diff --git a/agent-mobile/artimobile/.env b/agent-mobile/artimobile/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc8dba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent-mobile/artimobile/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TTS_BACKEND_URL=http://192.168.0.10:9008/asr
diff --git a/agent-mobile/artimobile/VoiceHandler.js b/agent-mobile/artimobile/VoiceHandler.js
index c1e2181..c477f7f 100644
--- a/agent-mobile/artimobile/VoiceHandler.js
+++ b/agent-mobile/artimobile/VoiceHandler.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { View, Text, Button } from 'react-native';
 import Voice from '@react-native-voice/voice';
+import Config from 'react-native-config';
 
 class VoiceHandler extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class VoiceHandler extends Component {
       recognized: '',
       started: '',
       results: [],
+      isRecording: false,
     };
 
     Voice.onSpeechStart = this.onSpeechStart.bind(this);
@@ -44,22 +46,57 @@ class VoiceHandler extends Component {
       recognized: '',
       started: '',
       results: [],
+      isRecording: true,
     });
 
     try {
-      await Voice.start('en-US');
+      await Voice.start('en-US'); // Start the voice recognition
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('There was an error starting voice recognition:', error);
+      this.setState({
+        isRecording: false, 
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  async _stopRecognizing() {
+    try {
+      await Voice.stop();
+      this.setState({
+        isRecording: false,
+      });
+      // Assuming you have the audio data, send it to your backend
+      this._sendAudioToBackend(this.state.results); 
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
     }
   }
-
+  _sendAudioToBackend(results) {
+    // Placeholder: Convert `results` or actual audio data to a format acceptable by your backend
+    const formData = new FormData();
+    // formData.append('audio', {uri: 'path_to_audio_file', type: 'audio/x-m4a', name: 'audio.m4a'});
+    
+    fetch(process.env.TTS_BACKEND_URL, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: formData,
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
+      },
+    })
+    .then(response => response.text())
+    .then(body => {
+      console.log('Audio sent to backend, response:', body);
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('Failed to send audio:', error);
+    });
+  }
   render() {
     return (
       <View>
         <Text>Press the button and start speaking.</Text>
         <Button
-          onPress={this._startRecognizing.bind(this)}
-          title="Start Recognizing"
+          onPress={() => this.state.isRecording ? this._stopRecognizing() : this._startRecognizing()}
+          title={this.state.isRecording ? "Stop Recognizing" : "Start Recognizing"}
         />
         <Text>Recognized: {this.state.recognized}</Text>
         <Text>Started: {this.state.started}</Text>
diff --git a/agent-mobile/artimobile/package.json b/agent-mobile/artimobile/package.json
index db2e8d9..19b48e6 100644
--- a/agent-mobile/artimobile/package.json
+++ b/agent-mobile/artimobile/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-native-voice/voice": "^3.2.4",
     "react": "18.2.0",
-    "react-native": "0.73.4"
+    "react-native": "0.73.4",
+    "react-native-config": "^1.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.20.0",