diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink.swift
index 389a3b4a8..07e1d86d9 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink.swift
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink: View {
       }
     )
     .confirmationDialog("", isPresented: $showFeatureActions) {
-      if FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.featureFilter) == .pinned {
+      if FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.fetcher.featureFilter) == .pinned {
         Button("Unpin", action: {
           viewModel.unpinItem(dataService: dataService, item: item)
         })
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink: View {
       Button("Remove", action: {
         viewModel.removeLibraryItem(dataService: dataService, objectID: item.objectID)
       })
-      if FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.featureFilter) != .pinned {
+      if FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.fetcher.featureFilter) != .pinned {
         Button("Mark Read", action: {
           viewModel.markRead(dataService: dataService, item: item)
         })
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
index 09fb440a8..3e1501ea0 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/Components/LibraryItemFetcher.swift
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import Utils
 import Views
 
 @MainActor final class LibraryItemFetcher: NSObject, ObservableObject {
-  let folder = "inbox"
-
   @Published var items = [Models.LibraryItem]()
-  var itemsPublisher: Published<[Models.LibraryItem]>.Publisher { $items }
+  @Published var featureItems = [Models.LibraryItem]()
 
   private var fetchedResultsController: NSFetchedResultsController<Models.LibraryItem>?
 
+  @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.lastSelectedFeaturedItemFilter.rawValue) var featureFilter = FeaturedItemFilter.continueReading.rawValue
+
   var cursor: String?
 
   // These are used to make sure we handle search result
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ import Views
   var searchIdx = 0
   var receivedIdx = 0
 
-  func setItems(_: NSManagedObjectContext, _ items: [Models.LibraryItem]) {
+  func setItems(_ context: NSManagedObjectContext, _ items: [Models.LibraryItem]) {
     self.items = items
+    if let filter = FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: featureFilter) {
+      updateFeatureFilter(context: context, filter: filter)
+    }
   }
 
   func loadCurrentViewer(dataService: DataService) async {
@@ -226,6 +229,29 @@ import Views
 
     return query
   }
+
+  func refreshFeatureItems(dataService: DataService) {
+    if let featureFilter = FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: self.featureFilter) {
+      updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: featureFilter)
+    }
+  }
+
+  func updateFeatureFilter(context: NSManagedObjectContext, filter: FeaturedItemFilter?) {
+    if let filter = filter {
+      Task {
+        featureFilter = filter.rawValue
+
+        featureItems = await loadFeatureItems(
+          context: context,
+          predicate: filter.predicate,
+          sort: filter.sortDescriptor
+        )
+        print("FEATURE ITEMS: ", featureItems)
+      }
+    } else {
+      featureItems = []
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 extension LibraryItemFetcher: NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index 4a1a5db12..a24141112 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -131,15 +131,9 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
       .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showExpandedAudioPlayer) {
         ExpandedAudioPlayer()
       }
-      .sheet(isPresented: $showOpenAIVoices) {
-        OpenAIVoicesModal(audioController: audioController)
-      }
-      .onAppear {
-        if !openAIPrimerDisplayed, !Voices.isOpenAIVoice(self.audioController.currentVoice) {
-          showOpenAIVoices = true
-          openAIPrimerDisplayed = true
-        }
-      }
+//      .onAppear {
+//        viewModel.refreshFeatureItems(dataService: dataService)
+//      }
       .toolbar {
         toolbarItems
       }
@@ -182,6 +176,9 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
           LibraryAddLinkView()
         }
       }
+      .introspectNavigationController { nav in
+        nav.delegate = viewModel
+      }
       .task {
         await viewModel.loadFilters(dataService: dataService)
       }
@@ -469,17 +466,17 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
           HStack {
             Menu(content: {
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .continueReading)
+                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .continueReading)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Continue Reading")
               })
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
+                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Pinned")
               })
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .newsletters)
+                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .newsletters)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Newsletters")
               })
@@ -493,7 +490,7 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
                 HStack(alignment: .center) {
                   Image(systemName: "line.3.horizontal.decrease")
                     .font(Font.system(size: 13, weight: .regular))
-                  Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).title)
+                  Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.fetcher.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).title)
                     .font(Font.system(size: 13, weight: .medium))
                 }
                 .tint(Color(hex: "#007AFF"))
@@ -510,17 +507,17 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
 
           GeometryReader { geo in
             ScrollView(.horizontal, showsIndicators: false) {
-              if viewModel.featureItems.count > 0 {
+              if viewModel.fetcher.featureItems.count > 0 {
                 HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 15) {
                   Spacer(minLength: 1).frame(width: 1)
-                  ForEach(viewModel.featureItems) { item in
+                  ForEach(viewModel.fetcher.featureItems) { item in
                     LibraryFeatureCardNavigationLink(item: item, viewModel: viewModel)
                   }
                   Spacer(minLength: 1).frame(width: 1)
                 }
                 .padding(.top, 0)
               } else {
-                Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).emptyMessage)
+                Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.fetcher.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).emptyMessage)
                   .padding(.horizontal, UIDevice.isIPad ? 20 : 10)
                   .font(Font.system(size: 14, weight: .regular))
                   .foregroundColor(Color(hex: "#898989"))
@@ -1034,10 +1031,10 @@ struct LinkDestination: View {
 
 func fakeLibraryItems(dataService _: DataService) -> [LibraryItemData] {
   Array(
-    repeatElement(UUID().uuidString, count: 20)
-      .map { uuid in
+    repeatElement(0, count: 20)
+      .map { _ in
         LibraryItemData(
-          id: uuid,
+          id: UUID().uuidString,
           title: "fake title that is kind of long so it looks better",
           pageURLString: "",
           isArchived: false,
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index bc103eb3c..60236702d 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 import Utils
 import Views
 
-@MainActor final class HomeFeedViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject, NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate {
+@MainActor final class HomeFeedViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject, UINavigationControllerDelegate {
   let folder: String
   let fetcher: LibraryItemFetcher
   let listConfig: LibraryListConfig
@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@ import Views
   @Published var presentWebContainer = false
   @Published var showLoadingBar = true
 
-  @Published var selectedLinkItem: NSManagedObjectID? // used by mac app only
   @Published var selectedItem: Models.LibraryItem?
   @Published var linkIsActive = false
 
   @Published var showLabelsSheet = false
-  @Published var showFiltersModal = false
-  @Published var showCommunityModal = false
-  @Published var featureItems = [Models.LibraryItem]()
-
   @Published var showSnackbar = false
   @Published var snackbarOperation: SnackbarOperation?
 
@@ -41,8 +36,6 @@ import Views
   @Published var appliedSort = LinkedItemSort.newest.rawValue
 
   @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.hideFeatureSection.rawValue) var hideFeatureSection = false
-  @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.lastSelectedFeaturedItemFilter.rawValue) var featureFilter = FeaturedItemFilter.continueReading.rawValue
-
   @AppStorage("LibraryTabView::hideFollowingTab") var hideFollowingTab = false
 
   @Published var appliedFilter: InternalFilter? {
@@ -63,22 +56,6 @@ import Views
     super.init()
   }
 
-  func updateFeatureFilter(context: NSManagedObjectContext, filter: FeaturedItemFilter?) {
-    if let filter = filter {
-      Task {
-        featureFilter = filter.rawValue
-
-        featureItems = await loadFeatureItems(
-          context: context,
-          predicate: filter.predicate,
-          sort: filter.sortDescriptor
-        )
-      }
-    } else {
-      featureItems = []
-    }
-  }
-
   func loadFilters(dataService: DataService) async {
     switch folder {
     case "following":
@@ -156,7 +133,6 @@ import Views
     showLoadingBar = isRefresh
 
     await fetcher.loadItems(dataService: dataService, filterState: filterState, isRefresh: isRefresh)
-    updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: featureFilter))
 
     isLoading = false
     showLoadingBar = false
@@ -176,7 +152,16 @@ import Views
     fetchRequest.predicate = predicate
     fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [sort]
 
-    return (try? context.fetch(fetchRequest)) ?? []
+    print("using predicate to load feature items: ", predicate)
+
+    do {
+      let fetched = try context.fetch(fetchRequest)
+      return fetched
+    } catch {
+      print("ERROR FETCHING: ", error)
+    }
+    return []
+//    return (try? context.fetch(fetchRequest)) ?? []
   }
 
   func snackbar(_ message: String, undoAction: SnackbarUndoAction? = nil) {
@@ -220,7 +205,7 @@ import Views
       dataService.setItemLabels(itemID: item.unwrappedID, labels: InternalLinkedItemLabel.make(Set(existingLabels + [label]) as NSSet))
 
       item.update(inContext: dataService.viewContext)
-      updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: featureFilter))
+      fetcher.refreshFeatureItems(dataService: dataService)
     }
   }
 
@@ -234,16 +219,12 @@ import Views
 
   func pinItem(dataService: DataService, item: Models.LibraryItem) {
     addLabel(dataService: dataService, item: item, label: "Pinned", color: "#0A84FF")
-    if featureFilter == FeaturedItemFilter.pinned.rawValue {
-      updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
-    }
+    fetcher.refreshFeatureItems(dataService: dataService)
   }
 
   func unpinItem(dataService: DataService, item: Models.LibraryItem) {
     removeLabel(dataService: dataService, item: item, named: "Pinned")
-    if featureFilter == FeaturedItemFilter.pinned.rawValue {
-      updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
-    }
+    fetcher.refreshFeatureItems(dataService: dataService)
   }
 
   func markRead(dataService: DataService, item: Models.LibraryItem) {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryItemMenu.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryItemMenu.swift
index b91ffdd46..2b68877bf 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryItemMenu.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/LibraryItemMenu.swift
@@ -17,33 +17,6 @@ import Views
         action: { viewModel.itemUnderLabelEdit = item },
         label: { Label(item.labels?.count == 0 ? "Add Labels" : "Edit Labels", systemImage: "tag") }
       )
-//      Button(action: {
-//        withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.4)) {
-//          viewModel.setLinkArchived(
-//            dataService: dataService,
-//            objectID: item.objectID,
-//            archived: !item.isArchived
-//          )
-//        }
-//      }, label: {
-//        Label(
-//          item.isArchived ? "Unarchive" : "Archive",
-//          systemImage: item.isArchived ? "tray.and.arrow.down.fill" : "archivebox"
-//        )
-//      })
-//      Button("Remove Item", role: .destructive) {
-//        viewModel.removeLink(dataService: dataService, objectID: item.objectID)
-//      }
-//      if let author = item.author {
-//        Button(
-//          action: {
-//            viewModel.filterState.searchTerm = "author:\"\(author)\""
-//          },
-//          label: {
-//            Label(String("More by \(author)"), systemImage: "person")
-//          }
-//        )
-//      }
     } else {
       Button(
         action: { viewModel.recoverItem(dataService: dataService, itemID: item.unwrappedID) },
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibrarySidebar.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibrarySidebar.swift
index e50b7c169..b21cc0ba7 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibrarySidebar.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LibrarySidebar.swift
@@ -21,36 +21,6 @@ import SwiftUI
   @AppStorage("inboxMenuState") var inboxMenuState = "open"
   @AppStorage("followingMenuState") var followingMenuState = "open"
 
-  func createInboxViewModel(_ filter: InternalFilter) -> HomeFeedViewModel {
-    let result = HomeFeedViewModel(
-      folder: "inbox",
-      fetcher: LibraryItemFetcher(),
-      listConfig: LibraryListConfig(
-        hasFeatureCards: true,
-        leadingSwipeActions: [.pin],
-        trailingSwipeActions: [.archive, .delete],
-        cardStyle: .library
-      )
-    )
-    result.appliedFilter = filter
-    return result
-  }
-
-  func createFollowingViewModel(_ filter: InternalFilter) -> HomeFeedViewModel {
-    let result = HomeFeedViewModel(
-      folder: "following",
-      fetcher: LibraryItemFetcher(),
-      listConfig: LibraryListConfig(
-        hasFeatureCards: false,
-        leadingSwipeActions: [.moveToInbox],
-        trailingSwipeActions: [.archive, .delete],
-        cardStyle: .library
-      )
-    )
-    result.appliedFilter = filter
-    return result
-  }
-
   var innerBody: some View {
     ZStack {
       NavigationLink("", destination: HomeView(viewModel: inboxViewModel), isActive: $inboxActive)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
index 44b35f264..90dfc2612 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/LinkItemDetailView.swift
@@ -22,28 +22,6 @@ import Views
     trackReadEvent()
   }
 
-  func handleArchiveAction(dataService: DataService) {
-    guard let objectID = item?.objectID ?? pdfItem?.objectID else { return }
-    dataService.archiveLink(objectID: objectID, archived: !isItemArchived)
-    showInLibrarySnackbar(!isItemArchived ? "Link archived" : "Link unarchived")
-  }
-
-  func handleDeleteAction(dataService: DataService) {
-    guard let objectID = item?.objectID ?? pdfItem?.objectID else { return }
-    removeLibraryItemAction(dataService: dataService, objectID: objectID)
-  }
-
-  func updateItemReadStatus(dataService: DataService) {
-    guard let itemID = item?.unwrappedID ?? pdfItem?.itemID else { return }
-
-    dataService.updateLinkReadingProgress(
-      itemID: itemID,
-      readingProgress: isItemRead ? 0 : 100,
-      anchorIndex: 0,
-      force: false
-    )
-  }
-
   private func trackReadEvent() {
     guard let itemID = item?.unwrappedID ?? pdfItem?.itemID else { return }
     guard let slug = item?.unwrappedSlug ?? pdfItem?.slug else { return }