[BUG] Sidebar date-group headers ("Today"/"Yesterday") diverge across clients and do not correct after refresh

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.221
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 6, 2026 · closed Aug 25, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

What's wrong:
Same account, four clients within 5 minutes (iOS app, Windows desktop app, browser). Two desktop windows group Aug 4 chats under "Yesterday" and Aug 5 chats under "Today" when the actual date is Aug 6. A third window and the iOS app bucket correctly. Ctrl+R (browser) and F5 (desktop app) do NOT re-bucket the headers — the wrong grouping persists after refresh.

Expected:
Date-group headers computed from current local date on every render; identical grouping on all clients for the same account.

Environment:

  • Windows 11, Claude desktop app (current) + browser claude.ai
  • iOS Claude app (current)
  • Timezone US Eastern
  • Underlying chat data is fully synced and intact — this is a sidebar rendering/bucketing defect only.

Possibly related: #59282 (stale timestamps in desktop Recent sort).

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What Should Happen?

All versions should sync seamlessly.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

See the screenshots attached.

Claude Model

Other

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.221 (Claude Code) , Claude 1.25927.0.0

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

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