ChatGPT Desktop macOS 1.2026.118 — New Projects open directly into chat and hide “Chats / Sources” tabs

Environment: * ChatGPT Desktop * Version: 1.2026.118 (1777682760) * macOS Apple Silicon Description: There appears to be a regression in the Projects UI/navigation. When creating a new Project and opening it: * the app immediately opens a chat view * the usual Project tabs (“Chats”, “Sources”) are missing * it is therefore impossible to: * add Sources to the Project * create/manage multiple chats inside the Project * navigate through the Project normally Behavior differs between new and existing Projects: * old/existing Projects still show the expected tabs initially * however, once opening a chat inside an old Project, there is no visible way to navigate back to the Project home page * the only workaround is selecting the Project again from the main left sidebar Steps to reproduce: 1. Open ChatGPT Desktop 2. Create a new Project 3. Open the Project 4. Observe that the Project opens directly into a chat 5. Observe that “Chats” and “Sources” tabs are missing Additional repro: 1. Open an existing/older Project 2. Open one of its chats 3. Try navigating back to the Project home 4. Observe there is no back navigation/UI entry point Expected behavior: * Projects should open on the normal Project home screen * “Chats” and “Sources” tabs should always be visible * users should be able to navigate back from a Project chat to the Project overview/home Actual behavior: * new Projects bypass the Project home UI entirely * tabs are missing * navigation back to Project home is unavailable Frequency: * reproducible consistently Temporary workaround: * re-select the Project from the main sidebar to return to the Project home