Kressmark Unified Communications: Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 44 - 2023 (October 30

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 44 of 2023, October 30 – November 5.

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

Announcement:

Please do not miss the message center posts about "Changes in Normalization" (MC536885) which will not happen at this time due to customer feedback, and the forthcoming "Private Line" for Teams Phone (MC687206).

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

Field Advisories:

Community:

M365 Message Center :

Teams :

Microsoft Teams: Files App Updating to OneDrive App Experience in Teams MC687207 · Published Nov 3, 2023

The Files app accessed from the left side of the Teams desktop client will be updated with the new OneDrive app experience, bringing performance improvements, more views, and the latest features of OneDrive to both classic and new Teams. All existing features of the Files app will also be available via this new OneDrive app experience. For more details, please visit the blog page.

As part of this change, Files app on left side of the new Teams desktop client will also become OneDrive app. There is no change in the name of Files app in either classic Teams desktop client or Teams mobile client.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 145798

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

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

Microsoft Teams: Private Line MC687206 · Published Nov 3, 2023

We are introducing a new calling feature. With private line, users will be able to have a private second phone number that they can make available to a select set of callers to call them directly, bypassing delegates, admins, or assistants. Inbound calls to the private line will be distinguished by a unique notification and ringtone. The private line will support incoming calls only.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181616

Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December.

GCCH and DoD: We will begin rolling out in early January and expect to complete by early February.

Simplified Compose Experience for Teams MC686919 · Published Nov 3, 2023

Teams Compose is the heart of collaboration, where all Teams messages flow each month. It's also the gateway to a wealth of features, from Co-Pilot to Files, Loops, Video, and Platform Apps.

While Teams' capabilities have grown by leaps and bounds, the compose experience has remained largely unchanged. This update addresses usability, scalability, and information density challenges. We've simplified the compose experience, enhancing usability for various rich authoring scenarios, establishing scalable patterns for all compose actions, and optimizing it for your everyday needs. Get ready to enjoy a more seamless and efficient collaboration experience!

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123486

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early-December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late Jan 2024 and expect to complete by early-February 2024.

GCC: We will begin rolling out mid-Feb 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.

GCCH: We will begin rolling out early March 2024 and expect to complete by mid-March 2024.

DoD: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2023 and expect to complete by late March 2024.

Preview the new Teams web client on Edge and Chrome MC686911 · Published Nov 3, 2023

Today we’re starting to roll out the preview of the new Teams web client to Edge and Chrome browsers. Our new Teams web client is built on the same foundation as our new Teams desktop clients and brings Edge and Chrome web users new speed, performance, and flexibility when using Teams.

We have begun rolling this out now.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels MC649917 · Published Jul 19, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can preview and play Stream videos directly in Teams Chat and Channel without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 127596

We will begin rolling out in late July 2023 and is expect to complete rollout by mid-November 2023 (previously late October 2023).

(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Premium Teams Usage Report MC673714 · Published Sep 5, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new product usage report will be available within Microsoft 365 admin center usage reports to help Admins understand how Microsoft Teams Premium is being used within their organization by daily active users, features, and by paid and trial license types.

Teams Premium usage reports will include daily active users, and three features in the first release: org-defined backgrounds, custom together mode, and live translation caption. Additional feature metrics coming in future iterations.

The report displays trends over the last 7/30/90/180 days, including a per-user view, and contains the user’s last active date and license information.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 163426.

Standard release. We will begin rolling out beginning late September 2023 (previously early September) with completion expected by mid-November (previously late October).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins MC561186 · Published May 26, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975

Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July.

GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July.

GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August.

GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August.

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

(Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. MC554158 · Published May 12, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 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

Targeted release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-October 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late October 2023 (now completed)

Standard release: We will begin rolling this out in mid-November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in mid- November 2023 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2023.

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by mid-December 2023.

DoD: We will begin rolling this out in early December 2023 and complete rollout by mid-December 2023.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker MC674737 · Published Sep 11, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can soon find all of their emojis, GIFs, and stickers in a combined picker in Microsoft Teams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84023

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in late November 2023 (previously early November) and expect to complete rollout by early December 2023 (previously mid-November).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late January 2023 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete rollout by early February 2023 (previously late November).

Gov Clouds: We will begin rolling out in mid-February (previously early December) and expect to complete rollout by late May 2024 (previously late January).

(Updated) Changes in Normalization MC536885 · Published Apr 4, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: Based on customer feedback we will not be moving forward with this change at this time. You can safely disregard this message. Thank you for your feedback.

Stopping normalization on number that starts with plus sign (+)

Normalization in Microsoft Teams was not designed to do normalization when the phone number starts with plus sign (+) as documented, but we've never enforced this in the Teams desktop or Web client. We are planning to enforce this in the future but for now we recommend avoiding this pattern.

We are making this change to align with our Calling Service, other Teams services, Azure Communication Services SDKs, and other Microsoft services. Numbers that start with a plus sign (+) will not pass through any normalization rules.

Translated numbers that do not start with a plus sign (+), will pass through normalization rules more than once. Please see Create and manage dial plans for more information.

We will not be moving forward with this change at this time.

(Updated) Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android MC675503 · Published Sep 16, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below as well as the content. Thank you for your patience.

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Android Update 3 (2023) includes the meeting protection support - End-to-end Encryption for meetings and Sensitivity labels.

We will begin rolling out in mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November) and expect to complete rollout by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Shared Device License on Mobile App for Android MC662254 · Published Jul 28, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We are glad to announce that support for Teams Shared Device License on Android Mobile is generally available now on Teams mobile version >= 2023143401. Only Calls and Walkie Talkie apps are supported when the Android mobile app is signed into an account with Teams Shared Device license. To access other apps on Teams Android mobile including chats and channels, please assign eligible licenses to the account and remove the Teams Shared Device License.

Learn more on Set up an Android mobile phone as a common area phone - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

We are pleased to announce that we will soon support the Microsoft Teams Shared Device license on the Teams Android mobile application. The Teams Shared Device license offers a shared identity-based , common area phone experience, including basic and advanced calling, people search, voicemail and walkie talkie.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126706

Standard Release: Rollout will begin in late August 2023 and is expected to be complete by early September 2023.

GCC: Rollout will begin in late August 2023 and is expected to be complete by early September 2023.

Simpler and quicker creation of teams and channels MC686596 · Published Nov 1, 2023

Collaborate more easily by creating teams and channels simpler and faster - a simple by default, power when needed experience!

Currently, our team and channel creation processes have several steps and are focused on letting users create team at the top level, with channel creation as an option for each team.

We are making the team create experience simpler by default, but still giving users the advanced options of creating a team from a template or group and choosing the privacy/ sensitivity of the team if they want. To help users create channels within these teams, we are putting "create channel" option at the top. They will be able to host the channel into a default team or a team they select.

Users can now create the right collab space by choosing between team or channel. Overall, users can now set up the right teams or channels from the + button, without having to go to different places or follow multiple steps.

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late November 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.

New Gallery in Teams Meetings MC686281 · Published Oct 31, 2023

We are introducing a revamped version of the gallery in Teams meetings and calls. The new gallery will be the default view when users join their meetings, so that they can use it without the need of taking an action.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 118467

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023.

Production and GCC: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024.

GCC High: We will begin rolling mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

DoD: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by early February 2024.

Stream App in Microsoft Teams will be updated to Stream (on SharePoint) MC686279 · Published Oct 31, 2023

We are transitioning the Stream experience in the desktop client of Microsoft Teams from Stream (Classic) to Stream (on SharePoint). Once transitioned the Stream app in Microsoft Teams will display only Stream (on SharePoint) content--it will no longer display Stream (Classic) content. The new Stream (on SharePoint) app in Teams will feature similar content and features as found on the Stream start page.

The Stream app is currently accessible across multiple touchpoints on Teams, including the Stream app on Teams left rail, Stream on Teams message extension, and the Stream Tab on Chats/Channels. You can find the app by tapping the three dots on the Teams left rail and then search for Stream. As a first step, Stream app on Teams left rail will be updated to Stream (on Sharepoint). This updated version of Stream app will allow users to access the Stream start page within Teams, and quickly find and watch videos without switching apps. Users will have the option to pin the Stream app on the side panel for more convenient access in the future.

In the coming months, we will also transition the Stream app for Teams web and Teams mobile.

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

Classic Teams Users Will be Automatically Updated to New Teams After March 31, 2024 MC686187 · Published Oct 31, 2023

On October 5, 2023, we announced general availability of the new Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac. Read the message center post MC679451 for details.

We mentioned in our GA announcement that classic Teams users will be automatically updated to new Teams in the coming months. Today, we want to inform you that after March 31, 2024, any classic Teams users who have not updated to new Teams, will be automatically updated to new Teams.

With just one click, you can join millions of users who are relying on new Teams to stay connected with colleagues, partners, and customers.

New Feature in Teams Admin Center to Communicate with Third-Party App Publishers via Teams MC685934 · Published Oct 30, 2023

Microsoft Teams admins will soon be able to initiate private groups chats with a limited set of third-party Teams app publishers via a new 'Click-to-Chat' (C2C) feature being added to the Teams Admin Center (TAC).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 182034

Standard Release: Rollout will begin late November and will complete by late December 2023.

Microsoft 365/Viva :

Viva Engage AMA Events Enables Private AMA and Now Allows Multiple Hosts and Organizers MC677835 · Published Sep 27, 2023

Today Viva Engage AMAs only allow for AMA Events that are public and open to the entire organization, though they might only be promoted to specific groups of people they could be discovered and accessed by anyone in the organization. With this update, AMA Events will now allow you to make your event private and only accessible to a specific list of attendees. Additionally, we will also be releasing a way for you to add up to 10 hosts and organizers to help expand the types of events you can host and make moderation easier.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174141

We will begin rolling out in late September 2023 and expect to complete rollout by early October 2023.

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Landing Experience for Viva Connections Desktop MC682306 · Published Oct 18, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: Refreshed Viva Connections experience is expected to start releasing by mid-November to our customers. This new experience will show up for different users in a tenant at different times. By Jan 2024, we expect to finish rolling out this feature to all the customers.

As part of this update, the Resources section will be updated, and it will be pulling data from a different source other than global navigation. To prepare for this upcoming release, we suggest Connections admins to follow the steps outlined below.:

The refreshed Viva Connections landing experience offers a more intuitive layout and introduces several requested new features including branding capabilities, sending announcements, a revamped Resources section, and support for different card sizes. This experience will also bring the Feed back into the viewport on your Connections page.

Here are the updates that we expect our new layout will offer:

Announcements – Important time sensitive information surfaced on desktop, mobile and tablet.
Hero section – This new section focuses on org news and brings the Connections Feed into the viewport.
Dashboard layout –The Dashboard section is evolving to be more fluid with inline expansion.
Resources - Introduces a new section for company curated links different from global navigation. The new section allows for more flexibility to have a unique list with visuals like icons.
Viva Suite links relocated - Viva suite links have been moved to the bottom of the experience and will offer links that the user is licensed for with a corresponding description.
Full page feed - Full page feed treatment now exists with its own pivot shown at the top of the page.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 176677

Rollout will be broken down into two phases:

Phase 1 rollout is expected to start in early November 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-January 2024.

Phase 2 rollout is expected to start in early February 2024 and is expected to be complete by late March 2024.

(Updated) REMINDER: Upcoming Changes to Customization Controls in Viva Pulse In-App Experience MC671812 · Published Aug 29, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Currently, there are two customization controls in the Viva Pulse In-App Admin Experience. The ‘Stock Questions’ control allows employees to edit stock questions. The ‘New questions’ control allows employees to create their own questions. In the upcoming release, we will be merging the two controls into one customization control.

This one control, when turned ON, will allow employees to edit stock questions and add their own questions in the Pulse survey. All customization capabilities will be turned ON when this control is ON, and all customization capabilities will be turned OFF when this control is OFF.

Rollout will begin in mid-September 2023 and is expected to be fully rolled out by mid-November 2023 (previously late October).

(Updated) Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration MC677516 · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the timing of this change below. Thank you for your patience.

The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365 Groups), or at the user level, for maximum flexibility.

These changes are expected to be completed by early November 2023 (previously late October).

(Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration MC681885 · Published Oct 16, 2023 · Last updated Nov 2, 2023

Updated November 2, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

These changes are rolling out and expected to be completed by early November 2023 (previously late October).

Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals – Enhanced Progress Tracking with Azure DevOps Integration MC686284 · Published Oct 31, 2023

With the enhanced progress tracking options, Viva Goals users will soon be able to track progress based on Azure DevOps fields such as effort, story points, completed work, remaining work, original estimate as well as custom numeric fields, in addition to the existing item level completion tracking.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165687

This is available now.

Microsoft Viva : Connections Boosted News Notifications MC685938 · Published Oct 30, 2023

Soon, in addition to existing news notifications, user of Viva Connections will also receive notifications for boosted news on the organization's news site. This will allow communicators to more directly reach end user with important company news and communications.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174470

Targeted Release: We will begin the rollout in late November 2023

Standard Release: Rollout will begin mid-December and complete by late December 2023.

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