ArcGIS Instant Apps Blog

We’ve just added a new tutorial to the ArcGIS Online documentation: Configure apps for hikers—a hands-on guide to building a bilingual web app using ArcGIS Instant Apps.

During the recent 2025 Developer and Technology Summit, our team had the pleasure of engaging with enthusiastic users of ArcGIS Instant Apps keen on exploring the no-code/low-code app development. In this post let’s explore the pivotal questions and the essential tips and tricks of the app builder.

The language switcher is a feature in ArcGIS Instant Apps that makes it easier to create multilingual Instant Apps. The language switcher setting makes entering translated text for all app-authored text easy. Some authors would like to take it further and switch out the webmap, which may include translated labels or basemaps.  Currently, this option isn’t exposed in the language UI but it can be done using the ArcGIS Assistant.

Check out the ArcGIS Instant Apps sessions at the DevTech Summit.

Esri debuted the Make an Impact with Modern Geo Apps massive open online course (MOOC) in 2024 and over 20,000 people worldwide registered to attend. Luckily for you, the MOOC is being offered again in 2025! The no-cost course opens on April 9, but you can register now.

If you are attending the Developer and Technology summit check out these sessions to learn more about Instant Apps. 

What’s new in Manager (February 2025)

New features added in Manager Instant App for February 2025 release and few other major enhancements we have added in the past release.

Filter table by map extent: After February update Filter button will always show, when you click on it, Filter modal will open from where you will find an option to turn Filter by map setting.

Select/deselect all fields in one click: We added this support at the configuration level

View and manage attachments from Table: If you have attachments in your features, you should be able to view and manage attachments in table, no configuration needed.

Highlighting support for features in the map: We added highlight support for map features, when you have multiple features selected, all of them will be highlighted in cyan, now if you hover over on selected features rows from the Table, you will see the hovered over features will be highlighted in yellow to give you visual clue. The feature that is showing in the Information panel will be highlighted in magenta.

Map search: If your layer is configured for searching in the web map settings in Map Viewer. You should be able to search your layer for features in the using search button on the map.

Table search: You can also enable search in the table by calculating full text index of the fields that you need to search on. Full text index can be calculated in the feature layer item settings page (Manage Index section). Once you have full text index calculated, you should see search bar in the Table.

Map focused layout: We introduced new map focused layout for creating new feature, table does not show up in this layout so you can have larger map to create new feature. Clicking on Create new feature button defaults to this layout. At runtime you can change the layout that serve your purpose.

Also, we have added a configuration option for layout, so you can choose which layout you want to be your default app layout.

Create new feature and Edit geometry option: We added these two options in the configuration, when enabled you will be able to create new features and Edit geometry. You will find these settings at the individual map level.

The ArcGIS Configurable Apps Retirement has been pushed back one release cycle. The last version of ArcGIS Online that will enable you to create configurable apps and access existing configurable apps in your organization is the October 2025 ArcGIS Online update. ArcGIS Configurable Apps will be retired from ArcGIS Online in the Q1 2026 release.

There is no change to the retirement date of Configurable Apps in ArcGIS Enterprise. The final version of ArcGIS Enterprise that will support the creation of apps using the remaining configurable app templates, as well as access to existing configurable apps in your organization, will be released in Q2 2025. 

For additional information, read our retirement blog.

Esri has a brand-new massive open online course (MOOC) opening on September 25: Make an Impact with Modern Geo Apps. Attendees will receive complimentary access to ArcGIS Dashboards, ArcGIS StoryMaps, ArcGIS Instant Apps, ArcGIS Experience Builder, and ArcGIS Online.

ArcGIS Configurable Apps: How to Prepare for the Upcoming Retirement webinar recording and questions .