微软合并 Copilot 应用，为“超级应用”铺路

Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single “super app” interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the “Microsoft Copilot” name but features an “Starting with a fresh look, the A worldwide rollout for the mobile and web apps will start in “mid-August,” according to Microsoft, with a rollout to Windows and Mac apps set for “mid-September.” Mobile app users will be prompted to download the new Copilot app, and the updates will start appearing for some Windows Insiders this week.

[![The old Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Copilot 365 icons, and the Here are the two current Copilot app icons, and the new, single icon that will be used going forward. Rejoice! Image: Microsoft / The Verge

What changes you’ll see will depend on which Copilot apps you’re already using. Existing Microsoft Copilot users will be moved to the There are no changes to enterprise security, compliance, and government controls. Like the current apps, Microsoft says users will still be able to switch between their Microsoft account (personal) and Microsoft Entra ID (work or school) accounts, and both account types will remain entirely separate. Core Copilot capabilities will remain free, though some people may see different usage limits for the free experience in the Some things won’t be carried over to the unified Copilot app, however. Podcasts and Deep Research are being retired and won’t be available after August 18th. Group Chat threads, messages, and content also won’t be carried over to the new app experience after this date. These are the only impacted services mentioned, though Microsoft says that other features like Shopping and Copilot Health “may be temporarily unavailable” while the Copilot updates are rolled out.

The changes to Copilot come months after Microsoft appointed a new Copilot chief to manage both the consumer and commercial sides of the AI assistant. Microsoft is moving Copilot more towards the commercial user interface, moving away from the unique design of Copilot that it first introduced in 2024 after Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman joined the company.

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