This is a planned feature, not an available release. The roadmap record lists it as in development, with preview targeted for December 2026 and general availability for February 2027. Both milestones remain ahead as of November 5, 2026. Microsoft cautions that roadmap dates are estimates and that planned functionality can change, be postponed, or be canceled.
What makers would gain
According to Microsoft’s roadmap description, makers would be able to display data as a calendar or a stack of cards instead of the default grid. The stated configuration point—the model-driven app designer—is the important detail: the proposal brings these presentation choices into the app-design workflow.
The record identifies the following scope:
| Roadmap field | Listed value |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Model-driven apps |
| Platform | Web |
| Feature scope | Users, enabled by admins or makers |
| Cloud | Worldwide, Standard Multi-Tenant |
| Release channel | Weekly |
| Version | 12.2 |
| Preview target | December 2026 |
| General availability target | February 2027 |
These are planning details, not confirmation that a particular tenant already has the feature.
For context, Microsoft Learn explains that model-driven app views determine which table records appear, which columns are displayed, their order and width, and the default sorting and filtering. Makers also choose which public views their app exposes to users. A layout choice therefore addresses how people encounter their records, alongside the existing decisions about which records and fields belong in a view.
The practical appeal is straightforward, although it remains an interpretation rather than a documented feature specification: date-oriented work could be easier to understand on a calendar, while cards could make individual records easier to scan. Rows and columns are useful, but not every task deserves to look like a spreadsheet.
Calendar views already exist—the distinction matters
This roadmap item should not be mistaken for the arrival of the first calendar experience in model-driven apps.
Microsoft already documents a Calendar control that a system administrator or system customizer can add to a table view. That existing experience supports day, week, and month displays, and users can switch between the calendar and a read-only grid. Microsoft also explicitly states that the existing control does not support mobile offline.
The supported comparison is therefore narrower—and more useful—than “Power Apps gets calendars.” The roadmap describes calendar and card layout configuration directly in the model-driven app designer; the existing documentation describes adding a Calendar control to a table view.
That distinction suggests a potentially more integrated design experience. It does not establish that the planned feature replaces the existing control, inherits all its capabilities, or removes its limitations. Those implementation details remain unconfirmed.
What to evaluate when the preview arrives
For makers and administrators, the sensible next step is preparation rather than a production configuration change. The roadmap description does not provide an activation procedure for the forthcoming layouts.
A useful preview evaluation should answer these questions:
- Record selection: Do existing filters return the expected records in each layout?
- Field presentation: Which fields appear on cards, and how are calendar dates selected?
- Navigation: Can users switch layouts themselves, or does the maker determine the available presentation?
- Daily operations: How do record opening, editing, searching, and selection compare with the grid?
- Client behavior: What browser, accessibility, mobile, or offline boundaries does Microsoft document for the new experience?
These are proposed acceptance checks, not confirmed capabilities or defects. Establishing a baseline now is worthwhile: Microsoft’s existing view documentation identifies columns, sorting, and filters as core view settings, making them concrete points to compare during testing.
The potential benefit is better alignment between a business task and the way its data is presented. For now, however, the takeaway is precise: Microsoft plans designer-configured calendar and card layouts for Power Apps model-driven apps, with preview targeted for December 2026—not immediate availability.