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What's new in Power BI? June 2026 update

The June 2026 Power BI update is planned for publication on June 9, 2026.

For a quick summary of June features, read on. For a detailed look at these updates and more enhancements, see the Power BI June 2026 Feature Summary. You can also watch the June demos.

Download the June 2026 version of Power BI Desktop.

To stay up to date on bug fixes and improvements as they're announced, visit the change log for Power BI Desktop.

General

Feature Description Currently in preview
Power BI Dataviz World Championships announcement The Dataviz World Championships return with kickoff events in June and a live finale at FabCon / SQLCon Barcelona.
FabCon Europe registration update FabCon Europe takes place in Barcelona from September 28 to October 1, with community and Microsoft sessions across Fabric, Power BI, and related workloads.

Copilot and AI

Feature Description Currently in preview
Fabric Apps for Semantic Models (Preview) Fabric Apps add an AI-first app development path on top of semantic models so teams can build operational data apps while reusing model governance and business logic. For more information, see Power BI data in Fabric Apps (preview). ✔️
Copilot in web modeling (Preview) Copilot in model view helps analyze model structure and apply schema changes such as renames, relationships, and DAX measure creation by using natural language prompts. For more information, see Copilot in web modeling (preview). ✔️
AI-powered report authoring agent skills (Preview) Power BI report authoring skills in Skills for Fabric support plan, design, author, validate, and publish workflows through natural language prompts. ✔️
Data answering in Fabric Skills, Cowork, and M365 Chat (Frontier) Fabric IQ expands conversational data answering for Power BI reports and semantic models across Fabric and Microsoft 365 Copilot surfaces. For more information, see Fabric IQ in Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork (Frontier).
Data answering in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (Frontier) Fabric IQ in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat enables Frontier users to ask business questions grounded in governed Power BI data. For more information, see Fabric IQ in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (Frontier).

Reporting

Feature Description Currently in preview
Shape map (Generally Available) Shape map now supports built-in maps, custom TopoJSON/GeoJSON uploads, URL-based map references, and downloading uploaded custom maps for reuse. For more information, see Create shape map visuals in Power BI.
Date picker for slicers (Preview) A new Date picker slicer option supports relative defaults that roll forward with refresh and lets report viewers switch between relative and manual date selections. For more information, see Visualizations overview in Power BI. ✔️
Matrix row and column header auto-expand (Generally Available) Matrix visuals now let you set auto-expand behavior for row and column headers so newly added hierarchy levels open expanded by default. For more information, see Format settings for the matrix visual in Power BI.
Scatter charts: Auto-fit markers Scatter charts add Auto-fit markers to keep bubbles and markers fully visible near plot boundaries without manual axis range tuning. For more information, see Scatter charts, bubble charts, and dot plot charts in Power BI.
Axis improvements for bar and column charts (Generally Available) Bar and column charts add Rounded range control and keep axis ranges stable when data labels are enabled. For more information, see Create and use column charts in Power BI.
Card visual image hover state options (Generally Available) Card visuals now support hover-state image formatting, including alternate image source, transparency, effects, and background styling. For more information, see Create a card visual in Power BI.
Slicer selection icon color formatting (Generally Available) Slicers now let you set selection icon colors to improve contrast and readability, especially for dark themes and custom branding. For more information, see Slicers in Power BI.
Matrix and table fixed-width conditional formatting (Generally Available) Matrix and table visuals support rule-based fixed width formatting so column widths can be controlled more consistently by scenario. For more information, see Tables in Power BI.
Azure Maps selections on by default (Generally Available) Azure Maps now shows selection controls by default so users can start multi-point selection with circles, rectangles, polygons, distance, and drive-time tools. For more information, see Azure and Power BI map visualizations.
Tooltip sentence options for visuals (Generally Available) Tooltip options now include sentence-style text so authors can explain values with context without creating full tooltip pages. For more information, see Tooltips in Power BI.

Modeling

Feature Description Currently in preview
DAX user-defined functions (Generally Available) DAX UDFs are now generally available with reusable typed function signatures and broader authoring workflows across Desktop and web modeling. For more information, see DAX user-defined functions best practices.
DAX UDF optional parameters UDFs now support default expressions for parameters so callers can omit selected arguments while preserving type-aware execution. For more information, see DAX user-defined functions best practices.
DAX query view result grid sorting and filtering (Generally Available) DAX query view result grids now include sort and filter controls to inspect query output without rewriting query text. For more information, see DAX query view in Power BI.

Visualizations

Feature Description Currently in preview
Network Graph by Powerviz Network Graph updates include directional links, clustering, duplicate-node merge options, and expanded formatting controls for relationship analysis scenarios.
accoMASTERDATA v1.1.16.2 accoMASTERDATA updates add richer writeback, governance, and data-entry options including transaction keys, multiline text, and enhanced dropdown behavior.

Data connectivity

Feature Description Currently in preview
No dedicated data connectivity announcement in this release summary The June draft doesn't call out a dedicated Data connectivity feature area.

Other

Feature Description Currently in preview
Power BI Enhanced Report Format (PBIR) default-on rollout update The PBIR default-on rollout resumes in the service, with Desktop default-on timing planned after rollout stability checks. For more information, see PBIR format.
Power BI Desktop Bridge (Preview) Desktop Bridge enables agent and tool integration with a running Power BI Desktop session for iterative authoring and validation workflows. For more information, see Power BI Desktop Bridge overview. ✔️
Power BI tabs in Teams private and shared channels Power BI tabs in Teams now support private and shared channels so reports can be embedded in scoped collaboration spaces. For more information, see Collaborate in Microsoft Teams with Power BI.

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Past updates

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