The app editor includes navigation, app setting, and error and warning improvements to facilitate the configuration of specific features. For example, the new Settings section in the left navigation gathers together all app-wide settings and makes it more intuitive for all app creators to find these types of settings.
The app editor improvements are summarized in the following sections:
- New primary navigation and consolidated app settings
- New secondary navigation panel
- Simplified in-context view configuration
- More prominent error and warning messages
- Known issues
Switch to the legacy editor
You can switch between the new navigation and legacy editor at any time by clicking in the top navigation bar. By default, you are opted in to the improved editor.
New primary navigation and consolidated app settings
The new primary navigation bar has a new look and feel. In additional, app settings are consolidated under Settings in the navigation bar, including settings for configuring offline and sync.
The following table summarizes the primary navigation and app setting improvements by feature, and includes the legacy navigation for comparison.
| Feature | New navigation | Legacy navigation |
| Configure app settings | Configure all app settings by selecting Settings in the left navigation | Configure app settings by navigating to several locations in the app editor |
| Design your app | Select  in the left navigation |
Select UX in the left navigation |
| Add actions | Select |
Select Behavior > Actions in the left navigation |
| Configure offline and sync | Configure offline and sync behavior with other app settings by selecting Settings in the left navigation | Select Behavior > Offline/Sync in the left navigation |
New secondary navigation panel
A secondary navigation panel is now displayed for each primary navigation section (Data, App, Automation, and so on) that enables you to manage configuration and settings for your app.
The following shows an example of the secondary Views panel that you can use to configure and manage views:
Simplified in-context view configuration
To be able to make a specific edit to your app without jumping into a different context, there are more direct links in your view component to the table, column, or action that you want to check or edit. For example, when you are working on a deck view, you no longer need to click away to check the settings of a column or action.
More prominent error and warning messages
Error and warning messages are communicated more prominently in locations throughout the editor, including:
- App top navigation bar enables you to access a summary of all errors and warnings. For example:
- Primary and secondary navigation panels enable you to access errors and warnings specific to displayed items. For example:
Known issues
At this time, external services can be configured using the legacy editor only. (This is a known issue that will be addressed in the future.)