Kressmark Unified Communications: Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 13 - 2023 (March 27

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 13 of 2023, March 27 – April 2.

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IT Admin Policy Change for the New Webinars experience on Teams MC535700 · Published 1 Apr 2023

With the launch of the new webinar experience, we introduced a new events policy.

In order to ensure smooth transition to the new webinar experience, we temporarily continued the old webinar policy setting of AllowMeetingRegistration in controlling the availability of the new webinar. Now with successful introduction of the new webinar, we will be decoupling the settings that control the availability of the old (via AllowMeetingRegistration in meeting policy) and the new (via AllowWebinar in events policy) webinar.

This change will take effect on May 3, 2023.

(Updated) Teams Video Clip Auto-Generated Captions MC534735 · Published 29 Mar 2023 · Last updated 31 Mar 2023

Updated March 31, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams Video Clip was released last November, we are updating the feature with auto-generated captions support.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early April (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-April (previously early April).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-April (previously early April) and expect to complete by late April (previously mid-April).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams user request configuration to external systems (URL redirect) MC411463 · Published 9 Aug 2022 · Last updated 31 Mar 2023

Updated March 31, 2023: The general availability of PowerShell script to deactivate user request in the tenant is now April 2023. We apologize for inconveniences caused by the delay.

Microsoft Teams apps help facilitate collaboration and enhance team productivity. Some organizations choose to control which apps their users can use, blocking apps from use until IT has reviewed and approved them. For these organizations, the recent app discovery update (MC350372) enables users to indicate which blocked apps they want to use, allowing IT to focus their attention on the apps their users want. As always, IT retains control over which apps their users can use.

We heard from some IT organizations that they have existing processes to manage how users should request access to apps, and they want to use these same processes for approving Teams apps as well. In response, we are adding optional organizational settings to enable Teams admins to customize the experience for their users to request access to apps that are blocked from use. These settings include:

A customizable instructional message shown to users when they find an app that’s blocked from use. The default message is “This app requires approval from your IT admin to make it available for you to add.”

An IT provided URL that will open in a browser when users click the “Request approval” button to request access to an app (e.g., IT support ticketing systems, user education pages, or corporate policy pages).

In the Teams app store, users who discover apps that are blocked from use will see the customized instructional message (if provided) on the app details page and be redirected to the URL (if provided) when the “Request approval” button is clicked.

Example scenario: Contoso’s IT department has configured Teams to block all third-party apps by default. They have enabled access only to specific third-party apps that they have evaluated and determined to be acceptable. For the user request feature, the Teams admin for Contoso configures the instructional message to say "This app is not allowed by Contoso IT. If you have a business need for this app, please submit your request in the Contoso helpdesk portal." This makes clear (i) that the app cannot be used, and (ii) instructions to submit a request. They then configure the "Request approval" button to point to their internal portal where users can submit IT helpdesk requests: https://intranet.contoso.com/helpdesk. This experience drives awareness of corporate policy and the existing Contoso request process.

This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89288.

Note: As an administrator, if you prefer to deactivate the ability for users to see and request apps that are blocked from use, you will be able to do so via PowerShell that is expected to be delivered in January 2023. We will update this message once the PowerShell script is available.

This feature will be available in April 2023.

Offline meetings in Microsoft Teams MC535261 · Published 30 Mar 2023

For events such as personal appointments, lunch break slots on calendar, and in-person meetings, you can now create a true appointment in Teams calendar by turning off the online toggle for a meeting.

What to expect: By default, all meetings created from teams will be teams online meeting. The toggle is currently available only for private meetings and appointments. Offline events will not create chat thread and other teams meeting artifacts that are tightly coupled with teams' online meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122483

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late May.

GCC, GCCHigh, DoD: We will begin rolling out in early July.

Microsoft Teams: Speaker View in Teams Meetings MC534743 · Published 29 Mar 2023

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature: Speaker View. This option can be selected from the view switcher within meetings, allowing users to effortlessly track the current active speaker. Speaker View is particularly effective in scenarios with a limited number of key speakers and a large audience, such as town halls, trainings, or lectures - especially from the student's perspective.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 116009

Targeted Release (Public Preview): We will begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout by mid-April.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early May and expect to complete rollout by mid-May.

GCC-High & DoD: We will begin rolling out in late May and expect to complete rollout by mid-June.

Task publishing: Teams activity feed items for all team members/owners when an urgent task is published to their team MC531216 · Published 21 Mar 2023 · Last updated 29 Mar 2023

Updated March 29, 2023: We are removing this message as it is a duplicate of MC531736. Thank you for your feedback.

What's changing: In response to numerous customer requests, we're improving visibility when an urgent task is published to a Microsoft team. After this feature is rolled out, when an organization uses the task publishing feature to publish a task with a priority set to Urgent, each member or owner of the team that receives this task will receive a Teams activity feed informing them that an urgent task was published to their team. This will ensure greater visibility for the time-sensitive urgent tasks, such as product recalls that need to be acted upon at multiple locations as soon as possible. This will not affect when a user creates an urgent task in the Tasks app for their own team. This change in notification activity is specific to the special task publishing functionality which must be enabled by an admin.

What is task publishing: The task publishing feature is designed for frontline organizations that need work to be completed across distinct locations (such as stores, clinics, factories, branches). Task publishing allows business leaders to centrally define a set of tasks to be completed and distribute a copy of those tasks to tens, hundreds, or thousands of teams across your organization. Frontline organizations can also monitor the status of the work during execution. Visit the task publishing documentation to see a video overview of the feature. You can also view the instructions to set up task publishing for more information.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 117573

We expect to roll out this feature beginning late March, and we expect to complete by mid-April.

eDiscovery support now available for Microsoft Loop Components created from Teams and Outlook via Microsoft Purview MC534304 · Published 28 Mar 2023

Loop components

Microsoft Loop components created in Teams or Outlook are now discoverable and have eDiscovery workflow support using the Microsoft Purview tool. These files are stored in the creator’s OneDrive for Business and are available for search and collection and render in review for both eDiscovery (Standard) and eDiscovery (Premium). The HTML offline export format is supported on eDiscovery (Premium). You can also download and re-upload the files to any OneDrive for Business to view them in their native format.

Microsoft is currently working on a third-party export API solution for Loop components.

Loop app

The Microsoft Loop app and content created from within the Loop app does NOT yet support eDiscovery workflows. This capability update only applies to Loop components created in Teams or Outlook.

This capability has already been rolled out to your enterprise tenant.

(Updated) Teams update: Expanded view of the profile card in Teams MC494734 · Published 5 Jan 2023 · Last updated 28 Mar 2023

Updated March 28, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Beginning in March, users in your organization will be able to use expanded views of the profile card in Teams. The expanded view is already available in Outlook and includes more information, like an overview of the profile, contact information, organizational chart, and LinkedIn tab.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109526.

We will begin rolling out this feature in late April (previously late March) and expect to complete the rollout in early May (previously late April).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams support for Targeted Release MC510331 · Published 2 Feb 2023 · Last updated 28 Mar 2023

Updated March 28, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams will support Targeted Release for commercial cloud customers.

With this support, users opted-in to Targeted Release will be the first production users to see the latest Microsoft Teams features and help shape the product by providing early feedback.

Prior to this, Targeted Release provided early access to OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Office for the web, Microsoft 365 admin center and some components of Exchange Online.

What is Targeted Release?

Targeted release allows early access to high quality feature releases across Microsoft 365 apps and services, which customers can opt-in to prepare for the upcoming changes before they roll out to the rest of the organization.

Customers can choose to have a select set of individuals, or the entire organization receives updates early via Targeted Release.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 117577

We will begin rolling out in early March (previously late February) and expect to complete by late April (previously mid-April).

(Updated) Enable second video stream with "Teams Content Camera on Desktop" MC532608 · Published 24 Mar 2023 · Last updated 28 Mar 2023

Updated March 28, 2023: We are revising the schedule for this release and will communicate the new timeline, via Message center, once available. Thank you for your patience.

Users will be able to enable a second video stream to support both their Personal Video and Teams Content Camera on Desktop feature. When enabling the Teams Content Camera on Desktop feature, the Personal Video is expected to be maintained so long that the user selects a separate Camera to support the two video streams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118580

We are revising the schedule for this release and will communicate the new timeline, via Message center, once available

Microsoft Teams: Teams button to Join Meeting from pre-join Screen for all Microsoft Teams Certified Peripherals MC533818 · Published 27 Mar 2023

Users can soon successfully join and participate in a meeting directly with their Teams Button on their Microsoft Teams certified peripheral.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95632

Preview: We will begin rolling out in early April 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-April 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-April 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late April 2023.

Microsoft Teams certified Peripherals: Teams Button to bring Teams Meeting Stage to Foreground During Meeting MC533817 · Published 27 Mar 2023

Microsoft Teams users can soon bring up the meeting stage to the foreground by pressing their Teams Button during a meeting.

Note: This feature only applies to devices with dedicated Teams Buttons. If the device has a dual-purpose button (supports both hookswitch and Teams Button), pressing the button will end the call.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98496

Preview: We will begin rolling out in early April 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-April 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-April 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late April 2023.

Reminder Emails for Webinars MC533814 · Published 27 Mar 2023

To build excitement and drive attendance as the webinar draws near, you can leverage timely, automated reminder emails to ensure the event remains top of mind. These emails will be sent to every confirmed registrant at a configured date and time you set ahead of the event and will include a custom-branded header, webinar details, and a link to join the event.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122505

Standard Release: We have started rolling out this out and will complete in mid-April.

Preview the new Microsoft Teams Windows client MC533687 · Published 27 Mar 2023

Today we’re starting to roll out the preview of the new Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows. The new Microsoft Teams desktop app is built on a foundation of speed, performance, and flexibility—saving you time and helping your organization work together more efficiently.

Now in public preview: Avatars for Microsoft Teams MC533652 · Published 27 Mar 2023

Avatars for Microsoft Teams gives you that much-needed camera break, while still allowing you to collaborate effectively. You can add a new layer of choice to your meetings and represent yourself the way you want with customizable avatars and reactions.

Represent yourself the way you want with customizable avatars and reactions. Save up to three avatars for different meeting types, such as casual, professional, and day to day. Note that Avatars for Microsoft Teams is designed for users 18+.

This release is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 107969

Targeted Release (Public Preview): We expect to begin rolling out late March and expect to be complete by early-April.

Standard Release: We are working hard to begin rolling this out in May and will communicate any changes via Message Center

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Microsoft Viva: SharePoint content on Office.com and Edge New Tab Page Feed show related Viva Topics MC535703 · Published 1 Apr 2023

Microsoft Feed items will soon show a Viva Topic pill when it is relevant for SharePoint content. This allows the user to easily learn more about the topic and get to the people and content related to the topic for that item.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118063

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

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout by mid-April.

Microsoft Viva: Display connected topics on people profile cards, now available WW. MC534310 · Published 28 Mar 2023

Display connected topics on people profile cards is coming soon.

Want to learn more about what other topics someone is an expert on? Now, when you select someone’s name or picture in Outlook or other Office web apps, you can find that information on their profile card. Viva Topics will now integrate with the information that appears in the profile for each person.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88697

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

Microsoft Viva Insights Powershell Tenant Controls MC534309 · Published 28 Mar 2023

Admin controls to view and update Tenant’s default Microsoft Viva Insights settings using PowerShell.

These changes will start to roll out in Preview in February 2023 and will be available worldwide by mid-April 2023.

(Updated) New Admin Capabilities in Viva Goals MC467610 · Published 16 Nov 2022 · Last updated 28 Mar 2023

Updated March 28, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Integrations in Viva Goals help save time and energy by automatically updating your key results and projects through connections to other applications from Microsoft and third parties. These integrations allow data to flow from the connected applications into Viva Goals so that results and projects are up to date. As Viva Goals is continuing to grow support for more integrations, we will be adding new capabilities for global admins to manage Viva Goals integrations for all organizations in their tenant.

Rollout is expected to begin in late December and is expected to be completed by mid-April (previously mid-March).

Upgraded Viva Topics Admin experience MC533808 · Published 27 Mar 2023

We will soon be rolling out an updated admin experience for Viva Topics. This update is designed to create more consistency and clarity navigating the admin experience across the Viva suite.

Rollout will begin in late March and is expected to be complete by late April.

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