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2026 (11)

June (3)

github: Shape Copilot code review around your team

GitHub

2026-06-02

GitHub is previewing updates to Copilot code review that let it adapt to a team’s tools and standards, and vary review depth based on change complexity. The post says two public previews are shipping on a unified agent.

github: GitHub Copilot code review for Azure Repos is now in technical preview

GitHub

2026-06-02

GitHub Copilot code review for Azure Repos is in technical preview, adding on-demand pull request reviews inside Azure DevOps. It must be enabled before use.

github: Updates to GitHub Copilot billing and plans

GitHub

2026-06-01

GitHub Copilot now uses usage-based billing for all users. Copilot code review also consumes GitHub Actions minutes, in addition to GitHub billing.

May (3)

github: Easily apply Copilot code review feedback with Copilot cloud agent

GitHub

2026-05-19

GitHub renamed Copilot code review’s "Implement suggestion" button to "Fix with Copilot". The updated flow now includes a UI dialog for more control when applying suggestions with the Copilot cloud agent.

github: Copilot code review: Comment experience improvements

GitHub

2026-05-12

GitHub updated Copilot code review comments in the new pull requests experience to make them easier to scan and act on. The changes are available to all users opted into that experience and include grouped suggestions, severity levels, and an updated comment layout.

github: Copilot code review comment types now in usage metrics API

GitHub

2026-05-08

The Copilot usage metrics API now reports Copilot code review suggestions broken down by comment type. This adds a new `copilot_suggestions_by_comment_type` metric for analyzing code review activity.

April (3)

github: GitHub Copilot code review will start consuming GitHub Actions minutes on June 1, 2026

GitHub

2026-04-27

GitHub Copilot code review will begin consuming GitHub Actions minutes starting June 1, 2026. The change applies to code review usage on pull requests.

github: Copilot code review user counts now aggregate in usage metrics API

GitHub

2026-04-22

The Copilot usage metrics API now aggregates Copilot code review active and passive user counts in enterprise and organization usage reports. This follows the launch of active and passive user identification for Copilot code review.

github: Copilot usage metrics now identify active and passive Copilot code review users

GitHub

2026-04-06

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now show which users have Copilot code review activity and whether that activity was active or passive. Enterprise and organization admins can use these metrics to see how users engage with Copilot code review.

March (2)

github: View code and comments side-by-side in pull request Files changed page

GitHub

2026-03-19

GitHub is rolling out docked panels on pull request "Files changed" pages so reviewers can keep pull request context open side-by-side while reviewing code. The panels include overview, comments, and merge status.

github: Copilot code review now runs on an agentic architecture

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot code review has moved to an agentic, tool-calling architecture and is now generally available.