Monthly Community Update -- October 2024

josh · 2024-10-04T15:26:07.427Z

Hi all,

This is the October community update. You can read the September update here.

It’s good to be back! My paternity leave this summer was the longest break I’ve had from Bubble since I started in 2012, and it gave me the opportunity for some personal reflection about everything we’ve built. We’re going to be focusing on what we consider our “core,” which is making the Bubble editor fun, easy, and powerful. That’s what got us into this game to begin with.

If you joined us for BubbleCon this week, you probably heard that renewed focus loud and clear! Our product priority is improving our editor by leveling up the UX and integrating AI, while expanding its capabilities to include native mobile apps. We’re also working behind the scenes to make our platform — particularly our database layer — robust, fast, scalable, and secure. And… that’s pretty much it: We’ve restructured our engineering team and narrowed our focus to that set of priorities, so that we can execute them as quickly and effectively as possible.

I want to thank everyone who joined us for BubbleCon, both virtually and in person. I had an absolute blast meeting you all, seeing the cool things you built, and celebrating at the after party! I can’t imagine a better way to return from leave.

And if you missed it, it’s not too late to watch the recordings, or read the summaries of what we announced! Below, I’ll go over some of the highlights.

Updates we announced at BubbleCon

Mobile: Native mobile is officially in invite-only beta! This milestone means that Bubble is the first no-code platform where users can build once and deploy to mobile and web.

At BubbleCon, the team demoed new mobile components in the editor and mobile-specific data and logic. They also shared a few apps built by alpha testers, including ChurchSpace, a company building a rental marketplace and VisionUs, a Canadian nonprofit building a community hub.

Watch the demo video and read the session recap on the blog. Starting this week, we’re taking users off the waitlist on a rolling basis.

Flusk: Bubble has acquired Flusk, a security monitoring tool built specifically for Bubble apps to help keep your app’s data secure as you build and scale.

This is a really exciting moment for Bubble and for me and Emmanuel personally. Victor and Wesley have built an incredible product. If you’re already using Flusk, nothing is changing for now. Stay tuned for more updates soon and read the official announcement on the blog.

Editor modernization: The new workflow tab is officially in opt-in beta. To try it out, go to your app’s Versions tab and select Redesigned Workflow Editor from the beta features section. The new design is much more simple visually, but is just as powerful as the old one. Here’s a rundown of the key changes:

Improved organization with folders: The update introduces folders to the core of the interface to help you group workflows efficiently. Added drag-and-drop functionality and metadata previews enhance workflow management and navigation.
Enhanced workflow views: You can now switch between viewing workflows by folder or by event type (e.g, button clicks, page loads). This new “View as” feature simplifies finding and managing workflows based on triggers.
Better workflow navigation and collaboration: A new back button, hover cards with key workflow details, and a URL-sharing feature make it easier to navigate between workflows and collaborate by sharing specific workflow states directly.

Other changes we made this month

As of October 1, apps on legacy monthly plans are now migrated to workload-based plans. Apps on legacy annual plans will migrate on their next renewal date. We made the switch from capacity-based plans to workload to make sure your app keeps up with high end-user demand, and have found most Bubblers have enough workload units to maintain their apps.

As you scale or are looking to optimize your app’s workload usage, we’ve put together some how-tos for you to refer back to:

Workload section of the manual
Workload 101 and Workload management explainers
Workload YouTube series hosted by Gregory John

You can also reach out to our team through the Support Center if you have any questions.

Agency ecosystem: All tiered agencies can now participate in the enterprise revenue share program by referring enterprise clients to Bubble. Agency admins received an email on September 24 with more info on the program and how to participate. If you’re interested or have questions, you can reach out to the Bubble Partnerships team at partnerships@bubble.io.

The team also wrapped development on a streamlined onboarding flow for new agencies. This work also included some smaller quality-of-life improvements to the agency dashboard that make it easier to keep profiles updated.

What we’re working on

AI:
- I got to talk about my perspective on no-code and AI during the BubbleCon 2024 keynote. Bubble’s primary goal with AI is to help users get further in their product-building journey faster, which is why our AI builder spits out Bubble’s language, not code.
- The AI team also demoed the AI builder, Bubble Assist. At launch, even non-technical users will be able to type their app idea in their own words and get a functional MVP within ten minutes.
- You can read more at the session recap here.
Mobile:
- Last month, we added new functionality, including swipe actions, camera/photo library access, push notifications, web view, OAuth login support, and more.
- In October, the team will be working on some new features (including location services and select elements) and gathering feedback from beta testers to continue improving on quality. We’ll also start exploring next steps for mobile plugins and the mobile debugger.
Editor:
- We are continuing to add features to the newly-released workflow tab, as well as respond to feedback and bug reports. We are also working on improving the UX of our menu bar.
Platform:
- We are continuing our reliability push from the summer, specifically focused on our database layer. We expect to see transformative improvements in both uptime and performance by early 2025, as well as continuing to do our best to keep the platform running smoothly day-to-day.

ICYMI

You can read the full recap of my and Emmanuel’s BubbleCon keynote address on the blog.
Check out the Showcase page to read about two native mobile apps featured at BubbleCon: ChurchSpace, an app connecting churches to people seeking space rentals, and Vision Us, a non-profit building an app to help grow community engagement.

New hires

We had four new hires this month. Big welcome to Victor and Wesley of the Flusk team! We also have Rania joining as a software engineer, and Gaytri joining as a technical product support specialist.

Thanks again to everyone who tuned in or joined us in person for BubbleCon. I’m really looking forward to sharing more soon.

– Josh and Emmanuel

fede.bubble · 2024-10-04T15:41:23.539Z

animisha45 · 2024-10-04T16:58:27.702Z

josh:

I want to thank everyone who joined us for BubbleCon, both virtually and in person

BubbleCon was awesome this year. You guys really knocked it out of if the park. Amazing work by the whole team!!

josh:

Mobile: Native mobile is officially in invite-only beta!

Waiting to get the beta version access. The apps at the BubbleCon demo looked quite promising.

josh:

Redesigned Workflow Editor from the beta features section

The shipped beta version is not my favourite improvement. Really feel the whole view grid design gave was good for overall look. Perhaps an option to change views . But the roadmap looks good, and I feel some of the upcoming changes once integrated with the design might bring it all together.

Amazing work overall!!

mo.salama · 2024-10-04T17:12:34.117Z

Hey @josh! I’m super excited about the future of Bubble and the roadmap that was shared at BubbleCon.

By the way, I want to draw your attention to this statement. But Bubble isn’t the first no-code platform to do that. Adalo & FlutterFlow have been on this path since the beginning.

josh:

Bubble is the first no-code platform where users can build once and deploy to mobile and web

buero · 2024-10-04T17:16:32.402Z

is there an option to get into the mobile editor earlier? i have a new mobile only client project and would have to switch to flutterflow (what i dont want, to keep the deadlines)
Would make sense to let ppl inside who are more active and not just in the list (btw i am there since day 1 and i think i added myself another 15 times

Thanks

startups.victor · 2024-10-04T17:46:59.672Z

Thanks, Josh!

I’m really enjoying the new workflow editor—it’s super clean and easy to navigate. It might take me a little time to fully get used to it, but the transition has been pretty smooth overall. I’m just a bit slow while building workflows right now.

benne337 · 2024-10-04T22:22:18.059Z

I just discovered Bubble with the intention of building mobile apps so this truly came in the right time, I´m pretty amazed and feel very excited about this!

Indie · 2024-10-05T11:49:33.681Z

josh:

Watch the demo video and read the session recap on the blog . Starting this week, we’re taking users off the waitlist on a rolling basis.

My biggest question regarding this will be, how much we would pay for this? ^^ I’ve been waiting almost a full year for it haha

DdWw · 2024-10-07T07:41:20.014Z

josh:

Mobile: Native mobile is officially in invite-only beta!

So that I understand the native mobile app editor correctly:
Is this a standalone product and you have to start from scratch there to explicitly create an app, or can you simply then add smartphone features to current bubble apps that are meant for the web using the mobile editor and publish them as a mobile app?

contato59 · 2024-10-07T12:37:53.182Z

Que bom que esta de volta, Deus abençoe seu filho ou filha.

jb.sockeel · 2024-11-08T13:00:28.962Z

Hey @bubble staff ! nobody to answer clearly at the DdWw question ? it’s very important for all of us ! we have to organize us !