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Data Subject Request tool renaming and relocation to eDiscovery
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MC274526 | July 31 – Beginning on September 2, 2021, we are changing the name of the Data subject request tool to User data search and moving the tool under the eDiscovery drop down in the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center.
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Ability to assign roles to Azure AD groups is now generally available!
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MC274516 | July 31 – Note: If you do not have the Azure Active Directory (AAD) Premium P1 or the Azure Active Directory (AAD) Premium P2 license, you can safely ignore this message.Ability to assign roles to Azure Active Directory groups is now generally available. Assigning roles to groups can simplify the management of role assignments in Azure Active Directory in two ways:Instead of multiple roles assignments to individual users, Privileged Role Administrator or Global Administrator can assign the role to a…
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Reminder: Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows connectivity
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Act by: November 1
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MC274503 | July 31 – 3-month Reminder (First published December MC229143): To ensure that we meet performance expectations, we are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Effective November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 services. Office and Microsoft 365 Apps Outlook for Windows Version Office 2013 15.0.4970.9999 and older Office…
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(Updated) SharePoint Events web part will display event images
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MC243945 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. The Events web part on SharePoint pages and news posts will have an option to show images. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70791.
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(Updated) PowerPoint Live in Teams: Slide Translation
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MC245302 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Note: We will not be moving forward with this feature in the DoD environment at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. This new slide translation feature in Microsoft Teams (desktop) will enable all meeting attendees to translate presentation content, presented via PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting, into a language of their choice while in private view. This…
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(Updated) Admins can install Apps in Meetings
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MC252940 | July 30 – Updated July 30 2021: We are pleased to announce that this feature is now available. Thank you for your patience. We are enabling IT admins to select Teams apps that can be installed in meetings for their organization. It will leverage the App setup policies, Installed apps section in which admins can specify the apps to install on behalf of their users. This is rolling out to Microsoft Teams desktop, web and mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81086.
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New assignment experience in modal window for Breakout Rooms
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MC264091 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are releasing an enhanced user experience for manual participant assignment. Participant assignment is now moved from the Breakout Rooms’ right panel to a separate window that pops up when selecting Assign Participants. The enhanced interface allows you to sort by participants or rooms. You can also select multiple participants and assign them to rooms by using the check boxes next to the…
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(Updated) Music Mode for Teams
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MC267133 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83520
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: introducing organization-wide backgrounds (preview)
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MC249777 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience. Currently, your end users can replace the background in a video meeting or call with an image, if you have enabled this feature for Teams desktop apps and Teams on the web. We are introducing, via a preview feature, the ability for you to provide backgrounds that end users have access to across the organization. Note: This feature will be available as a preview until 12/31/2021. After that, an…
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(Updated) Together Mode Extensibility
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MC258034 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Creators can now build custom Together Mode scenes using our newly built Scene Studio – a web application in the new Microsoft Teams Developer Center – to bring new and exciting Together mode scenes to users. Creators can use these custom scenes for their own meetings, use a link to share with other users, or publish them more broadly to the organization or public Microsoft Teams store. Sharing a…
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(Updated) Roaming bandwidth control
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MC258623 | July 30 – Updated July 01, 2021: Based on early testing we will be making additional changes prior to rolling out this change. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. Roaming bandwidth control is a new capability that allows admins to set dynamic bandwidth policies which are based upon the geographic location of users’ Teams clients. This allows admins to set more limited bandwidth controls for when users travel to remote or bandwidth constrained…
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(Updated) End-to-end encryption for Teams calling
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MC259495 | July 30 – Updated July 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. Teams will support an option to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ad hoc 1:1 Teams VoIP calls. To support customer security and compliance requirements, IT will have full control of who can use E2EE in the organization. This message…
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Final reminder: Skype for Business Online retires July 31, 2021
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MC273933 | July 29 – Note: If your organization has already transitioned from Skype for Business Online to Microsoft Teams, please disregard this message. Originally announced in MC219641 (July ’20), as Microsoft Teams has become the core communications client for Microsoft 365, this is a reminder the Skype for Business Online service will retire July 31, 2021.
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
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MC273270 | July 26 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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