diff --git a/web/public/sw.js b/web/public/sw.js
index d3967441..33154628 100644
--- a/web/public/sw.js
+++ b/web/public/sw.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { cleanupOutdatedCaches, createHandlerBoundToURL, precacheAndRoute } from "workbox-precaching";
 import { NavigationRoute, registerRoute } from "workbox-routing";
 import { NetworkFirst } from "workbox-strategies";
+import { clientsClaim } from "workbox-core";
 
 import { dbAsync } from "../src/app/db";
 
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ precacheAndRoute(
   self.__WB_MANIFEST
 );
 
+// Claim all open windows
+clientsClaim();
 // Delete any cached old dist files from previous service worker versions
 cleanupOutdatedCaches();
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/App.jsx b/web/src/components/App.jsx
index 2951a2bc..2ad7f419 100644
--- a/web/src/components/App.jsx
+++ b/web/src/components/App.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { createContext, Suspense, useContext, useEffect, useState, useMemo } from "react";
-import { Box, Toolbar, CssBaseline, Backdrop, CircularProgress, useMediaQuery } from "@mui/material";
-import { ThemeProvider, createTheme } from "@mui/material/styles";
+import { Box, Toolbar, CssBaseline, Backdrop, CircularProgress, useMediaQuery, ThemeProvider, createTheme } from "@mui/material";
 import { useLiveQuery } from "dexie-react-hooks";
 import { BrowserRouter, Outlet, Route, Routes, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { AllSubscriptions, SingleSubscription } from "./Notifications";
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ const Main = (props) => (
       display: "flex",
       flexGrow: 1,
       flexDirection: "column",
-      padding: 3,
+      padding: { xs: 0, md: 3 },
       width: { sm: `calc(100% - ${Navigation.width}px)` },
       height: "100dvh",
       overflow: "auto",
diff --git a/web/src/components/Notifications.jsx b/web/src/components/Notifications.jsx
index fe9fcc48..85ced743 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Notifications.jsx
+++ b/web/src/components/Notifications.jsx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ const NotificationItem = (props) => {
   const hasUserActions = notification.actions && notification.actions.length > 0;
   const showActions = hasAttachmentActions || hasClickAction || hasUserActions;
   return (
-    <Card sx={{ minWidth: 275, padding: 1 }} role="listitem" aria-label={t("notifications_list_item")}>
+    <Card sx={{ padding: 1 }} role="listitem" aria-label={t("notifications_list_item")}>
       <CardContent>
         <Tooltip title={t("notifications_delete")} enterDelay={500}>
           <IconButton onClick={handleDelete} sx={{ float: "right", marginRight: -1, marginTop: -1 }} aria-label={t("notifications_delete")}>
diff --git a/web/src/components/theme.js b/web/src/components/theme.js
index 64217eee..9cf6649f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/theme.js
+++ b/web/src/components/theme.js
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ export const darkTheme = {
         },
       },
     },
+    MuiPaper: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        root: {
+          // for the sidebar on narrow (xs) screens
+          backgroundImage: "none",
+        },
+      },
+    },
   },
   palette: {
     mode: "dark",
diff --git a/web/src/index.jsx b/web/src/index.jsx
index d60c05a4..1a123a8a 100644
--- a/web/src/index.jsx
+++ b/web/src/index.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import App from "./components/App";
+import registerSW from "./registerSW";
+
+registerSW();
 
 const root = createRoot(document.querySelector("#root"));
 root.render(<App />);
diff --git a/web/src/registerSW.js b/web/src/registerSW.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adef4746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/registerSW.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+import { registerSW as viteRegisterSW } from "virtual:pwa-register";
+
+// fetch new sw every hour, i.e. update app every hour while running
+const intervalMS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+// https://vite-pwa-org.netlify.app/guide/periodic-sw-updates.html
+const registerSW = () =>
+  viteRegisterSW({
+    onRegisteredSW(swUrl, registration) {
+      if (!registration) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      setInterval(async () => {
+        if (registration.installing || navigator?.onLine === false) return;
+
+        const resp = await fetch(swUrl, {
+          cache: "no-store",
+          headers: {
+            cache: "no-store",
+            "cache-control": "no-cache",
+          },
+        });
+
+        if (resp?.status === 200) await registration.update();
+      }, intervalMS);
+    },
+  });
+
+export default registerSW;
diff --git a/web/vite.config.js b/web/vite.config.js
index 22d17d9b..a4fd5a31 100644
--- a/web/vite.config.js
+++ b/web/vite.config.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
     react(),
     VitePWA({
       registerType: "autoUpdate",
-      injectRegister: "inline",
+      // see registerSW.js imported by index.jsx
+      injectRegister: null,
       strategies: "injectManifest",
       devOptions: {
         enabled: true,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => ({
         navigateFallback: "index.html",
       },
       injectManifest: {
-        globPatterns: ["**/*.{js,css,html,mp3,ico,png,svg,json}"],
+        globPatterns: ["**/*.{js,css,html,ico,png,svg,json}"],
         globIgnores: ["config.js"],
         manifestTransforms: [
           (entries) => ({