By Manisha Priyadarshini
Publication Date: 2026-08-16 21:41:00
If you have been staring at two separate Copilot icons cluttering your taskbar, that annoyance is finally going away. Microsoft has started merging its consumer Copilot app with Microsoft 365 Copilot into a single unified experience, and this rollout is officially the first step toward the bigger “super app” the company plans to launch later this year.
What changes once the apps merge?
What you notice depends entirely on which app you were already using. If you only used the standalone consumer Copilot app, it gets moved to the updated version automatically, with your chats and content carried along. But if you only used Microsoft 365 Copilot, you will mostly notice minor navigation tweaks and a refreshed icon, while also gaining free access to Copilot chat for the first time.
In case you have been using both apps, Microsoft merges your chats and content into a single app, though your personal and work data stays completely separate. Microsoft says nothing changes with enterprise…