# \#bugs

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## [Article Pane size does not stick](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/article-pane-size-does-not-stick/452)

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**Author:** [@TCnews](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/TCnews)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/article-pane-size-does-not-stick/452 "2026-10-22T14:55:32Z")

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I have NetNewsWire set to show the article pane on the left side of the app and the article itself on the right, the sidebar is kept hidden. When I open the app, the article pane reverts to about 1 inch in width - so I …

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## [Open Web Pages in Background Browser - Only Working with Safari](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/open-web-pages-in-background-browser-only-working-with-safari/449)

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**Author:** [@chrisaj](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/chrisaj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/open-web-pages-in-background-browser-only-working-with-safari/449 "2026-10-21T20:05:39Z")

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I use Firefox as my default browser, and this feature stopped working with one of the recent updates. If I choose Safari as my browser, it works fine… but Firefox, Chrome, and Edge all pop up in the foreground (whether …

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## [\[FreshRSS\] Thumbnails of some feeds are getting mixed up with each other](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/freshrss-thumbnails-of-some-feeds-are-getting-mixed-up-with-each-other/436)

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**Author:** [@ajcajc](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/ajcajc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/freshrss-thumbnails-of-some-feeds-are-getting-mixed-up-with-each-other/436 "2026-10-18T23:50:50Z")

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Versions: Mac OS app: Version 7.1.4 (Build 7214) iOS app: 7.2 (Build 7221) FreshRSS: 1.30.1 iOS and Mac OS NetNewsWire apps are showing incorrect feed thumbnails when subscribing to FreshRSS GReader API. It’s not for…

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## [Feeds with misinterpreted dates](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/feeds-with-misinterpreted-dates/381)

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**Author:** [@ADobkin](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/ADobkin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/feeds-with-misinterpreted-dates/381 "2026-10-09T01:41:15Z")

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I’m not sure if this is a feed parser bug or if the publishing sites are not following the standard properly. However, I have several feeds where the dates are being misinterpreted, for example: CrowdStrike Blog NBC Ne…

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## [Feed Could Not Be Found?](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/feed-could-not-be-found/408)

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**Author:** [@dnylnd](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/dnylnd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/feed-could-not-be-found/408 "2026-10-05T21:09:17Z")

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## [iCloud Drive: off; old Mac syncs, new Mac can't enable it](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/icloud-drive-off-old-mac-syncs-new-mac-cant-enable-it/376)

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**Author:** [@dmittman](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/dmittman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/icloud-drive-off-old-mac-syncs-new-mac-cant-enable-it/376 "2026-09-11T02:36:43Z")

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I have two work Macs, an old one that’s syncing through iCloud, and a new one that I’m setting up. Both Macs have iCloud Drive turned off by a mobile device management setting. The old Mac had iCloud syncing enabled befo…

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## [Adding feeds in macOS desktop - latest test build](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/adding-feeds-in-macos-desktop-latest-test-build/370)

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**Author:** [@meadxmoon](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/meadxmoon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/adding-feeds-in-macos-desktop-latest-test-build/370 "2026-09-04T19:45:13Z")

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when typing in a name, text entry will stop and escape out of the field after entering each character. I.e. Type in S to start typing sync, it will enter S, then close, requiring you to click back into the field to en…

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## [Punctuation in titles showing as HTML codes](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/punctuation-in-titles-showing-as-html-codes/369)

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**Author:** [@marcintosh](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/marcintosh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/punctuation-in-titles-showing-as-html-codes/369 "2026-08-31T15:24:34Z")

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I have a few feeds where the titles aren’t showing punctuation properly. It appears to be only Tumblr blogs (so far). Screen shots attached. URLs: http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/rss , http://scurviesdisneybl…

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## [NPR news favicon isn’t loading](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/npr-news-favicon-isn-t-loading/307)

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**Author:** [@jayholler](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/jayholler)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/npr-news-favicon-isn-t-loading/307 "2026-08-30T13:45:04Z")

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Not sure if it’s a bug or not. I use Feedbin for syncing and on Feedbin’s side they fetch the favicon for the feed, but NNW just displays the default when there is no favicon. I couldn’t find a way to force it.

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## [Tumblr images not showing on iPhone](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/tumblr-images-not-showing-on-iphone/364)

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**Author:** [@incolors](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/incolors)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/tumblr-images-not-showing-on-iphone/364 "2026-08-29T17:18:27Z")

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As of yesterday, 27 Aug, none of the Tumblr feeds I subscribe to show any images. Did this happen to anyone else? I’m on the latest iOS, 26.6.1.

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## [Column width is not remembered on iPad](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/column-width-is-not-remembered-on-ipad/363)

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**Author:** [@bburg](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/bburg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/column-width-is-not-remembered-on-ipad/363 "2026-08-25T17:29:09Z")

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I work in NetNewsWire 7.1.3. (build 7206) with 3 columns on my iPad (iPadOS 26.6.1). Since the latest version (I think), the column width is no longer remembered. I have to adjust the middle one every time I reopen Netne…

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## [Translucent block over the top of my feed list (full-screen only)](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/translucent-block-over-the-top-of-my-feed-list-full-screen-only/356)

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**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/happywaffle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/translucent-block-over-the-top-of-my-feed-list-full-screen-only/356 "2026-08-17T17:02:24Z")

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See screenshot; when I have NNW 7.1.2 in full-screen mode, there’s a featureless block that partly conceals the topmost item in the selected feed. As soon as I exit full-screen, it disappears, so that’s my workaround. I…

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## [Slashdot slipping an iframe in item \<description\>?](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/slashdot-slipping-an-iframe-in-item-description/349)

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**Author:** [@jpurnell](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/jpurnell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/slashdot-slipping-an-iframe-in-item-description/349 "2026-08-15T14:19:58Z")

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I’m not sure this is a bug, but I thought it was weird. Opened a Slashdot story and got a cookie-consent banner (“Accept All” / “Reject Optional”) rendered inside the article pane. I got worried at first that it was…

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## [Adding new feed fails if Feedly doesn't know about it yet](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/adding-new-feed-fails-if-feedly-doesnt-know-about-it-yet/350)

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**Author:** [@codybrom](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/codybrom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/adding-new-feed-fails-if-feedly-doesnt-know-about-it-yet/350 "2026-08-11T18:32:57Z")

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I’ve found a recurring issue whenever I try to add a new feed to a folder that syncs with Feedly: An error occurred while processing the “Feedly” account: The feed couldn’t be found and can’t be added. (Account.Account…

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## [Mac app not syncing with iCloud properly](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/mac-app-not-syncing-with-icloud-properly/345)

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**Author:** [@evfrenkel](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/evfrenkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/mac-app-not-syncing-with-icloud-properly/345 "2026-07-22T22:17:23Z")

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Version 7.1.1 on macOS 27 Beta 3. I see none of my iCloud subscriptions showing up in the app. On iPad, and on my other Mac I have subscriptions and unread articles being synced properly. I ran the iCloud Clean Up in …

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## [Old feeds in Today](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/old-feeds-in-today/341)

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**Author:** [@dnylnd](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/dnylnd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/old-feeds-in-today/341 "2026-07-17T18:32:29Z")

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My feed won’t update for over 20 hours, and I have old feeds from yesterday in my Today folder. I’m on the latest TestFlight

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## [Badge icon does not show correct number of new articles](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/badge-icon-does-not-show-correct-number-of-new-articles/327)

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**Author:** [@TCnews](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/TCnews)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/badge-icon-does-not-show-correct-number-of-new-articles/327 "2026-07-03T05:09:07Z")

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I’m running NetNewsWire 7.11 on a MacBook running OS 26.5.2. The badge icon for NNW does not show the correct number of unread articles (shows over 500, but I only have 3 unread). How do I fix this so the badge only show…

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## [Contrast issue with light theme, 7.1 iOS](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/contrast-issue-with-light-theme-7-1-ios/320)

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**Author:** [@YT04KA](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/YT04KA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/contrast-issue-with-light-theme-7-1-ios/320 "2026-06-27T16:39:45Z")

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I just updated to 7.1 on iOS and noticed when I swipe an article in a list, text within swiped article becomes much less readable. This only happens on light theme, dark theme looks good. I use iOS 27 beta 2, now that i …

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## [Cannot connect my Feedly account - Error 25293](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/cannot-connect-my-feedly-account-error-25293/273)

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**Author:** [@raul89](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/raul89)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/cannot-connect-my-feedly-account-error-25293/273 "2026-05-29T23:43:49Z")

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Hi there, I’m currently transitioning from Reeder, but when adding my Feedly account, it doesn’t load any feeds and shows this: Surely my credentials are correct, since I tried to sign with Google, password, and App…

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## [macOS NNW browser setting doesn't work as expected after replacing browser](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/macos-nnw-browser-setting-doesnt-work-as-expected-after-replacing-browser/258)

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**Author:** [@m37](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/m37)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/macos-nnw-browser-setting-doesnt-work-as-expected-after-replacing-browser/258 "2026-05-27T00:00:06Z")

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I have NNW set to open links in DuckDuckGo browser via Settings \> Browser. I recently deleted the App Store version of DDG and installed from a dmg directly from their site. Now, with the same NNW settings, my links open…

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## [MacOS NetNewsWire 7.0.5 (Build 7054) doesn't remember window sizes/placement](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/macos-netnewswire-7-0-5-build-7054-doesnt-remember-window-sizes-placement/254)

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**Author:** [@RogParish](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/RogParish)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/macos-netnewswire-7-0-5-build-7054-doesnt-remember-window-sizes-placement/254 "2026-05-20T00:39:02Z")

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MacOS NetNewsWire 7.0.5 (Build 7054) doesn’t remember window sizes/placement. every time it’s restarted, the window goes back to the freshly-installed size/placement. macOS 26.5 RC

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## [If a feed gives a 404, should it say “no feed found” or report the actual error?](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/if-a-feed-gives-a-404-should-it-say-no-feed-found-or-report-the-actual-error/257)

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**Author:** [@PatC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/PatC)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/if-a-feed-gives-a-404-should-it-say-no-feed-found-or-report-the-actual-error/257 "2026-05-07T21:51:28Z")

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Was trying to add this feed: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/feed/ Which works in-browser and shows the XML, but doesn’t work in NetNewsWire — instead you get the generic “Feed Not Found.” I thought that was odd, b…

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## [Slickdeals Frontpage RSS not working w/iCloud Feed](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/slickdeals-frontpage-rss-not-working-w-icloud-feed/225)

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**Author:** [@stncttr908](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/stncttr908)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/slickdeals-frontpage-rss-not-working-w-icloud-feed/225 "2026-04-13T14:22:18Z")

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Good morning! Since upgrading my macOS client to 7.0.4 and cleaning up my iCloud read count I am unable to refresh the Slickdeals Frontage RSS feed at this URL: RSS Validator sees it ok and the content is refreshing: …

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## [New items in one feed are marked as read immediately](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/new-items-in-one-feed-are-marked-as-read-immediately/224)

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**Author:** [@dotcom](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/dotcom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/new-items-in-one-feed-are-marked-as-read-immediately/224 "2026-04-13T14:09:15Z")

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I have one feed that never shows new items… the items are marked as read immediately upon being added in the feed. I’m seeing this on iOS (7.0.4 Build 7047) and Mac OS (7.0.4 Build 7048). iCloud is being used for sync. I…

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## [Issue with Sky News feeds](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/issue-with-sky-news-feeds/227)

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**Author:** [@paulmoody](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/paulmoody)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/issue-with-sky-news-feeds/227 "2026-04-12T20:21:41Z")

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Hi! I am having issues with Sky News feeds in version 7.0.4 (build 7047) For any news article, when you try to view it in Reader mode, the following error comes up: You don’t have permission to access “http://news.sky…

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## [Moving feeds between folders is not easy when there are a lot of feeds](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/moving-feeds-between-folders-is-not-easy-when-there-are-a-lot-of-feeds/122)

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**Author:** [@jonsterling](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/jonsterling)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/moving-feeds-between-folders-is-not-easy-when-there-are-a-lot-of-feeds/122 "2026-04-12T17:21:20Z")

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When I drag an item in a source list on macOS, I expect that if the drop destination is out of view, I should be able to drag toward the top or bottom of the source list and it should start scrolling so that I can drop t…

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## [Sidebar stays open? (iPadOS 18.7.3 on build 7046\]](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/sidebar-stays-open-ipados-18-7-3-on-build-7046/216)

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**Author:** [@jitterted](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/jitterted)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/sidebar-stays-open-ipados-18-7-3-on-build-7046/216 "2026-04-03T17:22:55Z")

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Not sure if this is a bug or change in functionality, but previously, when I clicked on an item in a feed, the sidebar would close giving more space to the actual content of the item. Now I have to explicitly close the s…

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## [List doesn’t autoscroll to keep current selected item in view (iPadOS 18.7.3 on build 7046\]](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/list-doesn-t-autoscroll-to-keep-current-selected-item-in-view-ipados-18-7-3-on-build-7046/217)

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**Author:** [@jitterted](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/jitterted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/list-doesn-t-autoscroll-to-keep-current-selected-item-in-view-ipados-18-7-3-on-build-7046/217 "2026-04-01T22:41:14Z")

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When swiping items to read the next one, previously NNW would ensure the current item was visible in the list (scrolling it to center when it moved beyond the edge of visibility), but now it doesn’t scroll and the select…

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## [NetNewsWire Version 7.0.4b3 (Build 7040) Spinning Beachball](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-version-7-0-4b3-build-7040-spinning-beachball/213)

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**Author:** [@marknotts31](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/marknotts31)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/netnewswire-version-7-0-4b3-build-7040-spinning-beachball/213 "2026-03-30T17:33:20Z")

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I am getting the spinning beachball after selecting a new feed. MacOS 26.4 on Mac Mini m4 16gb ram

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## [iOS: Marking as read in one folder can mark another folder as read](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/ios-marking-as-read-in-one-folder-can-mark-another-folder-as-read/181)

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**Author:** [@ahobson](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/u/ahobson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.netnewswire.com/t/ios-marking-as-read-in-one-folder-can-mark-another-folder-as-read/181 "2026-03-09T17:34:46Z")

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First of all, thank you for NetNewsWire. I believe this might be a bug: if I go to the bottom of a folder and mark all as read and then quickly switch to another folder, the new folder will be marked as read and not the…

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