M365 Changelog: Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat accessible through the Microsoft Copilot app in late March 2024

Summary

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat will be available to users with Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses through the Microsoft Copilot app in mid-April 2024, and through the Microsoft Bing and Microsoft Start apps in mid-May 2024. Users with a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license will be able to access Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat when they sign in to one of these apps with their work account (Entra ID).

MC761221 – Updated April 18, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat will be available to users with Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses through the Microsoft Copilot app (available on iOS and Android) in late March 2024. Graph-grounded chat will also be available to users with Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses through the Microsoft Bing and Microsoft Start apps (available on iOS and Android)..

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 384868

When this will happen:

General Availability:

  • Mid-April 2024 (previously late March): Available through the Microsoft Copilot app.
  • mid-May 2024 (previously early May): Available through the Microsoft Bing and Microsoft Start apps.

How this will affect your organization:

Users with a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license will be able to access Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat when they sign in to one of these apps with their work account (Entra ID).

What you need to do to prepare:

To provide Copilot for Microsoft 365 with graph-grounded chat through one of these mobile apps, deploy the desired app and have users with Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses sign in with their work account (Entra ID). The Microsoft Copilot, Bing, and Start apps are Microsoft Intune protected apps.

Learn more about how users can access Microsoft Copilot on mobile apps, and they can be managed as Intune protected apps, from our documentation: Copilot on mobile