Overview

Okta is creating a more consistently stylized navigation experience across the End User Dashboard and Okta applications. We will also be introducing an App Switcher that gives admins quick access to easily switch between available Okta apps.

Audience: All Okta Workforce Identity customers

Impact Dates

• Admin console and End User dashboard UI changes:
  • Available now - Early Access (EA): self-service for Admin console and End User dashboard in preview & production
  • June 4, 2025 - General Availability (GA) Preview
  • July 7, 2025 - General Availability (GA) Production

• App switcher for End User dashboard, Admin Console, and Workflows:
  • March 5, 2025 - Early Access (EA): Self Service
  • August 7, 2025 - Generally Available (GA) Preview
  • September 15, 2025 - Generally Available (GA) Production

Solution

We’ve heard from customers that navigating across our products can create a fragmented user experience due to the differing user interfaces. To address this, Okta is creating a more unified look and feel across the End User Dashboard and Admin User Interfaces. For admins, we will be introducing a new element called App Switcher that allows quick access between the End User Dashboard, Okta Admin Console, and Workflows. 

These new UIs will be released in phases over the next several months, as indicated above in the Impact Dates. Once Generally Available, the new UI will be the default, so please prepare and update any of your documentation that references Okta UIs.

Below is an example of the new navigation and gray background for end users. The same stylistic UI changes will be applied to other Okta apps.

Below is an example of the new navigation, app switcher, and gray background for admin users. The same stylistic UI changes will be applied to other Okta apps.

NOTE: This UI update does not change any functionality within the menus.

Recommended Actions 

While there are no required actions, customers should preview the new UI by enabling the self-service features and update any documentation that references Okta UIs for end users or admins. The self-service EA Features can be found in the Okta Admin Console > Features page with the following names and descriptions:

• Unified look and feel for Okta Admin Console - Okta first-party app navigation menus and page background have an updated look
• Unified look and feel for Okta Dashboard - Okta first-party app navigation menus and page background have an updated look
• Okta first-party App Switcher - An admin utility for quick navigation between Okta first-party apps

NOTE: The Okta first-party App Switcher feature is dependent on enabling the previous two features. The App Switcher is available only for admins right now, and will dynamically load based on role and Okta app access.