check before: 2023-11-20
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Android, Education, iOS, Mac, mobile, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
Links:

Details:
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts using Microsoft Designer's generative AI power. This feature will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload an image will be made available again in early March 2024. The release is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785. The rollout will begin in early November and is expected to be completed by mid-November 2023 for Targeted Release and by mid-January 2024 for Worldwide release.
Updated March 11, 2024: We are not releasing this feature to GCC, GCC-H and DoD at this time and apologize for any inconvenience. We will communicate via Message center with a new timeline when available.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24.
Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023.
Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December).
Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Targeted Release (Entire Organization), Targeted Release (Select People)
Created:
2023-11-07
updated:
2024-03-12
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Date | Property | old | new |
2024-03-12 | MC Last Updated | 03/02/2024 01:16:20 | 2024-03-11T21:56:43Z |
2024-03-12 | MC Messages | Updated March 1, 2024: We have updated the content below with additional information.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December). | Updated March 11, 2024: We are not releasing this feature to GCC, GCC-H and DoD at this time and apologize for any inconvenience. We will communicate via Message center with a new timeline when available.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Worldwide: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December). |
2024-03-12 | MC End Time | 04/01/2024 10:00:00 | 2024-03-25T09:00:00Z |
2024-03-12 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24. The release will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 for Targeted Release, and late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 for Standard Release. Users can create rich, engaging backgrounds for their announcement posts through the Designer integration. This feature will be enabled by default (except in EDU). | Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts using Microsoft Designer's generative AI power. This feature will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload an image will be made available again in early March 2024. The release is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785. The rollout will begin in early November and is expected to be completed by mid-November 2023 for Targeted Release and by mid-January 2024 for Worldwide release. |
2024-03-02 | MC Last Updated | 12/14/2023 06:04:40 | 2024-03-02T01:16:20Z |
2024-03-02 | MC Messages | Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December). | Updated March 1, 2024: We have updated the content below with additional information.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December). |
2024-03-02 | MC End Time | 02/19/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-04-01T10:00:00Z |
2024-03-02 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. Non-US tenants may have noticed a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early March 2024. In parallel, the team is working to release a globally compliant and localized Designer integration in the first half of CY24. The release will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023 for Targeted Release, and late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 for Standard Release. Users can create rich, engaging backgrounds for their announcement posts through the Designer integration. This feature will be enabled by default (except in EDU). | |
2023-12-14 | MC Last Updated | 12/11/2023 21:31:48 | 2023-12-14T06:04:40Z |
2023-12-14 | MC Messages | Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by early December 2023. | Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously early December). |
2023-12-14 | MC End Time | 01/31/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-02-19T09:00:00Z |
2023-12-12 | MC Messages | Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. For organizations with Teams Premium, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by early December 2023. | Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting. Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-November 2023. Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late November and expect to complete by early December 2023. |
2023-12-12 | MC Title | Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts in Channels | (Updated) Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts in Channels |
2023-12-12 | MC Last Updated | 11/06/2023 19:53:18 | 2023-12-11T21:31:48Z |
2023-12-12 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
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