Top 10 Salesforce Winter '26 Features Every Developer Should Know
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The Salesforce Winter '26 release is rolling out with impactful features that enhance the developer experience, enforce stronger security policies, and accelerate modern app development. Whether you're building Lightning components, working with Apex, or deploying with DevOps Center, there’s something in this release for you. Here are the top 10 Winter '26 features every Salesforce developer should know, based on official release updates. 1. Apex Invocable Actions Now Respect User Permissions (Enforced) As of Winter '26, Apex classes invoked from Flow require the user to have explicit access to the Apex class. Why it matters: Previously, Flows could run Apex with system context, regardless of user profile. Now, you must ensure proper permission sets are in place to avoid runtime failures. Action: Review all Apex classes used in Flows and assign access via permission sets or profiles. 2. Flow Execution Requires Explicit Access (Enforced) The FlowUser permission i...