diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 886c45b..335936d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
-
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE" />
 
     <application
         android:label="Time Tracker"
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@
         <provider android:name="sk.fourq.otaupdate.OtaUpdateFileProvider" android:authorities="${applicationId}.ota_update_provider" android:exported="false" android:grantUriPermissions="true">
             <meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/filepaths" />
         </provider>
+
+        <service
+            android:name="de.julianassmann.flutter_background.IsolateHolderService"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="location" />
     </application>
     <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
          https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
diff --git a/lib/consts.dart b/lib/consts.dart
index cf29d67..fef33be 100644
--- a/lib/consts.dart
+++ b/lib/consts.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class TTConsts {
   static get SESSION_SERVER =>
       "https://api.zontreck.com/timetrack/$UPDATE_CHANNEL/timetrack.php";
 
-  static const VERSION = "1.0.0-beta.12";
+  static const VERSION = "1.0.0-beta.13";
 
   static bool UPDATE_AVAILABLE = false;
   static UpdateChannel UPDATE_CHANNEL = UpdateChannel.beta;
diff --git a/lib/data.dart b/lib/data.dart
index 18913b9..724313f 100644
--- a/lib/data.dart
+++ b/lib/data.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_background/flutter_background.dart';
 import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
 import 'package:libac_dart/nbt/Stream.dart';
 import 'package:timetrack/consts.dart';
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class SessionData {
   static String LastSessionID = "";
   static String DisplayError = "";
   static double? TotalPay;
+  static bool ContainsTripTimes = true;
 
   /// Is true if the try-catch is tripped or if not running on Android
   static bool isWeb = false;
@@ -51,6 +53,27 @@ class SessionData {
     return total;
   }
 
+  static String GetPaidHours() {
+    return Duration2Notation(_GetPaidHours());
+  }
+
+  static Duration _GetPaidHours() {
+    Duration stamp = Duration();
+    for (var trip in Trips) {
+      stamp += trip.EndTime.difference(trip.StartTime);
+    }
+
+    return stamp;
+  }
+
+  static String GetUnpaidHours() {
+    // This is the inverted value of paid hours. We get total hours and subtract it from the paid hours. This gives us the unpaid hours.
+    Duration totalTime = EndTime.difference(StartTime);
+    Duration unpaid = _GetPaidHours() - totalTime;
+
+    return Duration2Notation(unpaid);
+  }
+
   static String GetTotalMilesAsString() {
     double miles = GetTotalMiles();
     if (miles == 0) return "0.0";
@@ -126,7 +149,21 @@ class SessionData {
   }
   //** End AI Generated code */
 
-  static Future<void> Login() async {
+  static Future<bool> Login() async {
+    final androidConfig = FlutterBackgroundAndroidConfig(
+      notificationTitle: "Time Tracker",
+      notificationText:
+          "Background notification for keeping TimeTrack running in the background",
+      notificationImportance: AndroidNotificationImportance.normal,
+    );
+    bool success = await FlutterBackground.initialize(
+      androidConfig: androidConfig,
+    );
+
+    if (!success) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     StartTime = DateTime.now();
     IsOnTheClock = true;
 
@@ -136,7 +173,7 @@ class SessionData {
     hasGPS = await Geolocator.isLocationServiceEnabled();
     if (!hasGPS) {
       IsOnTheClock = false;
-      return Future.error("Location services are disabled");
+      return await Future.error("Location services are disabled");
     }
 
     perm = await Geolocator.checkPermission();
@@ -144,13 +181,13 @@ class SessionData {
       perm = await Geolocator.requestPermission();
       if (perm == LocationPermission.denied) {
         IsOnTheClock = false;
-        return Future.error("Location permissions are denied");
+        return await Future.error("Location permissions are denied");
       }
     }
 
     if (perm == LocationPermission.deniedForever) {
       IsOnTheClock = false;
-      return Future.error(
+      return await Future.error(
         "Location permissions are denied permanently. Login cannot proceed.",
       );
     }
@@ -166,6 +203,8 @@ class SessionData {
 
       SessionData.Calls.dispatch();
     });
+
+    return true;
   }
 
   static Future<void> Logout() async {
@@ -305,11 +344,14 @@ class SessionData {
   /// [b] is the end time
   static String GetTotalTimeWorked(DateTime a, DateTime b) {
     Duration diff = b.difference(a);
+    return Duration2Notation(diff);
+  }
 
-    int days = diff.inDays;
-    int hours = diff.inHours.remainder(24);
-    int minutes = diff.inMinutes.remainder(60);
-    int seconds = diff.inSeconds.remainder(60);
+  static String Duration2Notation(Duration time) {
+    int days = time.inDays;
+    int hours = time.inHours.remainder(24);
+    int minutes = time.inMinutes.remainder(60);
+    int seconds = time.inSeconds.remainder(60);
 
     List<String> parts = [];
 
@@ -361,6 +403,7 @@ class Trip {
   List<Delivery> deliveries = [];
 
   DateTime StartTime = DateTime(0);
+  DateTime EndTime = DateTime(0);
 
   Trip() {
     StartTime = DateTime.now();
@@ -374,7 +417,10 @@ class Trip {
   }
 
   Map<String, dynamic> toJsonMap() {
-    Map<String, Object> trip = {"start": StartTime.toString()};
+    Map<String, Object> trip = {
+      "start": StartTime.toString(),
+      "end": EndTime.toString(),
+    };
     List<Map<String, dynamic>> dropOffs = [];
     for (var delivery in deliveries) {
       dropOffs.add(delivery.toJsonMap());
@@ -388,6 +434,10 @@ class Trip {
   static Trip fromJsonMap(Map<String, dynamic> jsx) {
     Trip trip = Trip();
     trip.StartTime = DateTime.parse(jsx['start'] as String);
+    if (jsx.containsKey("end")) {
+      trip.EndTime = DateTime.parse(jsx['end'] as String);
+    } else
+      SessionData.ContainsTripTimes = false;
     trip.deliveries = [];
     List<dynamic> dropOffs = jsx['deliveries'] as List<dynamic>;
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/HomePage.dart b/lib/pages/HomePage.dart
index 0776386..84a658d 100644
--- a/lib/pages/HomePage.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/HomePage.dart
@@ -151,9 +151,17 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
               Center(
                 child: ElevatedButton(
                   onPressed: () async {
-                    setState(() {
-                      SessionData.Login();
-                    });
+                    var result = await SessionData.Login();
+                    if (!result) {
+                      ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+                        SnackBar(
+                          content: Text(
+                            "Fatal Error: Could not establish the background service for keeping the app alive.",
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      );
+                    }
+                    setState(() {});
                   },
                   child: Text("ENGAGE"),
                 ),
diff --git a/lib/pages/WorkData.dart b/lib/pages/WorkData.dart
index b55a506..8280da0 100644
--- a/lib/pages/WorkData.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/WorkData.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ class _WorkData extends State<WorkDataPage> {
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  Widget GetDurationWidgets() {
+    return Column(
+      children: [
+        Text("Paid Driving Hours: ${SessionData.GetPaidHours()}"),
+        Text("Unpaid Driving Hours: ${SessionData.GetUnpaidHours()}"),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
@@ -77,6 +86,15 @@ class _WorkData extends State<WorkDataPage> {
                   ),
                   tileColor: LibACFlutterConstants.TITLEBAR_COLOR,
                 ),
+              if (SessionData.ContainsTripTimes) GetDurationWidgets(),
+              if (!SessionData.ContainsTripTimes)
+                ListTile(
+                  title: Text("ERROR"),
+                  subtitle: Text(
+                    "This TTX session file is older than Beta 13. It does not contain trip end times. For that reason, the app cannot display the paid driving hours and unpaid driving hours.",
+                  ),
+                  tileColor: LibACFlutterConstants.TITLEBAR_COLOR,
+                ),
               if (SessionData.TotalPay != null)
                 Text(
                   "Total Pay: \$${SessionData.TotalPay!}",
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b653047..1768f47 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: "none" # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.0.0-beta.12
+version: 1.0.0-beta.13
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.7.2
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dependencies:
   latlong2: ^0.9.1
   flutter_map_tile_caching: ^10.1.1
   url_launcher: ^6.3.1
+  flutter_background: ^1.3.0+1
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: