What's new and planned for Power Apps
Important
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.
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| 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.