Sidebar: Reader selection

[kean]

• Saves sidebar selection persistently. It only "Recent" vs "Discover" for now because I'm not sure it's worth saving other items persistently, but everything is there to do it if there is a need for it later
• Refresh the sidebar menu when it appears, but with a bit of throttling so it doesn't happen too often

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• [ ] Multi-tasking: Split view and Slide over. (iPad)

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[crazytonyli]

This should just work with the changes in https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS/pull/23578, within one app launch session.

I don't feel it's necessary to persist Recent or Discover selection to disk, so that the selection carries over to the next app launch?

[kean]

I don't feel it's necessary to persist Recent or Discover selection to disk, so that the selection carries over to the next app launch?

I think it is an existing features, but I'm not really sure why. It is a bit harder to switch modes using the "pill" as it tapes a tap, an animation, and another tap.

[crazytonyli]

I think it is an existing features, but I'm not really sure why.

Oh, I didn't notice that. I wonder if that plays a factor in the new design's lower engagement. All selection are saved across sessions. If the apps stays in "Likes" or any particular list, the posts there would be updated much less frequently than "Discover".

[kean]

I don't think it needs to save the selection if you are in "Saved", "Likes", "Search", "Subscriptions" or any of the individual feeds. If you close the app after finishing with one of these screens, would you expect to be automatically returned to your previous selection when re-opening the app? I would probably say no, especially if a significant amount of time passes between sessions.

However, I can see some folks preferring "Discover" over "Recent", so it's probably worth saving the selection. It definitely wouldn't hurt as it's unlikely anyone will be confused when they land on "Discover" over "Recent" if that's where they closed the app.