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Badredine Aniba
New Member
March 6, 2026
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Not receiving recent Figma updates (UI3, Slots) on both main and beta app

  • March 6, 2026
  • 61 replies
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I noticed that my Figma app hasn’t received some of the recent updates such as new left navigation bar and Slots for components.

I’m using the desktop app, and I also tried installing the beta version, but the features still don’t appear in either version.

To troubleshoot, I also reinstalled the application, but the issue remains the same.

Are these updates still being rolled out gradually, or could this be related to account permissions, region, or workspace settings?

Thanks in advance for your help!

The actual left bar

 

No new UI in the help section

 

 

Best answer by ksn

Hello everyone! I’m happy to tell you that slots is now rolled out to all Full seat users. If you're unable to access the feature, refresh the design file and check if you have edit access to it.

If you do not see the feature after that, please reply or PM me so I can have someone take a look. Enjoy!

61 replies

Rob Winters
New Member
March 6, 2026

On a paid Organization plan and still no slots. 

Pachu Strauss
New Member
March 6, 2026

Same situation here: On a paid seat (Admin of the org) and no news.
Craziest part to me is that my girlfriend on the next room is on a different org and has had access since yesterday.
Bummer!

LilianTheBrazilian
New Member
March 7, 2026

It’s March 6th and I really need to get onto the Slot update as it will prevent many changes. I am on a paid plan and still cannot see it. I restarted Figma, reloaded all the tools. What’s happening?

Christian Muntean
New Participant
March 8, 2026

Should have said from the beginning that slots is rolling out from 5th to 12th March…
Bad marketing mistake and definitely a hit on customer-trust.

Gabriel_Asuncion
New Member
March 9, 2026

March 9 and my team still does not have this, and we’re on a paid plan. This open beta roll out need a sign me up button to have these features manually. You can still slowly roll out to users, but users who manually sign up should be on this update immediately.

Christian Muntean
New Participant
March 9, 2026

Everyone can kind get access to it right now. But only in a limited scope. Figma published a playground file where there is a slot component namend „Panel“. If you copy and paste that component into your file you can start a NEW component only. You cannot move the slot into another component but you can modify it so it becomes a new component in your file. The backend is clearly updated, most people just don‘t have the UI enabled yet.

TUDOSOIU Alexandra
New Member
March 9, 2026

Hello Figma team,

Even though Figma notifies me that I am on the latest version when I check for updates, the new features that were recently announced are not appearing in my interface.

Here are the issues I am experiencing:

  • The new Assets / Files sidebar layout on the left panel is not visible.
  • The new Slots functionality is not available in my components.
  • Other recently released UI updates and features are also missing.

I have already tried:

  • Restarting Figma
  • Logging out and back in
  • Updating my desktop app
  • Trying in both the Desktop app and the browser version
  • Restarting my device

Despite this, the new features still do not appear.

Could you please check if there is an issue with my account rollout, permissions, or feature flag settings?

Thank you!

Rodrigo_Rod
New Member
March 9, 2026

Same here. Don’t have access to slots. Paid plan

Raphael_Guilleminot
New Member
March 9, 2026

Everyone can kind get access to it right now. But only in a limited scope. Figma published a playground file where there is a slot component namend „Panel“. If you copy and paste that component into your file you can start a NEW component only. You cannot move the slot into another component but you can modify it so it becomes a new component in your file. The backend is clearly updated, most people just don‘t have the UI enabled yet.

Yeah but you don’t have access to the full UI to set up the slot, so it’s kinda useless.

djv
Figmate
Community Support
March 9, 2026

Hey All, thanks for your continued patience here! 
 

Slots began rolling out on March 5 and will continue to gradually become available to eligible users over the course of this week. Because it’s a phased rollout, some teammates may see it before others.
 

The left navigation update is also being released gradually. We don’t have a specific timeline to share at this time, but we’ll provide updates here as soon as we do.
 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to roll these changes out carefully to ensure a smooth experience for everyone.