RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
Sidebar - unread button is gone since the upgrade to 3.8.0
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Since Nov 20, 2020.
area: ui/ux
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Description
Description:
Prior to the upgrade (3.8.0), there was a blue button indicator to show you have unread messages and you need to scroll up/down to see them.
Steps to reproduce:
- Scroll down in the sidebar
- Let someone write a message on some channel, out of your view window
- You have no idea there is a new message there
Expected behavior:
- The blue button should appear like it used to work in 3.7.2 or some other indicator
Actual behavior:
This is how information is displayed

Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 3.8.0
- Operating System: Docker image
- Deployment Method: Azure Kubernetes Pod
- Number of Running Instances: 1
- DB Replicaset Oplog: rs0
- NodeJS Version: Unknown - see rocketchat:3.4.1 image.
- MongoDB Version: 4.0.12
Client Setup Information
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Desktop App or Browser Version: Desktop App, 3.0.7
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Operating System: Windows 10
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