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October 8, 2026

# Hydrogen developer preview update: October 8, 2026

DateOctober 8, 2026

FlagsUpdate

SurfacesAPI

Affected APIs[Hydrogen](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_type=hydrogen)

The Hydrogen developer preview adds new capabilities to the toolkit and extends the ways developers can build Shopify storefronts:

* **Predictive search in the React Router template:** Product suggestions appear as shoppers type.
* **Currency on product views:** Product view events carry their own currency, so Shopify analytics reports them correctly without extra setup.
* **UCP business profile:** Agents using the Universal Commerce Protocol find your store's business profile on your storefront's domain.

To get started, visit the [Hydrogen developer preview documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/headless/developer-preview). For a detailed breakdown of this release, read the [full release notes](https://hydrogen.shopify.dev/update/developer-preview-release-notes-october-8-2026).