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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 32 - 2023 (August 7 - August 13)

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 32 of 2023, August 7 – August 13.

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

 

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

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(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Channels Experience MC550081 · Published May 3, 2023 · Last updated Aug 12, 2023

Updated August 12, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new channels experience in Microsoft Teams has been built with an intuitive design that allows teams to focus and stay on tasks, bring everyone up to speed, and actively engage in real-time. The following features will be rolling out: 

  • The compose box and recent posts will appear at the top of the page. It'll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate - giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything. 
  • Every post is now a true conversation that users can focus on. Users can navigate to a conversation view that makes the discussion more engaging and synchronous, just like a chat. Users can also pop out the post, keep an eye on the discussion, while continuing to work on other topics.
  • A streamlined information pane will include all the important contextual information like channel’s members and pinned posts so new team members can quickly on-board and for all members to find the information they need, right in the channel.
  • Pin posts to make it easy for everyone to know what’s important in the channel and quickly reference it.
  • Simplified badging is making it easier for users to understand when there are new unread activities in teams. In addition, the simplified design helps users focus on the specific channels which requires the most attention, like channels in which the user was @mentioned.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91683

Targeted Release: Started rolling out in May and is expected to complete in late August 2023 (previously early July).

Standard and GCC: We will begin rollout in mid-September 2023 (previously early August) and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (previously mid-August).

GCC-H: We will begin rollout in late October 2023 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete rollout by early November 2023 (previously mid-September).

DoD: We will begin rolling out in early November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

 

Microsoft Teams: Group Policy Assignment Rank Assistance MC666964 · Published Aug 11, 2023

As an admin, you use policies to control Microsoft Teams features that are available to users in your organization. To easily manage different types of user needs, Teams provides group policy assignment, which lets you assign custom policies to user groups.

Effective policy for a user is determined by precedence rules. If a user isn't directly assigned a policy of a given type, the policy assigned to a group that the user is a member of takes precedence. If a user is a member of multiple groups, the policy that has the highest (group assignment ranking) for the given policy type takes precedence.

The Group policy assignment rank assistance feature will help admins by displaying key pieces of information such as group user count, recommendation to give rank 1, and precedence rules, so that admins can make better decisions while managing policies for their user groups.

We will begin rolling out in mid-August 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late August 2023.

 

(Updated) Collaborative Meeting Notes MC538385 · Published Apr 6, 2023 · Last updated Aug 9, 2023

Updated August 9, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

We will not be rolling this feature to customers in GCC at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

Teams across Microsoft are coming together to provide tools that help make meetings more effective. More specifically, we’re improving how you track what you want to discuss (Agenda), what you discussed/decided (Notes) and what you need to follow up on (Follow-up Tasks). These capabilities are now integrated into the end-to-end meeting experience in Teams, Loop, Planner, To Do, Office.com and OneDrive for Business.   

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 101509

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

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June (previously late May) and expect to complete by early August 2023 (previously mid-July).

 

Walkie Talkie AutoConnect Feature Update MC666173 · Published Aug 9, 2023

The purpose of Auto connect feature is to automatically connect the user to walkie talkie as soon as an intended channel to connect is determined, thereby reducing at-least 1 step in the process.

This feature is currently available.

 

(Updated) Dynamic Emergency Calling on Teams Web MC635983 · Published Jul 11, 2023 · Last updated Aug 8, 2023

Updated August 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We will be enabling Dynamic Emergency calling support for Teams Web. This will allow users to manually add an address on the web client before dialing the 911 call. Since this is critical functionality, we will be releasing this functionality as soon as possible.

Standard: We will begin rolling out early July and expect to complete by mid-July. - Complete

Gov. Clouds: We began rolling out in early August and expect to complete by early September.

 

(Updated) Multi-Stream IntelliFrame for Teams Rooms on Windows Cameras MC649941 · Published Jul 19, 2023 · Last updated Aug 8, 2023

Updated August 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

IntelliFrame enables multi-stream video, face recognition of in-room participants, active speaker recognition, attributed voice-based transcription, and panoramic video on Front-of-room (180-degree view) and Center-of-room (360-degree view) cameras, taking Teams Rooms on Windows cameras to the next level of intelligence. IntelliFrame is available only with the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro license.

The Teams Rooms on Windows app update (version 4.18) will include Hybrid meeting enhancements via the IntelliFrame camera technology including:

  • Multi-frame IntelliFrame
  • Conference room attendee “Recognition”
  • Active Speaker
  • Room View

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 133727

Standard Release: We will begin rollout in mid-August 2023 (previously early August) and expect to complete rollout by early September 2023 (previously late August).

GCC: We will begin rollout in mid-August 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-September 2023 (previously late August).

 

Preview: Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices MC665936 · Published Aug 8, 2023

Earlier this year, the new Microsoft device ecosystem platform built on the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) was announced delivering state-of-the art security, reliability, and manageability with Microsoft Intune. Microsoft Teams Android devices will be migrating to this platform. The first step in the migration is a firmware update to Microsoft Teams Android devices in the first half of 2024 (1H CY2024). The firmware update will move devices from Android device administrator to Android AOSP management.

Preview: Rollout will begin in early November 2023.

Microsoft Teams Android Devices will receive a firmware update in 1H 2024, which can be deferred for up to 90 days from first availability.

 

(Updated) Introducing "Microsoft Default" setting to Teams Tag Management Settings MC591878 · Published Jun 16, 2023 · Last updated Aug 7, 2023

Updated August 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are introducing a Microsoft Default setting to Teams Tag Management settings in Teams Admin Center.

  • If you have already explicitly made a selection to your Tag Management settings your tenant will not be affected by this change.
  • If you have not made changes to Tag Management settings, Microsoft Default settings will apply for your tenant. Microsoft Default settings currently map to "Team Owners" value but is subject to change in the future.
  • As Admin, please set tag management settings to reflect tenant-level preference. Select “Team Owners” to keep tag management limited to Team Owners, or select “Team owners and members” to allow all team members to create and edit tags. 

In Teams client, users will still see the same options as they do today: "Team Owners" and "Team owners and members".

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88318

Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2023 and expect to complete by late July 2023 (previously mid-July).

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2023 and expect to complete by early August 2023 (previously mid-July).

Standard Release:  We will begin rolling out mid-July 2023 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2023 (previously early August).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Explicit Recording Consent for Teams Meetings MC523053 · Published Mar 3, 2023 · Last updated Aug 7, 2023

Updated August 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams is going to support an Explicit Recording Consent meeting policy. When the policy is applied, the Teams meeting window will request explicit consent of all participants to be recorded. Before a user gives consent, the user’s audio, video, and screenshare/consent-share won’t be captured in the meeting recording.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 107781

Standard and GCC: We will begin rolling out in late March and expect to complete rollout by mid-April. - Complete

GCC-High: We will begin rolling out in late May (previously late April) and expect to complete rollout by mid-June (previously early May). - Complete

DoD: We will begin rolling out in early August 2023 (previously late June) and expect to complete rollout by mid-August 2023 (previously mid-July).

 

(Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. MC554158 · Published May 12, 2023 · Last updated Aug 7, 2023

Updated August 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to introduce a new and improved experience to search within chats and channels. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122550

Standard: We will begin rolling this out in mid-September 2023 (previously late July) and expect to complete rollout by late September 2023 (previously early August)

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in late September 2023 (previously early August) and complete rollout by late October 2023 (previously late August).

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in late October 2023 (previously late August) and complete rollout by early November 2023 (previously early September).

DoD: We will begin rolling this out in mid-November 2023 (previously mid-September) and complete rollout by early December 2023 (previously early October).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Compact Chat List MC609889 · Published Jun 27, 2023 · Last updated Aug 7, 2023

Updated August 7, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

Compact chat list is a feature addition that allows users to condense the view of their chat list and hide message previews. This new design will enable users to keep messages more private, view more chats in their chat list and navigate the chat list more easily. This feature addition will be the default chat list experience for compact mode users. Compact chat list will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web and will provide a condensed view of the chat list.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 126428

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out to commercial tenants in early June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

GCC: We will begin rolling out in July.

GCCH: We will begin rolling out in August.

DoD: We will begin rolling out in September.

 

 

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals: Admin Option to Enable/Disable sharing to Microsoft Teams in Viva Goals MC666167 · Published Aug 9, 2023

Viva Goals will be giving users the ability to share links to goals as rich adaptive cards, including progress and status. Users get the context they need around goals they're working towards and can also update them in Microsoft Teams without losing focus or clicking away from the conversation. As part of this feature, Viva Goals will introduce a menu option to share goals content to Teams, under the “Share” menu in the application.

If your tenant does not support Microsoft Teams, you can disable this “Share -> Teams” option in Viva Goals. You can go to the Viva Goals admin portal and turn off the feature under Sharing permissions. Users will still be able to share using other options, such as “Copy link” and “Email”.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117448

Rollout will begin in mid-August 2023 and is expected to be complete by late August 2023.

 

(Updated) New Viva Connections Analytics Experience Coming Soon MC598641 · Published Jun 20, 2023 · Last updated Aug 8, 2023

Updated August 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are pleased to announce the next set of features for Viva Connections usage analytics. The analytics experience now includes a full page dashboard view that will help organizations better understand user engagement by being able to visualize the metrics. The analytics dashboard will be available through both the Viva Connections desktop experience in Teams and through a SharePoint home site if your organization has one. Additionally, this release also includes engagement metrics for individual dashboard cards which will enable a more in-depth view of popular cards and those with less engagement.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124918

Rollout will begin in mid-July (previously late June) and is expected to be complete by late August 2023 (previously late July).

 

(Updated) Create a distinct experience in Viva Connections for different audiences in the Microsoft 365 admin center MC557823 · Published May 19, 2023 · Last updated Aug 8, 2023

Updated August 08, 2023: As we are completing the broad rollout of this feature, we wanted to share some additional information on the service plan availability.

As announced in our blog post Introducing Multiple Viva Connections Experiences for Your Organization, a single Viva Connections experience is included in Microsoft 365 plans with SharePoint Online. To use two or more experiences, you will need either Microsoft Viva Suite or Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities license for all your Connections users. Starting September 2023, admins will be able to see Viva Connections Premium service plan under these two licenses in Microsoft 365 admin center.

For customers who already have either Microsoft Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communities & Connections licenses:

Users who already have one of the above licenses will be pre-provisioned with the Viva Connections premium service plan. However, admins should cross-verify to ensure the correct set of users are entitled for this feature, and as needed, should unassign the licenses from specific users using this guidance. Please review the documentation to understand how license checks are performed for this feature.

A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023. - Complete

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by mid-August 2023 (previously late July).

 

 

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