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Desktop session switching transcript flicker fixes

Cluster 73646 · apps/desktop. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #97293 on 28 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a visual flicker that occurs when switching between sessions on desktop, specifically related to how transcripts are loaded from persisted pages. Multiple approaches and fixes are represented across the group.

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  • #97293 fix(desktop): stop session-switch transcript flicker (supersedes #96130, #82899)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/thread-loading.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/thread-loading.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/contrib/wiring.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/profile-rail-fresh-chat-owner.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/transcript-provenance.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/transcript-provenance.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-state-cache.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/list.tsx

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

  • #100303 perf(sessions): open desktop transcripts from authoritative persisted pages · superseded by another PR
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#73646Desktop: switching sessions causes a brief flicker before settling on the selected session
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  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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apps/desktop
Merged PRs
#97293
Closed issues
1
Attempts
1 PR closed without merging
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28 Aug 2026

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