What's new and planned for Power Apps
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to Microsoft Power Apps documentation. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Cloud for Industry release plans.
This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2023 through March 2024. 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 2024 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.
Building modern apps
Build responsive apps that use modern controls and have offline capabilities.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Define sync settings on mobile devices for model-driven apps | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 9, 2023 |
- |
Mar 4, 2024 |
| Seamlessly configure model-driven apps for offline use | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Nov 12, 2023 |
| Enjoy the new look of model-driven apps | Users, automatically | - | - |
Mar 17, 2024 |
| Use modern screen templates to easily build canvas app screens | Users, automatically | - | - |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| Enjoy the new look and feel for model-driven Power Apps | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jun 18, 2023 |
- |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Build canvas apps by using new and refreshed controls | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Apr 1, 2023 |
- |
Nov 12, 2023 |
| Enable canvas apps to work offline when using Power Apps mobile app | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 11, 2023 |
- |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| Drag and drop to build responsive pages easily | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - | - |
Dec 16, 2023 |
| Synchronize Dataverse images for offline-enabled canvas apps | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 27, 2023 |
- |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| Define formula columns using natural language in Dataverse | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 5, 2023 |
- | - |
Copilot for Power Apps makers and users
Makers and users can leverage AI to build apps and bring natural language to their own apps to make users more productive.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Design - auto-generate Power Apps from design and Figma files | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
May 22, 2022 |
- |
Oct 26, 2023 |
| Use copilot to build and edit apps in Power Apps Studio | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 15, 2023 |
- | May 2024 |
| Write formulas from natural language or examples using Copilot | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - | - |
Nov 10, 2023 |
| Draft well-written, input text with Copilot | Users, automatically | - |
Dec 11, 2023 |
- |
| Generate useful deployment notes with AI in pipelines | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jul 31, 2023 |
- |
Oct 22, 2023 |
| Get data insights with copilot sidecar on by default | Users, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Mar 31, 2024 |
| Build tables and apps through Copilot available world wide, in multiple languages | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 28, 2024 |
- |
Feb 5, 2024 |
| Users and admins can see descriptions in app lists | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 30, 2023 |
- | - |
Enable enterprise scale
These features improve Power Apps Studio with capabilities that allow building large enterprise scale and complex apps.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set up and create pipelines in Power Apps seamlessly | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Mar 17, 2024 |
- | Apr 2024 |
| Secure implicit connections | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jun 11, 2023 |
- |
Dec 24, 2023 |
| Make direct calls to SQL Server stored procedures | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 10, 2024 |
- | Jun 2024 |
| Set the solution context for customizations | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 2, 2023 |
- | - |
- You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on July 31, 2023, 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.