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Some of the functionality described in this release plan has not been released. Delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released (see Microsoft policy). Learn more: What's new and planned
| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | 
May 15, 2025 |
Sep 2026 |
Business value
The refreshed header and navigation experience provides a cleaner, more efficient layout across the app shell, forms, and views. These updates help you work efficiently by increasing your working area on forms and views, reducing the time you spend navigating pages, and aligning the experience with the latest Microsoft 365 design patterns.
Feature details
The refreshed header and navigation deliver a modern, intuitive, and efficient experience across the app shell, form pages, and view pages. This update improves visual clarity, reduces vertical space usage, and aligns with modern Microsoft 365 design patterns.
As the feature transitions to general availability (GA), the refreshed experience remains opt-in, allowing makers to control adoption and validate the experience at their own pace. Makers can switch between the classic and refreshed experience using the Header and navigation refresh app setting:
- Auto (default): The new experience is off for apps, except those apps created using Plans.
- Yes: Turns on the new header and navigation experience.
- No: Keeps the classic header and navigation experience.
Key aspects include:
- Modern app header: A simplified header layout with improved spacing and icons that align with modern Microsoft 365 design patterns and enhance brand coherence across apps.
- Streamlined sitemap: A cleaner, more readable sitemap structure that helps you find what you need faster.
- More working space on forms: The command bar is now the only element fixed at the top of the page — the summary area and form header scroll off with the rest of the form, giving users more room to work. When the form header scrolls out of view, a condensed sticky header attaches below the command bar so the record is always identifiable.
- More responsive form header: The form header adapts more gracefully across window sizes and content densities.
- Tighter spacing and margins: Targeted adjustments across the app improve consistency, readability, and overall page density.
- New command ordering: Injected system commands like Show As and Show Chart now appear in the third position, after New and Delete.