diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/poke_preferences_service.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/services/poke_preferences_service.dart
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+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+
+class PokePreferencesService {
+  static const _enabledKey = 'pokes.enabled';
+  static const _mutedSendersKey = 'pokes.muted_senders';
+
+  final ValueNotifier<bool> _pokesEnabled = ValueNotifier<bool>(true);
+  final ValueNotifier<Set<BigInt>> _mutedSenders = ValueNotifier<Set<BigInt>>(
+    const <BigInt>{},
+  );
+
+  ValueListenable<bool> get pokesEnabled => _pokesEnabled;
+  ValueListenable<Set<BigInt>> get mutedSenders => _mutedSenders;
+
+  Future<void> load() async {
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    _pokesEnabled.value = prefs.getBool(_enabledKey) ?? true;
+    _mutedSenders.value = (prefs.getStringList(_mutedSendersKey) ?? const [])
+        .map(BigInt.parse)
+        .toSet();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> setPokesEnabled(bool enabled) async {
+    _pokesEnabled.value = enabled;
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    await prefs.setBool(_enabledKey, enabled);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> muteSender(BigInt senderId) async {
+    if (_mutedSenders.value.contains(senderId)) return;
+    _mutedSenders.value = {..._mutedSenders.value, senderId};
+    await _saveMutedSenders();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> unmuteSender(BigInt senderId) async {
+    if (!_mutedSenders.value.contains(senderId)) return;
+    _mutedSenders.value = _mutedSenders.value
+        .where((mutedSender) => mutedSender != senderId)
+        .toSet();
+    await _saveMutedSenders();
+  }
+
+  bool isMuted(BigInt senderId) => _mutedSenders.value.contains(senderId);
+
+  Future<void> _saveMutedSenders() async {
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    await prefs.setStringList(
+      _mutedSendersKey,
+      _mutedSenders.value.map((senderId) => senderId.toString()).toList(),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    _pokesEnabled.dispose();
+    _mutedSenders.dispose();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/poke_preferences_service_test.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/test/services/poke_preferences_service_test.dart
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+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
+
+import 'package:chanora_flutter/services/poke_preferences_service.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late PokePreferencesService service;
+
+  setUp(() {
+    SharedPreferences.setMockInitialValues({});
+    service = PokePreferencesService();
+  });
+
+  test('loads defaults when preferences are unset', () async {
+    await service.load();
+
+    expect(service.pokesEnabled.value, isTrue);
+    expect(service.mutedSenders.value, isEmpty);
+  });
+
+  test('persists global enabled state', () async {
+    await service.load();
+    await service.setPokesEnabled(false);
+
+    final reloaded = PokePreferencesService();
+    await reloaded.load();
+
+    expect(reloaded.pokesEnabled.value, isFalse);
+  });
+
+  test('persists muted senders and removes them on unmute', () async {
+    await service.load();
+    final alice = BigInt.from(42);
+    final bob = BigInt.from(7);
+
+    await service.muteSender(alice);
+    await service.muteSender(bob);
+    await service.unmuteSender(alice);
+
+    final reloaded = PokePreferencesService();
+    await reloaded.load();
+
+    expect(reloaded.mutedSenders.value, {bob});
+  });
+
+  test('isMuted reflects in-memory changes synchronously', () async {
+    await service.load();
+    final sender = BigInt.from(99);
+
+    expect(service.isMuted(sender), isFalse);
+
+    await service.muteSender(sender);
+    expect(service.isMuted(sender), isTrue);
+
+    await service.unmuteSender(sender);
+    expect(service.isMuted(sender), isFalse);
+  });
+}