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Power BI January 2026 Feature Summary

January 20, 2026 by Katie Murray

The January 2026 Power BI Feature Summary is packed with exciting news—there are fresh updates, important announcements, and some big changes, especially around upcoming events, feature retirements, and the latest in AI and Copilot advancements. Some of the standout features include new reporting tools, smarter data modeling options, enhanced resources for developers, broader global standards …

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Power BI July 2022 Feature Summary

Welcome to the July 2022 update. We are thrilled to announce the Error Bars general availability, Metric visuals and Datamarts updates, query performance and data hub improvements, Data in space augmented reality new mobile feature, accessibility enhancements for embedded reports. There is more to explore, please continue to read on.

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“Data in space” in preview: Now Power BI can be truly everywhere

We live in a connected world and almost everything around us generates data. Data in Space is new feature that uses augmented reality to create persistent spatial anchors in the real world and attach Power BI content to those anchors. Data in space connects your business data to your real-world scenarios in facility management, manufacturing, retail and many more, and now employees can easily discover and use it for better, and more informed decisions.

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Improved Power BI Experience in Excel

The improvements to the Power BI experience in Excel include a new user-friendly UI that helps users easily search for datasets to build reports in the Excel grid. Also, users can now directly navigate from Excel to the Power BI service to discover new data artifacts in their organization or get additional insights from Power BI reports.

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Join Us! Power BI Dev Camp: Thursday 28 July 2022 at 11:00 AM PDT – 12:00 PM noon PDT

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June 30, 2022 by Kelly Kaye

Join us to learn about Writing Azure functions to Call the Power BI REST API with Ted Pattison!

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Create a Power BI datamart in minutes

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June 23, 2022 by Gautam Bharti

Get started with Power BI datamarts- Create a Power BI datamart in minutes!

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Preview data is now available in the dataset details page

Preview data is now available!

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Power BI June 2022 Feature Summary

Welcome to the June 2022 update. We are excited to announce the general availability of the new Format Pane, error bars and information protection updates, table navigation improvements, Connect to datamarts and Power BI Data Storytelling features. There is more to explore, please continue to read on.

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Updates to full report attachments for email subscriptions in Premium Gen2

There are several updates coming to email subscriptions that use full report attachments that we want to make you aware of, including extending the maximum length of reports to 50 pages, appearance in the Gen2 metrics app, and deprecation in the original version of Power BI Premium.

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SQL Server Reporting Services 2022

SQL Server Reporting Services

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Enhanced refresh with the Power BI REST API is now generally available

General availability announcement for Enhanced Refresh with the Power BI REST API. Perform fine-grain refresh operations for improved scalability.

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