Version 8.1 build 1 recent channels went from 20ish to 5 but still cant fix audio fluctuation.....

Why did the recent channels go from like 10-20 down to 5?  I used to surf the same 20 ish channels and had them in the recent and easily scrolled through to see what was playing and then select. Now I can only have 5 to scroll through???? Glad to see the engineering team is hard at work making aesthetic changes but still cant fix the audio fluctuation.....