Microsoft will rename its Microsoft 365 app as Microsoft 365-Copilot in January. The company is also making changes to its Microsoft 365 interface.
Back in August, it was announced that Microsoft would be juggling a name change for Copilot. Now the company is confirming via its Microsoft 365 Message Central portal the name change, as well as some other changes to the UI of the Microsoft 365 app. These changes are scheduled for mid-January 2025 and will be rolled out gradually.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft will make several changes to its Copilot in 2025. For example, the app’s name will change from “Microsoft 365” to “Microsoft 365 Copilot. Furthermore, the new icon, which was already shown at Ignite 2024, will also be officially changed.
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Changes UI
In addition, Microsoft will make changes to the UI of Microsoft 365. For example, the top header will disappear and tools such as user profile, settings and feedback will be moved to the bottom left. In addition, the search box will also get a new location on the home page. Furthermore, apps on the left side will be aligned with the top under the name “AI Rich Experience” and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Copilot Pages will be presented together.
In addition, the ‘Back’ button in Microsoft 365 Copilot app disappears, as well as the ‘My Day’ feature and the organization logo. Finally, the ‘Help me create’ feature is being deactivated in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This feature served to help users create documents with LLMs. Now the AI-assisted document creation will move to the Copilot tab.
Microsoft says it is making these updates to better support “future AI-first experiences. The changes will be rolled out in mid-January and can be found under message IDs MC958905 and MC958903 of the M365 Message Center.