JetBrains Copilot code referencing support is generally available

The GitHub Copilot plugin for JetBrains IDEs now includes the ability to view code references, designed to enhance your coding experience and improve productivity.

What’s new ✨

Viewing code references: When GitHub Copilot suggests code that matches public code, you will be notified of this match. Click “View matches” at the end of the response to access the reference information.

Benefits for developers ⚡️

Informed decisions with code suggestions: code referencing allows you to make more informed decisions about whether to use the suggested code.

Get involved 🛠

We encourage you to try out the latest version of the GitHub Copilot plugin and share your feedback. Your input is invaluable in helping us refine and improve the product.

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Copilot Workspace: Showing quota limits, issues in dashboard, and UX improvements

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This week, we’ve added an indicator for your daily or hourly quotas, allocated a section of the dashboard to issues assigned to you, and introduced several UX improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smooth development process with Copilot Workspace.

Showing approaching quota limits

As you’re nearing your quota limit, Copilot Workspace will now display a counter so you can keep track of how many tokens you have left, and prioritize your usage accordingly.

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Issues listed in homepage dashboard

Your recently assigned issues are now listed in the homepage dashboard, providing another jumping point to start developing from!

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UX improvements and bug fixes

  • The session list has been refactored to link directly to pull requests created from a session.
    Screenshot shows list of recent sessions with linked pull requests

  • The sessions index page now maintains scroll position when navigating across sessions.

  • When viewing a new file’s diff, the diff is now highlighted in green.

  • We’ve added an arrow to the current branch name, indicating that it is clickable.

  • You can now select file names in the Plan stage, allowing you to copy them as needed.

  • We fixed the “live preview” button on the run command.

  • We fixed the overlay of the file tree view on small viewports.

  • Light/dark mode is now fixed to match your settings theme.

  • Terminal commands are now correctly disposed of when exiting the command dialogue without saving.

  • There’s improved file name generation to remove excess backtick characters.

  • We fixed a bug where the plan was not being shown in mobile view.

  • The “Revise” button on file headers is now represented by a sparkling pencil icon instead of crosshairs.

  • There’s a new square circle button for stop buttons.

Providing feedback

Please give your feedback in our GitHub Discussion. We’d love to hear your thoughts!

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Mobile monthly: February’s general availability and more

What's new in Github Mobile, February update

January and February brought a number of improvements to GitHub Mobile, making it more powerful and flexible. We’re rolling out exciting new features designed to make coding and collaboration easier on the go. From third-party integrations that extend GitHub Copilot’s capabilities to in-chat coding assistance, sub-issues, and refined notification preferences, these updates are designed to boost productivity and keep you connected wherever you are.

What’s new:

Copilot Chat is now available for Free on GitHub Mobile

  • Introducing GitHub Copilot Chat to all users on GitHub Mobile for free. Just tap the Copilot button to start getting answers for coding questions, or chat about issues, pull requests, and repositories wherever you are.
  • Copilot Extensions on GitHub Mobile are generally available. Developers can extend Copilot’s capabilities on the go, integrating third-party tools, automating tasks, and receiving personalized code suggestions.
  • Introducing sub-issues on GitHub Mobile. Track progress and understand remaining work within a parent-child hierarchy on the go.
  • Review your notification preferences: from time to time, we’ll ask that you check in on your notification preferences to ensure that you’re receiving the kinds of notifications you want, at times you want to receive them.
Copilot Extensions Sub-issues
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iOS bug fixes:

  • Widgets reflect the accent color when tinted.
  • Add reactions to the latest release in the Releases view.
  • Inbox swipe actions get dismissed before entering batch selection mode.
  • In the Explore view, avatars load correctly with transparent background.
  • In the Issue view, remove an extra animation when data loads.
  • Navigate content in the Explore view’s “For You” feed using assistive technologies.
  • Pull request reviews from Copilot code review show the “Copilot” brand name.
  • Clearing a field used for a grouping within a project re-groups content without duplicate group titles.
  • Fixed an issue where the search bar was improperly updated during text input with marked text in Japanese or Chinese input methods.
  • Fixed an issue where pull-to-refresh in discussions failed to refresh data and the loading indicator remained stuck.
  • The pull request widget responds to user specified tints.
  • Issues in archived repositories no longer show update actions.
  • Code vulnerability alerts in Copilot chat are no longer duplicated.
  • Indented code blocks in Copilot chat display within a chat response.
  • Nested lists in markdown content display with less indentation when viewed with larger text sizes.
  • Issue and pull requests display their issue or pull request number when scoped to a single repository.
  • Shortcuts scoped to a single repository will no longer list the repository name for each issue or pull request.

Android bug fixes:

  • Improved scrolling performance for lists where list items contains web views.
  • The correct default commit message now appears when creating a new file in a repository.
  • Improved line wrapping in the Code view.
  • Various sub-issues design tweaks and improvements.
  • Fixed file header appearance in pull request reviews.
  • Pull request reviews now display the correct submission date.
  • Anchor links in markdown files will now scroll to the correct position.
  • The delete branch button will now be shown after closing a pull request.
  • Bots are now mentionable in pull request reviews if they are the author.

Learn more about GitHub Mobile and share your feedback to help us improve.

Join the discussion within GitHub Community.

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