2025 Release Wave 1 - Canvas Apps

A huge update coming to [hashtag#PowerApps](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=powerapps&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7288277836908404737) studio with plans for preview in May 2025 and GA status in Jun 2025 was announced in Microsoft Power Platform: 2025 release wave 1 plan. One would say that this Wave is mostly focused on Copilot functionalities, but there are some hidden pearls! The second one is smart-fill just like in Model-driven apps. [Microsoft](https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/) team is definitely busy with Canvas apps - just in the last 7 days there were 3 huge announcements: 👉 SQL Server environment variables 👉 GA of 6 modern controls: Text, Text Input, Number Input, Combobox, Date picker and Form 👉 Behavioural Used Defined Functions, progress in developing User Defined Types, and plan for GA of enhanced component properties which I thought were long forgotten! 👇 All references linked in the description 👇 ___ 👉 Power Platform 2025 release wave 1 plan: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/release-plan/2025wave1/ 👉 Manage your source code for canvas apps: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/release-plan/2025wave1/power-apps/manage-source-code-canvas-apps 👉 Canvas apps smart auto-fill as shown in Microsoft presentation: https://youtu.be/ZcA3hVWpCbw?t=93 👉 SQL Server environment variables: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/sql-server-environment-variables-available-for-power-apps/ 👉 GA of 6 modern controls: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/ga-announcement-6-additional-modern-controls-in-canvas/ 👉 Behavioural Used Defined Functions, progress in User Defined Types, plan for GA of ECP: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/user-defined-functions-user-defined-types-and-enhanced-component-properties-move-forward/