Monthly Community Update - February 2026

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Hi everyone,

This is the February community update. You can read January’s update here.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, our podcast The New Build is off to an amazing start! Many of you have been asking for something like this for a while, and we’re so glad it’s finally here. Episode 1 features Paloma Newton and Jackson Gritching, co-founders of Elita, a pet longevity platform — they share how they pivoted, built on Bubble, and won their category at SXSW Sydney in just six weeks. Episode 2, which just went live yesterday, features Fuzzy Khosrowshahi, the CTO of Notion and the creator of Google Sheets. He shares his journey from running a Subway franchise to building productivity tools used by hundreds of millions of people, and what it actually takes to compete with Microsoft and Google. The conversations have been incredible, and we can’t wait for you to hear what’s coming next. Make sure you’re subscribed!

On to the updates.

What we shipped in January

I’m very excited to share that the beta for in-app purchases is now available to everyone! This feature allows you to process monthly and annual subscriptions directly through your native mobile app via Apple and Google’s in-app purchase systems. I know that for many of you, monetization has been the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to Bubble’s native mobile builder, and we can’t wait to see you turn your mobile apps into revenue-generating businesses. Read more on the forum here.

We also hit a major milestone with the AI Agent this month: We launched both data type generation and workflow generation, which means the Agent now touches all three core parts of building in Bubble — design, data, and logic. With data type generation, the Agent can create data types and fields from prompts, including automatic privacy rules for sensitive data. And with v1 of workflow generation (frontend workflows for now, backend workflows coming soon), you can tell the Agent something like “set up the login flow after the Log In button is clicked” and it’ll build the logic for you. Is there still more work to do? Absolutely. But this is a huge step toward making the Agent truly full-stack, and I’m excited about where we’re headed. Read more about what we shipped and what’s coming next on the forum here.

Following the visual refresh to the Academy, we just launched course progression and completion tracking. In the first week post-launch we saw more than 11,000 streaks started, and that number is still climbing. If there are courses you’d like to see us create, let us know — we’re always looking for ideas on what would help you most. Read more on the forum here.

We released a beta for the API Connector tab, which moves the API Connector into its own section of the editor so you can more easily navigate and see all your calls at a glance. This beta is available to everyone. If you prefer, for now you can also turn off the tab in your app settings and continue to access your integrations via the API Connector plugin. Read more on the forum here.

The team is continuing to ship changes to the redesigned property editor based on beta feedback. The latest updates and fixes include more scannable fields and easier-to-read dynamic expressions. They’ve been sharing biweekly updates on the forum and you can read the latest one here.

We also shipped an improvement to the mobile password reset feature. There’s now a dropdown that allows you to generate the reset URL or mobile deep link without having to append the token. See the before and after on the forum here.

Finally, we implemented a priority view on the security dashboard so you can understand what vulnerabilities to tackle first. As you address those vulnerabilities, you’ll also be able to see what you’ve resolved — which is a nice way to track your progress. We also shipped phase 1 of some improvements that will reduce the likelihood that larger or complex apps will time out or fail security checks. Read more on the forum here.

For a complete list of additional updates and bug fixes, check out our release notes page.

What we’re working on in February

We’re working on several pieces of functionality for the AI Agent right now:

  • Compound edits: We’re making progress on enabling the Agent to make multiple changes at once vs. one at a time. We anticipate that will ship by early spring.

  • AI Agent for non–AI generated apps: I know many of you with existing apps have been waiting for this, and we hear you. The team is actively working on getting AI Agent access to apps that were generated from a blank canvas rather than with Bubble AI. We can’t share a specific timeline yet, but that rollout will happen in phases, starting with brand-new blank apps. Thank you for your patience — we’re on it.

  • Mobile app editing: The first stage of this work will allow UI editing, similar to when we launched the Agent for web apps. That should be in your hands by early spring. (In the meantime, a reminder that the Agent can still help you understand your mobile app and give you step-by-step instructions on what you can do manually.)

  • Improving outputs: We’re continuously working on improving outputs, especially for data types and workflow generation. We’re also improving the welcome experience (what happens when you first input a prompt and land in your generated app) as well as how the Agent responds to your prompts.

Here’s what else we have in progress:

  • API Connector: Now that we’ve created a tab for the API Connector, the team will begin working on further improvements. We’re actively considering ideas we’ve heard during the early testing, like improving the UI for API calls and collections. Keep the feedback coming!

  • Property editor: The team is continuing to iterate on the redesigned property editor based on your beta feedback. Thank you to everyone who’s been testing and sharing your thoughts — it’s making a real difference, and we’re committed to making this the best possible experience before we roll it out to everyone.

How to get involved

  • Join our Q1 Launch Program if you’re ready to go from idea to customers in 90 days. This is a guided three-month program with structured support, proven frameworks, and a community of builders shipping together. Each month has a specific focus: January was about getting inspired and connected, February is all about validating and building your MVP, and March is launch month. Select apps get featured in Launch Lab, where we provide professional storytelling and amplification support. Join the dedicated Slack community to connect with fellow founders, and read more about the full program on the blog.

  • Join us for our livestream announcing the winners of the Contra Hackathon on February 9 at 12 PM ET.

  • EqualReach is a freelance marketplace built on Bubble that connects displaced talent with Job opportunities. Read their showcase story here.

  • Check out the recap of Emmanuel’s latest AMA on the blog. He covered how we think about beta releases and why we release features while they’re still evolving, answered questions about AI and mobile development, and even shared how the team uses Bubble internally (for those who don’t know, bubble.io is a massive Bubble app). RSVP for his next AMA on February 12 at noon ET here.

  • Meet the first members of Launch Lab, our new launch co-pilot for founders. The goal is to help founders and agencies bring their app to market with the help of Bubble’s marketing team:

    • Harlo is a menu and allergen management platform for vendors. They joined Emmanuel for a CEO chat you can watch here.

    • Understanding Zoe is a platform that connects the parents, teachers, and therapists of neurodivergent children and provides actionable care insights. Check out their app tour here.

We’re opening applications for the next cohort soon, so stay tuned!

New hires

We had three new hires join the team this month. Welcome to Frannie, recruiting manager; Spence, engineering manager; and Sneha, senior software engineer (Platform). Happy to have you on board!

That’s all for this month.

— Josh and Emmanuel

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Monthly Community Update - March 2026
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I like all the quick edits for the feedback we are giving about the editor. It reminds me when you and @Emmanuel started out and were able to listen to us and make adjustments so fast. :blush:

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That’s definitely where we want to go (back)!

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Amazing news, thank you Josh and Emmanuel!! :high_voltage:

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It’s the most critical thing you can achieve. Fuzzy was telling you about seriously losing agility once Microsoft and Salesforce picked up Sheets and Slack, and how the smaller guys then have a huge advantage. It feels like that’s what happened with Bubble after the $100MM round. If you can’t get to a point where you’re shipping significant value on a weekly or bi-weekly cadence, you’ll get left in the dust by all of those who do. So it’s great that you’re cognizant of that and working towards it as quickly as possible.

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Have to say that this new velocity is very promising after the last two years of relative stagnation. This is how a software team is supposed to move. Everything has been pretty damn stable as well (people sadly never notice prevention of problems, it’s taken for granted).

General comments about the roadmap: the expression composer, lack of workflow parallelization/looping/branching, and JSON handling all still need work but glad to see the API Connector getting some much-needed renovation work.

Really happy to see the emphasis on listening to feedback that exists, but I think it’s also important to feedback that doesn’t exist. I’m talking about survivorship bias. Think about the reasons that propel new users to stop building on the platform. What were they trying to build that made them frustrated enough to leave? What types of apps do you almost never see as a “success story?”

I think the web is maturing to a point where people are no longer willing to accept tradeoffs in the software they use, and Bubble is still full of tradeoffs for the time being.

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100% Agree on this.

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The addition of the API page is great, it was really needed. But again, no news about Loops, IF/Else, and Breaks. I don’t need to keep reminding you how much of a “H1” priority this is (as stated by bubble developers in the community) in any data structuring logic. These are such simple functions that would make life easier for many when creating apps, instead of using Code solutions to create functions for their apps that should be native. All of your competitors have these basic actions in the structuring of their backends, so why doesn’t Bubble? I was already kind of hopeless that it would be released this month, as if it were an unexpected surprise, but no. At least some news or announcement about the POSSIBILITY that they are developing or about to release these functions. I can’t stand paying $50-100 for plugins for these basic functions that don’t exist in Bubble.

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you do understand they have to prioritise and keep in mind the competititon too right?

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Do you know how much of a slippery slope it is to force Bubble users to lean on 3rd party solutions every time they encounter simple universal problems?

Plugins and hacky javascript snippets are a gateway drug to moving to low-code/code.

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nevertheless, they must release big features with high impact. talk to any product manager and they’ll tell you that’s how it works.

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This is true, but we still want to stay true to our vision for what the future of app development should be. Chasing after every trend would be a distraction and dilute our approach.
So bringing agentic AI capabilities to Bubble is big, but also we are trying to give it our own flavor. While also building things nobody else has like fully integrated IAP for the mobile editor.

This has always been an interesting dichotomy to me: an advanced Bubble devs gets techy enough that code-first solutions start to look less scary. But Bubble rebuilding everything to avoid that would feel weird too: it feels healthier to have an ecosystem where devs can build their own solutions if they want to. This is not to say we should offload everything to 3rd party solutions, but there’s an important balance there

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fully agree and well done omn that.

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Agreed, but this should be for niche use cases. Not things like “copying text to clipboard” or “customizing a tooltip” or “sharing a private file” or 100+ other extremely common universal things. There’s so much basic, native, functionality lacking from LISTS that someone had to make a plugin for it: Floppy: localStorage, List Shifter Plugin | Bubble.

I’ve said this before but Apple’s strategy over the years has consistently been to swallow big apps (“Plugins”) and integrate them directly into iOS. There comes a point where platform needs supersede marketplace needs and they have that balance down perfectly. Once upon a time, you needed to download a bunch of apps to have a useable smartphone. You almost don’t need to install any apps for “core functionality” anymore, you just use apps almost like Bubble’s API Connector (3rd party services). That’s the level Bubble needs to get to.

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Fede does something like office hours with beginners on Youtube, I don’t know what it is called, Ive watched about 5 minutes of it. And the beginner guy creates reusables because he knows it is the best practice, and then tries to pass data from it, he couldn’t, because you can’t do that natively.

We are no where at balance here, core product enhancement is needed and Bubble native elements needs a whole rework and I know perfectionism is a bait, not a good school of thought but Bubble needs to do those close to perfect to balance things out, I mean we are afraid to click undo button.

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Great Job!!!