What's new - June 1, 2026

Source cleanup now behaves the way you'd expect

Removing a source from Content Desk > Sources now clears that source's current stories from the newsletter too. Before, some sources could keep showing up after the source was gone.

The removal is still scoped to the newsletter you're working in. It does not delete the original source, remove stories from sent issues, or affect another newsletter that uses the same social profile.

Cleaner Sources list

Content Desk now keeps recurring content sources separate from publishing and past-issue imports.

Social profiles still appear in Sources because HeyNews checks them for future stories. Beehiiv, Kit, and newsletter archive connections stay with your newsletter setup instead of showing up as removable sources in Content Desk.

Sources are much better at finding the right feed

Adding sources is more forgiving now. Paste a blog, site, RSS feed, Atom feed, JSON Feed, subreddit, or Reddit post and HeyNews does a better job figuring out what you meant.

If you paste a regular website, HeyNews keeps that site as the source you see and open, even if it finds a feed for new posts. If you paste a Reddit post, HeyNews asks whether you want to save that one post as a story or follow the whole subreddit.

Valid feeds with no posts are handled cleanly too. You'll see No stories yet instead of a confusing failure, and HeyNews keeps checking for new posts.

Fresh stories stay fresh

RSS and feed-based stories update more reliably when the original article changes. Recent article updates can refresh the story details without replacing your existing summary.

A bad item in one feed also no longer blocks the rest of your feeds from being checked.

Draft review is easier to trust

After HeyNews writes a draft, Compose now moves into a dedicated review view. The subject line, preview text, and full draft are front and center. The story inputs are locked so you can see exactly what created the draft without accidentally changing the source material after generation.

History is clearer too. Draft cards show the subject, preview text, AI Writer, story count, last saved time, and badges such as NewEdited, and Automated.

Fixes

  • Returning users who are no longer eligible for a free trial now see paid-plan restart copy instead of another trial promise.
  • Subscription and add-on changes show up more reliably after checkout and billing updates.
  • One-off stories stay in Stories instead of creating confusing recurring source rows.
  • Source and story titles are less likely to overwrite each other when feeds, sites, and articles share the same URL.