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2023 CW 26 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 06/19/2023 to 06/25/2023

33 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 14 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

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MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC452253 (Updated) Announcing the New Look of Office for the Web 07/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-11-06T08:00:00Z N/A
MC528955 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Files app in Teams 08/18/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC542827 (Updated) Visio Organizational Trial offering 07/14/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC543384 (Updated) Your Microsoft 365 services will automatically display your Power BI content by end of June 08/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-11T09:00:00Z N/A
MC547641 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Optical character recognition in Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention 06/30/2023 09:00:00 2023-10-31T08:00:00Z N/A
MC548102 (Updated) Loop Component in Outlook Mobile 06/30/2023 09:00:00 2023-08-14T09:00:00Z N/A
MC550035 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enabling malware filter bypass for SecOps Mailboxes 08/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-10-02T09:00:00Z N/A
MC550081 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience 08/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-10-02T09:00:00Z N/A
MC550530 (Updated) Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. 11/06/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-18T10:00:00Z N/A
MC552782 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Default Meeting Layout Controls for Teams Rooms on Android 08/21/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC556159 (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows 07/07/2023 09:00:00 2023-08-14T09:00:00Z N/A
MC564196 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart 07/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers 08/11/2023 09:00:00 2023-08-21T09:00:00Z N/A
MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers 08/21/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-18T09:00:00Z N/A
MC565144 (Updated) Answers-focused view in Viva Engage 07/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC565146 (Updated) Answers in Viva Information Panel 07/31/2023 09:00:00 2023-09-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC567504 (Updated) Updated companion mode for Android meetings 07/26/2023 09:00:00 2023-08-07T09:00:00Z N/A
MC574383 (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits 11/21/2023 09:00:00 2023-10-02T10:00:00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC477852 (Updated) Modern Commenting Experience Coming to Whiteboard Your users would have the following experiences:

The ability to add comments on a whiteboard to aid in discussion with board participants.

This will include a comments pane to see all comments on a given whiteboard.

Note: The commenting experience initially will not be supported for the Android and IOS apps. We eventually plan to bring this experience to mobile as well.

 Your users would have the following experiences:

The ability to add comments on a whiteboard to aid in discussion with board participants.

Note: The commenting experience initially will not be supported for the Android and IOS apps. We eventually plan to bring this experience to mobile as well.

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MC545906 (Updated) SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column in OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be updated As described in this documentation, the SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column do not accurately reflect the permissions and people who have access to an item. As such, the column has been hidden by default in OneDrive and SharePoint for 3+ years. With this change, we will no longer update the SharedWith fields during sharing operations. The data within the column will move to being considered customer content and will not be updated or changed by Microsoft.

In a future update, we will stop provisioning this column entirely.		 As described in this documentation, the SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column do not accurately reflect the permissions and people who have access to an item. As such, the column has been hidden by default in OneDrive and SharePoint for 3+ years. With this change, we will no longer update the SharedWith fields during sharing operations. The data within the column will move to being considered customer content and will not be updated or changed by Microsoft. In a future update, we will stop provisioning this column entirely.

Most users already use Manage Access and the Sharing Dialog to manage and understand who has access to their content and these experiences are not impacted by this change. We are continuing to develop and improve the Manage Access experience to make understanding permissions easy and simple for users.		 N/A
MC556772 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows New default home screen

The refreshed home screen with modern UI/UX updates for Teams Rooms on Windows was released as ‘opt-in’ in 4.16 app version to allow IT Admins to prepare for changes (M365 Public Roadmap #117952).

In June with the 4.17 app release, the modernized home screen becomes the default experience. Please see this documentation for important checks and changes.

Enhanced custom background (Teams Rooms Pro SKU only)

On Teams Rooms with the new home screen experience and Teams Rooms Pro license: IT admins will have the option to specify up to 3 background images and identify which image is applied on the main room display, extended room display, and room console, using the following XML settings:



Custom

file1.jpg

file2.jpg

file3.jpg



Please carefully review the following input requirements for this feature to work as expected:

Images must be in PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP format

– this XML setting specifies background for the right side of the dual display which has the calendar; input in this setting is required regardless of whether the device is in single or dual display mode

– this XML setting specifies background for the left side of the dual display which has the time and room info; input in this setting is required when dual display setting is ON

– this XML setting specifies background for the room console; input in this setting is optional

To avoid cropping of background images, use the following image dimensions (based on 1080p display standards) for each screen aspect ratio respectively:

16:9 – 1920 x 1080 px (minimum image dimension required for room displays)

21:9 – 2560 x 1080 px

3:2 – 1920 x 1280 px

16:10 – 1280 x 800 px (minimum image dimension required for room consoles)

If a 4K image with a 3840 x 2160 px dimension is applied to a 4K display, the full image will be shown. However, if the dimensions of the image and the display do not match, the image scales to fill the frame while preserving the image aspect ratio (without letterboxing) and/or the image is cropped from the center. For example:

If a 1080p image (1920 x 1080 px) with 16:9 aspect ratio is applied on a 21:9 display, the image scales to fill the frame without distorting the image, and is cropped from the center

If a 4K image (3840 x 2160 px) is applied on a 1080p display, the image is cropped from the center

Note that once these new custom background XML settings are applied, the legacy custom theme settings will be disregarded. For more information, please see the Microsoft Learn site for the updated custom background guidelines to be published closer to the release.		 New default home screen

The refreshed home screen with modern UI/UX updates for Teams Rooms on Windows was released as ‘opt-in’ in 4.16 app version to allow IT Admins to prepare for changes (M365 Public Roadmap #117952).

In June with the 4.17 app release, the modernized home screen becomes the default experience. Please see this documentation for important checks and changes.

Note that the calendar on the new Teams Rooms UI is aligning with how Teams desktop, web, and mobile communicate with Exchange – all of which do not support purely on-premises Exchange deployments. Only on-premises Exchange servers with Hybrid Configuration and AutoDiscover v2 published externally is supported in the 4.17 app and later versions. For a complete list of requirements, see Microsoft Teams and on-premises mailboxes and How Exchange and Microsoft Teams interact.

If you don’t meet all the requirements listed in the links above: once the 4.17 app version rolls out and your Teams Rooms calendar stops working, you will need to roll back to the legacy UI using the false XML setting to restore your calendar. The value of this setting will be respected in 4.18 and later app updates until the legacy UI is deprecated. More information on the timeline for the retirement of the legacy UI will be announced soon.

Enhanced custom background (Teams Rooms Pro SKU only)

On Teams Rooms with the new home screen experience and Teams Rooms Pro license: IT admins will have the option to specify up to 3 background images and identify which image is applied on the main room display, extended room display, and room console, using the following XML settings:



Custom

file1.jpg

file2.jpg

file3.jpg



Please carefully review the following input requirements for this feature to work as expected:

Images must be in PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP format

– this XML setting specifies background for the right side of the dual display which has the calendar; input in this setting is required regardless of whether the device is in single or dual display mode

– this XML setting specifies background for the left side of the dual display which has the time and room info; input in this setting is required when dual display setting is ON

– this XML setting specifies background for the room console; input in this setting is optional

To avoid cropping of background images, use the following image dimensions (based on 1080p display standards) for each screen aspect ratio respectively:

16:9 – 1920 x 1080 px (minimum image dimension required for room displays)

21:9 – 2560 x 1080 px

3:2 – 1920 x 1280 px

16:10 – 1280 x 800 px (minimum image dimension required for room consoles)

If a 4K image with a 3840 x 2160 px dimension is applied to a 4K display, the full image will be shown. However, if the dimensions of the image and the display do not match, the image scales to fill the frame while preserving the image aspect ratio (without letterboxing) and/or the image is cropped from the center. For example:

If a 1080p image (1920 x 1080 px) with 16:9 aspect ratio is applied on a 21:9 display, the image scales to fill the frame without distorting the image, and is cropped from the center

If a 4K image (3840 x 2160 px) is applied on a 1080p display, the image is cropped from the center

Note that once these new custom background XML settings are applied, the legacy custom theme settings will be disregarded. For more information, see

Set up and manage Teams Rooms on Windows custom backgrounds - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn		 N/A
MC584834 (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement Users or Administrators will no longer be able to use this app, when this change is implemented.

Instead, we recommend the utilization of following apps and features, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources:

If you are on a web or desktop endpoint, to convert a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file to PDF, open the file in the respective app. Click on File -> Print -> Select "Microsoft Print to PDF" under Printer.

If you have an Adobe license, you can directly click on File -> Save as Adobe PDF.

If you have access to Office.com, you can right click on any file without opening it and select "Convert to PDF" to directly convert the file to PDF.

If you are on a mobile endpoint, use the Microsoft 365 mobile app on Android or iOS.

On Android, Go to "Apps" tab -> Select "PDF Tools" -> "Document to PDF".

On Android, Go to "Apps" tab -> Select "Document to PDF".

This app has a host of other PDF related features like Scan to PDF, Pictures to PDF, PDF to Word etc. that you can use for FREE.

 Users or Administrators will no longer be able to use this app, when this change is implemented.

Instead, we recommend the utilization of following apps and features, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources:

If you are on a web or desktop endpoint, to convert a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file to PDF, open the file in the respective Word, Excel or PowerPoint app. Click on File -> Export -> Create PDF. Alternatively, you can go to File -> Print -> Select "Microsoft Print to PDF".

If you have an Adobe license, you can directly click on File -> Save as Adobe PDF.

If you have access to Office.com, you can right click on any file without opening it and select "Convert to PDF" to directly convert the file to PDF.

If you are on a mobile endpoint, use the Microsoft 365 mobile app on Android or iOS.

On Android, Go to "Apps" tab -> Select "PDF Tools" -> "Document to PDF".

On iOS, Go to "Apps" tab -> Select "Document to PDF".

This app has a host of other PDF related features like Scan to PDF, Pictures to PDF, PDF to Word etc. that you can use for FREE.

If you are familiar with any other existing mechanisms to convert your documents to PDF, please continue using them. Those won’t be impacted by this change.

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MC590123 (Updated) Future of the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows with Outlook For now and until September 2024, your organization won't notice any changes but your users might see a MailTip in the Mail and Calendar apps letting them know that those apps will be replaced for the new Outlook for Windows and encourage them to try it.

After this change is implemented in Sept 2024:

Users will no longer be able to use or download the Mail and Calendar apps.

Users with a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription with access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps can use the new Outlook for Windows.

Users will be able to use the new Outlook for Windows with any personal email account (Outlook.com, Gmail, etc) even without a subscription.		 After this change is implemented at the end of 2024:

Users with a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription with access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps can use the new Outlook for Windows.

Users who do not have a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription with access to the Microsoft 365 desktop apps will need to manage their email and calendar in Outlook on the web.

Users will be able to use the new Outlook for Windows with any personal email account (Outlook.com, Gmail, etc) even without a subscription.		 N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC452253 (Updated) Announcing the New Look of Office for the Web Updated March 14, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to announce a new look in Office for the Web. We've changed the visuals to give you a clean modern look to help you focus, but nothing has moved. We will start flighting at this date.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 87307

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early May (previously mid-December) and expect to complete rollout by late June (previously late February).		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to announce a new look in Office for the Web. We've changed the visuals to give you a clean modern look to help you focus, but nothing has moved. We will start flighting at this date.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 87307

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early August (previously early May) and expect to complete rollout by early October (previously late June).		 N/A
MC477852 (Updated) Modern Commenting Experience Coming to Whiteboard Updated May 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With comments you can share your thoughts, celebrate with your teammates, or just have a conversation in Microsoft Whiteboard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 98083

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late April (previously late January) and is expected to be complete by mid-June (previously late May).		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below for accuracy. Thank you for your patience.

With comments you can share your thoughts, celebrate with your teammates, or just have a conversation in Microsoft Whiteboard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 98083

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late April (previously late January) and is expected to be complete by mid-June (previously late May).		 N/A
MC513664 (Updated) Suggested Files in 1:1 Chats Updated April 4, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As an extension of Suggested Replies in 1:1 chats, you can now easily save time when you need to send a file in a chat by tapping on a "Share file" suggestion.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95065

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling this out early April (previously early March).

GCC: We will begin rolling this out early July (previously early April).

GCC-High: We will begin rolling this out early August (previously early May).

DoD: We will begin rolling this out early September (previously early June).

 Updated June 22, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As an extension of Suggested Replies in 1:1 chats, you can now easily save time when you need to send a file in a chat by tapping on a "Share file" suggestion.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95065

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling this out early July (previously early April).

GCC: We will begin rolling this out early August (previously early July).

GCC-High: We will begin rolling this out early September (previously early August).

DoD: We will begin rolling this out early September (previously early June).

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MC528955 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Files app in Teams Updated May 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Securely store, organize, and collaborate on all your files anytime, from anywhere and across all of your devices with the new files app experience in Teams. The new files app brings a modern experience to all of your content from your chats, channels or meetings including any location from OneDrive or SharePoint.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97677

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will complete rollout by late March.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout by mid-April.

GCC: We will begin rolling out in late May (previously early May) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June (previously late May).

GCC-H: We will begin rolling out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

DoD: We will begin rolling out in late June (previously early June) and expect to complete rollout by mid-July (previously late June).

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Securely store, organize, and collaborate on all your files anytime, from anywhere and across all of your devices with the new files app experience in Teams. The new files app brings a modern experience to all of your content from your chats, channels or meetings including any location from OneDrive or SharePoint.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97677

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will complete rollout by late March.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout by mid-April.

GCC: We will begin rolling out in late May (previously early May) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June (previously late May).

GCC-H: We will begin rolling out in late June (previously mid-June) and expect to complete rollout by early July (previously late June).

DoD: We will begin rolling out in early July (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout by late July (previously mid-July).

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MC537952 (Updated) Microsoft Teams for Mobile: Chat Details Update Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are updating the chat details experience for Teams Mobile Group Chats, One on One Chats, and Self Chats.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 114938

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release (Preview): We will begin rolling out in mid-April and expect to complete rollout by mid-May.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-May (previously mid-April) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June (previously mid-May).

GCC, GCC-H, DoD: We will begin rolling out in late June (previously late May) and expect to complete rollout by mid-July (previously early June).

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are updating the chat details experience for Teams Mobile Group Chats, One on One Chats, and Self Chats.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 114938

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release and Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously mid-April) and expect to complete rollout by late June (previously mid-May).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June (previously mid-May) and expect to complete rollout by early July (previously mid-June).

GCC, GCC-H, DoD: We will begin rolling out in early July (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout by late July (previously mid-July).

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MC542827 (Updated) Visio Organizational Trial offering Updated May 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Beginning in May, we are enhancing our trial offering for Visio (MC306669, December 2021) by allowing users to sign up for a trial license, or request for a paid license with their AAD account. This update gives admins oversight and control over self-service trials and license requests. It also removes the need for users to input payment information when initiating a Visio trial.

Previously, self-service trials required a user to input payment information, requiring admins to take additional steps to manage billing and licensing. With this new enhancement, users will be able to start a trial without payment information or submit a request for a license directly in-product. Once a request is submitted by a user, admins will see a notification on the Microsoft 365 admin center’s home page.

To access the license request page in the admin center, go to the Billing > Licenses page, then select the Requests tab. Multiple requests can be approved/rejected at once.

[When this will happen:]

These capabilities will be rolled out starting mid-May (previously late April) and expected to complete by early June (previously mid-May).

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Beginning in May, we are enhancing our trial offering for Visio (MC306669, December 2021) by allowing users to sign up for a trial license, or request for a paid license with their AAD account. This update gives admins oversight and control over self-service trials and license requests. It also removes the need for users to input payment information when initiating a Visio trial.

Previously, self-service trials required a user to input payment information, requiring admins to take additional steps to manage billing and licensing. With this new enhancement, users will be able to start a trial without payment information or submit a request for a license directly in-product. Once a request is submitted by a user, admins will see a notification on the Microsoft 365 admin center’s home page.

To access the license request page in the admin center, go to the Billing > Licenses page, then select the Requests tab. Multiple requests can be approved/rejected at once.

[When this will happen:]

These capabilities will be rolled out starting mid-July (previously late May) and expected to complete by early August (previously late June).

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MC543384 (Updated) Your Microsoft 365 services will automatically display your Power BI content by end of June Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Nov ‘22, Power BI (PBI) launched the preview of integration with Microsoft Graph, with the goal to increase discovery of PBI reports, dashboards and apps across several surfaces like Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Bing @ Work.

This setting allows users in your org to see certain Power BI metadata (such as content titles and types, or open and sharing history) in Microsoft 365 services like search results and recommended content lists. Metadata from Power BI datasets are not displayed.

For example, a report that was shared with you in Teams or Outlook, will now appear in Microsoft 365 Home, SharePoint or Bing @ Work. You can also search for Power BI items in Microsoft 365 Home.

This setting applies only if your Power BI and Microsoft 365 tenants are in the same geographical region.

We will automatically enable this setting for all users, unless you disable it manually (instructions below).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102409

[When this will happen:]

We will begin to roll out feature capabilities by mid-June (previously mid-May) and will complete by late July (previously late June).

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In Nov ‘22, Power BI (PBI) launched the preview of integration with Microsoft Graph, with the goal to increase discovery of PBI reports, dashboards and apps across several surfaces like Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Bing @ Work.

This setting allows users in your org to see certain Power BI metadata (such as content titles and types, or open and sharing history) in Microsoft 365 services like search results and recommended content lists. Metadata from Power BI datasets are not displayed.

For example, a report that was shared with you in Teams or Outlook, will now appear in Microsoft 365 Home, SharePoint or Bing @ Work. You can also search for Power BI items in Microsoft 365 Home.

This setting applies only if your Power BI and Microsoft 365 tenants are in the same geographical region.

We will automatically enable this setting for all users, unless you disable it manually (instructions below).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102409

[When this will happen:]

We will begin to roll out feature capabilities by late June (previously mid-June) and will complete by early August (previously late July).

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MC543386 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Mark All As Read for Activity Feed Updated May 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can triage their activity feed more efficiently using the new ‘Mark all as read’ feature. With just one click, users can mark all unread activities as read.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102238

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early June (previously mid-May) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June (previously late May).		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can triage their activity feed more efficiently using the new ‘Mark all as read’ feature. With just one click, users can mark all unread activities as read.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102238

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete rollout by late June (previously mid-June).		 N/A
MC545906 (Updated) SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column in OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be updated Updated: We have updated the content below for additional clarification. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring the SharedWith and SharedWithDetails columns from OneDrive and SharePoint starting in early June. For customers who are looking to understand who has access to content, we recommend utilizing features like the Microsoft 365 Audit Logs and the Manage Access experience.

[When this will happen:]

We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers in early June, and the roll out will be completed by the end of July.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring the SharedWith and SharedWithDetails columns from OneDrive and SharePoint starting in early June. These columns have been hidden by default in OneDrive and SharePoint for several years and were replaced by the Manage Access experience and the "Shared With" section of the Share dialog.

[When this will happen:]

We'll be gradually rolling this out to customers in late June (previously early June), and the roll out will be completed by early August (previously late July).		 N/A
MC545914 (Updated) Graph Connector Content Results Experience Switches to Results Inline in All Vertical Updated May 4, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You will soon see Graph Connector results merged inline in the All vertical on SharePoint (organization level) and Office.com. This means that your users will experience Graph Connector results seamlessly integrated with Microsoft content instead of the current result cluster experience which is bound to a fixed place in the middle of the page and has a maximum of two results from a single custom vertical.

With inline Connector results, your users can see as many relevant Connector results as retrieved and ranked for each individual query and determined by underlying AI-based search and ranking system. Users can also use the pagination elements at the bottom of the search result page to browse through results that can include connected content or use the Last Modified- and File Type-filters to refine their search for connected content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 115489

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rollout in mid-May (previously late April) and expect to complete rollout by mid-July (previously late June).

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You will soon see Graph Connector results merged inline in the All vertical on SharePoint (organization level) and Office.com. This means that your users will experience Graph Connector results seamlessly integrated with Microsoft content instead of the current result cluster experience which is bound to a fixed place in the middle of the page and has a maximum of two results from a single custom vertical.

With inline Connector results, your users can see as many relevant Connector results as retrieved and ranked for each individual query and determined by underlying AI-based search and ranking system. Users can also use the pagination elements at the bottom of the search result page to browse through results that can include connected content or use the Last Modified- and File Type-filters to refine their search for connected content.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 115489

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rollout in mid-May (previously late April) and expect to complete rollout by late July (previously mid-July).

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MC546937 (Updated) Viva Topics app in Teams Updated May 23, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The official Viva Topics app in Teams is rolling out to external customers.

Previously, we had built a Topics app for Teams as a script that Teams admins could upload. Now, the Topics app is available as a first party "Microsoft-built" app. This means the app is available in the app store for your tenant already, no upload or script-downloading required. Users in your tenant can either easily 'add' the app, like other Microsoft-built or Viva apps, or the Teams admins can select to have the Topics app pre-installed for users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118592

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out late April and expect to complete by late April.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late April and expect to complete by mid-June (previously mid-May).

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The official Viva Topics app in Teams is rolling out to external customers.

Previously, we had built a Topics app for Teams as a script that Teams admins could upload. Now, the Topics app is available as a first party "Microsoft-built" app. This means the app is available in the app store for your tenant already, no upload or script-downloading required. Users in your tenant can either easily 'add' the app, like other Microsoft-built or Viva apps, or the Teams admins can select to have the Topics app pre-installed for users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118592

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out late April and expect to complete by late April.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late April and expect to complete by early July (previously mid-June).

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MC547641 Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Optical character recognition in Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention Updated May 9, 2023: Rollout to public preview for Exchange and Teams is now complete. You can sign up for preview on ODB, SPO, and Windows endpoint devices.

Optical character recognition (OCR) support extracts text from images and will help discover and protect sensitive data in images being shared across various services and devices. Coming soon to public preview, this release enables OCR support for images shared and stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive, Exchange Online, Teams, and Windows endpoints.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88860, 93233, and 106092.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout to public preview for Exchange and Teams is underway and will be complete by the end of April. You can sign up for preview on ODB, SPO, and Windows endpoint devices here.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Optical character recognition (OCR) support extracts text from images and will help discover and protect sensitive data in images being shared across various services and devices. Coming soon to public preview, this release enables OCR support for images shared and stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive, Exchange Online, Teams, and Windows endpoints.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88860, 93233, and 106092.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout to public preview for Exchange and Teams is underway and will be complete by the end of April. You can sign up for preview on ODB, SPO, and Windows endpoint devices here.

Standard release - we will begin rolling out in mid-August and expect to complete by mid-September.

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MC548102 (Updated) Loop Component in Outlook Mobile Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can view it inline, see changes instantly, and easily make edits. That means you can collaborate directly inside of an email message. Outlook Mobile users will see a live preview of the Loop component -- with changes made across supported apps synced instantly -- and then be able to click to edit it in the Microsoft 365 Office mobile app or Loop mobile app.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124259

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling the viewing experience to Outlook Mobile on iOS and Android to all audiences in early May and expect rollout to be complete by late May.

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can view it inline, see changes instantly, and easily make edits. That means you can collaborate directly inside of an email message. Outlook Mobile users will see a live preview of the Loop component -- with changes made across supported apps synced instantly -- and then be able to click to edit it in the Microsoft 365 Office mobile app or Loop mobile app.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124259

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling the viewing experience to Outlook Mobile on iOS and Android to all audiences in early May and expect rollout to be complete by early July (previously late May).

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MC550035 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enabling malware filter bypass for SecOps Mailboxes Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding the ability for security admins and security operations (SecOps) teams to triage messages with malware verdicts for their own review and analysis. This update enables malware filter bypass on messages delivered to configured SecOps mailboxes in the advanced delivery policy.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124818

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out at the mid-June (previously late May) and complete by late June.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding the ability for security admins and security operations (SecOps) teams to triage messages with malware verdicts for their own review and analysis. This update enables malware filter bypass on messages delivered to configured SecOps mailboxes in the advanced delivery policy.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124818

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early August (previously mid-June) and complete by early September (previously late June).

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MC550081 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience A new channels experience in Microsoft Teams has been built with an intuitive design that allows teams to focus and stay on tasks, bring everyone up to speed, and actively engage in real-time. The following features will be rolling out:

The compose box and recent posts will appear at the top of the page. It'll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate - giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything.

Every post is now a true conversation that users can focus on. Users can navigate to a conversation view that makes the discussion more engaging and synchronous, just like a chat. Users can also pop out the post, keep an eye on the discussion, while continuing to work on other topics.

A streamlined information pane will include all the important contextual information like channel’s members and pinned posts so new team members can quickly on-board and for all members to find the information they need, right in the channel.

Pin posts to make it easy for everyone to know what’s important in the channel and quickly reference it.

Simplified badging is making it easier for users to understand when there are new unread activities in teams. In addition, the simplified design helps users focus on the specific channels which requires the most attention, like channels in which the user was @mentioned.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91683

[When this will happen:]

Standard and GCC: We will begin rollout in early June and expect to complete rollout by mid-June.

GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July.

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new channels experience in Microsoft Teams has been built with an intuitive design that allows teams to focus and stay on tasks, bring everyone up to speed, and actively engage in real-time. The following features will be rolling out:

The compose box and recent posts will appear at the top of the page. It'll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate - giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything.

Every post is now a true conversation that users can focus on. Users can navigate to a conversation view that makes the discussion more engaging and synchronous, just like a chat. Users can also pop out the post, keep an eye on the discussion, while continuing to work on other topics.

A streamlined information pane will include all the important contextual information like channel’s members and pinned posts so new team members can quickly on-board and for all members to find the information they need, right in the channel.

Pin posts to make it easy for everyone to know what’s important in the channel and quickly reference it.

Simplified badging is making it easier for users to understand when there are new unread activities in teams. In addition, the simplified design helps users focus on the specific channels which requires the most attention, like channels in which the user was @mentioned.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91683

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: Started rolling out in May and is expected to complete in early July.

GA and GCC: We will begin rollout in late July (previously early June) and expect to complete rollout by early August (previously mid-June).

GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rollout in early August (previously mid-July) and expect to complete rollout by late August (previously late July).

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MC550530 (Updated) Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. With this update Microsoft EHR connector will be able to track each individual disconnect when a guest leaves the initial lobby after joining a Microsoft Teams EHR Connector virtual visit via Teams. Until now the disconnect signal was not being sent to Epic to show a guest has left the meeting from initial Lobby. This was only happening in v1.1 or v1.2 of the Microsoft Teams EHR Connector.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2023 and expect to complete by late June 2023.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With this update Microsoft EHR connector will be able to track each individual disconnect when a guest leaves the initial lobby after joining a Microsoft Teams EHR Connector virtual visit via Teams. Until now the disconnect signal was not being sent to Epic to show a guest has left the meeting from initial Lobby. This was only happening in v1.1 or v1.2 of the Microsoft Teams EHR Connector.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by early August (previously late June).		 N/A
MC552331 (Updated) Microsoft Edge management service Updated June 13, 2023: We have provided a link to additional information below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Edge management service is a single portal for admins to manage the Edge browser. It is a simple and easy-to-manage experience. Admins will be able to configure all Edge browser policies for their organization in a configuration profile and set-up the browser to use these settings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124856

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June (previously late May) and expect to complete by mid-June (previously late May).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late-June and expect to complete by early July.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Edge management service is a single portal for admins to manage the Edge browser. It is a simple and easy-to-manage experience. Admins will be able to configure all Edge browser policies for their organization in a configuration profile and set-up the browser to use these settings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124856

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June (previously late May) and expect to complete by mid-June (previously late May).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-July (previously late June) and expect to complete by late July (previously early July).

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MC552782 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Default Meeting Layout Controls for Teams Rooms on Android Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android IT admins can choose the default meeting layout. When a meeting begins, room users will see the default meeting layout. They can switch to other views using the view switcher during a meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121663

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously late May) and expect to complete by mid-July (previously early July).

Note: There can be a delay between when features are released by Microsoft and when they become available on a device make and model. If an update isn't available on your device, check with your device manufacturer for information on the availability timeline.

 Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android IT admins can choose the default meeting layout. When a meeting begins, room users will see the default meeting layout. They can switch to other views using the view switcher during a meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121663

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late-June (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late-July (previously mid-July).

Note: There can be a delay between when features are released by Microsoft and when they become available on a device make and model. If an update isn't available on your device, check with your device manufacturer for information on the availability timeline.

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MC552789 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Anonymous Users' Meeting Chat Read Access in Addition to Current Write Access Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block anonymous users from accessing the chat in internally hosted meetings by disabling their read access on top of the existing disabled write access. This release of Microsoft Teams updated meeting chat setting will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for tenants to manage external users' chat access in meetings hosted by internal users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123974

[When will this happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in mid-May and expect to complete rollout by late May.

GA: We will begin rollout in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

GCC: We will begin roll out in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July.

GCCH: We will begin rollout in late July and expect to complete rollout by early August.

DoD: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block anonymous users from accessing the chat in internally hosted meetings by disabling their read access on top of the existing disabled write access. This release of Microsoft Teams updated meeting chat setting will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for tenants to manage external users' chat access in meetings hosted by internal users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123974

[When will this happen:]

GA: We will begin rollout in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

GCC: We will begin roll out in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July.

GCCH: We will begin rollout in late July and expect to complete rollout by early August.

DoD: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August.

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MC554156 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Two-way lobby chat Updated May 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Virtual Appointments app provides a central hub for all your virtual appointments needs in Microsoft Teams. The app enables a seamless end-to-end experience for business-to-customer engagements.

Queue view in Virtual Appointments app is a premium advanced virtual appointment feature that allows businesses to Empower employees to manage and service scheduled and on-demand virtual appointments in one location with advanced capabilities to track wait times, live status of a meeting, and more. Scheduling administrators and staff conducting virtual appointments can monitor incoming requests and process them appropriately.

Two-way lobby chat in queue view will provide a seamless client experience with an interactive waiting room that allows facilitators to send waiting room messages to customers prior to the meeting. For example, a client in the waiting room can receive messages from the facilitator or other staff schedulers such as, “Last appointment is running long. Be with you in 5 mins.” The client can respond directly in chat so they can stay connected and ask any questions as needed. Two-way lobby chat is currently supported only for meetings joined from a mobile browser. Desktop browser is currently not supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122395

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling in June (previously May) and complete by September (previously July).

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Virtual Appointments app provides a central hub for all your virtual appointments needs in Microsoft Teams. The app enables a seamless end-to-end experience for business-to-customer engagements.

Queue view in Virtual Appointments app is a premium advanced virtual appointment feature that allows businesses to Empower employees to manage and service scheduled and on-demand virtual appointments in one location with advanced capabilities to track wait times, live status of a meeting, and more. Scheduling administrators and staff conducting virtual appointments can monitor incoming requests and process them appropriately.

Two-way lobby chat in queue view will provide a seamless client experience with an interactive waiting room that allows facilitators to send waiting room messages to customers prior to the meeting. For example, a client in the waiting room can receive messages from the facilitator or other staff schedulers such as, “Last appointment is running long. Be with you in 5 mins.” The client can respond directly in chat so they can stay connected and ask any questions as needed. Two-way lobby chat is currently supported only for meetings joined from a mobile browser. Desktop browser is currently not supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122395

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling in July (previously June) and complete by September (previously July).

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MC556159 (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows In order to save space on the message list in Outlook, we are making an UI update: From "selection circles on the left side of each row" to "Select mode that you have to get into before checkboxes appear", using a button in the top-right corner of the Message List. Users may have to acclimate themselves to the new Selection user experience.

In addition, mouse+keyboard multi-selection where users hold down Ctrl or Shift will continue to work as before.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125905

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2023 and expect to complete rollout by early June 2023.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In order to save space on the message list in Outlook, we are making an UI update: From "selection circles on the left side of each row" to "Select mode that you have to get into before checkboxes appear", using a button in the top-right corner of the Message List. Users may have to acclimate themselves to the new Selection user experience.

In addition, mouse+keyboard multi-selection where users hold down Ctrl or Shift will continue to work as before.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125905

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2023 and expect to complete rollout by early July 2023 (previously early June).

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MC556772 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.17 update includes new and improved home screen features, including:

New default home screen experience with modern UI update

Enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms Pro users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124774

[When this will happen:]

Roll out begins mid-June and is expected to be completed by late July.		 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.17 update includes new and improved home screen features, including:

New default home screen experience with modern UI update

Enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms Pro users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124774

[When this will happen:]

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MC564194 (Updated) Microsoft Purview Audit: Granular scoping with role-based access control (RBAC) - Preview We're introducing role-based details to Microsoft Purview Audit search results to enable you to delegate granular permissions to users and analysts.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98145.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout to public preview will begin in early June and is expected to be complete by end of June.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the roll out timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We're introducing role-based details to Microsoft Purview Audit search results to enable you to delegate granular permissions to users and analysts.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98145.

[When this will happen:]

Rollout to public preview will begin in mid-June (previously early June) and is expected to be complete by early July (previously late June).

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MC564196 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart Users can soon select a playlist to be displayed in the list webpart in the full-blown playlist view along with video playback.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124808

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early June 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late June 2023.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can soon select a playlist to be displayed in the list webpart in the full-blown playlist view along with video playback.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124808

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early June 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late July 2023 (previously late June).

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MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through the Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices. All devices offered in the store are certified and optimized for Teams utilization.

The functionality is currently available for US, Canada and UK customers and is being extended to customers in Germany through this release.

[When this will happen:]

The device store will begin rollout by mid-June and is expected to be complete by early July.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through the Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices. All devices offered in the store are certified and optimized for Teams utilization.

The functionality is currently available for US, Canada and UK customers and is being extended to customers in Germany through this release.

[When this will happen:]

The device store will begin rollout by late June (previously mid-June) and is expected to be complete by mid-July (previously early July).

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MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through the Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices. All devices offered in the store are certified and optimized for Teams utilization.

The functionality is currently available for US, Canada and UK customers and is being extended to customers in Germany through this release.

[When this will happen:]

The device store will begin rollout by late June (previously mid-June) and is expected to be complete by mid-July (previously early July).

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through the Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices. All devices offered in the store are certified and optimized for Teams utilization.

The functionality is currently available for US, Canada and UK customers and is being extended to customers in Germany through this release.

[When this will happen:]

The device store will begin rollout by late July (previously late June) and is expected to be complete by mid-August (previously mid-July).

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MC565144 (Updated) Answers-focused view in Viva Engage Next month, more enhancements for Answers in Viva will be available for Microsoft Viva customers. A new Answers-focused view will be rolling out for organizations with limited Viva Engage communities to help focus their Viva Engage experience on asking and answers questions.

Answers is a conversational experience for asking questions and connecting people to answers that lives within Viva Engage. Organizations with two or fewer active Viva Engage communities will gain the ability for a global admin to hide Viva Engage experiences other than Answers. This helps organizations get the most out of the knowledge sharing capabilities of Answers in Viva, even if they aren’t ready to get started more broadly with Viva Engage. This control is only available to global administrators within the Viva Engage admin center. Once enabled, employees will no longer be able to navigate to other areas of Viva Engage such as Communities, Storylines or Leadership corner.

Note: Answers in Viva is available to licensed Viva Suite customers and/or licensed Viva Topics customers. For Answers to be enabled, customer tenants will need to be in Native Mode and require Yammer topics being migrated to Viva Topics.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124946

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will be rolling out this feature in early June and complete rolling out late June 2023.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Next month, more enhancements for Answers in Viva will be available for Microsoft Viva customers. A new Answers-focused view will be rolling out for organizations with limited Viva Engage communities to help focus their Viva Engage experience on asking and answers questions.

Answers is a conversational experience for asking questions and connecting people to answers that lives within Viva Engage. Organizations with two or fewer active Viva Engage communities will gain the ability for a global admin to hide Viva Engage experiences other than Answers. This helps organizations get the most out of the knowledge sharing capabilities of Answers in Viva, even if they aren’t ready to get started more broadly with Viva Engage. This control is only available to global administrators within the Viva Engage admin center. Once enabled, employees will no longer be able to navigate to other areas of Viva Engage such as Communities, Storylines or Leadership corner.

Note: Answers in Viva is available to licensed Viva Suite customers and/or licensed Viva Topics customers. For Answers to be enabled, customer tenants will need to be in Native Mode and require Yammer topics being migrated to Viva Topics.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124946

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will be rolling out this feature in late June (previously early June) and complete rolling out late July (previously late June).

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MC565146 (Updated) Answers in Viva Information Panel Next month, more enhancements for Answers in Viva will be available for Microsoft Viva customers. Admins will see a new information panel appear in the right column of the Answers tab within the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams, and on Yammer.com.

Answers is a conversational experience for asking questions and connecting people to answers that lives within Viva Engage. The new information panel in Answers helps you provide bespoke guidance to your employees to support their use of Answers in your organization. This feature is only visible to administrators until the content is saved and published, then all licensed users of Answers will be able to see the information panel. Consider publishing getting started guidance, key contacts and links to help your employees get the most out of their experience using Answers.

Note: Answers in Viva is available to licensed Viva Suite customers and/or licensed Viva Topics customers. For Answers to be enabled, customer tenants will need to be in Native Mode and require Yammer topics being migrated to Viva Topics.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124945

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will be rolling out this feature in early June and complete in late June 2023.

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Next month, more enhancements for Answers in Viva will be available for Microsoft Viva customers. Admins will see a new information panel appear in the right column of the Answers tab within the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams, and on Yammer.com.

Answers is a conversational experience for asking questions and connecting people to answers that lives within Viva Engage. The new information panel in Answers helps you provide bespoke guidance to your employees to support their use of Answers in your organization. This feature is only visible to administrators until the content is saved and published, then all licensed users of Answers will be able to see the information panel. Consider publishing getting started guidance, key contacts and links to help your employees get the most out of their experience using Answers.

Note: Answers in Viva is available to licensed Viva Suite customers and/or licensed Viva Topics customers. For Answers to be enabled, customer tenants will need to be in Native Mode and require Yammer topics being migrated to Viva Topics.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124945

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will be rolling out this feature in late June (previously early June) and complete in late July (previously late June).

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MC567478 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams Soon the ability for Microsoft Teams users to report messages within Teams as security risk will be turned on by default. Security risk messages could include ones that contain phishing or spam or malicious content, such as phishing URL or malware file, spam content. To learn how end users can report, see User reported message settings in Microsoft Teams.

NOTE: This only applies to Microsoft for Defender Plan 2 customers or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100160

[When this will happen:]

Starting in early June Teams admins will be able to control if users can report security messages within Teams Admin Center. We expect this to be completed for all tenants by mid-June 2023.

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

Soon the ability for Microsoft Teams users to report messages within Teams as security risk will be turned on by default. Security risk messages could include ones that contain phishing or spam or malicious content, such as phishing URL or malware file, spam content. To learn how end users can report, see User reported message settings in Microsoft Teams.

NOTE: This only applies to Microsoft for Defender Plan 2 customers or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100160

[When this will happen:]

Starting in early June Teams admins will be able to control if users can report security messages within Teams Admin Center. We expect this to be completed for all tenants by mid-June 2023.

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MC567504 (Updated) Updated companion mode for Android meetings This feature allows you to add your Android device to an ongoing meeting, making it easy to chat, react, share, and more.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109606

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2023 and expect to complete by mid-June 2023		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature allows you to add your Android device to an ongoing meeting, making it easy to chat, react, share, and more.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109606

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2023 and expect to complete by early July 2023 (previously mid-June).		 N/A
MC574383 (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits This feature update will allow Microsoft Teams EHR Connector to automatically supply Epic EHR systems with customer specific public keys for OAuth2 authentication during EHR Connector meeting launches. This differs from the pre-existing workflow where public keys were manually uploaded into Epic. By automating this process, the feature provides reliability and security improvements by allowing more frequent automated rotation of certificates by avoiding manual steps in the rotation process.

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete in late June.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early July and expect to complete by late July.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature update will allow Microsoft Teams EHR Connector to automatically supply Epic EHR systems with customer specific public keys for OAuth2 authentication during EHR Connector meeting launches. This differs from the pre-existing workflow where public keys were manually uploaded into Epic. By automating this process, the feature provides reliability and security improvements by allowing more frequent automated rotation of certificates by avoiding manual steps in the rotation process.

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete in late July (previously late June).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early August (previously early July) and expect to complete by late August (previously late July).		 N/A
MC574383 (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature update will allow Microsoft Teams EHR Connector to automatically supply Epic EHR systems with customer specific public keys for OAuth2 authentication during EHR Connector meeting launches. This differs from the pre-existing workflow where public keys were manually uploaded into Epic. By automating this process, the feature provides reliability and security improvements by allowing more frequent automated rotation of certificates by avoiding manual steps in the rotation process.

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete in late July (previously late June).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early August (previously early July) and expect to complete by late August (previously late July).		 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature update will allow Microsoft Teams EHR Connector to automatically supply Epic EHR systems with customer specific public keys for OAuth2 authentication during EHR Connector meeting launches. This differs from the pre-existing workflow where public keys were manually uploaded into Epic. By automating this process, the feature provides reliability and security improvements by allowing more frequent automated rotation of certificates by avoiding manual steps in the rotation process.

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete in late June. The preview period will be until late July.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late July (previously early July) and expect to complete by early August (previously late July).		 N/A
MC584834 (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement We will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office and Outlook store by mid-July, 2023.

[When this will happen:]

Mid-July, 2023

 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below to include an image of the PDF Tools app for reference. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office and Outlook store by mid-July, 2023.

[When this will happen:]

Mid-July, 2023

 N/A
MC584834 (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below to include an image of the PDF Tools app for reference. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office and Outlook store by mid-July, 2023.

[When this will happen:]

Mid-July, 2023

 Updated June 24, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring the PDF Tools app from Teams, Office and Outlook store by mid-July, 2023.

Please note that this doesn't take away the ability to open PDFs on Teams, Outlook and other existing apps or convert to PDFs on the Word, Excel or PowerPoint apps. No use case outside of the app's usage will be impacted by this change.

[When this will happen:]

Mid-July, 2023

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MC590123 (Updated) Future of the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows with Outlook Updated June 16, 2023: We are reevaluating the timing and implementation of this change and will provide updated information shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Next year we will be replacing the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows with the new Outlook for Windows starting in September 2024. There are no changes for now, but your users might see a MailTip in the Mail and Calendar apps letting them know of the change.		 Updated June 20, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

By the end of next year we will be replacing the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows with the new Outlook for Windows.		 N/A

MC MessageTagNames changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC548102 (Updated) Loop Component in Outlook Mobile New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC550081 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC550530 (Updated) Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC552789 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Anonymous Users' Meeting Chat Read Access in Addition to Current Write Access Admin impact Updated message, Admin impact N/A
MC556159 (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows Feature update, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC556772 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC564194 (Updated) Microsoft Purview Audit: Granular scoping with role-based access control (RBAC) - Preview New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC564196 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart Feature update, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC565144 (Updated) Answers-focused view in Viva Engage Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC565146 (Updated) Answers in Viva Information Panel Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC567478 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC567504 (Updated) Updated companion mode for Android meetings New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC574383 (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC584834 (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement User impact, Admin impact, Retirement Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC545906 (Updated) SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column in OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be updated We recommend using Microsoft 365 audit logs or the Manage Access experience to understand which users have permission to an item.

Please click Additional Information to learn more.

Use sharing auditing in the audit log

See who a file is shared with in OneDrive or SharePoint

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/shared-with-column-users-no-access

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/audit-log-sharing?view=o365-worldwide

https://support.microsoft.com/office/see-who-a-file-is-shared-with-in-onedrive-or-sharepoint-51bb79a9-b696-410d-a7a7-c320e541272d		 If you use the SharedWith or SharedWithDetails columns, we recommend using the Manage Access experience to understand which users have permission to an item.

Please click Additional Information to learn more.

See who a file is shared with in OneDrive or SharePoint

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/troubleshoot/sharing-and-permissions/shared-with-column-users-no-access

https://support.microsoft.com/office/see-who-a-file-is-shared-with-in-onedrive-or-sharepoint-51bb79a9-b696-410d-a7a7-c320e541272d		 N/A
MC556772 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows Kindly notify your users about this new experience and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/mtr-home-refresh#enable-refreshed-home-screen-design

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=124774%2C		 Kindly notify your users about this new experience and update your training and documentation as appropriate.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/exchange-teams-interact

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/custom-backgrounds?tabs=Enhanced

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/rooms/mtr-home-refresh#enable-refreshed-home-screen-design

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-community-blog/microsoft-teams-and-on-premises-mailboxes-part-1-how-do-teams/ba-p/2229851

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=124774%2C		 N/A
MC567478 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams You can opt out of the default "on" option via Teams messaging policies in the Teams admin center by within the opt out period, no earlier than August 10th. The global policy will automatically apply to users in your organization unless you create and assign a custom policy. You can edit the settings in the global policy or create and assign one or more custom policies to turn on or turn off this feature. To learn more, please refer to: Manage messaging policy in teams.

If you have any feedback, please provide it from this Message center post using the text box after you do thumbs up or thumbs down as it will directly reach the responsible team.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/messaging-policies-in-teams

https://security.microsoft.com/reportsubmission?viewid=user

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=100160		 You can opt out of the default "on" option via Teams messaging policies in the Teams admin center by within the opt out period, no earlier than July 10th. The global policy will automatically apply to users in your organization unless you create and assign a custom policy. You can edit the settings in the global policy or create and assign one or more custom policies to turn on or turn off this feature. To learn more, please refer to: Manage messaging policy in teams.

If you have any feedback, please provide it from this Message center post using the text box after you do thumbs up or thumbs down as it will directly reach the responsible team.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/messaging-policies-in-teams

https://security.microsoft.com/reportsubmission?viewid=user

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=100160		 N/A
MC590123 (Updated) Future of the Mail and Calendar apps in Windows with Outlook There is nothing you do to prepare now, but we recommend you:

Let your Microsoft Windows users know about the change to the Mail and Calendar apps

Start trying and testing the new Outlook for Windows

Read this support article - Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows

Read this article communicating the change - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199

https://support.microsoft.com/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627		 There is nothing you do to prepare now, but we recommend you:

Start trying and testing the new Outlook for Windows

Read this support article - Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows

Read this article communicating the change - Outlook for Windows: The Future of Mail, Calendar and People on Windows 11

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199

https://support.microsoft.com/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627		 N/A

MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC548102 (Updated) Loop Component in Outlook Mobile Loop Component in Outlook Mobile (Updated) Loop Component in Outlook Mobile N/A
MC550081 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience N/A
MC550530 (Updated) Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. (Updated) Signaling Epic when guest drops out from initial lobby. N/A
MC552789 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Anonymous Users' Meeting Chat Read Access in Addition to Current Write Access Microsoft Teams: Block Anonymous Users' Meeting Chat Read Access in Addition to Current Write Access (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Anonymous Users' Meeting Chat Read Access in Addition to Current Write Access N/A
MC556159 (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows N/A
MC556772 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and an enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows (Updated) Microsoft Teams: A new default home screen and enhanced custom background feature for Teams Rooms on Windows N/A
MC564194 (Updated) Microsoft Purview Audit: Granular scoping with role-based access control (RBAC) - Preview Microsoft Purview Audit: Granular scoping with role-based access control (RBAC) - Preview (Updated) Microsoft Purview Audit: Granular scoping with role-based access control (RBAC) - Preview N/A
MC564196 (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart (Updated) Microsoft Stream: Playlist View in SharePoint List Webpart N/A
MC564200 (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers (Updated) Teams Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Germany Customers N/A
MC565144 (Updated) Answers-focused view in Viva Engage Answers-focused view in Viva Engage (Updated) Answers-focused view in Viva Engage N/A
MC565146 (Updated) Answers in Viva Information Panel Answers in Viva Information Panel (Updated) Answers in Viva Information Panel N/A
MC567478 (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams N/A
MC567504 (Updated) Updated companion mode for Android meetings Updated companion mode for Android meetings (Updated) Updated companion mode for Android meetings N/A
MC574383 (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits (Updated) Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits N/A
MC584834 (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement PDF Tools app retirement (Updated) PDF Tools app retirement N/A
MC590114 Navigation Layout Options in OneNote on Windows Navigation Layout Options in OneNote Win32 Navigation Layout Options in OneNote on Windows N/A

CW26 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC597037 New UI to view OneDrive files excluded from Sync Stay Informed OneDrive for Business False N/A
MC598641 New Viva Connections Analytics Experience Coming Soon Stay Informed SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva False N/A
MC600740 Cross-tenant synchronization is Generally Available Stay Informed Identity Service False N/A
MC600734 Outlook: Full Settings window will be the primary landing page for the Settings gear icon Stay Informed Exchange Online False N/A
MC600733 New Graph APIs for accessing Teams Meeting Recording Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC600726 Microsoft Lists User Experience Update Stay Informed SharePoint Online False N/A
MC600723 Header search:Now Generally Available in Teams admin center Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC600715 Power BI Administrator role will be renamed to Fabric Administrator Stay Informed Power BI False N/A
MC600245 Get Ready for Microsoft 365 Copilot Stay Informed Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC602604 Microsoft Teams: New App Sharing Experience Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC602603 What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for June 2023 Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A
MC602600 Export API Support for Teams Control Messages Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC602597 Feedback policies are being updated Plan For Change Microsoft 365 suite True N/A
MC602596 Microsoft Teams Panels Update Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A

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