diff --git a/net/web/src/session/Session.jsx b/net/web/src/session/Session.jsx
index 0cb120c5..31c741b2 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/Session.jsx
+++ b/net/web/src/session/Session.jsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function Session() {
       { (viewport.state.display === 'xlarge') && (
         <div class="desktop-layout noselect">
           <div class="left">
-            <Identity openCards={actions.openCards} />
+            <Identity openCards={actions.openCards} cardUpdated={state.cardUpdated} />
             <div class="bottom">
               <Channels />
             </div>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function Session() {
       { (viewport.state.display === 'large' || viewport.state.display === 'medium') && (
         <div class="tablet-layout noselect">
           <div class="left">
-            <Identity openCards={actions.openCards} />
+            <Identity openCards={actions.openCards} cardUpdated={state.cardUpdated} />
             <div class="bottom">
               <Channels />
             </div>
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.jsx b/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.jsx
index 521f5c86..1c88da48 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.jsx
+++ b/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Input, List } from 'antd';
 import { CardsWrapper } from './Cards.styled';
-import { RightOutlined, UserOutlined, SearchOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { SortAscendingOutlined, RightOutlined, UserOutlined, SearchOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { useCards } from './useCards.hook';
 import { CardItem } from './cardItem/CardItem';
 
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ export function Cards({ close }) {
     <CardsWrapper>
       <div class="view">
         <div class="search">
+          { !state.sorted && (
+            <div class="unsorted" onClick={() => actions.setSort(true)}>
+              <SortAscendingOutlined />
+            </div>
+          )}
+          { state.sorted && (
+            <div class="sorted" onClick={() => actions.setSort(false)}>
+              <SortAscendingOutlined />
+            </div>
+          )}
           <div class="filter">
             <Input bordered={false} allowClear={true} placeholder="Contacts" prefix={<SearchOutlined />}
                 size="large" spellCheck="false" onChange={(e) => actions.onFilter(e.target.value)} />
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.styled.js b/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.styled.js
index b7fc62cb..19abd257 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.styled.js
+++ b/net/web/src/session/cards/Cards.styled.js
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ export const CardsWrapper = styled.div`
       display: flex;
       flex-direction: row;
 
+      .sorted {
+        color: ${Colors.enabled};
+        font-size: 18px;
+        padding-right: 8px;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        cursor: pointer;
+      }
+
+      .unsorted {
+        color: ${Colors.disabled};
+        font-size: 18px;
+        padding-right: 8px;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        cursor: pointer;
+      }
+
+
       .filter {
         border: 1px solid ${Colors.divider};
         background-color: ${Colors.white};
@@ -70,7 +89,7 @@ export const CardsWrapper = styled.div`
     padding-left: 16px;
     padding-right: 16px;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    font-size: 18px;
+    font-size: 14px;
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 100%;
 
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/cards/cardItem/CardItem.jsx b/net/web/src/session/cards/cardItem/CardItem.jsx
index ad322efb..c4f34e62 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/cards/cardItem/CardItem.jsx
+++ b/net/web/src/session/cards/cardItem/CardItem.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-export function CardItem() {
-  return <div>CARD ITEM</div>
+export function CardItem({ item }) {
+  return <div>{ item?.data?.cardProfile?.name }</div>
 }
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/cards/useCards.hook.js b/net/web/src/session/cards/useCards.hook.js
index 11b9881d..144d816d 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/cards/useCards.hook.js
+++ b/net/web/src/session/cards/useCards.hook.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export function useCards() {
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState(null);
 
   const [state, setState] = useState({
+    sorted: false,
     display: null,
     cards: [],
     busy: false }
@@ -23,10 +24,44 @@ export function useCards() {
     onFilter: (value) => {
       setFilter(value.toUpperCase());
     },
+    setSort: (value) => {
+      updateState({ sorted: value });
+    },
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-  }, [card]);
+    const contacts = Array.from(card.state.cards.values());
+
+    let filtered = contacts.filter((contact) => {
+      if (!filter) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (!contact?.data?.cardProfile?.name) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return contact.data.cardProfile.name.toUpperCase().includes(filter);
+    });
+
+    if (state.sorted) {
+      filtered.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a?.data?.cardProfile?.name > b?.data?.cardProfile?.name) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+        return 1;
+      });
+    }
+    else {
+      filtered.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a?.data?.cardDetails?.statusUpdated > b?.data?.cardDetails?.statusUpdated) {
+          return -1;
+        }
+        return 1;
+      });
+    }
+
+    updateState({ cards: filtered });
+
+  }, [card, filter, state.sorted]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     updateState({ display: viewport.state.display });
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/channels/Channels.styled.js b/net/web/src/session/channels/Channels.styled.js
index 8ed78b5a..2649e526 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/channels/Channels.styled.js
+++ b/net/web/src/session/channels/Channels.styled.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const ChannelsWrapper = styled.div`
     padding-left: 16px;
     padding-right: 16px;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    font-size: 18px;
+    font-size: 14px;
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 100%;
 
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.jsx b/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.jsx
index 990f4560..9765a9ca 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.jsx
+++ b/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Dropdown, Menu, Tooltip } from 'antd';
 import { Logo } from 'logo/Logo';
-import { IdentityWrapper } from './Identity.styled';
+import { IdentityWrapper, ErrorNotice, InfoNotice } from './Identity.styled';
 import { useIdentity } from './useIdentity.hook';
-import { ExclamationCircleOutlined, DownOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { InfoCircleOutlined, ExclamationCircleOutlined, DownOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 
-export function Identity({ openCards }) {
+export function Identity({ openCards, cardUpdated }) {
 
   const { state, actions } = useIdentity();
 
@@ -31,15 +31,25 @@ export function Identity({ openCards }) {
         <div class="label">
           <div class="name">{state.name}</div>
           <div class="handle">
-            <div class="alert">
+            <div class="notice">
               { state.disconnected && ( 
                 <Tooltip placement="right" title="disconnected from server">
-                  <ExclamationCircleOutlined />
+                  <ErrorNotice>
+                    <ExclamationCircleOutlined />
+                  </ErrorNotice>
                 </Tooltip>
               )}
             </div>
             <div>{state.handle}</div>
-            <div class="alert"></div>
+            <div class="notice">
+              { cardUpdated && (
+                <Tooltip placement="right" title="contacts have updated">
+                  <InfoNotice>
+                    <InfoCircleOutlined />
+                  </InfoNotice>
+                </Tooltip>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="drop">
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.styled.js b/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.styled.js
index 6d8b2a8b..8848e0d3 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.styled.js
+++ b/net/web/src/session/identity/Identity.styled.js
@@ -47,11 +47,21 @@ export const IdentityWrapper = styled.div`
       align-items: center;
       font-weight: bold;
 
-      .alert {
-        width: 24px;
-        color: ${Colors.alert};
+      .notice {
+        width: 32px;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        justify-content: center;
       }
     }
   }
 `;
 
+export const ErrorNotice = styled.div`
+  color: ${Colors.alert};
+`
+
+export const InfoNotice = styled.div`
+  color: ${Colors.primary};
+`
+
diff --git a/net/web/src/session/useSession.hook.js b/net/web/src/session/useSession.hook.js
index 8e70e62d..9130bcf7 100644
--- a/net/web/src/session/useSession.hook.js
+++ b/net/web/src/session/useSession.hook.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useContext, useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { CardContext } from 'context/CardContext';
+import { StoreContext } from 'context/StoreContext';
 
 export function useSession() {
 
   const [state, setState] = useState({
+    cardUpdated: false,
     conversation: false,
     details: false,
     cards: false,
@@ -10,18 +13,39 @@ export function useSession() {
     profile: false,
   });
 
+  const card = useContext(CardContext);
+  const store = useContext(StoreContext);
+  
+  const storeStatus = useRef(null);
+  const cardStatus = useRef(null);
+
   const updateState = (value) => {
     setState((s) => ({ ...s, ...value }));
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      updateState({ cards: true });
-    }, 1000);
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      updateState({ contact: true });
-    }, 2000);
-  }, []);
+    const contacts = Array.from(card.state.cards.values());
+    
+    let updated;
+    contacts.forEach(contact => {
+      if (!updated || updated < contact?.data?.cardDetail?.statusUpdated) {
+        updated = contact?.data?.cardDetail?.statusUpdated;
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (state.cards) {
+      cardStatus.current = updated;
+      storeStatus.current = updated;
+      store.actions.setValue('cards:updated', updated);
+    }
+
+    updateState({ cardUpdated: cardStatus.current > storeStatus.current });
+  }, [card]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    storeStatus.current = store.actions.getValue('cards:updated');
+    updateState({ cardUpdated: cardStatus.current > storeStatus.current });
+  }, [store]);
 
   const actions = {
     closeDetails: () => {