
 
   # Notifications
-  flutter_local_notifications: ^20.1.0
-  timezone: ^0.10.0
+  flutter_local_notifications: ^21.0.0
+  timezone: ^0.11.0
 
   # Vibration
   vibration: ^3.1.4
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   fake_async: ^1.3.3
 
 dependency_overrides:
-  path_provider_foundation: 2.5.1
+  path_provider_foundation: 2.6.0
 
 flutter_launcher_icons:
   android: "launcher_icon"