The latest Shopify updates in plain English. We track the Shopify changelog and developer updates and explain what each change means for your store, who it affects and whether you need to do anything.
If an agency or freelancer built a custom app for your store, it now needs an IP allowlist: a list of the only networks allowed to use it to reach your store's data. New installs need one from 20 November 2026, and existing apps from 1 January 2027.
Apps inside your Shopify admin can now open Sidekick, Shopify's built-in AI assistant, with a question already filled in. For example, an app could add an "Ask Sidekick" button next to a report, so you get help understanding it without leaving the app.
When a customer asks you to delete their data, Shopify now processes it 5 days after the request instead of 10. This started on 10 November 2026. The only exception is when a gift card is due to be sent to someone: then it waits until the gift card has been delivered.
AI agents can look up a store's policies and FAQs (delivery, returns and so on) through a Shopify tool. That tool is being replaced by a new one called ask_business, which gives back a written answer. The old one stops being supported after 15 January 2027.