check before: 2025-03-01
Product:
Exchange, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 for the web, Outlook
Platform:
Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences in Microsoft Outlook on the web will be available starting March 2025. Admins need no action before rollout but should review configurations and notify users. The setting applies across all devices and aligns with existing settings in other Microsoft 365 apps.
Details:
Updated June 4, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences, already available in other Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps, will soon be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 467248.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early April 2025 and expect to be complete by late June 2025 (previously late May).
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2025-03-04
updated:
2025-06-05
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a new "optional connected experiences" privacy setting for Outlook on the web in March 2025, allowing users to manage data usage across devices, with settings synchronized across Microsoft 365 apps.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Privacy Settings Change
Users may experience confusion or frustration if they are not informed about the new privacy settings for optional connected experiences, leading to potential misuse or misunderstanding of the feature.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/privacy/overview-privacy-controls#optional-connected-experiences-for-microsoft-365-apps-for-enterprise, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/admin-center/overview-cloud-policy
Lack of User Notification
Without prior notification, users may be unaware of the changes, leading to a lack of trust in the IT department and potential resistance to using the new features.
- roles: End Users, IT Administrators
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=467248, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/privacy/office-web-privacy-controls
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-06-05 | MC Messages | Updated May 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences, already available in other Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps, will soon be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 467248. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early April 2025 and expect to be complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). | Updated June 4, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences, already available in other Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps, will soon be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 467248. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early April 2025 and expect to be complete by late June 2025 (previously late May). |
| 2025-06-05 | MC Last Updated | 05/07/2025 16:25:24 | 2025-06-04T23:35:23Z |
| 2025-06-05 | MC Summary | The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences will be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web starting March 2025 for general availability and April 2025 for GCC. Users can configure this setting via Settings > General > Privacy and data > Privacy settings. No admin action is required before the rollout. | The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences in Microsoft Outlook on the web will be available starting March 2025. Admins need no action before rollout but should review configurations and notify users. The setting applies across all devices and aligns with existing settings in other Microsoft 365 apps. |
| 2025-05-08 | MC Messages | The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences, already available in other Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps, will soon be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 467248. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early April 2025 and expect to be complete by late April 2025. | Updated May 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences, already available in other Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps, will soon be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 467248. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early April 2025 and expect to be complete by late May 2025 (previously late April). |
| 2025-05-08 | MC Title | Microsoft Outlook on the web: Optional connected experiences privacy setting | (Updated) Microsoft Outlook on the web: Optional connected experiences privacy setting |
| 2025-05-08 | MC Last Updated | 03/04/2025 01:36:11 | 2025-05-07T16:25:24Z |
| 2025-05-08 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
| 2025-05-08 | MC Summary | The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences will be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web starting March 2025. Users can configure this setting via Settings > General > Privacy and data > Privacy settings. Admins should review current configurations and notify users. No admin action is required before the rollout. | The user privacy setting for optional connected experiences will be available in Microsoft Outlook on the web starting March 2025 for general availability and April 2025 for GCC. Users can configure this setting via Settings > General > Privacy and data > Privacy settings. No admin action is required before the rollout. |
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