check before: 2025-01-15
Product:
Exchange, Microsoft 365 Apps, Outlook
Platform:
Online, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Feature update, User impact
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Details:
Summary:
The new Outlook for Windows will soon update the People Hub, offering a modern contact management experience with enriched profiles and auto-hidden duplicate contacts. Rollouts start mid-January 2025 for Targeted Release and late February 2025 for General Availability. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
You are receiving this message because our reporting indicates you may be using new Microsoft Outlook for Windows in your organization.
Coming soon for new Outlook for Windows: an updated People Hub with a modern contact management experience that will retrieve and display high-quality, complete, coherent, and up-to-date information about the people that matter the most to you.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413114.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by end of January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Targeted Release
Created:
2024-11-08
updated:
2024-11-08
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Direct effects for Operations**
User Confusion
Users may be confused by the new interface and features of the People Hub, leading to potential frustration and decreased productivity as they adapt to the changes without prior preparation.
- roles: End Users, Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114, https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-find-edit-or-delete-a-contact-in-outlook-e1dc4548-3bd6-4644-aecd-47b5728f7b0d
" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-find-edit-or-delete-a-contact-in-outlook-e1dc4548-3bd6-4644-aecd-47b5728f7b0d
Data Integrity Issues
The automatic hiding of duplicate contacts may lead to users being unaware of important contacts if they are not properly informed about the changes, potentially impacting communication.
- roles: End Users, Team Leaders
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/windows/people-app-help-144c4373-fa32-da81-f8b4-ee87589c509c, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114
Training and Documentation Gaps
Lack of updated training materials and documentation regarding the new People Hub features may hinder users' ability to effectively utilize the new functionalities, leading to inefficiencies.
- roles: Training Coordinators, End Users
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-find-edit-or-delete-a-contact-in-outlook-e1dc4548-3bd6-4644-aecd-47b5728f7b0d, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=413114
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