From d91b5bec66ec3e4c7ae9059b5b3f54683a515f4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hampus <hampus@fluxer.app>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 20:45:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(app): show unread channels in muted collapsed categories
 (#2555)

---
 .../components/layout/ChannelListContent.tsx  | 11 ++-----
 .../utils/ChannelListVisibility.test.ts       | 30 ++++++++++++-------
 .../layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.ts     |  6 ++--
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/ChannelListContent.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/ChannelListContent.tsx
index e092fe2eb..f8f751dc2 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/ChannelListContent.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/ChannelListContent.tsx
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ export const ChannelListContent = observer(({guild, scrollY}: {guild: Guild; scr
 		const unreadCount = ReadStates.getUnreadCount(channelId);
 		const hasUnread = ReadStates.hasUnread(channelId);
 		const mentionCount = ReadStates.getMentionCount(channelId);
-		const isMuted =
-			UserGuildSettings.isParentCategoryMuted(guild.id, channelId) ||
-			UserGuildSettings.isChannelDirectlyMuted(guild.id, channelId);
+		const isMuted = UserGuildSettings.isChannelDirectlyMuted(guild.id, channelId);
 		const channel = Channels.getChannel(channelId);
 		const unreadBadgesLevel = channel
 			? UserGuildSettings.resolvedUnreadBadgesLevel({
@@ -364,9 +362,6 @@ export const ChannelListContent = observer(({guild, scrollY}: {guild: Guild; scr
 	for (const group of channelGroups) {
 		const isCollapsed = group.category ? (collapsedCategories?.has(group.category.id) ?? false) : false;
 		const isNullSpace = !group.category;
-		const isCategoryMuted = group.category
-			? UserGuildSettings.isChannelDirectlyMuted(guild.id, group.category.id)
-			: false;
 		let filteredTextChannels: Array<Channel>;
 		let filteredVoiceChannels: Array<Channel>;
 		if (hideMutedChannels) {
@@ -411,8 +406,8 @@ export const ChannelListContent = observer(({guild, scrollY}: {guild: Guild; scr
 			for (const ch of filteredTextChannels) {
 				if (
 					shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-						isCategoryMuted,
 						isSelected: ch.id === showTextSelected,
+						isConnected: false,
 						hasVisibleUnread: hasVisibleUnreadInChannel(ch.id),
 					})
 				) {
@@ -442,8 +437,8 @@ export const ChannelListContent = observer(({guild, scrollY}: {guild: Guild; scr
 			for (const ch of filteredVoiceChannels) {
 				if (
 					shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-						isCategoryMuted,
 						isSelected: ch.id === selectedChannelInGuildId,
+						isConnected: ch.id === connectedChannelId,
 						hasVisibleUnread: hasVisibleUnreadInChannel(ch.id),
 					})
 				) {
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.test.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.test.ts
index a25f13b34..58259f743 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.test.ts
@@ -94,27 +94,37 @@ describe('shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory', () => {
 	it('keeps visible unread channels reachable in collapsed categories', () => {
 		expect(
 			shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-				isCategoryMuted: false,
 				isSelected: false,
+				isConnected: false,
 				hasVisibleUnread: true,
 			}),
 		).toBe(true);
 	});
 
-	it('does not reveal unread channels from muted collapsed categories unless selected', () => {
+	it('keeps selected and connected channels visible without unread state', () => {
 		expect(
 			shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-				isCategoryMuted: true,
-				isSelected: false,
-				hasVisibleUnread: true,
-			}),
-		).toBe(false);
-		expect(
-			shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-				isCategoryMuted: true,
 				isSelected: true,
+				isConnected: false,
+				hasVisibleUnread: false,
+			}),
+		).toBe(true);
+		expect(
+			shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
+				isSelected: false,
+				isConnected: true,
 				hasVisibleUnread: false,
 			}),
 		).toBe(true);
 	});
+
+	it('hides read channels in collapsed categories', () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
+				isSelected: false,
+				isConnected: false,
+				hasVisibleUnread: false,
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.ts
index 10da18706..7a1754e21 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/app/components/layout/utils/ChannelListVisibility.ts
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ export function shouldShowCategoryWhenHidingMutedChannels({
 }
 
 export interface CollapsedCategoryChannelVisibilityInput {
-	isCategoryMuted: boolean;
 	isSelected: boolean;
+	isConnected: boolean;
 	hasVisibleUnread: boolean;
 }
 
 export function shouldShowChannelInCollapsedCategory({
-	isCategoryMuted,
 	isSelected,
+	isConnected,
 	hasVisibleUnread,
 }: CollapsedCategoryChannelVisibilityInput): boolean {
-	return isSelected || (!isCategoryMuted && hasVisibleUnread);
+	return isSelected || isConnected || hasVisibleUnread;
 }