You may want to turn it off if you run into a problem. You can use this feature with confidence, it is very close to becoming permanent. If you encounter an issue, the feature can still be turned off, and your feedback is critical before we take the next step. Please report issues this is the main reason the feature is in Preview.įor a few features that would have broad impact, we may take the additional step beyond Preview of forcing the feature switch on once for existing apps when they are opened in the Studio. This feature is on track to become a permanent part of the product. Start enabling and testing in existing apps because this feature will be eventually turned on for them too. New apps automatically include this feature but it can still be turned off. For this reason the feature is not enabled by default and you must explicitly opt in to use it. Experimental features can radically change or completely disappear at any time. If you're an early adopter, see something useful to you, and would like to help test the feature. This table may help you decide when you should jump in: StageĬan I use it with confidence? Is it enabled by default for new apps?
We may also skip some stages if we don't believe it would be helpful. Features can remain in a stage for weeks to many months. We look at many factors, including the number of apps that use the feature, the number of issues reported, and how urgently the feature is needed. How long does a feature remain in each stage? This varies from feature to feature. Please post your feedback in the Power Apps Community Forum. Your feedback is critical to this process. All apps have this feature enabled, and you can't turn it off.Īt each stage, the number of people who use the feature increases, helping us to validate that the feature is what you need and that we're not introducing unintended side effects. Start to migrate existing apps to it now. Preview: This feature is almost done and is stable.Don't depend on it yet it may go through significant changes. Experimental: This feature is a work in progress.Feature roll-out stagesįeatures move through three stages on their way to becoming official parts of the product: Turning Preview switches On and Retired switches Off brings existing apps into alignment with new apps and the future of the product. Documentation will explain the alternatives to using these features.Īs existing apps go through their lifecycle, you may want to adjust these switches to take advantage of new features or to remove a dependency on a feature that will be retired. If you don't know what the switch is referring to or its possible impact, you likely should not turn it on. These features should only be used with caution, they can be changed or removed at any time. One day, the option to turn off these features will be removed, and they'll become a permanent part of the product.
These features are ready for wide circulation, have been documented, and are fully supported. This article describes this process and how you can control your exposure to features that are under development. To help balance improvement against impact on existing apps, we take larger features through a progression of stages. However, with any change or improvement, we might introduce an unintended side effect, and your app might not work exactly the way it did before. We take backward compatibility very seriously. With every release, we make changes and add features to make Power Apps Studio the best tool to fit your needs.