diff --git a/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts b/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
index b6e3a34881..d74511139f 100644
--- a/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/notifications-view.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {RootStoreModel} from './root-store'
 import {PostThreadViewModel} from './post-thread-view'
 import {cleanError} from '../../lib/strings'
 
-const UNGROUPABLE_REASONS = ['assertion']
+const GROUPABLE_REASONS = ['vote', 'repost', 'follow']
 const PAGE_SIZE = 30
 const MS_1HR = 1e3 * 60 * 60
 const MS_2DAY = MS_1HR * 48
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function groupNotifications(
   for (const item of items) {
     const ts = +new Date(item.indexedAt)
     let grouped = false
-    if (!UNGROUPABLE_REASONS.includes(item.reason)) {
+    if (GROUPABLE_REASONS.includes(item.reason)) {
       for (const item2 of items2) {
         const ts2 = +new Date(item2.indexedAt)
         if (
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/Feed.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/Feed.tsx
index 21f54e793f..81a38b95a4 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/Feed.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, {MutableRefObject} from 'react'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
-import {FlatList, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
+import {ActivityIndicator, FlatList, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {NotificationsViewModel} from '../../../state/models/notifications-view'
 import {FeedItem} from './FeedItem'
 import {NotificationFeedLoadingPlaceholder} from '../util/LoadingPlaceholder'
@@ -22,11 +22,39 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   onPressTryAgain?: () => void
   onScroll?: OnScrollCb
 }) {
+  const data = React.useMemo(() => {
+    let feedItems
+    if (view.hasLoaded) {
+      if (view.isEmpty) {
+        feedItems = [EMPTY_FEED_ITEM]
+      } else {
+        feedItems = view.notifications
+      }
+    }
+    return feedItems
+  }, [view.hasLoaded, view.isEmpty, view.notifications])
+
+  const onRefresh = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await view.refresh()
+      await view.markAllRead()
+    } catch (err) {
+      view.rootStore.log.error('Failed to refresh notifications feed', err)
+    }
+  }, [view])
+  const onEndReached = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await view.loadMore()
+    } catch (err) {
+      view.rootStore.log.error('Failed to load more notifications', err)
+    }
+  }, [view])
+
   // TODO optimize renderItem or FeedItem, we're getting this notice from RN: -prf
   //   VirtualizedList: You have a large list that is slow to update - make sure your
   //   renderItem function renders components that follow React performance best practices
   //   like PureComponent, shouldComponentUpdate, etc
-  const renderItem = ({item}: {item: any}) => {
+  const renderItem = React.useCallback(({item}: {item: any}) => {
     if (item === EMPTY_FEED_ITEM) {
       return (
         <EmptyState
@@ -37,29 +65,20 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
       )
     }
     return <FeedItem item={item} />
-  }
-  const onRefresh = async () => {
-    try {
-      await view.refresh()
-    } catch (err) {
-      view.rootStore.log.error('Failed to refresh notifications feed', err)
-    }
-  }
-  const onEndReached = async () => {
-    try {
-      await view.loadMore()
-    } catch (err) {
-      view.rootStore.log.error('Failed to load more notifications', err)
-    }
-  }
-  let data
-  if (view.hasLoaded) {
-    if (view.isEmpty) {
-      data = [EMPTY_FEED_ITEM]
-    } else {
-      data = view.notifications
-    }
-  }
+  }, [])
+
+  const FeedFooter = React.useCallback(
+    () =>
+      view.isLoading ? (
+        <View style={styles.feedFooter}>
+          <ActivityIndicator />
+        </View>
+      ) : (
+        <View />
+      ),
+    [view],
+  )
+
   return (
     <View style={s.h100pct}>
       {view.isLoading && !data && <NotificationFeedLoadingPlaceholder />}
@@ -72,6 +91,7 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
           data={data}
           keyExtractor={item => item._reactKey}
           renderItem={renderItem}
+          ListFooterComponent={FeedFooter}
           refreshing={view.isRefreshing}
           onRefresh={onRefresh}
           onEndReached={onEndReached}
@@ -84,5 +104,6 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
 })
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  feedFooter: {paddingTop: 20},
   emptyState: {paddingVertical: 40},
 })
diff --git a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
index 63fa14d2c9..b1d67315ac 100644
--- a/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/posts/Feed.tsx
@@ -40,27 +40,25 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
   const {track} = useAnalytics()
   const [isRefreshing, setIsRefreshing] = React.useState(false)
 
-  // TODO optimize renderItem or FeedItem, we're getting this notice from RN: -prf
-  //   VirtualizedList: You have a large list that is slow to update - make sure your
-  //   renderItem function renders components that follow React performance best practices
-  //   like PureComponent, shouldComponentUpdate, etc
-  const renderItem = ({item}: {item: any}) => {
-    if (item === EMPTY_FEED_ITEM) {
-      return (
-        <EmptyState
-          icon="bars"
-          message="This feed is empty!"
-          style={styles.emptyState}
-        />
-      )
-    } else if (item === ERROR_FEED_ITEM) {
-      return (
-        <ErrorMessage message={feed.error} onPressTryAgain={onPressTryAgain} />
-      )
+  const data = React.useMemo(() => {
+    let feedItems: any[] = []
+    if (feed.hasError) {
+      feedItems = feedItems.concat([ERROR_FEED_ITEM])
     }
-    return <FeedItem item={item} />
-  }
-  const onRefresh = async () => {
+    if (feed.hasLoaded) {
+      if (feed.isEmpty) {
+        feedItems = feedItems.concat([EMPTY_FEED_ITEM])
+      } else {
+        feedItems = feedItems.concat(feed.feed)
+      }
+    }
+    return feedItems
+  }, [feed.hasError, feed.hasLoaded, feed.isEmpty, feed.feed])
+
+  // events
+  // =
+
+  const onRefresh = React.useCallback(async () => {
     track('Feed:onRefresh')
     setIsRefreshing(true)
     try {
@@ -69,34 +67,58 @@ export const Feed = observer(function Feed({
       feed.rootStore.log.error('Failed to refresh posts feed', err)
     }
     setIsRefreshing(false)
-  }
-  const onEndReached = async () => {
+  }, [feed, track, setIsRefreshing])
+  const onEndReached = React.useCallback(async () => {
     track('Feed:onEndReached')
     try {
       await feed.loadMore()
     } catch (err) {
       feed.rootStore.log.error('Failed to load more posts', err)
     }
-  }
-  let data: any[] = []
-  if (feed.hasError) {
-    data = data.concat([ERROR_FEED_ITEM])
-  }
-  if (feed.hasLoaded) {
-    if (feed.isEmpty) {
-      data = data.concat([EMPTY_FEED_ITEM])
-    } else {
-      data = data.concat(feed.feed)
-    }
-  }
-  const FeedFooter = () =>
-    feed.isLoading ? (
-      <View style={styles.feedFooter}>
-        <ActivityIndicator />
-      </View>
-    ) : (
-      <View />
-    )
+  }, [feed, track])
+
+  // rendering
+  // =
+
+  // TODO optimize renderItem or FeedItem, we're getting this notice from RN: -prf
+  //   VirtualizedList: You have a large list that is slow to update - make sure your
+  //   renderItem function renders components that follow React performance best practices
+  //   like PureComponent, shouldComponentUpdate, etc
+  const renderItem = React.useCallback(
+    ({item}: {item: any}) => {
+      if (item === EMPTY_FEED_ITEM) {
+        return (
+          <EmptyState
+            icon="bars"
+            message="This feed is empty!"
+            style={styles.emptyState}
+          />
+        )
+      } else if (item === ERROR_FEED_ITEM) {
+        return (
+          <ErrorMessage
+            message={feed.error}
+            onPressTryAgain={onPressTryAgain}
+          />
+        )
+      }
+      return <FeedItem item={item} />
+    },
+    [feed, onPressTryAgain],
+  )
+
+  const FeedFooter = React.useCallback(
+    () =>
+      feed.isLoading ? (
+        <View style={styles.feedFooter}>
+          <ActivityIndicator />
+        </View>
+      ) : (
+        <View />
+      ),
+    [feed],
+  )
+
   return (
     <View testID={testID} style={style}>
       {feed.isLoading && data.length === 0 && (