Automation in Power Apps is revolutionising how businesses build and manage custom applications by embedding advanced intelligent capabilities. 

The 2025 release wave 1 brings a new era of AI-first, low-code development that empowers users-from business makers to pro developers create smarter apps faster, streamline workflows, and boost productivity with minimal coding.

App Building with Plan Designer and Copilot

A key highlight in Power Apps 2025 is the Plan Designer, an AI-driven tool that helps makers turn business problems into intelligent software solutions. 

Instead of starting from scratch, users describe their business needs, and AI-powered agents collaborate to design apps, workflows, pages, and even custom AI agents that fit the solution.

• Copilot integration assists makers throughout the app creation process, providing suggestions, generating code snippets, and automating routine tasks.
• Extensible in-app agents guide users within apps to complete tasks efficiently, reducing friction and boosting productivity.
• Organisations can also bring their own custom AI agents into Power Apps, extending capabilities tailored to specific business requirements.

Automation in Power Apps: The Integrations

Power Apps tightly integrates with Power Automate, enabling seamless automation of repetitive tasks and complex workflows directly from within apps.

• The update introduces dynamic, multi-modal, and self-healing automations powered by generative AI, allowing workflows to adapt intelligently to changing conditions.
• Human-in-the-loop experiences enable approvals and exceptions to be handled smoothly, blending automation with necessary human oversight.
• Intelligent document processing uses AI to extract and process data from documents automatically, accelerating business processes.
• The new Automation Center offers enterprise-grade orchestration, observability, and governance to manage automation at scale.

Smarter Apps Without Coding

Power Apps’ AI Builder capabilities continue to expand, allowing app makers to embed advanced AI features like:

• Image recognition and object detection
• Sentiment analysis
• AI-generated summaries and natural language search for data tables
• Form-fill assistance powered by custom knowledge bases

These features enable apps to be more intuitive and responsive, delivering real-time insights and automating data-heavy tasks without requiring AI expertise.

Benefits of AI and Automation in Power Apps

• Accelerated development: AI agents reduce manual coding and speed up app creation.
• Improved user productivity: Intelligent automation handles routine tasks, freeing users to focus on higher-value work.
• Enhanced decision-making: Integrated AI-driven analytics and reporting provide actionable insights.
• Scalable solutions: Enterprise-ready governance and monitoring ensure automation runs reliably and securely.
• Customisation and extensibility: Businesses can tailor AI agents and workflows to unique needs.

Conclusion

The 2025 wave of Power Apps and Power Automate marks a transformative leap toward AI-first, low-code business application development. By combining intelligent automation, AI-powered agents, and seamless integration, Microsoft empowers organisations to build smarter apps faster, automate workflows effortlessly, and unlock new levels of operational efficiency.

For businesses aiming to innovate and stay competitive, embracing AI and automation in Power Apps is no longer optional; it is essential. Get in touch with experts at Osmosys to learn more.