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 351th 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.

View a summary of the updates.

Message center announcements

February 19, 2024 – February 25, 2024

Major updates

Retirement of Post by Email and Reply by Email in Viva Engage (Yammer)

MC718760 | February 23 –

We would like to inform you of an upcoming change that affects how a subset of users post and reply to conversations via email. The ability to create a new post or reply to an existing post directly using email will be retired from Viva Engage starting on March 31st, 2024. Interactive emails in Outlook provide the richest way to stay engaged in Viva Engage conversations, polls, questions, and praise, without leaving the Outlook inbox.

Historically, users could create new posts in a…View more

Retirement of RBAC Application Impersonation in Exchange Online

MC718754 | February 23 –

We are announcing the retirement of the ApplicationImpersonation Role Based Access Control (RBAC) role in Exchange Online.

New Teams rollout schedule for Commercial and EDU customers

MC718748 | February 23 –

This is an updated timeline for the rollout of the new Teams to Commercial and Education customers. The new Teams is available for all customers today and is being enabled in stages as defined below. Teams Admin Center policy controls will remain available until end of March 2024, at which point they will only apply to your VDI users if applicable. We have heard your feedback; if we are unable to update to new Teams by the end of March, users will be allowed to remain on classic Teams…View more

(Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded

MC424414 | February 19 –

Updated February 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native…View more

Additional updates

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

MC718764 | February 23 –

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

Microsoft Teams: Meeting recap and meeting artifacts automatically shared in chat after meeting

MC718761 | February 23 –

In Microsoft Teams, we are rolling out a new recap message in the meeting chat.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381121.

Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Turning on DLP analytics

MC718758 | February 23 –

In Microsoft Purview, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) analytics is a feature that enables you to analyze data protection challenges, gaps, policy, and posture enhancement possibilities in the organization. Use intelligent Purview features to explore these challenges and resolve them in a few easy steps.

After you turn on analytics, you can review analytics and recommendations will be generated each week on the overview page of DLP. The two prioritized cards show top…View more

Microsoft 365: Release of In-Person Events (IPE) including Hybrid RSVPing (HRSVP)

MC718755 | February 23 –

In March 2024, we will release a new feature called In-Person Events (IPE), which includes Hybrid RSVPing (HRSVP). IPE will help users effectively schedule in-person meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 322590

Microsoft Teams: Simplified sign in for iOS and Android devices

MC718750 | February 23 –

Note: If your organization does not support mobile devices, you can ignore this message.

Microsoft Teams admins will now have the capability to make sign in faster for iOS and Android device users by prefilling domain names using app configuration policies. This change will especially benefit frontline workers who frequently sign in and out of a shared device.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more

Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone

MC718553 | February 23 –

Users can now record themselves anywhere and share it with coworkers in the Microsoft Teams chat or channel without worrying about the background. Users can now change their background to any image they want or make the background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on iOS devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852

Microsoft SharePoint: New Embedded Admin role impact

MC718551 | February 23 –

Microsoft SharePoint Embedded, currently in Public Preview, is an API-only solution empowering app developers to leverage the file and document storage in Microsoft 365 to create line-of-business or multitenant applications. Microsoft Loop is an example of a SharePoint Embedded application.

We are introducing the SharePoint Embedded Administrator role, which will have the capability to manage various aspects of SharePoint Embedded Applications and containers. This role will…View more

Microsoft Viva Engage: Updates to conversation analytics

MC718550 | February 23 –

New features are coming to conversation analytics in Microsoft Viva Engage! By the end of March, users will notice a new look for analytics on their posts. Conversation analytics will refresh faster with real-time updates, the expanded set of reactions will show in the reactions breakdown, and users will be able to filter activity across various time periods (7 days–12 months). These updates will be available to all customers with a Microsoft 365 license. Additional capabilities like…View more

Planned Maintenance – Windows Autopatch configuration update – March 2024

MC718548 | February 23 –

Planned Maintenance: As part of our routine device management services, we will deploy the next update of the Windows Autopatch baseline (version 2403) to your Microsoft Entra ID organization (tenant).

New Microsoft 365 app launcher for web apps

MC718545 | February 23 –

We are excited to announce an update to the Microsoft 365 app launcher for web apps.

February skilling snacks: Bite-sized learning for IT pros

MC718473 | February 22 –

Visit our updated learning series on all things Windows. Every two weeks, we package available resources on a different topic in a way that is easy to consume in under two hours each. This professional development opportunity is appropriate for all skill levels, from entry-level to senior and seasoned.

This month, learn more about security: hardware security, passwordless authentication, and data security…View more

Announcing updated settings in Microsoft Outlook for iOS

MC718265 | February 22 –

The Microsoft Outlook for iOS Settings page is being updated so that you can find the settings you need more efficiently.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185388

Updated Alerts and Incidents tab in the Microsoft Defender XDR services Identity page

MC718264 | February 22 –

We are aligning the Alerts and Incidents tab experience in the Microsoft Defender XDR services Identity page with other assets pages in the security.microsoft.com portal. Currently, the Device page and other asset pages use a common template for Alert and Incident, which the User page has now adopted.

Microsoft Entra ID: Authentication strength improvements to support passkeys

MC718260 | February 22 –

Conditional Access authentication strengths in Microsoft Entra ID will be improved to support registration of device-bound passkeys (defined at passkeys.dev) stored on computers, security keys, and mobile devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID View more

Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows

MC718250 | February 21 –

Can’t find a workflow template that matches what you need in Microsoft Teams? You will now be able to describe in detail how you want your automation to work and receive a workflow to match your needs. All you need to do is select the Workflow builder button at the bottom of the create dialog in the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat and View more

The new Microsoft Planner app in Microsoft Teams

MC718248 | February 21 –

The new Microsoft Planner is a single, unified work management experience. It brings together the simplicity of Microsoft To Do, the collaboration of Planner, the power of Microsoft Project, and the intelligence of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 into a single, simple solution that spans from individual task management and frontline task management to enterprise and professional project management.

We are updating the existing Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Microsoft Teams to…View more

Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Block Sender in Quarantine notification will require signing in to security portal

MC718246 | February 21 –

Following the feature update described in Message Center post MC711335 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Quarantine End User Allow and Block list management, published January 31st, 2024, sign in to the security portal will be required for the Block Sender action in Quarantine notifications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380185

Microsoft Edge management service: Controls for automatic profile switching

MC718242 | February 21 –

The Microsoft Edge management service is a new, dedicated, and simplified management experience for Microsoft Edge in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Controls for automatic profile switching in the Edge management service has begun rolling out for preview. This new feature allows IT admins to configure profile switching behaviors for their end users, helping enforce context separation between work and personal browsing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365…View more

Data Loss Prevention – Adding matched attachment details in Activity Explorer for Data Loss Prevention rules in Exchange

MC709981 | February 21 –