Salesforce Spring ’26: The “Finally Fixed That” Release
Spring ’26 is rolling out across three weekends in early 2026 (January 10, February 14, and February 21), and while it doesn’t have one massive headline feature, it’s packed with quality-of-life improvements that’ll make you wonder why these weren’t standard years ago.
Think of this as the release where Salesforce said “let’s actually fix the annoying stuff” instead of just launching another AI buzzword.
For Admins: Setup That Doesn’t Make You Cry
1. Setup with Agentforce (Beta)
Remember spending 20 minutes clicking through Setup just to create one permission set? Spring ’26 introduces Setup with Agentforce—a conversational interface right on your Setup Home page. You can now literally chat with Salesforce to configure things:
- “Create a permission set that lets users edit accounts but not delete them”
- “Show me all users who haven’t logged in for 90 days”
It’s like having a junior admin who actually knows where everything is buried in Setup.
Read more: Top 11 Salesforce Spring ’26 Features for Admins
2. Delete Salesforce Files Permission
Finally, you can give someone permission to delete files without granting them the nuclear-level “Modify All Data” permission. This follows the principle of least privilege—you know, that security concept we all pretend to follow.
3. My Trust Center (Renamed and Enhanced)
What was trust.salesforce.com is now my.trust.salesforce.com, and it’s way more useful. You get:
- Up to one year of incident and maintenance history
- Subscription notifications for events on your orgs
- Org location and MyDomain info all in one place
No more hunting through multiple tabs to figure out if that weird slowdown was “just you” or an actual incident.
Link: Salesforce My Trust Center
4. Custom Disclaimers on Exported Reports
You can now add custom disclaimers to exported reports—perfect for those compliance-heavy industries where every CSV needs a legal warning. Plus, when sharing report folders, usernames now display alongside names so you can tell the difference between the seventeen “John Smiths” in your org.
For Flow Builders: The Canvas Isn’t Fighting You Anymore
5. Compare Screen Flow Versions
This is HUGE. You can now compare two versions of a screen flow side-by-side from the Automation app. Anyone who’s spent an hour clicking through a 50-element flow trying to figure out “what changed?” will appreciate this.
Hopefully Salesforce extends this to all flow types soon, because we need it everywhere.
Read more: Salesforce Spring ’26 Release Notes Highlights
6. Native Canvas Scrolling
You can now scroll your Flow canvas without a Chrome extension. Yes, really. It only took until 2026.
If you’re thinking “wait, we couldn’t scroll before?”—correct. You had to zoom out and pan around like you were navigating a treasure map.
7. Collapsible Decisions and Loops
Complex flows can now collapse Decision and Loop elements to reduce visual clutter. It’s not going to magically fix your 200-element spaghetti flow, but at least you can hide some of the mess while you work.
8. Kanban Component for Screen Flows (Beta)
The new Kanban Board component lets you visualize records as cards across workflow stages—no custom Lightning development required. It’s read-only for now (users can’t drag cards between stages), but it’s perfect for showing pipeline stages, case progression, or project status.
Read more: Top Spring ’26 Salesforce Flow Features
9. Screen Styling and Component Colors
You can now customize screen background colors and individual component styling for Text, Number, Date, and Date/Time fields. Want your approval screen to look urgent with red accents? Go wild.
Fair warning: this also means users can create truly hideous screens, so maybe establish some brand guidelines first.
10. Request Approval Component
There’s a new Request Approval Lightning component for record pages that lets users submit approvals directly without navigating away. It works only with Flow-based approval processes (not legacy Approval Processes), which is Salesforce’s not-so-subtle nudge to finally migrate.
For Developers: Smarter Tooling, Fewer Headaches
11. Improved Diagnostics and Code Quality Signals
Spring ’26 continues the push for better observability with enhanced diagnostic tools for slow queries and inefficient SOQL. You also get stronger signals around test coverage quality (not just percentage) so you can spot tests that don’t actually test anything.
12. Lightning Web Component (LWC) Enhancements
Developer experience improvements for LWC continue with better tooling, compatibility updates, and readiness for new UI paradigms. If you’re building custom components, check the release notes for the specific LWC updates relevant to your use cases.
Read more: 9 Features for Salesforce Developers in Spring ’26
13. API and Visualforce Updates
There are important behavior changes in Spring ’26:
- Updates to Visualforce label escaping for better XSS protection (but watch for double-escaping issues)
- Changes to Order Item Summary calculations if you use Order Management APIs
- API domain requirement updates
Test these in your sandbox before production upgrades hit.
How to Prep Without Panicking
Step 1: Refresh your sandbox and enable the Spring ’26 preview when it becomes available in early January.
Step 2: Test the big three:
- Setup with Agentforce (try recreating a permission set using conversation)
- Flow version comparison (pick your messiest screen flow and compare versions)
- Canvas scrolling (just to feel the joy of not needing a browser extension)
Step 3: If you use Order Management or custom Visualforce pages, test those integrations carefully. The behavior changes could break existing functionality.
Step 4: Watch one of the community walkthroughs for a visual tour of what’s new.
Read more: Salesforce Spring ’26 Release: What to Expect and How to Prepare
Resources & Deep Dives
Official & Community Guides
- Salesforce Spring ’26 Release Guide: Key Updates & Changes
- Top 11 Salesforce Spring ’26 Features for Admins
- 10 New Salesforce Flow Features in Spring ’26
- Top Spring ’26 Salesforce Flow Features