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In a rapid change of Office 365, Microsoft sends to Tenant Admin’s the news about what is changing and what is coming in Office 365.
This is the 242th email that Microsoft has sent to Tenant Admin’s Newsletter with Office 365 changes.
This Weekly digest is intended to reach the Administrators of Microsoft Office 365 within the latest changes that are happening to Office 365.
Below is an example that can be applied to your tenant, because these emails are based on the services that you have in your Tenant and subscription.
Message center announcements, November 8-14, 2021
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
Major updates
(Updated) TLS1.2 enforcement for Direct Routing SIP interface
Act by: January 3
MC297438 | November 12 – Updated November 12, 2021: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We’re making some changes to Direct Routing SIP interface.On January 3rd 2022, to provide the best-in-class encryption to our customers, we will begin retiring Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 and begin obligatingTLS1.2 usage for the Direct Routing SIP interface.The move to TLS 1.2 is to ensure that our service is secure by default and in alignment with the rest of Microsoft…
(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Praise History in Microsoft Viva Insights
MC289968 | November 11 – Updated November 11, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The Praise app in Microsoft Teams is designed to help recognize the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send Praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar for most users or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. With Praise history, users will be able to view their sent and received…
(Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint
MC274188 | November 11 – Updated November 09, 2021: We have updated this post with guidance on how to take preemptive action. We are not turning on the auto-expiration feature yet. New action is required if you do not want your meeting recordings to auto-expire in January 2022.As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of…
MC295863 | November 8 – Updated November 08, 2021: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback. We’re updating the Office.com and Office app for Windows experiences. These updates make it even easier to find all the content associated with you, access your apps and templates in one place, take action quickly, and understand what work needs your attention. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85662
Microsoft is retiring Security Policy Advisor in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center
MC296992 | November 8 – We will be retiring Security Policy Advisor beginning on November 8, 2021. We recommend using the Office cloud policy service, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.
MC298032 | November 13 – With the newly redesigned Teams Store, you’ll find a landing page optimized for ease of discoverability with rotating banners at the top that spotlights interesting apps and scenarios. You’ll also see intelligent recommendations for apps that are popular amongst your colleagues and across all users on Teams. We’ve also added new curated surfaces that showcase collections of apps that address common scenarios from apps to get you started in Teams. We have also updated app categories to make it…
MC298031 | November 13 – This update to the Microsoft Teams audit log adds Meeting Activities to further help organizations effectively respond to security events, forensic investigations, internal investigations, and compliance obligations.
(Updated) Exchange online archive–Automatic archive of mailbox items in Purges, Versions and Discovery Holds folders
MC288630 | November 11 – Updated November 11, 2021: We have updated the post for additional clarity and updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. We are rolling out an update which will automatically move any mailbox items preserved in the “Purges”, “Versions”, and “Discovery Holds” folders in the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox daily. Customers will no longer be required to create separate policies for archiving email content in the “Recoverable Items” folders mentioned. Once this change finishes…
(Updated) New SharePoint Site templates – retail and non-profit
MC291893 | November 11 – Updated November 11, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This update will bring four new SharePoint site templates to retail customers, non-profits, and healthcare organizations. The updates will allow organizations to better track, manage information, and collaborate. This will rollout across desktop, web and mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85659.
(Updated) Outlook for iOS and Android: Play My Emails available in Brazilian Portuguese
MC292396 | November 11 – Updated November 11, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re expanding Play My Emails on Outlook for iOS and Android to Brazilian Portuguese.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85664
MC297608 | November 11 – Microsoft Teams provides several different ways to deliver meeting experiences. Selecting the right option depends on factors like expected attendance numbers and required capabilities. To follow up on an earlier communication (MC282774 -Sept), Microsoft would like to clarify the guidance around which experiences to use for meetings and events above 1,000 users.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65952
MC297559 | November 11 – Viva Connections, part of Microsoft Viva, is your gateway to a modern employee experience. The Viva Connections app incorporates a customizable dashboard, the feed, and relevant resources all in one experience in the Microsoft Teams mobile, web and desktop.This General Availability (GA) release includes the ability to: Set a SharePoint home site from the SharePoint admin center Create, author, and manage a dashboard from the home site Use the new Dashboard and Feed web parts on the home site…
MC297558 | November 11 – This new feature, Lookup columns, will allow you to connect a list to a column from another list you have on your site. Once connected, you can easily “lookup” other information and include this in your new list. This makes it easy to maintain team-level, centralized lists that contain information you use repeatedly. Note: You can now create look up columns in modern list and document library UI. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82156.
MC297255 | November 10 – We are bringing an updated view the the Mail Flow status summary report. we will be merging the Funnel view and the Tech view into one consolidated view called the “Mail flow” view. We believe that with the new view it will be easier for Admins to visualize the flow of emails through our filtering system. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82173.
Classic site collection usage reports moved to a new link
MC297254 | November 10 – We previously announced in MC244687 (March ’21) that we were relocating classic usage and popularity reports in the SharePoint admin center classic site collection settings. We have now completed this change and apologize for the delay.
MC267581 | November 9 – Updated November 09, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This new feature will support the addition of custom list templates from your organization alongside the ready-made templates Microsoft provides to make it easy to get started tracking and managing information.
Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels
MC297171 | November 9 – We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel Monthly Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel
MC297030 | November 8 – Administrators will be able to control the ability for anonymous users to join a Microsoft Teams meeting using a new per-organizer policy. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 87503.
Note: My Tenant is based in Europe with Target Release Enabled. You can view more messages on your portal, just go to the Message center.
Quickly access relevant information and functionality from the new home page—The home page has been redesigned with you and your most common tasks in mind—such as adding a user or resetting a password. The new admin center makes these items accessible directly from the home page. The home page also proactively surfaces information important to you, such as notifications from the Message Center.
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