diff --git a/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx b/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
index 32b7535..c7f3a85 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import ChangePasswordModal from "@/src/components/ChangePasswordModal";
 import ThemeToggleButton from "@/src/components/ThemeToggleButton";
 import SpotifyAuthButton from "@/src/components/SpotifyAuthButton";
 import {Token} from "@/src/services/RestService";
-import {Text} from 'react-native-paper';
+import {Paragraph, Text} from 'react-native-paper';
 
 import * as WebBrowser from "expo-web-browser";
 import {useAuth} from "@/src/context/AuthProvider";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {useAuth} from "@/src/context/AuthProvider";
 WebBrowser.maybeCompleteAuthSession();
 
 export default function SettingsScreen() {
-    const {token: jwtToken} = useAuth();
+    const {token: jwtToken, authenticatedUser} = useAuth();
     const [token, setToken] = useState<Token | null>(null);
 
     const handleAuthSuccess = (token: Token) => {
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ export default function SettingsScreen() {
         console.log('Erhaltener Authentifizierungscode:', token);
     };
 
+    console.log('authenticatedUser', authenticatedUser)
+
     return (
         <ThemedBackground>
             <ThemedHeader>
                 Settings
             </ThemedHeader>
+            <Paragraph>Guten Tag, {authenticatedUser?.name}</Paragraph>
             <ChangePasswordModal/>
             <ThemeToggleButton/>
             <SpotifyAuthButton onAuthSuccess={handleAuthSuccess} jwtToken={jwtToken!}/>
diff --git a/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx b/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
index 542f1ac..69872ba 100644
--- a/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 import React, {createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState} from "react";
 import {getFromStorage, JWT_TOKEN_KEY, removeFromStorage, saveInStorage} from "@/src/utils/secureStorage";
 import {RestService} from "@/src/services/RestService";
+import {User} from "@/src/model/User";
+
+interface AuthError {
+    message: string;
+    id: "username" | "password" | "general";
+}
 
 type AuthContextType = {
     isAuthenticated: boolean | null;
     token: string | null;
     login: (username: string, password: string) => Promise<void>;
     logout: () => Promise<void>;
-    error: { message: string; id: "username" | "password" } | null;
+    error: AuthError | null;
+    authenticatedUser: User | null;
 };
 
 const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextType | undefined>(undefined);
 
 export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({children}) => {
     const [isAuthenticated, setIsAuthenticated] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
+    const [authenticatedUser, setAuthenticatedUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
     const [token, setToken] = useState<string | null>(null);
-    const [error, setError] = useState<{ message: string; id: "username" | "password" } | null>(null);
+    const [error, setError] = useState<AuthError | null>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const checkAuthStatus = async () => {
@@ -23,6 +31,7 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({children}
             if (storedToken) {
                 setToken(storedToken);
                 setIsAuthenticated(true);
+                await saveUser(storedToken);
             } else {
                 setIsAuthenticated(false);
             }
@@ -31,6 +40,22 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({children}
         checkAuthStatus();
     }, []);
 
+    const saveUser = async (token: string) => {
+        const user = await RestService.getSelf(token);
+        if (!user) {
+            // token is invalid
+            await removeFromStorage(JWT_TOKEN_KEY);
+            setToken(null);
+            setIsAuthenticated(false);
+            setError({
+                message: "Token invalid",
+                id: "general",
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+        setAuthenticatedUser(user);
+    }
+
     const login = async (username: string, password: string) => {
         if (isAuthenticated) {
             console.log("Already authenticated");
@@ -51,6 +76,7 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({children}
         setIsAuthenticated(true);
         // correctly logged in, reset error
         setError(null);
+        await saveUser(response.token)
     };
 
     const logout = async () => {
@@ -60,7 +86,7 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({children}
     };
 
     return (
-        <AuthContext.Provider value={{isAuthenticated, token, login, logout, error}}>
+        <AuthContext.Provider value={{isAuthenticated, token, login, logout, error, authenticatedUser}}>
             {children}
         </AuthContext.Provider>
     );
diff --git a/src/services/RestService.ts b/src/services/RestService.ts
index ea6882f..66e2bc5 100644
--- a/src/services/RestService.ts
+++ b/src/services/RestService.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ const RestService = {
         }
     },
 
+    getSelf: async (jwtToken: string) => {
+        try {
+            const response = await axios.get<User>(`${API_URL}/user/me`, {
+                headers: {
+                    Authorization: `Bearer ${jwtToken}`,
+                },
+            });
+            return response.data;
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error fetching self:", error);
+            throw error;
+        }
+    },
+
     sendPayloadToSocket: async (userId: string, payload: object, jwtToken: string) => {
         try {
             const response = await axios.post(