From f3ca62b5d25a19c1106f56a8749ac6a4c2b01837 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evie Gauthier Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 14:40:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix: default badge unread counts to off MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit showUnreadCounts defaults to false — unread badges show a number only for direct mentions (Discord-style). Users can opt in to full counts in Notifications settings. --- .changeset/fix-notification-defaults.md | 7 +++++++ src/app/state/settings.ts | 2 +- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 .changeset/fix-notification-defaults.md diff --git a/.changeset/fix-notification-defaults.md b/.changeset/fix-notification-defaults.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f5ffbb65b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/.changeset/fix-notification-defaults.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +sable: patch +--- + +fix: default badge unread counts to off + +Change `showUnreadCounts` default from `true` to `false`. Unread badges now show a number only for direct mentions by default (Discord-style). Users can re-enable full unread counts in Notifications settings. diff --git a/src/app/state/settings.ts b/src/app/state/settings.ts index a9c1f2ece0..7174b98183 100644 --- a/src/app/state/settings.ts +++ b/src/app/state/settings.ts @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = { rightSwipeAction: RightSwipeAction.Reply, hideMembershipInReadOnly: true, useRightBubbles: false, - showUnreadCounts: true, + showUnreadCounts: false, badgeCountDMsOnly: false, showPingCounts: true, hideReads: false,