Code Apps - Office Hours January 2026 Highlights

January 15, 2026
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Code Apps
The latest developments in Power Apps Code Apps were a key focus at the Office Hours meeting I attended today, led by Jordan Chodak, Anshul Jain, and Austin Laugesen from the Power Apps Code Team. 

Here's a summary of the key takeaways.

Latest News - January 2026

A new version of the Power Apps SDK will be released at the end of January 2026. This version removes the need to call initialize in to make data calls, or load your code app. This will avoid the frequently seen 'App Timed Out error'.

A migration guide for this new SDK version will be released to help remove the initialize call. Current apps with with this call will not break, following this release. You just need to do the migration at authoring time when you update.

Other exciting news is that the Solution Packager is now available with the latest version of the PAC CLI. 

Also coming soon at the end of this month is support for Content Security Policy (CSP). 

Technical Questions and Answers

There were some interesting questions from attendees. Here's a summary of the questions asked.

Q1 Will there be Dataverse support for choice and lookup columns, actions, functions, and FetchXML support?

We can use single-value lookups in Code Apps today. Basic CRUD operations are supported. Actions, FetchXML, relationship support, and ExecuteMultiple are on the roadmap for the March to April timeframe. The team are also looking at updates to generated code to make it easier for coding agents to work with Dataverse. 

Q2 For native source control, will the full source code be stored?

With the next PAC CLI release next month, we will have the capability to store the source code with the code app. There will be a parameter to pass the source code. By February, that will be supported in native source control. The transpiled version of the code will be stored, including the artifacts.

Q3 Will connector support be expanded when Code Apps go GA (General Availability)?

During development, the team focused on highly used connectors first. It then focused on enabling classes of connectors, like tabular relational connectors and action-based connectors. 

On GA, there will be no limitations on connectors. 

Q4 Is there a pathway from vibe.powerapps.com to Code Apps?

Eventually, we will be able to take a Vibe app, edit it in our preferred IDE, then take it back to Vibe. This is because  Vibe and Code Apps share a common infrastructure. There is not a timeline for this feature addition.

Q5 Can Model Driven apps or Generative pages be converted to Code Apps?

Model-driven and Generative pages in model-driven apps are based on a different underlying technology. There are no migration or convergence paths planned.

Q6 Can we embed Code Apps in Model-Driven Apps?

Canvas apps can be embedded in Model-Driven apps. There are no plans to add support for embedding code apps in Model-driven apps.

Q7 Will GCC (Government Community Cloud) be supported? If so, will there be limitations?

Code Apps for non-commercial clouds will not carry additional limitations beyond standard connector limits. There team are starting work to bring Code Apps to non-sovereign clouds. The approximate goal is this spring (2026), about 90 days after GA.

Conclusion

Today's Office Hours delivered some exciting news, particularly with regards the newly released SDK. Many thanks to the Power Apps Code Team for sharing all the news of all the developments.
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