2025 release wave 1 features available for early access

Important

Release Plans will no longer be published starting in September 2026. New Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Dataverse capabilities will be published to the AI at Work roadmap beginning in September 2026. Existing release plans will remain available for historical reference until further notice. Learn more about the roadmap and disclosure changes at One always-on roadmap: Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Dataverse join the AI at Work roadmap.

This topic lists the features that can be enabled for testing in your environment beginning February 3, 2025. Features from the following apps are available as part of early access:

  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate

The features from these apps update the existing user experiences. You can opt in early to enable these features in your environment. This will allow you to test these features and then adopt them across your environments. For information on how to enable these features, go to Opt in to 2025 release wave 1 updates.

Important

Other early access features may impact your users. To learn more about these features visit:

Power Apps

For a complete list of the Power Apps features, go to What's new and planned for Power Apps.

Feature Enabled for Early access General availability
Access server data for offline-first model-driven apps Users, automatically - Jun 19, 2025
Use shareable SPN connections with Power Apps Users, automatically - Apr 9, 2025
Use environment variables with Entra auth for SQL Server schemas and tables Users, automatically - Jul 27, 2025

Power Automate

For a complete list of the Power Automate features, go to What's new and planned for Power Automate.

Feature Enabled for Early access General availability
Save flow for future retrieval with designer resiliency Users, automatically - Apr 9, 2025
Share desktop flow connections with service principal users Users, automatically Jan 20, 2025 Jun 10, 2025
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