Microsoft embeds Power Apps directly into Copilot chats
Microsoft has launched a public preview that embeds Power Apps directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot chats. Users can now open and interact with custom internal tools without leaving their conversational AI window. The integration allows businesses to surface their canvas apps precisely where employees are already asking questions or generating content. Instead of navigating to a separate SharePoint page or the Power Apps mobile app, users trigger the app mid-conversation.
Internal apps have historically suffered from a massive discoverability problem. Builders spent weeks fighting canvas layout controls to create an expense tracker, only to watch it die because users refused to bookmark the link or open a separate application. The friction of simply finding the tool often outweighed the benefit of using it. Surfacing apps inside Copilot shifts the interface from a destination to a natural extension of daily workflow. However, this brutally exposes poor design choices. Apps built with hardcoded layouts will break in the constrained chat window, forcing builders to finally abandon fixed dimensions and adopt responsive design.
Analysis
Shoving a clunky monolithic app into a chat window will only frustrate your team faster. Treat this as an adoption hack for your simplest processes. Build a single-screen responsive micro-app, like a quick approval form or a basic SharePoint list patch, specifically designed to fit the narrow Copilot pane.
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