diff --git a/template/src/common/helpers/logUtil.ts b/template/src/common/helpers/logUtil.ts
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+import { captureMessage } from "@sentry/react-native"
+
+/**
+ * Send to Sentry
+ */
+const captureLog = (msg: any) => {
+    if (msg) {
+        if (typeof msg === "object") {
+            captureMessage(JSON.stringify(msg))
+        } else {
+            captureMessage(msg)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+export const logUtil = {
+    captureLog,
+}
diff --git a/template/src/common/hooks/useBackgroundOverlay.tsx b/template/src/common/hooks/useBackgroundOverlay.tsx
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+import React, { useMemo, useRef, useEffect } from "react"
+import { StyleSheet, StatusBar, BackHandler, Keyboard } from "react-native"
+import Animated from "react-native-reanimated"
+import { timing } from "react-native-redash"
+import { useFocusEffect } from "@react-navigation/native"
+
+function useBackgroundOverlay(visible: boolean, onTouchStart: () => void) {
+  const isFirstRender = useRef(true)
+  const opacity = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      isFirstRender.current
+        ? 0
+        : timing({
+            from: visible ? 0 : 0.2,
+            to: visible ? 0.2 : 0,
+          }),
+    [visible]
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    isFirstRender.current = false
+  }, [])
+
+  useFocusEffect(
+    React.useCallback(() => {
+      const onBackPress = () => {
+        if (visible) {
+          onTouchStart()
+          return true
+        } else {
+          return false
+        }
+      }
+      BackHandler.addEventListener("hardwareBackPress", onBackPress)
+
+      return () =>
+        BackHandler.removeEventListener("hardwareBackPress", onBackPress)
+    }, [onTouchStart, visible])
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {visible && <StatusBar backgroundColor="grey" animated />}
+      <Animated.View
+        pointerEvents={visible ? "auto" : "none"}
+        onTouchStart={() => {
+          Keyboard.dismiss()
+          onTouchStart()
+        }}
+        style={[
+          styles.overlay,
+          {
+            opacity,
+          },
+        ]}
+      />
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  overlay: {
+    ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    zIndex: 1,
+    elevation: 1,
+    backgroundColor: "black",
+  },
+})
+
+export default useBackgroundOverlay