Salesforce’s Winter ’26 release is just around the corner! As with previous releases, it introduces exciting new features for Salesforce Flow. Take a look at what’s new in Flow for the Winter ’26 release.
1- Modern Debugging Experience
The Flow Debug Panel received a major upgrade in the Summer ’25 release. In that release, Salesforce introduced enhanced filtering, search, and improved formatting to simplify debugging for Record-Triggered, Autolaunched, and Scheduled Flows.
Starting in the Winter ’26 release, the modern debugging experience will now extend to Screen Flows as well.
Screen Flow Debugging
- Debug directly in Flow Builder – No need for a separate window.
- Full visibility – See all inputs and outputs for every component and screen action right on the screen.
- Quick switching – Use the new switcher to toggle between the running screen flow and the flow canvas.
- Local actions – These now execute during debugging, providing a realistic test run.
General Debugging Enhancements
- Collapsible side panel – Both the Debug setup and results are now in a collapsible side panel. For Screen Flows, you can hide debug details when you don't need them.
- Shifted layout – The debugging interface is now on the left, letting you see debug details and element settings side by side.
- Canvas shortcuts – Every card in the debug results now includes a "View on Canvas" link to jump directly to the related element.
- Readable collections – Actions elements now show collections in a clear format, so it’s easier to understand large datasets.
2- Theme Picker in Screen Flows
In the Summer ’25 release, Salesforce introduced the Size Picker in Flow Builder. It allows you to preview how your screens will appear across different screen sizes.
Following that, in the Winter ’26 release, Salesforce added the new Theme Picker. It lets you preview how your screen will look with a specific theme applied. For example, you can see how it appears in an Experience Cloud site, a Lightning Experience theme, or Salesforce Cosmos.
3- Apex-Defined Variable Support in Data Table
In Winter ’26, Data Table now supports Apex-Defined Variables. That means you can finally display Apex-defined collections directly inside a data table. It is perfect for HTTP callout outputs!
To uniquely identify each record, just pick a field in the new "Unique Identifier" option, and the table will handle your custom Apex objects just like standard records.
4- Flow Version Comparison
Salesforce is introducing a powerful new Flow Comparison tool. You can now compare two versions of the same Flow and view the differences in a clear tabular format, including element-level details.
Read this post to learn how to use the new Flow Version Comparison tool.
5- Decision Logic Method
When configuring a Decision element, you can now choose how the automation decides which outcome to run.
- Manually Set Conditions – Define your own logic based on explicitly defined data. This is the default option and the same one we’ve always had.
- AI Determines Conditions (you need license) – Provide instructions for AI to dynamically evaluate your automation’s data and decide which outcome to run.
This new flexibility means you can stick with traditional logic or let AI handle dynamic decision-making for you.
This change applies to Lightning Experience in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions with the Einstein for Sales, Einstein for Service, or Einstein Platform add-on.
6- Resizable Toolbar
Starting with Winter ’26 release, you can resize the toolbar to make it wider for easier use.
7- Send Email Action Enhancements
Previously, the Send Email action in Flow had two separate inputs for recipients:
- Text Collection
- Comma-separated text
With Winter ’26 release, these have been merged into a single input parameter. Now you can enter all recipients in one place, with support for text collections, manual email addresses, and variables. The same unified behavior applies to CC and BCC addresses.
This makes it easier to mix static and dynamic recipients without managing multiple fields.
8- Use Newly Created Record's Fields Immediately
You can now reference fields from a newly created record right away in your flow. There is no need to add a Get Records element.
9- Heading and Paragraph Styles in Display Text Component
Now you can easily format text with headings and paragraphs in the Display Text screen component. This enhancement improves readability by letting you structure content with proper styles. When paragraph styles are applied, screen readers can generate content outlines, allowing users to skip directly between headings instead of reading every word in sequence.
10- Use Static Resource Images in Display Text Components
Now you can add images to Display Text components using static resources. By storing images in static resources, you ensure they remain consistently available across all Salesforce orgs and Experience Cloud sites.
If the image has no informational value, mark it as decorative.
11- Time-Based Automations Page
The Time-Based Workflow page in Setup has a new name: Time-Based Automations
The queue includes scheduled paths for record-triggered flows, schedule-triggered flows, time-dependent workflow actions, scheduled actions for processes built in Process Builder, and flow resume events.
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