diff --git a/src/services/read-status.ts b/src/services/read-status.ts
index c9458d377..e3b0d6324 100644
--- a/src/services/read-status.ts
+++ b/src/services/read-status.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class ReadStatusService {
     if (ttl) this.setTTL(key, ttl);
     else this.setTTL(key, dayjs().add(1, "day").unix());
 
-    if (subject.value === undefined && !this.queue.has(key)) {
-      this.queue.add(key);
+    if (subject.value === undefined && !this.readQueue.has(key)) {
+      this.readQueue.add(key);
       this.throttleRead();
     }
 
@@ -37,51 +37,60 @@ class ReadStatusService {
     else this.setTTL(key, dayjs().add(1, "day").unix());
 
     this.status.get(key).next(read);
+    this.writeQueue.add(key);
     this.throttleWrite();
   }
 
-  queue = new Set<string>();
-  private throttleRead = _throttle(this.read.bind(this), 1000);
+  private readQueue = new Set<string>();
+  private throttleRead = _throttle(this.read.bind(this), 100);
   async read() {
-    if (this.queue.size === 0) return;
+    if (this.readQueue.size === 0) return;
 
     const trans = db.transaction("read");
 
-    this.log(`Loading ${this.queue.size} from database`);
+    this.log(`Loading ${this.readQueue.size} from database`);
 
     await Promise.all(
-      Array.from(this.queue).map(async (key) => {
+      Array.from(this.readQueue).map(async (key) => {
+        this.readQueue.delete(key);
         const subject = this.status.get(key);
         const status = await trans.store.get(key);
+
+        this.log(key, status);
+
         if (status) {
           subject.next(status.read);
           if (status.ttl) this.setTTL(key, status.ttl);
         } else subject.next(false);
       }),
     );
-    this.queue.clear();
   }
 
-  throttleWrite = _throttle(this.write.bind(this), 1000);
+  private writeQueue = new Set<string>();
+  private throttleWrite = _throttle(this.write.bind(this), 100);
   async write() {
+    if (this.writeQueue.size === 0) return;
+
     const trans = db.transaction("read", "readwrite");
 
     let count = 0;
     const defaultTTL = dayjs().add(1, "day").unix();
-    for (const [key, subject] of this.status) {
+    for (const key of this.writeQueue) {
+      const subject = this.status.get(key);
       if (subject.value !== undefined) {
         trans.store.put({ key, read: subject.value, ttl: this.ttl.get(key) ?? defaultTTL });
         count++;
       }
     }
 
+    this.writeQueue.clear();
     await trans.done;
 
     this.log(`Wrote ${count} to database`);
   }
 
   async prune() {
-    const expired = await db.getAllKeysFromIndex("read", "ttl", IDBKeyRange.lowerBound(dayjs().unix(), true));
+    const expired = await db.getAllKeysFromIndex("read", "ttl", IDBKeyRange.upperBound(dayjs().unix()));
 
     if (expired.length === 0) return;
 
@@ -95,7 +104,6 @@ class ReadStatusService {
 
 const readStatusService = new ReadStatusService();
 
-setInterval(readStatusService.write.bind(readStatusService), 10_000);
 setInterval(readStatusService.prune.bind(readStatusService), 30_000);
 
 if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
diff --git a/src/views/notifications/components/notification-icon-entry.tsx b/src/views/notifications/components/notification-icon-entry.tsx
index 2dc8470e8..116004db9 100644
--- a/src/views/notifications/components/notification-icon-entry.tsx
+++ b/src/views/notifications/components/notification-icon-entry.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { Box, Flex, Spacer, Text, useColorModeValue } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, forwardRef, memo, useCallback, useContext, useEffect } from "react";
+import { Box, Flex, Spacer, Text, useColorModeValue } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import dayjs from "dayjs";
+
 import UserAvatar from "../../../components/user/user-avatar";
 import Timestamp from "../../../components/timestamp";
 import UserName from "../../../components/user/user-name";
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ import { CheckIcon } from "../../../components/icons";
 import FocusedContext from "../focused-context";
 import useReadStatus from "../../../hooks/use-read-status";
 
-const ONE_MONTH = 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;
+const ONE_MONTH = dayjs().add(1, "month").unix();
 
 type NotificationIconEntryProps = PropsWithChildren<{
   icon: ReactNode;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ const NotificationIconEntry = memo(
             onFocus={onClick ? undefined : focusSelf}
             onClick={onClick}
             userSelect="none"
-            bg={expanded || !read ? focusColor : undefined}
+            bg={!read ? focusColor : undefined}
           >
             <Box>{icon}</Box>
             <UserAvatar pubkey={pubkey} size="sm" />
diff --git a/src/views/notifications/index.tsx b/src/views/notifications/index.tsx
index 4c19ca4cf..a8afd037c 100644
--- a/src/views/notifications/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/notifications/index.tsx
@@ -103,16 +103,17 @@ const NotificationsTimeline = memo(
     const navigateNextUnread = () => {
       const focusedEvent = filteredEvents.find((e) => e.id === focused);
 
-      if (focusedEvent) {
-        const idx = filteredEvents.indexOf(focusedEvent);
-        for (let i = idx; i < filteredEvents.length; i++) {
-          if (readStatusService.getStatus(filteredEvents[i].id).value === false) {
-            setFocus(filteredEvents[i].id);
-            break;
-          }
+      const idx = focusedEvent ? filteredEvents.indexOf(focusedEvent) : 0;
+      for (let i = idx; i < filteredEvents.length; i++) {
+        if (readStatusService.getStatus(filteredEvents[i].id).value === false) {
+          setFocus(filteredEvents[i].id);
+          break;
         }
       }
     };
+    const navigateTop = () => setFocus(filteredEvents[0]?.id ?? "");
+    const navigateEnd = () => setFocus(filteredEvents[filteredEvents.length - 1]?.id ?? "");
+
     useKeyPressEvent("ArrowUp", navigatePrev);
     useKeyPressEvent("ArrowDown", navigateNext);
     useKeyPressEvent("ArrowLeft", navigatePrev);
@@ -121,8 +122,10 @@ const NotificationsTimeline = memo(
     useKeyPressEvent("h", navigatePrev);
     useKeyPressEvent("j", navigateNext);
     useKeyPressEvent("l", navigateNextUnread);
-    useKeyPressEvent("H", () => setFocus(filteredEvents[0]?.id ?? ""));
-    useKeyPressEvent("L", () => setFocus(filteredEvents[filteredEvents.length - 1]?.id ?? ""));
+    useKeyPressEvent("H", navigateTop);
+    useKeyPressEvent("Home", navigateTop);
+    useKeyPressEvent("L", navigateEnd);
+    useKeyPressEvent("End", navigateEnd);
 
     if (filteredEvents.length === 0)
       return (
diff --git a/src/views/notifications/threads.tsx b/src/views/notifications/threads.tsx
index 8d29849f7..d504d4443 100644
--- a/src/views/notifications/threads.tsx
+++ b/src/views/notifications/threads.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import { useNotifications } from "../../providers/global/notifications-provider"
 import { TORRENT_COMMENT_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/torrents";
 import { groupByRoot } from "../../helpers/notification";
 import { NostrEvent } from "../../types/nostr-event";
-import NotificationIconEntry from "./components/notification-icon-entry";
-import { ChevronLeftIcon, ReplyIcon } from "../../components/icons";
+import { ChevronLeftIcon } from "../../components/icons";
 import { AvatarGroup, Box, Button, ButtonGroup, Flex, LinkBox, Text, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import UserAvatarLink from "../../components/user/user-avatar-link";
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import { useNavigateInDrawer } from "../../providers/drawer-sub-view-provider";
 import useEventIntersectionRef from "../../hooks/use-event-intersection-ref";
 import useShareableEventAddress from "../../hooks/use-shareable-event-address";
 import localSettings from "../../services/local-settings";
+import GitBranch01 from "../../components/icons/git-branch-01";
 
 const THREAD_KINDS = [kinds.ShortTextNote, TORRENT_COMMENT_KIND];
 
@@ -67,29 +67,32 @@ function ThreadGroup({ rootId, events }: { rootId: string; events: NostrEvent[]
   const ref = useEventIntersectionRef(events[events.length - 1]);
 
   return (
-    <NotificationIconEntry icon={<ReplyIcon boxSize={8} />}>
-      <AvatarGroup size="sm">
-        {pubkeys.map((pubkey) => (
-          <UserAvatarLink key={pubkey} pubkey={pubkey} />
+    <Flex>
+      <GitBranch01 boxSize={8} color="green.500" mr="2" />
+      <Flex direction="column" gap="2">
+        <AvatarGroup size="sm">
+          {pubkeys.map((pubkey) => (
+            <UserAvatarLink key={pubkey} pubkey={pubkey} />
+          ))}
+        </AvatarGroup>
+        <Box>
+          <Text fontWeight="bold">
+            {pubkeys.length > 1 ? pubkeys.length + " people" : pubkeys.length + " person"} replied in thread:
+          </Text>
+          {rootEvent && <CompactNoteContent event={rootEvent} maxLength={100} color="GrayText" />}
+        </Box>
+        {(events.length > 3 && !showAll.isOpen ? events.slice(0, 3) : events).map((event) => (
+          <ReplyEntry key={event.id} event={event} />
         ))}
-      </AvatarGroup>
-      <Box>
-        <Text fontWeight="bold">
-          {pubkeys.length > 1 ? pubkeys.length + " people" : pubkeys.length + " person"} replied in thread:
-        </Text>
-        {rootEvent && <CompactNoteContent event={rootEvent} maxLength={100} color="GrayText" />}
-      </Box>
-      {(events.length > 3 && !showAll.isOpen ? events.slice(0, 3) : events).map((event) => (
-        <ReplyEntry key={event.id} event={event} />
-      ))}
-      {!showAll.isOpen && events.length > 3 && (
-        <ButtonGroup>
-          <Button variant="link" py="2" onClick={showAll.onOpen} colorScheme="primary" fontWeight="bold">
-            +{events.length - 3} more
-          </Button>
-        </ButtonGroup>
-      )}
-    </NotificationIconEntry>
+        {!showAll.isOpen && events.length > 3 && (
+          <ButtonGroup>
+            <Button variant="link" py="2" onClick={showAll.onOpen} colorScheme="primary" fontWeight="bold">
+              +{events.length - 3} more
+            </Button>
+          </ButtonGroup>
+        )}
+      </Flex>
+    </Flex>
   );
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ function ThreadsNotificationsPage() {
     <IntersectionObserverProvider callback={callback}>
       <VerticalPageLayout>
         <Flex gap="2">
-          <Button leftIcon={<ChevronLeftIcon />} onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>
+          <Button leftIcon={<ChevronLeftIcon boxSize={6} />} onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>
             Back
           </Button>
           <PeopleListSelection />