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check before: 2024-12-01
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Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook, Teams
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Online, Web, World tenant
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Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
The Microsoft Places app will be ON by default, facilitating in-office coordination via OWA or Outlook Calendar. Teams Premium users get extra features. Rollout begins early December 2024. Admins should set up policies to pin the app for users and configure access as needed.
Details:
Updated December 2, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app.
The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration.
Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app:
Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions.
Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024.
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summary for non-techies**
The Microsoft Places app, launching in December 2024, will help employees coordinate in-office days and meetings through a shared calendar accessible via Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app, with additional features like Team Guidance and Places Explorer available for Teams Premium users.
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| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-12-03 | MC Messages | Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. | Updated December 2, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. |
| 2024-12-03 | MC Last Updated | 11/12/2024 23:39:37 | 2024-12-03T00:04:11Z |
| 2024-12-03 | MC prepare | If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here.
If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - EnablePlacesWebApp Parameter. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client | If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here.
If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - EnablePlacesWebApp Parameter. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. Additional References If you want to keep the Places app OFF for the entire tenant, you can do so using PowerShell: #Connect to Microsoft Places: Connect-MicrosoftPlaces # Update the settings for access to buildings in the location settings: Set-PlacesSettings -EnableBuildings Default:false # Update the settings for access on the controllable core experience: Set-PlacesSettings -EnablePlacesWebApp Default:false https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client |
| 2024-11-13 | MC prepare | If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here.
If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - Feature Parameters. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client | If you were part of the Microsoft Places Preview and followed the onboarding instruction, access to the Places app is likely restricted to users in the 'PlacesUsers' Security Group. You need to take action to broaden access to other users in your tenant, as described here.
If you were not part of the Preview and want to restrict access to the Places app, you can do so today by using PowerShell: Set-PlacesSettings - EnablePlacesWebApp Parameter. Access restriction will apply to the app on the web and inside Teams, Outlook and Microsoft 365 app. https://aka.ms/places https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings#-enableplaceswebapp https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/deployment-guide-for-places https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/get-started/quick-setup-buildings-floors https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/places/powershell/set-placessettings https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies#add-apps-to-your-teams-client |
| 2024-11-13 | MC Summary | The Microsoft Places app will be enabled by default, facilitating users to coordinate in-office days with colleagues. It's accessible via web, Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 app, with additional features for Teams Premium users. Rollout starts early December 2024. Admins should set up policies and configure access. | The Microsoft Places app will be ON by default, facilitating in-office coordination via OWA or Outlook Calendar. Teams Premium users get extra features. Rollout begins early December 2024. Admins should set up policies to pin the app for users and configure access as needed. |
| 2024-11-13 | MC Last Updated | 10/31/2024 23:57:38 | 2024-11-12T23:39:37Z |
| 2024-11-13 | MC Messages | We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app.
The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. | Updated November 12, 2024: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
We're making it easier for users to access the Microsoft Places app. This app is accessible on the web, or as an app inside Teams, Outlook and the Microsoft 365 app. The Microsoft Places app helps users coordinate their in-office days with colleagues. When work location is shared from OWA or the new Outlook Calendar, users will see others' work locations and can decide the best days to be in the office for in-person collaboration. Users with Teams Premium will have access to additional features in the Microsoft Places app: Team Guidance for leaders to communicate which days their team should plan to be in the office and what the priorities are for each in-office day. Providing a purpose for team days in the office gives you another reason to come into the office. Team Guidance will be ON for all Teams Premium users. Admins can selectively turn off this feature following these instructions. Places Explorer to discover what's happening in the office, who's in the office, and find places like services and amenities. Admins will need to configure buildings and floors for Places Explorer to show building details. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and complete by mid-December 2024. |
| 2024-11-13 | MC Title | Microsoft Places app ON by default | (Updated) Microsoft Places app ON by default |
| 2024-11-13 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact |
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