Power Apps: 3 Must-Know Updates

Key insights

• Power Apps March 2026 update: Microsoft rolled out a major feature set that focuses on modern controls, better mobile/offline support, and stronger AI integration.
  These changes aim to speed up app building and improve the end-user experience.
• Confirm function (Power Fx): A new Confirm function lets makers create modal popups with a single Power Fx call.
  It simplifies dialogs but needs a few configuration steps to work correctly in your app.
• Deep Links: Deep Links for Power Apps Mobile are changing and parts are being deprecated, causing confusion for apps that rely on them.
  Review and update any navigation logic that uses deep links to avoid breakage.
• M365 Copilot for Model-driven apps: M365 Copilot now integrates into model-driven apps, letting users get AI assistance, chat, and generative content directly inside the app.
  Admins can enable it quickly and users report immediate productivity gains.
• Modern controls and online mode: Microsoft refreshed nine modern controls to improve consistency, performance, and error handling across canvas apps.
  Plus, online mode for canvas apps adds real-time Dataverse access (public preview then GA), improving live data scenarios.
• Admin insights and governance: A new public-preview usage page gives admins dashboards for adoption, licensing, and resource-level analytics across Power Apps and Copilot.
  Other enterprise features include wrapped app downloads, CLI tools for connectors, and improved governance for scaling apps.

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