from 11/25/2024 to 12/01/2024
23 Office 365 Message Center Items were changed and
9 Office 365 Message Center Items were added
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| MC795750 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions | 03/03/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-10T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC796790 | Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams: Unified management of Teams apps in Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app | 12/08/2025 08:00:00 | 2026-02-23T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | 12/30/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | 12/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-27T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC803892 | (Updated) Web links in the new Outlook for Windows to open side-by-side with email in Microsoft Edge | 12/30/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-27T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC814577 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms | 12/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-27T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | 01/20/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-24T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC869926 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network | 12/30/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-27T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC877318 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane | 02/17/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | 01/27/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-02-10T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC892646 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to 'On' | 03/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-24T08:00:00Z | 01/10/2025 |
| MC912707 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) | 03/28/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-03-24T08:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC916294 | New Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Call Hold Synchronization | 12/31/2024 09:00:00 | 2025-01-06T09:00:00Z | N/A |
| MC925393 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | 01/06/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-03-03T09:00:00Z | N/A |
MC How Affect changes
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| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | You will not receive notifications or see chats from meetings you declined. You will be able to set how you want to be notified for meetings you RSVP with Accept or Tentative from Microsoft Teams settings. | Before this rollout, users can review and update their work hours and location information in Outlook Settings > Calendar > Work hours and location. This settings page will remain in place after the rollout. After this rollout, users will also be able to see and update their work hours and location information in the My Day pane in Outlook. Changes to the My Day pane will sync to any other work hours and location settings made in Outlook. My Day pane with prompt to Set up your work location: My Day pane with work location information, which can be updated: This feature is on by default. |
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MC Messages changes
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| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | Updated October 17, 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 December 2024 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). Worldwide will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December). GCC will begin rolling out January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November). GCC High will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late November). DoD will begin rolling out late January 2025 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early February 2025 (previously mid-October). |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618. |
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| MC795750 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions | Updated November 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft Teams, users will be able to add their own custom emojis and reactions by uploading an image or GIF file, and their emojis and reactions will be accessible to all users in the tenant alongside the standard Teams emojis and reactions. Up to 5,000 custom emojis can be added per tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80659. |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In Microsoft Teams, users will be able to add their own custom emojis and reactions by uploading an image or GIF file, and their emojis and reactions will be accessible to all users in the tenant alongside the standard Teams emojis and reactions. Up to 5,000 custom emojis can be added per tenant. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80659. |
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| MC797471 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search | Updated November 8, 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 September 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late October). |
Updated November 27, 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 September 2024 (previously late August) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC800503 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app | Updated October 22, 2024. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early-November). |
Updated November 27, 2024. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Note: If you are not using frontline worker functionality, you can ignore this message. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Cross-location Shifts is a new feature in the Microsoft Shifts app for Teams that enables frontline managers to offer open shifts across multiple locations in a region so managers can share the labor pool and workers can select available shifts across different locations. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, Mac and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394351. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously late October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC803892 | (Updated) Web links in the new Outlook for Windows to open side-by-side with email in Microsoft Edge | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To help increase productivity while working online, web links from Azure Active Directory (AAD) accounts and Microsoft (MSA) accounts in the new Outlook for Windows app will open in Microsoft Edge in a single view showing the opened link side-by-side with the email it came from. We're adding this to the new Outlook for windows to have a consistent experience across our applications. If you have previously managed this change for the classic Outlook for Windows (MC545904, MC548092, MC541626) or for Teams (MC669480), your configuration will also apply to the new Outlook for Windows. If you wish to maintain this configuration across all three apps, no action is required. Note: This does not change the default browser setting in Windows. |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To help increase productivity while working online, web links from Azure Active Directory (AAD) accounts and Microsoft (MSA) accounts in the new Outlook for Windows app will open in Microsoft Edge in a single view showing the opened link side-by-side with the email it came from. We're adding this to the new Outlook for windows to have a consistent experience across our applications. If you have previously managed this change for the classic Outlook for Windows (MC545904, MC548092, MC541626) or for Teams (MC669480), your configuration will also apply to the new Outlook for Windows. If you wish to maintain this configuration across all three apps, no action is required. Note: This does not change the default browser setting in Windows. |
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| MC814577 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms | Updated October 23, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. When joining a meeting in Teams Room on Windows or Android with a companion device (laptop or mobile), in-room participants will be grouped under the room node. Participants must join through Proximity Join. This update includes additional UI elements to create visual clarity of the in-room participants who are together. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400702 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2024 (late September). |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. When joining a meeting in Teams Room on Windows or Android with a companion device (laptop or mobile), in-room participants will be grouped under the room node. Participants must join through Proximity Join. This update includes additional UI elements to create visual clarity of the in-room participants who are together. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400702 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2024 (late September). |
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| MC816179 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation | Updated November 18, 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. |
Updated November 26, 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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| MC868912 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Copy a publication within a campaign | Updated November 8, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Currently, Viva Amplify users have no easy way to reuse content that has previously been published in a campaign and often must copy and paste content from one publication to the next manually. Coming soon, a Viva Amplify user will be able to reuse content by copying an existing publication using a centralized 'Save copy' button available on any given campaign publication. This new feature streamlines the content creation process and maximizes efficiency for all communicators. Important: Due to the recent our recent editor updates for Outlook and Teams distribution channels, any publications that were created using the old editor version will have their content reset to the main draft without customizations when copying a publication. This only applies to publications created on the old editor versions. For any new publications created, copying a publication will create a copy of the publications including any customized content and audiences as intended. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409234 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide):We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late November). |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Currently, Viva Amplify users have no easy way to reuse content that has previously been published in a campaign and often must copy and paste content from one publication to the next manually. Coming soon, a Viva Amplify user will be able to reuse content by copying an existing publication using a centralized 'Save copy' button available on any given campaign publication. This new feature streamlines the content creation process and maximizes efficiency for all communicators. Important: Due to the recent our recent editor updates for Outlook and Teams distribution channels, any publications that were created using the old editor version will have their content reset to the main draft without customizations when copying a publication. This only applies to publications created on the old editor versions. For any new publications created, copying a publication will create a copy of the publications including any customized content and audiences as intended. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409234 [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late December 2024 (previously late November). |
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| MC869926 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute user for network | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Starting in early September 2024, customers will see a new setting in the Microsoft Viva Engage admin center to mute users across their networks. Muting a user removes new posts from that user from the Home feed, Storylines feed, and all email digests. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396168. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Starting in early September 2024, customers will see a new setting in the Microsoft Viva Engage admin center to mute users across their networks. Muting a user removes new posts from that user from the Home feed, Storylines feed, and all email digests. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396168. |
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| MC877316 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Streamlined process for installing Teams apps | Updated October 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A streamlined installation process to simplify how users add an app to Teams. This update aims to reduce friction and improve user engagement with apps by offering a more intuitive process from discovery to use. We've reduced the number of steps it takes for a user to install an app and start using it in chats, channels, and meetings. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously early November). |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A streamlined installation process to simplify how users add an app to Teams. This update aims to reduce friction and improve user engagement with apps by offering a more intuitive process from discovery to use. We've reduced the number of steps it takes for a user to install an app and start using it in chats, channels, and meetings. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop, Mac desktop, and on the web. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously early October). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by early November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously late October) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC877318 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Review and update work hours and location in the My Day pane | Updated October 16, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618. |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook: Work hours and location information will be available in the My Day pane in Outlook. Users will be able to update their Work Hours and Location information from My Day and also see who is coming to Office. This message applies to new Outlook for Windows desktop and Outlook for the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412618. |
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| MC888873 | (Updated) Microsoft OneDrive web: View PDFs with sensitivity labels | Updated October 17, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft OneDrive users can open PDF files that are protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels and read them using OneDrive web in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expect to complete by early December 2024 (previously early November). |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft OneDrive users can open PDF files that are protected with Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity labels and read them using OneDrive web in read-only mode. Only authorized users will be able to access these PDF files. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: rolling out early December2024 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete by late January (previously early December). |
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| MC891234 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Create posts, communities, etc. with the new centralized "Create new" button | Before this rollout, Microsoft Viva Engage users go to different locations in the application for different creation types such as a post, a community, and more. After this rollout, a Viva Engage user will be able to create the different types of content they are licensed for with one Create new button. This new button eases the process of creation and helps users quickly discover the various creation options they are licensed to use. This feature is available in Viva Engage for Windows desktop, Viva Engage for the web, as well as the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and iOS/Android and Microsoft Teams for Windows desktop and iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416449. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Before this rollout, Microsoft Viva Engage users go to different locations in the application for different creation types such as a post, a community, and more. After this rollout, a Viva Engage user will be able to create the different types of content they are licensed for with one Create new button. This new button eases the process of creation and helps users quickly discover the various creation options they are licensed to use. This feature is available in Viva Engage for Windows desktop, Viva Engage for the web, as well as the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and iOS/Android and Microsoft Teams for Windows desktop and iOS/Android. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416449. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC892646 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to 'On' | Updated November 22, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your feedback. We're introducing a new policy that gives IT admins enhanced flexibility with distinct settings for voice and face enrollment. This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrollment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out the new policy in early October 2024 and expect complete by mid-October 2024. The policy will be enabled beginning in early January 2025 and expect to be complete by mid-January 2025. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your feedback. We're introducing a new policy that gives IT admins enhanced flexibility with distinct settings for voice and face enrollment. This adjustment provides greater control over managing these features, allowing organizations to tailor to their needs. Voice and face biometric enrollment will be enabled by default, enabling voice isolation and speaker recognition in meeting rooms and enhancing intelligent meeting recaps and Microsoft Copilot for meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out the new policy in early October 2024 and expect complete by mid-October 2024. The policy will be enabled beginning in early February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to be complete by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC908116 | Microsoft Teams: New calendar experience | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025. |
Updated November 26, 2024: This release is currently available only to the enterprise and SMB customer segments, with other segments to follow at a later date. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025. |
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| MC910976 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A new feature to enhance the security in external collaboration. If your company allows external domains to contact your users in Teams, we will identify if an external user is impersonating a brand commonly targeted by phishing attacks during their initial contact with your user through Teams Chat. If we detect potential impersonation, we will show a high-risk alert to the user, notifying them to check for suspicious name/email and proceed with caution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421190. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A new feature to enhance the security in external collaboration. If your company allows external domains to contact your users in Teams, we will identify if an external user is impersonating a brand commonly targeted by phishing attacks during their initial contact with your user through Teams Chat. If we detect potential impersonation, we will show a high-risk alert to the user, notifying them to check for suspicious name/email and proceed with caution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421190. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November). |
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| MC912707 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) | Updated October 25, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. A new csTeamsAIPolicy policy for Microsoft Teams (available now via Microsoft PowerShell and taking effect in mid-January 2025) will give IT admins more control over voice and face enrollment settings, allowing organizations to manage these features based on their needs. After rollout, voice and face profile enrollment will be enabled by default, and users can benefit from voice isolation, speaker recognition, and attribution in meeting rooms, resulting in smarter meeting recaps and enhanced functionality for Microsoft 365 Copilot in meetings. To access Copilot features, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. NOTE: Microsoft doesn't use the voice and face profiles of users to train any models or for any other purposes other than providing the voice and face enrollment feature in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for preparation and to ensure a smooth transition. The policy takes effect starting in mid-January 2025 and is expected to be fully in effect by mid-January 2025. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. A new csTeamsAIPolicy policy for Microsoft Teams (available now via Microsoft PowerShell and taking effect in mid-January 2025) will give IT admins more control over voice and face enrollment settings, allowing organizations to manage these features based on their needs. After rollout, voice and face profile enrollment will be enabled by default, and users can benefit from voice isolation, speaker recognition, and attribution in meeting rooms, resulting in smarter meeting recaps and enhanced functionality for Microsoft 365 Copilot in meetings. To access Copilot features, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. NOTE: Microsoft doesn't use the voice and face profiles of users to train any models or for any other purposes other than providing the voice and face enrollment feature in Microsoft Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for preparation and to ensure a smooth transition. The policy takes effect starting in early February 2025 (previously mid-January) and is expected to be fully in effect by mid-February 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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| MC915485 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updates to font management capabilities | We are introducing updates that provide capabilities for managing custom fonts for Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Viva Connections. This includes the ability to hide the From Microsoft font packages from Change the look, the ability to apply a font package in your site templates, and updated availability for the From Microsoft font packages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420933. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024 General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are introducing updates that provide capabilities for managing custom fonts for Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Viva Connections. This includes the ability to hide the From Microsoft font packages from Change the look, the ability to apply a font package in your site templates, and updated availability for the From Microsoft font packages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420933. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024 General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete late January 2025 (previously early December). |
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| MC925393 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | With this feature update, users will have the option to check-in for their planned in-office days to let others know they have arrived. To facilitate in-person connections, after check-in, users will be able to see their colleagues' confirmations and planned in-office times. The check-in option does not appear if a user has not set their work location or has set it to 'Remote' or 'Out of Office'. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422717. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024. |
Updated November 26, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. With this feature update, users will have the option to check-in for their planned in-office days to let others know they have arrived. To facilitate in-person connections, after check-in, users will be able to see their colleagues' confirmations and planned in-office times. The check-in option does not appear if a user has not set their work location or has set it to 'Remote' or 'Out of Office'. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422717. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early November) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously early December). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-December) |
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| MC929034 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: With the Best practice configurations monitoring dashboard in the Teams admin center, Teams admins will be able to monitor the conformance of your tenant to the Microsoft recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience on Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421185. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025. |
Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: With the Best practice configurations monitoring dashboard in the Teams admin center, Teams admins will be able to monitor the conformance of your tenant to the Microsoft recommended best practices for an optimal collaboration experience on Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421185. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-January). |
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MC MessageTagNames changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC891234 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Create posts, communities, etc. with the new centralized "Create new" button | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC908116 | Microsoft Teams: New calendar experience | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact | N/A |
| MC910976 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC915485 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updates to font management capabilities | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact | N/A |
| MC925393 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC704035 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status | You might want to notify your users about this new capability to control meeting chat notifications by RSVP to meetings. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=161739 |
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=412618 |
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MC Title changes
| MC ID | MC Title | Old Value | New Value | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC891234 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Create posts, communities, etc. with the new centralized "Create new" button | Microsoft Viva Engage: Create posts, communities, etc. with the new centralized "Create new" button | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Create posts, communities, etc. with the new centralized "Create new" button | N/A |
| MC910976 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat | N/A |
| MC915485 | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updates to font management capabilities | Microsoft SharePoint: Updates to font management capabilities | (Updated) Microsoft SharePoint: Updates to font management capabilities | N/A |
| MC925393 | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office | N/A |
| MC929034 | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center | N/A |
| MC937932 | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: New SaaS Security Initiative in the “Exposure management” experience | Microsoft Dender for Cloud Apps: New SaaS Security Initiative in the “Exposure management” experience | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: New SaaS Security Initiative in the “Exposure management” experience | N/A |
CW48 New Office 365 Message Center items
| MC ID | MC Title | MC Category | MC Workload | MC Major Change | MC Action required by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC941863 | Microsoft Secure Score: Changing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint recommendation | Plan For Change | Microsoft Defender XDR | False | N/A |
| MC942832 | Microsoft 365 admin center: Business Chat usage in Microsoft 365 Copilot usage report | Plan For Change | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC942817 | Microsoft Viva Connections: Default experience for Home site customers | Plan For Change | SharePoint Online | False | N/A |
| MC942814 | Microsoft Outlook: Notifications will be batched in the Notifications pane | Stay Informed | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC943640 | Microsoft Outlook: Move emails between accounts (new Outlook for Windows and Outlook for the web) | Plan For Change | Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft 365 apps | False | N/A |
| MC943573 | Microsoft Viva Engage: Additional permissions added to the corporate communicator role | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC943564 | Data Privacy: Microsoft Online Services Subprocessor Disclosure | Stay Informed | Microsoft 365 suite | False | N/A |
| MC943558 | Microsoft Viva: Microsoft 365 Copilot now available to Viva Insights analysts | Plan For Change | Microsoft Viva | False | N/A |
| MC943557 | Microsoft Intune In Development for November 2024 is now available | Stay Informed | Microsoft Intune | False | N/A |
