diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/LoadSharedUserStateTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/LoadSharedUserStateTask.java
index 371c1e5f..0bf93baa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/LoadSharedUserStateTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/LoadSharedUserStateTask.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.ApiCallException;
 import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.LbryUriException;
 import io.lbry.browser.model.Tag;
 import io.lbry.browser.model.lbryinc.Subscription;
+import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Lbry;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.LbryUri;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ public class LoadSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
                             value.has("subscriptions") && !value.isNull("subscriptions") ? value.getJSONArray("subscriptions") : null;
                     JSONArray tags =
                             value.has("tags") && !value.isNull("tags") ? value.getJSONArray("tags") : null;
+                    JSONArray following =
+                            value.has("following") && !value.isNull("following") ? value.getJSONArray("following") : null;
 
                     if (subscriptionUrls != null) {
                         subscriptions = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -78,7 +81,8 @@ public class LoadSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
                                 LbryUri uri = LbryUri.parse(LbryUri.normalize(url));
                                 Subscription subscription = new Subscription();
                                 subscription.setChannelName(uri.getChannelName());
-                                subscription.setUrl(url);
+                                subscription.setUrl(uri.toString());
+                                subscription.setNotificationsDisabled(isNotificationsDisabledForSubUrl(uri.toString(), following));
                                 subscriptions.add(subscription);
                                 if (db != null) {
                                     DatabaseHelper.createOrUpdateSubscription(subscription, db);
@@ -125,6 +129,24 @@ public class LoadSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
         return false;
     }
 
+    protected boolean isNotificationsDisabledForSubUrl(String url, JSONArray following) {
+        try {
+            for (int i = 0; i < following.length(); i++) {
+                JSONObject item = following.getJSONObject(i);
+                String itemUrl = Helper.getJSONString("url", null, item);
+                boolean notificationsDisabled = Helper.getJSONBoolean("notificationsDisabled", true, item);
+                if (url.equalsIgnoreCase(itemUrl)) {
+                    return notificationsDisabled;
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (JSONException ex) {
+            // pass
+        }
+
+        // always default notifications disabled to true
+        return true;
+    }
+
     protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
         if (handler != null) {
             if (result) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SaveSharedUserStateTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SaveSharedUserStateTask.java
index 9a0559af..2b962061 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SaveSharedUserStateTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SaveSharedUserStateTask.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.lbry.browser.tasks.wallet;
 
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 
+import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -11,9 +12,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.ApiCallException;
+import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.LbryUriException;
 import io.lbry.browser.model.lbryinc.Subscription;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Lbry;
+import io.lbry.browser.utils.LbryUri;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Lbryio;
 
 /*
@@ -40,9 +43,16 @@ public class SaveSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
     protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
         // data to save
         // current subscriptions
+        List<Subscription> subs = new ArrayList<>(Lbryio.subscriptions);
         List<String> subscriptionUrls = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (Subscription subscription : Lbryio.subscriptions) {
-            subscriptionUrls.add(subscription.getUrl());
+        try {
+            for (Subscription subscription : subs) {
+                LbryUri uri = LbryUri.parse(LbryUri.normalize(subscription.getUrl()));
+                subscriptionUrls.add(uri.toString());
+            }
+        } catch (LbryUriException ex) {
+            error = ex;
+            return false;
         }
 
         // followed tags
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ public class SaveSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
                     JSONObject value = shared.getJSONObject("value");
                     value.put("subscriptions", Helper.jsonArrayFromList(subscriptionUrls));
                     value.put("tags", Helper.jsonArrayFromList(followedTags));
+                    value.put("following", buildUpdatedNotificationsDisabledStates(subs));
                     sharedObject = shared;
                 }
             }
@@ -71,6 +82,7 @@ public class SaveSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
                 JSONObject value = new JSONObject();
                 value.put("subscriptions", Helper.jsonArrayFromList(subscriptionUrls));
                 value.put("tags", Helper.jsonArrayFromList(followedTags));
+                value.put("following", buildUpdatedNotificationsDisabledStates(subs));
 
                 sharedObject = new JSONObject();
                 sharedObject.put("type", "object");
@@ -91,6 +103,26 @@ public class SaveSharedUserStateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
         return false;
     }
 
+    private static JSONArray buildUpdatedNotificationsDisabledStates(List<Subscription> subscriptions) {
+        JSONArray states = new JSONArray();
+        for (Subscription subscription : subscriptions) {
+            if (!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(subscription.getUrl())) {
+                try {
+                    JSONObject item = new JSONObject();
+                    LbryUri uri = LbryUri.parse(LbryUri.normalize(subscription.getUrl()));
+                    item.put("uri", uri.toString());
+                    item.put("notificationsDisabled", subscription.isNotificationsDisabled());
+                    states.put(item);
+                } catch (JSONException | LbryUriException ex) {
+                    // pass
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return states;
+    }
+
     protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
         if (handler != null) {
             if (result) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
index aa18ff43..75750775 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java
@@ -228,8 +228,11 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseFragment implements FetchChannelsListen
                                 ((MainActivity) context).showMessage(subscription.isNotificationsDisabled() ?
                                         R.string.receive_no_notifications : R.string.receive_all_notifications);
                             }
-
                             checkIsFollowing();
+
+                            if (context != null) {
+                                context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(MainActivity.ACTION_SAVE_SHARED_USER_STATE));
+                            }
                         }
 
                         @Override
@@ -268,11 +271,9 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseFragment implements FetchChannelsListen
                             checkIsFollowing();
                             FollowingFragment.resetClaimSearchContent = true;
 
-                            if (Lbry.SDK_READY) {
-                                Context context = getContext();
-                                if (context instanceof MainActivity) {
-                                    ((MainActivity) context).saveSharedUserState();
-                                }
+                            Context context = getContext();
+                            if (context != null) {
+                                context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(MainActivity.ACTION_SAVE_SHARED_USER_STATE));
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
index e45e0c9a..8f63d446 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
                                     R.string.receive_no_notifications : R.string.receive_all_notifications);
                         }
                         checkIsFollowing();
+
+                        if (context != null) {
+                            context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(MainActivity.ACTION_SAVE_SHARED_USER_STATE));
+                        }
                     }
 
                     @Override