In February, Microsoft revealed that it would launch support for its Copilot generative AI feature in its OneDrive cloud storage service in April. It’s now April 30, and Microsoft is offering a new date for bringing its chatbot to OneDrive.

Today, Microsoft announced that Copilot will now be added to OneDrive sometime in the summer of 2024. Today’s blog post He doesn’t mention the previous date of late April, and he didn’t offer any reason why the company decided to delay the release.

The blog post that Microsoft published on February 29 announcing the original late April date has since been edited to reflect the new summer time frame, however, Wayback Machine site for this URL Clearly shows that the blog originally noted the late April release of adding Copilot to OneDrive.

Today’s OneDrive blog post mentioned a few more new features that will be added to the service. One of them will include additional features for searching files in OneDrive on the web. Microsoft says that when these improvements are in place, they will have the following functions:

• New Filters: Added filters for different file types to help you find exactly what you need.
• Date Filter: Narrow your search results by files created or modified within a specific time frame.
• Scope Options: Easily perform precise searches within specific folders, sites, or document libraries.
• Updated interface: Visual improvements and additional metadata help you locate your files faster.

Microsoft says these search features will be added to OneDrive on the web sometime in August

The company just added offline support for OneDrive on the web for work and school users, allowing them to view, edit and interact with files and folders without needing an internet connection, and then changes are synced to the cloud when users go back online. There is also evidence that the company may add a feature that will allow users to import files from other cloud services into OneDrive.