fix

lib/features/categories/presentation/providers/categories_provider.dart

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import '../../../../core/providers/providers.dart';
 part 'categories_provider.g.dart';
 
 /// Provider for categories list with online-first approach
-@riverpod
+/// keepAlive ensures data persists when switching tabs
+@Riverpod(keepAlive: true)
 class Categories extends _$Categories {
   @override
   Future<List<Category>> build() async {

lib/features/categories/presentation/providers/categories_provider.g.dart

@@ -9,21 +9,24 @@ part of 'categories_provider.dart';
 // GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
 // ignore_for_file: type=lint, type=warning
 /// Provider for categories list with online-first approach
+/// keepAlive ensures data persists when switching tabs
 
 @ProviderFor(Categories)
 const categoriesProvider = CategoriesProvider._();
 
 /// Provider for categories list with online-first approach
+/// keepAlive ensures data persists when switching tabs
 final class CategoriesProvider
     extends $AsyncNotifierProvider<Categories, List<Category>> {
   /// Provider for categories list with online-first approach
+  /// keepAlive ensures data persists when switching tabs
   const CategoriesProvider._()
     : super(
         from: null,
         argument: null,
         retry: null,
         name: r'categoriesProvider',
-        isAutoDispose: true,
+        isAutoDispose: false,
         dependencies: null,
         $allTransitiveDependencies: null,
       );
@@ -36,9 +39,10 @@ final class CategoriesProvider
   Categories create() => Categories();
 }
 
-String _$categoriesHash() => r'33c33b08f8926e5bbbd112285591c74a3ff0f61c';
+String _$categoriesHash() => r'c26eb4b4a76ce796eb65b7843a390805528dec4a';
 
 /// Provider for categories list with online-first approach
+/// keepAlive ensures data persists when switching tabs
 
 abstract class _$Categories extends $AsyncNotifier<List<Category>> {
   FutureOr<List<Category>> build();