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 331th 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.

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Message center announcements

September 18, 2023 – September 24, 2023

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Major updates

Retirement of Exchange Web Services in Exchange Online

MC676299 | September 21 –

In 2018, we announced that we were no longer making feature updates to Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online, and we advised developers to move to Microsoft Graph.

Today, we are announcing that on October 1, 2026, we will start blocking EWS requests from non-Microsoft apps to Exchange Online.

Self-service trial experience available for Microsoft Purview

MC676124 | September 20 –

Beginning in mid-October, users in your organization will be able to initiate a self-service trial of Microsoft Purview using their Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) credentials. Administrators have the option to opt their organization out of this trial offering, however if your organization allows it you will have full visibility and control.

With this update, end users will be able to start a trial and generate signals on utilization for admins to identify…View more

New Viva Pulse Service Plan Rollout

MC675964 | September 19 –

A new Viva Pulse service plan will be assigned by default on in mid-October timeframe to all users with a license assignment to the following SKUs:

Viva Suite
Viva Workplace Analytics & Employee Feedback
Viva Pulse

This new service plan will be called ‘Viva Pulse’, and the old service plan will be re-named ‘OLD Viva Pulse’. Going forward, please assign the new Viva Pulse service plan so that users can use all Viva Pulse…View more

Viva Pulse Service Plan – Rollout to Viva Suite

MC675962 | September 19 –

A new Viva Pulse service plan will be assigned by default in mid-October to all users with a license assignment to the following SKUs:

Microsoft Viva Suite for Faculty
Microsoft Viva Suite with Glint
Microsoft Viva Suite with Glint for Faculty
Microsoft Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback

(Updated) Changes to the registration campaign feature in Microsoft Entra (previously Azure Active Directory)

MC650420 | September 19 –

Updated September 18, 2023: Deployment will begin September 25th and will run to October 20th. These dates replace the dates mentioned in the email “We’re enabling a stronger form of multifactor authentication beginning September 15, 2023” that you might have received. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Publicly…View more

(Updated) Stream Classic webpart retirement and new Stream (on SharePoint) webpart availability

MC561187 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This is an important message for customers who use the Stream (Classic) webpart to add videos to SharePoint Pages and news posts. Microsoft will retire the Stream (Classic) webpart on Aug 15, 2023 and it will no longer be available for use after this date. The Stream (Classic) webpart will be replaced by the new Stream (on SharePoint) webpart.

This change is associated with Microsoft…View more

(Updated) ‘Forms’ app polling features for Teams meeting will be replaced by ‘Polls’ app

MC513669 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the timing of this change below.

Originally communicated in MC284259 (Sept ’21), we will be retiring the polling feature in the ‘Forms’ app in Microsoft Teams, however the timeline has been extended from the originally stated date. Instead, we recommend utilization of the ‘Polls’ app, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.

Additional updates

Outlook Web: Ability to Hide Favorites From Folder List

MC676546 | September 22 –

The Hide Favorites feature in Outlook for the web allows users to personalize their folder pane by hiding the Favorites section.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167071

What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for September 2023

MC676545 | September 22 –

Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build.

How does this affect me?

You will see the service release number updated in the Tenant Status blade of the Intune console soon. We’ve introduced some changes that we’re excited for you to try out.

What do I need to do to prepare for this change?

Click additional information below to learn more about what’s new in this service release. We’ll continue to update the What’s…View more

Viva Connections “Top News” Card Updated to Include More News Source Options

MC676544 | September 22 –

Improvements are coming to the Viva Connections Top News Card, which will be rebranded as the “News Card.” These enhancements will introduce greater configurability and the ability to create multiple News Card instances, while the default configuration will remain consistent with the Top News Card.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 173074

Microsoft Teams: Choose Which Users to Notify When Publishing a Task List

MC676300 | September 21 –

The task publishing experience in Microsoft Teams will soon allow you to choose which users to notify when you publish or unpublish a task list. You’ll soon have the ability to choose which members of teams receiving the tasks should get a notification in their Teams activity feed: all owners and members, owners only, or no…View more

Outlook: The new Outlook will be available in the Microsoft Store and through Windows Search

MC676298 | September 21 –

Users will have more options on where to find, download, or use the new Outlook for Windows.

Starting at the end of September 2023, the new Outlook for Windows will also be accessible from the Microsoft Store in Windows and through the Search option in Windows, on top of being able to toggle from the Mail and Calendar apps. If you have previously disabled the “Try new Outlook” toggle in the classic Outlook for Windows, users might be able to find it through the options listed…View more

Ratings and Reviews for Apps on Teams now Available

MC676296 | September 21 –

We are announcing the upcoming launch of the “Ratings and Reviews” feature for apps on Microsoft Teams. This new addition will empower users to view feedback from customers for apps from Microsoft and other third party app publishers. Users can also provide feedback on apps they’ve installed, and by default these reviews will be marked as anonymous. Not only this, but app publishers will also have the capability to respond to these reviews via the Partner Center, thereby enabling a new mode…View more

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of recommended thresholds

MC676295 | September 21 –

Coming soon to public preview, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out recommended thresholds in policy wizard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 146329

(Updated) Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings

MC578280 | September 21 –

Updated September 21, 2023: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The animated background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to users’ preferences. Currently, only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are supported. Animated…View more

(Updated) SharePoint: Improving the Page Authoring Experience

MC531214 | September 21 –

Updated September 21, 2023: We’re excited to have launched several new improvements to the page authoring experience over the last few months. In a previous post, we mentioned we would be moving the “add section” feature to be inline on canvas. Based on the feedback we received, we are currently reconsidering the best way to design this user experience and will have a new update for you soon. For now, you can expect to still find the “add section” in the left toolbar.

Audit – New default retention for Audit (Standard)

MC676120 | September 20 –

The default retention period for Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) will change from 90 days to 180 days. The default retention period for Audit (Premium) remains at 1 year.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 171160

(Updated) Teams Personal Tabs in Outlook for Android

MC532193 | September 20 –

Updated September 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams Personal Tabs will now appear on Outlook for Android. This will complete the changes announced in Oct 2022 in the Outlook Blog

Teams apps must be validated to work on the mobile form factor. After the user or admin installs the app on…View more

(Updated) Teams Personal Tabs in Outlook for iOS

MC557822 | September 20 –

Updated September 20, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams Personal Tabs will soon appear on Outlook for iOS. This will complete the changes announced in Oct 2022 in the Outlook Blog.

Teams apps must be validated to work on the mobile form factor. After the user or admin installs the app…View more

Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Tenant Allow Block List to Support URL Top-Level Domain Blocking

MC675960 | September 19 –

Soon, you will be able to block URLs based on their top-level domain using block entries in the Tenant Allow Block List. You can create entries in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal or PowerShell, using the format “*.<TLD>/”, where <TLD> can be any top-level domain such as .net, .biz, .io, .movie, country codes (.in, .us, .ru) etc. The entry is not case sensitive, and can be…View more

Microsoft Information Protection: Microsoft Purview: Exact Data Match to support multi-token corroborative evidence.

MC675959 | September 19 –

Exact Data Match (EDM) will support string match detection of multi-token (i.e., fields with multiple words separated by spaces or punctuation) corroborative evidence without requiring mapping Sensitive Information Types (SITs) to multi-token corroborative evidence fields.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124847

(Updated) eDiscovery (Premium) – Data sources usability enhancements

MC672523 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Several usability improvements in the Data Sources page will be introduced in eDiscovery (Premium) service including list view updates, improvements to hold status and error messaging, error reports and quick hold retry.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more

Microsoft Purview – Data Lifecycle and Records Management – Scope the administration of retention and label policies

MC578279 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

To assist in the implementation of security best practices, we are introducing new way to assign administrative privileges in the Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management and Microsoft Purview Records Management solutions that will provide admins the least privilege access required for their job duties.

With this change (currently in public preview),…View more

(Updated) Call delegation feature enhancements

MC649047 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional resource information.

Call delegation feature enhancements –

Delivering a more tailored experience for delegates and delegators with a refreshed, simplified UI in the Calls app, and the ability for delegates and delegators to join active calls, if permitted.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more

(Updated) New Stream (on SharePoint) web part release

MC666623 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This is an important message for customers who publish videos to SharePoint Pages and news posts. As noted in Message Center post MC561187, the Stream (Classic) webpart in SharePoint will be retired on August 15, 2023.

The Stream (on SharePoint) web part will support configuration of a single video and multiple videos…View more

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Explicit Recording Consent for Teams Meetings

MC523053 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams is going to support an Explicit Recording Consent meeting policy. When the policy is applied, the Teams meeting window will request explicit consent of all participants to be recorded. Before a user gives consent, the user’s audio, video, and screenshare/consent-share won’t be captured in the meeting recording.

This message is…View more

Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of sequence detection for obfuscation involving excluded event

MC675145 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon to public preview, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out sequence detection for obfuscation involving excluded events.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124970

(Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Unsaved default label indicator

MC635990 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

When default labeling of files is enabled in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Microsoft 365 Apps for Windows, a default sensitivity label is applied to any unlabeled document when it is saved. To improve user confidence that default labeling is functioning, the sensitivity bar will now indicate that a label will be applied on next save when the user opens a new or previously unlabeled…View more

(Updated) Microsoft Purview Information Protection Tracking and Revocation – End-User Tracking and Revocation

MC669740 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

From the sensitivity menu, owners of Office files protected with a sensitivity label can access the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to view user access attempts and revoke access if needed.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Set your Work Hours and Location

MC561188 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Set your work location for the day in Microsoft Teams so your team can learn about your availability for in-office and remote collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125375

(Updated) Outlook: Disallow Reactions on Specific Emails

MC670444 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are developing a suite of improvements that support the Reactions in Outlook feature, including methods for a sender to disallow reactions on an email they are about to send, or methods for an admin to control which emails in their tenant should disallow reactions.

Different Outlook endpoints will differ in terms of timing of full support for the feature (i.e., UI entry…View more

(Updated) View status of a file being processed by a Syntex model

MC668527 | September 19 –

Updated September 19, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are adding a new column to inform users of the status of a file being processed by Syntex. The listed states will inform whether processing has started, finished, or wasn’t done due to an error with the file or the job. This will help users know whether a file needs to be re-enqueued for processing or additional investigation is required.

This message is…View more

Outlook: Shared Calendar Notifications

MC675815 | September 18 –

The feature gives the ability for a user to receive notifications for changes in a calendar they have shared or have been shared with. Delegates and editors for a principal’s calendar can subscribe to notifications for certain changes to the events in the principal’s calendar. Similarly, any user who has their calendar shared out can subscribe to notifications for certain changes done to their calendar by any delegate or editor. The notifications will be triggered for create, update and…View more

Microsoft Viva: New Location for Saved Feed Items on Viva Connections Mobile

MC675814 | September 18 –

Viva Connections Mobile users will soon see a new UI change. The home for saved links is moving from the app title bar into the Feed tab for improved alignment and access. This update will make it easy to toggle between the fresh feed and your saved items.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161514

Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile

MC675813 | September 18 –

We are improving the meeting join experience on Teams Mobile (iOS / Android) in several ways:

Streamlining the meeting join process by reducing the number of steps it takes to join the meeting, particularly for users joining from externally of the organization.
Users who join without signing in will now have the capability to preset and preview video / audio settings prior to joining the meeting.
Simplifying the join process for users with multiple accounts…View more

Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle and Records Management: New Graph APIs to apply

MC672527 | September 18 –

Retention labels can be applied to items in SharePoint and OneDrive for Business programmatically today using CSOM and REST APIs. To offer more flexibility with our products and a more scalable solution, we’re excited to introduce these 4 new Microsoft Graph APIs:

Set (apply) a retention label to items in SharePoint and OneDrive for Business
Get metadata information for the retention label applied to an item
Remove the retention label from the…View more

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