Missed our last Quarterly Unlock release? Catch up on the details here!
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the Quarterly Unlock — your inside look at what’s new in Blink and how it helps teams move faster, communicate more clearly, and unlock more value across the employee experience.
This release is built around a simple idea:
As organizations scale, systems multiply and communication noise increases. Blink should get smarter, more connected, and easier to manage — without adding complexity.
Here’s what’s new.
#1. Smarter, more relevant communication
When employees see too much content, important updates get buried. When connectivity drops, access disappears. When engagement dips, comms teams feel it first.
This quarter, we’re making sure the right people see the right content at the right time — wherever they are.
Smart Feed
We’re introducing a recommended Feed experience that prioritizes relevance — not just publish time.
- Surface the most important content first
- Reduce manual pinning and featuring
- Adapt the Feed as organizations grow
- Improve visibility without extra admin effort
Instead of a strictly chronological stream, Blink becomes intelligent — helping important messages cut through the noise. Designed for large organizations and high-volume Feeds, Smart Feed is built to evolve alongside your communication goals.
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Offline Mode
Frontline work doesn’t always come with reliable signal. Now, Blink doesn’t require it.
- Save hub content and Feed posts for offline access on mobile
- Access saved items centrally
- Automatically sync updates when reconnected
- Retain control over sensitive hub items with protected content settings
The result? Critical documents and updates remain accessible — even in low-signal environments like aviation, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and field operations.
Email delivery of Feed posts
Multi-channel delivery — without duplicating work. Admins can now send a published Feed post as an email to:
- Everyone in a group
- Or only those who haven’t read it
Each email includes a preview and a direct CTA back into Blink — helping re-engage inactive users and strengthen visibility for critical communications.
For most customers, this feature will be included at no additional cost. For large enterprises with high-volume usage, it may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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#2. Deeper interoperability across enterprise systems
Employees rely on multiple systems to get work done. But switching between them slows everything down.
This release brings core HR workflows into Blink — turning it from a communication tool into an action hub.
Actionable Workday Nudges
Managers can now approve or deny leave requests directly inside the Blink Feed.
- Faster leave request approval turnaround
- Reduced friction for frontline managers
- Less logging in and navigating systems for employees
- Improved visibility into HR processes
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Workday Digests
Daily or weekly summaries highlight open Workday tasks that require attention. Instead of relying on employees to monitor their HR inbox, Blink brings reminders into their everyday workflow — reducing missed deadlines and improving task completion.
SAP SuccessFactors daily Digest
For customers using SAP SuccessFactors, Blink now delivers a configurable daily digest when new tasks are waiting.
- Task count surfaced directly in the Feed
- Link-through to complete tasks in SuccessFactors
- Custom branding supported
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#3. Safer, more confident Communities at scale
As Communities grow, governance becomes critical.
This quarter introduces new controls that allow organizations to scale engagement — without sacrificing oversight.
Request to join a Community
Community admins can now require approval before new members join.
- Communities can be set to Open or Closed
- Admins receive join requests and approve on web or mobile
- Settings take effect immediately
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Request to create a Community
Employees can suggest new Communities — subject to admin approval — supporting organic growth while preventing uncontrolled group sprawl.
Automated Keyword Blocking
Organizations can now define an organization-wide keyword blocklist that prevents specific words or phrases from being sent in chats and comments.
- Immediate, private feedback to users
- Managed via moderation tools
- Works across web, iOS, and Android
This privacy-conscious safety layer helps reduce compliance risk and maintain professional standards — particularly in regulated industries.
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What this Unlock means for your team
For employees
- A more relevant Feed
- Reliable access to content
- Critical updates delivered more consistently
For leaders and comms teams
- Greater confidence that key messages are seen
- Intelligent distribution at scale
- Safer, better-governed Communities
For IT and operations
- Stronger integration with enterprise systems
- Reduced context switching
- More control as usage scales
If you’re a customer, reach out to your customer success manager to discuss participation and enablement options.
If you’re exploring Blink, book a demo to see how the February 2026 Unlock brings communication and action into one seamless experience.
FAQs: Blink’s February 2026 Quarterly Unlock
#1. What’s new in Blink’s February 2026 release?
The February 2026 Quarterly Unlock introduces three major upgrades to the Blink employee experience platform:
- Smarter, more relevant communication: Smart Feed for content prioritization, Offline Mode for mobile access to saved hub content without connectivity, and email delivery of Feed posts to strengthen multi-channel communication
- Deeper integrations with enterprise systems: Actionable Workday Nudges embedded directly in the Blink Feed, Workday Digests to surface open HR tasks, and SAP SuccessFactors daily Digests
- Stronger governance and Community controls at scale: Request-to-join Communities, request-to-create Communities, and Automated Keyword Blocking
Together, these updates make Blink smarter, more interoperable with enterprise systems, and more secure at scale.
#2. How does Blink integrate with Workday?
Blink integrates with Workday to bring HR workflows directly into the employee communication flow:
- Managers can approve or deny leave requests inside the Blink Feed
- Employees receive real-time Workday notifications
- Daily or weekly Workday digests summarize open HR tasks
This reduces context switching, improves approval turnaround times, and increases visibility into workforce processes — without replacing Workday as the system of record.
#3. Does Blink integrate with SAP SuccessFactors?
Yes. Blink now offers a SAP SuccessFactors daily digest.
Employees receive a daily summary notification in their Blink feed when new tasks are waiting in SuccessFactors. The digest includes:
- A count of pending tasks
- A direct link back to SuccessFactors
- Configurable delivery timing
- Optional custom branding
This helps reduce missed compliance tasks and training acknowledgements while positioning Blink as a unified employee experience hub.
#4. How does the Smart Feed improve internal communication?
Smart Feed prioritizes relevance instead of showing posts only in chronological order, helping to:
- Surface important updates at the right time
- Reduce manual featuring or pinning
- Improve engagement in high-volume enterprise feeds
- Adapt to organizational communication goals
Rather than replacing chronological feeds entirely, Smart Feed adds intelligent prioritization — helping organizations reduce communication noise while increasing visibility for critical messages.
#5. What governance and moderation tools does Blink offer?
Blink’s February 2026 release strengthens Community governance with:
- Request-to-join Communities for admin-controlled membership
- Request-to-create Communities to prevent uncontrolled group sprawl
- Automated keyword blocking to proactively prevent inappropriate language in chats and comments
These tools help enterprise organizations maintain compliance, reduce risk, and scale internal Communities without sacrificing oversight.
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