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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 27 - 2025 (June 30 - July 6)

Hello Friend of Microsoft Teams,

Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 27 of 2025, June 30 – July 6.

Feel free to share with your partners, customers, colleagues, and peers.


Announcement!

I was laid off from Microsoft this week. It is a bit sad of course, but I am in good mood since I had a good run at Microsoft. I started at Microsoft as a Skype for Business consultant in 2016 before Teams was invented. Over the last five years I have been supporting the amazing Teams product in several roles such as Program Manager, Cloud Solution Architect and Customer Success Manager.

Can I ask you a favor?

  • If your organization is looking for a Teams / Copilot professional, please reach out to me.
  • If you have liked these newsletters, or my work please go to my LinkedIn Profile <Mattias Kressmark> and write a short recommendation for me.

Not sure how much longer I will keep this newsletter going. I have discussed the matter with the other community leads within Microsoft, but if anyone of you is interested in taking over - please ping me to discuss.

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

 

What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365):

Field Advisories:

Community:

Coming Events:


M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Compact notification size for users MC1107491 Published Jul 1, 2025

We’re introducing a new compact toast notification size in Microsoft Teams for Windows. This update gives users the option to reduce the visual footprint of notifications, offering a cleaner, more minimalist experience that helps reduce screen clutter and distractions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496175.

Targeted Release: Rolling out early July 2025, expected to complete by mid-July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): Rolling out mid-July 2025, expected to complete by late July 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rolling out late July 2025, expected to complete by late July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: First run experience and prompting users to release previous reservations MC1106876 Published Jun 30, 2025

Prior to this rollout, if a user plugged into a different desk than their existing desk reservation, they would be automatically reserved at the desk, provided there was capacity. This could lead to them having multiple desk reservations. With this roll out, when using bookable desks, users will be notified that they have multiple reservations and be asked to release the previous ones. In addition, we will also be releasing a first run experience to provide the user with more information on why they are receiving notifications to provide further clarity and information.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for first run experience: We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC) for the notification when user has multiple notifications: We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025.

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Pop out live captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings MC1059675 Published Apr 21, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Share Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel MC1037767 Published Mar 20, 2025

Microsoft Teams: An enhanced agent experience in Chats and Channels MC1093236 Published Jun 12, 2025

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva | Viva Engage: Streamlined verified answers for community experts MC1108837 Published Jul 3, 2025

We’re simplifying the answer verification experience in Viva Engage by consolidating the options available to community experts into a single, streamlined action. This update reduces decision fatigue and promotes consistency in how answers are validated across communities.

This message applies to the following platforms: Teams and Surface Devices, and Web.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Engage: Introducing segmentation for personalized experiences (preview) MC1108827 Published Jul 3, 2025

We’re introducing segmentation support in Microsoft Viva Engage to help organizations deliver more relevant and personalized experiences. This feature allows customers to isolate the Engage experience by department, geography, or other organizational compartments.

Private Preview (Worldwide): Starting end of June 2025 we will make the experience available to interested customers.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2036.

 

Update to Question Posting in Viva Engage Answers Tab MC1108128 Published Jul 2, 2025

To improve discoverability and ensure questions reach the right experts, we’re updating how questions are posted from the Answers tab in Viva Engage.

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will be completed in mid-July 2025.

 

Viva Engage will soon support 14 more languages MC1108127 Published Jul 2, 2025

Viva Engage is adding support for 11 new languages and 3 regional variants, making the platform more inclusive and accessible for global users. This update enhances communication and collaboration across multilingual teams.

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid-July 2025 and is expected to complete by late July 2025.

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard MC1092459 Published Jun 11, 2025

 

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

 

 

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If others are interested to receive these “Friends of” messages directly from me, they can always share their contact details with me.

Or if you/they no longer want to receive these “Friends of” emails, just reply per email and I will remove you from this “Friends of” DL

 

Kind Regards/Vriendelijke groeten/Med vänlig hälsning/Salutations,

Mattias Kressmark

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The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 26 - 2025 (June 23 - June 29)

Hello Friend of Microsoft Teams,

Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 26 of 2025, June 23 – June 29.

Feel free to share with your partners, customers, colleagues, and peers.

 

What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365):

Field Advisories:

Community:

Coming Events:


M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Meeting Search in MS Teams Desktop MC1104317 Published Jun 26, 2025

We're improving the search experience in Microsoft Teams Desktop to make it easier for users to find and take action on meetings—past, present, and future—directly from the search bar.

Targeted Release: Rolling out early June 2025, expected to complete by mid-June 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Rolling out mid-June 2025, expected to complete by late June 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Usability and privacy improvements for live captions and transcripts in meetings MC1104311 Published Jun 26, 2025

We’ve made several usability improvements to enhance live captions and live transcripts in Microsoft Teams — making meetings more intuitive, less distracting, and more privacy-conscious.

First, live captions will be scrollable, allowing users to review the meeting conversation without interrupting the live view. To help protect sensitive content and support compliance with data handling policies, copying text from live captions is now disabled by default. This ensures captions remain a real-time experience, reducing the risk of content being copied and shared out of context.

Second, the Live transcript panel will no longer open automatically for the user who starts recording, which also triggers transcription in the background. Before this rollout, this panel only auto-opens for the person who initiates recording or transcription — not for other participants — but this can be distracting and isn’t always relevant to the user's intent. After this rollout, the Live transcript panel will remain closed unless manually opened or the user explicitly starts transcription. This gives users more control over their meeting layout and helps avoid unnecessary screen changes during important discussions.

Third, when transcription is enabled, users who attempt to open the Live transcript panel will now see a banner suggesting they switch to live captions instead. This helps guide users to the most appropriate feature for following the conversation in real time, improving comprehension and reducing confusion.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495454.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by early August 2025.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Users can save chats and channel messages for later MC1104306 Published Jun 26, 2025

We're introducing a new user feature in Microsoft Teams that allows individuals to save any message—whether it's a post, reply, or chat—and access it later from the Saved view in their Chat or Teams list. Clicking a saved message will open the full conversation in the right pane, enabling users to review or respond directly. This helps users quickly return to important information without scrolling through long threads.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496369.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by mid-August 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams admin center: Additional monitoring scenarios in Best Practice Configurations dashboard MC1103605 Published Jun 26, 2025

We’re expanding the Best practice configurations dashboard in the Microsoft Teams admin center to include additional monitoring scenarios. This dashboard helps Teams administrators assess how well their tenant aligns with Microsoft’s recommended best practices for optimal collaboration—particularly for meeting experiences.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 492982.

General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: New file attachment feature in external 1:1 and group chats MC1102790 Published Jun 25, 2025

We're introducing a new capability in Microsoft Teams that allows users to attach files when chatting with external users in 1:1 and group chats. This enhancement improves collaboration by enabling seamless file sharing across organizational boundaries.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 492625.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Countdown timer for Teams Meetings MC1102785 Published Jun 25, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Keep meetings efficient and on schedule with the new countdown timer in Microsoft Teams. This feature allows any meeting participant to add a visual timer (up to 100 minutes) directly within the meeting window, helping teams manage time effectively without external tools.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 494842.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by early July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams on the web: New Private Preview for Sign in with Apple and Google for consumers may affect enterprise MC1102784 Published Jun 25, 2025

We’re introducing a new sign-in experience that enhances flexibility and accessibility for a limited number of users on Microsoft Teams for the web. This change introduces new sign-in options—Continue with Apple and Continue with Google—on the sign-in page (teams.microsoft.com or teams.com) for users routed through login.microsoftonline.com/common.

NOTE: These options are intended for consumer Microsoft accounts and may be visible to both consumer and enterprise users, depending on your authentication configuration.

We will begin rolling out this private preview (Worldwide) in mid-August 2025 to a small number of Teams for the web users and expect to complete by mid-October 2025. We expect to expand this feature to other Microsoft apps later in 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Speaker Coach (Preview) will retire MC1101903 Published Jun 23, 2025

We will be retiring the Speaker Coach feature in Microsoft Teams, which was previously available as a Preview. After evaluating feedback and usage during the Preview phase, we have decided not to move this feature to general availability. Speaker Coach will be removed from Teams starting mid-August 2025, with full retirement expected by late August 2025.

We sincerely appreciate the feedback from users who explored the Preview. Your input has been instrumental in guiding future product development.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

                                                                                               

(Updated) New Queues app service plan (Teams Premium) MC1066937 Published May 2, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New keyboard shortcut for adding emojis MC1000269 Published Feb 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Premium: Ultra-low latency (ULL) attendee experience for town halls MC1056268 Published Apr 15, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network MC1081568 Published May 23, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Remote log collection in Teams admin center MC1087099 Published Jun 2, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: CVI coordinates enables presenters to join Town hall via VTC devices MC1070182 Published May 8, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Rule-based enablement of Microsoft 365 third-party apps in the Teams admin center MC1085133 Published May 29, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Room Recommender MC1045219 Published Mar 31, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Premium: Branding will extend to town halls and webinars MC1092431 Published Jun 11, 2025

(Updated) Teams admin center: App centric management and changes to app permission policies MC688930 Published Nov 11, 2023

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: When selecting "Unread Chats," users will land on the last read message MC1084638 Published May 28, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card MC917748 Published Oct 24, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Teams Rooms Pro Management portal will be generally available (DoD) MC1090696 Published Jun 9, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Premium: Support for the Polls app in town halls MC1070181 Published May 8, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Support for making a silent test call MC1089323 Published Jun 6, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New threaded conversation layout option for channels MC1088172 Published Jun 4, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Pop out Chat, Copilot, and Notes panes in meetings MC952888 Published Dec 10, 2024

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

New feature in Microsoft Viva Pulse to enable delegation MC1104314 Published Jun 26, 2025

We're introducing a new delegation capability in Microsoft Viva Pulse to support executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and other designated roles who act on behalf of organizational leaders. Starting mid-July 2025, users will be able to assign delegates to manage the Pulse survey lifecycle on their behalf—helping streamline feedback collection and analysis.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479753

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins mid-July 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Amplify and SharePoint News: Videos will play in Microsoft Outlook instead of web browser MC1102792 Published Jun 25, 2025

Coming soon: Videos embedded using the Stream webpart in Microsoft Viva Amplify publications and Microsoft SharePoint News pages will play inline in emails in new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop and Microsoft Outlook for the web. Users will be able to watch videos in Outlook without leaving Outlook to watch videos that open in a web browser.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025.

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap MC1085574 Published May 30, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New Viva Learning Culture report MC1084029 Published May 27, 2025

Microsoft Viva Insights | Copilot Analytics: Unified experience for Copilot Dashboard and Insights analyst workbench MC1072399 Published May 12, 2025

(Updated) Admin Toggle to enable/disable "Mark Complete" feature in Viva Learning MC1090694 Published Jun 9, 2025

 

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

 

 

Disclaimer :

If others are interested to receive these “Friends of” messages directly from me, they can always share their contact details with me.

Or if you/they no longer want to receive these “Friends of” emails, just reply per email and I will remove you from this “Friends of” DL

 

Kind Regards/Vriendelijke groeten/Med vänlig hälsning/Salutations,

Mattias Kressmark


Disclaimer :

The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.

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