Update: No more accidental overlay dismissals 🎉

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Hey everyone,

We’ve shipped an improvement to the Overlays API that a lot of you have asked for.

What’s changed?

Clicking or swiping outside an open overlay no longer discards unsaved edits. Previously, a stray click outside the selected image would close the overlay and throw away the user’s work, a big pain point for image-editing apps, especially on mobile.

What this means for your app

  • Users can’t lose their edits by accident anymore.
  • No code changes are needed, this works automatically for all apps using overlays.
  • You should still provide clear Save and Cancel buttons in the object panel, so users always know their options.

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Thanks to everyone who shared feedback on this one, it made a real difference. Let us know how it goes in your apps!

Cheers,
Matty

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Hey Team,

That’s a great improvement. Two of my apps use this API, and many users have reported the annoyance of losing their changes by accidentally clicking outside. This may seem like a small change, but it has a significant impact on the overall user experience. I really appreciate this—thank you!

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This is awesome, Matty! It will help Vectorify a lot, both on mobile and desktop. It was very frustrating to lose your changes after deleting or recoloring shapes. Thank you for working on this!

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Thanks Ale and Munir! Glad you’re enjoying the change :slight_smile:

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