I added a prototype in Slides that was of a mobile app flow. I forgot to change the prototype in Figma to set a device (Ex: iPhone 14) so I went into the Figma design file and set the device. Then when I went back into Slides it still showed the old prototype embedded with no device. I didn’t see a way to refresh or update the prototype. The workaround I found was to delete the prototype and try adding it to slides again. That worked but it would be better to have it automatically update or a button to reload it.
Slides: Auto-update prototype device frame/screen when changed
Hey @Curtis_Giberson, thanks for this feedback and again, apologies for the delayed reply!
The Slides team confirmed that this is currently expected behavior, so I’ve updated your topic into a feature request. Glad to hear that you found that deleting the prototype and adding it again would update the prototype device as a workaround.
The Slides team will continue to monitor this topic’s votes and feedback for future improvement!
I also am building resources for my organization that require slides to auto-update components that are updated in the mother file. It would be revolutionary for our product processes if this capability was enabled.
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Upvoting this! I’ve started using Figma Slides to present design mockups to internal stakeholders. Ideally, when I make updates in the Editor, those changes would automatically reflect in Slides—but only when I choose to enable it.
That said, I’d want this to be an optional setting, not a default. In many cases, I need to preserve static versions of my slides for historical reference, especially after a round of iteration. Having control over when linked content updates would make this much more powerful and flexible.
Also - it would be incredibly useful if comments left on the slides could be tied back to the original linked frames too.
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