Saved Reader Layouts and Faster Admin Views

This release focuses on making daily reading and admin workflows feel more consistent and responsive. You will see more settings that reliably persist, faster-loading admin pages, and a set of fixes that smooth out browsing and editing.

New in this release

You can now save your preferred layout per feed, and keep it consistent across web and browser extensions. Signed-in preferences sync across devices, while guest preferences remain local to the browser.

My feed now includes a Columns workspace that supports up to twelve independent feeds. You can personalize starters, reorder columns with drag and drop, and use per-column controls without losing your place while browsing.

Performance and fixes

Admin article and source pipelines, plus Overview pages, now stay responsive by loading from durable saved projections and reports. The admin UI also shows freshness and preparation states, so you can tell when data is updating or rebuilding.

Reading also gets smoother with fewer repeated preference reads and less unnecessary recommendation rebuild work, while keeping column requests and retained articles bounded.

• Publisher logos now accept valid ICO favicons, so branding is no longer blocked by that format.
• Published article thumbnails can be regenerated from a saved original when derivatives need updating.
• Reader scroll position is preserved when opening previews and navigating across web, Chrome, and Edge.
• Trending articles load correctly in Chrome and Edge, including the first page and subsequent pages.
• My feed avoids unnecessary starter-column saves after manual column choices or intentional clearing has already been saved.
• Partial tag edits preserve omitted fields while still supporting empty aliases, disabled automatic matching, and explicit topic unlinking.
• Oversized or stalled uploads return complete errors instead of resetting the connection before the browser receives the response.