diff --git a/src/Navigation.tsx b/src/Navigation.tsx
index 7ce11faa6..870f8a3b7 100644
--- a/src/Navigation.tsx
+++ b/src/Navigation.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {attachRouteToLogEvents, logEvent} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {bskyTitle} from '#/lib/strings/headings'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isNative, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {useDisableVerifyEmailReminder} from '#/state/preferences/disable-verify-email-reminder'
 import {useUnreadNotifications} from '#/state/queries/notifications/unread'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {
@@ -867,6 +868,8 @@ function RoutesContainer({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   const emailDialogControl = useEmailDialogControl()
   const closeAllActiveElements = useCloseAllActiveElements()
 
+  const disableVerifyEmailReminder = useDisableVerifyEmailReminder()
+
   /**
    * Handle navigation to a conversation, or prepares for account switch.
    *
@@ -955,7 +958,7 @@ function RoutesContainer({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
 
   function onReady() {
     prevLoggedRouteName.current = getCurrentRouteName()
-    if (currentAccount && shouldRequestEmailConfirmation(currentAccount)) {
+    if (currentAccount && shouldRequestEmailConfirmation(currentAccount) && !disableVerifyEmailReminder) {
       emailDialogControl.open({
         id: EmailDialogScreenID.VerificationReminder,
       })
diff --git a/src/alf/tokens.ts b/src/alf/tokens.ts
index 633ea7af5..3323e6226 100644
--- a/src/alf/tokens.ts
+++ b/src/alf/tokens.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export const color = {
   temp_purple_dark: tokens.labelerColor.purple_dark,
 } as const
 
+// FIXME: some of these should probs be changed up for witchsky branding reasons, they should also work with all the other themes
+
 export const gradients = {
   primary: {
     values: [
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/EmailDialog/screens/VerificationReminder.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/EmailDialog/screens/VerificationReminder.tsx
index 77ee6ae09..1a03c8133 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/EmailDialog/screens/VerificationReminder.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/EmailDialog/screens/VerificationReminder.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ export function VerificationReminder({
 
   const dialogPadding = gtMobile ? a.p_2xl.padding : a.p_xl.padding
 
+  // FIXME: the usage of "tokens.gradients.summer" here is temporary,
+  // its the closest thats built into bluesky that matches witchskys color scheme
+  // someone, preferbly xan, should edit src/alf/tokens.ts to have proper witchsky colors
+  // maybe even support all the other themes too?
+
   return (
     <View style={[a.gap_lg]}>
       <View
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ export function VerificationReminder({
               borderTopRightRadius: a.rounded_md.borderRadius,
             },
           ]}>
-          <GradientFill gradient={tokens.gradients.primary} />
+          <GradientFill gradient={tokens.gradients.summer} />
           <ShieldIcon width={64} fill="white" style={[a.z_10]} />
         </View>
       </View>
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ export function VerificationReminder({
         <Text style={[a.text_sm, a.leading_snug, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
           <Trans>
             Your email has not yet been verified. Please verify your email in
-            order to enjoy all the features of Bluesky.
+            order to enjoy all the features of Witchsky.
           </Trans>
         </Text>
       </View>
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
index 2a82c6466..c0060c7ae 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/DeerSettings.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import {
   useDirectFetchRecords,
   useSetDirectFetchRecords,
 } from '#/state/preferences/direct-fetch-records'
+import {
+  useDisableFollowedByMetrics,
+  useSetDisableFollowedByMetrics
+} from '#/state/preferences/disable-followed-by-metrics'
 import {
   useDisableFollowersMetrics,
   useSetDisableFollowersMetrics
@@ -37,14 +41,14 @@ import {
   useDisableFollowingMetrics,
   useSetDisableFollowingMetrics
 } from '#/state/preferences/disable-following-metrics'
-import {
-  useDisableFollowedByMetrics,
-  useSetDisableFollowedByMetrics
-} from '#/state/preferences/disable-followed-by-metrics'
 import {
   useDisableLikesMetrics,
   useSetDisableLikesMetrics,
 } from '#/state/preferences/disable-likes-metrics'
+import {
+  useDisablePostsMetrics,
+  useSetDisablePostsMetrics,
+} from '#/state/preferences/disable-posts-metrics'
 import {
   useDisableQuotesMetrics,
   useSetDisableQuotesMetrics,
@@ -53,10 +57,6 @@ import {
   useDisableReplyMetrics,
   useSetDisableReplyMetrics,
 } from '#/state/preferences/disable-reply-metrics'
-import {
-  useDisablePostsMetrics,
-  useSetDisablePostsMetrics,
-} from '#/state/preferences/disable-posts-metrics'
 import {
   useDisableRepostsMetrics,
   useSetDisableRepostsMetrics,
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ import {
   useDisableSavesMetrics,
   useSetDisableSavesMetrics,
 } from '#/state/preferences/disable-saves-metrics'
+import {
+  useDisableVerifyEmailReminder,
+  useSetDisableVerifyEmailReminder,
+} from '#/state/preferences/disable-verify-email-reminder'
 import {
   useDisableViaRepostNotification,
   useSetDisableViaRepostNotification,
@@ -319,6 +323,9 @@ export function DeerSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
   const enableSquareButtons = useEnableSquareButtons()
   const setEnableSquareButtons = useSetEnableSquareButtons()
 
+  const disableVerifyEmailReminder = useDisableVerifyEmailReminder()
+  const setDisableVerifyEmailReminder = useSetDisableVerifyEmailReminder()
+
   const constellationInstance = useConstellationInstance()
   const setConstellationInstanceControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
 
@@ -617,6 +624,25 @@ export function DeerSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
               </Toggle.LabelText>
               <Toggle.Platform />
             </Toggle.Item>
+
+            <Toggle.Item
+              name="disable_verify_email_reminder"
+              label={_(msg`Disable verify email reminder`)}
+              value={disableVerifyEmailReminder}
+              onChange={value => setDisableVerifyEmailReminder(value)}
+              style={[a.w_full]}>
+              <Toggle.LabelText style={[a.flex_1]}>
+                <Trans>Disable verify email reminder</Trans>
+              </Toggle.LabelText>
+              <Toggle.Platform />
+            </Toggle.Item>
+            <Admonition type="warning" style={[a.flex_1]}>
+              <Trans>
+                This only gets rid of the reminder on app launch,
+                useful if your PDS does not have email verification setup.\nThis
+                does NOT give access to features locked behind email verification.
+              </Trans>
+            </Admonition>
           </SettingsList.Group>
 
           <SettingsList.Group contentContainerStyle={[a.gap_sm]}>
diff --git a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
index 29618c1d4..d64f0d3ea 100644
--- a/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
+++ b/src/state/persisted/schema.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ const schema = z.object({
   hideSimilarAccountsRecomm: z.boolean().optional(),
   enableSquareAvatars: z.boolean().optional(),
   enableSquareButtons: z.boolean().optional(),
+  disableVerifyEmailReminder: z.boolean().optional(),
   deerVerification: z
     .object({
       enabled: z.boolean(),
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ export const defaults: Schema = {
   hideSimilarAccountsRecomm: true,
   enableSquareAvatars: false,
   enableSquareButtons: false,
+  disableVerifyEmailReminder: false,
   deerVerification: {
     enabled: false,
     // https://witchsky.app/profile/did:plc:p2cp5gopk7mgjegy6wadk3ep/post/3lndyqyyr4k2k
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/disable-verify-email-reminder.tsx b/src/state/preferences/disable-verify-email-reminder.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25324f29d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/preferences/disable-verify-email-reminder.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+import * as persisted from '#/state/persisted'
+
+// Preference: disableVerifyEmailReminder – when true, disables the "verify email" reminder that you get on boot on mobile, useful if you are on a PDS without any email verification setup
+
+type StateContext = persisted.Schema['disableVerifyEmailReminder']
+// Same setter signature used across other preference modules
+type SetContext = (v: persisted.Schema['disableVerifyEmailReminder']) => void
+
+const stateContext = React.createContext<StateContext>(
+  persisted.defaults.disableVerifyEmailReminder,
+)
+const setContext = React.createContext<SetContext>(
+  (_: persisted.Schema['disableVerifyEmailReminder']) => {},
+)
+
+export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState(
+    persisted.get('disableVerifyEmailReminder'),
+  )
+
+  const setStateWrapped = React.useCallback(
+    (value: persisted.Schema['disableVerifyEmailReminder']) => {
+      setState(value)
+      persisted.write('disableVerifyEmailReminder', value)
+    },
+    [setState],
+  )
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    return persisted.onUpdate('disableVerifyEmailReminder', next => {
+      setState(next)
+    })
+  }, [setStateWrapped])
+
+  return (
+    <stateContext.Provider value={state}>
+      <setContext.Provider value={setStateWrapped}>
+        {children}
+      </setContext.Provider>
+    </stateContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export function useDisableVerifyEmailReminder() {
+  return React.useContext(stateContext)
+}
+
+export function useSetDisableVerifyEmailReminder() {
+  return React.useContext(setContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
index 719e891ee..e7a852ede 100644
--- a/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/state/preferences/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {Provider as DisableQuotesMetricsProvider} from './disable-quotes-metrics
 import {Provider as DisableReplyMetricsProvider} from './disable-reply-metrics'
 import {Provider as DisableRepostsMetricsProvider} from './disable-reposts-metrics'
 import {Provider as DisableSavesMetricsProvider} from './disable-saves-metrics'
+import {Provider as DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider} from './disable-verify-email-reminder'
 import {Provider as DisableViaRepostNotificationProvider} from './disable-via-repost-notification'
 import {Provider as EnableSquareAvatarsProvider} from './enable-square-avatars'
 import {Provider as EnableSquareButtonsProvider} from './enable-square-buttons'
@@ -97,7 +98,9 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
                                                                       <HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>
                                                                         <EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
                                                                           <EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
-                                                                            {children}
+                                                                            <DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
+                                                                              {children}
+                                                                            </DisableVerifyEmailReminderProvider>
                                                                           </EnableSquareButtonsProvider>
                                                                         </EnableSquareAvatarsProvider>
                                                                       </HideSimilarAccountsRecommProvider>