diff --git a/lib/notifications.ts b/lib/notifications.ts
index ae68127..82dcfd6 100644
--- a/lib/notifications.ts
+++ b/lib/notifications.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as Notifications from "expo-notifications";
+import type * as NotificationsType from "expo-notifications";
 import {
   loadNotifSettings,
   loadNotifThresholdLastFired,
@@ -7,22 +7,32 @@ import {
 import type { ClaudeUsageResponse } from "@/types/claude";
 import type { CodexUsageResponse } from "@/types/codex";
 
-Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
-  handleNotification: async () => ({
-    shouldShowAlert: true,
-    shouldShowBanner: true,
-    shouldShowList: true,
-    shouldPlaySound: false,
-    shouldSetBadge: false,
-  }),
-});
+// expo-notifications push notifications were removed from Expo Go in SDK 53.
+// Use require() so the initialization error is caught gracefully in Expo Go.
+let Notifications: typeof NotificationsType | null = null;
+try {
+  Notifications = require("expo-notifications") as typeof NotificationsType;
+  Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
+    handleNotification: async () => ({
+      shouldShowAlert: true,
+      shouldShowBanner: true,
+      shouldShowList: true,
+      shouldPlaySound: false,
+      shouldSetBadge: false,
+    }),
+  });
+} catch {
+  // Running in Expo Go or native module unavailable — notifications disabled.
+}
 
 export async function requestPermissions(): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!Notifications) return false;
   const { status } = await Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync();
   return status === "granted";
 }
 
 export async function getPermissionStatus(): Promise<string> {
+  if (!Notifications) return "undetermined";
   const { status } = await Notifications.getPermissionsAsync();
   return status;
 }
@@ -35,6 +45,7 @@ export async function scheduleDailyDigest(
   claudeUsage: ClaudeUsageResponse | null,
   codexUsage: CodexUsageResponse | null
 ): Promise<void> {
+  if (!Notifications) return;
   try {
     await Notifications.cancelScheduledNotificationAsync(DAILY_ID);
   } catch {}
@@ -68,6 +79,7 @@ export async function scheduleDailyDigest(
 }
 
 export async function cancelDailyDigest(): Promise<void> {
+  if (!Notifications) return;
   try {
     await Notifications.cancelScheduledNotificationAsync(DAILY_ID);
   } catch {}
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ export async function onUsageDataLoaded(
         claudeUsage,
         codexUsage
       );
-      if (alerts.length > 0) {
+      if (alerts.length > 0 && Notifications) {
         await Notifications.scheduleNotificationAsync({
           content: {
             title: "Low quota warning",