Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office
The Verge Tom Warren ● Covered by 2 sources
Microsoft is turning Copilot into one app for chat, coding, and agents. It’s now the default Copilot home, with Autopilot and a dashboard-style Today view coming too.
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Microsoft is officially rolling out its redesigned Copilot app, after teasing the idea last month. The company is packaging three AI tools into one place: chat, coding, and agents. It’s a cleaner pitch than a pile of separate features, and Microsoft clearly wants people to think of Copilot as more than just a chatbot.
The new app has three tabs: Home, Code, and Autopilot. Home brings together Copilot Chat and Cowork, and it’s now the default landing screen for Copilot users. Microsoft is also planning a Today section inside Home, designed as a personalized dashboard for the stuff that matters most.
There’s also a rename in the mix. Scout, the AI personal assistant Microsoft showed at Build earlier this year, is being rebranded as Autopilot. That gives the app a more unified feel, even if the pieces underneath are still very much Microsoft’s current AI lineup.
The company is selling this as a major step for Copilot, not just a cosmetic refresh. And that makes sense: the more Microsoft can fold its AI work into one interface, the easier it is to make Copilot feel like a single product instead of a menu of experiments.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
Microsoft loves a grand wrapper when the parts are still finding their feet. Calling this a super app is bold, sure, but the real move is simpler: bundle the AI features, then hope users stop noticing how many tabs it takes to make the thing feel complete.
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