In 2.12 we created the new search driven portal and in 3.0 we have enhanced this by adding new collections including ‘Recent’ which lets students jump straight back into their recently used apps. Making the search view the default rather than a grid view was an intentional design decision as students rarely need to see a long list of apps and the new search feature is a powerful way to quickly find the app they need. However we know from customer feedback that there are some exceptions to this. Rather than make the default view an Admin setting, we have a vision to enhance the user preference part of the portal. In 3.0 this allows the user to determine their theme (Light or Dark mode), but we could take this further by adding search vs grid view, allowing users to select the number of rows of apps visible in their view, or even defaulting to the collection that was most recently selected. If you would like this feature, please upvote this post and add your comments about the different options you would like to see.
