> 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/9-aug-2026-release.md). # 9 Aug 2026 Release ## 9 Aug 2026 Release **Mixed public + private portals** in one app, **Content Pages** with full HTML/CSS, **guided Automation** controls so makers can rebuild review hubs and checklists without power-user JSON, richer **Decision / Work Queue / Conversation** surfaces, app **audience & notification prefs**, desktop **split-view** control, and **relation-based** logged-in user personalization — plus a large reliability pass across public screens, queues, and publish. {% hint style="info" %} **Earlier updates**\ For logged-in user property filters, email/phone validation, and canvas drag-and-drop reorder, see the [25 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/25-jul-2026-release). For Board layouts, Details polish, Prefill v2, and Everyday chrome screens, see the [20 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/20-jul-2026-release) and [19 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/19-jul-2026-release). {% endhint %} *** ### What’s new at a glance | Capability | What you can do | Learn more | | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Per-screen public access** | Keep most of an app private while Welcome, Content, or Create Form screens stay open to guests | [Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal) | | **Content Pages** | Brand landing, consent, and help screens with HTML/CSS — no Notion database required | [Content Page Screens](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/content) | | **Guest vs signed-in navigation** | Separate “show for guests” and “show when signed in” so public CTAs don’t clutter staff chrome | [Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal) | | **Guided Workflow / Messaging** | Status from/to, role-pool routing, wait topics, Create related records, inbox item type — without JSON | [NotionApps Workflow How-To Guide](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/notionapps-workflow-how-to-guide) | | **App audience & notification prefs** | Tenant (company) + role policy so queues stay isolated; category prefs for Notification Center | [Configure App Audience and Notification Prefs](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/configure-app-audience-and-notification-prefs) | | **Decision writeback + attachments** | Map Qualify / Approve / Reject outcomes to Notion statuses; attach files on the decision | [Decision Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/decision-screen) | | **Work Queue multi-sheet + tasks** | One Needs Review inbox across several asset sheets; tasks from Publish Message | [Work Queue Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/work-queue-screen) | | **Conversation file uploads** | Attach files in conversation replies that travel with the message payload | [Conversation Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/conversation-screen) | | **Automation Launcher announce** | Compose and publish announcements from the live launcher; after-action navigation into forms | [Automation Launcher Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/automation-launcher-screen) | | **Desktop split-view toggle** | Turn off width-based list/detail split when you want a single-pane desktop layout | See Features below | | **Relation personalization** | Logged-in user property filters can use relation fields (Client / Company) | [Filter List Screens by Logged-in User Properties](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/filter-list-screens-by-logged-in-user-properties) | ``` One app, guest door + private workspace. Content Pages for branded landings. Guided workflows makers can rebuild. Queues that respect company and role. Decisions that write Notion status. ``` {% hint style="success" %} **Start here**\ For portals, start with [Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal). For review hubs, start with [Client Review Hub in 15 Minutes](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/client-review-hub-in-15-minutes). For photo/doc checklists from a workflow, start with [Create Related Checklist from Workflow](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/create-related-checklist-from-workflow). {% endhint %} *** ### Features #### 1. Mixed public + private screens in one app Makers can mark **individual screens** as public while the rest of the app stays private (OTP). Guests get a guest shell and login CTA; signed-in users keep private queues, lists, and automation screens. Typical pattern: 1. Public **Welcome** (Content Page) + public **Submit / Start Intake** Create Form 2. Private **My …** lists, Work Queue, Decision, Messages after login 3. One published URL for both audiences Public Create Forms can also open via `?form=` when Public access is on — useful for invite links that stay out of the guest hamburger. Guide: [Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal) #### 2. Content Pages (HTML/CSS, no database) **Content** screens are unbound landing surfaces: TipTap / HTML + CSS rendered in a sandboxed iframe (no scripts). Use them for branded welcome pages, consent, help hubs, and CTAs into forms. In-app links navigate inside the app shell without a full reload. {% hint style="info" %} **Security note**\ Scripts are not executed in Content Page CSS/HTML. Keep interactive work on Create Forms, buttons, and automation screens. {% endhint %} Guide: [Content Page Screens](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/content) #### 3. Guest vs signed-in navigation Public screens expose two navigation toggles: * **Show in navigation for guests** * **Show in navigation when signed in** New public screens default to **link-only for guests** so Welcome/intake don’t flood the bottom tray. Signed-in landing prefers chrome-visible screens. #### 4. Guided Automation builder controls Entitled makers can recreate Client Approval Hub– and Inspection Ops–style flows from the Workflow / Messaging UI: * Status **from** / **to** on status-changed triggers * Publish message: channel, topic presets, **inbox item type** (Task / Decision), **role pool** or audience routing * **Wait** with topic wake-ups (and short staging timeouts for demos) * **Create related records** for photo/doc checklists (not chained Create record steps) * Recipes such as **Send to Needs Review** and **Create photo checklist** {% hint style="success" %} **Hard rule for makers**\ Route work with role pool / audience — do not pin demo persona emails in live workflow steps. {% endhint %} Guides: * [NotionApps Workflow How-To Guide](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation/notionapps-workflow-how-to-guide) * [Client Review Hub in 15 Minutes](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/client-review-hub-in-15-minutes) * [Create Related Checklist from Workflow](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/create-related-checklist-from-workflow) #### 5. App audience & notification preferences App-level **audience policy** sets tenant mode (for example a Client relation on the users sheet), role field, and notification categories. Work Queues and Decisions then show the right company/role inbox. Notification Center delivery can honor category preferences (including in-app). Guide: [Configure App Audience and Notification Prefs](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/configure-app-audience-and-notification-prefs) #### 6. Decision writeback, review fields, and attachments Decision screens can: * Map outcomes (Approve / Reject / Request changes / Qualify / …) to Notion **Status** values * Optionally require a reason * Accept **file attachments** (not URL-only) * Curate **Overview / review fields** from the source record (`review_surface`) * Open an in-place review modal from Work Queue / Approval Inbox patterns Guide: [Decision Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/decision-screen) #### 7. Work Queue upgrades * **Multi-sheet** queues (for example Emails + Socials + Projects in one Needs Review inbox) * Tasks created from typed **Publish Message** events (not only reply waits) * Partners can open **source-sheet review forms** as secondary screens * Claim / Release / Complete remain the ownership model; completing a queue item is **not** the same as writing Notion Status — use Decision writeback or an Update Form when status must change Guide: [Work Queue Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/work-queue-screen) #### 8. Conversation file uploads Conversation composers can upload files that travel with message payloads, alongside Decision attachments. Guide: [Conversation Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/conversation-screen) #### 9. Automation Launcher: announce + after-action navigation Operators can compose and publish announcements from the live Automation Launcher. Launcher actions honor maker **OPEN\_SCREEN / after-action** so intake opens the correct Create Form without demo-only wiring. Guide: [Automation Launcher Screen](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/automation-launcher-screen) #### 10. Desktop list/detail split-view toggle Appearance includes a control to **disable** width-based master-detail split. Existing apps keep the current default (split on). #### 11. Relation fields in logged-in user personalization Logged-in user property filters can use **relation** fields (Client, Company, Store relation, and similar), extending the 25 Jul user-property filter story. Guide: [Filter List Screens by Logged-in User Properties](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/filter-list-screens-by-logged-in-user-properties) #### 12. Automation product language In-product copy presents Automation as generally available (not “Beta Testing” framing in the UI). Documentation on this site matches that language. *** ### Bug fixes #### Public / guest reliability * Guest public-screen loops from `/ext_users` 401 logout paths are guarded. * Public-app preference fetches no longer cause scroll jitter on 401. * Content Page CSS application, double scrollbars, builder screen-switch traps, and in-app link binding are corrected. #### Automation queues and decisions * Work Queue / Agency Review blank or wrong multi-sheet Full record mounts are hardened. * Approval Inbox Review white screen from `screenId` race is fixed. * Duplicate **Needs Review** cards when Publish + Wait run in one workflow are deduped. * Tenant isolation leak in **role-pool** visibility (clients in different companies sharing queues) is closed. * Work Queue save 403 when Review forms only exist on client-only lists is fixed. * `STATUS_CHANGED` on form save so client “With Client” (and similar) status writes reach Needs Review. #### Lists, personalization, publish * Related lists emptied by static list sheet-bag ACL are restored. * Multi-hop personalize emptying lists under filter ACL is corrected. * Publish failing on corrupt LIVE versions missing `version_number` is guarded. * Signed-in landing no longer prefers non-chrome-visible screens. * Workflow REFERENCE coerce for single values; conversation “You” labels for View As / end-users. #### Entitlement / publish gating * Ordinary apps with Workflow subscription entitlement no longer hit **false-positive approval publish gates** based on form-name heuristics. * Messaging entitlement resolves via the subscription-aware path. *** ### Documentation for this release | Doc | Link | | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal) | | Content Page Screens | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/content) | | Client Review Hub in 15 Minutes | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/client-review-hub-in-15-minutes) | | Create Related Checklist from Workflow | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/create-related-checklist-from-workflow) | | Configure App Audience and Notification Prefs | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/configure-app-audience-and-notification-prefs) | | Work Queue Screen | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/work-queue-screen) | | Decision Screen | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/native-automation-and-operational-screen-guides/decision-screen) | | Filter List Screens by Logged-in User Properties | [Open](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/filter-list-screens-by-logged-in-user-properties) | *** ### Recommended learning path 1. [Build a Mixed Public–Private Portal](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/build-a-mixed-public-private-portal) 2. [Content Page Screens](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens/content) 3. [Configure App Audience and Notification Prefs](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/configure-app-audience-and-notification-prefs) 4. [Client Review Hub in 15 Minutes](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/client-review-hub-in-15-minutes) 5. [Create Related Checklist from Workflow](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides/create-related-checklist-from-workflow) 6. Re-test Decision writeback + Work Queue claim/complete after Publish 7. For Jul 25 filter/validation/canvas items, continue with the [25 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/25-jul-2026-release) *** ### Availability notes * **Per-screen public access / Content Pages / dual nav**: available to entitled makers; test guest + signed-in paths after Publish * **Guided Workflow / Messaging controls, audience policy, Decision writeback, multi-sheet Work Queue, Conversation files, Launcher announce**: require Automation / Workflow / Messaging entitlements for the account * **Desktop split-view toggle**: Appearance; existing apps keep prior default * **Relation personalization**: Pro+ logged-in user property filters (same plan bar as 25 Jul) plus relation field support * Reliability fixes: no new maker configuration — Publish / hard refresh as usual *** ### Related reading * [📢 Release Notes](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes) * [25 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/25-jul-2026-release) * [20 Jul 2026 Release](https://docs.notionapps.com/release-notes/20-jul-2026-release) * [Automation Overview](https://docs.notionapps.com/automation) * [Types of Screens](https://docs.notionapps.com/customize-app/types-of-screens) * [Guides](https://docs.notionapps.com/guides)