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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 6 - 2025 (February 3 - February 9)

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 6 of 2025, February 3 – February 9.

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:

 

Microsoft Teams: Post and reply as "Organizer" in Q&A MC1000272 Published Feb 7, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers for town halls, webinars, and meetings will be able to post and reply to questions using the title “Organizer” in the Q&A experience, instead of their names. This feature allows organizers to present a unified and official voice when responding to attendee questions.

This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Teams on Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475856.

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

 

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

Coming soon: We are excited to announce a new feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to insert emojis in the compose box by typing a word surrounded by colons. For example, :smile: will turn into the smiling face emoji. Users can soon add any emoji, including custom ones, for faster and easier personal expression.

This feature applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Windows for Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 369345.

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

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

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

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

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

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

General Availability (USSec, USNat): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams Events: Attendees and presenters no longer receive an email when an attendee list is updated MC999446 Published Feb 7, 2025

For Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars, presenters and attendees will no longer receive an updated email every time a presenter is added or removed or when incremental changes are made to the participants list for the event.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Queues app to add Monitor, Whisper, Barge, and Takeover MC999443 Published Feb 7, 2025

For Microsoft Teams, in the Queues app, authorized users will be able to enter into a monitoring session for private coaching. They can listen to customer calls, whisper to the agents for private messages, and barge into or takeover the call. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473884.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Share files faster in Chat and channels MC998511 Published Feb 6, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to share a file from a Chat conversation, a Chat Shared tab, or a channel post to 1:1 chats, group chats, or channels with fewer clicks. When files are shared, their permissions are maintained, ensuring that recipients have the appropriate access rights. Users can include a message with the shared file and @mention recipients.

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 475852.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025.

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

 

Windows 10 End of Support for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows MC997581 Published Feb 5, 2025

Support ends soon for Window 10 on October 14, 2025, and devices will no longer receive security and feature updates. Upgrade your Teams Rooms on Windows devices now to Windows 11 for a smooth transition and get the latest productivity, security, and management features.

This will happen: October 14, 2025

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels MC973493 Published Jan 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Record a video and share in channels MC947832 Published Dec 3, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) MC912707 Published Oct 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live chat for small businesses MC974364 Published Jan 8, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams MC978923 Published Jan 14, 2025

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies MC795355 Published May 23, 2024

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva: Tenant-wide notification settings moving to Viva Engage Admin center MC998509 Published Feb 6, 2025

We are modernizing the existing admin notification settings in Viva Engage to make admin notification settings and configuration more user-friendly and intuitive within Viva Engage. Previously, the tenant-wide notifications settings for admin configuration opened in legacy web pages. With this update, these notification settings will now appear under Viva Engage Admin center > Tenant settings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472925.

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

 

Microsoft Viva Connections: New user-created cards MC998508 Published Feb 6, 2025

Employees will soon be able to create their own link cards that connect to other tools and destinations on the Microsoft Viva Connections dashboard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472021.

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

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

 

Microsoft Viva Engage on the web: New way to access to "Delegate management" feature MC997579 Published Feb 5, 2025

Before this rollout, users accessed the Delegate management feature for Microsoft Viva Engage on the web and Viva Engage in Microsoft Teams from different locations: The gear icon in Viva Engage on the web and the three-dot overflow menu in Teams. After this rollout, users can access the Delegate management feature in Viva Engage on the web from the three-dot overflow menu next to their profile picture, just like they do in Viva Engage in Teams for Windows and Mac desktops.

General Availability (Worldwide): Available now (since mid-January 2025).

 

Microsoft Viva Learning: Archive learning objects in My Learning sections MC997578 Published Feb 5, 2025

In Microsoft Viva learning, users can archive learning objects shown in the My Learning > In-progress section and in the My Learning > Recommendations section of their courses. Users can access the Archive button under the vertical ellipsis (…) on the course tile.

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

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) SharePoint Pages Flexible Sections MC973514 Published Jan 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name MC979826 Published Jan 15, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Users can request delegate access MC922625 Published Oct 31, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams MC978923 Published Jan 14, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Data export for Viva Glint and Viva Insights data MC937159 Published Nov 19, 2024

 

 

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.

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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.

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 5 - 2025 (January 27 - February 2)

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 5 of 2025, January 27 – February 2.

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:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft PowerShell cmdlet to allow federation with specific trial tenant domains MC994289 Published Jan 31, 2025

Coming soon: We will introduce a new Microsoft Teams PowerShell setting in Tenant Federation Configuration to enable you to customize your federation posture. Tenant administrators will be able to define a list of external trial tenants to be whitelisted for federation, while maintaining the default block on overall federation with trial-only tenants.

General Availability (Worldwide): The new setting is available now in Teams PowerShell. If populated, the allowed trial tenant domains list will start to take effect in mid-February 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Native Bluetooth call controls using hands-free protocol for multiple peripheral devices MC993227 Published Jan 31, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When you have several peripheral devices connected to Teams, the one you use to answer a call will temporarily become the main device that will sync with Teams when using the device's buttons. After the call, the original device selected in Teams settings will take over again as the main device. After this rollout, users can use multiple native Bluetooth devices can be confident that call controls will function correctly with all of them.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475853.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and other features MC993226 Published Jan 31, 2025

Microsoft Teams will soon have a new location sharing setting that will allow users to grant location access to specific features. This change will affect emergency dynamic policy and the network bandwidth policy.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop (version 24H2 or greater) and Teams for Mac desktop. VDI clients will not be supported at this time. When this will happen:

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Third-party chat and meeting keyboard shortcut support MC992216 Published Jan 30, 2025

Users familiar with keyboard shortcuts from third-party chat and meeting applications can use those same shortcuts in Microsoft Teams. To enable this, go to the Settings and more button in the upper right, access the keyboard shortcuts dialog, and select a communication or meeting layout. This allows users to apply the shortcuts they are used to from other applications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472913.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: New microphone volume indicator for users MC989974 Published Jan 28, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: A new Mic volume indicator on the user bar in Teams meetings. This feature will provide users with real-time visual feedback on their audio levels in the meeting, eliminating the need to ask, “Can you hear me?” This feature is designed to minimize interruptions as well as enhance user confidence and meeting effectiveness.

This feature applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 468274.

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out in late March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out in mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Policy to disable in-product messages relating to periodic What's New and Conferences updates MC989968 Published Jan 28, 2025

Some in-product messages in Microsoft Teams can now be controlled with the New-CsTeamsUpdateManagementPolicy command. Using this control, tenant admins can limit in-product messages relating to periodic What's New and Conferences updates.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): This update is available now.

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) MC912707 Published Oct 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment defaulting to 'On' MC892646 Published Sep 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Email OTP verification for external participants to join meetings MC953756 Published Dec 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live Event scheduling is now available in the new Teams client MC979511 Published Jan 14, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New DVR capabilities for town halls (desktop and web) MC932488 Published Nov 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Town hall concurrent attendee limit will increase to 50,000 MC932473 Published Nov 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Manage Teams Premium from a single place in the Teams admin center MC981630 Published Jan 16, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live transcription for Teams Rooms on Windows MC960809 Published Dec 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app MC800503 Published Jun 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Start/stop recording on Teams Rooms on Windows MC884009 Published Sep 5, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shifts Graph APIs in beta moved to production (v1.0) MC916866 Published Oct 23, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Best practices configuration dashboard in Teams admin center MC929034 Published Nov 8, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Mesh: Support for audio when sharing screens in Microsoft Teams immersive events MC932489 Published Nov 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Embed support for Teams town hall MC889534 Published Sep 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Admin email support for "Report a problem" on Teams Rooms on Android MC907108 Published Oct 8, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Net Promoter Score survey on Teams Rooms on Android MC906501 Published Oct 7, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Swap screens on Teams Rooms on Android MC908117 Published Oct 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file MC750668 Published Mar 21, 2024

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

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  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Viva Learning: AI and Copilot Resources Provider visibility MC962529 Published Dec 20, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Leaders can use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights MC960821 Published Dec 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections on the SharePoint app bar MC952886 Published Dec 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Community analytics update MC938647 Published Nov 20, 2024

 

 

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.

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 4 - 2025 (January 20 - January 26)

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 4 of 2025, January 20 – January 26.

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

Announcement:

A new study on the "Projected Total Economic Impact Of Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile" is now available.

If you would like to learn more about the impactful integration of mobile and desktop functionalities for optimized work experiences, please join my online session "What's new with Teams Phone Mobile?" on Friday, 07 February 2025 @ 13:00. Register here:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd26525e-bdb6-49c2-96b1-7227c958e5aa@07867c6b-cc7e-449c-a9f4-083bac62aad8

 

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

Field Advisories:

Community:

 

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) General Availability of Direct Routing Phone Number Inventory MC985472 Published Jan 22, 2025

Updated January 23, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to announce the public release of Direct Routing (DR) Inventory for all Microsoft Teams Phone customers. This feature allows you to manage both assigned and unassigned DR phone numbers within Microsoft Teams Phone Number management. It simplifies managing and assigning DR phone numbers via Teams PowerShell cmdlet. The feature is also current in preview in Teams Admin Center and will be released to all customers in mid-February 2025.

This new feature introduces a change in behavior for unassigned Direct Routing phone numbers in Teams Phone Number management. When unassigned, a Direct Routing phone number will no longer be removed from the Teams telephone number management storage. If for any reason you do not wish to keep the Direct Routing phone numbers in Microsoft's Teams telephone number management storage, please use New-CsOnlineTelephoneNumberReleaseOrder to release the unassigned Direct Routing phone numbers.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We have already rolled out the feature and available for use via Teams PowerShell cmdlets.

 

Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance and security in voicemail messages MC987329 Published Jan 24, 2025

We are pleased to inform you that we will roll out two improvements to enhance compliance and security for voicemail messages in Microsoft Exchange.

This change is related to three products: Microsoft Teams calls, Microsoft Outlook/Exchange, and Microsoft Skype for Business calls. Results will be visible in Outlook/Exchange email messages.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We began rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-February 2025.


Microsoft Teams: Additional work information in people search results MC985484 Published Jan 22, 2025

Multi-tenant organization (MTO) users will be able to see additional work information in people search results. With this feature, MTO users will be able to see the company name and department name of a user in people search results, helping users to make sure they are communicating with the right people.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: More predictable recording experience with Who keeps recording MC985482 Published Jan 22, 2025

We will be adding a new in-product message to display the recording owner's information. This feature is especially important to our users when the person who starts the recording is different from the recording owner, participants will be able to reach out to the correct recording owner as needed.

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

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat MC910976 Published Oct 14, 2024

(Updated) Teams: Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for guests) MC705760 Published Jan 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New recording policies for town halls and webinars MC971032 Published Jan 3, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced captions for Teams Rooms on Windows MC960811 Published Dec 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New transcription policies for town halls and webinars MC971031 Published Jan 3, 2025

(Updated) Update to Get-CsPhoneNumberAssignment MC950880 Published Dec 6, 2024

Microsoft Teams: File open preferences will extend to more Microsoft 365 apps MC967240 Published Dec 27, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows MC718250 Published Feb 21, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption MC898393 Published Sep 26, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private moderator replies to individual attendees MC952893 Published Dec 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership MC883199 Published Sep 4, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone MC718553 Published Feb 23, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Adding "Service level" to real-time metrics for the Queues app MC975306 Published Jan 9, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Edit your display name in meetings MC974361 Published Jan 8, 2025

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Copilot Dashboard: New usage intensity and retention insights MC986522 Published Jan 23, 2025

Microsoft Viva Insights will improve adoption insights for Microsoft 365 Copilot by enabling admins and leaders to view usage intensity and retention metrics in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard. Admins and leaders will be able to explore Microsoft 365 Copilot usage frequency at various thresholds, compare top groups by usage intensity, and measure recurring usage of Copilot over time.

A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to view the adoption insights in the Copilot Dashboard. The users included in the analysis population must have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

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

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name MC979826 Published Jan 15, 2025

(Updated) New Service in your Microsoft 365 subscription: Org Explorer MC939925 Published Nov 22, 2024

 

 

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.