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Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 49 of 2024, December 2 – December 8.
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What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365):
Field Advisories:
- Three
new ways small and medium-sized businesses can purchase Microsoft 365
Copilot
- Keep
your presentations on brand with Copilot in PowerPoint
- Raising
the bar: Updates to the Microsoft Store on Windows
- 6
AI trends you’ll see more of in 2025
- Enhancing
manager insights and action at Derivco with Viva and Copilot
- Build
your own real-time voice agent - Announcing preview of bidirectional audio
streaming APIs
- Perform
holiday card magic with the latest Microsoft Designer features
Community:
- San
Francisco to host huge Microsoft conference Ignite for first time
- Anywhere365
Announces Acquisition of cloud communications provider Tendfor
- My
Demo 365: Teams Phone – Shared Calling – Extension Dialing Support
- Learn
how to use Microsoft Teams on mobile.
- Mastering
Microsoft Teams: Tips to Boost Productivity and Collaboration
M365 Message Center :
- Microsoft
Teams – new message center posts:
Microsoft Teams: Forwarding loop components
MC950898
Published Dec 6, 2024
There is now the ability to forward loop
components in Microsoft Teams. With the addition of loop component forwarding,
users have a new way to share loop components across chats and channels. To
forward a message containing a loop component, simply navigate to the more
actions menu of any message containing a loop component and select forward.
From there, the forward this message dialog will populate, which provides users
with a preview of the message being forwarded, including the loop component. In
this view, users will be able to give permissions to recipients of the loop
component to ensure all recipients have access to the content.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 469507.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High,
DoD): We will begin rolling out in late January 2025 and expect to complete
by early February 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Forward messages to and
from channels MC950897
Published Dec 6, 2024
Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: Users will be
able to forward posts and reply messages to and from channels. We designed this
feature to reduce limitations on the type of content that can be forwarded in
Teams, to enhance collaboration. This message applies to Teams on Windows and
Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 469508.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High,
DoD): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by
early February 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Updated Auto Attendant
helps callers reach the correct person MC950895
Published Dec 6, 2024
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams Phone: An
updated Auto Attendant functionality that makes it easier for callers to reach
the right person. Callers can select a callee by either pronouncing their name
or entering it on the phone dial pad (dual tone multi-frequency or DTMF). This
sometimes results in multiple matches returned by the search engine. After this
rollout, you can also add the Office or Department after the name to avoid
multiple matches.
For example:
"For John Smith - Help Desk, press 1"
"For John Smith - Sales, press 2"
General Availability (Worldwide): Available
since late November 2024.
General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We began
rolling out in late November 2024 and expect to complete by late January
2025.
Microsoft Teams: Automatic association of
BYOD rooms and peripherals MC950888
Published Dec 6, 2024
In order to automate BYOD
user experience (BYOD mode) for users in meeting rooms, the peripherals
that users plug in must be associated to those rooms in Microsoft Teams Rooms
Pro management portal. The Pro management portal will soon use meeting room
invite data to intelligently associate peripherals to rooms, automatically
creating inventory relationships for you. The association logic relies on many
unique users joining a meeting with a specific meeting room booked and the same
peripheral plugged in, as identified by serial number and VIDPID. Auto
association can also keep up with the times by re-associating a peripheral if
it gets physically moved to another room.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 469495.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out in late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February
2025.
Update to Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment MC950880
Published Dec 6, 2024
To maintain the best performance and
reliability of our service, we are updating the page size limit for the phone
number retrieval API (Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment cmdlet) to a maximum of 1,000
numbers per query.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will
begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January
2025.
Update to Get-CsDialPlan, Get-CsOnlineUser, and
Get-CsUserPolicyAssignment cmdlet in the Teams PowerShell Module MC950879
Published Dec 6, 2024
There are important changes coming to a few
Teams PowerShell cmdlets. Starting January 2025, we will be deprecating Get-CsDialPlan
cmdlet. We will also be deprecating DialPlan attribute from Get-CsOnlineUser
and LocationProfile attribute from Get-CsUserPolicyAssignment
cmdlet. If you are using DialPlan or LocationProfile attribute found in these
cmdlets, please stop using them.
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Join and
present in Microsoft events MC949966
Published Dec 6, 2024
Coming soon: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
devices will be able to join Microsoft events (webinars, town halls, structured
meetings) when invited as presenters. You can present directly from the Teams
Room, with features like green room access and stage control for organizers and
presenters supported on both single and dual screens. Available for tenants
with Teams Rooms Pro licenses.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 381425.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC
High): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by
late January 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Speaker recognition and
attribution will be available in more meeting spaces MC949964
Published Dec 6, 2024
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Intelligent
Speakers recognition will recognize all speakers and attribute their speech in
meeting transcripts, enabling intelligent recap and Microsoft 365 Copilot bring
you own device in (BYOD) meetings that rely on participants' laptops, just as
it has been available in Microsoft Teams Rooms. Voice recognition uses a unique
voice profile for each participant. Users can easily and securely enroll voices
in Teams Settings. The room host must have a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365
Copilot license to access this feature. This message applies to Teams on
Windows and Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 417155.
Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in
mid-December 2024 and is expected to complete by early January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will
begin in mid-January 2025 and is expected to complete by late January 2025.
General Availability (GCC): We will begin
rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Customize the location of
notifications MC949959
Published Dec 6, 2024
Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to
personalize the placement of notifications on their screens. Users will be able
to choose from four options: bottom right, top right, bottom left, or top
left—to make notifications more convenient and less disruptive, enhancing both
focus and productivity. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 469491.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High,
DoD): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to be complete
by mid-February 2025.
Teams admin center: Export the list of Managed
apps MC949955
Published Dec 6, 2024
A new feature is now available on the Manage
apps page in the Teams Admin Center allowing the export of managed apps. It
allows for the download of app data in CSV format for reporting and management
purposes.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.
Microsoft Teams: Seamlessly share apps and
Microsoft 365 Copilot agents MC949004
Published Dec 5, 2024
Coming soon: Users can seamlessly share apps
and Microsoft 365 Copilot agents in Microsoft Teams chats and channels. A
Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to share apps and agents, but a
Microsoft 365 Copilot is required to use apps and agents.
This message applies to Teams for Windows
desktop, Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for Android/iOS.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by early January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Intelligent event recap in
town halls and webinars (Premium) MC948983
Published Dec 5, 2024
Coming soon: Intelligent recap for Microsoft
Teams town halls and webinars, just like the intelligent recap for meetings.
Event organizers, co-organizers, and presenters will be able to explore the
meeting recording by speakers and topics and access AI-generated meeting notes,
AI-generated tasks, and name mentions. A Teams Premium license or a Microsoft
365 Copilot license is required to use this feature. This message applies to
Teams for Windows and Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 371588.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will
begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by early February
2025.
General Availability (GCC High): We will begin
rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Record a video and share in
channels MC947832
Published Dec 3, 2024
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Users will be
able to record video in Teams channels with the Record video clip option.
Before this rollout, the Record video clip option only exists in Teams chat.
After this rollout, users can record short clips to communicate with colleagues
in Teams channels. Users can record clips of themselves, their screen, or audio
only and send the clip as a new post or a reply in a channel. This message
applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams on the
web.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 383740.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
Microsoft Teams: Extensibility for PSTN
calls MC947831
Published Dec 3, 2024
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Third-party
application developers will be able to extend the Public Switched Telephone
Network (PSTN) calling experience with contextual information, making it
possible for Teams users to have access to relevant data without leaving the
call experience. This feature will make it possible for developers to bring
additional context and workflow integration into calling experiences and make
customer-facing professionals more efficient by having data from line of
business applications readily available. This functionality is available for
developers to integrate their applications and add new functionality to calls.
This message applies to Teams on Windows and
Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 468280.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will
begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February
2025.
Microsoft Teams: Users can automatically
install and update the Network Device Interface (NDI) (Windows only) MC947054
Published Dec 2, 2024
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Users will no
longer need to manually install and update the Network Device Interface (NDI).
After this rollout, users will be able to turn on automatic installation and
updates in Teams Settings. This improvement applies exclusively to Teams for
Windows desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 429537.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-January 2025 and expect to complete by late January 2024.
Microsoft Teams: Resize Teams windows MC947051
Published Dec 2, 2024
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Users will be
able to reduce the main Teams window, the chat window, and the meeting stage to
360px wide or 502px wide, compared to the current minimum supported dimensions
of 720px wide, with no loss of functionality. We will bring this change to the
rest of Teams when we release in General Availability.
Also, users can adjust the width of Teams side
panels as desired.
This update enhances accessibility, creates new
multitasking opportunities, supports efficient window management on Windows 11
and macOS desktops, and offers greater zooming capabilities for low-vision
users when scrolling in one dimension.
This message applies to Teams on Windows
desktop and Teams on Mac desktop.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 470431.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
We will communicate the plan for General
Availability in a future post.
- Microsoft
Teams – updated message center posts:
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Download
Transcription and View RTMP-In 708 Captions for Town hall and Webinar MC912178
Published Oct 16, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New skin tone
settings and reactions MC809602
Published Jul 8, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Participant roster
grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms MC892055
Published Sep 17, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy
frontline teams with flexible membership MC883199
Published Sep 4, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to
design it in Teams Workflows MC718250
Published Feb 21, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery
view option for minimized meeting window MC800496
Published Jun 10, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Presenter window
enhancements while screensharing MC767481
Published Apr 3, 2024
(Updated) Now get Real Time Calendar
Notifications in Teams MC704955
Published Jan 8, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Additional report
fields in the time clock export for improved reporting in the Shifts app MC937925
Published Nov 19, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to
improve user app adoption MC898393
Published Sep 26, 2024
(Updated) New Microsoft Teams and Skype for
Business Call Hold Synchronization MC916294
Published Oct 23, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: File Interactive
Previews MC934727
Published Nov 15, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updated Planner tab
experience MC937952
Published Nov 20, 2024
Microsoft Teams: Virtual Appointment meeting
template SMS notifications will soon support the Netherlands MC906486
Published Oct 7, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shorter meeting URLs
MC772556
Published Apr 8, 2024
(Updated) Ensuring Security and Compliance:
Keep your Microsoft Teams desktop clients up to date MC931401
Published Nov 12, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat
notification with Meeting RSVP status MC704035
Published Jan 5, 2024
- Microsoft
Viva – new message center posts:
Viva Engage reactions history data will soon be
available in network-level data export. MC950877
Published Dec 6, 2024
Viva Engage reactions history data will soon be
available in network-level data export.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out the changes in early December 2024 and expect to complete by
mid-December 2024.
Important Update: Viva Goals Retirement
Announcement MC949603
Published Dec 5, 2024
Viva Goals will be retired on December 31,
2025. Microsoft will continue to maintain Viva Goals’ availability,
accessibility and security through retirement. However, as of December 5, 2024,
Microsoft will no longer invest in new feature development..
While Viva Goals is being retired, Microsoft
remains fully committed to the Viva suite as a whole, continuing to innovate
and deliver tools to help our customers drive meaningful business impact.
December 31, 2025
Microsoft Viva Pulse experience will be included
with Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription MC948979
Published Dec 5, 2024
Updated December 6, 2024: We have updated the
content. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Viva Pulse capabilities will now be
included with your Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription. This message applies to
Pulse on Windows and Mac desktop, on the web, and on iOS/Android.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 407706.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.
Microsoft Viva: Updates to the admin experience
MC947830
Published Dec 3, 2024
We’re excited to announce updates to the
Microsoft Viva admin landing page and the Feature Access Management experience
in the Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC).
Viva admin landing page | General Availability
(Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to
complete by late December 2024.
New user interface for Feature Access
Management in the MAC | General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin
rolling out late January 2025 and expect to complete by early February 2025.
8 new Copilot feature metrics in Copilot
dashboard and Viva Insights advanced insights, including Business Chat (web) MC947046 Published Dec 2, 2024
8 new Copilot feature metrics are now generally
available in the Copilot Dashboard and Viva Insights Advanced insights. The new
Copilot feature metrics being added, include:
- “Intelligent Recap” actions taken in Teams
- “Visualize as table” actions taken in Word
- “Chat (Copilot in Word)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat
section in Word
- “Add content to presentation” actions taken using PowerPoint
- “Organize presentation” actions taken using PowerPoint
- “Chat (Copilot in PowerPoint)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat
section in PowerPoint
- “Chat (Copilot in Excel)” prompts submitted in the in-app chat
section in Excel
- “Business Chat (web)” prompts submitted. This feature is also known
as “Copilot with Enterprise Data Protection” and the insights include
prompts submitted through Edge and the Microsoft 365 app.
As part of this update the “Total actions
taken” numbers will also be updated to reflect activity related to the Copilot
features listed above. “Total number of active Copilot users” and “Percentage
of active Copilot users” already included the features above, but will be
impacted by the addition of Business Chat (web).
Starting in early Devember, 2024, anyone with
access to the Copilot dashboard will be able to view these insights. Anyone
with the Viva Insights analyst role will be able to query the usage information
related to these features through Viva Insights Advanced Insights. Note that in
Copilot dashboard, these metrics and insights only show up for measured
employees with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Measured employees also need to
be assigned a Viva Insights license for their data to be available in Viva
Insights Advanced insights.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 418379
and Roadmap ID 467249.
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will
begin in early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.
- Microsoft
Viva – updated message center posts:
(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Data export
for Viva Glint and Viva Insights data MC937159
Published Nov 19, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage (Yammer):
Enhanced audit log schema MC917742
Published Oct 24, 2024
(Updated) New Service in your Microsoft 365
subscription: Org Explorer MC939925
Published Nov 22, 2024
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- Microsoft Teams Channel on
YouTube
- Staying on top of Office 365
Updates
- What's new in Microsoft Teams
- What's new in Microsoft Teams devices
- Office Support
- Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR)
- Release Notes
- Microsoft Teams content
updates
- TechCommunity Teams Blog
- Teams Community Blog
- TechCommunity Microsoft 365 Blog
- TechCommunity Viva Blog
- Microsoft Teams Public
Preview - Microsoft Tech Community
- https://aka.ms/TeamsFeedback
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Microsoft 365 Message Center (M365 Admin rights)
- Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes
- Track your message center tasks in Planner
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