What's new and planned for Power Apps

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This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to What's new in Power Apps?. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.

This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2021 through March 2022. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.

For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2022 release wave 1 plan.

In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.

This check mark ( ) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.

Build advanced apps on a modern, unified platform

Modern intelligent designers and controls enable you to quickly build modern apps your users will want to use.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Define sequential measurements for specific spaces and areas Users by admins, makers, or analysts Oct 7, 2021 -
Visualize and plan routes using the Map component Users by admins, makers, or analysts Oct 24, 2021 - -
Use mixed-reality components in no- or low-connectivity scenarios with caching and offline support Users by admins, makers, or analysts Feb 20, 2022 -
Simplified Dataverse search configuration for admins and model-driven app makers Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - - Oct 3, 2021
Improved site map in model-driven apps Users by admins, makers, or analysts Jun 30, 2021 - Oct 7, 2021
Unified and modern Power Apps designer Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 26, 2021 - Mar 29, 2022
Reinvented maker experience for configuring model-driven apps for offline use Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Jan 7, 2022 - To be announced

Collaborate with fusion teams

Fusion teams can take advantage of more ways to use Power Apps, in addition to opportunities to package their code for reuse.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Open source Power Fx empowers low code everywhere Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Oct 31, 2021 -
Collaborate easily with commenting across Microsoft Power Platform Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Oct 24, 2021 - To be announced

Roll out world-class experiences for users

Enhancements allow you to deliver better and more modern experiences to users of apps created with Power Apps.

Feature Enabled for Public preview Early access* General availability
Enjoy smoother mixed-reality experiences with performance improvements for complex models Users by admins, makers, or analysts Feb 20, 2022 -
Advanced lookup capabilities for all users in model-driven Power Apps Users, automatically - Jun 30, 2021 Oct 1, 2021
Modern search for all users in model-driven apps Users, automatically - Jul 29, 2021 Oct 1, 2021
Easily share a record in the new model-driven app experience Users, automatically - Aug 2, 2021 Oct 3, 2021
New model-driven app experience for editing multiple records Users, automatically - Aug 2, 2021 Oct 3, 2021
New column options in grid view page Users, automatically - Jul 29, 2021 Oct 7, 2021
Model-driven app improvements Users, automatically - Aug 2, 2021 Oct 7, 2021
New Power Apps grid (read-only) Users by admins, makers, or analysts Aug 2, 2021 - Oct 7, 2021
Unified Interface browser support changes Users, automatically - Aug 2, 2021 Oct 7, 2021
Setting as a solution component Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Feb 20, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022
Pay-as-you-go business model for Power Apps Users by admins, makers, or analysts Sep 16, 2021 - Mar 7, 2022
Updates to Power Apps trial plan Users by admins, makers, or analysts - - Mar 17, 2022
Model-driven apps support multiple app side panes Users, automatically - Aug 2, 2021 Mar 29, 2022

* You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on August 2, 2021, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.

Description of Enabled for column values:

  • Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.

  • Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.

  • Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.

For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.