idea Overall App Reset Button in ArcGIS Instant Apps Ideas

Overall App Reset Button

ErikFin — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:10:29 GMT

For more complex Nearby apps with many layers and configurable settings, it would be helpful to have an overall reset button similar to the one available in ArcGIS Dashboards. The reset option could clear the current search and results, restore the proximity settings, and return layer visibility to the app’s default configuration, all without sending users back to the introduction window, as happens when refreshing the URL. This would allow users to reset the app with a single click rather than having to reset each component individually.

Re: Overall App Reset Button

BrandonKirby — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:57:45 GMT

The zone lookup has a clear search button, but it doesn't reset all the layers. In fact, all the layers turn on at once for some reason.

Re: Overall App Reset Button

ElizabethZorovich — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:37:12 GMT

I completely support this suggestion. A single-click reset would significantly improve usability, especially for more complex Nearby apps with multiple layers and configurable settings. Restoring the app to its default state without forcing users back to the introduction screen would create a much more intuitive and efficient workflow.

Re: Overall App Reset Button - Status changed to: Under Consideration

KellyHutchins — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:19:21 GMT

We are looking at adding this for the fall release of Arcgis Online and we were curious if you were looking for a second button that resets the experience. Or to make the existing clear button do that reset?

Re: Overall App Reset Button

ErikFin — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:37:48 GMT

Great news! Having a single overall reset option is what I had in mind, so if the existing button could be modified to do the reset, I think that would work well.