Events
Power BI DataViz World Championships
14 Feb, 4 pm - 31 Mar, 4 pm
With 4 chances to enter, you could win a conference package and make it to the LIVE Grand Finale in Las Vegas
Learn moreThis browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
Applies to:
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
---|---|---|---|
iPhones | iPads | Android phones | Android tablets |
Tiles are live snapshots of your data, pinned to a dashboard. Their values change as the data changes. You add tiles to a dashboard in the Power BI service.
Then in the Power BI mobile apps, you open tiles in focus mode and interact with them. You can open tiles with all kinds of visuals, including tiles based on Bing and R.
Note
Report tiles don't have a focus mode and aren't interactive when viewed in the Power BI mobile apps.
Tap a tile. It opens in focus mode, where it's easier to view and explore the tile data. In focus mode you can:
In a line, bar, or column chart, tap to view the values for specific parts of the visualization.
For example, in this line chart, the selected values are for This Year Sales and Last Year Sales in August.
In a pie chart, tap a slice of the pie to show the value of the slice at the top of the pie.
In a map, tap the Center Map icon to center the map to your current location.
Tap the pencil icon to annotate a tile and then the share icon
to share it with others.
Add an alert to the tile. If the values go above or below targets, Power BI will notify you.
Sometimes the dashboard creator has added a link to a tile. If so, it has a link icon when it's in focus mode:
Links can go to other Power BI dashboards or to an external URL. You can tap the link to open it inside the Power BI app. If it's an external site, Power BI asks you to allow it.
After you open the link in the Power BI app, you can copy the link and open it in a browser window instead.
Open the report that the tile is based on.
To leave tile focus mode, tap the tile name, then tap the dashboard name or My Workspace.
Tap a tile to open it in focus mode, where it's easier to view and explore the tile data.
In focus mode, you can:
Sometimes the dashboard creator has added a link to a tile. If so, when you tap the vertical ellipsis (...) you see Open link :
Links can go to other Power BI dashboards or to an external URL. You can tap the link to open it inside the Power BI app. If it's an external site, Power BI asks you to allow it.
After you open the link in the Power BI app, you can copy the link and open it in a browser window instead.
Tap the arrow in the upper-left corner to close the tile and return to the dashboard.
Events
Power BI DataViz World Championships
14 Feb, 4 pm - 31 Mar, 4 pm
With 4 chances to enter, you could win a conference package and make it to the LIVE Grand Finale in Las Vegas
Learn moreTraining
Module
Get to your data on the go with Power BI mobile apps - Training
Learn how to use Power BI Mobile apps to access your content in the Power BI service while you're on the go.
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate - Certifications
Demonstrate methods and best practices that align with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI.