Views V2 & server-driven filtering
Serial
January 20, 2026
Features
Major upgrade for views
Views now support loading data for all time, not a max of the last 30 days
Views now support specifying a content type:
Standard (the default), which shows articles and longform videos
Videos
Shorts
All
Views now support a handful of different layouts:
List (the default)
Grid
Large list (large thumbnails + images)
Large grid
Much better support for shorts
Shorts are not included in views by default, but can be opted into for specific views
Viewing a list of shorts shows back and forward buttons for easy navigation
Server-driven view filtering
View filtering has been primarily client-side up until this point, but has been changed to be server-side. This should allow for more predictable performance, and prevent crashes or weird edge cases when working with large item lists.
Improvements
More intelligent data loading
Serial now only loads the minimal amount of data to render the first page, then loads in additional data afterwards. This greatly lowers the time to when Serial is ready to use.
Other changes
The "Inbox" view is now the "Uncategorized" view to better reflect what content it contains
Self-hosted versions of Serial will now not include the welcome page, and instead drop the user straight at the auth screen
Discussion in the ATmosphere