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Marketing Softruck
Marketing Softruck
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October 2, 2026
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Prompt history and quick image references are missing from native AI tool

  • October 2, 2026
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Hello. Since the latest UI3 updates, the native AI image generation and editing tool has suffered two major usability regressions that significantly slow down my workflow:

  1. Missing Prompt History: The "Recent prompts" history (the clock icon) is completely gone from the new floating toolbar. Every time I need to reuse or tweak a complex prompt on a new image, I am forced to retype everything from scratch.
  2. Missing Quick References (+): Before, while the image generation panel was open, I could simply click a "+" icon on any image or frame on the canvas to add it as a reference automatically. That option has been removed, and adding references now takes considerably more steps.

Together, these changes make iterating on AI images much slower and more frustrating than before. Please restore the recent prompts history tab and the quick canvas reference tool as soon as possible. Thank you.

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    Jaycee Lewis
    Figmate
    Jaycee Lewis
    Figmate
    October 2, 2026

    Hey ​@Marketing Softruck 👋 Thank you for your honest feedback. I shared this with my team internally. While I can’t guarantee any changes, I will post here if I get an update or there are follow up questions. Thanks again! — Jaycee 

      Yuting Chang
      Yuting Chang
      New Member
      October 7, 2026

      I literliy will stop using figma, this is crazy 

        Alexey21
        Alexey21
        New Member
        October 10, 2026

        I was shocked when I spent time writing a long prompt, only for it to disappear after a single attempt. This is a massive downgrade to the workflow.

        We’ve invested time in learning how to use your new features, only to see essential functionality removed without any clear reason. The new AI Agent has chat history, but no model selection, while the previous interface offered model selection but no longer provides easy access to prompt history.

        Why are these capabilities split across different experiences instead of being available in one coherent workflow?

        Please bring back prompt history in the properties panel or unify the experience across Figma Make. Having to choose between chat history and model selection makes no sense.

        It feels like different AI design teams are building overlapping features independently, without considering how they work together. Please coordinate these efforts and focus on delivering one consistent, reliable experience instead of fragmenting the same functionality across multiple interfaces.

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