diff --git a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/EditProfile.java b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/EditProfile.java
index ebc3d41..3fd358d 100644
--- a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/EditProfile.java
+++ b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/EditProfile.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class EditProfile extends AppCompatActivity {
         TextView companyname = findViewById(R.id.CompanyNameInput);
         TextView address = findViewById(R.id.AddressInput);
         TextView phonenumber = findViewById(R.id.PhoneNumberInput);
+        TextView description = findViewById(R.id.DescriptionInput);
         CheckBox licensed = findViewById(R.id.LicensedInput);
 
 
@@ -36,9 +37,11 @@ public class EditProfile extends AppCompatActivity {
         companyname.setText(user.getCompanyname());
         address.setText(user.getAddress());
         phonenumber.setText(user.getPhonenumber());
+        description.setText(user.getDescription());
         licensed.setChecked(user.isLicensed());
 
 
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ public class EditProfile extends AppCompatActivity {
         TextView companyname = findViewById(R.id.CompanyNameInput);
         TextView address = findViewById(R.id.AddressInput);
         TextView phonenumber = findViewById(R.id.PhoneNumberInput);
+        TextView description = findViewById(R.id.DescriptionInput);
         CheckBox licensed = findViewById(R.id.LicensedInput);
 
         if(password.getText().toString().length()>=5 && firstname.getText().toString().length()>0
@@ -70,11 +74,13 @@ public class EditProfile extends AppCompatActivity {
             && lastname.getText().toString().matches("[a-zA-Z]*")
             && companyname.getText().toString().matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9_ ]*$")
             && address.getText().toString().matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9_ ]*$")
+            && description.getText().toString().matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9_ ]*$")
             && phonenumber.getText().toString().matches("^(\\+\\d{1,2}\\s)?\\(?\\d{3}\\)?[\\s.-]?\\d{3}[\\s.-]?\\d{4}$")
             && address.getText().toString().replaceAll("\\s+","").length()>0) {
 
             if(dbHelper.updateUserInfo(username, password.getText().toString(), firstname.getText().toString(), lastname.getText().toString(),
                 address.getText().toString(), phonenumber.getText().toString(), companyname.getText().toString(), licensed.isChecked())){
+                //add comment method here
                 Toast.makeText(this, "Profile has been updated", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             }
             else{
diff --git a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/ServiceProvider.java b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/ServiceProvider.java
index c9dd250..1575015 100644
--- a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/ServiceProvider.java
+++ b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/java/com/uottawa/olympus/olympusservices/ServiceProvider.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class ServiceProvider extends UserType {
     private String phonenumber;
     private String companyname;
     private boolean licensed;
+    private String description;
 
 
 
@@ -139,4 +140,9 @@ public class ServiceProvider extends UserType {
     public void setLicensed(boolean licensed) {
         this.licensed = licensed;
     }
+
+
+    public String getDescription() {return description; }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) { this.description = description; }
 }
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diff --git a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
index e9a8800..1ba8447 100644
--- a/OlympusServices/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
+++ b/OlympusServices/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_edit_profile.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@
                 android:buttonTint="@color/colorWhite"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"/>
 
+            //component used from https://github.com/rengwuxian/MaterialEditText
+            <com.rengwuxian.materialedittext.MaterialEditText
+                android:id="@+id/DescriptionInput"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="80dp"
+                android:background="@drawable/customborder"
+                android:hint="General Description"
+                android:textSize="15sp"
+                app:met_baseColor="@android:color/white"
+                app:met_floatingLabel="highlight"
+                app:met_primaryColor="@color/colorWhite"
+                app:met_singleLineEllipsis="true"
+                android:textCursorDrawable="@color/colorWhite"/>
+
 
             //component used from https://github.com/rengwuxian/MaterialEditText
             <com.rengwuxian.materialedittext.MaterialEditText