The New Xero Accounting App Navigation: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

The New Xero Accounting App Navigation: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

Xero has redesigned the app’s navigation to make it clearer and easier to use, particularly when you’re looking for specific features

 

A refreshed navigation experience

The main change is an update to how you move around the app.
Xero has redesigned the app’s navigation to make it clearer and easier to use, particularly when you’re looking for specific features. The refreshed navigation is intended to reduce confusion and make it simpler to get to the right place without unnecessary steps. This is a design update rather than a change to how features work — the focus is on clarity and accessibility.

An updated navigation bar

The navigation bar at the bottom of the screen has been updated.
As part of this change:
• Dashboard has been renamed to Home
• Contacts has been replaced by Menu

These updates are designed to make it clearer where to go when you’re looking for features or information in the app.

A new Menu that lists all features

The new Menu is a central place to access all features available in the Xero Accounting app.
You can use the Menu to:
• Locate features across the app
• Access shortcuts to key areas such as invoices owed, bills to pay, and contacts

Rather than navigating through multiple screens, the Menu brings everything together in one place.

A relocated “Create new” button

The Create new (+) icon has been moved to the bottom of the screen, just above the navigation bar.
Tapping this icon allows you to quickly create new items such as:
• Invoices
• Bills
• Quotes
• Purchase orders
• Contacts
• Files

This change makes it easier to start common tasks from anywhere in the app.

Easier access to profile and organisation details

There is now a user profile icon in the top left corner of the Home screen.
From the profile screen, you can:
• Manage your account details
• Update notification settings
• Contact Xero support
• Log out
• View Xero’s terms of use and privacy notice

Your organisation name also appears at the top of the Home screen. Tapping it lets you:
• View organisation details
• Navigate to Files
• View subscription details (if you’re the subscriber)
• Switch between organisations (if you have access to more than one)

What this means for day‑to‑day use

This update is focused on navigation clarity, not adding complexity or changing core functionality.
The refreshed layout is designed to:
• Help users locate features more easily
• Reduce unnecessary navigation steps
• Make the app simpler to use, especially when working on the go

Everything you already do in the app still works — it’s just organised more clearly.

When will you see the update?

The refreshed navigation is rolling out gradually.
Once it’s available to you:
• Update to the latest version of the Xero Accounting app
• The new navigation will appear automatically

No additional setup is required.