diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 5ad80fb93..ae240e97c 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -481,4 +481,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: aff15ad1e9bd5c910cdc2b575487ce8c56864ae7
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.9.1
+COCOAPODS: 1.9.3
diff --git a/example/src/screens/static/BasicExample.tsx b/example/src/screens/static/BasicExample.tsx
index 3b381477d..efb2c0269 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/static/BasicExample.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/static/BasicExample.tsx
@@ -1,40 +1,32 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
-import { useHeaderHeight } from '@react-navigation/stack';
-import Animated, {
-  interpolate,
-  concat,
-  Extrapolate,
-} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import { concat } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import { ReText, useValue } from 'react-native-redash';
-import BottomSheet, { BottomSheetFlatList } from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
-import Handle from '../../components/handle';
+import BottomSheet from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
 import Button from '../../components/button';
+import ContactList from '../../components/contactList';
+import { useSafeArea } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 const BasicExample = () => {
   // state
   const [enabled, setEnabled] = useState(true);
+  const [dynamicSnapPoint, setDynamicSnapPoint] = useState(450);
 
   // hooks
   const bottomSheetRef = useRef<BottomSheet>(null);
-  const headerHeight = useHeaderHeight();
+  const { top: topSafeArea } = useSafeArea();
 
   // variables
-  const snapPoints = useMemo(() => [150, 300, 450], []);
+  const snapPoints = useMemo(() => [150, dynamicSnapPoint], [dynamicSnapPoint]);
   const position = useValue<number>(0);
 
   // styles
-  const shadowOverlayStyle = useMemo(
+  const containerStyle = useMemo(
     () => ({
-      ...styles.shadowOverlay,
-      opacity: interpolate(position, {
-        inputRange: [300, 450],
-        outputRange: [0, 1],
-        extrapolate: Extrapolate.CLAMP,
-      }),
+      ...styles.container,
+      paddingTop: topSafeArea,
     }),
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    []
+    [topSafeArea]
   );
 
   // callbacks
@@ -44,31 +36,20 @@ const BasicExample = () => {
   const handleSnapPress = useCallback(index => {
     bottomSheetRef.current?.snapTo(index);
   }, []);
-
   const handleClosePress = useCallback(() => {
     bottomSheetRef.current?.close();
   }, []);
+  const handleIncreaseDynamicSnapPoint = useCallback(() => {
+    setDynamicSnapPoint(state => state + 50);
+  }, []);
 
   // renders
-  // const renderHeader = useCallback(() => {
-  //   return (
-  //     <View style={styles.headerContainer}>
-  //       <Text style={styles.title}>Basic Screen</Text>
-  //     </View>
-  //   );
-  // }, []);
-
   return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
-      <Button
-        label="Snap To 450"
-        style={styles.buttonContainer}
-        onPress={() => handleSnapPress(2)}
-      />
+    <View style={containerStyle}>
       <Button
-        label="Snap To 300"
+        label="Increase Dynamic Snap Point"
         style={styles.buttonContainer}
-        onPress={() => handleSnapPress(1)}
+        onPress={handleIncreaseDynamicSnapPoint}
       />
       <Button
         label="Snap To 150"
@@ -87,92 +68,16 @@ const BasicExample = () => {
         onPress={() => setEnabled(state => !state)}
       />
       <ReText text={concat('Position from bottom: ', position)} />
-      <Animated.View pointerEvents="none" style={shadowOverlayStyle} />
       <BottomSheet
         ref={bottomSheetRef}
         enabled={enabled}
         snapPoints={snapPoints}
         initialSnapIndex={1}
-        handleComponent={Handle}
-        topInset={headerHeight}
+        topInset={topSafeArea}
         animatedPosition={position}
         onChange={handleSheetChanges}
       >
-        {/* <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            left: 0,
-            right: 0,
-            height: (25 * sheetHeight) / 100,
-            backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.25)',
-          }}
-        />
-        <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            left: 0,
-            right: 0,
-            height: (50 * sheetHeight) / 100,
-            backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.50)',
-          }}
-        />
-        <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            left: windowWidth / 2 - 25,
-            width: 50,
-            height: 10,
-            backgroundColor: 'red',
-          }}
-        />
-        <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            left: windowWidth / 2 - 25,
-            bottom: 0,
-            width: 50,
-            height: 10,
-            backgroundColor: 'red',
-          }}
-        />
-        <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            bottom: sheetHeight / 2 - 25,
-            width: 10,
-            height: 50,
-            backgroundColor: 'red',
-          }}
-        />
-
-        <View
-          style={{
-            position: 'absolute',
-            bottom: sheetHeight / 2 - 25,
-            right: 0,
-            width: 10,
-            height: 50,
-            backgroundColor: 'red',
-          }}
-        /> */}
-
-        {/* <Button
-          label="Open"
-          style={styles.buttonContainer}
-          onPress={() => handleSnapPress(1)}
-        /> */}
-        {/* <ContactList type="ScrollView" header={renderHeader} /> */}
-        <View style={{ height: 100, backgroundColor: 'blue' }} />
-        <BottomSheetFlatList
-          contentContainerStyle={{ flexGrow: 1, backgroundColor: '#fff' }}
-          data={[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}
-          renderItem={() => (
-            <View
-              style={{ backgroundColor: 'red', height: 100, marginBottom: 20 }}
-            />
-          )}
-        />
-        <View style={{ height: 100, backgroundColor: 'green' }} />
+        <ContactList type="View" />
       </BottomSheet>
     </View>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/bottomSheet/useTransition.ts b/src/components/bottomSheet/useTransition.ts
index 1d74cd669..3e980d05e 100644
--- a/src/components/bottomSheet/useTransition.ts
+++ b/src/components/bottomSheet/useTransition.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { State } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import { useClock, useValue, snapPoint } from 'react-native-redash';
 import type { BottomSheetAnimationConfigs } from './types';
 import { GESTURE } from '../../constants';
+import { useReactiveValue, useReactiveValues } from '../../hooks';
 
 interface TransitionProps extends Required<BottomSheetAnimationConfigs> {
   contentPanGestureState: Animated.Value<State>;
@@ -48,11 +49,12 @@ export const useTransition = ({
   handlePanGestureTranslationY,
   handlePanGestureVelocityY,
   scrollableContentOffsetY,
-  snapPoints,
+  snapPoints: _snapPoints,
   initialPosition,
 }: TransitionProps) => {
   const currentGesture = useValue<GESTURE>(GESTURE.UNDETERMINED);
-  const currentPosition = useValue(initialPosition);
+  const currentPosition = useReactiveValue(initialPosition);
+  const snapPoints = useReactiveValues(_snapPoints);
 
   const isPanningContent = useMemo(
     () => eq(contentPanGestureState, State.ACTIVE),
@@ -86,11 +88,13 @@ export const useTransition = ({
       frameTime: new Animated.Value(0),
       time: new Animated.Value(0),
     }),
-    [initialPosition]
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    []
   );
 
   const finishTiming = useMemo(
     () => [
+      // debug('finish timing', config.toValue),
       set(currentGesture, GESTURE.UNDETERMINED),
       set(shouldAnimate, 0),
       set(currentPosition, config.toValue),
diff --git a/src/hooks/index.ts b/src/hooks/index.ts
index 21fcfe49f..01316e143 100644
--- a/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ export { useBottomSheetInternal } from './useBottomSheetInternal';
 export { useScrollable } from './useScrollable';
 export { useScrollableInternal } from './useScrollableInternal';
 export { useStableCallback } from './useStableCallback';
+export { useReactiveValue } from './useReactiveValue';
+export { useReactiveValues } from './useReactiveValues';
diff --git a/src/hooks/useReactiveValue.ts b/src/hooks/useReactiveValue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bff84260b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useReactiveValue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+export const useReactiveValue = (value: number) => {
+  // ref
+  const ref = useRef<Animated.Value<number>>(null);
+  if (ref.current === null) {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    ref.current = new Animated.Value(value);
+  }
+
+  // effects
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (ref.current) {
+      ref.current.setValue(value);
+    }
+  }, [value]);
+
+  return ref.current;
+};
diff --git a/src/hooks/useReactiveValues.ts b/src/hooks/useReactiveValues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc286951d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useReactiveValues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+export const useReactiveValues = (values: number[]) => {
+  // ref
+  const ref = useRef<Animated.Value<number>[]>(null);
+  if (ref.current === null) {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    ref.current = [];
+    values.map(value => {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      ref.current.push(new Animated.Value(value));
+    });
+  }
+
+  // effects
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (ref.current) {
+      values.map((value, index) => {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        if (ref.current[index]) {
+          // update current value
+          // @ts-ignore
+          ref.current[index].setValue(value);
+        } else {
+          // insert current value
+          // @ts-ignore
+          ref.current.push(new Animated.Value(value));
+        }
+      });
+
+      /**
+       * if previous animated array has more values than the updated
+       * array, we will need to set the extra values to the last
+       * value of the updated array.
+       */
+      if (values.length < ref.current.length) {
+        const lastValue = values[values.length - 1];
+        for (let i = values.length - 1; i <= ref.current.length - 1; i++) {
+          ref.current[i].setValue(lastValue);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }, [values]);
+
+  return ref.current!;
+};