Hi everyone,
Hope those of you in the US had a great Thanksgiving. This is the December community update. You can read last month’s update here.
It’s hard to believe we’re in the home stretch of 2024! As a team, we’ve been reflecting on everything that’s happened over the past year (in fact, stay tuned for something in your inbox). Bubble also just earned a spot on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list, which feels like a testament to all we’ve done in 2024. I’m personally extremely excited to build on that momentum in 2025.
Now for the updates:
Everything that launched last month
Flusk features are officially integrated into all paid Bubble plans with no change in pricing. This means you’ll have direct access to security features like privacy rule definition, database leak protection, and API security checks. To get started, make sure you’re logged into Bubble, and then visit app.flusk.eu and sign in with your Bubble account.
We’re still evaluating how to include Flusk’s monitoring features in our plans. Users who have used these features in the last six months will retain their access, but otherwise access is limited. For now, if you’re on a Team plan and would like access, reach out to our Support team.
You can read more about about how Flusk can keep your apps secure on the forum here or tune into the webinar hosted by Gregory John and the Flusk team tomorrow, December 4 at 12 PM ET. Register here.
We’ve been getting a lot of requests to be added to the mobile beta. We’re still adding users twice a month, and we’re growing the size of each batch over time. In addition to addressing bug reports from beta testers, the team also added more mobile-specific reusable elements and improvements to push notification capabilities.
As the next step in the research process for the mobile plugin editor, the team recently completed building a mobile plugin proof of concept. This gets us one step closer to enabling a plugin ecosystem for mobile.
Bubble Assist, our AI-powered app builder, launched in alpha to a small group of new users this month for feedback on UX and output quality. This feature is going to be a game-changer for beginners and will make getting started on Bubble much easier. You can learn more about what we’re building on the blog. Right now, the alpha is only available for new users, but we’ll let you know when that changes.
There are a number of editor projects in flight right now:
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Changelog: Last month, we launched changelog to a small group of alpha testers who very actively use version control. This feature allows you to view and filter changes made to a branch. We’ve already pushed a few updates to the experience, including the ability to filter entries by collaborator as well as date and time. These changes should give you even better visibility into what changed in your app and when.
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Toolbar: We also launched an updated toolbar (the menu at the top of the editor) to around 10% of users. The new toolbar has improved UI/UX that make it easier for you to navigate the editor, and sets us up for upcoming releases like mobile. We’re planning on launching this update to all users later this month.
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Onboarding flow: We’ve updated our onboarding flow for new users so you can get into the editor and start building faster.
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Workflow tab beta: The team is continuing to ship updates to the workflow tab beta, including a back button that’ll make it easier to navigate through connected workflows.
In October, we released some updates to the Agency account experience to enable better organization and help you grow your business. The response was really positive, and we’ve made a few minor bug fixes and quality of life improvements since. Join the conversation on the forum here if you have more feedback.
Relatedly, the team also hosted a webinar all about Bubble’s Enterprise plan and revenue share program for agency partners. If you’re curious about how to participate and earn more revenue for your agency, check out the event recording or reach out to partnerships@bubble.io.
What we’re working on
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Workflow tab
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Thanks to everyone for their continued feedback on the beta. Right now the team is working on implementing a new “mode” that’ll give you an alternate view so you can see more than one flow workflow at a time. This feature is scheduled to be released to the beta in December.
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Looking ahead, we’re planning to move out of beta by the end of January!
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Backend workflow tab
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Backend workflows are getting their own tab alongside design, data, styles, etc. This is an ask we’ve heard a lot during user research. It’s better information architecture (and three fewer clicks), which means it’s going to be a lot easier to find and build backend workflows. Since this is purely a navigational change, we’re rolling this out to everyone in December, rather than making it opt-in.
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Read more about this change on the forum here.
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Changelog
- We’re adding even more granular filtering options including change type, element, workflow, data type, and plugins. That work is scheduled to be completed early in Q1.
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Mobile
- Next up, the team is working on improving the deploy flow and adding a selectable list element. We’re also working on a prototype for the mobile debugger as well as more robust Android support.
ICYMI
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This summer, Hive Health (who we featured in the BubbleCon keynote) raised $6.5 million in Pre-Series A funding for their healthcare platform. Read their showcase story here.
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Check out two new native mobile apps built on Bubble that launched this month:
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Vela, an app for travel recs, built by Ramzi on Bubble’s Product Design team
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TardySweep, which helps schools track and report student tardies, from Justin Kyser
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We just featured a ton of really impressive businesses in this What You Can Build on Bubble piece — give it a read if you want to check out some of the community’s incredible work.
New hires
To close out the year, we had three newcomers join the team. Big welcome to Shauna, our new head of legal, and Jen and Meyron, both joining as senior software engineers.
Quick housekeeping note: A lot of the Bubble team is taking some much-deserved time off between December 24 and January 2, so there may be longer wait times than normal for less urgent support requests.
That’s all for now. Wishing you and your loved ones a restful end to the year. See you in 2025!
— Josh and Emmanuel
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