check before: 2024-11-15
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook, Teams
Platform:
Mac, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
The New Calendar app, integrating Microsoft Teams and Outlook, will start rolling out in mid-November 2024 for Targeted Release and in mid-January 2025 for General Availability. Users can opt-in to try advanced features for scheduling, meeting creation, and multitasking with no admin action required.
Details:
Updated November 26, 2024: This release is currently available only to the enterprise and SMB customer segments, with other segments to follow at a later date.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415.
[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): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025.
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Targeted Release
Created:
2024-10-11
updated:
2024-11-27
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is launching a new calendar app integrated with Teams and Outlook starting mid-November 2024 for select users, offering advanced features like a customizable command bar, Place Finder for booking meeting rooms, and the ability to pop out the calendar for multitasking, with a broader rollout in January 2025.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Interface Changes
The introduction of the New Calendar interface may confuse users who are accustomed to the old layout, leading to potential inefficiencies in scheduling and meeting management.
- roles: End Users, Administrative Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=415415
Feature Overload
The new advanced features may overwhelm users, particularly those who are not tech-savvy, resulting in decreased productivity and frustration.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=415415
Integration Issues
The integration of new features like weather and work plan may lead to technical glitches or incompatibilities with existing systems, disrupting user experience.
- roles: IT Support, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=415415
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-11-27 | MC Last Updated | 10/11/2024 00:49:47 | 2024-11-26T18:52:58Z |
| 2024-11-27 | MC Messages | Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415. [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): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025. | Updated November 26, 2024: This release is currently available only to the enterprise and SMB customer segments, with other segments to follow at a later date.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415. [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): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025. |
| 2024-11-27 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
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