The refreshed qTest Manager user experience goes live for all users in September 2026, giving release owners a single visual standard to govern across test planning, execution, and reporting workflows.
The immediate feature is a refreshed color scheme intended to provide visual consistency throughout qTest Manager. Users can opt out for now, but that decision has a clear operating consequence: they will not receive future improvements built in the new interface.
What changes in September
September moves the refreshed user experience from an opt-in availability model to broad availability for all users. The update is a user-interface change, not a stated migration of test assets, integrations, or execution history.
For enterprise teams, this distinction matters. The principal delivery work is not data conversion; it is managing user adoption without introducing avoidable friction into active release cycles.
Key points:
- The refreshed color scheme becomes available across qTest Manager.
- Users may opt out of the new experience.
- Opted-out users will not receive future new-interface improvements.
- Availability can appear gradually, so environments may not update at the same moment.
Why release owners should treat this as a governed change
A visual update can still affect controlled work. Test leads and release managers rely on fast recognition of status, navigation patterns, action controls, and evidence views during high-pressure delivery windows. Even where records and process rules remain unchanged, a modified interface can affect execution speed and the consistency of user actions.
