diff --git a/www/index.js b/www/index.js
index ca1bbcfbb..3aa5be4ed 100644
--- a/www/index.js
+++ b/www/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css';
 import './js/ngApp.js';
 import './js/splash/referral.js';
 import './js/splash/localnotify.js';
-import './js/splash/remotenotify.js';
 import './js/splash/notifScheduler.js';
 import './js/controllers.js';
 import './js/services.js';
diff --git a/www/js/App.tsx b/www/js/App.tsx
index dbbef406c..e6b09b3ee 100644
--- a/www/js/App.tsx
+++ b/www/js/App.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import AppStatusModal from './control/AppStatusModal';
 import usePermissionStatus from './usePermissionStatus';
 import { initPushNotify } from './splash/pushNotifySettings';
 import { initStoreDeviceSettings } from './splash/storeDeviceSettings';
+import { initRemoteNotifyHandler } from './splash/remoteNotifyHandler';
 
 const defaultRoutes = (t) => [
   {
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ const App = () => {
     });
     initPushNotify();
     initStoreDeviceSettings();
+    initRemoteNotifyHandler();
   }, [appConfig]);
 
   const appContextValue = {
diff --git a/www/js/controllers.js b/www/js/controllers.js
index e502dda2e..ee29af103 100644
--- a/www/js/controllers.js
+++ b/www/js/controllers.js
@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ import { addStatError, addStatReading, statKeys } from './plugin/clientStats';
 import { getPendingOnboardingState } from './onboarding/onboardingHelper';
 
 angular
-  .module('emission.controllers', ['emission.splash.localnotify', 'emission.splash.remotenotify'])
+  .module('emission.controllers', ['emission.splash.localnotify'])
 
   .controller('RootCtrl', function ($scope) {})
 
   .controller('DashCtrl', function ($scope) {})
 
-  .controller(
-    'SplashCtrl',
-    function ($scope, $state, $interval, $rootScope, LocalNotify, RemoteNotify) {
-      console.log('SplashCtrl invoked');
       // alert("attach debugger!");
       // PushNotify.startupInit();
+  .controller('SplashCtrl', function ($scope, $state, $interval, $rootScope, LocalNotify) {
+    console.log('SplashCtrl invoked');
 
       $rootScope.$on(
         '$stateChangeSuccess',
diff --git a/www/js/splash/remoteNotifyHandler.ts b/www/js/splash/remoteNotifyHandler.ts
index a59fdf376..0be6ca201 100644
--- a/www/js/splash/remoteNotifyHandler.ts
+++ b/www/js/splash/remoteNotifyHandler.ts
@@ -16,76 +16,66 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import angular from 'angular';
+import { EVENT_NAMES, subscribe } from '../customEventHandler';
 import { addStatEvent, statKeys } from '../plugin/clientStats';
+import { displayErrorMsg, logDebug } from '../plugin/logger';
 
-angular
-  .module('emission.splash.remotenotify', ['emission.plugin.logger'])
+const options = 'location=yes,clearcache=no,toolbar=yes,hideurlbar=yes';
 
-  .factory('RemoteNotify', function ($http, $window, $ionicPopup, $rootScope, Logger) {
-    var remoteNotify = {};
-    remoteNotify.options = 'location=yes,clearcache=no,toolbar=yes,hideurlbar=yes';
-
-    /*
+/*
      TODO: Potentially unify with the survey URL loading
      */
-    remoteNotify.launchWebpage = function (url) {
-      // THIS LINE FOR inAppBrowser
-      let iab = $window.cordova.InAppBrowser.open(url, '_blank', remoteNotify.options);
-    };
+const launchWebpage = function (url) {
+  // THIS LINE FOR inAppBrowser
+  let iab = window['cordova'].InAppBrowser.open(url, '_blank', options);
+};
 
-    remoteNotify.launchPopup = function (title, text) {
-      // THIS LINE FOR inAppBrowser
-      let alertPopup = $ionicPopup.alert({
-        title: title,
-        template: text,
-      });
-    };
+const launchPopup = function (title, text) {
+  // THIS LINE FOR inAppBrowser
+  displayErrorMsg(text, title);
+};
 
-    remoteNotify.init = function () {
-      $rootScope.$on('cloud:push:notification', function (event, data) {
-        addStatEvent(statKeys.NOTIFICATION_OPEN).then(() => {
-          console.log(
-            'Added ' + statKeys.NOTIFICATION_OPEN + ' event. Data = ' + JSON.stringify(data),
-          );
-        });
-        Logger.log('data = ' + JSON.stringify(data));
-        if (
-          angular.isDefined(data.additionalData) &&
-          angular.isDefined(data.additionalData.payload) &&
-          angular.isDefined(data.additionalData.payload.alert_type)
-        ) {
-          if (data.additionalData.payload.alert_type == 'website') {
-            var webpage_spec = data.additionalData.payload.spec;
-            if (
-              angular.isDefined(webpage_spec) &&
-              angular.isDefined(webpage_spec.url) &&
-              webpage_spec.url.startsWith('https://')
-            ) {
-              remoteNotify.launchWebpage(webpage_spec.url);
-            } else {
-              $ionicPopup.alert(
-                'webpage was not specified correctly. spec is ' + JSON.stringify(webpage_spec),
-              );
-            }
-          }
-          if (data.additionalData.payload.alert_type == 'popup') {
-            var popup_spec = data.additionalData.payload.spec;
-            if (
-              angular.isDefined(popup_spec) &&
-              angular.isDefined(popup_spec.title) &&
-              angular.isDefined(popup_spec.text)
-            ) {
-              remoteNotify.launchPopup(popup_spec.title, popup_spec.text);
-            } else {
-              $ionicPopup.alert(
-                'webpage was not specified correctly. spec is ' + JSON.stringify(popup_spec),
-              );
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      });
-    };
-
-    remoteNotify.init();
-    return remoteNotify;
+const onCloudNotifEvent = (event) => {
+  const data = event.detail;
+  addStatEvent(statKeys.NOTIFICATION_OPEN).then(() => {
+    console.log('Added ' + statKeys.NOTIFICATION_OPEN + ' event. Data = ' + JSON.stringify(data));
   });
+  logDebug('data = ' + JSON.stringify(data));
+  if (
+    angular.isDefined(data.additionalData) &&
+    angular.isDefined(data.additionalData.payload) &&
+    angular.isDefined(data.additionalData.payload.alert_type)
+  ) {
+    if (data.additionalData.payload.alert_type == 'website') {
+      var webpage_spec = data.additionalData.payload.spec;
+      if (
+        angular.isDefined(webpage_spec) &&
+        angular.isDefined(webpage_spec.url) &&
+        webpage_spec.url.startsWith('https://')
+      ) {
+        launchWebpage(webpage_spec.url);
+      } else {
+        displayErrorMsg(
+          JSON.stringify(webpage_spec),
+          'webpage was not specified correctly. spec is ',
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    if (data.additionalData.payload.alert_type == 'popup') {
+      var popup_spec = data.additionalData.payload.spec;
+      if (
+        angular.isDefined(popup_spec) &&
+        angular.isDefined(popup_spec.title) &&
+        angular.isDefined(popup_spec.text)
+      ) {
+        launchPopup(popup_spec.title, popup_spec.text);
+      } else {
+        displayErrorMsg(JSON.stringify(popup_spec), 'popup was not specified correctly. spec is ');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const initRemoteNotifyHandler = function () {
+  subscribe(EVENT_NAMES.CLOUD_NOTIFICATION_EVENT, onCloudNotifEvent);
+};