diff --git a/ts/hooks/useInterval.ts b/ts/hooks/useInterval.ts
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+++ b/ts/hooks/useInterval.ts
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+import React from 'react';
+
+export const useInterval = (callback: any, delay: number | null) => {
+  const savedCallback = React.useRef<any>();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    savedCallback.current = callback;
+  }, [callback]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    function tick() {
+      if (savedCallback && savedCallback.current && savedCallback.current) {
+        savedCallback.current();
+      }
+    }
+    if (delay !== null) {
+      const id = global.setInterval(tick, delay);
+      tick();
+      return () => {
+        global.clearInterval(id);
+      };
+    }
+    return;
+  }, [delay]);
+};
diff --git a/ts/components/session/network/useNetwork.ts b/ts/hooks/useNetwork.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from ts/components/session/network/useNetwork.ts
rename to ts/hooks/useNetwork.ts