diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index a6360534..4286475e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ dependencies {
     // AboutLibraries - automated OSS library attribution
     implementation "com.mikepenz:aboutlibraries-compose:$aboutlibraries_version"
 
+    // Lottie - animated vector graphics
+    implementation "com.airbnb.android:lottie-compose:6.0.0"
+
     // Sentry - crash reporting
     implementation 'io.sentry:sentry-android:6.15.0'
     implementation 'io.sentry:sentry-compose-android:6.15.0'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/MainActivity.kt
index 43369d82..d6eec214 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/MainActivity.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import chat.revolt.screens.login.GreeterScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.login.LoginScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.login.MfaScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.settings.AppearanceSettingsScreen
+import chat.revolt.screens.settings.DebugSettingsScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.settings.SettingsScreen
 import chat.revolt.ui.theme.RevoltTheme
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.animation.AnimatedNavHost
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ fun AppEntrypoint() {
 
                 composable("settings") { SettingsScreen(navController) }
                 composable("settings/appearance") { AppearanceSettingsScreen(navController) }
+                composable("settings/debug") { DebugSettingsScreen(navController) }
                 dialog("settings/feedback") { FeedbackDialog(navController) }
 
                 composable("about") { AboutScreen(navController) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/persistence/KVStorage.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/persistence/KVStorage.kt
index a72b361e..81277345 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/persistence/KVStorage.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/persistence/KVStorage.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ class KVStorage @Inject constructor(
         return dataStore.data.firstOrNull()?.get(stringPreferencesKey(key))
     }
 
+    suspend fun set(key: String, value: Boolean) {
+        dataStore.edit { preferences ->
+            preferences[stringPreferencesKey(key)] = value.toString()
+        }
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getBoolean(key: String): Boolean? {
+        return dataStore.data.firstOrNull()?.get(stringPreferencesKey(key))?.toBoolean()
+    }
+
     suspend fun remove(key: String) {
         dataStore.edit { preferences ->
             preferences.remove(stringPreferencesKey(key))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/ChatRouterScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/ChatRouterScreen.kt
index 746adc9c..df9e0d7e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/ChatRouterScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/chat/ChatRouterScreen.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.aspectRatio
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
@@ -16,13 +17,17 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Add
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.surfaceColorAtElevation
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ import chat.revolt.screens.chat.sheets.StatusSheet
 import chat.revolt.screens.chat.views.HomeScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.chat.views.NoCurrentChannelScreen
 import chat.revolt.screens.chat.views.channel.ChannelScreen
+import com.airbnb.lottie.RenderMode
+import com.airbnb.lottie.compose.LottieAnimation
+import com.airbnb.lottie.compose.LottieCompositionSpec
+import com.airbnb.lottie.compose.animateLottieCompositionAsState
+import com.airbnb.lottie.compose.rememberLottieComposition
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.material.ExperimentalMaterialNavigationApi
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.material.ModalBottomSheetLayout
 import com.google.accompanist.navigation.material.bottomSheet
@@ -85,10 +95,19 @@ class ChatRouterViewModel @Inject constructor(
     val currentChannel: String?
         get() = _currentChannel.value
 
+    private var _sidebarSparkDisplayed = mutableStateOf(true)
+    val sidebarSparkDisplayed: Boolean
+        get() = _sidebarSparkDisplayed.value
+
     init {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             _currentServer.value = kvStorage.get("currentServer") ?: "home"
             _currentChannel.value = kvStorage.get("currentChannel")
+            _sidebarSparkDisplayed.value = if (kvStorage.getBoolean("sidebarSpark") == null) {
+                false
+            } else {
+                kvStorage.getBoolean("sidebarSpark")!!
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +127,10 @@ class ChatRouterViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    suspend fun setSettingsHintDisplayed() {
+        kvStorage.set("sidebarSpark", true)
+    }
+
     fun navigateToServer(serverId: String, navController: NavController) {
         if (serverId == "home") {
             navController.navigate("home") {
@@ -155,6 +178,12 @@ fun ChatRouterScreen(topNav: NavController, viewModel: ChatRouterViewModel = hil
     val bottomSheetNavigator = rememberBottomSheetNavigator()
     val navController = rememberNavController(bottomSheetNavigator)
 
+    val showSidebarSpark = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val sidebarSparkComposition by rememberLottieComposition(LottieCompositionSpec.RawRes(R.raw.open_settings_tutorial))
+    val sidebarSparkProgress by animateLottieCompositionAsState(
+        composition = sidebarSparkComposition,
+    )
+
     LaunchedEffect(drawerState) {
         snapshotFlow { drawerState.currentValue }
             .distinctUntilChanged()
@@ -175,11 +204,52 @@ fun ChatRouterScreen(topNav: NavController, viewModel: ChatRouterViewModel = hil
             }
     }
 
+    LaunchedEffect(viewModel.sidebarSparkDisplayed) {
+        snapshotFlow { viewModel.sidebarSparkDisplayed }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+            .collect { displayed ->
+                showSidebarSpark.value = !displayed
+            }
+    }
+
     ModalBottomSheetLayout(
         sheetShape = RoundedCornerShape(topStart = 16.dp, topEnd = 16.dp),
         sheetBackgroundColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
         bottomSheetNavigator = bottomSheetNavigator,
     ) {
+        if (showSidebarSpark.value) {
+            AlertDialog(
+                onDismissRequest = {},
+                title = {
+                    Text(stringResource(id = R.string.spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial))
+                },
+                text = {
+                    Column {
+                        LottieAnimation(
+                            composition = sidebarSparkComposition,
+                            progress = { sidebarSparkProgress },
+                            modifier = Modifier
+                                .fillMaxWidth()
+                                .aspectRatio(1f),
+                            renderMode = RenderMode.HARDWARE
+                        )
+                        Text(stringResource(id = R.string.spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_description_1))
+                        Text(stringResource(id = R.string.spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_description_2))
+                    }
+                },
+                confirmButton = {
+                    TextButton(onClick = {
+                        scope.launch {
+                            viewModel.setSettingsHintDisplayed()
+                        }
+                        showSidebarSpark.value = false
+                    }) {
+                        Text(stringResource(id = R.string.spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_acknowledge))
+                    }
+                }
+            )
+        }
+
         Column {
             AnimatedVisibility(visible = RealtimeSocket.disconnectionState != DisconnectionState.Connected) {
                 DisconnectedNotice(
@@ -255,7 +325,10 @@ fun ChatRouterScreen(topNav: NavController, viewModel: ChatRouterViewModel = hil
                                 }
                             }
 
-                            Crossfade(targetState = viewModel.currentServer) {
+                            Crossfade(
+                                targetState = viewModel.currentServer,
+                                label = "Channel List"
+                            ) {
                                 ChannelList(
                                     serverId = it,
                                     drawerState = drawerState,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/DebugSettingsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/DebugSettingsScreen.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4757ab17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/DebugSettingsScreen.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package chat.revolt.screens.settings
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.horizontalScroll
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
+import androidx.compose.material3.ElevatedButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import chat.revolt.components.generic.PageHeader
+import chat.revolt.persistence.KVStorage
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+@HiltViewModel
+class DebugSettingsScreenViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    private val kvStorage: KVStorage,
+) : ViewModel() {
+    fun forgetSidebarSparkShown() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            kvStorage.remove("sidebarSpark")
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun forgetAllSparks() {
+        this.forgetSidebarSparkShown()
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+fun DebugSettingsScreen(
+    navController: NavController,
+    viewModel: DebugSettingsScreenViewModel = hiltViewModel()
+) {
+    Column(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+    ) {
+        PageHeader(
+            text = "Debug",
+            showBackButton = true,
+            onBackButtonClicked = {
+                navController.popBackStack()
+            })
+
+
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
+                .padding(20.dp)
+        ) {
+            Text(
+                text = "Sparks",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineSmall,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 10.dp)
+            )
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.horizontalScroll(rememberScrollState())
+            ) {
+                TextButton(onClick = { viewModel.forgetSidebarSparkShown() }) {
+                    Text("Forget sidebar spark")
+                }
+                ElevatedButton(onClick = { viewModel.forgetAllSparks() }) {
+                    Text("Forget all sparks")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/SettingsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/SettingsScreen.kt
index abb16071..441cca7c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/chat/revolt/screens/settings/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Build
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Info
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Settings
 import androidx.compose.material3.Divider
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import chat.revolt.BuildConfig
 import chat.revolt.R
 import chat.revolt.components.generic.PageHeader
 import chat.revolt.components.generic.SheetClickable
@@ -78,6 +80,24 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
                 navController.navigate("about")
             }
 
+            if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+                SheetClickable(
+                    icon = { modifier ->
+                        Icon(
+                            imageVector = Icons.Default.Settings,
+                            contentDescription = "Debug",
+                            modifier = modifier
+                        )
+                    },
+                    label = { textStyle ->
+                        Text(text = "Debug", style = textStyle)
+                    },
+                    modifier = Modifier.testTag("settings_view_debug")
+                ) {
+                    navController.navigate("settings/debug")
+                }
+            }
+
             Divider()
 
             SheetClickable(
@@ -109,7 +129,8 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
                 },
                 modifier = Modifier.testTag("settings_view_logout")
             ) {
-                Toast.makeText(navController.context, "Not implemented yet", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                Toast.makeText(navController.context, "Not implemented yet", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
+                    .show()
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/raw/open_settings_tutorial.lottie b/app/src/main/res/raw/open_settings_tutorial.lottie
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082eb081
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/raw/open_settings_tutorial.lottie differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 80b06b0c..f0deccbb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@
     <string name="media_viewer_share_video">Share video</string>
     <string name="media_viewer_share_image">Share image</string>
 
+    <string name="spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial">The settings are in the sidebar</string>
+    <string name="spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_description_1">You can open the sidebar by swiping from the left edge of the screen.</string>
+    <string name="spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_description_2">Then long tap your profile picture to open the settings.</string>
+    <string name="spark_sidebar_settings_tutorial_acknowledge">Got it</string>
+
     <string name="settings_appearance">Appearance</string>
     <string name="settings_appearance_theme">Theme</string>
     <string name="settings_appearance_theme_none">System</string>