diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
index 181bc832..bc25de79 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
@@ -281,10 +281,17 @@ public:
 
     if (_page == HomePage::FIRST) {
       display.setColor(UIColor::primary_txt);
+      #ifdef ENABLE_WIFI_INTERFACE
+      // smaller unread message ui for wifi variants
+      display.setTextSize(1);
+      sprintf(tmp, "Unread Msg: %d", _task->getMsgCount());
+      display.drawTextCentered(display.width() / 2, 22, tmp);
+      #else
+      // larger unread message ui for non wifi variants
       display.setTextSize(2);
       sprintf(tmp, "MSG: %d", _task->getMsgCount());
       display.drawTextCentered(display.width() / 2, 22, tmp);
-      
+      #endif
       #ifdef UI_SHOW_CLOCK
       display.setTextSize(3);
       uint32_t now = _rtc->getCurrentTime();
@@ -300,7 +307,7 @@ public:
         IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
         snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "IP: %d.%d.%d.%d", ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3]);
         display.setTextSize(1);
-        display.drawTextCentered(display.width() / 2, 54, tmp);
+        display.drawTextCentered(display.width() / 2, 32, tmp);
       #endif
       if (_task->hasConnection()) {
         display.setColor(UIColor::warning_txt);
diff --git a/variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini b/variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini
index a2b159ec..e60e35e0 100644
--- a/variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini
@@ -168,12 +168,14 @@ build_flags =
   -D AUTO_SHUTDOWN_MILLIVOLTS=3400
   -D BLE_DEBUG_LOGGING=1
   -D OFFLINE_QUEUE_SIZE=256
+  -D ENABLE_WIFI_INTERFACE
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${Heltec_lora32_v3.build_src_filter}
   +<helpers/ui/SSD1306Display.cpp>
   +<helpers/ui/MomentaryButton.cpp>
   +<helpers/esp32/*.cpp>
+  +<helpers/wifi/*.cpp>
   +<../examples/companion_radio/*.cpp>
   +<../examples/companion_radio/ui-new/*.cpp>
 lib_deps =
diff --git a/variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini b/variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini
index 96b3eec0..76e8e714 100644
--- a/variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini
@@ -211,12 +211,14 @@ build_flags =
   -D AUTO_SHUTDOWN_MILLIVOLTS=3400
   -D BLE_DEBUG_LOGGING=1
   -D OFFLINE_QUEUE_SIZE=256
+  -D ENABLE_WIFI_INTERFACE
 ;  -D MESH_PACKET_LOGGING=1
 ;  -D MESH_DEBUG=1
 build_src_filter = ${heltec_v4_oled.build_src_filter}
   +<helpers/ui/SSD1306Display.cpp>
   +<helpers/ui/MomentaryButton.cpp>
   +<helpers/esp32/*.cpp>
+  +<helpers/wifi/*.cpp>
   +<../examples/companion_radio/*.cpp>
   +<../examples/companion_radio/ui-new/*.cpp>
 lib_deps =