from 10/30/2023 to 11/05/2023
21 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 27 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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| MC556159 | (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows | 11/27/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-01-01T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC561186 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins | 12/04/2023 08:00:00 | 2023-12-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC649917 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels | 11/27/2023 08:00:00 | 2023-12-25T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC660616 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Require sensitivity label to restrict permissions | 12/04/2023 08:00:00 | 2024-03-11T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC662254 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shared Device License on Mobile App for Android | 10/31/2023 08:00:00 | 2023-11-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC669735 | (Updated) Rosters in Microsoft Planner Supporting Container Sensitivity Labels | 12/30/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-03-18T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC671812 | (Updated) REMINDER: Upcoming Changes to Customization Controls in Viva Pulse In-App Experience | 11/27/2023 08:00:00 | 2023-12-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC674737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker | 03/28/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-06-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC675503 | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | 01/31/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-02-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC677516 | (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | 12/04/2023 09:00:00 | 2024-01-15T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC677835 | Viva Engage AMA Events Enables Private AMA and Now Allows Multiple Hosts and Organizers | 11/11/2023 09:00:00 | 2023-11-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC681885 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | 11/30/2023 09:00:00 | 2023-12-18T09:00:00Z | N/A |
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| MC660616 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Require sensitivity label to restrict permissions | When restricting access to files using Information Rights Management (IRM), Office will redirect users to apply a sensitivity label instead (if available) to protect the file. Users will also be directed to use sensitivity labels to change the file’s protection rather than standalone IRM. | Users will no longer be able to apply IRM protection to new or existing documents and instead will be directed to apply MIP labels. | N/A |
| MC664866 | (Updated) Clipchamp Video Editor Launching to Microsoft 365 Commercial Accounts | Users with these licenses will have access to Clipchamp for work: Microsoft 365 - E3, E5, Business Standard and Business Premium.
Clipchamp for work will be available from the following locations: Clipchamp enables capabilities such as trimming or joining video recordings saved on OneDrive or SharePoint, adding text overlays, recording screen or webcam and more. All videos are stored securely on OneDrive or SharePoint for sharing. Watch the product overview or review the FAQs for more information. For users with corresponding licenses, "Microsoft Clipchamp" has been automatically added to the list of services available to your organization. In addition, the service plan is enabled by default. |
Users with these licenses will have access to Clipchamp: Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Clipchamp for work will be available from the following locations: "New" and "Edit" menu in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint document libraries Clipchamp enables capabilities such as trimming or joining video recordings saved on OneDrive or SharePoint, adding text overlays, recording screen or webcam and more. All videos are stored securely on OneDrive or SharePoint for sharing. Watch the product overview or review the FAQs for more information. |
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| MC675503 | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | The updated interface for the Teams Rooms on Android View Switcher menu provides users with more control of the front of room display(s) during a meeting and enables customizations including visibility of the meeting chat and selected meeting components displayed on the left and right panel for Front Row. IT admins can configure the default number of panels and default components on panel(s) using the local device setting.
Teams Rooms on Android devices applies the Teams Premium meeting security features including end-to-end encryption and sensitivity labels if the meeting organizer has them turned ON. Note: Features need to be activated through the Meeting options in Teams Calendar or Outlook on desktop or mobile devices. To enable the features a Teams premium license may be required. If End-to-end Encryption is enabled, the Teams Rooms on Android will display a shield with a lock icon next to the view switcher. This icon includes a 20-digit group key that can be verified with other meeting participants. |
Teams Rooms on Android devices applies the Teams Premium meeting security features including end-to-end encryption and sensitivity labels if the meeting organizer has them turned ON. Note: Features need to be activated through the Meeting options in Teams Calendar or Outlook on desktop or mobile devices. To enable the features a Teams premium license may be required. If End-to-end Encryption is enabled, the Teams Rooms on Android will display a shield with a lock icon next to the view switcher. This icon includes a 20-digit group key that can be verified with other meeting participants. If a Teams meeting is set with a Sensitivity Label, room users will be informed that the label has been applied when clicking the shield with a lock icon. Note: Together mode and Large Gallery are not available during End-to-end Encrypted Meetings, but meeting chat is permitted. |
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| MC536885 | (Updated) Changes in Normalization | Updated August 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Stopping normalization on number that starts with plus sign (+) Normalization in Microsoft Teams was not designed to do normalization when the phone number starts with plus sign (+) as documented, but we've never enforced this in the Teams desktop or Web client. We are planning to enforce this in the future but for now we recommend avoiding this pattern. We are making this change to align with our Calling Service, other Teams services, Azure Communication Services SDKs, and other Microsoft services. Numbers that start with a plus sign (+) will not pass through any normalization rules. Translated numbers that do not start with a plus sign (+), will pass through normalization rules more than once. Please see Create and manage dial plans for more information. |
Updated November 2, 2023: Based on customer feedback we will not be moving forward with this change at this time. You can safely disregard this message. Thank you for your feedback. Stopping normalization on number that starts with plus sign (+) Normalization in Microsoft Teams was not designed to do normalization when the phone number starts with plus sign (+) as documented, but we've never enforced this in the Teams desktop or Web client. We are planning to enforce this in the future but for now we recommend avoiding this pattern. We are making this change to align with our Calling Service, other Teams services, Azure Communication Services SDKs, and other Microsoft services. Numbers that start with a plus sign (+) will not pass through any normalization rules. Translated numbers that do not start with a plus sign (+), will pass through normalization rules more than once. Please see Create and manage dial plans for more information. |
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| MC554158 | (Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. | Updated September 15, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to introduce a new and improved experience to search within chats and channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122550 Standard: We will begin rolling this out in early October 2023 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (previously late September) |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to introduce a new and improved experience to search within chats and channels. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122550 Targeted release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-October 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (now completed) |
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| MC556159 | (Updated) Message List Selection UI updates for Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows | Updated October 3, 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 We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (previously late September). |
Updated November 2, 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 We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023 (previously late October). |
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| MC561186 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins | Updated October 10, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July. GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August. GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August. DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-September and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (previously late September). |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975 [When will this happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July. GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July. GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August. GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August. DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-September and expect to complete rollout by early November (previously late October). |
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| MC649917 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels | Updated September 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can preview and play Stream videos directly in Teams Chat and Channel without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127596 [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can preview and play Stream videos directly in Teams Chat and Channel without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127596 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC660616 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Require sensitivity label to restrict permissions | Updated September 15, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. Users with access to Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) are redirected from old protection mechanisms towards the modern sensitivity labeling experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109532 [When this will happen:] Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2023 (previously late July) and complete by early September 2023 (previously mid-August). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously early September) and complete by late October (previously late September). |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users with access to Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) are redirected from old protection mechanisms towards the modern sensitivity labeling experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109532 [When this will happen:] Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2023 (previously late July) and complete by early September 2023 (previously mid-August). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously early September) and complete by early February 2024 (previously late October). |
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| MC662254 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shared Device License on Mobile App for Android | Updated August 16, 2023: We have updated timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are pleased to announce that we will soon support the Microsoft Teams Shared Device license on the Teams Android mobile application. The Teams Shared Device license offers a shared identity-based , common area phone experience, including basic and advanced calling, people search, voicemail and walkie talkie. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126706 [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 2, 2023: We are glad to announce that support for Teams Shared Device License on Android Mobile is generally available now on Teams mobile version >= 2023143401. Only Calls and Walkie Talkie apps are supported when the Android mobile app is signed into an account with Teams Shared Device license. To access other apps on Teams Android mobile including chats and channels, please assign eligible licenses to the account and remove the Teams Shared Device License. Learn more on Set up an Android mobile phone as a common area phone - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn We are pleased to announce that we will soon support the Microsoft Teams Shared Device license on the Teams Android mobile application. The Teams Shared Device license offers a shared identity-based , common area phone experience, including basic and advanced calling, people search, voicemail and walkie talkie. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126706 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC664866 | (Updated) Clipchamp Video Editor Launching to Microsoft 365 Commercial Accounts | Updated October 26, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Clipchamp is launching for Microsoft 365 commercial accounts. You are receiving this message because your Microsoft 365 license enables access to Microsoft Clipchamp capabilities. This update will not impact any other parts of your Microsoft 365 license or Microsoft 365 admin center. Clipchamp runs in the Edge or Chrome browser and is accessible via OneDrive or SharePoint on the web by creating a new Clipchamp video or editing an existing video. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124826 |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the content with additional details. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Clipchamp is launching for Microsoft 365 commercial accounts. You are receiving this message because users in your organization have Microsoft 365 licenses which enable access to Microsoft Clipchamp capabilities. This update will not impact any other parts of Microsoft 365 licenses or Microsoft 365 admin center. Clipchamp runs in the Edge or Chrome browser and is accessible via OneDrive or SharePoint on the web by creating a new Clipchamp video or editing an existing video. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124826 [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in late August 2023, and expect to be complete by mid-November 2023 (previously mid-October). |
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| MC669735 | (Updated) Rosters in Microsoft Planner Supporting Container Sensitivity Labels | Updated September 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Customers will soon be able to apply container labels to rosters in Microsoft Planner. This is enabled directly in Planner by using Microsoft Graph APIs. When this feature is rolled out, the roster sensitivity labels can be set to respect the policy settings. If the tenant admin has made container labels mandatory and has set a default label, then the default label will be used for roster creation through Microsoft Loop client. On the Loop client, if the default label is provided, it will be used as the roster's lable when creating the roster. The roster system will not allow the user to create an unlabeled roster or to un-label a previously labeled roster. On the Microsoft Graph API, if a request is made and the label is not included, the request is rejected as the default label is not applied by the service. Users will need to ensure that a default label is provided when labels are mandatory so that roster creation does not fail. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in late October 2023 (previously mid-September) and is expected to complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October). |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Customers will soon be able to apply container labels to rosters in Microsoft Planner. This is enabled directly in Planner by using Microsoft Graph APIs. When this feature is rolled out, the roster sensitivity labels can be set to respect the policy settings. If the tenant admin has made container labels mandatory and has set a default label, then the default label will be used for roster creation through Microsoft Loop client. On the Loop client, if the default label is provided, it will be used as the roster's lable when creating the roster. The roster system will not allow the user to create an unlabeled roster or to un-label a previously labeled roster. On the Microsoft Graph API, if a request is made and the label is not included, the request is rejected as the default label is not applied by the service. Users will need to ensure that a default label is provided when labels are mandatory so that roster creation does not fail. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in early January 2024 (previously late October) and is expected to complete by early February 2024 (previously late November). |
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| MC669740 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation – End-User Tracking and Revocation | Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. From the sensitivity menu, owners of Office files protected with a sensitivity label can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to view user access attempts and revoke access if needed. [When this will happen:] Preview: We have started rolling out and expect to complete by late August. - Complete Registration will begin rolling out to production in mid-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by late October 2023 (previously mid-September). Track & Revoke will begin rolling out to production will begin rolling out in late-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously mid-September). |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. From the sensitivity menu, owners of Office files protected with a sensitivity label can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to view user access attempts and revoke access if needed. [When this will happen:] Preview: We have started rolling out and expect to complete by late August. - Complete Registration will begin rolling out to production in mid-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously late October). Track & Revoke will begin rolling out to production will begin rolling out in late-October 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 (previously mid-September). |
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| MC671812 | (Updated) REMINDER: Upcoming Changes to Customization Controls in Viva Pulse In-App Experience | Updated September 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, there are two customization controls in the Viva Pulse In-App Admin Experience. The ‘Stock Questions’ control allows employees to edit stock questions. The ‘New questions’ control allows employees to create their own questions. In the upcoming release, we will be merging the two controls into one customization control. This one control, when turned ON, will allow employees to edit stock questions and add their own questions in the Pulse survey. All customization capabilities will be turned ON when this control is ON, and all customization capabilities will be turned OFF when this control is OFF. [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, there are two customization controls in the Viva Pulse In-App Admin Experience. The ‘Stock Questions’ control allows employees to edit stock questions. The ‘New questions’ control allows employees to create their own questions. In the upcoming release, we will be merging the two controls into one customization control. This one control, when turned ON, will allow employees to edit stock questions and add their own questions in the Pulse survey. All customization capabilities will be turned ON when this control is ON, and all customization capabilities will be turned OFF when this control is OFF. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC674737 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker | Updated October 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can soon find all of their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84023 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in early November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-November 2023. |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can soon find all of their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84023 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in late November 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete rollout by early December 2023 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC675503 | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | The latest version of Teams Rooms on Android Update 3 (2023) includes new in-meeting experiences including:
Improved view switcher and front of room display controls |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below as well as the content. Thank you for your patience. The latest version of Teams Rooms on Android Update 3 (2023) includes the meeting protection support - End-to-end Encryption for meetings and Sensitivity labels. [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out in mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete rollout by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December). |
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| MC675960 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking | Soon, you will be able to block URLs based on their top-level domain using block entries in the Tenant Allow Block List. You can create entries in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal or PowerShell, using the format “*. It is applicable to customers with Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office plan 1 or plan 2 service plans. The top-level domain entry results in the blocking of all URLs that are related to “*. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 115506 [When this will happen:] |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Soon, you will be able to block URLs based on their top-level domain using block entries in the Tenant Allow Block List. You can create entries in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal or PowerShell, using the format “*. It is applicable to customers with Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office plan 1 or plan 2 service plans. The top-level domain entry results in the blocking of all URLs that are related to “*. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 115506 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC677516 | (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility.> [When this will happen:] These changes are expected to be completed by the end of October 2023. |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the timing of this change below. Thank you for your patience. The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC678308 | (Updated) Loop workspaces will start counting towards tenant storage quotas | Updated October 5, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience. Loop is a new app that enables your teams to think, plan, and create together like never before. During the Loop app Public Preview, Loop workspaces were not counted towards your tenant's storage quota. As the Loop app exits Public Preview, workspaces will start counting towards your tenant's storage quota. Loop workspaces will start being counted towards your tenant's SharePoint storage quota between late October and late November 2023. |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. Loop is a new app that enables your teams to think, plan, and create together like never before. During the Loop app Public Preview, Loop workspaces were not counted towards your tenant's storage quota. As the Loop app exits Public Preview, workspaces will start counting towards your tenant's storage quota. Loop workspaces will start being counted towards your tenant's SharePoint storage quota between late October and late November 2023. |
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| MC681242 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview – General availability of Power Automate integration with records management | Updated October 20, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. To provide greater process flexibility, we have integrated Microsoft Purview Records Management with Power Automate. We provide the actions ‘Apply a retention label on the item’, ‘Relabel an item at the end of retention’, ‘Delete an item at the end of retention’, and ‘Trigger a new instance of the flow if an item can't be located’ in Microsoft 365 Compliance connector to unlock more scenarios on this integration. Compliance administrators will now be able to create retention labels and choose a Power Automate flow to run when an item labeled with it expires in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. This capability is currently available in public preview. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88816 and 117424 [When this will happen:] This feature will be Generally Available beginning mid-October 2023. |
Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To provide greater process flexibility, we have integrated Microsoft Purview Records Management with Power Automate. We provide the actions ‘Apply a retention label on the item’, ‘Relabel an item at the end of retention’, ‘Delete an item at the end of retention’, and ‘Trigger a new instance of the flow if an item can't be located’ in Microsoft 365 Compliance connector to unlock more scenarios on this integration. Compliance administrators will now be able to create retention labels and choose a Power Automate flow to run when an item labeled with it expires in SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange. This capability is currently available in public preview. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88816 and 117424 [When this will happen:] This feature will be Generally Available beginning mid-October 2023 and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. |
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| MC681885 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility.
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Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC682306 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page. Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer: Announcements – Important time sensitive information surfaced on desktop, mobile and tablet. Hero section – This new section focuses on org news and brings the Connections Feed into the viewport. Dashboard layout –The Dashboard section is evolving to be more fluid with inline expansion. Resources - Introduces a new section for company curated links different from global navigation. The new section allows for more flexibility to have a unique list with visuals like icons. Viva Suite links relocated - Viva suite links have been moved to the bottom of the experience and will offer links that the user is licensed for with a corresponding description. Full page feed - Full page feed treatment now exists with its own pivot shown at the top of the page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176677 [When this will happen:] Rollout will be broken down into two phases: Phase 1 rollout is expected to start in early November 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-January 2024. Phase 2 rollout is expected to start in early February 2024 and is expected to be complete by late March 2024. |
Updated November 2, 2023: Refreshed Viva Connections experience is expected to start releasing by mid-November to our customers. This new experience will show up for different users in a tenant at different times. By Jan 2024, we expect to finish rolling out this feature to all the customers. As part of this update, the Resources section will be updated, and it will be pulling data from a different source other than global navigation. To prepare for this upcoming release, we suggest Connections admins to follow the steps outlined below.: The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page. Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer: Announcements – Important time sensitive information surfaced on desktop, mobile and tablet. Hero section – This new section focuses on org news and brings the Connections Feed into the viewport. Dashboard layout –The Dashboard section is evolving to be more fluid with inline expansion. Resources - Introduces a new section for company curated links different from global navigation. The new section allows for more flexibility to have a unique list with visuals like icons. Viva Suite links relocated - Viva suite links have been moved to the bottom of the experience and will offer links that the user is licensed for with a corresponding description. Full page feed - Full page feed treatment now exists with its own pivot shown at the top of the page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176677 [When this will happen:] Rollout will be broken down into two phases: Phase 1 rollout is expected to start in early November 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-January 2024. Phase 2 rollout is expected to start in early February 2024 and is expected to be complete by late March 2024. |
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| MC686281 | New Gallery in Teams Meetings | We are introducing a revamped version of the gallery in Teams meetings and calls. The new gallery will be the default view when users join their meetings, so that they can use it without the need of taking an action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118467 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2023 and expect to complete by early November 2023. Production and GCC: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 and expect to complete by late November 2023. GCC High: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 and expect to complete by early December 2023 DoD: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 |
We are introducing a revamped version of the gallery in Teams meetings and calls. The new gallery will be the default view when users join their meetings, so that they can use it without the need of taking an action. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118467 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023. Production and GCC: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024. GCC High: We will begin rolling mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC675503 | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC675960 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC677516 | (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC681885 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | Feature update | Updated message, Feature update | N/A |
| MC682306 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC660616 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Require sensitivity label to restrict permissions | Organizations with need for user-defined permissions should set-up sensitivity labels with user-defined permissions. If you don't have any sensitivity labels or want to learn more, visit Get started with sensitivity labels. https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/get-started-with-sensitivity-labels https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=109532 |
Users with access to MIP that require the old IRM protection mechanisms will need to either need transition towards MIP labels or request a registry key capable of reverting to the old behavior. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=109532 |
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| MC662254 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shared Device License on Mobile App for Android | We will share an update once we start rolling out the feature to all customers. Please ensure your Teams Android mobile application is updated with the latest version after the feature is released. No further action is required from your end currently. For more information, please visit this documentation. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=126706 |
We will share an update once we start rolling out the feature to all customers. Please ensure your Teams Android mobile application is updated with the latest version after the feature is released. No further action is required from your end currently. For more information, please visit this documentation. https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/devices/common-area-mobile-phones https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=126706 |
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| MC664866 | (Updated) Clipchamp Video Editor Launching to Microsoft 365 Commercial Accounts | When this change takes effect, please make note of the new service plan names for your administrative records and ensure that you update any relevant provisioning documentation, as needed. Also, be aware that a Clipchamp application for Windows is included in new builds and updates of Windows 10 and 11. This Windows application currently is only available to personal Microsoft accounts. You may wish to disable this Windows application in Group Policy Editor until support is also added for work accounts. https://support.microsoft.com/topic/8122e9d2-b517-4230-8398-64cdaca9bef2 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/2023/07/31/introducing-microsoft-clipchamp-unlock-the-power-of-video-at-work/ https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=124826 |
When this change takes effect, please make note of the new service plan names for your administrative records and ensure that you update any relevant provisioning documentation, as needed. Also, be aware that a Clipchamp application for Windows is included in new builds and updates of Windows 10 and 11. This Windows application currently is only available to personal Microsoft accounts. Until direct login support for work accounts arrives soon, work users will see a link to the Clipchamp in-browser experience when they launch the Clipchamp Windows application and are logged into Windows with their AAD account. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=124826 |
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| MC678308 | (Updated) Loop workspaces will start counting towards tenant storage quotas | You don't need to do anything to enable this change. If you want to prevent more Loop workspaces from being created in your tenant, you have the option to proactively disable Loop workspaces in your organization using an admin setting. We recommend you also verify that the Loop admin setting is in the state you desire (i.e. "Enabled", granting access to Loop workspaces, or "Disabled", blocking access). [How you can see storage consumption of Loop workspaces:] Starting in late October or early November, admins will be able to connect to SPO PowerShell to enumerate all Loop workspaces and view storage used by individual Loop workspace by following these steps. Input OwningApplicationID for the Loop app obtained in Step #1. Input OwningApplicationID for the Loop app obtained in Step #1 |
You don't need to do anything to enable this change. If you want to prevent more Loop workspaces from being created in your tenant, you have the option to proactively disable Loop workspaces in your organization using an admin setting. We recommend you also verify that the Loop admin setting is in the state you desire (i.e. "Enabled", granting access to Loop workspaces, or "Disabled", blocking access). [How you can see storage consumption of Loop workspaces:] Admins can connect to SPO PowerShell to enumerate all Loop workspaces and view storage used by individual Loop workspace by following these steps. |
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| MC682306 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | You may want to notify users of these updates and update any relevant training documentation. To transfer your existing links from your existing global navigation to the new resources section on the new Viva Connections desktop experience, you will need to follow these steps: Access the provisioned SharePoint list link ({SiteUrl}/Lists/CompanyList006e2221e1df45c0875383a98de5ecf1/AllItems.aspx) before the November 2023 launch and add your company links to it. In the list, there will be two required fields that you will need to fill out to add a link to your instance: Title and Link URL. Review and add the links to the list to make it available in your Connections instance when we go live. Once the two fields are completed, a link will be stored in the list. The maximum number of links that can be stored is 48 links. Once the new Viva Connections desktop experience is generally available, your links will populate under the new resources experience under “Company Links” in your tenant. The provision list link will be available a month in advance before the launch date of the updated experiences, giving admins time to add their links to the new experience when it officially launches later this year. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=176677 |
You may want to notify users of these updates and update any relevant training documentation. To transfer your existing links from your existing global navigation to the new resources section on the new Viva Connections desktop experience, you will need to follow these steps: Access the provisioned SharePoint list link below with your home site URL: ({SiteUrl}/Lists/CompanyList006e2221e1df45c0875383a98de5ecf1/AllItems.aspx) before the November 2023 launch and add your company links to it. In the list, there will be two required fields that you will need to fill out to add a link to your instance: Title and Link URL. Review and add the links to the list to make it available in your Connections instance when we go live. Once the two fields are completed, a link will be stored in the list. The maximum number of links that can be stored is 48 links. Here are the instructions to find the site URL needed for setting up Resources: To find your site URL, go to the Microsoft Admin Center and on the menu pane, select Setup Once selected, navigate to Featured Collections and select Microsoft Viva From there, navigate and select Viva Connections Under the Setup and Management tab, select Create and Manage Viva Connections Experiences Select the tenant(s) that you want to edit and once selected, you’ll see a section that says URL (which will be the URL to your Connections instance). (Microsoft Admin Center for Viva Connections highlighting where admins can find site URL.) |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC675503 | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | (Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android | N/A |
| MC675960 | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking | Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking | (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking | N/A |
| MC677516 | (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | (Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | N/A |
| MC681885 | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | (Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration | N/A |
| MC682306 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop | N/A |
CW45 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
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| MC685938 | Microsoft Viva : Connections Boosted News Notifications | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC685934 | New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC685932 | Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management: Retention policy support for more types of Microsoft Teams control messages | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC685930 | Microsoft Secure Score - New Microsoft Defender for Identity recommendations | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 Defender | False | N/A |
| MC685929 | Microsoft Purview to expand role groups | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC686284 | Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Enhanced Progress Tracking with Azure DevOps Integration | Stay Informed | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC686281 | New Gallery in Teams Meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC686279 | Stream App in Microsoft Teams will be updated to Stream (on SharePoint) | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream | False | N/A |
| MC686278 | SharePoint: Out-of-the-box document library templates | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC686277 | Offline mode in OneDrive for Web | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC686271 | Intune support for the Microsoft Loop mobile app | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC686270 | Microsoft 365 Icon Update | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC686224 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC686187 | Classic Teams Users Will be Automatically Updated to New Teams After March 31, 2024 | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC686596 | Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC686595 | Audit - New Microsoft Viva Engage Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC686594 | Migration of Audit permissions from Exchange Admin Center to Purview Compliance portal | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC686593 | Horizontal - Microsoft Purview capabilities for Microsoft 365 Copilot | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC686919 | Simplified Compose Experience for Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC686916 | Audit - New Stream Logs for Microsoft Purview Audit Standard Users | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC686914 | Microsoft Stream: Collaborative notes in Teams meeting recordings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Stream | False | N/A |
| MC686912 | Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management: Upcoming retirement of SharePoint Online Record Center site features | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | True | N/A |
| MC686911 | Preview the new Teams web client on Edge and Chrome | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC686858 | Power Platform - Administrator Activity events delivered to Microsoft Purview is now available in Public Preview | Stay Informed | Dynamics 365 Apps, Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate | False | N/A |
| MC687207 | Microsoft Teams: Files App Updating to OneDrive App Experience in Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC687206 | Microsoft Teams: Private Line | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC687205 | Manage Surface Hub 3 devices in Teams admin center and Teams Rooms Pro Management portal | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 for the web | False | N/A |
