from 02/24/2020 to 03/01/2020
11 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 13 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages
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Changes
MC Category changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC203731 | Updated Feature: Restricting form-based authentication in Office apps | Stay Informed | Plan For Change | N/A |
MC End Time changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC195924 | New Feature: SharePoint home sites | 2020-02-29T08;00;00Z | 2020-03-07T08;00;00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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MC204727 | New Feature: Assign policies to a batch of users or a group | The Microsoft Teams PowerShell module now supports the ability to assign a policy to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies#assign-a-policy-to-a-batch-of-users a batch of users or to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies#assign-a-policy-to-a-group a group, such as a security group or an organizational unit. With batch policy assignment, you can assign a policy to a large set of users without having to use a complex script. The policy assignment is propagated to members of a group according to precedence rules. As members are added to or removed from a group, their inherited policy assignments are updated accordingly. |
The Microsoft Teams PowerShell module now supports the ability to assign a policy to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies#assign-a-policy-to-a-batch-of-users a batch of users or to https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies#assign-a-policy-to-a-group a group, such as a security group or an organizational unit. With batch policy assignment, you can assign a policy to a large set of users without having to use a complex script. Policy assignment to groups is propagated to members of a group according to precedence rules. As members are added to or removed from a group, their inherited policy assignments are updated accordingly if they do not have a direct assignment. |
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MC204830 | Teams Twitter Connector has been retired | Effective February 21, 2020, the Twitter connector from Teams was retired and channels that have previously installed this connector are no longer able to receive tweets from it. | Effective February 21, 2020, the Twitter connector from Teams was retired and channels that have previously installed this connector are no longer able to receive tweets. | N/A |
MC204986 | New Feature: SharePoint Pages and Lists Tabs allow users to paste URL to tab SharePoint content in Teams Channels | Using the original SharePoint app, your users can now create a tab in their channels that references a page or list from any team site. In addition, your end users can use the SharePoint Pages app to easily find pages and news posts. They can also use this app to tab pages or news posts from any team site. This feature has no impact on page or list permissions. Users who did not have access to a page before it was added as a tab will continue to be unable to access the page in Teams. |
Using the original SharePoint app, your users can now create a tab in their Teams channels that references a page or list from any SharePoint Team site. In addition, your end users can use the SharePoint Pages app to easily find pages and news posts. They can also use this app to tab pages or news posts from any SharePoint Team site. This feature has no impact on page or list permissions. Users who did not have access to a page before it was added as a tab will continue to be unable to access the page in Teams. |
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MC Link changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC204830 | Teams Twitter Connector has been retired | https://flow.microsoft.com/galleries/public/templates/7200cd7035fe11e78d1a71a4a5053b4e/post-on-microsoft-teams-when-a-new-tweet-matches-the-specified-hashtag/ | N/A |
MC Messages changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC204830 | Teams Twitter Connector has been retired | We retired the Twitter connector from Teams on February 21, 2020. If your organization enjoyed using the Twitter connector, we recommend using Microsoft Power Automate for integration. We apologize for the late communication and any inconvenience. NOTE; Our telemetry indicates limited use of the connector to Twitter. If your organization is not utilizing the connector to Twitter then you may disregard this message. |
We retired the Twitter connector from Teams on February 21, 2020. If your organization enjoyed using the Twitter connector, we recommend using Microsoft Power Automate to integrate Twitter with Microsoft Teams. We apologize for any inconvenience. | N/A |
MC204986 | New Feature: SharePoint Pages and Lists Tabs allow users to paste URL to tab SharePoint content in Teams Channels | Your end users will soon see a new SharePoint Pages app and an improved SharePoint app, which will allow them to tab pages and lists to channels by pasting a link. We'll be gradually rolling this out in early March 2020. The rollout will be completed by early April. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60614 Roadmap ID 60614. |
Your end users will soon see a new SharePoint Pages app and an improved SharePoint app, which will allow them to tab pages and lists to Teams channels by pasting a link. We'll be gradually rolling this out in early March 2020. The rollout will be completed by early April. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=60614 Roadmap ID 60614. |
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MC prepare changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC204208 | New Feature: Microsoft Office app available for Android and iOS | Intune needs to be enabled specifically for the Office app. To ensure data is protected by app protection policies, use the following steps; For Android App Protection Policies, add the?Office,?Office |
Intune needs to be enabled specifically for the Office app. To ensure data is protected by app protection policies, use the following steps; For Android App Protection Policies, add the?Office,?Office [HL], and?Office [ROW]?apps For iOS App Protection Policies, add the?Office?app Review https://docs.microsoft.com/intune/apps/app-protection-policies how to target apps with your app protection policy. Note; Since early 2019, a similar app called Office Mobile came pre-installed on Samsung devices; it will automatically update to the new Office app. Any policies configured for Office Mobile will carry forward to the new Office app. |
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MC204727 | New Feature: Assign policies to a batch of users or a group | The release of this functionality does not affect existing policy assignments. However, once you incorporate these new policies, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies precedence rules will take effect. Learn more about https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies batch policy assignment, policy assignment to groups, and the future of policy management. When utilizing these new capabilities, we recommend you try the functionality on a small set of users before utilizing it more broadly. |
The release of this functionality does not affect existing policy assignments. However, once you utilize these new founctionalities to make policy assignments, https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies precedence rules will take effect. Learn more about https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/assign-policies batch policy assignment, policy assignment to groups, and the future of policy management. When utilizing these new capabilities, we recommend you try the functionality on a small set of users before utilizing it more broadly. |
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MC204830 | Teams Twitter Connector has been retired | We recommend using https://preview.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/galleries/public/templates/7200cd7035fe11e78d1a71a4a5053b4e/post-on-microsoft-teams-when-a-new-tweet-matches-the-specified-hashtag/ Microsoft Power Automate to integrate with Teams. Please click Additional Information to learn more. |
We recommend using https://preview.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/galleries/public/templates/7200cd7035fe11e78d1a71a4a5053b4e/post-on-microsoft-teams-when-a-new-tweet-matches-the-specified-hashtag/ Microsoft Power Automate to integrate Twitter with Microsoft Teams. | N/A |
MC to RM link changes
MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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MC204627 | Updated Feature: Publishing commands added to Pages library | 61191 | N/A | |
MC204620 | New Feature: New organization switcher for partners of record, Azure B2B admins | 60975 | N/A | |
MC204727 | New Feature: Assign policies to a batch of users or a group | 61185 | N/A | |
MC204907 | New Feature: Advanced Threat Protection campaign views generally available | 53661 | N/A | |
MC204986 | New Feature: SharePoint Pages and Lists Tabs allow users to paste URL to tab SharePoint content in Teams Channels | 60614 | N/A | |
MC204985 | Updated Feature: New Default Background Image for Microsoft 365 and Azure AD Login Screens | 61054 | N/A | |
MC205124 | New Feature: Poll added to Outlook | 61203,61372 | N/A |
CW09 New Office 365 Message Center items
MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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MC204627 | Updated Feature: Publishing commands added to Pages library | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
MC204620 | New Feature: New organization switcher for partners of record, Azure B2B admins | Stay Informed | Office 365 Portal | False | N/A |
MC204618 | What?s New in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for February | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
MC204751 | Update available for Office 365 ProPlus on the Monthly Channel | Stay Informed | Office Client Applications | False | N/A |
MC204727 | New Feature: Assign policies to a batch of users or a group | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
MC204907 | New Feature: Advanced Threat Protection campaign views generally available | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection | False | N/A |
MC204830 | Teams Twitter Connector has been retired | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
MC204828 | Basic Authentication Retirement - Updated Info | Plan For Change | True | 10/13/2020 | |
MC205000 | For Awareness: Intune App Protection Policies for the new Microsoft Office app available for Android and iOS | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
MC204986 | New Feature: SharePoint Pages and Lists Tabs allow users to paste URL to tab SharePoint content in Teams Channels | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
MC204985 | Updated Feature: New Default Background Image for Microsoft 365 and Azure AD Login Screens | Stay Informed | False | N/A | |
MC205044 | Updated Feature: Managing unhealthy sharing links in SharePoint and OneDrive | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
MC205124 | New Feature: Poll added to Outlook | Stay Informed | Microsoft Forms, Office 365 Portal | False | N/A |