> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.notionapps.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/28-aug-2026-release.md). # 28 Aug 2026 Release **Live screen updates** after Update and **Call webhook and wait**, so Approve and wait-for-Make buttons can refresh the already-open tab. Off by default. NotionApps turns the switch on per app. {% hint style="info" %} **Earlier updates**\ For Crisp / Intercom, Auth0 / Okta, webhooks, and the 23 Aug production window, see the [23 Aug 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/23-aug-2026-release). {% endhint %} *** #### What’s new at a glance | Capability | What you can do | Learn more | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Live screen updates** | When NotionApps turns this on for your app, `Update → Refresh → Show message` updates the tab the user already has open | [Step catalog](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/advanced-reference/step-catalog), [Workflow Foundation User Guide](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/workflow-foundation-user-guide) | | **Call webhook and wait** | POST Make, wait for a JSON **Webhook response**, then Refresh / Open screen / Show message on the same tab | [Webhooks and Integrations](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations), [Workflow vs Messaging Webhooks](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations/workflow-vs-messaging-webhooks), [Webhook Technical Reference](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations/webhook-technical-reference) | ``` Approve can refresh the open tab. Make can return JSON, then the same tab updates. Notify webhook stays fire-and-forget. The switch is off until NotionApps turns it on. ``` {% hint style="success" %} **Start here**\ Approve-style buttons: keep `Update` (or Change status / Assign user) → `Refresh` → `Show message`. No recipe change once live screen updates are on. Make-then-refresh: use **Call webhook and wait**, not Notify webhook. Make must end with **Webhook response** JSON. {% endhint %} *** #### Features **1. Live screen updates after Update** Until now, Update, Change status, and Assign user ran in the background. Refresh and Show message after those steps could not update the tab the user already had open. When **Live screen updates** is on for an app: * Update, Change status, and Assign user can run during the original button tap * Later Refresh / Open screen / Show message reach that same tab * The background worker skips an Update that already succeeded, so the record is not written twice * Create record, Wait, and fire-and-forget Notify stay background-only This is an ops kill switch, not a builder toggle and not an entitlement. Default is **off**. NotionApps sets it globally or per app under Workflow Operations → Controls. The app override wins when set; otherwise the app inherits the global value. The **Call webhook and wait** tile is visible in the builder either way. Placement warnings follow the switch: Refresh after Update only warns when the switch is off. **2. Call webhook and wait** Use this step when a button must call Make (or another webhook), then Refresh or Open screen on the **same open tab**. It is not the fire-and-forget Notify webhook. Maker setup: 1. Paste the Make webhook URL 2. Leave the sync timeout at 8000 ms unless you need a shorter wait (max 12 seconds on the tap) 3. In Make, end with **Webhook response** and return JSON, for example `{ "ok": true, "cart_record_id": "…" }` 4. Map a later Open screen record id to `context..cart_record_id` when Make returns one What the user sees: * Make answers within 8 seconds: Refresh / Open screen / Show message run on the open tab * Make is still going: the app shows Working… and polls the run for 45 seconds * Still pending after that: “This is taking longer. Refresh to see the cart.” * 4xx / 5xx in the 8-second window: error, no refresh, no retry Inbound webhooks Make fires back at NotionApps still cannot refresh an already-open tab. Use Call webhook and wait when the open tab must update. *** #### What makers need to change | Goal | Extra work once the switch is on | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Approve-style Button → Update / Change status / Assign → Refresh → Show message | None | | Call Make, then refresh the open tab | Yes — use **Call webhook and wait**. Make must return JSON via **Webhook response** | *** #### Documentation for this release | Doc | Link | | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Step catalog | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/advanced-reference/step-catalog) | | Webhooks and Integrations | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations) | | Webhook Technical Reference | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations/webhook-technical-reference) | | Workflow vs Messaging Webhooks | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations/workflow-vs-messaging-webhooks) | | Workflow Foundation User Guide | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/workflow-foundation-user-guide) | | Workflow How-To Guide | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/notionapps-workflow-how-to-guide) | *** #### Availability notes * Off by default. NotionApps turns **Live screen updates** on for an app (or globally) from Workflow Operations → Controls * Not a maker toggle. Not an entitlement. Permission to change the switch is `admin.workflows.manage` * Call webhook and wait is always visible in the builder; Refresh after it only updates the open tab when the switch is on * Create, Wait, and Notify webhook stay background-only * Inbound Make → NotionApps webhooks still cannot refresh an already-open tab *** #### Related reading * [📢 Release Notes](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes) * [23 Aug 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/23-aug-2026-release) * [Step catalog](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/advanced-reference/step-catalog) * [Webhooks and Integrations](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations) * [Workflow vs Messaging Webhooks](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/webhooks-and-integrations/workflow-vs-messaging-webhooks)