Level Up Your Flows: What’s New in Salesforce Summer ’25

The Salesforce Summer ’25 release delivers one of the most significant upgrades to Flow in recent years, introducing features that make automation faster, smarter, and more user-friendly for both admins and developers. Here’s a roundup of the most impactful Flow enhancements you’ll want to explore:

1. New Flow Creation Experience

• Build flows with Einstein’s help or choose from categorized flow types and templates, now accessible directly from Setup as well as the Automation App.

• This streamlined experience helps users quickly select the right flow for their needs, making Flow Builder more scalable and approachable for all skill levels.

2. Enhanced Flow Builder Canvas

• The Flow Builder canvas receives a modern facelift: classic element icons are replaced with interactive canvas cards, offering quick access to options and descriptions.

• Improved usability includes zoom controls via trackpad or mouse and a more organized layout-available for auto-layout flows.

3. Upgraded Choice Resources and Visual Picker

• Standalone choice resources now support Salesforce Design System (SLDS) icons, making options more visually intuitive.

• A new Visual Picker screen element enables more interactive, engaging selection experiences within flows.

4. Reactive Screen Actions (Generally Available)

• Reactive screen actions are now GA, allowing logic or data retrieval to be triggered instantly as users interact with a flow screen-no need to click “Next”.

• Use cases include dependent picklists, live calculations, and real-time record lookups, greatly enhancing interactivity.

5. Responsive Screen Previews

• A new size picker lets you preview flows across large (full-screen), medium (modal), and small (mobile/utility bar) layouts, ensuring a consistent user experience across devices.

6. Enhanced Debug Panel

• The debug panel now organizes each flow element into individual cards, with expanded details and adjustable width, making troubleshooting clearer and more efficient (note: not yet available for Screen Flows).

7. Improved Send Email Action

• The Send Email core action is revamped: inputs are grouped into intuitive sections, and you can now pass Attachment IDs as text collections.

• Sender type can be selected from a dropdown, streamlining setup and reducing errors.

8. Flow Approval Process Enhancements

• Approval processes can now be invoked from any flow, not just orchestration flows, enabling more flexible automation.

• New wizard options and recall paths make building and managing approval flows easier than ever.

9. Smarter Resource Search (Beta)

• An optional beta feature introduces a smarter resource search experience, helping users find what they need faster within Flow Builder.

10. Mandatory File Uploads in Screen Flow (Beta)

• You can now require users to upload a file before advancing in a screen flow, with support across Aura, LWR, and Lightning Experience (enablement required).

11. Deeper Slack Integration and Dynamic Formulas

• Expanded Slack integration and enhanced support for dynamic formulas in Apex and custom apps make it easier to build cross-platform automations and AI-driven workflows.