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Introducing Copilot in Power BI Mobile Apps (Preview)

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We are thrilled to announce the release of Copilot in Power BI Mobile apps! This new feature brings the power of AI directly to your fingertips, enhancing your mobile experience and offering a quick and simple way to dive into your data while on the go.

With Copilot in Power BI Mobile apps, you no longer have to analyze data by yourself. Copilot provides report summaries and insights, so that you have the power to make data driven decisions anytime, anywhere.

Imagine effortlessly pulling up an executive summary of the latest report with a single tap, or getting quick insights without going through all pages and visuals, simply by asking Copilot do it for you.

Getting started

Every report that meets Copilot requirements in Power BI will have the Copilot button in its header, ready to assist you with just a single tap. Once the Copilot pane is open, you can ask Copilot for a summary or to get insights. With just a few steps, you can get a summary that keeps you informed without diving into every detail manually.

Exploring further with Copilot

The summary is also a useful starting point for exploring your data. Once you receive the summary, taping on any data reference in the summary will get you a closer look at the relevant visual. The visuals are interactive, and you can dive deeper by long-tapping for tooltips, drilling down or up, or exploring more of your data as needed.

Tapping on references icon will open the reference list, where all the referenced visuals are displayed with their relevant names and pages. This is very useful for easily going over all the visuals selected by Copilot from one place.

And when you’re ready for more exploration with Copilot, you can select a suggested prompt from the bottom of the screen. These suggestions can include additional prompts like “Find insights” and “Summarize entire report” or summary adjustments like “Make it shorter” or “Make it formal”. You can view more suggestions by tapping on the refresh button. Each prompt you select will provide an answer tailored to your context and needs.

Share and Collaborate

Once you have the summary you need, you can use the Copy option to copy and paste it into an email, Teams chat or any other platform. Along with the summary, a link to the report is also provided, enabling the recipient to access further details by opening the report directly from that link.

To view the report again, you can close the Copilot chat. And don’t worry about losing your place, the chat history will stay intact when you close the chat and navigate to other pages, as long as you don’t exit or refresh the report.

Let us know what you think!

This release marks only the beginning of Copilot’s journey on Power BI Mobile. We’re planning to expand Copilot’s capabilities, adding new AI-driven tools that will help you get the most out of your data when you are on the go.

We invite you to give it a try and let us know what you think! Your feedback will help shape the future of Copilot in Power BI Mobile.