Settings used to be a single scrolling stack. Every preference, every toggle, every preset — all in one column. Twenty-three components stacked between Synced, This Device, and Privacy. Finding "Celebration" or "Coach" meant scrolling past everything else.
It worked when there were five settings. It stopped working a long time ago.
The new Settings panel is built around two ideas: navigate and search. A 200-pixel rail on the left holds nine groups — Timer, Visual, Sound, Wellbeing, Coach, Invoicing, Notifications, Locale, Privacy — divided by what syncs across your devices and what stays on this one. Click a group, the right pane shows just those settings. Press / from anywhere in the modal and a search palette opens — type "celebration", press Enter, and you're there. No scrolling, no scanning, no remembering where things live.
Chronotype moved from Timer to Wellbeing — it's a fact about you, not a timer mechanic. The modal stays the same height regardless of which group is active, so switching no longer makes the layout jiggle. Group content renders instantly on switch — no fade-in cascade, no settling.
#What changed
- Nine semantic groups replace the flat scroll
/opens a search palette — fuzzy-match across every setting- Last-active group is remembered — power users land where they left off
- Mobile rail flips to a horizontal pill strip below 640px width
- Settings tip appears once per session pointing at the
/shortcut, then quiets - Invoicing finally has its own home (was buried in This Device)
Every existing setting is still there. Nothing was removed. The cabinet just stopped being a junk drawer.