On November 5, GitHub opened an opt-in public preview of a new overview for individual pull requests. A compact panel at the top shows whether the pull request is ready to merge and which actions are available. Reviewers can jump to a failing check, see whose approval is still needed, or update the branch when that action is available. [1]
What changes
The conversation can be filtered to show unresolved threads or your own comments and sorted newest first. A sidebar summary brings together recent activity such as review comments and review requests. Actions in the header depend on the user's permissions. [1]
Context
GitHub said the rollout would continue through the weekend. Once the preview button appears in a pull request's header, users can opt in there and return to the classic view from the same menu. [1]
What to check in practice
Try the view on a pull request with one failing check and one missing approval. Ask two reviewers to find the next action without opening the full history. If the summary saves them time, keep it for that workflow and separately check which actions each role can take. The preview is opt-in and the cited announcement gives no country dates.