check before: 2025-08-28
Product:
Copilot, Entra, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Connections, SharePoint, Teams
Platform:
Online, Teams And Surface Devices, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Viva Connections will offer AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news, playable with controls like play, pause, and speed adjustment. Available from August 28, 2025, this feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and supports hands-free news consumption on Teams, Surface, and web.
Details:
Updated September 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We're introducing a new feature that enables AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections. This feature provides users with a hands-free way to catch up on top news items using playback controls such as play, pause, skip, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this summarization capability. This new feature applies to Teams, Surface Devices, and Web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497142.
When this will happen
Targeted Release (Production tenants): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 3, 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 30, 2025 (previously September 15).
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Created:
2025-08-29
updated:
2025-09-17
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Direct effects for Operations**
AI-generated audio briefings
Without proper preparation, users may experience confusion or frustration due to lack of awareness about the new feature, leading to underutilization of the audio briefing capability.
- roles: End Users, Content Creators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/connections/news-reader, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=497142
Microsoft 365 Copilot license requirement
If users do not have the necessary Microsoft 365 Copilot license, they will be unable to access the new audio briefing feature, resulting in a disparity in user experience and potential dissatisfaction.
- roles: End Users, IT Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/viva/connections/news-reader, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=497142
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-09-17 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-09-17 | MC Summary | Microsoft Viva introduces AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Launching August 28, 2025, it offers hands-free playback with controls on Teams, Surface, and web, enhancing accessibility and productivity without admin setup. | Microsoft Viva Connections will offer AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news, playable with controls like play, pause, and speed adjustment. Available from August 28, 2025, this feature requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and supports hands-free news consumption on Teams, Surface, and web. |
| 2025-09-17 | MC Last Updated | 09/02/2025 21:03:20 | 2025-09-16T20:07:02Z |
| 2025-09-17 | MC Messages | Introduction
We're introducing a new feature that enables AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections. This feature provides users with a hands-free way to catch up on top news items using playback controls such as play, pause, skip, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this summarization capability. This new feature applies to Teams, Surface Devices, and Web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497142. When this will happen Targeted Release (Production tenants): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 3, 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 15, 2025. | Updated September 16, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction We're introducing a new feature that enables AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections. This feature provides users with a hands-free way to catch up on top news items using playback controls such as play, pause, skip, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this summarization capability. This new feature applies to Teams, Surface Devices, and Web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 497142. When this will happen Targeted Release (Production tenants): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 3, 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): The rollout begins on August 28, 2025, and is expected to complete by September 30, 2025 (previously September 15). |
| 2025-09-17 | MC Title | Microsoft Viva: AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections | (Updated) Microsoft Viva: AI-generated audio briefings for SharePoint news in Viva Connections |
| 2025-09-17 | MC End Time | 10/15/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-11-03T08:00:00Z |
| 2025-09-03 | MC Last Updated | 08/29/2025 02:31:38 | 2025-09-02T21:03:20Z |
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