diff --git a/app-template/config-template.xml b/app-template/config-template.xml
index 8031c8110..e348cbe52 100644
--- a/app-template/config-template.xml
+++ b/app-template/config-template.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-queries-schemes" spec="~0.1.5" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-firebase" spec="https://github.com/arnesson/cordova-plugin-firebase.git" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-wkwebview-inputfocusfix" spec="https://github.com/onderceylan/cordova-plugin-wkwebview-inputfocusfix.git" />
+    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-secure-storage" spec="~2.6.8" />
     <!-- Supported Platforms -->
     <engine name="ios" spec="~4.5.3" />
     <engine name="android" spec="~6.3.0" />
diff --git a/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js b/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c3a94703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/services/secureStorageService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+'use strict';
+
+angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('secureStorageService', function($log, appConfigService, platformInfo) {
+  var root = {};
+
+  var ssIsReady = false;
+  var ssInitialisationFailed = false;
+  var pending = [];
+
+  var ss = new cordova.plugins.SecureStorage(
+    function () {
+        console.log('ss Success');
+        ssIsReady = true;
+        for (var i = 0; i < pending.length; i++) {
+          pending[i]();
+        }
+        pending = [];
+      },
+    function (error) { 
+      console.log('ss Error ' + error); 
+      ssInitialisationFailed = true;
+    },
+    appConfigService.packageNameId);
+
+   
+
+  root.get = function(key, cb) {
+    $log.debug('secureStorageService.get()');
+    if (!ssIsReady) {
+        $log.debug("ss not ready.");
+        if (ssInitialisationFailed) {
+          $log.debug("returning error because initialisation failed.");
+          cb(new Error("Secure storage initialisation failed."));
+        } else {
+          $log.debug("adding get to pending.");
+          pending.push(function(){ root.get(key, cb); });
+        }
+        return
+    }
+    $log.debug("ss is ready.");
+
+    ss.get(
+      function (value) { 
+        console.log('ss Success, got ' + value); 
+        cb(null, value);
+      },
+      function (error) { 
+        console.log('ss Error "' + error.message + '" ' + JSON.stringify(error)); 
+
+        if (error.message === 'Failure in SecureStorage.get() - The specified item could not be found in the keychain') {
+          $log.debug("Sending back null error.");
+          // The callback expects no error, but also no value, if it cannot be found.
+          cb(null);
+        } else {
+          cb(new Error(error));
+        }
+      },
+      key);
+
+  };
+
+  root.set = function(key, value, cb) {
+    $log.debug('secureStorageService.set()');
+    if (!ssIsReady) {
+        $log.debug("ss not ready.");
+        if (ssInitialisationFailed) {
+          $log.debug("returning error because initialisation failed.");
+          cb(new Error("Secure storage initialisation failed."));
+        } else {
+          $log.debug("adding set to pending.");
+          pending.push(function(){ root.set(key, value, cb); });
+        }
+        return
+    }
+    $log.debug("ss is ready.");
+
+    ss.set(
+      function (value) { 
+        console.log('ss Success, got ' + value); 
+        cb();
+      },
+      function (error) { 
+        console.log('ss Error ' + error); 
+        cb(new Error(error));
+      },
+      key, value);
+
+  };
+
+
+  return root;
+});
+
diff --git a/src/js/services/storageService.js b/src/js/services/storageService.js
index 3d1ecfeef..05bf51a7a 100644
--- a/src/js/services/storageService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/storageService.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 angular.module('copayApp.services')
-  .factory('storageService', function(logHeader, fileStorageService, localStorageService, sjcl, $log, lodash, platformInfo, $timeout) {
+  .factory('storageService', function(logHeader, fileStorageService, localStorageService, sjcl, $log, lodash, platformInfo, secureStorageService, $timeout) {
 
     var root = {};
     var storage;
@@ -116,15 +116,21 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
     };
 
     root.storeNewProfile = function(profile, cb) {
-      storage.create('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
+      //storage.create('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
+      secureStorageService.set('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
     };
 
     root.storeProfile = function(profile, cb) {
-      storage.set('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
+      //storage.set('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
+      secureStorageService.set('profile', profile.toObj(), cb);
     };
 
     root.getProfile = function(cb) {
-      storage.get('profile', function(err, str) {
+      $log.debug("getProfile() 31 7");
+
+      //storage.get('profile', function(err, str) {
+      secureStorageService.get('profile', function(err, str) {
+
         if (err || !str)
           return cb(err);