From 4589fa2cf5afd15fb19aca96c15b5fbf885d11cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey Morgan <jmorganca@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 21:50:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] app: default app home view to new chat instead of launch
 (#15312)

---
 app/store/database.go               | 4 ++--
 app/store/store.go                  | 2 +-
 app/ui/app/src/hooks/useSettings.ts | 2 +-
 app/ui/app/src/routes/index.tsx     | 3 ++-
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/store/database.go b/app/store/database.go
index ff5613ac..8747e959 100644
--- a/app/store/database.go
+++ b/app/store/database.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (db *database) init() error {
 		websearch_enabled BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 		selected_model TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 		sidebar_open BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-		last_home_view TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'launch',
+		last_home_view TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'chat',
 		think_enabled BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
 		think_level TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 		cloud_setting_migrated BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func (db *database) migrateV14ToV15() error {
 
 // migrateV15ToV16 adds the last_home_view column to the settings table
 func (db *database) migrateV15ToV16() error {
-	_, err := db.conn.Exec(`ALTER TABLE settings ADD COLUMN last_home_view TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'launch'`)
+	_, err := db.conn.Exec(`ALTER TABLE settings ADD COLUMN last_home_view TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'chat'`)
 	if err != nil && !duplicateColumnError(err) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add last_home_view column: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/app/store/store.go b/app/store/store.go
index 369c1db2..2fd5ce49 100644
--- a/app/store/store.go
+++ b/app/store/store.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func (s *Store) Settings() (Settings, error) {
 	}
 
 	if settings.LastHomeView == "" {
-		settings.LastHomeView = "launch"
+		settings.LastHomeView = "chat"
 	}
 
 	return settings, nil
diff --git a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useSettings.ts b/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
index 1eebcf53..03044764 100644
--- a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
+++ b/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function useSettings() {
       thinkLevel: settingsData?.settings?.ThinkLevel ?? "none",
       selectedModel: settingsData?.settings?.SelectedModel ?? "",
       sidebarOpen: settingsData?.settings?.SidebarOpen ?? false,
-      lastHomeView: settingsData?.settings?.LastHomeView ?? "launch",
+      lastHomeView: settingsData?.settings?.LastHomeView ?? "chat",
     }),
     [settingsData?.settings],
   );
diff --git a/app/ui/app/src/routes/index.tsx b/app/ui/app/src/routes/index.tsx
index a4c39386..65ba4ed6 100644
--- a/app/ui/app/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/app/ui/app/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/")({
       queryKey: ["settings"],
       queryFn: getSettings,
     });
-    const chatId = settingsData?.settings?.LastHomeView === "chat" ? "new" : "launch";
+    const lastHomeView = settingsData?.settings?.LastHomeView ?? "chat";
+    const chatId = lastHomeView === "chat" ? "new" : "launch";
 
     throw redirect({
       to: "/c/$chatId",