diff --git a/apps/AEPSampleAppNewArchEnabled/app/ContentCardsView.tsx b/apps/AEPSampleAppNewArchEnabled/app/ContentCardsView.tsx
index 8a3303a8..33a44746 100644
--- a/apps/AEPSampleAppNewArchEnabled/app/ContentCardsView.tsx
+++ b/apps/AEPSampleAppNewArchEnabled/app/ContentCardsView.tsx
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
 import { MobileCore } from "@adobe/react-native-aepcore";
 import {
-  ContentCardView,
   ContentCardContainer,
+  ContentCardView,
   ThemeProvider,
   useContentCardUI,
-  Pagination,
-  Messaging,
-  ContentCardContainerProvider,
+  useContentContainer
 } from "@adobe/react-native-aepmessaging";
 import React, { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
@@ -195,40 +193,21 @@ const MemoHeader = memo(Header);
 
 const ContentCardsView = () => {
   const [selectedView, setSelectedView] = useState<ViewOption>('Remote');
-  const [trackInput, setTrackInput] = useState('');
-  const [containerSettings, setContainerSettings] = useState<any>(null);
-  const colorScheme = useColorScheme();
-  const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(1);
 
   const surface =
     Platform.OS === "android"
       ? "rn/android/remote_image"
       : "rn/ios/remote_image";
-  const { content, isLoading, refetch } = useContentCardUI(surface);
-
-  // Load container settings for unread icon configuration
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const loadContainerSettings = async () => {
-      try {
-        const settings = await Messaging.getContentCardContainer(surface);
-        setContainerSettings(settings);
-        // Debug logging
-        // console.log('Container settings loaded:', JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
-        // console.log('isUnreadEnabled:', settings?.content?.isUnreadEnabled);
-        // console.log('unread_indicator:', settings?.content?.unread_indicator);
-        // console.log('unread_icon image URL:', settings?.content?.unread_indicator?.unread_icon?.image?.url);
-        // console.log('unread_icon darkUrl:', settings?.content?.unread_indicator?.unread_icon?.image?.darkUrl);
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Failed to load container settings:', error);
-      }
-    };
-    loadContainerSettings();
-  }, [surface]);
+  const { isLoading, refetch } = useContentCardUI(surface);
+  const { 
+    settings, 
+    error, 
+    isLoading: isLoadingContainer, 
+    refetch: refetchContainer 
+  } = useContentContainer(surface);
 
   const items = ITEMS_BY_VIEW[selectedView];
 
-  const colors = colorScheme === "dark" ? Colors.dark : Colors.light;
-
   useEffect(() => {
     MobileCore.trackAction("small_image");
   }, []);
@@ -237,48 +216,58 @@ const ContentCardsView = () => {
     return (
       <>
         <MemoHeader
-          isLoading={false}
-          onTrackAction={() => {}}
+          isLoading={isLoading}
+          onTrackAction={refetchContainer}
           selectedView={selectedView}
           setSelectedView={setSelectedView}
         />
         <ContentCardContainer
           surface={surface}
+          settings={settings}
+          isLoading={isLoadingContainer}
+          error={error}
           contentContainerStyle={styles.listContent}
+          refetch={refetchContainer}
         />
       </>
     );
   }
 
+  const renderContentCard = (item: any, isRemote: boolean) => {
+    const cardView = <ContentCardView 
+      template={isRemote ? item : item.template}
+      styleOverrides={!isRemote ? item.styleOverrides : undefined}
+      listener={!isRemote ? item.listener : undefined}
+    />;
+
+    if (!isRemote) {
+      return (
+        <View>
+          <StyledText text={item.renderText} />
+          {item.customThemes ? (
+            <ThemeProvider customThemes={item.customThemes as any}>
+              {cardView}
+            </ThemeProvider>
+          ) : (
+            cardView
+          )}
+        </View>
+      );
+    }
+    return cardView;
+  };
+
   return (
     <FlatList
       data={items || []}
       keyExtractor={(item: any) => item.key}
-      renderItem={({ item }: any) => {
-        const node = (
-          <ContentCardView
-            template={item.template}
-            styleOverrides={item.styleOverrides}
-            listener={item.listener}
-          />
-        );
-        return (
-          <View>
-            <StyledText text={item.renderText} />
-            {item.customThemes ? (
-              <ThemeProvider customThemes={item.customThemes as any}>
-                {node}
-              </ThemeProvider>
-            ) : (
-              node
-            )}
-          </View>
-        );
-      }}
+      renderItem={({ item }: any) => 
+        renderContentCard(item, false)
+      }
       ListHeaderComponent={
-        <MemoHeader
-          isLoading={false}
-          onTrackAction={() => {}}
+        <MemoHeader 
+          isLoading={isLoading} 
+          onTrackAction={refetch}
           selectedView={selectedView}
           setSelectedView={setSelectedView}
         />
@@ -298,11 +287,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     paddingTop: SPACING.s,
     paddingBottom: SPACING.s,
   },
-  headerContainer: {
-    marginTop: 60,
-    marginBottom: 15,
-    alignItems: "center",
-  },
   themeSwitcher: {
     width: "80%",
     borderRadius: 12,
@@ -337,18 +321,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     shadowOpacity: 0,
     elevation: 0,
   },
-  textTitle: {
-    fontSize: 16,
-    fontWeight: "600",
-  },
-  textBody: {
-    fontSize: 14,
-    lineHeight: SPACING.m,
-  },
-  textCaption: {
-    fontSize: 12,
-    fontStyle: "italic",
-  },
   textLabel: {
     fontSize: 14,
   },
@@ -420,12 +392,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     color: "white",
     fontWeight: "600",
   },
-  emptyContainer: {
-    borderRadius: SPACING.s,
-    padding: SPACING.m,
-    margin: SPACING.m,
-    alignItems: "center",
-  },
   listContent: {
     paddingBottom: SPACING.l,
   },
diff --git a/packages/messaging/src/Messaging.ts b/packages/messaging/src/Messaging.ts
index 95b8b332..b0ef451b 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/src/Messaging.ts
+++ b/packages/messaging/src/Messaging.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class Messaging {
         layout: {
           orientation: "horizontal",
         },
-        capacity: 10,
+        capacity: 2,
         emptyStateSettings: {
           message: {
             content: "Empty State",
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class Messaging {
             },
           },
           unread_icon: {
-            placement: "topright",
+            placement: "topleft",
             image: {
               url: "https://icons.veryicon.com/png/o/leisure/crisp-app-icon-library-v3/notification-5.png",  // Image in light mode
               darkUrl: "",  // Empty URL = shows dot in dark mode
diff --git a/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.spec.tsx b/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.spec.tsx
index ac19a6a5..e843f20a 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.spec.tsx
@@ -10,19 +10,17 @@
     language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react-native';
+import { render, screen, act } from '@testing-library/react-native';
 import React from 'react';
 import { Dimensions, Text } from 'react-native';
 import EmptyState from './EmptyState';
 import { ContentCardContainer } from './ContentCardContainer';
 
-// Mock hooks used by the container
 jest.mock('../../hooks', () => ({
   useContentCardUI: jest.fn(),
   useContentContainer: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-// Capture props passed to ContentCardView (name must start with mock for Jest scope rules)
 const mockContentCardView: jest.Mock = jest.fn((..._args: any[]) => null);
 jest.mock('../ContentCardView/ContentCardView', () => {
   return {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ jest.mock('../ContentCardView/ContentCardView', () => {
   };
 });
 
-// Provide a pass-through for the provider
 jest.mock('../../providers/ContentCardContainerProvider', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
   default: ({ children }: any) => children,
@@ -65,60 +62,54 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
-    // Default Dimensions width for deterministic style assertions
     jest.spyOn(Dimensions, 'get').mockReturnValue({ width: 400, height: 800, scale: 2, fontScale: 2 } as any);
   });
 
 
   describe('outer container states', () => {
     it('renders loading state', () => {
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: baseSettings, isLoading: false, error: null });
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: undefined, isLoading: true, error: null });
 
       const Loading = <Text>Loading...</Text> as any;
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} LoadingComponent={Loading} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} isLoading LoadingComponent={Loading} />);
       expect(screen.getByText('Loading...')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('renders error state', () => {
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: baseSettings, isLoading: false, error: new Error('x') });
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: undefined, isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const ErrorComp = <Text>Error!</Text> as any;
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} ErrorComponent={ErrorComp} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} error={new Error('x')} ErrorComponent={ErrorComp} />);
       expect(screen.getByText('Error!')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
-    it('renders fallback when no content yet', () => {
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: undefined, isLoading: false, error: null });
+    it('renders fallback when no settings provided', () => {
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: undefined, isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const Fallback = <Text>Fallback</Text> as any;
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} FallbackComponent={Fallback} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={null} FallbackComponent={Fallback} />);
       expect(screen.getByText('Fallback')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it('renders outer LoadingComponent when container is loading', () => {
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: undefined, isLoading: true, error: null });
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: undefined, isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const Loading = <Text testID="outer-loading">Loading outer...</Text> as any;
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} LoadingComponent={Loading} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} isLoading LoadingComponent={Loading} />);
       expect(screen.getByTestId('outer-loading')).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
 
   describe('empty content rendering', () => {
     it('renders empty state when content is empty', () => {
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: baseSettings, isLoading: false, error: null });
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: [], isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} />);
       expect(screen.getByText('No Content Available')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
@@ -133,11 +124,10 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
           } as any
         }
       };
-      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings, isLoading: false, error: null });
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: [], isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      const { UNSAFE_getByType } = render(<CC surface={surface} />);
+      const { UNSAFE_getByType } = render(<CC surface={surface} settings={settings} />);
       const empty = UNSAFE_getByType(EmptyState);
       expect(empty.props.image).toBe('https://example.com/light-only.png');
       expect(empty.props.text).toBe('No Content Available');
@@ -151,7 +141,7 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
       const template = { id: '1', type: 'SmallImage', data: { content: { title: { content: 'T' }, body: { content: 'B' }, image: { url: 'u' } } } };
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: [template], isLoading: false, error: null });
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      const { getByText } = render(<CC surface={surface} />);
+      const { getByText } = render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} />);
       const heading = getByText('Heading');
       const styles = Array.isArray(heading.props.style) ? heading.props.style : [heading.props.style];
       expect(styles.some((s: any) => s && s.color === '#FFFFFF')).toBe(true);
@@ -165,7 +155,7 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
 
       const ErrorComp = <Text testID="inner-error">Inner Error!</Text> as any;
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} ErrorComponent={ErrorComp} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} ErrorComponent={ErrorComp} />);
       expect(screen.getByTestId('inner-error')).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
@@ -177,7 +167,7 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
         <Text testID="inner-empty">{message?.content}</Text>
       );
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} EmptyComponent={<EmptyStub />} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} EmptyComponent={<EmptyStub />} />);
       expect(screen.getByTestId('inner-empty')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(screen.getByText('No Content Available')).toBeTruthy();
     });
@@ -200,7 +190,7 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
       (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: [template], isLoading: false, error: null });
 
       const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
-      render(<CC surface={surface} />);
+      render(<CC surface={surface} settings={baseSettings} />);
 
       expect(mockContentCardView).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const args = mockContentCardView.mock.calls[0][0];
@@ -208,4 +198,34 @@ describe('ContentCardContainer', () => {
       expect(args.style).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([expect.anything()]));
     });
   });
+
+  describe('capacity and dismissal', () => {
+    it('renders up to capacity and backfills after dismiss', async () => {
+      const capSettings = {
+        ...baseSettings,
+        content: { ...baseSettings.content, capacity: 2 },
+      };
+      (useContentContainer as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ settings: capSettings, isLoading: false, error: null });
+      const t1 = { id: '1', type: 'SmallImage', data: { content: { title: { content: 'T1' }, body: { content: 'B1' }, image: { url: 'u1' } } } };
+      const t2 = { id: '2', type: 'SmallImage', data: { content: { title: { content: 'T2' }, body: { content: 'B2' }, image: { url: 'u2' } } } };
+      const t3 = { id: '3', type: 'SmallImage', data: { content: { title: { content: 'T3' }, body: { content: 'B3' }, image: { url: 'u3' } } } };
+      (useContentCardUI as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ content: [t1, t2, t3], isLoading: false, error: null });
+
+      const CC: any = ContentCardContainer;
+      const utils = render(<CC surface={surface} settings={capSettings} />);
+
+      expect(mockContentCardView.mock.calls.length).toBe(2);
+      const firstProps = mockContentCardView.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        firstProps.listener?.('onDismiss', firstProps.template);
+      });
+      utils.rerender(<CC surface={surface} settings={capSettings} extraData={() => {}} />);
+
+      const renderedIds = mockContentCardView.mock.calls.map(c => c[0].template.id);
+      expect(renderedIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['3']));
+      const lastTwoIds = renderedIds.slice(-2);
+      expect(lastTwoIds).not.toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['1']));
+    });
+  });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.tsx b/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.tsx
index e3d080a3..e05063c2 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/messaging/src/ui/components/ContentCardContainer/ContentCardContainer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { cloneElement, ReactElement, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { cloneElement, ReactElement, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   FlatList,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   useColorScheme,
   useWindowDimensions
 } from "react-native";
-import { useContentCardUI, useContentContainer } from "../../hooks";
+import { useContentCardUI } from "../../hooks";
 import ContentCardContainerProvider, {
   ContainerSettings,
 } from "../../providers/ContentCardContainerProvider";
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@ export interface ContentCardContainerProps<T> extends Partial<FlatListProps<T>>
   FallbackComponent?: ReactElement | null;
   EmptyComponent?: ReactElement | null;
   surface: string;
+  settings: ContainerSettings | null;
+  isLoading?: boolean;
+  error?: boolean;
   CardProps?: Partial<ContentViewProps>;
+  refetch?: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
-// Core renderer: fetches content for a surface, derives layout, and renders a list of cards
 function ContentCardContainerInner<T extends ContentTemplate>({
   contentContainerStyle,
   LoadingComponent = <ActivityIndicator />,
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ function ContentCardContainerInner<T extends ContentTemplate>({
   surface,
   style,
   CardProps,
+  refetch,
   ...props
 }: ContentCardContainerProps<T> & {
   settings: ContainerSettings;
@@ -45,19 +49,35 @@ function ContentCardContainerInner<T extends ContentTemplate>({
   const { width: windowWidth } = useWindowDimensions();
   const { content, error, isLoading } = useContentCardUI(surface);
 
-  // Normalize/alias frequently used settings
   const { content: contentSettings } = settings;
-  const { heading, layout, emptyStateSettings } = contentSettings;
+  const { capacity, heading, layout, emptyStateSettings } = contentSettings;
+
+  const [dismissedIds, setDismissedIds] = useState(new Set());
 
-  // Derived flags used across renders
   const headingColor = useMemo(() => colorScheme === 'dark' ? '#FFFFFF' : '#000000', [colorScheme]);
   const isHorizontal = useMemo(() => layout?.orientation === 'horizontal', [layout?.orientation]);
 
+  const displayCards = useMemo(() => {
+    const items = (content ?? []) as any[];
+    return items.filter((it) => it && !dismissedIds.has(it.id)).slice(0, capacity) as T[];
+  }, [content, dismissedIds, capacity]);
+
   const renderItem: ListRenderItem<T> = useCallback(({ item }) => {
     return (
       <ContentCardView
         template={item}
         {...CardProps}
+        listener={(...args) => {
+          const [event] = args;
+          if (event === 'onDismiss') {
+            setDismissedIds((prev) => {
+              const next = new Set(prev);
+              next.add((item as any)?.id);
+              return next;
+            });
+          }
+          CardProps?.listener?.(...args);
+        }}
         style={[
           isHorizontal && [
             styles.horizontalCardStyles,
@@ -103,7 +123,8 @@ function ContentCardContainerInner<T extends ContentTemplate>({
       <Text accessibilityRole="header" style={[styles.heading, { color: headingColor }]}>{heading.content}</Text>
       <FlatList
         {...props}
-        data={content as T[]}
+        data={displayCards}
+        extraData={refetch}
         contentContainerStyle={[contentContainerStyle, isHorizontal && styles.horizontalListContent]}
         horizontal={isHorizontal}
         renderItem={renderItem}
@@ -117,9 +138,11 @@ export function ContentCardContainer<T extends ContentTemplate>({
   ErrorComponent = null,
   FallbackComponent = null,
   surface,
+  settings,
+  isLoading,
+  error,
   ...props
 }: ContentCardContainerProps<T>): React.ReactElement {
-  const { settings, error, isLoading } = useContentContainer(surface);
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return LoadingComponent as React.ReactElement;