Microsoft 365 Copilot: Initiate Copilot Chat by sharing files to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone and iPad Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (9 September 2026)
Status Launched
Release month October 2025
Release ring General Availability
Products Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Cloud instances Worldwide
Platforms iOS
Description
When users on iPhone and iPad choose the action to share a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file from a third party app (including Files) and choose Microsoft 365 Copilot as the target app, the file will be uploaded to chat. Users will then have the option to open a preview of the file or continue their conversation with Copilot Chat.
Change history
Added to the roadmap 15 August 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: October 2025 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
- 2 September 2026 Description description updated
- 2 September 2026 Title Microsoft 365 Copilot: Initiate Copilot Chat by sharing files to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone and iPad Microsoft 365 Copilot: Initiate Copilot Chat by sharing files to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone and iPad