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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 288th 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.
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Message center announcements
October 24, 2022 – October 30, 2022
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
Major updates
IE11 desktop app will be permanently disabled as part of the February 2023 Windows security update (“B”) release
MC450856 | October 27 – As previously announced, the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop app has been retired as of June 15, 2022. IE11 retirement is occurring through two phases: A redirection phase, currently in progress with devices progressively redirected from IE11 to Microsoft Edge An upcoming Windows Update phase that includes IE11 being permanently disabled. The Windows security update (“B”) release that will permanently disable IE11 is scheduled to be available for roll out on February 14, 2023. View more
My Activity retirement in Teams desktop and web clients
MC450203 | October 26 – As announced in MC411679 (August ’22) we are retiring “My Activity” feature within the Activity app from Microsoft Teams desktop and web clients. Activity will now support only activities directed to you (the option to view activities initiated by you will be retired), where we will continue to invest our development resources. View more
Announcing retirement of the legacy mail flow rules UX in the classic Exchange admin center
MC449929 | October 25 – The retirement process of the mail flow rules user experience in the classic Exchange admin center begins at the end of November. The legacy UX is no longer the default page in the new EAC and is available only in the classic EAC and only until it is retired. This is part of our ongoing transition to move away from the classic EAC for mail flow management, and it is a continuation of our migration to the new EAC (admin.exchange.microsoft.com).The new mail flow rules UX is now the default… View more
Additional updates
Announcing the New Look of Office for the Web
MC452253 | October 28 – We are excited to announce a new look in Office for the Web. We’ve changed the visuals to give you a clean modern look to help you focus, but nothing has moved. We will start flighting at this date.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 87307 View more
Update Microsoft 365 Admin Mobile app to Continue Receiving Notifications
MC452223 | October 28 – We are doing a revamp of push notification messages for the Microsoft 365 Admin mobile app. We have rolled these changes out starting with iOS app version 4.3.4 and Android app version 4.5.3. Users on old app versions may not receive all notifications. View more
New Viva admin experience in M365 Admin Center
MC452213 | October 28 – The Viva collections experience now has a brand-new look where you can configure licenses, roles, and access individual app configuration pages. Admins will be able to deploy Viva from a common place within the Microsoft 365 admin center and find guidance on how best to configure their tenants.Viva is now discoverable via search making it easier than ever to discover Viva apps within the Microsoft 365 admin center. Admins can also navigate to the experience via the setup tab, and then click on… View more
PowerPoint Live in Teams: Magnify Slide
MC452198 | October 28 – When a deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees can use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the presentation while maintaining full fidelity of the slide content. When a meeting attendee magnifies a slide, it doesn’t change how the presenter or the other meeting attendees view the slides. The “Sync to presenter” button will also appear, which allows the meeting attendee to resume following the presenter. When the meeting presenter… View more
Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC450904 | October 27 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel View more
Users Can Upload Documents from OneDrive for Business in E-sign in Approvals
MC450847 | October 27 – Users will now be able to upload documents from OneDrive for Business when creating ane-signature request in E-sign in Approvals. We apologize for the delay in communication and any inconveniences caused. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99971 View more
Outlook for Windows: Cloud Signatures Coming Soon
MC450845 | October 27 – Upgrades to how your email signatures are managed will be launching soon. These enhancements change where the signature data is stored from per-device to per-account. This means the same set of signatures will be available on any Windows (Microsoft 365) or Web version of Outlook, and you will no longer need to reconfigure your signatures when getting a new device.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 60371 View more
(Updated) New home experience for Viva Connections desktop
MC447338 | October 27 – Updated October 27, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.A new desktop experience is being released for Viva Connections that’s easier and faster to set up and optimizes content to deliver a modern employee experience. The new Viva Connections desktop design serves as a new home experience option that centers essential job tasks, personalized content, easy access to other Viva experiences, and better aligns with the mobile experience…. View more
(Updated) New ‘Activity’ Column in OneDrive ‘My Files’ list view
MC408694 | October 27 – Updated October 27, 2022: We have updated this message with a link to additional information. Thank you for your patience.We are introducing a new Activity column in OneDrive My Files list view. The goal of this feature is to help users stay up-to-date on the files that they are working on with others by surfacing relevant activity information. We will show file activity related to actions, such as, user comments, edits, share, and @mentions. This message is associated with Microsoft 365… View more
(Updated) Folders and Rules Support for Microsoft 365 Groups in Outlook
MC422161 | October 27 – Updated October 27, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this release, users will have the ability to create folders and organize content inside Microsoft 365 Groups mailbox using Outlook on the web. Groups users will be able to create folders inside the Groups section in Outlook mail module. Users can move and copy messages across different folders inside of the Group. We are also releasing support for Rules inside Groups mailbox. With rules, users… View more
Sign Language View
MC450498 | October 26 – We are introducing a new Sign Language experience in Teams Meetings to help meeting participants who use sign language to prioritize interpreters and other sign language users so that they remain visible in in a static, central location on the meeting stage, with higher video quality. Specific sign language users inside the organization that you work with regularly – such as regular interpreters – can be prioritized across all meetings by adding them to a prioritized signer list under Settings… View more
Change in Item Insights behaviour in Delve and the Microsoft Graph Trending API
MC450496 | October 26 – We’re making some changes to the user experience in Delve and how it relates to the Item Insights toggle.Until now, users (or groups of users) who have had item insights turned off have not themselves been able to use collaborative experiences like Delve. As an example, when a user who has disabled item insights opens the Delve home page, it has shown an empty page. This will change on December 1, 2022.From this time, users who have Item Insights turned off are indeed allowed to use such… View more
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Additional Filters in Approvals
MC449930 | October 26 – Updated October 26, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams approval list within the personal app will include additional filters to filter your approval list such as key word search and other options such as Approved. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92486 View more
Changes to navigation in Outlook for Android
MC450188 | October 26 – Outlook for Android is making it easier to find all your contacts, files, and more. See our blog post at Navigating Outlook for Android and iOS – Microsoft Community HubUsers will see changes to the tab bar at the bottom of Outlook for Android, a new Floating Action button, search will be renamed Feed with a new Icon, and Contacts and Files will be found under the “More” button. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100570 View more
Support PSTN attendees in meetings to join Breakout Rooms
MC450186 | October 26 – This Breakout Rooms feature enables PSTN participants to be assigned and join breakout rooms. PSTN participants includes dial-in users, dial-out users, and call-me users.Scenarios supported in this version:PSTN participants can be assigned to breakout rooms (manually or automatically)PSTN participants can join breakout rooms and hear an announcement.PSTN participants can join back to the main room and hear an announcement after breakout rooms are closed. (manually closed or timer ends)This… View more
(Updated) Video Clips in Teams Chat
MC427757 | October 25 – Updated October 25, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting with coworkers using short video in Teams. Users can capture, send, and playback video messages in Chat on all Teams endpoints. Recording limited to 1min across all platforms.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97158 View more
Additional API Capabilities for Tasks in Teams and Planner
MC449931 | October 25 – We’re introducing new application permissions capabilities for the Microsoft Planner APIs. This includes two sets of enhancements that will make it easier to work with tasks in your organization. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 101153 View more
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