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However, My Views can work for custom objects - but you can easily create your own page layouts for custom objects.
My Views will remember the last view used, Standard Tab will always override to the set tab.
Note: Some people like having the recent list on their tab - it provides more information than the sidebar widget. Don't use either of these apps for those people.
Setup
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