from 01/15/2024 to 01/21/2024
13 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 17 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC End Time changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC432475 | (Updated) Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage | 03/04/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-05-20T10:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC683663 | (Updated) Access Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive Web | 02/12/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-03-04T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC686279 | (Updated) Stream App in Microsoft Teams will be updated to Stream (on SharePoint) | 01/27/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC692026 | (Updated) Stream videos can now be watched inline in Outlook | 05/27/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-06-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC696167 | Outlook: Choose how many days of emails sync to your iOS or Android device for offline usage | 03/18/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-06-03T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC Messages changes
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| MC432475 | (Updated) Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage | Updated November 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save and open files to these libraries with ease. This helps deliver a more consistent, coherent storage location experience across M365 apps. This new backstage experience won’t show up in Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive but does include storage locations from OneDrive and Teams (sites/channels) which are stored on SharePoint. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2023 (previously June) and expect to complete by late November 2023 (previously late May). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late December 2023 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late November). |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. We apologize for the delayed communication. Thank you for your patience. Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save and open files to these libraries with ease. This helps deliver a more consistent, coherent storage location experience across M365 apps. This new backstage experience won’t show up in Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive but does include storage locations from OneDrive and Teams (sites/channels) which are stored on SharePoint. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late November). Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (previously late December) and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (previously late January). |
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| MC602596 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams Panels Update | Updated November 16, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this update, Teams Panels will support reserving a room using a QR code. This feature lets Microsoft Teams users book a room for meetings now, in the future, or add the room to an existing meeting by scanning a QR code on the scheduling panel and using the Teams app on their Android or iOS mobile phones. All Teams Panels will have a QR code shown in the top left of the home screen. Panels users can either schedule a new meeting with the room pre-populated for them or easily see the room’s availability for their meetings and book the room with one click. |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: In order to use this feature, make sure Teams Panels is on 1449/1.0.97.2023080401 or higher. iOS mobile phones will need to be on 5.15.0 or higher, and Android mobile phones will need to be on 1416/1.0.0.2023153001 or higher. With this update, Teams Panels will support reserving a room using a QR code. This feature lets Microsoft Teams users book a room for meetings now, in the future, or add the room to an existing meeting by scanning a QR code on the scheduling panel and using the Teams app on their Android or iOS mobile phones. All Teams Panels will have a QR code shown in the top left of the home screen. Panels users can either schedule a new meeting with the room pre-populated for them or easily see the room’s availability for their meetings and book the room with one click. |
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| MC683663 | (Updated) Access Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive Web | Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You will be able to easily find your Microsoft Lists, Loops, Power BI dashboards and Whiteboard content within OneDrive Web. This content will be available in the Recent, Shared with You and Favorites list within OneDrive. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177877 |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You will be able to easily find your Microsoft Lists, Loops, Power BI dashboards and Whiteboard content within OneDrive Web. This content will be available in the Recent, Shared with You and Favorites list within OneDrive. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177877 |
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| MC686279 | (Updated) Stream App in Microsoft Teams will be updated to Stream (on SharePoint) | Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are transitioning the Stream experience in the desktop client of Microsoft Teams from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint). Once transitioned the Stream app in Microsoft Teams will display only Stream (on SharePoint) content--it will no longer display Stream (Classic) content. The new Stream (on SharePoint) app in Teams will feature similar content and features as found on the Stream start page. The Stream app is currently accessible across multiple touchpoints on Teams, including the Stream app on Teams left rail, Stream on Teams message extension, and the Stream Tab on Chats/Channels. You can find the app by tapping the three dots on the Teams left rail and then search for Stream. As a first step, Stream app on Teams left rail will be updated to Stream (on Sharepoint). This updated version of Stream app will allow users to access the Stream start page within Teams, and quickly find and watch videos without switching apps. Users will have the option to pin the Stream app on the side panel for more convenient access in the future. In the coming months, we will also transition the Stream app for Teams web and Teams mobile. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November). |
Updated January 19, 2024: Customers in Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet can safely disregard this message. We apologize for the inconvenience. We are transitioning the Stream experience in the desktop client of Microsoft Teams from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint). Once transitioned the Stream app in Microsoft Teams will display only Stream (on SharePoint) content--it will no longer display Stream (Classic) content. The new Stream (on SharePoint) app in Teams will feature similar content and features as found on the Stream start page. The Stream app is currently accessible across multiple touchpoints on Teams, including the Stream app on Teams left rail, Stream on Teams message extension, and the Stream Tab on Chats/Channels. You can find the app by tapping the three dots on the Teams left rail and then search for Stream. As a first step, Stream app on Teams left rail will be updated to Stream (on Sharepoint). This updated version of Stream app will allow users to access the Stream start page within Teams, and quickly find and watch videos without switching apps. Users will have the option to pin the Stream app on the side panel for more convenient access in the future. In the coming months, we will also transition the Stream app for Teams web and Teams mobile. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC692026 | (Updated) Stream videos can now be watched inline in Outlook | Updated December 15, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing the ability to watch Stream videos inline in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185389 |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing the ability to watch Stream videos inline in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185389 |
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| MC694130 | (Updated) Specific People Link Support for Collaborative Notes | Updated January 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With the launch of Collaborative Notes, we’re also improving the shareable link type that is created by Collaborative Notes to help make meetings more effective and secure. The new Collaborative Notes file will now support a Specific people link which offers more controlled access than People in your organization link. This change will automatically align the Collaborative Notes file link type with customer's default setup. Customers who previously had Collaborative Notes disabled due to lack of People in your organization link support can now enable and use the feature. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167328 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late February 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late March 2024. |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience. With the launch of Collaborative Notes, we’re also improving the shareable link type that is created by Collaborative Notes to help make meetings more effective and secure. The new Collaborative Notes file will now support a Specific people link which offers more controlled access than People in your organization link. This change will automatically align the Collaborative Notes file link type with customer's default setup. Customers who previously had Collaborative Notes disabled due to lack of People in your organization link support can now enable and use the feature. Note: The user will have access to notes if notes were created after the user was nudged. If notes pre-existed, then the user must request access. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167328 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late February 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late March 2024. |
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| MC696167 | Outlook: Choose how many days of emails sync to your iOS or Android device for offline usage | Updated December 15, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. With the new sync window, users can choose how many days' worth of emails and attachments they want to download to their iOS or Android device so they can always access them even while offline. Note: The emails/attachments will be stored internally as a cache since every time a user changes their sync window (decrease) we do a clean-up of all saved data. They cannot choose the location for that matter. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 189809 Preview: We will begin rolling out in late December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-February 2024. |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With the new sync window, users can choose how many days' worth of emails and attachments they want to download to their iOS or Android device so they can always access them even while offline. Note: The emails/attachments will be stored internally as a cache since every time a user changes their sync window (decrease) we do a clean-up of all saved data. They cannot choose the location for that matter. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 189809 Preview: We will begin rolling out in late December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2024 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (previously mid-February). |
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| MC697434 | (Updated) Simplified team creation | Updated January 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Today, users go through multiple steps, selecting between options while creating teams. However, most users are inclined towards setting up their team from scratch and as private. Hence, we defaulted to a simpler experience, yet giving users the rich options of creating a team from a template or group and selecting privacy/sensitivity of the team. It is a simple by default, power on demand experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163364 [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 mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out late March 2024 and expect to complete by early April 2024. |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Today, users go through multiple steps, selecting between options while creating teams. However, most users are inclined towards setting up their team from scratch and as private. Hence, we defaulted to a simpler experience, yet giving users the rich options of creating a team from a template or group and selecting privacy/sensitivity of the team. It is a simple by default, power on demand experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163364 [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 mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. GCC: We will begin rolling out in early March 2024 and expect to complete by late March 2024. GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out late March 2024 and expect to complete by early April 2024. |
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| MC698826 | (Updated) Viva Engage Network Analytics | Network analytics is coming to Viva Engage! In mid-January, admins and corporate communicators will be able to monitor organization-wide engagement via the network analytics dashboard. Additionally, a new control will be available on your Viva Engage admin dashboard in the Analytics and AI section that will enable you to activate summarization and theme extraction for your network with Microsoft Responsible AI protections, to assist users as they access network-wide data about employee engagement on the platform.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168623 |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Network analytics is coming to Viva Engage! In mid-January, admins and corporate communicators will be able to monitor organization-wide engagement via the network analytics dashboard. Additionally, a new control will be available on your Viva Engage admin dashboard in the Analytics and AI section that will enable you to activate summarization and theme extraction for your network with Microsoft Responsible AI protections, to assist users as they access network-wide data about employee engagement on the platform. Note: This feature is available only to customers with a Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communications and Communities license. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168623 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: Network analytics is planned to be generally available in mid-February 2024 (previously mid-January), but the summarization component will remain in preview until Spring 2024. |
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| MC698896 | (Updated) Teams Live Event capacity limit extension | Microsoft had previously instituted temporary capacity increases for Teams live events that were set to expire on December 31, 2023. This included increasing the Live Event capacity from 10,000 attendees to up to 20,000 attendees, increasing the concurrency limit from 15 to 50 simultaneous events, and increasing the Live Event duration from 4 hours to 16 hours. To ensure administrators have adequate time to train their user base, we are extending the timeline for these capacity limit increases for Teams Live Events to now expire on June 30, 2024. [When this will happen:]. Until June 30, 2024, you will be able to run Teams Live Events of up to 20,000 attendees, have up to 50 of these Live Events run simultaneously, and have your Live Events run for up to 16 hours. |
Updated January 19, 2024: Customers in Microsoft 365 operated by 21Vianet can safely disregard this message. We apologize for the inconvenience. Microsoft had previously instituted temporary capacity increases for Teams live events that were set to expire on December 31, 2023. This included increasing the Live Event capacity from 10,000 attendees to up to 20,000 attendees, increasing the concurrency limit from 15 to 50 simultaneous events, and increasing the Live Event duration from 4 hours to 16 hours. To ensure administrators have adequate time to train their user base, we are extending the timeline for these capacity limit increases for Teams Live Events to now expire on June 30, 2024. [When this will happen:]. Until June 30, 2024, you will be able to run Teams Live Events of up to 20,000 attendees, have up to 50 of these Live Events run simultaneously, and have your Live Events run for up to 16 hours. |
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| MC699715 | (Updated) Audio and video flyout and settings in Teams meetings | Updated January 12, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Audio and Video flyouts in Teams enable users to efficiently manage their audio and video settings during meetings. These features are easily accessible, allowing users to control their devices and adjust key audio and video features quickly and effortlessly, without needing to navigate through multiple layers of settings. Users can access this feature in 3 ways: |
Updated January 19, 2024: Known issue: Mac users may experience an issue where changes to device selection in the Mac operating system are not reflected in Teams. A temporary workaround is available by manually selecting the desired device within Teams using the audio and video flyouts or panels. This issue will be fully resolved by early February. Audio and Video flyouts in Teams enable users to efficiently manage their audio and video settings during meetings. These features are easily accessible, allowing users to control their devices and adjust key audio and video features quickly and effortlessly, without needing to navigate through multiple layers of settings. Users can access this feature in 3 ways: |
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| MC705761 | (Updated) Admins can select the domain to use for Teams Email Service | Admins will now have the functionality to select the domain to use to send emails to their users via Teams Email Service. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 375694 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 and expect to complete by mid-May 2024. |
Updated January 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Admins will now have the functionality to select the domain to use to send emails to their users via Teams Email Service This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 375694 [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024. GCC: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 and expect to complete by mid-May 2024. GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 and expect to complete by mid-May 2024. |
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| MC706173 | (Updated) Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | We are updating the Send Email experience with a new Invite flow instead of sending sharing links. We have received feedback indicating that customers who use the Send Email flow perceive they may have overshared when they realize after clicking on the “Send” button that the default sharing link was broader than they had initially intended. This change helps to better align with customers’ expectations when sharing files with others, helping them share confidently with specific people in the most secure ways. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024. Note: Some users may see this feature before others in your organization. |
Updated January 19, 2024: Additional documentation is now available here: Sharing files, folders, and list items We are updating the Send Email experience with a new Invite flow instead of sending sharing links. We have received feedback indicating that customers who use the Send Email flow perceive they may have overshared when they realize after clicking on the “Send” button that the default sharing link was broader than they had initially intended. This change helps to better align with customers’ expectations when sharing files with others, helping them share confidently with specific people in the most secure ways. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024. Note: Some users may see this feature before others in your organization. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC698826 | (Updated) Viva Engage Network Analytics | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC698896 | (Updated) Teams Live Event capacity limit extension | User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC705761 | (Updated) Admins can select the domain to use for Teams Email Service | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC706173 | (Updated) Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
MC prepare changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC706173 | (Updated) Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | There is no action required from you at this time. We recommend making your users aware of this upcoming update and to follow the tutorial available in the Help button in the Share control. | There is no action required from you at this time. We recommend making your users aware of this upcoming update and to follow the tutorial available in the Help button in the Share control. https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharing-files-folders-and-list-items-e923c4f0-89f5-4cf0-8948-391e31fc0b30 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
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| MC698826 | (Updated) Viva Engage Network Analytics | Viva Engage Network Analytics | (Updated) Viva Engage Network Analytics | N/A |
| MC698896 | (Updated) Teams Live Event capacity limit extension | Teams Live Event capacity limit extension | (Updated) Teams Live Event capacity limit extension | N/A |
| MC705761 | (Updated) Admins can select the domain to use for Teams Email Service | Admins can select the domain to use for Teams Email Service | (Updated) Admins can select the domain to use for Teams Email Service | N/A |
| MC706173 | (Updated) Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | (Updated) Invite people you choose in the Share control in Microsoft 365 apps | N/A |
CW03 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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| MC707674 | Microsoft Teams: Tags will be supported in Private Channels | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707670 | Tags in Shared Channels for Microsoft Teams | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707664 | Microsoft Teams: Block users from joining externally hosted Teams meetings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707663 | Microsoft Teams: Chat/Channel Copilot will Preserve Side Pane Preferences | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707661 | Modern Translator feature in Microsoft 365 Apps | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC707656 | Configuration Change - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps | True | 02/23/2024 |
| MC707655 | Teams admin center (TAC) Header Search now supports Emergency Addresses | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707652 | Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted | Plan For Change | Microsoft Stream | False | N/A |
| MC707650 | Microsoft Outlook: New Sync Feature | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 for the web | False | N/A |
| MC707648 | Microsoft Teams: Private and shared channels links | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC707453 | New Power Platform endpoint used by Power Apps | Prevent Or Fix Issue | Power Apps | False | N/A |
| MC708338 | Microsoft Outlook mobile for iOS and Android toolbar updates | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC708336 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Improved view of service health issue details | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC708335 | Plan for Change: Intune audit logs will only be retained for one year | Plan For Change | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
| MC708501 | Microsoft Teams: External call routing settings | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC708500 | Changes to the Website tab in the new Teams client. | Plan For Change | Microsoft Teams | True | N/A |
| MC708499 | Microsoft Teams: Allow meeting participants to create Collaborative notes | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
