diff --git a/packages/expo/package.json b/packages/expo/package.json
index b5348bcf8..6a6a71d12 100644
--- a/packages/expo/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@knocklabs/expo",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "author": "@knocklabs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "expo": "~53.0.22",
     "expo-constants": "~17.1.7",
     "expo-device": "^7.1.4",
+    "expo-network": "^8.0.0",
     "expo-notifications": "^0.31.4",
     "jsdom": "^27.1.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/modules/push/KnockExpoPushNotificationProvider.tsx b/packages/expo/src/modules/push/KnockExpoPushNotificationProvider.tsx
index d1c5ff58a..0532e78b1 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/modules/push/KnockExpoPushNotificationProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/expo/src/modules/push/KnockExpoPushNotificationProvider.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "@knocklabs/react-native";
 import Constants from "expo-constants";
 import * as Device from "expo-device";
+import * as Network from "expo-network";
 import * as Notifications from "expo-notifications";
 import React, {
   createContext,
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ const InternalKnockExpoPushNotificationProvider: React.FC<
     usePushNotifications();
   const [expoPushToken, setExpoPushToken] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const knockClient = useKnockClient();
+  const { isInternetReachable } = Network.useNetworkState();
 
   const [notificationReceivedHandler, setNotificationReceivedHandler] =
     useState<(notification: Notifications.Notification) => void>(
@@ -188,12 +190,56 @@ const InternalKnockExpoPushNotificationProvider: React.FC<
     [knockClient],
   );
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (expoPushToken) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const fetchExpoTokenIfNeeded = async () => {
+      const { status: existingStatus } =
+        await Notifications.getPermissionsAsync();
+      if (
+        existingStatus === "granted" &&
+        Device.isDevice &&
+        isInternetReachable
+      ) {
+        try {
+          const token = await getExpoPushToken();
+          setExpoPushToken(token ? token.data : null);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error(`[Knock] Error getting expo push token:`, error);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    fetchExpoTokenIfNeeded();
+  }, [isInternetReachable, expoPushToken]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
       handleNotification:
         customNotificationHandler ?? defaultNotificationHandler,
     });
 
+    const response = Notifications.getLastNotificationResponse();
+    if (response?.notification) {
+      knockClient.log(
+        "[Knock] Expo Push Notification was interacted with (initial)",
+      );
+      updateKnockMessageStatusFromNotification(
+        response.notification,
+        "interacted",
+      );
+      notificationTappedHandler(response);
+    }
+  }, [
+    customNotificationHandler,
+    knockClient,
+    notificationTappedHandler,
+    updateKnockMessageStatusFromNotification,
+  ]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (autoRegister) {
       registerForPushNotifications()
         .then(() => {
@@ -241,18 +287,16 @@ const InternalKnockExpoPushNotificationProvider: React.FC<
       notificationReceivedSubscription.remove();
       notificationResponseSubscription.remove();
     };
-
-    // TODO: Remove when possible and ensure dependency array is correct
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [
     registerForPushNotifications,
     notificationReceivedHandler,
     notificationTappedHandler,
-    customNotificationHandler,
     autoRegister,
     expoPushToken,
     knockExpoChannelId,
     knockClient,
+    registerPushTokenToChannel,
+    updateKnockMessageStatusFromNotification,
   ]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/modules/push/KnockPushNotificationProvider.tsx b/packages/react-native/src/modules/push/KnockPushNotificationProvider.tsx
index 625fd9ffb..787119c2d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/modules/push/KnockPushNotificationProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/modules/push/KnockPushNotificationProvider.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface KnockPushNotificationContextType {
   registerPushTokenToChannel(
     token: string,
     channelId: string,
+    locale?: string,
   ): Promise<ChannelData | void>;
   unregisterPushTokenFromChannel(
     token: string,
@@ -44,10 +45,14 @@ export const KnockPushNotificationProvider: React.FC<
 
   // Acts like an upsert. Inserts or updates
   const registerPushTokenToChannel = useCallback(
-    async (token: string, channelId: string): Promise<ChannelData | void> => {
+    async (
+      token: string,
+      channelId: string,
+      locale: string = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().locale,
+    ): Promise<ChannelData | void> => {
       const newDevice: Device = {
         token,
-        locale: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().locale,
+        locale,
         timezone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
       };
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 093f85b0b..ac0041d67 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4071,6 +4071,7 @@ __metadata:
     expo: "npm:~53.0.22"
     expo-constants: "npm:~17.1.7"
     expo-device: "npm:^7.1.4"
+    expo-network: "npm:^8.0.0"
     expo-notifications: "npm:^0.31.4"
     jsdom: "npm:^27.1.0"
     react: "npm:^19.0.0"
@@ -12061,6 +12062,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"expo-network@npm:^8.0.0":
+  version: 8.0.8
+  resolution: "expo-network@npm:8.0.8"
+  peerDependencies:
+    expo: "*"
+    react: "*"
+  checksum: 10c0/e12e4d136dae02e22ceaf0344ed7ee053e5aed126a71e69718c91bf7161c8bc97f745eec6e794f66e60cfba44d341b4462ce2987c958671a80fc5bea85dd124d
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "expo-notifications@npm:^0.31.4":
   version: 0.31.4
   resolution: "expo-notifications@npm:0.31.4"