diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/schema.graphqls b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/schema.graphqls
index fd10083a7..4f51a59b3 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/schema.graphqls
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/graphql/schema.graphqls
@@ -1720,6 +1720,8 @@ input SaveUrlInput {
   source: String!
   state: ArticleSavingRequestStatus
   url: String!
+  timezone: String
+  locale: String
 }
 
 type SearchError {
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemMutations.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemMutations.kt
index 84601bfc2..20ee0a878 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemMutations.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SavedItemMutations.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package app.omnivore.omnivore.networking
 import android.content.ContentValues
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.util.Log
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.Constants
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SaveUrlMutation
@@ -46,15 +47,18 @@ suspend fun Networker.updateArchiveStatusSavedItem(
   }
 }
 
-suspend fun Networker.saveUrl(url: Uri, timeZone: String, locale: String): Boolean {
+suspend fun Networker.saveUrl(url: Uri): Boolean {
   return try {
     val clientRequestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+    // get locale and timezone from device
+    val timezone = TimeZone.getDefault().id
+    val locale = Locale.current.toLanguageTag()
     val input = SaveUrlInput(
       url = url.toString(),
       clientRequestId = clientRequestId,
       source = "android",
-      timezone = timeZone,
-      locale = locale
+      timezone = Optional.present(timezone),
+      locale = Optional.present(locale)
     )
     val result = authenticatedApolloClient().mutation(SaveUrlMutation(input)).execute()
     result.data?.saveUrl?.onSaveSuccess?.url != null
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
index 325ce5b66..216958bc8 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveSheetActivity.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.R
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.ui.library.SavedItemAction
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
-import java.util.TimeZone
 
 // Not sure why we need this class, but directly opening SaveSheetActivity
 // causes the app to crash.
@@ -61,16 +59,12 @@ abstract class SaveSheetActivityBase : AppCompatActivity() {
     val viewModel: SaveViewModel by viewModels()
     var extractedText: String? = null
 
-    // get locale and timezone from device
-    val timezone = TimeZone.getDefault().id
-    val locale = Locale.current.toLanguageTag()
-
     when (intent?.action) {
       Intent.ACTION_SEND -> {
         if (intent.type?.startsWith("text/plain") == true) {
           intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT)?.let {
             extractedText = it
-            viewModel.saveURL(it, timezone, locale)
+            viewModel.saveURL(it)
             Log.d(ContentValues.TAG, "Extracted text: $extractedText")
           }
         }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
index b2376d051..5877d8b03 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/save/SaveViewModel.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import app.omnivore.omnivore.DatastoreRepository
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SaveUrlMutation
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.SaveUrlInput
 import com.apollographql.apollo3.ApolloClient
+import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Optional
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ enum class SaveState {
 @HiltViewModel
 class SaveViewModel @Inject constructor(
   private val datastoreRepo: DatastoreRepository
-): ViewModel() {
+) : ViewModel() {
   val saveState = MutableLiveData(SaveState.NONE)
 
   var isLoading by mutableStateOf(false)
@@ -81,13 +83,18 @@ class SaveViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
       try {
         clientRequestID = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+        // get locale and timezone from device
+        val timezone = TimeZone.getDefault().id
+        val locale = Locale.current.toLanguageTag()
 
         val response = apolloClient.mutation(
           SaveUrlMutation(
             SaveUrlInput(
               clientRequestId = clientRequestID!!,
               source = "android",
-              url = cleanedUrl
+              url = cleanedUrl,
+              timezone = Optional.present(timezone),
+              locale = Optional.present(locale)
             )
           )
         ).execute()