Releasesby GlyphWebhook-triggered deployments for Databricks Apps will soon be generally available
Starting in October 2026, webhook-triggered deployments for Databricks Apps will be generally available. Automatically deploy your app when changes are pushed to a connected GitHub or Azure DevOps repository, so your deployed app stays in sync with your repository without manual redeployment. See Deploy a Databricks app .
Also shipped Sep 15, 2026Databricks in September 2026 →
Predict dynamic table refresh behavior with EXPLAIN CHANGES (General availability)
You can now use EXPLAIN CHANGES to predict a dynamic table's refresh behavior before it happens, either for a manual refresh or as part of a DDL change, without applying the change.
Horizon Catalog Explorer UI (Preview)
With this release, the Horizon Catalog Explorer is the default experience for browsing Snowflake objects in Snowsight, replacing Database Explorer. The Horizon Catalog Explorer provides consistent navigation and object detail pages while preserving the tabs and actions that you already use.
Embedding Streamlit in Snowflake apps in external pages (General availability)
Embedding Streamlit in Snowflake apps in external pages is now generally available. You can render a container-runtime app inside a page you host, such as a customer portal or an internal dashboard, using a single tag.
Elastic Channels for Snowpipe Streaming (General availability)
Elastic Channels for Snowpipe Streaming are now generally available. Elastic Channels provide one implicit, server-scaled ingestion path per pipe, so concurrent producers can stream directly to Snowflake tables and supported Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables without managing channel names, lifecycle, ordering, or offset tokens.
Cortex AI Gateway (Preview)
We are pleased to announce the preview of Cortex AI Gateway, the control plane where you govern how AI applications and third-party agents in your organization reach models.
Reinforcement learning fine-tuning in the Google Cloud console (Preview)
You can create, monitor, and test reinforcement learning fine-tuning jobs for Gemini models in the Google Cloud console ( Preview ). From the Models > Tuning page, you can configure Python code or model-based reward functions, test reward logic against sample prompts before launching a job, track training and evaluation metrics in real time, and test tuned...
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Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Configuring telemetry for your Databricks apps is now generally available. Databricks Apps telemetry collects traces, logs, and metrics and persists them to Unity Catalog tables using the OpenTelemetry (OTel) protocol.
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
In early October 2026, horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps will be automatically enabled for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. Horizontal scaling lets you run an app across multiple instances behind a single app URL for higher availability and concurrency. See Horizontal scaling for Databricks apps .
Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
You can now build governed data and AI apps without code. Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language, App Spaces enforce governance, and Serverless Micro Apps scale to zero when idle. See Governed agentic app building .
Tags for dashboards, notebooks, Databricks apps, and Genie Agents are now generally available
You can now apply tags to dashboards, notebooks, Databricks apps, and Genie Agents to organize and categorize your workspace assets. This capability is now generally available. Both governed and ungoverned key-value tags are supported. See Apply tags to Unity Catalog securable objects .
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps is now generally available
Horizontal scaling for Databricks Apps is now generally available. You can run a Databricks app across multiple instances behind one app URL for higher availability and concurrency, with zero-downtime deployments and best-effort session affinity. See Horizontal scaling for Databricks apps .
User authorization for Databricks Apps will soon be available for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
In late September 2026, user authorization for Databricks Apps will be automatically enabled for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. User authorization allows apps to act with the identity of the app user, so apps can access resources on the user's behalf while enforcing the user's existing permissions. See User authorization .
Workspace-level package repositories for Databricks Apps will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Starting November 13, 2026, workspace-level package repositories for Databricks Apps will be automatically enabled for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. Workspace admins can configure default Python and npm package repositories that apps inherit while still allowing app-level overrides. See Configure default package repositories .