diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d413ed527..0c63bf7bc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
   android-build:
     <<: *defaults
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/android:api-26-alpha
+      - image: circleci/android:api-27-node8-alpha
 
     environment:
       GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx4096m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError"
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
 
-      - run:
-          name: Install Node 8
-          command: |
-            curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.6/install.sh | bash
-            source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
-            nvm install 8
+      # - run:
+      #     name: Install Node 8
+      #     command: |
+      #       curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.6/install.sh | bash
+      #       source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
+      #       nvm install 8
 
       - restore_cache:
           key: node-modules-{{ checksum ".circleci/config.yml" }}-{{ checksum "package.json" }}
diff --git a/app/actions/actionsTypes.js b/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
index 5b8f16c9f..9fc1cdc64 100644
--- a/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
+++ b/app/actions/actionsTypes.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export const LOGIN = createRequestTypes('LOGIN', [
 	'CLOSE',
 	'SET_SERVICES',
 	'REMOVE_SERVICES',
-	'SET_PREFERENCE'
+	'SET_PREFERENCE',
+	'SET_SORT_PREFERENCE'
 ]);
 export const FORGOT_PASSWORD = createRequestTypes('FORGOT_PASSWORD', [
 	...defaultTypes,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ export const MENTIONED_MESSAGES = createRequestTypes('MENTIONED_MESSAGES', ['OPE
 export const SNIPPETED_MESSAGES = createRequestTypes('SNIPPETED_MESSAGES', ['OPEN', 'READY', 'CLOSE', 'MESSAGES_RECEIVED']);
 export const ROOM_FILES = createRequestTypes('ROOM_FILES', ['OPEN', 'READY', 'CLOSE', 'MESSAGES_RECEIVED']);
 export const DEEP_LINKING = createRequestTypes('DEEP_LINKING', ['OPEN']);
+export const SORT_PREFERENCES = createRequestTypes('SORT_PREFERENCES', ['SET_ALL', 'SET']);
 
 export const INCREMENT = 'INCREMENT';
 export const DECREMENT = 'DECREMENT';
diff --git a/app/actions/sortPreferences.js b/app/actions/sortPreferences.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e452e74c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/actions/sortPreferences.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import * as types from './actionsTypes';
+
+export function setAllPreferences(preferences) {
+	return {
+		type: types.SORT_PREFERENCES.SET_ALL,
+		preferences
+	};
+}
+
+export function setPreference(preference) {
+	return {
+		type: types.SORT_PREFERENCES.SET,
+		preference
+	};
+}
diff --git a/app/lib/rocketchat.js b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
index 711d5d99e..42b4354c4 100644
--- a/app/lib/rocketchat.js
+++ b/app/lib/rocketchat.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { sendFileMessage, cancelUpload, isUploadActive } from './methods/sendFil
 import { getDeviceToken } from '../push';
 
 const TOKEN_KEY = 'reactnativemeteor_usertoken';
+const SORT_PREFS_KEY = 'RC_SORT_PREFS_KEY';
 const call = (method, ...params) => RocketChat.ddp.call(method, ...params); // eslint-disable-line
 const returnAnArray = obj => obj || [];
 
@@ -772,6 +773,19 @@ const RocketChat = {
 	},
 	setAvatarFromService({ data, contentType = '', service = null }) {
 		return call('setAvatarFromService', data, contentType, service);
+	},
+	async getSortPreferences() {
+		const prefs = await AsyncStorage.getItem(SORT_PREFS_KEY);
+		return JSON.parse(prefs);
+	},
+	async saveSortPreference(param) {
+		try {
+			let prefs = await RocketChat.getSortPreferences();
+			prefs = { ...prefs, ...param };
+			return await AsyncStorage.setItem(SORT_PREFS_KEY, JSON.stringify(prefs));
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.warn(error);
+		}
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/app/reducers/index.js b/app/reducers/index.js
index 27d07f44b..2c6c6c58f 100644
--- a/app/reducers/index.js
+++ b/app/reducers/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import pinnedMessages from './pinnedMessages';
 import mentionedMessages from './mentionedMessages';
 import snippetedMessages from './snippetedMessages';
 import roomFiles from './roomFiles';
+import sortPreferences from './sortPreferences';
 
 export default combineReducers({
 	settings,
@@ -38,5 +39,6 @@ export default combineReducers({
 	pinnedMessages,
 	mentionedMessages,
 	snippetedMessages,
-	roomFiles
+	roomFiles,
+	sortPreferences
 });
diff --git a/app/reducers/sortPreferences.js b/app/reducers/sortPreferences.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5cd2ba3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/reducers/sortPreferences.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { SORT_PREFERENCES } from '../actions/actionsTypes';
+
+const initialState = {
+	sortBy: 'activity',
+	groupByType: true,
+	showFavorites: true,
+	showUnread: true
+};
+
+
+export default (state = initialState, action) => {
+	switch (action.type) {
+		case SORT_PREFERENCES.SET_ALL:
+			return {
+				...state,
+				...action.preferences
+			};
+		case SORT_PREFERENCES.SET:
+			return {
+				...state,
+				...action.preference
+			};
+		default:
+			return state;
+	}
+};
diff --git a/app/sagas/init.js b/app/sagas/init.js
index 5eabde10c..8ed38b4f0 100644
--- a/app/sagas/init.js
+++ b/app/sagas/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 import * as actions from '../actions';
 import { selectServerRequest } from '../actions/server';
 import { restoreToken, setUser } from '../actions/login';
+import { setAllPreferences } from '../actions/sortPreferences';
 import { APP } from '../actions/actionsTypes';
 import RocketChat from '../lib/rocketchat';
 import log from '../utils/log';
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ const restore = function* restore() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		const sortPreferences = yield RocketChat.getSortPreferences();
+		yield put(setAllPreferences(sortPreferences));
+
 		yield put(actions.appReady({}));
 	} catch (e) {
 		log('restore', e);
diff --git a/app/views/RoomsListView/SortDropdown.js b/app/views/RoomsListView/SortDropdown.js
index 5ecc37c9c..b2b8718f5 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomsListView/SortDropdown.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomsListView/SortDropdown.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import Touch from '../../utils/touch';
 import styles from './styles';
 import RocketChat from '../../lib/rocketchat';
-import { setPreference } from '../../actions/login';
+import { setPreference } from '../../actions/sortPreferences';
 import log from '../../utils/log';
 import I18n from '../../i18n';
 
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ const ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
 @connect(state => ({
 	closeSortDropdown: state.rooms.closeSortDropdown
 }), dispatch => ({
-	setPreference: preference => dispatch(setPreference(preference))
+	setSortPreference: preference => dispatch(setPreference(preference))
 }))
 export default class Sort extends Component {
 	static propTypes = {
 		closeSortDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		close: PropTypes.func,
-		sidebarSortby: PropTypes.string,
-		sidebarGroupByType: PropTypes.bool,
-		sidebarShowFavorites: PropTypes.bool,
-		sidebarShowUnread: PropTypes.bool,
-		setPreference: PropTypes.func
+		sortBy: PropTypes.string,
+		groupByType: PropTypes.bool,
+		showFavorites: PropTypes.bool,
+		showUnread: PropTypes.bool,
+		setSortPreference: PropTypes.func
 	}
 
 	constructor(props) {
@@ -51,33 +51,33 @@ export default class Sort extends Component {
 		}
 	}
 
-	saveUserPreference = async(param) => {
+	setSortPreference = async(param) => {
 		try {
-			this.props.setPreference(param);
-			await RocketChat.saveUserPreferences(param);
+			this.props.setSortPreference(param);
+			RocketChat.saveSortPreference(param);
 		} catch (e) {
-			log('RoomsListView.saveUserPreference', e);
+			log('RoomsListView.setSortPreference', e);
 		}
 	}
 
 	sortByName = () => {
-		this.saveUserPreference({ sidebarSortby: 'alphabetical' });
+		this.setSortPreference({ sortBy: 'alphabetical' });
 	}
 
 	sortByActivity = () => {
-		this.saveUserPreference({ sidebarSortby: 'activity' });
+		this.setSortPreference({ sortBy: 'activity' });
 	}
 
 	toggleGroupByType = () => {
-		this.saveUserPreference({ sidebarGroupByType: !this.props.sidebarGroupByType });
+		this.setSortPreference({ groupByType: !this.props.groupByType });
 	}
 
 	toggleGroupByFavorites = () => {
-		this.saveUserPreference({ sidebarShowFavorites: !this.props.sidebarShowFavorites });
+		this.setSortPreference({ showFavorites: !this.props.showFavorites });
 	}
 
 	toggleUnread = () => {
-		this.saveUserPreference({ sidebarShowUnread: !this.props.sidebarShowUnread });
+		this.setSortPreference({ showUnread: !this.props.showUnread });
 	}
 
 	close = () => {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class Sort extends Component {
 			outputRange: [0, 0.3]
 		});
 		const {
-			sidebarSortby, sidebarGroupByType, sidebarShowFavorites, sidebarShowUnread
+			sortBy, groupByType, showFavorites, showUnread
 		} = this.props;
 		return (
 			[
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ export default class Sort extends Component {
 						<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
 							<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'sort_alphabetically' }} />
 							<Text style={styles.sortItemText}>{I18n.t('Alphabetical')}</Text>
-							{sidebarSortby === 'alphabetical' ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
+							{sortBy === 'alphabetical' ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
 						</View>
 					</Touch>
 					<Touch key='sort-activity' style={styles.sortItemButton} onPress={this.sortByActivity}>
 						<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
 							<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'sort_activity' }} />
 							<Text style={styles.sortItemText}>{I18n.t('Activity')}</Text>
-							{sidebarSortby === 'activity' ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
+							{sortBy === 'activity' ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
 						</View>
 					</Touch>
 					<View style={styles.sortSeparator} />
@@ -132,21 +132,21 @@ export default class Sort extends Component {
 						<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
 							<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'group_type' }} />
 							<Text style={styles.sortItemText}>{I18n.t('Group_by_type')}</Text>
-							{sidebarGroupByType ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
+							{groupByType ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
 						</View>
 					</Touch>
 					<Touch key='group-favorites' style={styles.sortItemButton} onPress={this.toggleGroupByFavorites}>
 						<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
 							<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'group_favorites' }} />
 							<Text style={styles.sortItemText}>{I18n.t('Group_by_favorites')}</Text>
-							{sidebarShowFavorites ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
+							{showFavorites ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
 						</View>
 					</Touch>
 					<Touch key='group-unread' style={styles.sortItemButton} onPress={this.toggleUnread}>
 						<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
 							<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'group_unread' }} />
 							<Text style={styles.sortItemText}>{I18n.t('Unread_on_top')}</Text>
-							{sidebarShowUnread ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
+							{showUnread ? <Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'check' }} /> : null}
 						</View>
 					</Touch>
 				</Animated.View>,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class Sort extends Component {
 					style={[styles.dropdownContainerHeader, styles.sortToggleContainerClose]}
 				>
 					<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
-						<Text style={styles.sortToggleText}>{I18n.t('Sorting_by', { key: I18n.t(this.props.sidebarSortby === 'alphabetical' ? 'name' : 'activity') })}</Text>
+						<Text style={styles.sortToggleText}>{I18n.t('Sorting_by', { key: I18n.t(this.props.sortBy === 'alphabetical' ? 'name' : 'activity') })}</Text>
 						<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'group_type' }} />
 					</View>
 				</Touch>
diff --git a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
index bc11cacf4..608e7d1ed 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
@@ -39,31 +39,19 @@ if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
 	});
 }
 
-@connect((state) => {
-	let result = {
-		userId: state.login.user && state.login.user.id,
-		server: state.server.server,
-		Site_Url: state.settings.Site_Url,
-		searchText: state.rooms.searchText,
-		loadingServer: state.server.loading,
-		showServerDropdown: state.rooms.showServerDropdown,
-		showSortDropdown: state.rooms.showSortDropdown,
-		sidebarSortby: null,
-		sidebarGroupByType: null,
-		sidebarShowFavorites: null,
-		sidebarShowUnread: null
-	};
-	if (state.login && state.login.user && state.login.user.settings && state.login.user.settings.preferences) {
-		result = {
-			...result,
-			sidebarSortby: state.login.user.settings.preferences.sidebarSortby,
-			sidebarGroupByType: state.login.user.settings.preferences.sidebarGroupByType,
-			sidebarShowFavorites: state.login.user.settings.preferences.sidebarShowFavorites,
-			sidebarShowUnread: state.login.user.settings.preferences.sidebarShowUnread
-		};
-	}
-	return result;
-}, dispatch => ({
+@connect(state => ({
+	userId: state.login.user && state.login.user.id,
+	server: state.server.server,
+	Site_Url: state.settings.Site_Url,
+	searchText: state.rooms.searchText,
+	loadingServer: state.server.loading,
+	showServerDropdown: state.rooms.showServerDropdown,
+	showSortDropdown: state.rooms.showSortDropdown,
+	sortBy: state.sortPreferences.sortBy,
+	groupByType: state.sortPreferences.groupByType,
+	showFavorites: state.sortPreferences.showFavorites,
+	showUnread: state.sortPreferences.showUnread
+}), dispatch => ({
 	toggleSortDropdown: () => dispatch(toggleSortDropdown())
 }))
 /** @extends React.Component */
@@ -88,10 +76,10 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 		loadingServer: PropTypes.bool,
 		showServerDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
 		showSortDropdown: PropTypes.bool,
-		sidebarSortby: PropTypes.string,
-		sidebarGroupByType: PropTypes.bool,
-		sidebarShowFavorites: PropTypes.bool,
-		sidebarShowUnread: PropTypes.bool,
+		sortBy: PropTypes.string,
+		groupByType: PropTypes.bool,
+		showFavorites: PropTypes.bool,
+		showUnread: PropTypes.bool,
 		toggleSortDropdown: PropTypes.func
 	}
 
@@ -138,10 +126,10 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 
 	componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
 		if (!(
-			(prevProps.sidebarSortby === this.props.sidebarSortby) &&
-			(prevProps.sidebarGroupByType === this.props.sidebarGroupByType) &&
-			(prevProps.sidebarShowFavorites === this.props.sidebarShowFavorites) &&
-			(prevProps.sidebarShowUnread === this.props.sidebarShowUnread)
+			(prevProps.sortBy === this.props.sortBy) &&
+			(prevProps.groupByType === this.props.groupByType) &&
+			(prevProps.showFavorites === this.props.showFavorites) &&
+			(prevProps.showUnread === this.props.showUnread)
 		)) {
 			this.getSubscriptions();
 		}
@@ -195,7 +183,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 
 	getSubscriptions = () => {
 		if (this.props.server && this.hasActiveDB()) {
-			if (this.props.sidebarSortby === 'alphabetical') {
+			if (this.props.sortBy === 'alphabetical') {
 				this.data = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('archived != true && open == true').sorted('name', false);
 			} else {
 				this.data = database.objects('subscriptions').filtered('archived != true && open == true').sorted('roomUpdatedAt', true);
@@ -210,7 +198,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 			let livechat = [];
 
 			// unread
-			if (this.props.sidebarShowUnread) {
+			if (this.props.showUnread) {
 				this.unread = this.data.filtered('archived != true && open == true').sorted('name', false).filtered('(unread > 0 || alert == true)');
 				unread = this.unread.slice();
 				setTimeout(() => {
@@ -220,7 +208,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 				this.removeListener(unread);
 			}
 			// favorites
-			if (this.props.sidebarShowFavorites) {
+			if (this.props.showFavorites) {
 				this.favorites = this.data.filtered('f == true');
 				favorites = this.favorites.slice();
 				setTimeout(() => {
@@ -230,7 +218,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 				this.removeListener(favorites);
 			}
 			// type
-			if (this.props.sidebarGroupByType) {
+			if (this.props.groupByType) {
 				// channels
 				this.channels = this.data.filtered('t == $0', 'c');
 				channels = this.channels.slice();
@@ -382,7 +370,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 			style={styles.dropdownContainerHeader}
 		>
 			<View style={styles.sortItemContainer}>
-				<Text style={styles.sortToggleText}>{I18n.t('Sorting_by', { key: I18n.t(this.props.sidebarSortby === 'alphabetical' ? 'name' : 'activity') })}</Text>
+				<Text style={styles.sortToggleText}>{I18n.t('Sorting_by', { key: I18n.t(this.props.sortBy === 'alphabetical' ? 'name' : 'activity') })}</Text>
 				<Image style={styles.sortIcon} source={{ uri: 'group_type' }} />
 			</View>
 		</Touch>
@@ -496,7 +484,7 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 
 	render = () => {
 		const {
-			sidebarSortby, sidebarGroupByType, sidebarShowFavorites, sidebarShowUnread, showServerDropdown, showSortDropdown
+			sortBy, groupByType, showFavorites, showUnread, showServerDropdown, showSortDropdown
 		} = this.props;
 
 		return (
@@ -505,10 +493,10 @@ export default class RoomsListView extends LoggedView {
 				{showSortDropdown ?
 					<SortDropdown
 						close={this.toggleSort}
-						sidebarSortby={sidebarSortby}
-						sidebarGroupByType={sidebarGroupByType}
-						sidebarShowFavorites={sidebarShowFavorites}
-						sidebarShowUnread={sidebarShowUnread}
+						sortBy={sortBy}
+						groupByType={groupByType}
+						showFavorites={showFavorites}
+						showUnread={showUnread}
 					/> :
 					null}
 				{showServerDropdown ? <ServerDropdown navigator={this.props.navigator} /> : null}