# Shopify updates Every Shopify update in one feed — release notes, features and changes, straight from the source. 94 updates - ## [Shopify rebuilds its mobile app with a native design system]() The iOS and Android apps launch faster, and Android launch time is cut by more than half. 2026-10-30 - ## [Admin supports GTIN suggestions and autocomplete.]() Shopify checks barcodes against the GS1 registry and offers to mark real GTINs, with bulk accept or dismiss, and nothing blocks saving. 2026-10-29 - ## [Waive outstanding order balances]() Staff need a new Admin permission, and a Write-offs by order report is available on all stores to track the waived amounts. 2026-10-29 - ## [Variants are now managed on the product page]() Plus merchants can try the new variant editor in Test Drives now, with automatic opt-in on December 12 and a wider rollout starting in December. 2026-10-29 - ## [More channels and features now available in Campaign Autopilot]() Autopilot builds and runs ad campaigns from a budget and guardrails, now with SEO suggestions merchants approve, and is open to every Shopify merchant. 2026-10-28 - ## [Map product data by sales channel]() Shopify's new channel mapping page lets merchants change field sources, combine fields, override values per product and bulk edit listings. 2026-10-28 - ## [See activity from your apps in Shopify Analytics]() Merchants can report on marketing emails sent, loyalty rewards redeemed and more, in Analytics or ShopifyQL, for apps that support app events. 2026-10-28 - ## [SimGym adds shopping goals with more actionable insights and visual guidance]() SimGym can now test full shopping journeys, product discovery and add-to-cart confidence, with numbered markers and playback videos behind each recommendation. 2026-10-28 - ## [Subscriptions supported in draft orders]() Merchants can add subscription app products to draft orders, then send an invoice so customers review and pay at checkout. 2026-10-28 - ## [Shopify Flow: Product updated trigger]() The trigger can monitor up to 5 product fields, such as tags, metafields and prices, and starts a Flow workflow when any of them changes. 2026-10-28 - ## [Shopify Flow: Staff now need permissions to test and turn on workflows]() Flow now checks each workflow step against staff admin permissions, while existing workflows keep running and current Flow users keep access. 2026-10-28 - ## [Sidekick suggestions now work with supported apps]() Only installed apps with supported Sidekick extensions, the right permissions and usable shared data feed into Shopify's Admin suggestions. 2026-10-28 - ## [Sidekick suggestions now use web search]() Sidekick combines store data with public web information to suggest actions, which appear on the Shopify admin home when available. 2026-10-28 - ## [Get AI tested storefront suggestions from Sidekick]() Sidekick builds a draft theme change and compares it with the live storefront using simulated shoppers, not real traffic or live A/B tests. 2026-10-28 - ## [Improved search for Shopify’s admin]() The faster search in the redesigned desktop admin covers pages, resources, settings and installed apps, and opens with command+k or control+k. 2026-10-28 - ## [Find your sales hotspots with bubble maps in Shopify Analytics]() Bubble maps size clusters of shipping or billing addresses by orders or sales, in reports and dashboard cards for anyone with Analytics reports access. 2026-10-28 - ## [Create WhatsApp marketing automations in Shopify Messaging]() Pre-built abandoned browse, cart and checkout templates are available in Messaging > Automations, and WhatsApp can be added to custom automations. 2026-10-28 - ## [Identify more in-store customers with POS]() Shopify POS v11.17 links digital-receipt purchases to customer profiles for shoppers known from other Shopify Payments stores. 2026-10-28 - ## [Translate & Adapt US/CAN Update: Auto-sync translations for up to 8 languages]() Auto-sync translates new and updated store content weekly for US and Canadian merchants, and Shopify now covers up to 8 languages instead of 2. 2026-10-27 - ## [Knowledge base is now built into your admin]() Stores with over 1,000 facts in the old app must add the ones they want to keep before it closes on January 15, 2027. 2026-10-26 - ## [The checkout footer now shows one "Terms and policies" link]() Merchants need to do nothing, and Shopify Plus stores can hide the default footer and add their own policy links with Checkout UI extensions. 2026-10-26 - ## [Ask Sidekick to make multiple changes to your store at once, review, and approve]() Sidekick prepares related store edits as a draft set of up to 50 changes, which can be reviewed, revised, then published or discarded together. 2026-10-25 - ## [Guaranteed flat-rate shipping, now with Managed Markets]() Early access for certain merchants: Managed Markets sets Standard and Express rates per destination and covers later FedEx and DHL Express label adjustments. 2026-10-24 - ## [Generate images with transparent backgrounds in Sidekick]() Sidekick in the Shopify admin can now produce illustrations, icons and other graphics with no solid background when the prompt asks for one. 2026-10-24 - ## [New EU Product identifiers supported on Shopify Shipping & Managed Markets labels]() Shopify will block EU-bound labels for parcels of €150 or less if items lack the identifiers customs requires from November 1, 2026. 2026-10-24 - ## [More accurate UK VAT based on fulfillment location]() Orders over £135 routed to a non-UK location are now treated as imports with no VAT at checkout, even if the store also has a UK location. 2026-10-23 - ## [Schedule and test catalog changes with Rollouts]() Rollouts can now activate, deactivate or swap catalogs on a schedule, test offers between them, and ship alongside theme and checkout changes. 2026-10-23 - ## [Refreshed payment method design in checkout]() Checkouts that offer four or fewer payment methods and meet certain display criteria get tiles, while all other setups keep the list view. 2026-10-22 - ## [Shopify works with Claude Duet from day one]() Design a Shopify store right in the chat, then use Claude Duet to stay on top of how it’s performing. 2026-10-21 - ## [New protection against unexpected redirects]() Merchants can add trusted domains in Online Store Preferences from October 21 so customers skip the prompt for sites such as booking tools. 2026-10-21 [Open Shopify updates on Creators Toolbox]() --- Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/updates/shopify