diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4616987a..d6f6e0d7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.8.0'
     annotationProcessor 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.8.0'
+    implementation ("com.github.bumptech.glide:recyclerview-integration:4.8.0") {
+        // Excludes the support library because it's already included by Glide.
+        transitive = false
+    }
 
     implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.4.0'
     implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.4.0'
@@ -49,4 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "joda-time:joda-time:2.9.9"
 
     implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0'
+
+
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainActivity.java
index 10e8f9fa..8af570ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainActivity.java
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.arch.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
-import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
 import android.support.design.widget.NavigationView;
 import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle;
 import android.support.v4.view.GravityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout;
 import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
-import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.support.v7.widget.DividerItemDecoration;
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
@@ -20,11 +18,11 @@ import android.support.v7.widget.helper.ItemTouchHelper;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
-import com.bumptech.glide.RequestManager;
+import com.bumptech.glide.integration.recyclerview.RecyclerViewPreloader;
+import com.bumptech.glide.util.ViewPreloadSizeProvider;
 import com.readrops.app.database.entities.Item;
 import com.readrops.readropslibrary.ParsingResult;
 
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SimpleCallback, S
     private NavigationView navigationView;
     private DrawerLayout drawerLayout;
 
-    private List<Item> itemList;
+    private List<Item> newItems;
 
     private TreeMap<LocalDateTime, Item> itemsMap;
 
@@ -84,14 +82,16 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SimpleCallback, S
         viewModel.setSimpleCallback(this);
 
         itemsMap = new TreeMap<>(LocalDateTime::compareTo);
-        itemList = new ArrayList<>();
+        newItems = new ArrayList<>();
 
         viewModel.getItems().observe(this, (List<Item> items) -> {
-            for (Item item : items) {
+            /*for (Item item : items) {
                 itemsMap.put(item.getFormatedDate(), item);
-            }
+            }*/
 
-            adapter.submitList(items);
+            newItems = items;
+            if (!refreshLayout.isRefreshing())
+                adapter.submitList(newItems);
         });
 
         refreshLayout = findViewById(R.id.swipe_refresh_layout);
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SimpleCallback, S
     private void initRecyclerView() {
         recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.items_recycler_view);
 
-        adapter = new MainItemListAdapter(Glide.with(this));
+        ViewPreloadSizeProvider preloadSizeProvider = new ViewPreloadSizeProvider();
+        adapter = new MainItemListAdapter(Glide.with(this), preloadSizeProvider);
+
+        RecyclerViewPreloader<String> preloader = new RecyclerViewPreloader<String>(Glide.with(this), adapter, preloadSizeProvider, 10);
+        recyclerView.addOnScrollListener(preloader);
+
         RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
         recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
 
@@ -158,6 +163,10 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SimpleCallback, S
                 return true;
             }
         }).attachToRecyclerView(recyclerView);
+
+
+
+
     }
 
     private void updateList() {
@@ -167,6 +176,8 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SimpleCallback, S
     @Override
     public void onSuccess() {
         refreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
+        adapter.submitList(newItems);
+        //newItems.clear();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainItemListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainItemListAdapter.java
index 5b541297..4ac429b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainItemListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/readrops/app/MainItemListAdapter.java
@@ -1,29 +1,44 @@
 package com.readrops.app;
 
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v7.recyclerview.extensions.ListAdapter;
 import android.support.v7.util.DiffUtil;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import android.util.Patterns;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.bumptech.glide.ListPreloader;
+import com.bumptech.glide.RequestBuilder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.RequestManager;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.CenterCrop;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.RoundedCorners;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.drawable.DrawableTransitionOptions;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions;
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.transition.DrawableCrossFadeFactory;
+import com.bumptech.glide.util.ViewPreloadSizeProvider;
 import com.readrops.app.database.entities.Item;
 
-public class MainItemListAdapter extends ListAdapter<Item, MainItemListAdapter.ViewHolder> {
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class MainItemListAdapter extends ListAdapter<Item, MainItemListAdapter.ViewHolder> implements ListPreloader.PreloadModelProvider<String> {
 
     private RequestManager manager;
     private OnItemClickListener listener;
+    private ViewPreloadSizeProvider preloadSizeProvider;
 
-    public MainItemListAdapter(RequestManager manager) {
+    public MainItemListAdapter(RequestManager manager, ViewPreloadSizeProvider preloadSizeProvider) {
         super(DIFF_CALLBACK);
+
         this.manager = manager;
+        this.preloadSizeProvider = preloadSizeProvider;
     }
 
     private static final DiffUtil.ItemCallback<Item> DIFF_CALLBACK = new DiffUtil.ItemCallback<Item>() {
@@ -39,6 +54,8 @@ public class MainItemListAdapter extends ListAdapter<Item, MainItemListAdapter.V
         }
     };
 
+    private static final DrawableCrossFadeFactory fadeFactory = new DrawableCrossFadeFactory.Builder().setCrossFadeEnabled(true).build();
+
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup viewGroup, int i) {
@@ -53,20 +70,39 @@ public class MainItemListAdapter extends ListAdapter<Item, MainItemListAdapter.V
         Item item = getItem(i);
         viewHolder.bind(item);
 
+        preloadSizeProvider.setView(viewHolder.itemImage);
+
         // displaying image with some round corners
         RequestOptions requestOptions = new RequestOptions();
         requestOptions = requestOptions.transforms(new CenterCrop(), new RoundedCorners(16));
 
         if (item.getImageLink() != null)
-            manager.load(item.getImageLink()).apply(requestOptions).into(viewHolder.itemImage);
+            manager.load(item.getImageLink())
+                    .apply(requestOptions)
+                    .transition(DrawableTransitionOptions.withCrossFade(fadeFactory))
+                    .into(viewHolder.itemImage);
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getPreloadItems(int position) {
+        String url = getItem(position).getImageLink();
+
+        return Collections.singletonList(url);
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public RequestBuilder<Drawable> getPreloadRequestBuilder(@NonNull String url) {
+        return manager.load(url);
     }
 
     public interface OnItemClickListener {
         void onItemClick(Item item);
     }
 
-    public void setOnItemClickListener() {
-
+    public void setOnItemClickListener(OnItemClickListener listener) {
+        this.listener = listener;
     }
 
     class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {