diff --git a/include/button.h b/include/button.h
index b6951ceb..e7799847 100644
--- a/include/button.h
+++ b/include/button.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef _BUTTON_H
 #define _BUTTON_H
 
+#include <SimpleButton.h>
+
+void button_init(int pin);
 void readButton();
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 91466e24..940b7a4b 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ description = Paxcounter is a proof-of-concept ESP32 device for metering passeng
 
 [common]
 ; for release_version use max. 10 chars total, use any decimal format like "a.b.c"
-release_version = 1.7.55
+release_version = 1.7.6
 ; DEBUG LEVEL: For production run set to 0, otherwise device will leak RAM while running!
 ; 0=None, 1=Error, 2=Warn, 3=Info, 4=Debug, 5=Verbose
 debug_level = 3
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ lib_deps_basic =
     ArduinoJson@^5.13.1
     Timezone@^1.2.2
     RTC@^2.3.0
+    SimpleButton
 lib_deps_all =
     ${common.lib_deps_basic}
     ${common.lib_deps_lora}
diff --git a/src/button.cpp b/src/button.cpp
index 68e29d4e..ed34367f 100644
--- a/src/button.cpp
+++ b/src/button.cpp
@@ -3,17 +3,44 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "button.h"
 
+using namespace simplebutton;
+
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = __FILE__;
 
-void readButton() {
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Button pressed");
-#ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
-  refreshtheDisplay(true); // switch to next display page
+static Button *b = NULL;
+
+void button_init(int pin) {
+#ifdef BUTTON_PULLDOWN
+  b = new Button(pin);
 #else
-  payload.reset();
-  payload.addButton(0x01);
-  SendPayload(BUTTONPORT, prio_normal);
+  b = new ButtonPullup(pin);
 #endif
+
+  // attach events to the button
+
+  b->setOnDoubleClicked([]() {});
+
+  b->setOnClicked([]() {
+#ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
+    refreshtheDisplay(true); // switch to next display page
+#else
+    payload.reset();
+    payload.addButton(0x01);
+    SendPayload(BUTTONPORT, prio_normal);
+#endif
+  });
+
+  b->setOnHolding([]() {
+#if (HAS_LORA)
+    cfg.adrmode = !cfg.adrmode;
+    LMIC_setAdrMode(cfg.adrmode);
+#endif
+  });
+
+  // attach interrupt to the button
+  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(pin), ButtonIRQ, CHANGE);
 }
+
+void readButton() { b->update(); }
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 50ecac69..d2d4c4ca 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -266,20 +266,6 @@ void setup() {
       esp_coex_prefer_t)ESP_COEX_PREFER_WIFI)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
 #endif
 
-// initialize button
-#ifdef HAS_BUTTON
-  strcat_P(features, " BTN_");
-#ifdef BUTTON_PULLUP
-  strcat_P(features, "PU");
-  // install button interrupt (pullup mode)
-  pinMode(HAS_BUTTON, INPUT_PULLUP);
-#else
-  strcat_P(features, "PD");
-  // install button interrupt (pulldown mode)
-  pinMode(HAS_BUTTON, INPUT_PULLDOWN);
-#endif // BUTTON_PULLUP
-#endif // HAS_BUTTON
-
 // initialize gps
 #if (HAS_GPS)
   strcat_P(features, " GPS");
@@ -372,9 +358,6 @@ void setup() {
   esp_wifi_deinit();
 #endif
 
-  // show compiled features
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Features:%s", features);
-
   // start state machine
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting Interrupt Handler...");
   xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(irqHandler,      // task function
@@ -428,6 +411,17 @@ void setup() {
   timerAlarmEnable(matrixDisplayIRQ);
 #endif
 
+  // initialize button
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON
+  strcat_P(features, " BTN_");
+#ifdef BUTTON_PULLUP
+  strcat_P(features, "PU");
+#else
+  strcat_P(features, "PD");
+#endif // BUTTON_PULLUP
+  button_init(HAS_BUTTON);
+#endif // HAS_BUTTON
+
   // gps buffer read interrupt
 #if (HAS_GPS)
   gpsIRQ = timerBegin(2, 80, true);
@@ -440,15 +434,6 @@ void setup() {
   sendcycler.attach(SENDCYCLE * 2, sendcycle);
   housekeeper.attach(HOMECYCLE, housekeeping);
 
-// button interrupt
-#ifdef HAS_BUTTON
-#ifdef BUTTON_PULLUP
-  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(HAS_BUTTON), ButtonIRQ, RISING);
-#else
-  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(HAS_BUTTON), ButtonIRQ, FALLING);
-#endif
-#endif // HAS_BUTTON
-
 #if (TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL)
 
 #if (!(TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN) && !(TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER) && !defined HAS_GPS &&    \
@@ -471,6 +456,9 @@ void setup() {
 
 #endif // TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL
 
+  // show compiled features
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Features:%s", features);
+
 } // setup()
 
 void loop() {