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Desktop app restoring last chat versus starting new chat

Cluster 67859 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #101304 on 2 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #101304. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
Tracker: The maintainers' tracker marks this unresolved. That is separate from the fix event.
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These items concern how the desktop app handles session restore on relaunch, including whether it reopens the previous chat or starts fresh, and the right rail state. One is an issue report and two are pull requests, but this label does not assume their current status or outcomes.

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#101304 feat(desktop): Desktop can start on a fresh chat instead of reopening the last one (#60812, salvage #60816)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-desktop-integrations.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/hooks/use-desktop-integrations.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/settings/appearance-settings.tsx, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts, hermes_cli/config_defaults.py, website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#67906 fix(desktop): preserve new-chat and rail restore intent (#67859) · done elsewhere → #67859, #101304

Closed issues · 1

Closed#67859Desktop: relaunch restores old chat even after quitting on New chat (lastSessionId fallback); right rail reopens

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #101304
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 2 Sep 2026

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