check before: 2025-06-30
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eDiscovery, Entra, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Groups, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Engage, Teams
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Online, Web, World tenant
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Admin impact, Retirement, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Viva Engage's private content mode will retire on June 30th, 2025. Alternative solutions for private content management are provided, including roles for viewing private communities, group management, compliance access, and enabling supervisor mode for API calls. Admins should prepare for this change and communicate it to relevant parties.
Details:
Updated June 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In alignment with Microsoft 365 core workload administration best practices, the private content mode user experience on the classic Yammer admin center will be retired as of June 30th, 2025. This feature has been utilized for specific use cases related to Viva Engage administration and management, and we have outlined alternative solutions for these scenarios in the communication below. This applies to Engage on web, Engage on Teams and Engage on outlook.
[When this will happen:]
General availability (Worldwide): The feature will be retired by June 30th, 2025.
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2025-04-01
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2025-06-13
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Viva Engage will retire its private content mode by June 30th, 2025, requiring administrators to use alternative methods such as specific roles for viewing private communities, compliance tools for legal and audit cases, and a "supervisor mode" for API data access.
Direct effects for Operations**
Loss of Private Content Management
The retirement of private content mode will lead to the inability to manage private community content effectively, impacting user privacy and data security.
- roles: Compliance Administrators, eDiscovery Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
Increased Administrative Burden
Admins will face increased workload to manage community memberships and access without the private content mode, leading to potential delays in user support.
- roles: Global Administrators, Groups Administrators
- references: https://learn%20about%20groups,%20group%20membership,%20and%20access%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/, https://microsoft%20entra%20built-in%20roles%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20id%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/
User Experience Degradation
Users may experience a decline in the quality of their interactions within private communities due to lack of privacy and control over their content.
- roles: End Users, Community Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc
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Compliance Risks
The inability to manage private content may lead to compliance risks, as sensitive information could be exposed to unauthorized users.
- roles: Compliance Administrators, eDiscovery Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
API Integration Challenges
Existing integrations relying on private content mode may break, leading to disruptions in automated workflows and data retrieval processes.
- roles: Developers, IT Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/yammer/api-requests, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-06-13 | MC Messages | Updated June 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In alignment with Microsoft 365 core workload administration best practices, the private content mode user experience on the classic Yammer admin center will be retired as of June 30th, 2025. This feature has been utilized for specific use cases related to Viva Engage administration and management, and we have outlined alternative solutions for these scenarios in the communication below. This applies to Engage on web, Engage on Teams and Engage on outlook. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): The feature will be retired by June 30th, 2025. | Updated June 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In alignment with Microsoft 365 core workload administration best practices, the private content mode user experience on the classic Yammer admin center will be retired as of June 30th, 2025. This feature has been utilized for specific use cases related to Viva Engage administration and management, and we have outlined alternative solutions for these scenarios in the communication below. This applies to Engage on web, Engage on Teams and Engage on outlook. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): The feature will be retired by June 30th, 2025. |
| 2025-06-13 | MC Last Updated | 06/11/2025 23:34:13 | 2025-06-12T23:14:07Z |
| 2025-06-13 | MC prepare | There will be no exceptions to the retirement which will be done on June 30th, 2025. We recommend you communicate clearly and early to admins of this impending change and coordinate an effort to understand the alternative solutions proposed above.
https://learn%20about%20groups,%20group%20membership,%20and%20access%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/yammer/api-requests https://microsoft%20entra%20built-in%20roles%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20id%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ | After June 30th, private content mode will automatically be disabled for all tenants, and if needed you would have the ability to enable it by calling the REST API as highlighted above.
There will be no exceptions to the retirement which will be done on June 30th, 2025. We recommend you communicate clearly and early to admins of this impending change and coordinate an effort to understand the alternative solutions proposed above. https://learn%20about%20groups,%20group%20membership,%20and%20access%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/yammer/api-requests https://microsoft%20entra%20built-in%20roles%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20id%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ |
| 2025-06-13 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Engage will retire the private content mode feature on June 30th, 2025. Alternative solutions are provided for viewing private community content, managing group memberships, handling legal/audit cases, and using Yammer REST APIs. Admins should prepare for this change by understanding and implementing these alternatives. | Microsoft Viva Engage's private content mode will retire on June 30th, 2025. Alternative solutions for private content management are provided, including roles for viewing private communities, group management, compliance access, and enabling supervisor mode for API calls. Admins should prepare for this change and communicate it to relevant parties. |
| 2025-06-12 | MC prepare | There will be no exceptions to the retirement which will be done on June 30th, 2025. We recommend you communicate clearly and early to admins of this impending change and coordinate an effort to understand the alternative solutions proposed above.
https://learn%20about%20groups,%20group%20membership,%20and%20access%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data https://microsoft%20entra%20built-in%20roles%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20id%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ | There will be no exceptions to the retirement which will be done on June 30th, 2025. We recommend you communicate clearly and early to admins of this impending change and coordinate an effort to understand the alternative solutions proposed above.
https://learn%20about%20groups,%20group%20membership,%20and%20access%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/engage/eac-as-manage-data https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/yammer/api-requests https://microsoft%20entra%20built-in%20roles%20-%20microsoft%20entra%20id%20%7c%20microsoft%20learn/ |
| 2025-06-12 | MC MessageTagNames | User impact, Admin impact, Retirement | Updated message, User impact, Admin impact, Retirement |
| 2025-06-12 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva Engage will retire the private content mode by June 30th, 2025. Verified admins will no longer be able to enable or disable this feature. Alternative methods are provided for viewing private community content, handling legal cases, and managing group memberships. Admins should prepare for this change by exploring the alternatives. | Microsoft Viva Engage will retire the private content mode feature on June 30th, 2025. Alternative solutions are provided for viewing private community content, managing group memberships, handling legal/audit cases, and using Yammer REST APIs. Admins should prepare for this change by understanding and implementing these alternatives. |
| 2025-06-12 | MC Last Updated | 04/01/2025 00:33:12 | 2025-06-11T23:34:13Z |
| 2025-06-12 | MC Messages | In alignment with Microsoft 365 core workload administration best practices private content mode will be retired as of June 30th, 2025. This feature has been utilized for specific use cases related to Viva Engage administration and management, and we have outlined alternative solutions for these scenarios in the communication below. This applies to Engage on web, Engage on Teams and Engage on outlook.
[When this will happen:] (Worldwide) The feature will be completely retired by June 30th, 2025 | Updated June 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In alignment with Microsoft 365 core workload administration best practices, the private content mode user experience on the classic Yammer admin center will be retired as of June 30th, 2025. This feature has been utilized for specific use cases related to Viva Engage administration and management, and we have outlined alternative solutions for these scenarios in the communication below. This applies to Engage on web, Engage on Teams and Engage on outlook. [When this will happen:] General availability (Worldwide): The feature will be retired by June 30th, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | MC Title | Microsoft Viva Engage: Private content mode will retire as of June 30th, 2025 | (Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Private content mode will retire as of June 30th, 2025 |
| 2025-06-12 | MC How Affect | Viva Engage will no longer support private content mode, present within the classic Yammer admin center. Verified admins will no longer be able to enable or disable this feature. If the feature was left on by a verified admin, then it will be disabled for them.
There are alternative methods that can fulfill the needs previously met by private content mode: Viewing private community content without being a member: Users with the Global Administrator or Groups Administrator role can search for private communities within Engage and join these communities without requiring explicit approvals. Learn more about other Entra ID roles here. Viewing community admins and members for private communities without being a member: Since Engage Communities are backed by Microsoft 365 groups, the list of group owners and group members are visible within Entra ID for all users. Learn more about group management here. Handling legal/audit cases in Engage: Compliance administrators, eDiscovery managers, and eDiscovery administrators can access, search, and export private community and private message content on Viva Engage. Learn more about our eDiscovery standard solution here. Admins are also able to perform network data exports which can be manipulated to handle other advanced use cases. | Viva Engage will no longer support private content mode, present within the classic Yammer admin center. Verified admins will no longer be able to enable or disable this feature.
There are alternative methods that can fulfill the needs previously met by private content mode: Viewing private community content without being a member: Users with the Global Administrator or Groups Administrator role can search for private communities within Engage and join these communities without requiring explicit approvals. Learn more about other Entra ID roles here. Viewing community admins and members for private communities without being a member: Since Engage Communities are backed by Microsoft 365 groups, the list of group owners and group members are visible within Entra ID for all users. Learn more about group management here. Handling legal/audit cases in Engage: Compliance administrators, eDiscovery managers, and eDiscovery administrators can access, search, and export private community and private message content on Viva Engage. Learn more about our eDiscovery standard solution here. Enable Supervisor mode when calling Yammer REST APIs: If you rely on the Yammer REST APIs to programmatically fetch private community content, you may continue to do so by enabling supervisor mode, as documented here. Admins are also able to perform network data exports which can be manipulated to handle other advanced use cases. |
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