diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/services/api_service.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/services/api_service.dart
index 1e24f45..3a036d4 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/services/api_service.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/services/api_service.dart
@@ -1062,22 +1062,6 @@ class ApiService {
   // Social Actions
   // =========================================================================
 
-  Future<String?> followUser(String userId) async {
-    final data = await _callGoApi(
-      '/users/$userId/follow',
-      method: 'POST',
-    );
-    // Prefer explicit status, fallback to message if legacy
-    return (data['status'] as String?) ?? (data['message'] as String?);
-  }
-
-  Future<void> unfollowUser(String userId) async {
-    await _callGoApi(
-      '/users/$userId/follow',
-      method: 'DELETE',
-    );
-  }
-
   Future<List<FollowRequest>> getFollowRequests() async {
     final data = await _callGoApi('/users/requests');
     final requests = data['requests'] as List<dynamic>? ?? [];
diff --git a/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/follow_button.dart b/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/follow_button.dart
index b3ca5fd..0667e82 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/follow_button.dart
+++ b/sojorn_app/lib/widgets/follow_button.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import '../services/api_service.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+import '../providers/api_provider.dart';
 import '../theme/app_theme.dart';
 
 /// Follow/Unfollow button with loading state and animations
-class FollowButton extends StatefulWidget {
+class FollowButton extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
   final String targetUserId;
   final bool initialIsFollowing;
   final Function(bool)? onFollowChanged;
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ class FollowButton extends StatefulWidget {
   });
 
   @override
-  State<FollowButton> createState() => _FollowButtonState();
+  ConsumerState<FollowButton> createState() => _FollowButtonState();
 }
 
-class _FollowButtonState extends State<FollowButton> {
+class _FollowButtonState extends ConsumerState<FollowButton> {
   late bool _isFollowing;
   bool _isLoading = false;
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class _FollowButtonState extends State<FollowButton> {
     setState(() => _isLoading = true);
 
     try {
-      final api = ApiService();
+      final api = ref.read(apiServiceProvider);
       if (_isFollowing) {
         await api.unfollowUser(widget.targetUserId);
       } else {
diff --git a/sojorn_app/pubspec.lock b/sojorn_app/pubspec.lock
index 499bca5..3b07f1c 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/pubspec.lock
+++ b/sojorn_app/pubspec.lock
@@ -233,6 +233,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.19.1"
+  connectivity_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: connectivity_plus
+      sha256: b5e72753cf63becce2c61fd04dfe0f1c430cc5278b53a1342dc5ad839eab29ec
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.1.5"
+  connectivity_plus_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: connectivity_plus_platform_interface
+      sha256: "42657c1715d48b167930d5f34d00222ac100475f73d10162ddf43e714932f204"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.1"
   convert:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -1253,6 +1269,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.0"
+  nm:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: nm
+      sha256: "2c9aae4127bdc8993206464fcc063611e0e36e72018696cd9631023a31b24254"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.5.0"
   node_preamble:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index 4a7cda6..6debdf6 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
 #include <app_links/app_links_plugin_c_api.h>
+#include <connectivity_plus/connectivity_plus_windows_plugin.h>
 #include <file_selector_windows/file_selector_windows.h>
 #include <firebase_core/firebase_core_plugin_c_api.h>
 #include <flutter_inappwebview_windows/flutter_inappwebview_windows_plugin_c_api.h>
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
 void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
   AppLinksPluginCApiRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("AppLinksPluginCApi"));
+  ConnectivityPlusWindowsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("ConnectivityPlusWindowsPlugin"));
   FileSelectorWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("FileSelectorWindows"));
   FirebaseCorePluginCApiRegisterWithRegistrar(
diff --git a/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index 56056e3..829a900 100644
--- a/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/sojorn_app/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
   app_links
+  connectivity_plus
   file_selector_windows
   firebase_core
   flutter_inappwebview_windows