diff --git a/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/DataStore.kt b/preferences/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/preferences/DataStore.kt
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+package de.mm20.launcher2.preferences
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
+import androidx.datastore.dataStore
+
+val Context.dataStore: DataStore<Settings> by dataStore(
+    fileName = "settings.pb",
+    serializer = SettingsSerializer
+)
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