Microsoft 365 App Set to Rebrand as Microsoft 365 Copilot Next Month

Microsoft is preparing a major update to the UI of its Microsoft 365 app in early 2025. The company has notified its commercial customers that the app will get a new icon and be rebranded to Microsoft 365 Copilot starting in mid-January.

Microsoft plans to simplify the Microsoft 365 Copilot app by removing the header and organization logo. The user profile, settings, and feedback options will be relocated to the bottom-left toolbar for easier access. Moreover, the search box will remain available on the home page, although the search functionality will remain the same.

Other UI changes coming to the Microsoft 365 app

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, Copilot Pages, and other AI tools will be added to the app list on the left toolbar. Meanwhile, some features, including the Back button, My Day, and Help Me Create, will be removed from the app.

“With Microsoft 365 Copilot app becoming the destination for Copilot, we will be bringing AI-powered document creation into Copilot tab. Users will be able to brainstorm ideas and draft new content based on a storyboard or a script to an agenda or an executive summary from Copilot Chat,” Microsoft explained.

Microsoft is updating the URLs to access Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 apps. The new URL for Microsoft 365 Copilot will be m365copilot.com, and users navigating to the old URLs (office.com or microsoft365.com) will be redirected to m365.cloud.microsoft.com.

Microsoft will start rolling out updates to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in mid-January 2025. The changes will be rolled out gradually across all commercial customers. However, IT administrators will not have the ability to configure or control these updates within their organizations.