iOS: Show unread count in the back button from article view (Mail-style)
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- mobile-dev
Research direction
Start by locating the iOS article/detail navigation entry point, the existing back button, and the parent feed or folder unread-count state. Trace how read/unread changes are propagated while an article is open; done means the back button shows the parent list count and updates consistently, with the agreed zero-count behavior.
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Description
Description
In the article/detail view, it would be helpful if the back button displayed the unread item count for the previous list (feed/folder), similar to Apple Mail’s navigation pattern.
Apple Mail shows a back chevron with a pill containing the unread count (e.g., “12”) while reading a message. I’d like NetNewsWire to provide the same kind of context when reading an article—so I can see how many unread items remain without returning to the list.
Expected behavior
- When viewing an article, the leading navigation item (back button) includes the unread count for the parent list (feed/folder/current selection).
- Count updates as items are marked read/unread.
- If the unread count is 0, either hide the badge/count or omit it (either behavior is fine—consistency is the key).
Current behavior
- Back button is a standard chevron-only control and does not display an unread count.
- Dominant language
- Swift
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