Message center announcements
April 24, 2023 – April 30, 2023
NUNO ÁRIAS SILVA
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(Updated) My Activity retirement in Teams desktop and web clients
MC450203 | April 26 – Updated April 26, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.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
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(Updated) Licensing Check implementation for Teams DLP
MC546441 | April 26 – Updated April 26, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.Final reminder for License enforcement for Teams DLPStarting May 30, 2023, Teams DLP will only be available for tenants with Premium licenses for Microsoft Security and Compliance (E5/A5/G5/F5). For the license information, please see “DLP Licensing for Microsoft Teams” in Data loss prevention and Microsoft Teams (Data Loss Prevention on Microsoft Teams)Note: If you have premium licenses, kindly… View more
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SharedWith and SharedWithDetails column in OneDrive and SharePoint will no longer be updated
MC545906 | April 24 – We will be retiring the SharedWith and SharedWithDetails columns from OneDrive and SharePoint starting in early June. For customers who are looking to understand who has access to content, we recommend utilizing features like the Microsoft 365 Audit Logs and the Manage Access experience. View more
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Microsoft Teams: Install apps based on user activity with Auto install approved apps (AAA)
MC548106 | April 28 – We are expanding the audience for this Message center post as we are getting ready to roll this change to the audience who saw the post originally, and after that to the rest of our customers per the schedule below. The product name has also changed from Zero-touch app install to Auto install approved apps.Microsoft Teams Auto install approved apps (AAA) uses activity from your users to install and surface apps that admins have already allowed for the tenant. An admin can enable AAA to help… View more
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Microsoft Forms: Allow Respondents to Edit their Responses after Submitting
MC548103 | April 28 – We are releasing a new feature that will allow Microsoft Forms creators the capability to allow form/quiz respondents to edit their responses after submission. Once enabled, form/quiz respondents can edit their responses if the form/quiz is open to fill. The answers cannot be accessed if the form/quiz is closed or removed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124819 View more
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Loop Component in Outlook Mobile
MC548102 | April 28 – Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can view it inline, see changes instantly, and easily make edits. That means you can collaborate directly inside of an email message. Outlook Mobile users will see a live preview of the Loop component — with changes made across supported apps synced instantly — and then be able to click to edit it in the Microsoft 365… View more
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Smart Move on Outlook for Android
MC547642 | April 27 – Outlook for Android will release smart move (or suggested folders) soon. This feature was released on Outlook for iOS in 2019.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126518. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Mark All As Read for Activity Feed
MC543386 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users can triage their activity feed more efficiently using the new ‘Mark all as read’ feature. With just one click, users can mark all unread activities as read. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 102238 View more
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(Updated) Teams update: Expanded view of the profile card in Teams
MC494734 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Beginning in March, users in your organization will be able to use expanded views of the profile card in Teams. The expanded view is already available in Outlook and includes more information, like an overview of the profile, contact information, organizational chart, and LinkedIn tab.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109526. View more
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(Updated) Allow End Users to Upgrade Distribution Lists to Microsoft 365 Groups
MC510333 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Admins will be able to allow end users (owners) of Distribution Lists to upgrade their List to a Microsoft 365 Group themselves. This feature is launching in preview and depending on the usability and feedback on this feature, additional changes may be scheduled in the future. View more
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(Updated) Intelligent Meeting Recap in Microsoft 365 Feed
MC543390 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are announcing Intelligent Meeting Recap functionality in Microsoft 365 Feed for both Teams Premium users and users without Teams Premium.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122529 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights Powershell Tenant Controls
MC534309 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Admin controls to view and update Tenant’s default Microsoft Viva Insights settings using PowerShell. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook: Extend Sensitivity Label to Meetings (GA Release)
MC513052 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Coming soon to production (WW release), sensitivity labeling will be available for meetings in Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98924 View more
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(Updated) Retirement of Dynamic Ordering feature in classic search experiences.
MC544789 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the message with additional information. Thank you for your patience.We have disabled the Dynamic Ordering feature for classic search experiences in SharePoint. While the UI for the feature is still present, all configurations associated with this feature are ignored. View more
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(Updated) Live Captions Usability Improvement in Teams Meetings
MC538737 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The new Caption Settings pane now allows better discovery and easier navigation. Users have the ability to customize the size and color of their font as well as the height and position of the caption window with the option to scroll to review captions of what has been said, up to one minute ago.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 107782. View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office allows submission of up to 100 emails
MC535260 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Applicable to Tenants with Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Plan 1 or Plan 2 or Microsoft 365 Defender plan.Coming soon, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will allow you to submit up to 100 emails at once from quarantine, threat explorer (or real-time detections tool) and User reported page to Microsoft for analysis.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 115509 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Change Call Queue and Auto Attendant Greetings and Announcements by Authorized Users
MC527929 | April 27 – Updated April 27, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Changing business conditions often require adjustments to call queue/auto attendant greetings and announcements. However, it can be difficult to identify the right Teams admin to make these changes, and addressing high request volumes can be time-consuming for the responsible admins. With the introduction of user managed CQ/AA greetings for Teams Phone, authorized users (as identified by Teams tenant… View more
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Message Reminders in Outlook for iOS and Android
MC546941 | April 26 – Outlook for iOS and Android will soon roll out Message Reminders, a feature that pulls emails that users may want to reply to up to the top of their inboxes. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126517 View more
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Microsoft Viva: Auto-Categorization Coming to Meeting Category Insights in Viva Insights
MC546939 | April 26 – Meeting category insights in the Viva Insights app helps Viva Insights licensed users understand how they are allocating their time across meeting categories. Today, the feature uses the categories manually assigned by users in Outlook and Teams. In an upcoming update, meeting category insights will begin automatically categorizing meetings for users based on meeting size, cadence, and number of people in the meetings. Categories include:Long meetings – More than 1 hour long and 0-8 invitees… View more
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Introducing New Look for Teams Admin Center
MC546938 | April 26 – As part of our ongoing efforts to provide the best possible experience for our IT administrators, we’re excited to launch a vibrant new look and feel to the Teams Admin Center. This is a significant improvement over the previous version, delivering several key enhancements that we believe will greatly benefit Teams administrators. View more
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Viva Topics app in Teams
MC546937 | April 26 – The official Viva Topics app in Teams is rolling out to external customers.Previously, we had built a Topics app for Teams as a script that Teams admins could upload. Now, the Topics app is available as a first party “Microsoft-built” app. This means the app is available in the app store for your tenant already, no upload or script-downloading required. Users in your tenant can either easily ‘add’ the app, like other Microsoft-built or Viva apps, or the Teams admins can select to have the… View more
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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC546489 | April 26 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel View more
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Improvements to ‘People I Invite’ Meeting Lobby Policy
MC546448 | April 25 – Currently in a Teams Meeting, you may update the lobby policy of a meeting to ‘People I invite’ but cannot include distribution lists as part of the Invited Users. With this new update, you will be able to add a Distribution List to the Invite list and allow those users who are part of that distribution to bypass the lobby if the Lobby policy is set to ‘People I Invite.’This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93585 View more
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Bulk Complaint Level (BCL) Filtering in Threat protection status report
MC546447 | April 25 – We are adding a new filter to the Threat protection status report that will allow security admins to easily filter for bulk related email catches at their different complaint level in the organization. With this capability, security admins can take confident bulk email management steps for users in their organization that is backed by the data in the Threat protection status report.This message is associated with Microsoft Roadmap ID 124784 View more
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Microsoft Teams: Enhancements to Search Experience on Teams App Store
MC546446 | April 25 – We’re improving the search experience on the Teams App Store, designed to enhance app discoverability by extending search capabilities to include short and long descriptions, category names, and support for minor typing errors.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122521 View more
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Microsoft Teams: Easier Way to Join Teams Meetings for Cloud Video Interop (CVI) users
MC546444 | April 25 – We will soon be releasing a feature for Microsoft Teams users that will allow your meeting participants to join from some non-Teams applications or devices, depending on your guest join settings when you send a Microsoft Teams meeting invite. These participants will join as guests and all of the guest settings applied by your organization will apply for these guest participants.Benefits: Your users, associates, and customers can join Teams meetings from non-Teams devices through certified CVI… View more
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(Updated) User’s policies details page enhancements
MC543382 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.The user’s policy details page in Microsoft Teams admin center provides admins with the ability to manage policies for individual users. However, the current experience falls short in meeting critical needs, such as presenting a comprehensive view of all policies assigned to a user and a policy assignment view to understand how a policy is applied to the user.To address these concerns,… View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management and Records Management setup guide updates
MC526129 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated the content with additional details. Thank you for you patience.The Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management and Records Management setup guide on the Advanced deployment guides & assistance page is getting revamped to help you manage data in your tenant. We’ll differentiate deployment tasks based on your license: Office 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E3, Office 365 E5, and Microsoft 365 E5.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117373 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams for Mobile: Chat Details Update
MC537952 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are updating the chat details experience for Teams Mobile Group Chats, One on One Chats, and Self Chats.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:114938 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Intelligent Meeting Recap (Premium)
MC537956 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated this message with additional information. Thank you for your patience.Users with a Teams Premium license will now be able to access a comprehensive meeting overview in the new ‘Recap’ tab in Teams, which leverages AI to provide personalized highlights and key insights from the meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122529 View more
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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic lowering of a user’s Raised Hand after speaking
MC501981 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Teams will soon have a feature that will alert attendees in meetings that have raised their hands and already had their questions addressed to automatically lower their hand. This will allow meeting organizers the opportunityto focus on unanswered questions.This release will be rolling out only to Microsoft Teams Desktop users.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 90022. View more
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(Updated) Upcoming behavior change to the “DoNotRewrite” List
MC535702 | April 25 – Updated April 25, 2023: Based on customer feedback, we are not proceeding with this change at this time. Thank you for your patience.With the deployment of the Tenant Allow/Block List, as being the single source of truth for Tenant Allows, other mechanisms for Tenant Allows are being removed. This will give SecOps teams one place to manage all Tenant Allows.Today, the “DoNotRewrite” list is used to Skip:Wrapping URLs DetonationVerdictsThe intended purpose of “DoNotRewrite” is to give tenants… View more
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Graph Connector Content Results Experience Switches to Results Inline in All Vertical
MC545914 | April 24 – You will soon see Graph Connector results merged inline in the All vertical on SharePoint (organization level) and Office.com. This means that your users will experience Graph Connector results seamlessly integrated with Microsoft content instead of the current result cluster experience which is bound to a fixed place in the middle of the page and has a maximum of two results from a single custom vertical.With inline Connector results, your users can see as many relevant Connector results as… View more
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Reminder: Uploading content to Stream (Classic) to be blocked
MC545902 | April 24 – On May 15, 2023 Stream (Classic) users will be blocked from uploading content to Stream (Classic) unless admins take action to delay this change. See below for steps to delay the change. As announced in January, Stream (Classic) will be retired on Feb 15, 2024 for all customers, except GCC customers. The successor service Stream (on SharePoint) is currently available for all customers to begin using. Note: This message center post does not apply to Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) customers…. View more
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Auto Allow of Third-Party Phish Simulation URLs in Email Message Body
MC545900 | April 24 – We’re enabling automatic allow of URLs present in the email message body for third-party phishing simulation campaigns. With this update, security admins no longer need to configure the “Simulation URLs to allow” field in the advanced delivery policy as previously required to ensure URLs are not blocked at time of click. These URLs will now be automatically allowed as part of the phishing simulation allow on the email message (based on configured sending domain and sending IP in the advanced… View more
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Power Apps pending license requests
MC545898 | April 24 – Power Apps now allows users you submit license requests! Please be sure to check out the pending license requests in your organization. View more
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Pride Themes in New Mac Outlook
MC545896 | April 24 – We’ve created colorful themes inspired by the flags of the LGBTQI+ communities to help you show your Pride in the New Mac Outlook. When you’re using the Pride theme, you’ll see rainbow accent colors applied in the app.You can celebrate Pride by choosing one of five different themes inspired by the Pride, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-binary, and Transgender flags. (The Outlook themes will be available on a year-round basis, not just during the month of June.)This message is associated with Microsoft… View more
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