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2024 CW 01 Microsoft 365 Message Center changes

from 01/01/2024 to 01/07/2024

39 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 12 Office 365 Message Center Items were added

Please note: Only common Message Center messages are in this list you should always check your Message Center for additional messages

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Changes

MC End Time changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC455516 (Updated) Automatic migration of legacy Office 365 Message Encryption to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption 01/31/2024 08:00:00 2024-02-26T08:00:00Z N/A
MC549348 (Updated) Webinar Email feature updates -customize content and time to send reminders 01/15/2024 08:00:00 2024-03-04T08:00:00Z N/A
MC554158 (Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. 01/22/2024 08:00:00 2024-03-04T08:00:00Z N/A
MC579612 (Updated) Admin Policy for Collaborative Annotations 01/15/2024 08:00:00 2024-03-04T08:00:00Z N/A
MC661825 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: On-Demand Recording Feature in Webinars 01/22/2024 08:00:00 2024-02-26T08:00:00Z N/A
MC665936 (Updated) Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices 01/31/2024 09:00:00 2024-07-29T10:00:00Z N/A
MC675281 (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events 02/05/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC676546 (Updated) Outlook Web: Ability to Hide Favorites From Folder List 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC678068 (Updated) Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com 01/01/2024 09:00:00 2024-02-26T09:00:00Z N/A
MC678852 (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template 01/31/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC681251 (Updated) Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams 02/05/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC681886 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows 02/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC681887 Microsoft Teams | Front Row Enhancement: Active video speaker promotion for Teams Rooms on Windows 02/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC681893 (Updated) Microsoft Secure Score - Changes in SSPM support 02/05/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC682086 (Updated) Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity 01/11/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC682305 (Updated) Whiteboard: "Specific people” Share Link Fallback 01/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC683929 (Updated) Workflows within Microsoft Teams chats menu 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC685934 (Updated) New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams 01/30/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC686596 (Updated) Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels 02/01/2024 09:00:00 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z N/A
MC689501 (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement 03/28/2024 08:00:00 2024-06-03T09:00:00Z N/A
MC690180 (Updated) Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In 01/11/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC690603 Microsoft Defender: User experience update to evidence 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z N/A
MC690612 (Updated) Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC692021 (Updated) Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync 01/31/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC692025 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC692466 (Updated) Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams 01/29/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z N/A
MC694124 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams 03/04/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z N/A
MC694389 (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie 01/22/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience 02/26/2024 09:00:00 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z N/A
MC698132 (Updated) Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App 03/25/2024 08:00:00 2024-04-29T09:00:00Z N/A

MC How Affect changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC694387 Outlook on the web: Replacing “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” with “Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365” In January 2024, we will begin to end support for Activity-Based Authentication Timeout. It is strongly recommended that all organizations who have not migrated to Idle-Session Timeout and are still using Activity-Based Authentication Timeout migrate to Idle Session Timeout.

Idle Session Timeout is already available and provides the same functionality as Activity-Based Authentication Timeout with the benefit of allowing the configuration not only for Outlook on the web, but for a range of other Microsoft 365 web apps.

To check the list of Microsoft 365 web apps, click Details about idle session timeout.		 In January 2024, we will begin to end support for Activity-Based Authentication Timeout. It is strongly recommended that all organizations who have not migrated to Idle-Session Timeout and are still using Activity-Based Authentication Timeout migrate to Idle Session Timeout, since no organization will be migrated automatically

Idle Session Timeout is already available and provides the same functionality as Activity-Based Authentication Timeout with the benefit of allowing the configuration not only for Outlook on the web, but for a range of other Microsoft 365 web apps.

To check the list of Microsoft 365 web apps, click Details about idle session timeout.		 N/A
MC694389 (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie Users will now have the option to automatically hear incoming transmission from any of their pinned favorite channels. One by one, with the listen to multiple channels feature, without the need to switch channels manually. Users will now have the option to automatically hear incoming transmission from any of their pinned favorite channels. One by one, with the listen to multiple channels feature, without the need to witch channels manually. N/A

MC Messages changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC455516 (Updated) Automatic migration of legacy Office 365 Message Encryption to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption Updated June 30, 2023: After retirement, any encrypted mail sent to shared mailbox protected with Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will have a link that can open the mail in Outlook on the web. This provides an equivalent flow to open messages protected using Office 365 Message Encryption.

As a reminder, the following PowerShell cmdlet parameter will be retired in New/Set-Transport rule cmdlet:

-ApplyOME

-RemoveOME

Note: If you use the Exchange Admin Center to create/modify a mail flow rule, the action will fail with a message to indicate the above functions have been retired.

Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will replace and retire the legacy Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) in the Exchange admin center. If you don’t do anything, Microsoft will process all mail flow rules that currently applies OME protection to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption protection. With this change, recipients will receive a much more customizable notification mail.

Retirement of OMEv1 is coming in 2 phases

on June 30th OMEv1 mail flow rules become read-only or delete-only. No new rules or rule modifications will be allowed. These rules will be encrypt/decrypt with OMEv1

One Dec 31 the OME v1 mail flow rules will be fully retired. All the OMEv1 rules will be automatcially process as OMEv2

For customers who need an exception to do OMEv1 mail flow rule updates between June 30th and Dec 31st, open a support ticket to request the exception.

Finally, we recommend all customers that use OMEv1 to receive email into a shared mailbox we highly recommend requesting the exception. We are targeting to release additional changes in Q3CY23 that will improve the shared mailbox experience.

 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the timing of this change below.

After retirement, any encrypted mail sent to shared mailbox protected with Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will have a link that can open the mail in Outlook on the web. This provides an equivalent flow to open messages protected using Office 365 Message Encryption.

As a reminder, the following PowerShell cmdlet parameter will be retired in New/Set-Transport rule cmdlet:

-ApplyOME

-RemoveOME

Note: If you use the Exchange Admin Center to create/modify a mail flow rule, the action will fail with a message to indicate the above functions have been retired.

Microsoft Purview Message Encryption will replace and retire the legacy Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) in the Exchange admin center. If you don’t do anything, Microsoft will process all mail flow rules that currently applies OME protection to Microsoft Purview Message Encryption protection. With this change, recipients will receive a much more customizable notification mail.

Retirement of OMEv1 is coming in 2 phases

on June 30th OMEv1 mail flow rules become read-only or delete-only. No new rules or rule modifications will be allowed. These rules will be encrypt/decrypt with OMEv1

mid-January 2024 (previously) the OME v1 mail flow rules will be fully retired. All the OMEv1 rules will be automatcially process as OMEv2

For customers who need an exception to do OMEv1 mail flow rule updates between June 30th and Dec 31st, open a support ticket to request the exception.

Finally, we recommend all customers that use OMEv1 to receive email into a shared mailbox we highly recommend requesting the exception. We are targeting to release additional changes in Q3CY23 that will improve the shared mailbox experience.

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MC549348 (Updated) Webinar Email feature updates -customize content and time to send reminders Updated October 10, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Emails for Webinars are critical to engage with registrants and often organizers feel the need to customize the content. To enable this, we are rolling out two features.

The content of the emails (i.e. all webinar related attendee emails) can be edited by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

Time to send reminder emails can be configured by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119391

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: rollout will start in mid-July and expected to be completed by end of July.

GCC: rollout will start in mid-November 2023 (previously mid-October) and expected to be completed by mid-December 2023 (previously late October).

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Emails for Webinars are critical to engage with registrants and often organizers feel the need to customize the content. To enable this, we are rolling out two features.

The content of the emails (i.e. all webinar related attendee emails) can be edited by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

Time to send reminder emails can be configured by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119391

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: rollout will start in mid-July and expected to be completed by end of July.

GCC: rollout will start in mid-November 2023 (previously mid-October) and expected to be completed by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC554158 (Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. 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

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-October 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (now completed)

Standard release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in mid- November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by mid-December 2023.

DoD: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by mid-December 2023.

 Updated January 5, 2024: 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

[When this will happen:]

Targeted release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-October 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (now completed)

Standard release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in mid- November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

DoD: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC579612 (Updated) Admin Policy for Collaborative Annotations Updated November 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With privacy and security restrictions, we have implemented a user-level IT admin policy for admins to choose whether some or all users in the company can use Collaborative Annotations. Currently, there is a way to turn Annotations ON or OFF through cmdlet Set-SPOTenant-IsWBFluidEnabled, this will also influence Whiteboard.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 92502

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early August 2023 and expect to complete rollout by early December 2023 (previously late October 2023).

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With privacy and security restrictions, we have implemented a user-level IT admin policy for admins to choose whether some or all users in the company can use Collaborative Annotations. Currently, there is a way to turn Annotations ON or OFF through cmdlet Set-SPOTenant-IsWBFluidEnabled, this will also influence Whiteboard.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 92502

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in early August 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously early December).

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MC661825 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: On-Demand Recording Feature in Webinars Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can soon publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to their attendees, in which they will receive a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on their event page.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123052

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout by mid-December 2023 (previously late November).

 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can soon publish the recording of their webinars and automatically send an update to their attendees, in which they will receive a link to watch the on-demand recording hosted on their event page.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123052

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 (previously late August) and expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC665936 (Updated) Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.

Earlier this year, the new Microsoft device ecosystem platform built on the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) was announced delivering state-of-the art security, reliability, and manageability with Microsoft Intune. Microsoft Teams Android devices will be migrating to this platform. The first step in the migration is a firmware update to Microsoft Teams Android devices in 2024. The firmware update will move devices from Android device administrator to Android AOSP management.

[When this will happen:]

TAP will begin in Q1 of 2024.

Eligible Microsoft Teams Android devices will initially receive a manual firmware update in Teams Admin Center so IT admins can manually verify the migration on select devices.

Eventually, the firmware update for migration will be scheduled as an automatic firmware update in Teams Admin Center. This automatic firmware update can be deferred for up to 90 days from first availability.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.

Earlier this year, the new Microsoft device ecosystem platform built on the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) was announced delivering state-of-the art security, reliability, and manageability with Microsoft Intune. Microsoft Teams Android devices will be migrating to this platform. The first step in the migration is a firmware update to Microsoft Teams Android devices in 2024. The firmware update will move devices from Android device administrator to Android AOSP management.

[When this will happen:]

TAP will begin in Q2 of calendar 2024.

Eligible Microsoft Teams Android devices will initially receive a manual firmware update in Teams Admin Center so IT admins can manually verify the migration on select devices.

Eventually, the firmware update for migration will be scheduled as an automatic firmware update in Teams Admin Center. This automatic firmware update can be deferred for up to 90 days from first availability.

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MC674737 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker Updated December 11, 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 December 2023 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by mid-December 2023 (previously early December).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete rollout by late February 2024 (previously early February).

Gov Clouds: We will begin rolling out in late February 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete rollout by late May 2024 (previously late January).

 Updated January 5, 2024: 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 December 2023 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-February 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete rollout by late February 2024 (previously early February).

Gov Clouds: We will begin rolling out in late February 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete rollout by late May 2024 (previously late January).

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MC675281 (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2023 (previously early November).

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).

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MC676546 (Updated) Outlook Web: Ability to Hide Favorites From Folder List Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Hide Favorites feature in Outlook for the web allows users to personalize their folder pane by hiding the Favorites section.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167071

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late October 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-December 2023 (previously late November).		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Hide Favorites feature in Outlook for the web allows users to personalize their folder pane by hiding the Favorites section.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167071

[When this will happen:]

Rollout will begin in late October 2023 and is expected to be complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC678068 (Updated) Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com We are excited to announce a new feature that will allow individuals to customize the apps on the left navigation on microsoft365.com. This feature will give individuals more control and flexibility over the apps they use and access frequently.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this feature out in early October 2023 and will complete by mid-December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to announce a new feature that will allow individuals to customize the apps on the left navigation on microsoft365.com. This feature will give individuals more control and flexibility over the apps they use and access frequently.

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling this feature out in early October 2023 and will complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC678852 (Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.

GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November).

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.

GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by late January 2024 (previously early December ).

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MC679525 (Updated) End-to-end encrypted Meetings - 200 participants (Premium) Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for patience.

For meetings that require heightened confidentiality, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is an extra layer of security that encrypts data at its origin and decrypts it at its destination. Only audio, video, and video-based screen sharing is end-to-end encrypted. Apps, avatars, reactions, chat, and Q&A are not end-to-end encrypted.

We had launched end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for meetings with 50 participants in February 2023. We are increasing the meeting size to 200 participants. We support:

One can schedule an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows and Mac) and mobile (iOS or Android).

To join an end-to-end encrypted meeting

One can join an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android) or Teams Room Device (Windows or Surface Hub).

For the 200-participant meeting, the first person joining should be from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android).

All other platforms are blocked from joining an end-to-end encrypted meeting.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCCH Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November).

DoD Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously early December).

 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for patience.

For meetings that require heightened confidentiality, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is an extra layer of security that encrypts data at its origin and decrypts it at its destination. Only audio, video, and video-based screen sharing is end-to-end encrypted. Apps, avatars, reactions, chat, and Q&A are not end-to-end encrypted.

We had launched end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for meetings with 50 participants in February 2023. We are increasing the meeting size to 200 participants. We support:

One can schedule an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows and Mac) and mobile (iOS or Android).

To join an end-to-end encrypted meeting

One can join an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android) or Teams Room Device (Windows or Surface Hub).

For the 200-participant meeting, the first person joining should be from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android).

All other platforms are blocked from joining an end-to-end encrypted meeting.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCC Release: We will begin rolling out late October and expect to complete by early November.

GCCH Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by early January 2024 (previously mid-December).

DoD Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by early January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC679735 (Updated) Microsoft Purview: Audit Search Graph API (Preview) Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. This feature provides a new Audit Log Query API that enables our customers to create applications to programmatically query and retrieve their organization’s Audit activity logs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117587

[When this will happen:]

Preview: Rollout will begin in mid-December 2023 (previously late November) and is expected to be complete by mid-February 2024 (previously mid-December).

Standard: Rollout will begin in mid-February 2024 (previously mid-January) and is expected to complete by early March 2024 (previously late January).

 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Graph offers a unified API endpoint for accessing data from multiple Microsoft cloud services in a single response. This feature provides a new Audit Log Query API that enables our customers to create applications to programmatically query and retrieve their organization’s Audit activity logs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117587

[When this will happen:]

Preview: Rollout will begin in early January 2024 (previously mid-December) and is expected to be complete by late February 2024 (previously mid-December).

Standard: Rollout will begin in late February 2024 (previously mid-January) and is expected to complete by early March 2024 (previously late January).

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MC681251 (Updated) Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams Loop in Channels: Collaborative Loop components that you love from Teams chats are coming to channels! Users can create, share, and edit components to collaborate synchronously and asynchronously on ideas without leaving the context of their conversation. You can now copy and paste Loop components between channels, chats, Outlook emails, and other supported Microsoft 365 apps. No matter where people are collaborating the Loop, the component will always show the latest updates.

You can create a new Loop component in a Post or Reply by composing a message and clicking "Collaborate with Loop". Loop components created in Teams channels are stored in the channel's SharePoint site allowing people in the channel to access the component and making the component easy to find later. If a component is created and sent within the channel, you can access it in the Files tab. If a component is pasted and sent within the channel, you can access it from within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem (ex. OneDrive, Office.com, etc).

Scope of Release:

Loop in Channel will be available in all channel types - standard, private, shared. Users external to an organization will not be able to view or edit the Loop component.

We are supporting viewing a Loop in Channels in iOS and iPadOS, but not Android at this time - users will see a link and be able to open in Web. You are able to create Loop components in Channels from Desktop or Web, but not mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 123491

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in November.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 and expect to complete by late December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Loop in Channels: Collaborative Loop components that you love from Teams chats are coming to channels! Users can create, share, and edit components to collaborate synchronously and asynchronously on ideas without leaving the context of their conversation. You can now copy and paste Loop components between channels, chats, Outlook emails, and other supported Microsoft 365 apps. No matter where people are collaborating the Loop, the component will always show the latest updates.

You can create a new Loop component in a Post or Reply by composing a message and clicking "Collaborate with Loop". Loop components created in Teams channels are stored in the channel's SharePoint site allowing people in the channel to access the component and making the component easy to find later. If a component is created and sent within the channel, you can access it in the Files tab. If a component is pasted and sent within the channel, you can access it from within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem (ex. OneDrive, Office.com, etc).

Scope of Release:

Loop in Channel will be available in all channel types - standard, private, shared. Users external to an organization will not be able to view or edit the Loop component.

We are supporting viewing a Loop in Channels in iOS and iPadOS, but not Android at this time - users will see a link and be able to open in Web. You are able to create Loop components in Channels from Desktop or Web, but not mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 123491

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in November.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).		 N/A
MC681886 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.19 update includes the support joining a Teams live event as an attendee.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 169881.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete it by late December.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.19 update includes the support joining a Teams live event as an attendee.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 169881.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete it by late January 2024 (previously late December).

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MC681887 Microsoft Teams | Front Row Enhancement: Active video speaker promotion for Teams Rooms on Windows The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.19 includes updates to Front Row experience to promote active video speakers to the spotlight area to improve space utilization and provide in-room users with immersive experience across single and dual display configurations.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161825.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete it by late-December.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.19 includes updates to Front Row experience to promote active video speakers to the spotlight area to improve space utilization and provide in-room users with immersive experience across single and dual display configurations.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161825.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete it by late January 2024 (previously late-December).

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MC681893 (Updated) Microsoft Secure Score - Changes in SSPM support Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture.

The improvement actions listed below will be added to Microsoft Secure Score. Your score will be updated accordingly.

[When this will happen:]

This will begin rollout in mid-October 2023 and is expected to be complete by late December 2023 (previously mid-November).		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture.

The improvement actions listed below will be added to Microsoft Secure Score. Your score will be updated accordingly.

[When this will happen:]

This will begin rollout in mid-October 2023 and is expected to be complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).		 N/A
MC682086 (Updated) Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity Teams users will have an option to chat with Teams users after receiving a missed call from them by simply clicking on an additional ‘chat’ button on the missed call activity.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176318

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by early November.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by early December.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams users will have an option to chat with Teams users after receiving a missed call from them by simply clicking on an additional ‘chat’ button on the missed call activity.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176318

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by early November.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously early December).

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MC682305 (Updated) Whiteboard: "Specific people” Share Link Fallback Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Whiteboard now automatically utilizes Specific People Share Links (PSL) for participants of a Teams meeting when a whiteboard is shared and the tenant has Company-wide Share Links disabled (CSL).

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete rolling out in mid-December 2023 (previously late November).		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Whiteboard now automatically utilizes Specific People Share Links (PSL) for participants of a Teams meeting when a whiteboard is shared and the tenant has Company-wide Share Links disabled (CSL).

[When this will happen:]

We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete rolling out in late January 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC683929 (Updated) Workflows within Microsoft Teams chats menu Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams will be bringing workflows powered by Power Automate into the overflow menu for chats.

To make sure Microsoft Teams provides the best workflow experience for our users we are making it easier to configure workflows for chats. From the list of chats users will be able to go into the overflow menu for a specific chat (...) and select "Workflows". Here they will see a list of workflow templates specific to chats within Teams. Users can then configure these templates to their needs and deploy them to the chat.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180364

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously late November).

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams will be bringing workflows powered by Power Automate into the overflow menu for chats.

To make sure Microsoft Teams provides the best workflow experience for our users we are making it easier to configure workflows for chats. From the list of chats users will be able to go into the overflow menu for a specific chat (...) and select "Workflows". Here they will see a list of workflow templates specific to chats within Teams. Users can then configure these templates to their needs and deploy them to the chat.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180364

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC685934 (Updated) New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams Microsoft Teams admins will soon be able to initiate private groups chats with a limited set of third-party Teams app publishers via a new 'Click-to-Chat' (C2C) feature being added to the Teams Admin Center (TAC).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 182034

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: Rollout will begin late November and will complete by late December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams admins will soon be able to initiate private groups chats with a limited set of third-party Teams app publishers via a new 'Click-to-Chat' (C2C) feature being added to the Teams Admin Center (TAC).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 182034

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: Rollout will begin late November and will complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).		 N/A
MC686596 (Updated) Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

Collaborate more easily by creating teams and channels simpler and faster - a simple by default, power when needed experience!

Currently, our team and channel creation processes have several steps and are focused on letting users create team at the top level, with channel creation as an option for each team.

We are making the team create experience simpler by default, but still giving users the advanced options of creating a team from a template or group and choosing the privacy/ sensitivity of the team if they want. To help users create channels within these teams, we are putting "create channel" option at the top. They will be able to host the channel into a default team or a team they select.

Users can now create the right collab space by choosing between team or channel. Overall, users can now set up the right teams or channels from the + button, without having to go to different places or follow multiple steps.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163363 and 163364

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the roll out timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Collaborate more easily by creating teams and channels simpler and faster - a simple by default, power when needed experience!

Currently, our team and channel creation processes have several steps and are focused on letting users create team at the top level, with channel creation as an option for each team.

We are making the team create experience simpler by default, but still giving users the advanced options of creating a team from a template or group and choosing the privacy/ sensitivity of the team if they want. To help users create channels within these teams, we are putting "create channel" option at the top. They will be able to host the channel into a default team or a team they select.

Users can now create the right collab space by choosing between team or channel. Overall, users can now set up the right teams or channels from the + button, without having to go to different places or follow multiple steps.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163363 and 163364

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.

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MC689501 (Updated) Together mode and content share layout improvement Updated November 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181615

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December)

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content. The users will be able to see the participants in Together mode and shared content simultaneously in a completely new way. Full Together mode experience is available including raised hands, reactions and name labels.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181615

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously mid-January)

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

GCC-H and DoD: We will begin rolling out early April 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late April 2024 (previously late February).		 N/A
MC690180 (Updated) Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In Virtual appointment, Webinar, and Town hall are Teams meeting templates that are accessible via the 'New meeting' dropdown menu in Teams Calendar App. We are now expanding how you can access these meeting templates by adding them to the meeting templates menu in the Outlook Windows client in the Teams Meeting Add-In. When in Outlook Calendar, select the dropdown menu next to the Teams meeting Add-In button to see the list of meeting templates now available. When a meeting template has been selected, the Teams App will open via a deeplink and directly open the meeting template scheduling form.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181621

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Virtual appointment, Webinar, and Town hall are Teams meeting templates that are accessible via the 'New meeting' dropdown menu in Teams Calendar App. We are now expanding how you can access these meeting templates by adding them to the meeting templates menu in the Outlook Windows client in the Teams Meeting Add-In. When in Outlook Calendar, select the dropdown menu next to the Teams meeting Add-In button to see the list of meeting templates now available. When a meeting template has been selected, the Teams App will open via a deeplink and directly open the meeting template scheduling form.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181621

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

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MC690598 (Updated) Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome Today, we’re announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome.

How this will benefit your organization:

Our goal for the new Teams web app is bring a near-identical experience to our new Teams desktop app. Both the new Teams web client and desktop clients share the same underlying infrastructure built to improve load times, improve channel and chat switches, and reduce memory usage.

Visit this page to learn more about what’s currently available, known issues, and the overall schedule for new Teams.

Note: Not all customer segments (Education) will receive this update at this time.

[When will this happen:]

New Teams on web begins rolling out today.

 Updated January 2, 2024: Further clarity on the timeline for users receiving New Teams for Web by default on Microsoft Edge and Chrome has been added to New Teams for Web - Overview and prerequisites.

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome.

How this will benefit your organization:

Our goal for the new Teams web app is bring a near-identical experience to our new Teams desktop app. Both the new Teams web client and desktop clients share the same underlying infrastructure built to improve load times, improve channel and chat switches, and reduce memory usage.

Visit this page to learn more about what’s currently available, known issues, and the overall schedule for new Teams.

Note: Not all customer segments (Education) will receive this update at this time.

[When will this happen:]

New Teams on web begins rolling out today.

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MC690603 Microsoft Defender: User experience update to evidence The evidence panels for mail cluster entities and mailbox configuration entities will have a refreshed user experience. The update is solely visual with no change in content. The change will be seen on the incident evidence and response tab, the investigation evidence and entities tabs as well as in action center when applicable to these entity types.

[When this will happen:]

This is currently rolling out and expected to complete by mid-December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The evidence panels for mail cluster entities and mailbox configuration entities will have a refreshed user experience. The update is solely visual with no change in content. The change will be seen on the incident evidence and response tab, the investigation evidence and entities tabs as well as in action center when applicable to these entity types.

[When this will happen:]

This is currently rolling out and expected to complete by late February 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC690612 (Updated) Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. Currently, the device store in the Microsoft Teams admin center enables IT admins to browse and purchase Teams certified devices. This feature update will enable global administrators to discover, try, and buy Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses from the device store in the Teams admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180902

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late November and expect to complete the rollout by early December.

 Updated January 5, 2024: 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. Currently, the device store in the Microsoft Teams admin center enables IT admins to browse and purchase Teams certified devices. This feature update will enable global administrators to discover, try, and buy Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses from the device store in the Teams admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180902

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late November and expect to complete the rollout by late January 2024 (previously early December).

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MC692021 (Updated) Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync With this feature, the Teams app updates will happen in sync for Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android) and their paired touch consoles. This will be applicable for both manual and automatic updates done from Teams admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174344

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by early January 2024.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With this feature, the Teams app updates will happen in sync for Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android) and their paired touch consoles. This will be applicable for both manual and automatic updates done from Teams admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174344

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously early January).		 N/A
MC692025 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search Users will be able to narrow down their search results and find what they are looking for faster. Get more precise search results by picking up a specific domain like files, group chat or Teams. You can find domain specific results by typing a person’s name also.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181285

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users will be able to narrow down their search results and find what they are looking for faster. Get more precise search results by picking up a specific domain like files, group chat or Teams. You can find domain specific results by typing a person’s name also.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181285

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC692466 (Updated) Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794

The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed:

After an activity feed item is removed, the user is informed through a toast notification:

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 and expect to complete by late December 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794

The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed:

After an activity feed item is removed, the user is informed through a toast notification:

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024.

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MC694124 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams Viva Goals is launching this new team set up experience that enables end users to leverage their existing Microsoft 365 groups that they already own to create teams. The connected experience provides an effortless way for team owners to leverage the group membership and policy settings used commonly by Teams, SharePoint and other cloud apps. With this Microsoft 365 group-connected Viva Goals Teams experience, users will be able to also set their team` Viva Goals content as restricted and protect their team OKRs from unintended access.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024		 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva Goals is launching this new team set up experience that enables end users to leverage their existing Microsoft 365 groups that they already own to create teams. The connected experience provides an effortless way for team owners to leverage the group membership and policy settings used commonly by Teams, SharePoint and other cloud apps. With this Microsoft 365 group-connected Viva Goals Teams experience, users will be able to also set their team` Viva Goals content as restricted and protect their team OKRs from unintended access.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2024 (previously late December) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously late January).

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MC694374 (Updated) Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs Viva Goals Admins or IT admins can mandate that objective and key results (OKRs) should always have a team assignment.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024.		 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva Goals Admins or IT admins can mandate that objective and key results (OKRs) should always have a team assignment.

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late January 2024.		 N/A
MC694387 Outlook on the web: Replacing “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” with “Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365” The Activity-Based Authentication Timeout for Outlook on the web will be replaced with Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365.

[When this will happen]

We will begin rolling out this change in mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

The Activity-Based Authentication Timeout for Outlook on the web will be replaced by Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365.

[When this will happen]

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MC694388 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Backup Microsoft 365 Backup Service is a product offering spanning across the OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange Online services. This service provides customers with a consistent, cross product solution, to recover their M365 data from cataclysmic events such as: at scale ransomware attacks, or malicious/accidental data deletion/corruption by end users. Microsoft 365 Backup Service is available on a pay-as-you-go basis and can be enabled through the Microsoft 365 admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188799

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024.		 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft 365 Backup Service is a product offering spanning across the OneDrive, SharePoint, and Exchange Online services. This service provides customers with a consistent, cross product solution, to recover their M365 data from cataclysmic events such as: at scale ransomware attacks, or malicious/accidental data deletion/corruption by end users. Microsoft 365 Backup Service is available on a pay-as-you-go basis and can be enabled through the Microsoft 365 admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188799

[When this will happen:]

Preview: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously mid-January).

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MC694389 (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie With listen to multiple channels, users can now automatically listen to incoming transmission from their favorite channels one at a time.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161725

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.		 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With listen to multiple channels, users can now automatically listen to incoming transmission from their favorite channels one at a time.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161725

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).		 N/A
MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience As a part of this release Team owners will have a simplified team settings experience. In addition, Team owners will also have the ability to create custom time-periods by default. The organization owners will have the option in the organization admin page, to configure this custom time-period creation permissions for team owners.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

 Updated January 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

As a part of this release Team owners will have a simplified team settings experience. In addition, Team owners will also have the ability to create custom time-periods by default. The organization owners will have the option in the organization admin page, to configure this custom time-period creation permissions for team owners.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165682

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously late December) and expect to complete by late January 2024.

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MC698123 Announcing External Access Analytics for Microsoft Teams We are excited to announce that we are rolling out a new report in the Teams Admin Center that will provide basic analytics for external access. This report will allow admins to view information about external access.

The external access analytics report will be available soon in the Teams Admin Center under Analytics & reports > Usage reports. We hope that this report will provide admins with more visibility and control over external access in their tenant and enable them to make informed decisions about cross-tenant collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188534

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024.		 We are excited to announce that we are rolling out a new report in the Teams Admin Center that will provide basic analytics for external access. This report will allow admins to view information about external access.

The external access analytics report will be available soon in the Teams Admin Center under Analytics & reports > Usage reports. We hope that this report will provide admins with more visibility and control over external access in their tenant and enable them to make informed decisions about cross-tenant collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 370565

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024.		 N/A
MC698132 (Updated) Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App Teams mobile users will now have a link to their Azure protected voicemails from the Teams mobile App. Users will get notification for the voicemail on the Teams App and can open the attached link to access the voicemail on the web browser.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186553

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.

 Updated January 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams mobile users will now have a link to their Azure protected voicemails from the Teams mobile App. Users will get notification for the voicemail on the Teams App and can open the attached link to access the voicemail on the web browser.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186553

[When this will happen:]

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late March 2024 (previously late February).

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MC675281 (Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events Updated message, New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC678068 (Updated) Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com Feature update, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC681251 (Updated) Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC681886 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC681887 Microsoft Teams | Front Row Enhancement: Active video speaker promotion for Teams Rooms on Windows New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC682086 (Updated) Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity New feature Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC685934 (Updated) New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC686596 (Updated) Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC690180 (Updated) Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In Feature update, User impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact N/A
MC690598 (Updated) Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC690603 Microsoft Defender: User experience update to evidence Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC690612 (Updated) Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC692021 (Updated) Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC692025 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC692466 (Updated) Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC694124 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC694374 (Updated) Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs Feature update, Admin impact Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact N/A
MC694387 Outlook on the web: Replacing “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” with “Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365” User impact, Admin impact, Retirement Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement N/A
MC694388 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Backup New feature, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, Admin impact N/A
MC694389 (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A
MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience New feature, User impact, Admin impact Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact N/A
MC698132 (Updated) Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App New feature, User impact Updated message, New feature, User impact N/A

MC prepare changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC690598 (Updated) Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome Visit the support article or download resources to learn how to get started with the new Teams experience.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-deploy-using-policies?tabs=teams-admin-center

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-desktop-admin

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-desktop-admin#when-will-the-new-teams-become-the-default-client		 Visit the support article or download resources to learn how to get started with the new Teams experience.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-deploy-using-policies?tabs=teams-admin-center

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-desktop-admin

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/new-teams-desktop-admin#when-will-the-new-teams-become-the-default-client

https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/new-teams-web		 N/A
MC694387 Outlook on the web: Replacing “Activity-Based Authentication Timeout” with “Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365” You can migrate to Idle Session Timeout right now. To migrate to Idle Session Timeout, you only need to turn on Idle Session Timeout.

When Idle Session Timeout is enabled, users that reach the configured idle session timeout duration will get a notification that they are about to be signed out. They have to select to stay signed in or they will be automatically signed out of Microsoft 365 web apps, including Outlook on the web.

For more information about how to turn on Idle Session Timeout, click Turn on Idle session timeout.

For more information about Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365, click Idle session timeout for Microsoft 365.

For more information about Activity-Based Timeout for Microsoft Outlook on the web, click Description of the Activity-Based Authentication Timeout for OWA in Office 365.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide#details-about-idle-session-timeout

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide#turn-on-idle-session-timeout

https://support.microsoft.com/topic/description-of-the-activity-based-authentication-timeout-for-owa-in-office-365-0c101e1b-020e-69c1-a0b0-26532d60c0a4		 You can migrate to Idle Session Timeout right now. To migrate to Idle Session Timeout, you only need to turn on Idle Session Timeout.

When Idle Session Timeout is enabled, users that reach the configured idle session timeout duration will get a notification that they are about to be signed out. They have to select to stay signed in or they will be automatically signed out of Microsoft 365 web apps, including Outlook on the web.

For more information about how to turn on Idle Session Timeout, click Turn on Idle session timeout.

For more information about Idle Session Timeout for Microsoft 365, click Idle session timeout for Microsoft 365.

For more information about Activity-Based Timeout for Microsoft Outlook on the web, click Description of the Activity-Based Authentication Timeout for OWA in Office 365.

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide#details-about-idle-session-timeout

https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/admin/manage/idle-session-timeout-web-apps?view=o365-worldwide#turn-on-idle-session-timeout

https://support.microsoft.com/topic/description-of-the-activity-based-authentication-timeout-for-owa-in-office-365-0c101e1b-020e-69c1-a0b0-26532d60c0a4		 N/A
MC698123 Announcing External Access Analytics for Microsoft Teams You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=188534		 You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=370565		 N/A
MC701523 Viva Engage Community creation API is now available on MS Graph Beta See this blog post to learn more about how to use this end point and share your feedback. Refer to the Microsoft Graph REST API beta endpoint reference to learn more about the MS Graph beta program and best ways to provide feedback.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/engagement-api-overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=178311		 See this blog post to learn more about how to use this end point and share your feedback. Refer to the Microsoft Graph REST API beta endpoint reference to learn more about the MS Graph beta program and best ways to provide feedback.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/engagement-api-overview?view=graph-rest-beta

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/viva-engage-blog/introducing-the-community-creation-api-for-viva-engage-on/ba-p/4011966

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=178311		 N/A

MC Title changes

MC ID MC Title Old Value New Value MC Action required by
MC678068 (Updated) Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com (Updated) Introducing Left Navigation Customization on Microsoft365.com N/A
MC681251 (Updated) Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams (Updated) Loop components in Channels and Loop Embed Mode in Teams N/A
MC681886 (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows (Updated) Microsoft Teams | Support Joining a Teams Live Event as Attendee for Teams Rooms on Windows N/A
MC682086 (Updated) Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity (Updated) Addition of Chat button in Missed Call Activity N/A
MC685934 (Updated) New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams (Updated) New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams N/A
MC686596 (Updated) Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels (Updated) Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels N/A
MC690180 (Updated) Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In (Updated) Additional Teams Meeting Templates Added to Outlook Teams Add-In N/A
MC690598 (Updated) Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome (Updated) Announcing the general availability of new Teams on web for Edge and Chrome N/A
MC690612 (Updated) Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store (Updated) Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store N/A
MC692021 (Updated) Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync (Updated) Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync N/A
MC692025 (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search N/A
MC692466 (Updated) Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams (Updated) Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams N/A
MC694124 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams (Updated) Microsoft 365 Groups Connected Viva Goals Teams N/A
MC694374 (Updated) Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs (Updated) Admin controls for mandating team assignment for OKRs N/A
MC694388 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Backup Microsoft 365 Backup (Updated) Microsoft 365 Backup N/A
MC694389 (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie (Updated) Listen to Multiple Channels on Teams Walkie Talkie N/A
MC695745 (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience (Updated) Viva Goals - Roll out for Improved team settings experience N/A
MC698132 (Updated) Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App (Updated) Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App N/A

CW01 New Office 365 Message Center items

MC ID MC Title MC Category MC Workload MC Major Change MC Action required by
MC703706 eDiscovery - Retirement post for search-mailbox cmdlet Plan For Change Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web True N/A
MC703705 New Policy: Turn Off Teams Meeting Feedback Surveys for Unauthenticated Users Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC703704 Microsoft Teams: User experience improvements for Multi-Tenant Organization (MTO) users Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC703703 Toggle to try the Preview of new Outlook for Windows in Semi-Annual Channel Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC703758 Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted Plan For Change Microsoft Stream False N/A
MC704035 Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status Stay Informed Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC704030 App-Only User.ReadBasic.All Permission is now available Stay Informed Microsoft Entra False N/A
MC704017 Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel Stay Informed Microsoft 365 apps False N/A
MC704195 Microsoft Intune In Development for January 2024 is now available Stay Informed Microsoft Intune False N/A
MC704194 Microsoft Teams: Join Teams work meetings from Microsoft Teams (free) and vice versa Plan For Change Microsoft Teams True N/A
MC704192 Microsoft Teams: Share contact information of people in Microsoft Teams chat Plan For Change Microsoft Teams False N/A
MC704191 Microsoft Secure Score recommendations- accuracy improvements Stay Informed Microsoft 365 suite False N/A

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