🚀Introduction
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of our Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Update! This update includes information on the 2025 release wave 2 for Power Platform and Dynamics 365. In this post, we’ll highlight key updates for August 2025, spotlighting new features that enhance productivity, intelligence, and user experience across the ecosystem.
📅Events
Power Platform Community Conference
Be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform. You’ll also learn from Microsoft MVPs who are dedicated to bridging the gap between humanity and technology. PPCC is the perfect place to connect with folks from around the world who are eager to share their insights and knowledge on how the Power Platform & Dynamics 365 can transform your business. Learn more.
Microsoft Ignite
Get the edge you need to drive impact in the era of AI. Join us to bolster your knowledge, build connections, and explore emerging technologies. Your home for Microsoft Ignite
San Francisco, Moscone Center
November 18–21, 2025 (optional pre-day November 17)
Online
November 18–20, 2025
🧪Product Updates
2025 release wave 2
the 2025 release wave 2 for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Copilot offerings introduces new and improved capabilities that help organizations to harness the full potential of this new era. These plans compile new capabilities slated for release between October 2025 and March 2026.
| Milestone | Date |
| Release plans available | July 16, 2025 |
| Early access available | August 4, 2025 |
| Release plans available in additional languages | July 30, 2025 |
| General availability | October 1, 2025 |
General availability deployment schedule – Power Platform
Power Apps
- Feature Updates
- Enhanced Component Properties are GA – ECPs are a great way to modularize and reuse your logic across an app, with the added bonus that ECPs can be shared across apps through a component library.
- UntypedObject data type renamed to Dynamics
- Audit original Choice data type Label description – preview
- User Defined Functions – preview
View unmasked values from model-driven forms
Multi-session tab width improvement
Power Automate
Copilot Studio
- GPT-5 in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- New Features
- Configure advanced natural language understanding natively in Copilot Studio
- Enrich custom agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio with insights from Fabric data agents
- Search and jump to any element in your agent
- Enact end‑to‑end data labeling for secure agent interactions
- Manage per‑agent message capacity in the Power Platform admin center
- Manage every agent from a single, scalable interface in the Microsoft 365 admin center
- Quarantine agents instantly with the Power Platform API
- Analyze ROI and user feedback with new analytics features
🛑Deprecations or Retirements
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the Power Platform, we are announcing several deprecations and retirements. These changes are essential for maintaining system integrity and security. Key deprecations include:
Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Pages
August 2025
September 2025
January 2025
Dynamics 365
April 2026
Always check these sources for the latest deprecation and retirement information:
Important changes in Power Apps and Power Automate
Important changes in Canvas Apps
Important changes in Power Pages
📚Learning Corner
In this section, we highlight some valuable learning resources and opportunities for the Power Platform community:
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform – Product availability reports
Review product and feature availability by global region
Best practices around working with data for Dataverse
| Best Practice | Description |
| Service protection API limits (Dataverse) | Understand the limits for API requests. |
| Optimize performance for bulk operations | Choose the best strategy to create and update large numbers of records in the least amount of time. |
| Manage invalid characters | Manage invalid characters |
| Retrieve specific columns for a table via query APIs | Queries submitted to retrieve data should include specific columns in the ColumnSet instance associated to the query rather than All Columns. |
Mastering Copilot Studio
A comprehensive video guide to creating and tailoring agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio—ranging from conversational assistants to fully autonomous agents.
Video Roundup
📝Conclusion
As we wrap up our look at the August 2025 updates for Power Platform and Dynamics 365, it’s clear that Microsoft continues to push the boundaries of innovation, usability, and business impact. From AI-powered enhancements to deeper integrations and improved governance tools, the 2025 release wave 2 updates deliver meaningful value for organizations looking to stay agile and competitive.
Now’s the time to explore these new capabilities, experiment with what’s possible, and start planning how to incorporate them into your roadmap. Whether you’re optimizing operations, enhancing customer experiences, or driving data-driven decisions—there’s something in this wave for every team.
Ready to take the next step? Dive into the release notes, test new features in your sandbox, and connect with your Microsoft account team to strategize your adoption plan. The future of business applications is here—make sure you’re leading the way.
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