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Applies to:

iPhone iPad Android phone Android tablet Windows 10
iPhones iPads Android phones Android tablets Windows 10 devices

Note

Power BI mobile app support for phones using Windows 10 Mobile has been discontinued as of March 16, 2021. Learn more

With a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license, you can invite others to view your dashboards and reports by sharing links from the Power BI mobile apps. You can share with anyone, in or out of your organization, with or without a corporate mail account. They do need to have a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license, too, or the content needs to be in a Premium capacity.

From the Power BI mobile apps for iOS and Android, you can also annotate and share a snapshot of a tile, report, or visual with anyone.

  1. You can share a dashboard or report either from within the dashboard or report itself, or from the dashboard or report home page:

  2. Type names, separated by commas, and a message to accompany your invitation. To allow resharing, leave Allow recipients to reshare selected. Resharing allows your colleagues to forward the email invitation to others in your organization, either through the web or the mobile apps.

  3. Tap Send in the upper-right corner.

    Recipients get an email invitation with a direct link to the dashboard or report. The invitation expires after one month. When they open it in either the Power BI service or the Power BI mobile app, it's added to the Shared with me section of their Power BI account. To access your Shared with me section:

    Read more notes about sharing with colleagues.

Unshare from your iPhone or iPad

You can only unshare if you're the owner.

  1. In the actions bar at the bottom of the dashboard or report, tap the Share icon Share icon 3..

  2. Tap Shared with. You see the list of colleagues with whom you've shared this dashboard or report.

  3. Tap More options (...) next to the name of the person you want to unshare, and choose whether you want to remove access just to the shared dashboard or to any underlying content it uses as well.

  1. You can share a dashboard or report either from within the dashboard or report itself, or from the dashboard or report home page:

    • From within a dashboard or report, tap More options (...) at the top of the dashboard or report and choose Invite a colleague.
    • On a dashboard or report home page, tap More options (...) next to the dashboard or report name, and then tap the Share icon Invite icon 4. in the info tab that appears.

  2. Type email addresses, and a message to accompany your dashboard invitation. Otherwise Power BI sends a default message. To allow resharing, leave Allow recipients to share this dashboard selected. Resharing allows your coworkers to forward the email invitation to others in your organization, either through the browser or the mobile apps.

  3. Tap the Send icon in the upper-right corner to send the mail.

    Recipients get an email invitation with a direct link to the dashboard or report. The invitation expires after one month. When they open it in either the Power BI service or the Power BI mobile app, it's added to the Shared with me section of their Power BI account. To access your Shared with me section:

    Read more notes about sharing with colleagues.

Unshare from your Android device

You can only unshare if you're the owner.

  1. You can unshare a dashboard or report from within the dashboard or report itself or from the dashboard or report home page:

    • From within a dashboard or report, tap More options (...) at the top of the dashboard or report and choose Invite a colleague.
    • On a dashboard or report home page, tap More options (...) next to the dashboard or report name, and then tap the Share icon Invite icon 7. in the info tab that appears.

  2. Towards the bottom of the Add people page that opens, you see the list of colleagues with whom you've shared this dashboard or report. Tap the name of the colleague you want to unshare with.

  3. On the Who has access page that appears, tap the Remove icon Remove icon and choose whether to remove access just to the shared dashboard or to any underlying content it uses as well.

  • Classic look
  • New look

  1. You can share a dashboard or report from within the dashboard or report itself or from the dashboard or report home page:

    • From within a dashboard or report, tap the Share icon Invite icon classic view.
    • On a dashboard or report home page, right-click or press and hold, and choose Invite.

    If you're the owner of the dashboard, you see the list of colleagues with whom you've shared this dashboard or report.

  2. Type email addresses, and a message to accompany your invitation. Otherwise Power BI sends a default message. To allow resharing, leave Allow recipients to share this dashboard selected. Resharing allows your coworkers to share with others in your organization, either through the browser or the mobile apps.

  3. Tap the Send icon .

    Recipients get an email invitation with a direct link to the dashboard or report. The invitation expires after one month. When they open it in either the Power BI service or the Power BI mobile app, it's added to the Shared with me section of their Power BI account. To access your Shared with me section:

Read more notes about sharing with colleagues.

Next steps

  • Annotate & share a snapshot of a tile, report, or visual in the mobile apps
  • Share a dashboard or report in Power BI
  • Questions? Try asking the Power BI Community