check before: 2024-11-15
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Exchange, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 for the web, Microsoft Graph, Outlook, Teams
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Developer, Mac, Online, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
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Rolling out
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Summary:
Name pronunciation on the profile card is coming to Microsoft Teams and Outlook. Admins need to configure the feature to avoid data loss, with instructions provided in the support article. The rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late March 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations.
Details:
Updated April 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025.
We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this.
Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329.
Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web.
[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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February).
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a feature in Teams and Outlook that allows users to record and share their name pronunciation on profile cards, with rollout starting in November 2024 and general availability by March 2025, requiring administrators to enable it in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Direct effects for Operations**
Data Loss Risk
If the name pronunciation feature is rolled out without proper admin configuration, users may lose their pronunciation data, leading to miscommunication and potential offense.
- roles: IT Admin, End User
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/name-pronunciation, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=420329
User Experience Degradation
Without prior notification and training, users may be unaware of the new feature, leading to confusion and frustration when trying to use name pronunciation functionalities.
- roles: End User, HR Personnel
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/namepronunciationsettings?view=graph-rest-beta, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/m365-dr-workload-exo?view=o365-worldwide#how-can-i-determine-customer-data-location
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-04-15 | MC Messages | Updated April 9, 2025: The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025.
We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). | Updated April 14, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025. We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). |
| 2025-04-15 | MC Last Updated | 04/09/2025 19:02:50 | 2025-04-14T21:50:39Z |
| 2025-04-15 | MC prepare | This feature is off by default. As an admin, you can enable the feature in Microsoft Graph using these instructions: namePronunciationSettings resource type - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Learn
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. #newoutlookforwindows https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/namepronunciationsettings?view=graph-rest-beta https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/m365-dr-workload-exo?view=o365-worldwide#how-can-i-determine-customer-data-location https://review.learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/name-pronunciation?branch=main&branchFallbackFrom=pr-en-us-16335 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=420329 | This feature is off by default. As an admin, you can enable the feature in Microsoft Graph using these instructions: namePronunciationSettings resource type - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Learn
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. #newoutlookforwindows https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/namepronunciationsettings?view=graph-rest-beta https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/m365-dr-workload-exo?view=o365-worldwide#how-can-i-determine-customer-data-location https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/name-pronunciation https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=420329 |
| 2025-04-15 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon feature name pronunciation on profile cards, promoting inclusivity. Rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late April 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. Admins can enable this feature via Microsoft Graph. | Name pronunciation on the profile card is coming to Microsoft Teams and Outlook. Admins need to configure the feature to avoid data loss, with instructions provided in the support article. The rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late March 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Messages | Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). | Updated April 9, 2025: The admin toggle for Name Pronunciation is rolling out to Production starting this week. Admins will be required to configure in the admin center to avoid loss of data. Instructions to configure are in this support article. Please expect the admin toggle in the admin center starting the week of April 14th through April 18th, 2025.
We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Last Updated | 03/28/2025 22:31:05 | 2025-04-09T19:02:50Z |
| 2025-04-10 | MC prepare | This feature is off by default. As an admin, you can enable the feature in Microsoft Graph using these instructions: namePronunciationSettings resource type - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Learn
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. #newoutlookforwindows https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/namepronunciationsettings?view=graph-rest-beta https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/m365-dr-workload-exo?view=o365-worldwide#how-can-i-determine-customer-data-location https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=420329 | This feature is off by default. As an admin, you can enable the feature in Microsoft Graph using these instructions: namePronunciationSettings resource type - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Learn
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. #newoutlookforwindows https://learn.microsoft.com/graph/api/resources/namepronunciationsettings?view=graph-rest-beta https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/m365-dr-workload-exo?view=o365-worldwide#how-can-i-determine-customer-data-location https://review.learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/name-pronunciation?branch=main&branchFallbackFrom=pr-en-us-16335 https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=420329 |
| 2025-04-10 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon feature name pronunciation on profile cards, promoting inclusivity. Rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late March 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. Admins can enable this feature via Microsoft Graph. | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon feature name pronunciation on profile cards, promoting inclusivity. Rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late April 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. Admins can enable this feature via Microsoft Graph. |
| 2025-03-29 | MC Last Updated | 11/13/2024 18:46:19 | 2025-03-28T22:31:05Z |
| 2025-03-29 | MC Messages | Updated November 13, 2024: We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this.
Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. | Updated March 28, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this. Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-February). |
| 2025-03-29 | MC End Time | 04/25/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-06-09T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-03-29 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon introduce a name pronunciation feature on profile cards, aiming to enhance inclusivity. It will be previewed without an admin toggle but will include one before general availability. Admins can opt out by raising an incident. The feature stores pronunciation data in user mailboxes and applies to various Teams and Outlook versions. Rollouts begin mid-November 2024 for Targeted Release and mid-January 2025 for General Availability. Admins need to enable the feature manually. | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon feature name pronunciation on profile cards, promoting inclusivity. Rollout starts mid-November 2024 for targeted release and late March 2025 for general availability. Users can record and listen to name pronunciations. Admins can enable this feature via Microsoft Graph. |
| 2024-11-14 | MC Messages | Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. | Updated November 13, 2024: We will be shipping to preview without the admin toggle however an admin toggle will be available before general availability. If there are concerns or your organisation wants to opt out, please raise an incident to address this.
Coming soon to Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams: A name pronunciation feature on the profile card in Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This new feature helps promote diversity by giving working colleagues relevant information about each other. Names are a crucial part of a person's identity. The incorrect pronunciation of a person's name can lead to anxiety and offense in some cases. Correctly pronouncing a person's name helps to create an inclusive environment. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 420329. Pronunciation data is stored in each user's mailbox until the user deletes the recording. Learn more: Data Residency for Exchange Online - Microsoft 365 Enterprise | Microsoft Learn This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, new Outlook for Windows desktop, and new Outlook for web. [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, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025. |
| 2024-11-14 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card | (Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card |
| 2024-11-14 | MC Last Updated | 10/25/2024 00:59:40 | 2024-11-13T18:46:19Z |
| 2024-11-14 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2024-11-14 | MC Summary | A name pronunciation feature is coming to Microsoft Teams and Outlook, allowing users to record and share the pronunciation of their names on their profile cards. This promotes inclusiveness and will be available from mid-November 2024 to mid-February 2025. Admins can enable it in Microsoft Graph. | Microsoft Teams and Outlook will soon introduce a name pronunciation feature on profile cards, aiming to enhance inclusivity. It will be previewed without an admin toggle but will include one before general availability. Admins can opt out by raising an incident. The feature stores pronunciation data in user mailboxes and applies to various Teams and Outlook versions. Rollouts begin mid-November 2024 for Targeted Release and mid-January 2025 for General Availability. Admins need to enable the feature manually. |
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