diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
index f3995ef9c..321110e56 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewIOS.swift
@@ -573,17 +573,17 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
           HStack {
             Menu(content: {
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .continueReading)
+                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .continueReading)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Continue Reading")
               })
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
+                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .pinned)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Pinned")
               })
               Button(action: {
-                viewModel.fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .newsletters)
+                viewModel.updateFeatureFilter(context: dataService.viewContext, filter: .newsletters)
               }, label: {
                 Text("Newsletters")
               })
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
                 HStack(alignment: .center) {
                   Image(systemName: "line.3.horizontal.decrease")
                     .font(Font.system(size: 13, weight: .regular))
-                  Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.fetcher.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).title)
+                  Text((FeaturedItemFilter(rawValue: viewModel.featureFilter) ?? .continueReading).title)
                     .font(Font.system(size: 13, weight: .medium))
                 }
                 .tint(Color(hex: "#007AFF"))
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ struct AnimatingCellHeight: AnimatableModifier {
               await viewModel.loadMore(dataService: dataService)
             }
           }
+
+          // reload this in case it was changed in settings
+          viewModel.hideFeatureSection = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: UserDefaultKey.hideFeatureSection.rawValue)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
index 0000ce363..2bd2261a7 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Home/HomeFeedViewModel.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ enum LoadingBarStyle {
   @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.stopUsingFollowingPrimer.rawValue) var stopUsingFollowingPrimer = false
   @AppStorage("LibraryTabView::hideFollowingTab") var hideFollowingTab = false
 
+  @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.lastSelectedFeaturedItemFilter.rawValue) var featureFilter = FeaturedItemFilter.continueReading.rawValue
+
   @Published var appliedFilter: InternalFilter? {
     didSet {
       if let filterName = appliedFilter?.name.lowercased() {
@@ -363,4 +365,11 @@ enum LoadingBarStyle {
       snackbar("Error modifying emails")
     }
   }
+
+  func updateFeatureFilter(context: NSManagedObjectContext, filter: FeaturedItemFilter?) {
+    if let filter = filter {
+      featureFilter = filter.rawValue
+      fetcher.updateFeatureFilter(context: context, filter: filter)
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apple/Sources/AppIntents.swift b/apple/Sources/AppIntents.swift
index ee9d12fb3..6b183e23a 100644
--- a/apple/Sources/AppIntents.swift
+++ b/apple/Sources/AppIntents.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
     var omnivoreWebURL: String
     @Property(title: "Omnivore deeplink URL")
     var omnivoreShortcutURL: String
+    @Property(title: "Author if set")
+    var author: String?
+    @Property(title: "Site name if set")
+    var siteName: String?
+    @Property(title: "Published date if set")
+    var publishedAt: Date?
+    @Property(title: "Time the item was saved")
+    var savedAt: Date?
 
     init(item: Models.LibraryItem) {
       self.id = UUID(uuidString: item.unwrappedID)!
@@ -48,6 +56,10 @@
       self.originalURL = item.pageURLString
       self.omnivoreWebURL = "https://omnivore.app/me/\(item.slug!)"
       self.omnivoreShortcutURL = "omnivore://read/\(item.unwrappedID)"
+      self.author = item.author
+      self.siteName = item.siteName
+      self.publishedAt = item.publishDate
+      self.savedAt = item.savedAt
     }
 
     static var typeDisplayRepresentation = TypeDisplayRepresentation(