diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/DataService.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/DataService.kt
index 460c5486c..e155ecc82 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/DataService.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/DataService.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 package app.omnivore.omnivore
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
 import androidx.room.Room
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.Networker
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.savedItemUpdates
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.AppDatabase
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class DataService @Inject constructor(
   context: Context,
-  private val networker: Networker
+  val networker: Networker
 ) {
   val db = Room.databaseBuilder(
     context,
@@ -16,6 +18,15 @@ class DataService @Inject constructor(
   ).build()
 }
 
-//suspend fun DataService.sync(): Boolean {
-//
-//}
+suspend fun DataService.sync(since: String, cursor: String?, limit: Int = 15): Boolean {
+  val syncResult = networker.savedItemUpdates(cursor = cursor, limit = limit, since = since) ?: return false
+
+  Log.d("sync", "count: ${syncResult.totalCount}; sync result: $syncResult")
+  // TODO: Store items in Room DB
+
+  return true
+}
+
+suspend fun DataService.syncOfflineItemsWithServerIfNeeded() {
+  // TODO: implement this
+}
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
index 1c705280f..ecb84e728 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/networking/SearchQuery.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package app.omnivore.omnivore.networking
 
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.SearchQuery
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.TypeaheadSearchQuery
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.UpdatesSinceQuery
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.graphql.generated.type.UpdateReason
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItem
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItemCardData
 import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Optional
 
@@ -13,14 +10,6 @@ data class SearchQueryResponse(
   val cardsData: List<SavedItemCardData>
 )
 
-data class SavedItemUpdatesQueryResponse(
-  val cursor: String?,
-  val hasMoreItems: Boolean,
-  val totalCount: Int,
-  val deletedItemIDs: List<String>,
-  val items: List<SavedItem>
-)
-
 suspend fun Networker.typeaheadSearch(
   query: String
 ): SearchQueryResponse {
@@ -87,65 +76,3 @@ suspend fun Networker.search(
     return SearchQueryResponse(null, listOf())
   }
 }
-
-suspend fun Networker.savedItemUpdates(
-  cursor: String? = null,
-  limit: Int = 15,
-  since: String
-): SavedItemUpdatesQueryResponse? {
-  try {
-    val result = authenticatedApolloClient().query(
-      UpdatesSinceQuery(
-        after = Optional.presentIfNotNull(cursor),
-        first = Optional.presentIfNotNull(limit),
-        since = since
-      )
-    ).execute()
-
-    val payload = result.data?.updatesSince?.onUpdatesSinceSuccess ?: return null
-    val itemNodes: MutableList<UpdatesSinceQuery.Node> = mutableListOf()
-    val deletedItemIDs: MutableList<String> = mutableListOf()
-
-    for (edge in payload.edges) {
-      if (edge.updateReason == UpdateReason.DELETED) {
-        deletedItemIDs.add(edge.itemID)
-      } else if (edge.node != null) {
-        itemNodes.add(edge.node)
-      }
-    }
-
-    val savedItems = itemNodes.map {
-      SavedItem(
-        id = it.id,
-        title = it.title,
-        createdAt = it.createdAt as String,
-        savedAt = it.savedAt as String,
-        readAt = it.readAt as String?,
-        updatedAt = it.updatedAt as String?,
-        readingProgress = it.readingProgressPercent,
-        readingProgressAnchor = it.readingProgressAnchorIndex,
-        imageURLString = it.image,
-        pageURLString = it.url,
-        descriptionText = it.description,
-        publisherURLString = it.originalArticleUrl,
-        siteName = it.siteName,
-        author = it.author,
-        publishDate = it.publishedAt as String?,
-        slug = it.slug,
-        isArchived = it.isArchived,
-        contentReader = it.contentReader.rawValue,
-        content = null
-      )
-    }
-
-    return SavedItemUpdatesQueryResponse(
-      cursor = payload.pageInfo.endCursor,
-      hasMoreItems = payload.pageInfo.hasNextPage,
-      totalCount = savedItems.size,
-      deletedItemIDs = deletedItemIDs,
-      items = savedItems
-    )
-  } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
-    return null
-  }
-}
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
index e3b41b37a..5fbb65b5e 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.DataService
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.DatastoreKeys
-import app.omnivore.omnivore.DatastoreRepository
+import app.omnivore.omnivore.*
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.networking.*
 import app.omnivore.omnivore.persistence.entities.SavedItemCardData
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
@@ -58,11 +56,14 @@ class LibraryViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
   }
 
-  fun syncItems() {
+  suspend fun syncItems() {
     val syncStart = LocalDateTime.now()
     val lastSyncDate = getLastSyncTime() ?: LocalDateTime.MIN
 
-//    try? await dataService.syncOfflineItemsWithServerIfNeeded()
+    withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+      dataService.syncOfflineItemsWithServerIfNeeded()
+      dataService.sync(since = lastSyncDate.toString(), cursor = null)
+    }
   }
 
   fun load(clearPreviousSearch: Boolean = false) {
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class LibraryViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     viewModelScope.launch {
+      syncItems()
       val thisSearchIdx = searchIdx
       searchIdx += 1