diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/AppDrawerAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/AppDrawerAdapter.kt
index d6cba92c..d3b419dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/AppDrawerAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/AppDrawerAdapter.kt
@@ -11,29 +11,30 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.UnlauncherApp
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.R
-import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.datasource.apps.UnlauncherAppsRepository
-import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.datasource.coreprefs.CorePreferencesRepository
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.datasource.UnlauncherDataSource
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.ui.main.HomeFragment
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.utils.firstUppercase
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.utils.gravity
 
 class AppDrawerAdapter(
-    private val listener: HomeFragment.AppDrawerListener,
-    lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,
-    appsRepo: UnlauncherAppsRepository,
-    private val corePreferencesRepo: CorePreferencesRepository
+        private val listener: HomeFragment.AppDrawerListener,
+        lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,
+        private val unlauncherDataSource: UnlauncherDataSource
 ) : RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>() {
 
     private val WORK_APP_PREFIX = "\uD83C\uDD46 " //Unicode for boxed w
     private val regex = Regex("[!@#\$%^&*()_+\\-=\\[\\]{};':\"\\\\|,.<>/? ]")
     private var apps: List<UnlauncherApp> = listOf()
     private var filteredApps: List<AppDrawerRow> = listOf()
+    private var gravity = 3
 
     init {
-        appsRepo.liveData().observe(lifecycleOwner) { unlauncherApps ->
+        unlauncherDataSource.unlauncherAppsRepo.liveData().observe(lifecycleOwner) { unlauncherApps ->
             apps = unlauncherApps.appsList
             updateFilteredApps()
         }
-        corePreferencesRepo.liveData().observe(lifecycleOwner) { _ ->
+        unlauncherDataSource.corePreferencesRepo.liveData().observe(lifecycleOwner) { corePrefs ->
+            gravity = corePrefs.alignmentFormat.gravity()
             updateFilteredApps()
         }
     }
@@ -88,8 +89,9 @@ class AppDrawerAdapter(
 
     @SuppressLint("NotifyDataSetChanged")
     private fun updateFilteredApps(filterQuery: String = "") {
-        val showDrawerHeadings = corePreferencesRepo.get().showDrawerHeadings
-        val searchAllApps = corePreferencesRepo.get().searchAllAppsInDrawer && filterQuery != ""
+        val corePreferences = unlauncherDataSource.corePreferencesRepo.get()
+        val showDrawerHeadings = corePreferences.showDrawerHeadings
+        val searchAllApps = corePreferences.searchAllAppsInDrawer && filterQuery != ""
         val displayableApps = apps
             .filter { app ->
                 (app.displayInDrawer || searchAllApps) && regex.replace(app.displayName, "")
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ class AppDrawerAdapter(
 
         fun bind(item: UnlauncherApp) {
             this.item.text = item.displayName
+            this.item.gravity = gravity
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/HomeAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/HomeAdapter.kt
index fc2ef427..7289fed3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/HomeAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/adapters/HomeAdapter.kt
@@ -6,27 +6,18 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.R
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.datasource.UnlauncherDataSource
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.models.HomeApp
-import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.utils.OnLaunchAppListener
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.ui.main.HomeFragment
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.utils.gravity
 
-/**
- * Corresponding to the resulting gravity, not the option key
- */
-enum class Alignment (val value: Int) {
-    LEFT(3),
-    RIGHT(5),
-    CENTER(1)
-}
-
-class HomeAdapter(private val listener: OnLaunchAppListener)
-    : RecyclerView.Adapter<HomeAdapter.ViewHolder>() {
+class HomeAdapter(
+    private val listener: HomeFragment,
+    private val unlauncherDataSource: UnlauncherDataSource
+) : RecyclerView.Adapter<HomeAdapter.ViewHolder>() {
 
     private var apps: List<HomeApp> = listOf()
-    private var gravity: Alignment = Alignment.LEFT
 
-    constructor(listener: OnLaunchAppListener, alignment: Int) : this(listener) {
-        setAlignment(alignment)
-    }
     override fun onCreateViewHolder(parent: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): ViewHolder {
         val view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.context)
                 .inflate(R.layout.main_fragment_list_item, parent, false)
@@ -36,10 +27,12 @@ class HomeAdapter(private val listener: OnLaunchAppListener)
     override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
         val item = apps.elementAt(position)
         holder.mLabelView.text = item.appNickname ?: item.appName
-        holder.mLabelView.gravity = gravity.value
         holder.mLabelView.setOnClickListener {
             listener.onLaunch(item, it)
         }
+        unlauncherDataSource.corePreferencesRepo.liveData().observe(listener.viewLifecycleOwner) {
+            holder.mLabelView.gravity = it.alignmentFormat.gravity()
+        }
     }
 
     override fun getItemCount(): Int = apps.size
@@ -49,20 +42,6 @@ class HomeAdapter(private val listener: OnLaunchAppListener)
         notifyDataSetChanged()
     }
 
-    fun getGravity(): Alignment = gravity
-
-    fun setGravity(gravity: Alignment) {
-        this.gravity = gravity
-    }
-
-    private fun setAlignment(alignment: Int) {
-        gravity = when (alignment) {
-            2 -> Alignment.RIGHT
-            1 -> Alignment.CENTER
-            else -> Alignment.LEFT
-        }
-    }
-
     inner class ViewHolder(mView: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(mView) {
         val mLabelView: TextView = mView.findViewById(R.id.home_fragment_list_item_app_name)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/datasource/coreprefs/CorePreferencesRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/datasource/coreprefs/CorePreferencesRepository.kt
index 5caab5fc..a67d7a6d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/datasource/coreprefs/CorePreferencesRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/datasource/coreprefs/CorePreferencesRepository.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleCoroutineScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.asLiveData
+import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.AlignmentFormat
 import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.ClockType
 import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.CorePreferences
 import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.SearchBarPosition
@@ -99,4 +100,12 @@ class CorePreferencesRepository(
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fun updateAlignmentFormat(alignmentFormat: AlignmentFormat) {
+        lifecycleScope.launch {
+            corePreferencesStore.updateData {
+                it.toBuilder().setAlignmentFormat(alignmentFormat).build()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/dialogs/ChooseAlignmentDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/dialogs/ChooseAlignmentDialog.kt
index 81269932..7611ed4e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/dialogs/ChooseAlignmentDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/dialogs/ChooseAlignmentDialog.kt
@@ -2,38 +2,35 @@ package com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.ui.dialogs
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog
 import android.app.Dialog
-import android.content.Context.MODE_PRIVATE
-import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.os.Bundle
-import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
+import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.AlignmentFormat
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.R
+import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.datasource.UnlauncherDataSource
+import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
+import javax.inject.Inject
 
+@AndroidEntryPoint
 class ChooseAlignmentDialog : DialogFragment() {
 
-    private lateinit var settings: SharedPreferences
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var unlauncherDataSource: UnlauncherDataSource
 
     override fun onCreateDialog(savedInstanceState: Bundle?): Dialog {
         val builder = AlertDialog.Builder(requireContext())
-        settings = requireContext().getSharedPreferences(getString(R.string.prefs_settings), MODE_PRIVATE)
 
-        val active = settings.getInt(getString(R.string.prefs_settings_alignment), 3)
+        val repo = unlauncherDataSource.corePreferencesRepo
+        val active = repo.get().alignmentFormat.number
         builder.setTitle(R.string.choose_alignment_dialog_title)
         builder.setSingleChoiceItems(R.array.alignment_format_array, active) { dialogInterface, i ->
             dialogInterface.dismiss()
-            settings.edit {
-                putInt(getString(R.string.prefs_settings_alignment), i)
-            }
-
+            repo.updateAlignmentFormat(AlignmentFormat.forNumber(i))
         }
         return builder.create()
     }
 
-
     companion object {
-        fun getInstance(): ChooseAlignmentDialog{
-            return ChooseAlignmentDialog()
-        }
+        fun getInstance(): ChooseAlignmentDialog = ChooseAlignmentDialog()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/main/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/main/HomeFragment.kt
index 59ccd153..6bf7471c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/main/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/ui/main/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import java.util.Date
 import java.util.Locale
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
+private const val APP_TILE_SIZE: Int = 3
+
 @AndroidEntryPoint
 class HomeFragment : BaseFragment(), OnLaunchAppListener {
     @Inject
@@ -96,13 +98,8 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment(), OnLaunchAppListener {
 
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
-        val settingsKey = getString(R.string.prefs_settings)
-        val alignmentKey: String = getString(R.string.prefs_settings_alignment)
-        val preferences = requireContext().getSharedPreferences(settingsKey, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
-        val alignment = preferences.getInt(alignmentKey, 3)
-
-        val adapter1 = HomeAdapter(this, alignment)
-        val adapter2 = HomeAdapter(this, alignment)
+        val adapter1 = HomeAdapter(this, unlauncherDataSource)
+        val adapter2 = HomeAdapter(this, unlauncherDataSource)
         home_fragment_list.adapter = adapter1
         home_fragment_list_exp.adapter = adapter2
 
@@ -111,10 +108,10 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment(), OnLaunchAppListener {
         viewModel.apps.observe(viewLifecycleOwner) { list ->
             list?.let { apps ->
                 adapter1.setItems(apps.filter {
-                    it.sortingIndex < 3
+                    it.sortingIndex < APP_TILE_SIZE
                 })
                 adapter2.setItems(apps.filter {
-                    it.sortingIndex >= 3
+                    it.sortingIndex >= APP_TILE_SIZE
                 })
 
                 // Set the home apps in the Unlauncher data
@@ -127,8 +124,7 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment(), OnLaunchAppListener {
         appDrawerAdapter = AppDrawerAdapter(
             AppDrawerListener(),
             viewLifecycleOwner,
-            unlauncherAppsRepo,
-            unlauncherDataSource.corePreferencesRepo
+            unlauncherDataSource
         )
 
         setEventListeners()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/utils/Utils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/utils/Utils.kt
index af144585..3887cf06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/utils/Utils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sduduzog/slimlauncher/utils/Utils.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import android.text.style.TextAppearanceSpan
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics
 import android.view.WindowInsets
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
+import com.jkuester.unlauncher.datastore.AlignmentFormat
 import com.sduduzog.slimlauncher.R
 
 
@@ -97,4 +98,10 @@ fun createTitleAndSubtitleText(context: Context, title: CharSequence, subtitle:
 fun String.firstUppercase() = this.first().uppercase()
 
 fun ApplicationInfo.isSystemApp(): Boolean = (this.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM != 0) ||
-        (this.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP != 0)
\ No newline at end of file
+        (this.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_UPDATED_SYSTEM_APP != 0)
+
+fun AlignmentFormat.gravity(): Int = when (this.number) {
+    2 -> 5 // RIGHT
+    1 -> 1 // CENTER
+    else -> 3 // LEFT
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/proto/core_preferences.proto b/app/src/main/proto/core_preferences.proto
index 448b0e3e..8b9d0493 100644
--- a/app/src/main/proto/core_preferences.proto
+++ b/app/src/main/proto/core_preferences.proto
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ message CorePreferences {
   bool show_drawer_headings = 5;
   bool search_all_apps_in_drawer = 6;
   optional ClockType clock_type = 7;
+  AlignmentFormat alignment_format = 8;
 }
 
 enum SearchBarPosition {
@@ -24,3 +25,9 @@ enum ClockType {
   analog = 2;
   binary = 3;
 }
+
+enum AlignmentFormat {
+  left = 0;
+  center = 1;
+  right = 2;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c9eda3ac..6c050d69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     <string name="app_name" translatable="false">Unlauncher</string>
     <string name="main_placeholder_clock" translatable="false">00:00</string>
     <string name="main_placeholder_date" translatable="false">Sat, Apr 20</string>
+    <string name="prefs_settings" translatable="false">settings</string>
+    <string name="prefs_settings_key_theme" translatable="false">key_theme</string>
+    <string name="prefs_settings_key_time_format" translatable="false">time_format</string>
+    <string name="prefs_settings_key_toggle_status_bar" translatable="false">hide_status_bar</string>
     <string name="slim_url" translatable="false">https://github.com/jkuester/unlauncher</string>
 
     <string-array name="alignment_format_array">
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@
     <string name="menu_reset">Reset</string>
     <string name="open_app">Open App</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_change_theme">Change Theme</string>
-    <string name="options_fragment_choose_alignment">Choose Alignment</string>
+    <string name="options_fragment_choose_alignment">Choose App Alignment</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_choose_clock_type">Choose Clock Type</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_choose_time_format">Choose Time Format</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_customise_apps">Customise Apps</string>
@@ -84,11 +88,6 @@
     <string name="options_fragment_hide_status_bar">Hide Status Bar</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_show_status_bar">Show Status Bar</string>
     <string name="options_fragment_toggle_status_bar">Toggle Status Bar</string>
-    <string name="prefs_settings" translatable="false">settings</string>
-    <string name="prefs_settings_alignment" translatable="false">alignment</string>
-    <string name="prefs_settings_key_theme" translatable="false">key_theme</string>
-    <string name="prefs_settings_key_time_format" translatable="false">time_format</string>
-    <string name="prefs_settings_key_toggle_status_bar" translatable="false">hide_status_bar</string>
     <string name="remove_all_apps_dialog_message">"This action will not uninstall your apps."
     "It is just to confirm if you're clearing this list on purpose"</string>
     <string name="remove_all_apps_dialog_title">Remove All Apps</string>