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2020 CW 09 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

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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MC Category changes

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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

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MC195924 New Feature: SharePoint home sites 2020-02-29T08;00;00Z 2020-03-07T08;00;00Z N/A

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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

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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

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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

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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
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
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

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