What’s New in the Salesforce Mobile App: Summer ’26 Release

Summer ’26 release is still in preview, but the release notes are packed with updates worth knowing about, especially if you’re an admin managing mobile deployments or a developer building on the platform. From smarter notifications to AI-powered transcription to cross-platform React Native support, there’s a lot here that directly impacts how people actually use Salesforce on their phones.

Mobile tends to get overlooked compared to core platform features, but for a lot of teams, it’s where real work actually happens. Sales reps are in the field, managers are checking updates between meetings, and quick actions matter more than perfect layouts. That’s what makes this release worth paying attention to. A few of these updates directly change how usable Salesforce feels on a phone, which is where adoption is usually won or lost.

A Smarter Home Page (Finally Under Admin Control)

One of the most admin-friendly changes this release is the Customizable Mobile App Home Page, now available in beta.

Previously, the Salesforce mobile home page was something end users controlled themselves, which sounds nice in theory but created inconsistent experiences and made it hard to surface the right information for your org’s workflows. Summer ’26 flips that model. Admins now have centralized control over the mobile home page layout through a new Mobile Home Builder in Setup.

Once you turn on Customizable Mobile Home Page (Beta), you can configure which cards appear and in what order. Available cards include Pinned Reports, Recents, Favorites, My Calendar, Salesforce Events, and Tasks. You can also disable individual user customization entirely if you want everyone working from the same baseline.

This is one of those changes that reduces support requests and makes mobile adoption easier to manage at scale.

Actionable Notifications Are Now Generally Available

Custom push notifications can now include action buttons, enabling users to perform tasks, such as approving requests or accepting leads, directly from their device’s lock screen. To help administrators and developers scale real-time business workflows, these alerts can now be triggered using Apex and can be packaged into managed packages

Log In With Email by Default

To streamline access and simplify the user’s workday, the Salesforce mobile app now defaults to a faster email-based login process. This change applies to production orgs and has already rolled out. It’s a small change that hopefully improves the experience in a noticeable way.

AI Transcription for In-Person Meetings

The Salesforce mobile app now supports AI-powered meeting transcription. This functionality automatically captures meeting notes and follow-up tasks, which is designed to significantly decrease manual data entry and reduce administrative overhead, allowing users to spend more time focusing on their clients

React Apps Now Surface in the Mobile App Launcher

For orgs running React apps on the Salesforce platform, Summer ’26 introduces a helpful update: those apps now appear automatically in the Salesforce Mobile App Launcher.

This means users can access the same apps they use on desktop directly from mobile, without extra navigation.

The feature is currently in beta and is available across supported editions where enabled. No additional setup is required once the app is deployed.

Agentforce Voice and Mobile SDK Updates

Agentforce Voice is now Generally Available and can be integrated into custom mobile apps utilizing the Agentforce Mobile SDK. Furthermore, Salesforce has expanded the capabilities of the Agentforce Mobile SDK so that React Native is now supported directly alongside native iOS and Android environments

Mobile Publisher Updates for ISVs and Admins

Summer ’26 includes two practical improvements to Mobile Publisher.

Rename and Archive Projects: You can now rename projects and archive unused ones. Archived projects are removed from the active list but retain their configurations.

Expanded App Permissions for Device Capabilities: Admins can now provide privacy justifications for device access (camera, photos, location, etc.) within Salesforce mobile apps, not just Experience Cloud apps. This helps meet app store requirements and reduces the risk of rejection.

What Should You Do With All This?

If you manage mobile in your org, don’t just read this and move on.

Start here:

• Turn on the Mobile Home Page beta and test layouts that actually reflect how your team works
• Audit your current notifications and identify one use case for actionable push alerts
• Talk to your sales team about whether AI transcription would actually save them time

The real opportunity in this release isn’t any single feature. It’s how these changes work together to remove friction from everyday mobile use. A more controlled home page means less confusion. Actionable notifications reduce clicks. AI transcription cuts down on manual follow-up. None of these are massive on their own, but combined, they create a noticeably smoother experience for your users. That’s what drives adoption.

If you want to get ahead of this release, don’t wait for full rollout. Choose one feature that solves a real problem in your org and test it with a small group of users. Gather feedback, make adjustments, and expand from there. That’s how you turn release notes into real improvements your team will actually feel.  Have fun!

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