from 07/29/2024 to 08/04/2024
27 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and 16 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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MC End Time changes
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| MC683928 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: In-meeting Error Messaging | 08/05/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC686919 | (Updated) Simplified Compose Experience for Teams | 08/05/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | 10/28/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-11-25T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC705765 | Organizers can select up to six languages for attendees to choose from for live translated captions during a town hall | 08/05/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-23T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC716665 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | 08/05/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-08-26T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC717970 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Personalize group chats with avatars | 08/19/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-09T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC726122 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive transcript files | 10/07/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC764456 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings | 10/07/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC781595 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcription | 10/04/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-18T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC789313 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Compliance portal: New logs for audit activities | 09/02/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-30T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC791114 | (Updated) Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling policy tips and email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive | 11/04/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-02-03T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | 09/19/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-09-23T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC795085 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby | 09/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-10-28T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | 09/23/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-04T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC798682 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Emails sync to your device for offline use | 09/16/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-09T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC800502 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | 09/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-11T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | 11/18/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-12-16T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates one or more users in your organization are using this feature. Users will no longer be able to select and use the Dictation microphone option from the compose toolbar in Outlook for iOS and Android when this change is implemented. |
You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates your organization may be using this feature. Users will no longer be able to select and use the Dictation microphone option from the compose toolbar in Outlook for iOS and Android when this change is implemented. |
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MC Link changes
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| MC688930 | (Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/manage-apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/app-centric-management | N/A |
MC Messages changes
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| MC683928 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: In-meeting Error Messaging | Updated July 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below for DoD organizations. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Meeting users will be notified directly through the error message on meeting right pane for why they cannot access meeting chats when their chat access is limited by policy or due to system limitations and unexpected errors. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167211 |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below for DoD organizations. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams Meeting users will be notified directly through the error message on meeting right pane for why they cannot access meeting chats when their chat access is limited by policy or due to system limitations and unexpected errors. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167211 |
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| MC686919 | (Updated) Simplified Compose Experience for Teams | Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Teams Compose is the heart of collaboration, where all Teams messages flow each month. It's also the gateway to a wealth of features, from Copilot to Files, Loops, Video, and Platform Apps. While Teams' capabilities have grown by leaps and bounds, the compose experience has remained largely unchanged. This update addresses usability, scalability, and information density challenges. We've simplified the compose experience, enhancing usability for various rich authoring scenarios, establishing scalable patterns for all compose actions, and optimizing it for your everyday needs. Get ready to enjoy a more seamless and efficient collaboration experience! This is for the new Teams experience only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123486 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early-December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023. Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-May 2024 (previously late April). GCC, GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in late May 2024 (previously early May) and expect to complete rollout by early July 2024 (previously late June). |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Teams Compose is the heart of collaboration, where all Teams messages flow each month. It's also the gateway to a wealth of features, from Copilot to Files, Loops, Video, and Platform Apps. While Teams' capabilities have grown by leaps and bounds, the compose experience has remained largely unchanged. This update addresses usability, scalability, and information density challenges. We've simplified the compose experience, enhancing usability for various rich authoring scenarios, establishing scalable patterns for all compose actions, and optimizing it for your everyday needs. Get ready to enjoy a more seamless and efficient collaboration experience! This is for the new Teams experience only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123486 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early-December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023. Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-May 2024 (previously late April). GCC, GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in late May 2024 (previously early May) and expect to complete rollout by early August 2024 (previously early July). |
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| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to control how they get notified in meeting chats through RSVP to their meetings. When they decline a meeting, they will not receive notifications or see the chats in chat list; when they accept a meeting, they will receive notification for all new messages. This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to control their chat list by selecting which meetings they want to receive message updates from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161739 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously late July). Worldwide will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously late July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously early August). GCC will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by early September 2024 (previously mid-August). GCC High will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late August). DoD will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late August). |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to control how they get notified in meeting chats through RSVP to their meetings. When they decline a meeting, they will not receive notifications or see the chats in chat list; when they accept a meeting, they will receive notification for all new messages. This release of Microsoft Teams Meeting ID will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide an additional way for users to control their chat list by selecting which meetings they want to receive message updates from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161739 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously early Augus) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August). Worldwide will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late Augus). GCC will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously August) and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously early September). GCC High will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September). DoD will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September). |
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| MC705765 | Organizers can select up to six languages for attendees to choose from for live translated captions during a town hall | Updated July 5, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently in a town hall, an organizer is unable to select which auto-translated captions they would like their attendees to see. Attendees can select from a pre-selected list of translated languages for their captions. With this new update, organizers can now pick up to 6 translated languages from a list of over 40 languages to be shown to the attendees for captions during a town hall. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371308 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (previously early February) and expect to complete by early April 2024 (previously late March). General Availability: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by early July 2024 (previously late June). |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Currently in a town hall, an organizer is unable to select which auto-translated captions they would like their attendees to see. Attendees can select from a pre-selected list of translated languages for their captions. With this new update, organizers can now pick up to 6 translated languages from a list of over 40 languages to be shown to the attendees for captions during a town hall. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371308 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (previously early February) and expect to complete by early April 2024 (previously late March). General Availability: We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously early April) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously early July). |
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| MC716665 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | The Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) is launching new troubleshooting workflows to help customers resolve common issues more efficiently. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. |
Updated August 1, 2024: The troubleshooting workflows, originally planned to be fully deployed by the end of June, were delayed due to the Exchange Admin Center security review, during which any new features were paused until the review was completed. With the security review now completed, the troubleshooting workflows will begin deploying starting the first week of August 2024. The Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) is launching new troubleshooting workflows to help customers resolve common issues more efficiently. [When this will happen:] Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. |
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| MC717970 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Personalize group chats with avatars | Updated July 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft Teams, we are introducing custom avatars for group chats. Group chat members will be able to upload their own image or select a built-in image or emoji, to add a layer of inclusivity and expression to their chat as well as helping visually identity chats with similar titles or participants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119305. [When this will happen:] |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft Teams, we are introducing custom avatars for group chats. Group chat members will be able to upload their own image or select a built-in image or emoji, to add a layer of inclusivity and expression to their chat as well as helping visually identity chats with similar titles or participants. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119305. [When this will happen:] |
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| MC726122 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive transcript files | Updated June 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are beginning the process to standardize all transcript storage to OneDrive, starting with the storage of transcripts for meetings that only have transcription enabled. Previously, meetings with only transcription enabled saved the transcript file to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online, while meetings with both recording and transcription enabled saved two transcript copies—one that is coupled with the recording saved to OneDrive and another transcript copy saved to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online. Now with this feature, meetings that have only transcription enabled will also save two copies (one in OneDrive and one in Exchange Online), but all meeting transcript entry points in Teams app will point to the OneDrive copy only, no entry points for meeting transcripts will source from the Exchange Online copy. At the same time, meeting transcripts will stop saving in Exchange Online altogether and all transcript storage will be standardized on OneDrive only. The rollout of this feature also improves both the experience of meeting organizers to manually delete the transcript, as well as the ability for IT administrators to apply retention policies to the transcripts from meetings that only had transcription enabled. A summary of the deletion experience for meeting transcripts is captured in the following table: UserType of transcript deletionPrevious experienceNew Experience with this feature rollout Meeting organizer/co-organizer Manually from Teams appOnly deleted Exchange Online transcript fileDeletes both copies of the transcript file from OneDrive and Exchange Online Meeting organizer/co-organizerManually from StreamOnly deletes the transcript file stored in OneDriveOnly deletes the transcript file stored in OneDrive IT AdministratorRetention policies in Teams Admin CenterOnly available for copies saved in OneDrive, so only applicable to meetings with recording turned on.Now the retention policy is also applicable to meetings with only transcription enabled and to the transcript file saved in OneDrive. To bulk delete transcript files saved in Exchange Online—please refer to this documentation This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 365720 |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are beginning the process to standardize all transcript storage to OneDrive, starting with the storage of transcripts for meetings that only have transcription enabled. Previously, meetings with only transcription enabled saved the transcript file to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online, while meetings with both recording and transcription enabled saved two transcript copies—one that is coupled with the recording saved to OneDrive and another transcript copy saved to the meeting organizer’s Exchange Online. Now with this feature, meetings that have only transcription enabled will also save two copies (one in OneDrive and one in Exchange Online), but all meeting transcript entry points in Teams app will point to the OneDrive copy only, no entry points for meeting transcripts will source from the Exchange Online copy. At the same time, meeting transcripts will stop saving in Exchange Online altogether and all transcript storage will be standardized on OneDrive only. The rollout of this feature also improves both the experience of meeting organizers to manually delete the transcript, as well as the ability for IT administrators to apply retention policies to the transcripts from meetings that only had transcription enabled. A summary of the deletion experience for meeting transcripts is captured in the following table: UserType of transcript deletionPrevious experienceNew Experience with this feature rollout Meeting organizer/co-organizer Manually from Teams appOnly deleted Exchange Online transcript fileDeletes both copies of the transcript file from OneDrive and Exchange Online Meeting organizer/co-organizerManually from StreamOnly deletes the transcript file stored in OneDriveOnly deletes the transcript file stored in OneDrive IT AdministratorRetention policies in Teams Admin CenterOnly available for copies saved in OneDrive, so only applicable to meetings with recording turned on.Now the retention policy is also applicable to meetings with only transcription enabled and to the transcript file saved in OneDrive. To bulk delete transcript files saved in Exchange Online—please refer to this documentation This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 365720 |
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| MC764456 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings | Updated May 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You can hold a Microsoft Teams meeting that requires everyone's consent in order to be transcribed. For tenants or user groups who turned on the policy get recording and transcription consent, all meetings will require explicit consent from participants when the transcription is started. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 389368 [When this will happen:] Worldwide, GCC: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 (previously early June) and expect to complete by late July 2024 (previously mid-June). DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously mid-July). |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You can hold a Microsoft Teams meeting that requires everyone's consent in order to be transcribed. For tenants or user groups who turned on the policy get recording and transcription consent, all meetings will require explicit consent from participants when the transcription is started. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 389368 [When this will happen:] Worldwide, GCC: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). GCC High: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late July). DoD: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late August). |
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| MC777847 | (Updated) Loop components in Microsoft OneNote | You can create or insert Loop components into your Microsoft OneNote notebook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 379968 [When this will happen:] |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. You can create or insert Loop components into your Microsoft OneNote notebook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 379968 [When this will happen:] |
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| MC781595 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcription | Updated June 13, 2024: We have updated the content below for accuracy. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: A new policy for IT admis to restrict permissions to download new meeting transcript files (stored in Microsoft OneDrive) for all users in the tenant. Admins can exempt people from the policy who are members of specified security groups such as governance or compliance specialists who require download access to meeting transcripts. This rollout applies to Teams for Mac and Teams for desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 332800. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously early June). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the content below for accuracy. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: A new policy for IT admis to restrict permissions to download new meeting transcript files (stored in Microsoft OneDrive) for all users in the tenant. Admins can exempt people from the policy who are members of specified security groups such as governance or compliance specialists who require download access to meeting transcripts. This rollout applies to Teams for Mac and Teams for desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 332800. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-June 2024 (previously late May). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 (previously late May) and expect to complete by late June 2024 (previously early June). General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late July) General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late August). |
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| MC789313 | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Compliance portal: New logs for audit activities | Updated June 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview auditing solutions provides an integrated approach to help organizations effectively address security incidents, forensic and internal investigations, and compliance requirements. Thousands of user and admin operations performed in various of Microsoft 365 services and solutions are captured, recorded, and retained in your organization's unified audit log. With this release, the Microsoft Purview audit solution will begin to log the activities conducted by security administrators as well. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 385346 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2024 (previously late May) and expect to complete by early July 2024 (previously mid-June). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early July 2024 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late July 2024 (previously late June). |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview auditing solutions provides an integrated approach to help organizations effectively address security incidents, forensic and internal investigations, and compliance requirements. Thousands of user and admin operations performed in various of Microsoft 365 services and solutions are captured, recorded, and retained in your organization's unified audit log. With this release, the Microsoft Purview audit solution will begin to log the activities conducted by security administrators as well. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 385346 [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 (previously late June) and expect to complete by late July 2024 (previously early July). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously late July). |
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| MC791114 | (Updated) Data Loss Prevention: Decoupling policy tips and email notifications for SharePoint and OneDrive | Updated June 14, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously late May). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late June). |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: When an admin wants to enable user email notifications, policy tips also need to be enabled and vice versa. After this rollout, notifications and policy tips will be decoupled, and admins can configure the following rules to enable: Only a user email notification Only a policy tip A user email notification and a policy tip No policy tips or user email notifications After this rollout, policy tips and user email notifications will align with the behavior currently available with Microsoft Exchange. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394279. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously mid-August). General Availability Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late November 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late September). |
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| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: In-tenant users who attempt to access a shared channel with a link will be able to request to join the channel. Channel owners will receive the join request and can decide to approve or deny request. This rollout applies to Teams for Desktop and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 325330. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late June 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). |
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| MC795085 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby | Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it. With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby: The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices: 1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it. With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby: The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices: 1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby. |
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| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | As users search in office.com, sharepoint.com, or Microsoft Bing at Work, they will get results from Microsoft Viva Engage that they have access to. The results show up as interleaved results on the search page. This is currently limited to only question posts from public Communities, Storylines, and Answers. This new feature is available by default. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 391669. [When this will happen:] General Availability: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by early August 2024. |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. As users search in office.com, sharepoint.com, or Microsoft Bing at Work, they will get results from Microsoft Viva Engage that they have access to. The results show up as interleaved results on the search page. This is currently limited to only question posts from public Communities, Storylines, and Answers. This new feature is available by default. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 391669. [When this will happen:] General Availability: We will begin rolling out late August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously early August). |
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| MC798682 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Emails sync to your device for offline use | Updated July 22, 2024: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. A new sync window feature will be available in Microsoft Outlook. This feature allows you to choose how many days' worth of emails and attachments you want to download to your device. This way, you can always access your emails and attachments, even when you're offline. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 189809 [When this will happen:] We will start rolling out in early June 2024 and expect to complete the rollout by early August 2024 (previously early July). |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. A new sync window feature will be available in Microsoft Outlook. This feature allows you to choose how many days' worth of emails and attachments you want to download to your device. This way, you can always access your emails and attachments, even when you're offline. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 189809 [When this will happen:] We will start rolling out in early June 2024 and expect to complete the rollout by early November 2024 (previously early August). |
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| MC799276 | Microsoft Defender XDR: Simplified DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) setup for enhanced domain protection | This feature update provides improvements to how you can protect your domains from spoofing with DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail).
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Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This feature update provides improvements to how you can protect your domains from spoofing with DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail). [When this will happen:] |
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| MC800502 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | Microsoft SharePoint eSignature allows users to easily request eSignatures on a PDF document via SharePoint online. Signers can easily add their electronic signature. Signed documents are saved securely back to SharePoint. As communicated in MC690925 (Updated) SharePoint eSignature electronic signature service (November 2023), SharePoint eSignature is currently available in the United States. With this rollout, eSignature is coming soon to the United Kingdom, Canada, and these European countries: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Sweden [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out to the UK, Canada, and the European countries in this message in mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by end of September 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the timing below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft SharePoint eSignature allows users to easily request eSignatures on a PDF document via SharePoint online. Signers can easily add their electronic signature. Signed documents are saved securely back to SharePoint. As communicated in MC690925 (Updated) SharePoint eSignature electronic signature service (November 2023), SharePoint eSignature is currently available in the United States. With this rollout, eSignature is coming soon to the United Kingdom, Canada, and these European countries: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Sweden [When this will happen:] We will begin rolling out to the UK, Canada in August 2024, and the European countries in this message in early October 2024 (previously late September). |
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| MC800850 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: In Chat, "Files" will be renamed to "Shared" and get new features | Updated June 27, 2024: We have updated the images to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Discover more content easily with the new Shared tab in Chat. After this rollout, the Files tab will be named Shared. The Shared tab will show files and links sent in a chat, in a new, richer format. Channels are not affected by this change. This message applies to Teams for Desktop and for Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396169. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Discover more content easily with the new Shared tab in Chat. After this rollout, the Files tab will be named Shared. The Shared tab will show files and links sent in a chat, in a new, richer format. Channels are not affected by this change. This message applies to Teams for Desktop and for Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396169. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late July). |
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| MC803293 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: As in the General channel, chat users will have access to contextual information including People, Pinned messages, Shared files and links, and will be able to search from chat. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398956. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: As in the General channel, chat users will have access to contextual information including People, Pinned messages, Shared files and links, and will be able to search from chat. This message applies to Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398956. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously mid-Augus) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late August). General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024 (previously late September). |
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| MC808158 | Microsoft Teams: Automatic location updates on bookable desks | Before this rollout, users can indicate in Microsoft Teams if they are in office or remote by manually setting their location by selecting their profile photo at the top right of Teams. With this rollout, we are introducing automatic location updates on bookable desks to make it easier for users to keep their work location up to date and connect with others in the office. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401118. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Before this rollout, users can indicate in Microsoft Teams if they are in office or remote by manually setting their location by selecting their profile photo at the top right of Teams. With this rollout, we are introducing automatic location updates on bookable desks to make it easier for users to keep their work location up to date and connect with others in the office. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 401118. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously late August). |
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| MC814576 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | Before this rollout, compliance admins can place Microsoft Purview eDiscovery legal holds on Microsoft Teams webinar and town hall data using Team's ability to target SharePoint locations where Teams content is housed. Due to heightened security requirements and the need for specialized compliance support, we are moving legal holds in Teams from the SharePoint integration to a more direct integration with Purview. [When this will happen:] The more direct integration of Teams legal holds with Purview will begin July 31, 2024. Legal holds through SharePoint will not apply to any new Teams webinars or town hall meetings created after July 31, 2024, because newly created Teams town hall and webinar data will not reside in SharePoint. Legal holds on events created before July 31, 2024 will continue to work through SharePoint. Full support for Purview eDiscovery legal holds is anticipated by early 2025. Purview eDiscovery will continue to work for all events, even after July 31, 2025. Only eDiscovery legal hold will be affected by this integration. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the content to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. Before this rollout, compliance admins can place Microsoft Purview eDiscovery legal holds on Microsoft Teams webinar and town hall data using Team's ability to target SharePoint locations where Teams content is housed. Due to heightened security requirements and the need for specialized compliance support, we are moving legal holds in Teams from the SharePoint integration to a more direct integration with Purview. [When this will happen:] The more direct integration of Teams legal holds with Purview will begin July 31, 2024. Legal holds through SharePoint will not apply to any new Teams webinars or town hall meetings created after July 31, 2024, because newly created Teams town hall and webinar data will not reside in SharePoint. Legal holds on events created before July 31, 2024 will continue to work through SharePoint. Full support for Purview eDiscovery legal holds is anticipated by early 2025. Purview eDiscovery will continue to work for all events, even after July 31, 2024. Only eDiscovery legal hold will be affected by this integration. |
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| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the translation direction between two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 403103. |
Updated August 1, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the translation direction between two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 403103. |
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| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | Note: If your organization does not support iOS or Android, you can ignore this message. We will be retiring the Dictation feature from Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024. |
Updated July 30, 2024: We have updated the content below to provide additional information. Thank you for your feedback. Note: If your organization does not support iOS or Android, you can ignore this message. We will be retiring the Dictation feature from Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024. In Outlook for iOS and Android a system microphone is available to users while working in the app. The dictation option in the compose toolbar represented a duplication of functionality. We suggest that users use the system microphone for dictation in Outlook for iOS and Android. |
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| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | Updated July 30, 2024: We have updated the content below to provide additional information. Thank you for your feedback. Note: If your organization does not support iOS or Android, you can ignore this message. We will be retiring the Dictation feature from Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024. In Outlook for iOS and Android a system microphone is available to users while working in the app. The dictation option in the compose toolbar represented a duplication of functionality. We suggest that users use the system microphone for dictation in Outlook for iOS and Android. |
Updated July 30, 2024: We have updated the content below to provide additional information. Thank you for your feedback. Note: If your organization does not support iOS or Android, you can ignore this message. We will be retiring the Dictation feature from Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android starting early September 2024 and ending by late September 2024. In Outlook for iOS and Android a system microphone is available to users while working in the app. The dictation option in the Outlook compose toolbar represented a duplication of functionality. We suggest that users use the system microphone for dictation in Outlook for iOS and Android. |
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| MC841229 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Starting August 2024 for classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows, we will add new built-in reporting buttons that allow users to report emails as phishing / junk / not junk. The new buttons will be included in the next semi-annual release of Outlook for Windows. Admins can control the appearance and behavior of these buttons from the User reported settings page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com). Admins can also customize where messages get reported to (reporting mailbox, Microsoft, or both) and what the user sees both before and after reporting messages from these buttons. Your current User reported settings page will not be changed by this rollout. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371388. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024. |
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the content and timeline below with additional information Starting August 2024 for classic Outlook for Windows, we will add new built-in reporting buttons that allow users to report emails as phishing / junk / not junk. Admins can control the appearance and behavior of these buttons from the User reported settings page in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal (security.microsoft.com). Admins can also customize where messages get reported to (reporting mailbox, Microsoft, or both) and what the user sees both before and after reporting messages from these buttons. Your current User reported settings page will not be changed by this rollout. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371388. [When this will happen:] General Availability: If you are on the monthly enterprise/current channel build of Outlook, we will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024. Rollout to additional channels will follow the standard timing. |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC716665 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC777847 | (Updated) Loop components in Microsoft OneNote | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC799276 | Microsoft Defender XDR: Simplified DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) setup for enhanced domain protection | Feature update, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC800502 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC803293 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC808158 | Microsoft Teams: Automatic location updates on bookable desks | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC814576 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact | N/A |
| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | User impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Retirement | N/A |
| MC841229 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC716665 | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | (Updated) Microsoft Exchange admin center: new troubleshooting option | N/A |
| MC777847 | (Updated) Loop components in Microsoft OneNote | Loop components in Microsoft OneNote | (Updated) Loop components in Microsoft OneNote | N/A |
| MC792603 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link | N/A |
| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | N/A |
| MC800502 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint eSignature: Coming soon to Canada, UK, and selected European countries | N/A |
| MC803293 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search | N/A |
| MC814576 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls | N/A |
| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | N/A |
| MC837081 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2023 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Admins can no longer receive user passwords in email as of August 30, 2024 | N/A |
| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | N/A |
| MC841229 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | N/A |
CW31 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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| MC841241 | Microsoft 365 Backup is now generally available | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC841237 | Rewrite in Microsoft Edge | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC841229 | (Updated) Classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows: New reporting buttons integrated with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC841218 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: The Dictation feature will retire in September 2024 | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | N/A |
| MC841009 | Microsoft Teams: Videos in town halls will display without cropping | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC844923 | Microsoft Teams: Voting and archiving questions in Teams Q | Stay Informed | Microsoft Teams | False | N/A |
| MC844917 | Microsoft OneDrive: Bulk data export for OneDrive Sync admin reports | Stay Informed | OneDrive for Business | False | N/A |
| MC844915 | Microsoft Outlook: Open attachments in desktop apps from the new Outlook for Windows | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC846530 | Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC846391 | Microsoft SharePoint: Feed for Viva Connections web part and Video news link retires starting September 1, 2024 | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva | True | N/A |
| MC846387 | Microsoft Outlook: Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation in new Outlook for Windows and web | Plan For Change | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC847884 | We've changed the minimum iOS system requirements for Outlook for iOS | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 apps | True | N/A |
| MC847883 | Enforce policy approval settings for admins | Stay Informed | Microsoft Entra | False | N/A |
| MC847880 | Microsoft SharePoint: News template updates | Stay Informed | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC847877 | Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Choose fonts while composing | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC847515 | Microsoft Intune In Development for August 2024 is now available | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
