diff --git a/Brokenithm-iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Brokenithm-iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cea0107..a78244c 100644
--- a/Brokenithm-iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Brokenithm-iOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 3;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 4;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = K9CP5766XY;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "Brokenithm-iOS/Info.plist";
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 3;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 4;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = K9CP5766XY;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "Brokenithm-iOS/Info.plist";
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
diff --git a/Brokenithm-iOS/SocketDelegate.m b/Brokenithm-iOS/SocketDelegate.m
index f2fee2d..c5b71c7 100644
--- a/Brokenithm-iOS/SocketDelegate.m
+++ b/Brokenithm-iOS/SocketDelegate.m
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     NSData *initResp = [initResponse dataUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
     [newSocket writeData:initResp withTimeout:-1 tag:0];
     [newSocket readDataToLength:1 withTimeout:5 tag:0];
+    [self.parentVc connected];
 }
 - (void)socket:(GCDAsyncSocket *)sock didWriteDataWithTag:(long)tag {}
 - (void)socket:(GCDAsyncSocket *)sock didReadData:(NSData *)data withTag:(long)tag {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
         {
             [connectedSockets removeObject:sock];
         }
+        [self.parentVc disconnected];
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.h b/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.h
index 0717fde..65001e5 100644
--- a/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.h
+++ b/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.h
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
 }
 @property UIView *airIOView;
 @property UIView *sliderIOView;
+@property UILabel *connectStatusView;
 @property CAGradientLayer *ledBackground;
 
 -(void)updateLed:(NSData*)rgbData;
 -(void)updateTouches:(UIEvent *)event;
+-(void)connected;
+-(void)disconnected;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.m b/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.m
index 2f635b2..e0bd7c2 100644
--- a/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.m
+++ b/Brokenithm-iOS/ViewController.m
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 #import "ViewController.h"
 
-@interface ViewController ()
+@interface ViewController () {
+    BOOL pendingHideStatus;
+}
 
 @end
 
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
 
 - (void)viewDidLoad {
     [super viewDidLoad];
+    pendingHideStatus = NO;
     
     // network permission
     /*
@@ -41,6 +44,17 @@
     [self.view addSubview:self.airIOView];
     [self.view addSubview:self.sliderIOView];
     
+    self.connectStatusView = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(screenWidth - 200.0, screenHeight * 0.1, 200.0, 50.0)];
+    self.connectStatusView.userInteractionEnabled = false;
+    self.connectStatusView.text = @"Not connected";
+    self.connectStatusView.textAlignment = NSTextAlignmentCenter;
+    self.connectStatusView.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
+    self.connectStatusView.numberOfLines = 1;
+    self.connectStatusView.backgroundColor = [UIColor blackColor];
+    self.connectStatusView.layer.borderColor = [UIColor whiteColor].CGColor;
+    self.connectStatusView.layer.borderWidth = 1.0;
+    [self.view addSubview:self.connectStatusView];
+    
     self.ledBackground = [CAGradientLayer layer];
     self.ledBackground.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, screenWidth, sliderHeight);
     [self.sliderIOView.layer addSublayer:self.ledBackground];
@@ -164,4 +178,25 @@
     [server updateIO:io];
 }
 
+-(void)hideStatus {
+    pendingHideStatus = NO;
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.5 animations:^{
+        self.connectStatusView.frame = CGRectMake(self->screenWidth, self->screenHeight * 0.1, 200.0, 50.0);
+    }];
+}
+-(void)connected {
+    self.connectStatusView.text = @"Connected";
+    [self performSelector:@selector(hideStatus) withObject:nil afterDelay:3];
+    pendingHideStatus = YES;
+}
+-(void)disconnected {
+    if (pendingHideStatus) {
+        [NSObject cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget:self selector:@selector(hideStatus) object:nil];
+    }
+    self.connectStatusView.text = @"Not connected";
+    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.3 animations:^{
+        self.connectStatusView.frame = CGRectMake(self->screenWidth - 200.0, self->screenHeight * 0.1, 200.0, 50.0);
+    }];
+}
+
 @end