diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 0ab7c473f6..f94a30a6a5 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ if (localStorage.getItem('first_install_ran')) {
 	if (isRegistrationDone()) {
 		subscribeToPush(function(message) {
 			console.log("Got message from " + message.source + ": \"" + getString(message.message));
+			var newUnreadCount = storage.getUnencrypted("unreadCount") + 1;
+			storage.putUnencrypted("unreadCount", newUnreadCount);
+			chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText({text: newUnreadCount + ""});
 			storeMessage(message);
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/helpers.js b/helpers.js
index 7851f7b3a7..56b83963cf 100644
--- a/helpers.js
+++ b/helpers.js
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ function getDeviceId(encodedNumber) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+function timestampToHumanReadable(timestamp) {
+	var date = new Date();
+	date.setTime(timestamp*1000);
+	return date.toUTCString();
+}
+
 /************************************************
  *** Utilities to store data in local storage ***
  ************************************************/
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 00582ac1fd..38894c9157 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -30,16 +30,21 @@ if (storage.getUnencrypted("number_id") === undefined) {
 		for (var i = 0; i < MAX_CONVERSATIONS && i < conversations.length; i++) {
 			var conversation = conversations[i];
 			ul.append('<li>');
-			for (var j = 0; j < MAX_MESSAGES_PER_CONVERSATION && conversation.length; j++) {
-				ul.append(JSON.stringify(conversation[j]));
+			for (var j = 0; j < MAX_MESSAGES_PER_CONVERSATION && j < conversation.length; j++) {
+				var message = conversation[j];
+				ul.append("From: " + message.sender + ", at: " + timestampToHumanReadable(message.timestamp) + "<br>");
+				ul.append("Message: " + message.message + "<br><br>");
 			}
 			ul.append('</li>');
 		}
 	}
 
-	$(window).bind('storage', function() {
-		console.log("Got localStorage update");
-		fillMessages();
+	$(window).bind('storage', function(e) {
+		console.log("Got localStorage update for key " + e.key);
+		if (event.key == "emessageMap")//TODO: Fix when we get actual encryption
+			fillMessages();
 	});
 	fillMessages();
+	storage.putUnencrypted("unreadCount", 0);
+	chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText({text: ""});
 }