from 03/22/2021 to 03/28/2021
12 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 29 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 End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | 2021-05-16T07;00;00Z | 2021-05-31T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC227303 | (Updated) Introducing intelligent file recommendations for Planner | 2021-05-31T08;00;00Z | 2021-04-09T08;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC240167 | (Updated) Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | 2021-05-10T07;00;00Z | 2021-04-09T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC240605 | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | 2021-05-05T07;00;00Z | 2021-06-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC242323 | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | 2021-04-09T07;00;00Z | 2021-04-30T07;00;00Z | N/A |
| MC242342 | (Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events | 2021-04-10T07;00;00Z | 2021-04-09T07;00;00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | We will begin rolling this out in mid-March and expect to complete rollout by mid-April. | We will begin rolling this out in late March (previously mid-March) and expect to complete rollout by late April (previously mid-April). | N/A |
| MC227303 | (Updated) Introducing intelligent file recommendations for Planner | We will begin the roll out in mid-March (previously mid-February) and expect to be complete by the end of April (previously March). | We will communicate the updated timeline, via Message center, when we are ready to proceed. | N/A |
| MC235180 | (Updated) Teams desktop app for Mac: Include computer sound in a meeting | Rollout for production and GCC tenants begins in late March (previously late January) and should be complete in early April (previously February). Rollout for GCCH and DoD tenants begins in late April (previously mid-February) and should be complete by early May (previously late February). |
Rollout for production and GCC tenants begins in early April (previously late March) and should be complete in late April (previously early April). Rollout for GCCH and DoD tenants begins in late April (previously mid-February) and should be complete by early May (previously late February). |
N/A |
| MC240605 | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | Current Channel Preview, February Current Channel, March |
Current Channel Preview, February Current Channel, May (previously March) |
N/A |
| MC242323 | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | We will roll out this update in early March. | We will roll out this update in early March and expect to complete by the end of March. | N/A |
| MC244885 | (Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control |
Targeted release (entire org); Begin rolling out in late March and expect to complete rollout by early April. GA; Begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout by mid-April. |
Targeted release (entire org); Begin rolling out in late March and expect to complete rollout by early April. GA; Begin rolling out in late March (previously early April and expect to complete rollout by early April (previously mid-April). |
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MC Link changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | https://docs.microsoft.com/office/office-365-management-api/office-365-management-activity-api-schema#email-message-events | N/A |
MC Messages changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC245181 | Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments | In March 2020, we added a PowerShell solution that applies data loss prevention (DLP) policy to all https://docs.microsoft.com/power-platform/admin/about-teams-environment#user-access-to-dataverse-for-teams-environments;Dataverse for Teams environments within a tenant. This allows admins to better control their organization's data without hindering makers? ability to create low-code and no-code solutions within Teams.
You can find more details about the PowerShell solution and how to apply it by viewing our documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/power-platform/admin/about-teams-environment#applying-a-data-loss-prevention-policy-to-all-dataverse-for-teams-environments;Applying a data loss prevention policy to all Dataverse for Teams environments. |
In March 2021, we added a PowerShell solution that applies data loss prevention (DLP) policy to all https://docs.microsoft.com/power-platform/admin/about-teams-environment#user-access-to-dataverse-for-teams-environments;Dataverse for Teams environments within a tenant. This allows admins to better control their organization's data without hindering makers? ability to create low-code and no-code solutions within Teams.
You can find more details about the PowerShell solution and how to apply it by viewing our documentation; https://docs.microsoft.com/power-platform/admin/about-teams-environment#applying-a-data-loss-prevention-policy-to-all-dataverse-for-teams-environments;Applying a data loss prevention policy to all Dataverse for Teams environments. |
N/A |
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | We are updating the delivery method for mobile push notifications in the Planner mobile apps for iOS and Android. Notifications from these apps will be delivered via a direct push method, where the contents of the notifications will be sent to the mobile device over Apple and Google push notification services. End users will see no changes to their existing user experience with Planner. Notification content may include; Task name Plan name Assigner name This message is not associated with a Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID |
Updated March 23, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are updating the delivery method for mobile push notifications in the Planner mobile apps for iOS and Android. Notifications from these apps will be delivered via a direct push method, where the contents of the notifications will be sent to the mobile device over Apple and Google push notification services. End users will see no changes to their existing user experience with Planner. Notification content may include; Task name Plan name Assigner name |
N/A |
| MC227303 | (Updated) Introducing intelligent file recommendations for Planner | Updated February 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new Planner feature allows users to quickly add attachments to their tasks from an intelligently curated list of relevant files. The recommendations are based on the task and the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66364 Roadmap ID 66364. |
Updated March 25, 2021; Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience. This new Planner feature allows users to quickly add attachments to their tasks from an intelligently curated list of relevant files. The recommendations are based on the task and the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=66364 Roadmap ID 66364. |
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| MC235180 | (Updated) Teams desktop app for Mac: Include computer sound in a meeting | Updated February 18, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/get-clients#desktop-client Microsoft Teams desktop app for MacOS will soon allow users include their computer?s sound when sharing either their desktop or a window in a meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=67168 67168 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=67169 67169. |
Updated March 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/get-clients#desktop-client Microsoft Teams desktop app for MacOS will soon allow users include their computer?s sound when sharing either their desktop or a window in a meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=67168 67168 and https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=searchterms=67169 67169. |
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| MC240167 | (Updated) Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | With this update, meeting organizers will be able to allow anonymous presenters in a Microsoft Teams live event.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70599 Roadmap ID 70599. |
Updated March 25, 2021; We have determined that this message did not go to the correct audience. You can safely disregard this message. We will send a new Message center message to the correct audience. We apologize for any confusion. With this update, meeting organizers will be able to allow anonymous presenters in a Microsoft Teams live event. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70599 Roadmap ID 70599. |
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| MC240605 | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | In December 2020 (MC229381), we announced that Outlook for Windows was adding text predictions during composition by incorporating intelligent technology to help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately. We're now excited to announce that text predictions will soon be available in Word for Windows when writing documents in English. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80179 Roadmap ID 80179 |
Updated March 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In December 2020 (MC229381), we announced that Outlook for Windows was adding text predictions during composition by incorporating intelligent technology to help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately. We're now excited to announce that text predictions will soon be available in Word for Windows when writing documents in English. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=80179 Roadmap ID 80179 |
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| MC242323 | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | With this update, you will be able to delete unused record labels in the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/records-management Microsoft 365 records management solution, which is part of Microsoft 365 compliance center. You are receiving this message because our records indicate that you have at least one record label in your tenant. |
Updated March 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this update, you will be able to delete unused record labels in the https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/records-management Microsoft 365 records management solution, which is part of Microsoft 365 compliance center. You are receiving this message because our records indicate that you have at least one record label in your tenant. |
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| MC242342 | (Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events | We will be enabling GoLocal support for Live Events in France, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates in March. | Updated March 25, 2021; We have determined that this message did not go to the correct audience. You can safely disregard this message. We will send a new Message center message to the correct audience. We apologize for any confusion. We will be enabling GoLocal support for Live Events in France, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates in March. |
N/A |
| MC244885 | (Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control | This new feature will enable OneDrive/SharePoint share control users to more easily change permissions when sharing links.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70806 Roadmap ID 70806. |
Updated March 25, 2021; We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature will enable OneDrive/SharePoint share control users to more easily change permissions when sharing links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=searchterms=70806 Roadmap ID 70806. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | Admin impact,User impact | Admin impact,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
| MC240167 | (Updated) Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | New feature,User impact | New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
| MC240605 | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | Admin impact,New feature,User impact | Admin impact,New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
| MC242323 | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | Admin impact,Feature update | Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message | N/A |
| MC242342 | (Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events | Admin impact,Feature update | Admin impact,Feature update,Updated message | N/A |
| MC244885 | (Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control | New feature,User impact | New feature,Updated message,User impact | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244889 | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | (Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update | N/A |
| MC240167 | (Updated) Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | (Updated) Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events | N/A |
| MC240605 | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | Text Predictions in Word for Windows | (Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows | N/A |
| MC242323 | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | (Updated) Records Management - adding the ability to delete unused record labels | N/A |
| MC242342 | (Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events | GoLocal support for Live Events | (Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events | N/A |
| MC244885 | (Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control | Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control | (Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control | N/A |
MC Workload Display Names changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Microsoft Power Automate | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Microsoft Power Automate | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC245181 | Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments | Microsoft Power Automate | Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC245181 | Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments | Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Microsoft Power Automate | N/A |
| MC223358 | Microsoft Threat Protection and Advanced Threat Protection product name changes | Microsoft 365 suite | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | N/A |
| MC226629 | Removing Chromium-based MDM config policies (Intune and other MDM providers) from Edge for Android | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Intune | Microsoft 365 suite | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC245181 | Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments | Microsoft Power Automate | Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC223358 | Microsoft Threat Protection and Advanced Threat Protection product name changes | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft 365 suite | N/A |
| MC226629 | Removing Chromium-based MDM config policies (Intune and other MDM providers) from Edge for Android | Microsoft 365 suite | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Intune | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC223358 | Microsoft Threat Protection and Advanced Threat Protection product name changes | Microsoft 365 suite | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC223358 | Microsoft Threat Protection and Advanced Threat Protection product name changes | Microsoft 365 suite,Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft 365 suite | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
| MC244161 | Deployment schedule available for 2021 Release Wave 1 | Dynamics 365,Dynamics 365 Business Central,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | Dynamics 365,Finance and Operations Apps,Microsoft Power Automate,Power Apps | N/A |
CW13 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC245819 | Updated: Outlook for iOS and Android - Sync additional contact folders as category labels | Plan For Change | Exchange Online | True | N/A |
| MC245821 | Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments | Stay Informed | Microsoft Power Automate in Microsoft 365, Power Apps in Microsoft 365 | False | N/A |
| MC245825 | Announcing new self-service products | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | 04/19/2021 |
| MC245826 | Teams desktop: Date/time format matches Mac and Windows OS language settings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC245847 | Microsoft Lists: new Integrate drop-down menu, powered by SharePoint | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC245855 | Update on UserVoice sites | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC245995 | Expanding access to My Day from Outlook on the web to Office.com | Stay Informed | Office for the web | False | N/A |
| MC245998 | Microsoft Teams: Call Merge | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246000 | Microsoft Teams to allow only organization participants to bypass the meeting lobby | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246002 | Microsoft 365 compliance center updates to Content Search, Core eDiscovery, and Advanced eDiscovery user experience | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC246003 | Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246004 | We are supporting third party electronic signatures in the Teams Approvals app | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246006 | Microsoft Whiteboard now available on Android | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Apps | False | N/A |
| MC246008 | Configure sensitivity labels for encrypt-only protection on Outlook messages | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC246220 | Expanded emoji picker in Microsoft Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246221 | Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246270 | New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC246272 | Yammer to retire support for Internet Explorer in August 2021 | Plan For Change | Yammer Enterprise | True | N/A |
| MC246403 | RBAC for External Admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security is changing | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC246436 | What?s New in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for March 2021 | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC246651 | Teams: Voice-Enabled Channels (Collaborative Calling) | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246652 | 2021 release wave 1 automatic update coming soon | Plan For Change | Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC246703 | Supervised Chat for Teams private chats | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246704 | Improvements in managing attendee audio in Microsoft Teams Meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246706 | Updating Teams live event 'Always record' recording policy | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC246707 | Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls | Stay Informed | Microsoft Forms | False | N/A |
| MC246708 | Improved search experience in the participant roster | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246710 | New experience of the Participant roster | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC246738 | Announcing retirement of Compliance Manager (classic) in the Service Trust Portal | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | True | 05/26/2021 |
