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- Service principal Genie usage is billed at standard pricing
It excludes service principals from the free monthly usage allowance.
- Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language and App Spaces enforce governance.
- Variant shredding will soon be enabled by default on new Variant tables Coming soon
Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 or above. Breaks compatibility with Databricks Runtime 15.4.
- Databricks Apps is now on by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Requires compliance security profile.
- Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Collects traces, logs, and metrics to Unity Catalog tables using OpenTelemetry.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
The dataset results table and metric view preview grid now include features like column pinning and natural-language filtering.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.
- Skills in Genie One support multiple files and folders
Includes up to 3 folders deep and 50 files or folders per skill, limited to text files.
- Account-only user access to Genie One (Beta)
Eligible users are enrolled automatically, governed by Unity Catalog permissions.
- Webhook-triggered deployments for Databricks Apps will soon be generally available Coming soon
Automatically deploys apps when changes are pushed to connected GitHub or Azure DevOps repositories. Requires a connected repository.
- The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.
- Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.
- Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.
- Dashboard enhancements
Supports more Tableau calculations and relationship-scoped filters.
- Databricks-provided MCP connectors for Genie One and Genie Code are generally available
Supports Google Drive, Gmail, and other tools, governed by Unity Catalog and Unity Gateway.
- Genie Agents enhancements
The agent monitoring table now has a column picker and citations can point to specific pages in volume files.
- Genie One enhancements
Pinning a chat keeps it at the top of the sidebar. The mobile app supports MCP write actions.
- Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Automatically enabled in October 2026 for compliance workspaces, allowing multiple instances behind a single URL.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is rolling out in Current
It includes features from version 2026.32.
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
It converts SQL datasets to local metric views and understands SQL dataset parameters.
- Environment version 6 is now available
Supports serverless and standard classic compute.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Each Genie Agent now supports up to 50 data sources and stores up to 200,000 conversations.
- Genie One enhancements
Genie Code skills are on by default and can be customized. Backend steering allows sending messages while Genie One is answering.
- Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.36 is now available in Preview
It includes features from version 2026.32.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Embedded dashboards support filter APIs and rich text formatting for dynamic data references.
- Genie One enhancements
The Ask Genie button is hidden in embedded dashboards when unsupported. Push notifications are sent to iOS devices for scheduled tasks.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Genie Agents now display SQL function descriptions and use upgraded large language models.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Genie Agents now support chat mode and cancellable API responses. They also offer a downloadable visualizations API.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is rolling out in Current
It is available in the Current channel and includes new features.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Authors can hide pages in published dashboards. Table column headers can be aligned independently of cells.
- Genie One enhancements
Genie now opens Unity Catalog tables directly and includes visualizations in scheduled task emails.
- User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Enables apps to act with user identity, enforcing existing permissions. Automatically enabled in late September 2026.
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Imports reports from Power BI and Tableau. Downloads up to 1 million Excel rows.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Content search indexes attached volumes for better latency and accuracy. Analyzing files no longer requires Unity Gateway.
- Genie One enhancements
Scheduled tasks now keep run-to-run outputs consistent by looking up past runs. Genie mobile app allows switching workspaces without signing out.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
It includes the is_valid_variant function and supports REPLACE USING and REPLACE ON clauses with INSERT INTO.
- REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.
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