The latest Power BI feature update brings significant enhancements and announcements across the platform, empowering users to unlock new levels of data-driven insights. Key highlights include the deprecation of R and Python visuals in the Embed for your customers solution, groundbreaking updates to Copilot and AI capabilities, and new options for reporting, modeling, and data connectivity.
With this release, mobile app development takes a significant leap forward as standalone Copilot in Power BI mobile apps (Preview) becomes available. This innovative feature enables users to ask any question about their data and receive instant insights from Copilot, anytime, anywhere.
In the coming app release, we are enabling a new standalone Copilot experience straight from your mobile homepage. A complete chat experience that allows you to ask any question about your data and get instance insights from Copilot, anytime, anywhere.
This experience will be available in the app stores in the upcoming weeks.
To start chatting with your data, use the new Copilot button on your home page. This will open a chat experience where you can type or dictate (iOS only) your question and Copilot will take it from there.
Updates to the standalone Copilot in Power BI
The standalone Copilot in Power BI, also known as ‘chat with your data’, is now even easier to use. Previously, Copilot asked users to choose from a list of possible data sources before answering questions.
Now, it handles that step automatically: if it finds a strong match, it selects it in the background and goes straight to the answer. When more context is needed, Copilot will ask simple clarifying questions to find the right source. Although the additional reasoning may require a few more seconds, obtaining an accurate response from a reliable source justifies the brief wait.
New Entry Points Right from the Home Page
By late November, you’ll be able to access Copilot right on your home page, making it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for or ask ad hoc questions about your data! Simply type your question and hit enter.
If you preferred the old home page, no problem. Switch back using the layout drop-down.
New Suggested Prompts for Recently Opened Items – Copilot Now Offers Helpful Prompt Suggestions
Copilot now offers helpful prompt suggestions related to recently opened items to help users get started.
Improved Experience Attaching Items to Your Question
Want to add a report, or other items, to your question? Items are now sorted by recency and easily filtered by item type in a slick new design that aligns with other Copilot experiences across Microsoft.
Experiment with all the New Updates and Let Us Know What You Think!
Improvements to the Report Copilot
We’ve upgraded the Report Copilot experience in Power BI, making it easier than ever to create, edit, and refine beautiful, data-rich reports with the help of AI.
With this update, Copilot in Power BI not only helps you create entire report pages in seconds but now also gives you more control, flexibility, and visual intelligence than ever before. The new Report Copilot experience is available now in the Power BI service and Power BI Desktop.
Smarter, More Capable Visual Creation
The new Copilot understands your data and intent more deeply than ever. Just tell it what you want to create, and watch your ideas come to life instantly.
Better visual recommendations: Copilot now selects the most appropriate visuals for your data automatically.
Expanded Visual Library: Copilot supports a wider range of visuals, giving you more options to present insights into exactly how you envision them.
Improved context awareness: When you describe what you want to see, Copilot now understands more nuanced instructions, producing more accurate and insightful results.
To learn more about creating and modifying reports with Copilot, refer to the Creating Reports with Copilot guide.