We are announcing the ability to use prompts in Copilot agents to extract and augment information from documents in AI Builder. This feature will reach general availability on September 15, 2025.
We are announcing an update to how Dataverse system jobs can be deleted. This update will allow you to comply with your record retention policy and can help to improve overall system performance in Dataverse. This update will be made generally available starting on August 14, 2025, and will be fully available in all regions by September 15, 2025.
Microsoft 365 Copilot iOS app will offer file previews and Copilot Chat for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files starting September 15, 2025, on iPhone, with editing moved to standalone apps. Similar updates will follow for iPad. Users will see prompts to install or open standalone apps for editing.
New Microsoft 365 admin center metrics track Copilot Chat usage intensity and app-specific engagement for users without Copilot licenses across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Available worldwide from mid-August 2025, these daily-updated metrics enhance adoption reporting and impact existing custom reports.
Microsoft is rolling out an enhanced Teams town hall experience in Viva Engage for live events starting September 2025. Community admins can choose between the new Teams town hall and legacy live events, offering higher-quality, large-scale event broadcasting with no required admin configuration.
Manager insights in the Viva Insights web app will centralize manager tools, including a team-scoped Copilot Dashboard, additional reports, delegation, and analyst-published reports. This replaces the Viva Insights Teams app manager features, rolling out worldwide from mid to late September 2025 with no admin action required.
Viva Engage Storyline enhancements launching late September to October 2025 include cover photos, featured posts, post drafting and scheduling, AMA sessions, and delegate posting. These default-on features improve personalization, planning, interaction, and communication engagement without requiring admin action.
Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Create module now offers generative AI image and visual content creation to all Copilot Chat users without a license, with standard access and existing admin controls applying. Video, survey, and brand kit features remain restricted. Rollout began mid-August for desktop, with mobile following in October 2025.
When opening a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone, users will get a preview experience where they can use Copilot Chat to command and ask questions about the files directly in the preview. This enables immediate access to Copilot Chat in a user’s file.
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