diff --git a/native/navigation/disconnected-bar.react.js b/native/navigation/disconnected-bar.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/disconnected-bar.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/disconnected-bar.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, Platform, Animated, Easing } from 'react-native';
 
-import {
-  useDisconnectedBar,
-  useShouldShowDisconnectedBar,
-} from 'lib/hooks/disconnected-bar.js';
-
+import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 const expandedHeight: number = Platform.select({
@@ -24,30 +20,25 @@
   +visible: boolean,
 };
 function DisconnectedBar(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { shouldShowDisconnectedBar } = useShouldShowDisconnectedBar();
+  const networkConnected = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.connected);
   const showingRef = React.useRef<?Animated.Value>();
   if (!showingRef.current) {
-    showingRef.current = new Animated.Value(shouldShowDisconnectedBar ? 1 : 0);
+    showingRef.current = new Animated.Value(networkConnected ? 0 : 1);
   }
   const showing = showingRef.current;
 
   const { visible } = props;
-  const changeShowing = React.useCallback(
-    (toState: boolean) => {
-      const toValue = toState ? 1 : 0;
-      if (!visible) {
-        showing.setValue(toValue);
-        return;
-      }
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!visible) {
+      showing.setValue(networkConnected ? 0 : 1);
+    } else {
       Animated.timing(showing, {
         ...timingConfig,
-        toValue,
+        toValue: networkConnected ? 0 : 1,
+        useNativeDriver: true,
       }).start();
-    },
-    [visible, showing],
-  );
-
-  const barCause = useDisconnectedBar(changeShowing);
+    }
+  }, [networkConnected, showing, visible]);
 
   const heightStyle = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -60,18 +51,15 @@
   );
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
-  const text = barCause === 'disconnected' ? 'DISCONNECTED' : 'CONNECTING…';
-  const viewStyle =
-    barCause === 'disconnected' ? styles.disconnected : styles.connecting;
-  const textStyle =
-    barCause === 'disconnected'
-      ? styles.disconnectedText
-      : styles.connectingText;
+  const containerStyle = React.useMemo(
+    () => [styles.disconnected, heightStyle],
+    [heightStyle, styles.disconnected],
+  );
 
   return (
-    <Animated.View style={[viewStyle, heightStyle]} pointerEvents="none">
-      <Text style={textStyle} numberOfLines={1}>
-        {text}
+    <Animated.View style={containerStyle} pointerEvents="none">
+      <Text style={styles.disconnectedText} numberOfLines={1}>
+        DISCONNECTED
       </Text>
     </Animated.View>
   );
@@ -79,20 +67,10 @@
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   disconnected: {
-    backgroundColor: '#CC0000',
-    overflow: 'hidden',
-  },
-  connecting: {
     backgroundColor: 'disconnectedBarBackground',
     overflow: 'hidden',
   },
   disconnectedText: {
-    color: 'white',
-    fontSize: 14,
-    padding: 5,
-    textAlign: 'center',
-  },
-  connectingText: {
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     fontSize: 14,
     padding: 5,