diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 0d16e33e3..698fd3b3f 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorer.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		14AADF051AC3DBB1002390C9 /* libReact.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 14AADF041AC3DB95002390C9 /* libReact.a */; };
 		14DC67F41AB71881001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 14DC67F11AB71876001358AB /* libRCTPushNotification.a */; };
 		58005BF21ABA80A60062E044 /* libRCTTest.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 58005BEE1ABA80530062E044 /* libRCTTest.a */; };
+		834C36EC1AF8DED70019C93C /* libRCTSettings.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 834C36D21AF8DA610019C93C /* libRCTSettings.a */; };
 		D85B829E1AB6D5D7003F4FE2 /* libRCTVibration.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D85B829C1AB6D5CE003F4FE2 /* libRCTVibration.a */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				834C36EC1AF8DED70019C93C /* libRCTSettings.a in Frameworks */,
 				14AADF051AC3DBB1002390C9 /* libReact.a in Frameworks */,
 				00D2771A1AB8C3E100DC1E48 /* libRCTWebSocketDebugger.a in Frameworks */,
 				58005BF21ABA80A60062E044 /* libRCTTest.a in Frameworks */,
diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
index a10d291bd..a24ec1a54 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/UIExplorerList.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var {
 } = React;
 
 var { TestModule } = React.addons;
+var Settings = require('Settings');
 
 var createExamplePage = require('./createExamplePage');
 
@@ -114,9 +115,14 @@ class UIExplorerList extends React.Component {
         components: COMPONENTS,
         apis: APIS,
       }),
+      searchText: Settings.get('searchText'),
     };
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this._search(this.state.searchText);
+  }
+
   render() {
     return (
       <View style={styles.listContainer}>
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ class UIExplorerList extends React.Component {
             onChangeText={this._search.bind(this)}
             placeholder="Search..."
             style={styles.searchTextInput}
+            value={this.state.searchText}
           />
         </View>
         <ListView
@@ -177,8 +184,10 @@ class UIExplorerList extends React.Component {
       dataSource: ds.cloneWithRowsAndSections({
         components: COMPONENTS.filter(filter),
         apis: APIS.filter(filter),
-      })
+      }),
+      searchText: text,
     });
+    Settings.set({searchText: text});
   }
 
   _onPressRow(example) {
diff --git a/Libraries/Settings/Settings.ios.js b/Libraries/Settings/Settings.ios.js
index c9836f010..c1099df93 100644
--- a/Libraries/Settings/Settings.ios.js
+++ b/Libraries/Settings/Settings.ios.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ var Settings = {
   },
 
   set(settings: Object) {
-    this._settings = merge(this._settings, settings);
-    RCTSettingsManager.set(settings);
+    this._settings = Object.assign(this._settings, settings);
+    RCTSettingsManager.setValues(settings);
   },
 
   watchKeys(keys: string | Array<string>, callback: Function): number {
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ var Settings = {
   },
 
   _sendObservations(body: Object) {
-    var $this = this;
+    var _this = this;
     Object.keys(body).forEach((key) => {
       var newValue = body[key];
-      var didChange = $this._settings[key] !== newValue;
-      $this._settings[key] = newValue;
+      var didChange = _this._settings[key] !== newValue;
+      _this._settings[key] = newValue;
 
       if (didChange) {
         subscriptions.forEach((sub) => {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var Settings = {
 
 RCTDeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
   'settingsUpdated',
-  Settings._sendObservations,
+  Settings._sendObservations.bind(Settings)
 );
 
 module.exports = Settings;