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Brian_Saunders
New Participant
August 10, 2022
Question

Some changes aren't updating in the prototype view

  • August 10, 2022
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Has anyone had the problem lately of making design changes, but they aren’t updating in the prototype view? This doesn’t happen all the time, but when it does I need to refresh the prototype tab for the changes to appear. For example I just added a banner to one of my frames and the banner didn’t show up in my prototype until I refreshed the tab. I’ve also noticed it with smaller changes such as adding borders to elements, and the borders don’t appear.

If this is a bug it could be affecting viewers of my prototypes too, who won’t always be seeing the latest version and won’t know it. Or there will be missing elements and the prototype will look broken to them. I use the desktop app so haven’t confirmed if this is a problem in the browser as well.

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20 replies

July 21, 2023

Thank you @Alexandre_Batistella_Bellas! I had a similar problem and your suggestion fixed it.

October 15, 2023

Still having the same problem
What can I do\

December 28, 2023

When i click to particular link its show and then previous text issue in Figma prototype how to solve issue.

Text not updated on prototype. what to do let me know ?

December 28, 2023

When i click to particular link its show and then previous text issue in Figma prototype how to solve issue.

Text not updated on prototype. what to do let me know ?

Vale_Querini
January 2, 2024

Is there a way to force the prototype update?

January 16, 2024

If an object with a changed color doesn’t update, I’ve found dragging it around forces the color to update, which is a workaround… but not a very helpful one.

If this bug were a kid it would already be old enough to walk.

Waheed2
October 30, 2024

Check if its component, just frame it and relink to your prefered framw again. Hope it helps you too.

Carla16
December 26, 2024

Have you checked if the frame is overlapping an old one? This could also be a source of interference.

Chris_Gatland
New Participant
April 8, 2025

I’m getting this problem more and more often too.


Strangely, I get much better synchronisation with changes when I view in the preview mode (not presentation) - ie the floating prototype window you get with a press of Shift + Spacebar.  No idea why this would be.

Sammy_Guergachi
New Participant
April 20, 2025

This is super annoying! Figma present view should always work, 100% of the time!