[maxtherabbit]

I don't mind the changes, however I've always liked the recently added items section. I've noticed now that if a movie or tv show is marked as "watched' it disappears from that list. Is their a way to keep them their?

I second this request. Is there not a way to link the Recently added items to show or hide with the option Hide Watched
Reasons for this is if another family member watches an episode, and then I go to check whats new, it has disappeared from the list.
(also if I've fallen asleep and come back next day to re-watch, it's gone.)

I strongly agree with this. If many people use the same Kodi installation at different times then the recently added items get unnecessarily hidden when someone has watched a new episode alone.