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Resetting Your Recommendations
Sometimes you want a clean slate. Learn when and how to reset your Headlinne recommendations, what a reset does, and how the feed rebuilds afterward.
By Headlinne Editorial Team · Updated on
A fresh start when you need it
Sometimes your feed drifts—an old obsession lingers, a temporary deep-dive skewed it, or your life changed and the recommendations did not keep up. Resetting your recommendations gives you a clean slate to rebuild from, rather than fighting the existing profile story by story.
It is the biggest lever you have for steering personalization, and it is designed to be safe and reversible in effect.
When a reset makes sense
Consider resetting if:
- Your interests have changed significantly
- A short-term binge has skewed your feed
- The feed feels stale or stuck in a rut
- You want to deliberately explore in a new direction
- You are sharing or repurposing your account for a different focus
What happens after a reset
After a reset, Headlinne treats you more like a new user for a while: the feed leans harder into exploration and diversity to relearn your interests quickly. Your first sessions shape the new profile fast, so a bit of intentional reading and swiping gets you to a good feed sooner.
This is the same cold-start behavior that gives new users a broad, exploratory feed while the system learns them.
Reset or just steer?
A full reset is not always necessary. For smaller corrections, unfollowing topics, swiping away, and leaning into new interests will steer the feed without starting over. Reset is best reserved for when the profile is genuinely off and you want to rebuild.
Either way, you are in control—see the personalization FAQ and how your interests are learned for the gentler levers.
Key takeaways
- ✓Resetting gives you a clean slate when your feed has drifted.
- ✓Good reasons include changed interests, a skewing binge, or a stale feed.
- ✓After a reset, the feed leans into exploration to relearn you quickly.
Frequently asked questions
Will resetting delete my account or saved articles?
No. Resetting recommendations only clears your learned interest profile so the feed rebuilds. It does not affect your account or saved articles. For smaller changes, steering with follows and swipes may be enough.
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