From f46575add2ca19c85d1ef12d8854238c1343dcad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry Jameson <me@hjkos.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:05:15 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] better fix

---
 src/services/chat_utils/chat_utils.js | 3 ---
 src/stores/chats.js                   | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/services/chat_utils/chat_utils.js b/src/services/chat_utils/chat_utils.js
index 643f7f59e..bbe74ce09 100644
--- a/src/services/chat_utils/chat_utils.js
+++ b/src/services/chat_utils/chat_utils.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import { useUsersStore } from 'src/stores/users.js'
 export const maybeShowChatNotification = (chat) => {
   // No messages
   if (!chat.lastMessage) return
-  // Already shown notification for this message
-  if (chat.lastMessage.id === chat.lastNotifiedMessageId) return
   // No unreads to display
   if (chat.unread === 0) return
   // Don't notify on outgoing message (shouldn't happen with condition above)
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ export const maybeShowChatNotification = (chat) => {
     opts.image = chat.lastMessage.attachment.preview_url
   }
 
-  chat.lastNotifiedMessageId = chat.lastMessage.id
   showDesktopNotification(opts)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/chats.js b/src/stores/chats.js
index 1cf4f4a3d..b30c1c42c 100644
--- a/src/stores/chats.js
+++ b/src/stores/chats.js
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ export const useChatsStore = defineStore('chats', {
     updateChat(updatedChat) {
       const chat = this.data.get(updatedChat.id)
       if (chat) {
+        const isNewMessage = chat.lastMessage !== updatedChat.lastMessage
         chat.lastMessage = updatedChat.lastMessage
         chat.unread = updatedChat.unread
         chat.updated_at = updatedChat.updated_at
+        if (!isNewMessage) return
       } else {
         this.data.set(updatedChat.id, updatedChat)
       }
-      maybeShowChatNotification(chat ?? updatedChat)
+      maybeShowChatNotification(chat)
     },
     deleteChat(id) {
       this.data.delete(id)