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New experience of the Participant roster
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MC246710 | March 26 – We are changing how the Participant list is displayed for the Lobby, In meeting, Presenters, and Attendees participant sections in a Microsoft Teams meeting (desktop clients and Teams on the web). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80385
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Improved search experience in the participant roster
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MC246708 | March 26 – We are expanding the search experience for Teams meeting attendees who wish to examine the participant roster when using Teams desktop or Teams on the web. This feature update does not apply to Teams mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80421. >
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Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls
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MC246707 | March 26 – This new feature introduces Correct Answer choices to Polls within Teams meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web. The new update will make poll creation fluid, as frictionless as possible and gives presenters control of their meeting experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80519.
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Improvements in managing attendee audio in Microsoft Teams Meetings
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MC246704 | March 26 – Teams meeting organizers and presenters who use the attendee audio management feature will have greater flexibility to determine when attendees can use their microphone. These updates apply to Teams desktop apps, Teams mobile apps, and Teams on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80261.
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Supervised Chat for Teams private chats
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MC246703 | March 26 – To prevent inappropriate messaging behavior, many institutions have had to disable private chat in Microsoft Teams. Now, we’re excited to bring this new release of Teams Supervised Chat that will block restricted users from starting new chats unless an appropriate supervisor is present. This will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Web and Mobile. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81359.
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Teams: Voice-Enabled Channels (Collaborative Calling)
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MC246651 | March 26 – We are introducing a new feature to support Voice-Enabled Channels (Collaborative Calling) in the Microsoft Teams desktop client. This feature will provide a new way of configuring call queues by allowing you to link Teams channels to call queues. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68770.
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(Updated) GoLocal support for Live Events
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MC242342 | March 25 – Updated March 25, 2021: We have determined that this message did not go to the correct audience. You can safely disregard this message. We will send a new Message center message to the correct audience. We apologize for any confusion. We will be enabling GoLocal support for Live Events in France, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates in March.
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(Updated) Adding Quick Permissions to the OneDrive/SharePoint Share Control
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MC244885 | March 25 – Updated March 25, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature will enable OneDrive/SharePoint share control users to more easily change permissions when sharing links. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70806.
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(Updated) Text Predictions in Word for Windows
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MC240605 | March 25 – Updated March 25, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. In December 2020 (MC229381), we announced that Outlook for Windows was adding text predictions during composition by incorporating intelligent technology to help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately.We’re now excited to announce that text predictions will soon be available in Word for Windows when writing documents in English. This message is associated with…
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(Updated) Introducing intelligent file recommendations for Planner
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MC227303 | March 25 – Updated March 25, 2021: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience. This new Planner feature allows users to quickly add attachments to their tasks from an intelligently curated list of relevant files. The recommendations are based on the task and the user. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap…
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(Updated) Teams desktop app for Mac: Include computer sound in a meeting
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MC235180 | March 25 – Updated March 25, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. TheMicrosoft Teams desktop app for MacOSwill soon allow users include their computer’s sound when sharing either their desktop or a window in a meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 67168 and 67169.
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New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge
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MC246270 | March 25 – We’re making some changes to the release cycle cadence for the Microsoft Edge browser application. Expected to start with Microsoft Edge major version 94, we will be adopting Chromium’s new 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, we will offer an 8-week major release Extended Stable option for enterprise customers looking for a longer timeline to manage updates.
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Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings
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MC246221 | March 24 – This release of Multiple spotlights in Teams meetings will allow organizers and presenters to spotlight up to 7 participants simultaneously for everyone to see during meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, and on the Web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80425
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Expanded emoji picker in Microsoft Teams
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MC246220 | March 24 – The expanded emoji update brings users the fun and expressiveness they love into their Teams messages, along with a wider range of diverse emojis, a necessity for our diverse and widespread user base. This expansion is available for Teams desktop apps (Windows and Mac), Teams mobile (Android and iOS), and Teams on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81403.
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Microsoft Whiteboard now available on Android
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MC246006 | March 23 – We are excited to share that Microsoft Whiteboard for Android has launched in Public preview and is available in the Google Play Store for download. Now, customers can ideate, create & collaborate on the most popular mobile platformThis message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72196.
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We are supporting third party electronic signatures in the Teams Approvals app
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MC246004 | March 23 – There may be times when managers need more formal attestation, such as a signature, before being able to act on an approval request. We’re working closely with key partners to allow Teams admins to enable electronic signature support within the Microsoft Teams Approval app (desktop and web). This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81407.
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Create and use approval templates in the Teams Approvals app
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MC246003 | March 23 – Tenant admins and team owners will have access to out-of-the-box templates in the Teams Approval app with this update. Templates make it easier for end users to create and submit an approval request. The Approvals app, which is available as a personal app for all Microsoft Teams users, provides a simple way to bring auditing, compliance, accountability, and workflows to both structured and unstructured Approvals in Teams. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81408
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Microsoft Teams to allow only organization participants to bypass the meeting lobby
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MC246000 | March 23 – We are updating the Microsoft Teams Meeting lobby settings to enable organization participants to skip the lobby while holding guests in the lobby until they are admitted. This feature is applicable to Teams desktop apps, Teams mobile apps, and Teams on the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81376.
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Microsoft Teams: Call Merge
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MC245998 | March 23 – Call Merge gives end users the capability to merge their active unheld 1:1 call into another 1:1 call or another group call. This applies to Teams VOIP calls and PSTN calls. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66054.
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Expanding access to My Day from Outlook on the web to Office.com
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MC245995 | March 23 – We are expanding access to My Day from Outlook on the web to Office.com. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72174.
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(Updated) Planner Mobile Push Notification Update
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MC244889 | March 23 – Updated March 23, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are updating the delivery method for mobile push notifications in the Planner mobile apps for iOS and Android. Notifications from these apps will be delivered via a direct push method, where the contents of the notifications will be sent to the mobile device over Apple and Google push notification services. End users will see no changes to their existing user experience with Planner.Notification…
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Update on UserVoice sites
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MC245855 | March 23 – Microsoft has partnered with UserVoice, a third-party service, to communicate with customers and collect feedback. We will be moving away from UserVoice feedback sites throughout the 2021 calendar year on a product-by-product basis as we look to move to 1st party solutions. How can I submit feedback to Microsoft? We have a variety of channels that allow customers to communicate with us. Please see the full list of alternatives here. Can I continue to submit feedback through active UserVoice…
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Microsoft Lists: new Integrate drop-down menu, powered by SharePoint
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MC245847 | March 23 – As part of updating the command bar at the top of Microsoft Lists, we are introducing a new top-level menu item: Integrate. This is the home for features that help extend list experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 64869
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Teams desktop: Date/time format matches Mac and Windows OS language settings
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MC245826 | March 22 – With this update, date/time formats in Teams will match the Mac and Windows OS regional settings on desktop. Previously, Teams would only show date/time in the format corresponding to the application language.
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Power Platform data loss prevention policy available to all Dataverse for Teams environments
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MC245821 | March 22 – In March 2021, we added a PowerShell solution that applies data loss prevention (DLP) policy to all Dataverse for Teams environments within a tenant.
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