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Sunday, November 12, 2023

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 45 - 2023 (November 6 - November 12)

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 45 of 2023, November 6 – November 12.

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

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

App centric management introduces new admin settings to control who in the tenant can install Teams apps. First, admins can set a default value for new apps that are published to the Teams app store. Second, admins can manage apps for users, groups, or everyone in the organization. This feature replaces the existing app permission policies and provides admins with the ability to manage access to the app individually. The app permission policies for existing customers are migrated to maintain existing app availability in the tenant.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 151829

This feature will gradually roll out across three major phases.

Phase 1 (from late November 2023 to early February 2024) affects the tenants that use only the Global app permission policy and have no custom app permission policies. The app status from the permission policy and tenant settings will be migrated to preserve the admin intent. The migration will not affect the end users and their ability to use the apps. Admins may see the Manage apps page in a read-only mode for a short time.

Phase 2 (more details coming soon as a follow up MC post) affects the tenants that use both global and custom app permission policies. This phase will let the admin choose to migrate to app centric management by following a migration process that will change the existing app permission policies to app assignments in the new app centric model. The admins will have the choice to modify the apps that are assigned using the custom permission policies to be accessible to groups, if they want.

Phase 3 (more details coming soon as a follow up MC post) applies to the tenants that skipped the migration in phase 1 or 2. These tenants will be migrated automatically in this phase.

 

Virtual Events – Green Room License MC688639 · Published Nov 9, 2023

There are two new updates to the current Green Room feature experience.

Green Room will be available on Office/Microsoft 365 Enterprise E1/E3/E5/ and Education A1/A3/A5 licenses. It will no longer need a Teams Premium license to be used in your organization’s meetings, webinars, and town halls.

Green Room will be turned on by default for Teams webinars. When a webinar is joined, organizers and presenters will join the webinar in the Green Room and attendees will wait in the Waiting Room until the event starts.

This feature is currently available.

 

Teams Webinar Graph APIs MC688630 · Published Nov 9, 2023

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new set of Graph APIs that support business-to-business workflows.

These provide the ability to sync webinar data such as: attendee names, attendee duration, registration, and cancellations with a third-party platforms. Third-party systems such as CRMs and marketing tools can use this data to enrich and power their lead generation and more!

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125072

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

 

New user analytics extended to Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Office in the Search MC688628 · Published Nov 9, 2023

We are excited to announce that Microsoft Search Analytics reports in the Search & Intelligence Admin Center have been updated with improved user analytics! We have expanded coverage to almost all search applications, including Outlook, Teams, and Windows Search! Other improvements provide deeper insights and filtering capabilities for search adoption across search applications and user segments like geography, department, and occupation. The goal is to give you a good insight into adoption of search and to identify adoption gaps for specific search applications, geographies, or departments.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 177894.

We will begin rolling out early November 2023 and expect to complete by late November 2023.

 

Microsoft Teams: New settings available for your frontline manager in Shifts app MC688627 · Published Nov 9, 2023

We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements on our Shifts settings page design to empower your organization through frontline managers to decide what capabilities their team can leverage from Shifts. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 179786

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

 

Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls MC688109 · Published Nov 8, 2023

Scheduling, setting up, and managing an event is not a simple task. Which is why we allow co-organizer to be added to the event so they can work alongside or on behalf of the organizer. So far co-organizers were able to set up event theming, manage registration, meeting options, view reports and more but were not able to edit event details like title, date/time, description, event group; nor publish or cancel event. Now they can! Co-organizer can edit event details, publish, and cancel the event like the organizer can. So once the co-organizer is added they will have full parity of experience as organizer and control/manage/edit event.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168524

Targeted release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

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

 

(Updated) Collaborative notes on Teams mobile MC674980 · Published Sep 12, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

Users can now view, edit, and create collaborative notes including agenda, notes, and follow-up tasks on Teams for iOS and Android, similarly with what users can do on Teams for desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 128652

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

 

(Updated) Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events MC675281 · Published Sep 14, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

This feature is available for webinars only. This is not a Teams Premium feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123149

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

GCC: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously late October) and expect to complete by late December 2023 (previously early November).

 

(Updated) Teams Panels Recognized and Visible in Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal MC675500 · Published Sep 16, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

We are pleased to announce that Teams Panels will soon appear and be supported in the Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal. Panels will start to appear under the Rooms and Inventory pages. The device health signals, and management functionality will be similar to what is offered on Teams Rooms on Android devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164490.

Rollout is expected to start in mid-November 2023 (previously early November) and is expected to be complete by early December 2023 (previously late November).

 

(Updated) New Gallery in Teams Meetings MC686281 · Published Oct 31, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

Updated November 7, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information.

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.

 

(Updated) Meeting Protection Support for Teams Rooms on Android MC675503 · Published Sep 16, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

Updated November 7, 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.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161423

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

 

Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices MC665936 · Published Aug 8, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 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.

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

 

Microsoft Teams Who bot to be retired MC687849 · Published Nov 7, 2023

The Who bot within Teams was designed to help you find information about anyone in your organization. As we are working to improve the functionality delivered in this feature and provide a better user experience the current version of the Who bot will be retired. This functionality will transition to Microsoft Copilot in the future.

We will implement this change in mid-December 2023.

 

Microsoft Teams: Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android MC687848 · Published Nov 7, 2023

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Android Update 3 (2023) includes improved view switcher and front of room display controls.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 159128

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early January 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-January 2024.

 

Update: Microsoft Teams Shared Device License on Mobile App for Android MC687806 · Published Nov 6, 2023

We wanted to share an update on the previous Message center post (MC662254) we sent around support for Teams Shared Device License on Android Mobile. 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 Calling and Walkie Talkie apps are supported when the Android mobile application 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.

For more information, please visit Set up an Android mobile phone as a common area phone.

 

Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts in Channels MC687791 · Published Nov 6, 2023

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. For organizations with Teams Premium, users will have access to DALL-E, a text to image generator, which they can use for their backgrounds. This release of Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web for Channels 2.0 in English – US markets only. In line with current announcement behavior, Mobile will only support the consumption of custom backgrounds. Feature is disabled for EDU tenants while the team implements a policy setting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183785

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

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

 

 

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(Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks are being upgraded MC424414 · Published Sep 1, 2022 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

Non-Native and Hybrid Yammer Networks will be upgraded to Native Mode to allow users, groups, and content to be compatible with and mapped to their counterparts in Azure Active Directory and Microsoft 365. Native Mode also provides other benefits, such as the ability to host Live Events in every Yammer community and simplify file administration through SharePoint. Most critically, Native Mode supports eDiscovery through the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, allowing your organization to collaborate safely and securely within your Yammer network. 90% of Yammer networks are in Native Mode today, including our top 10 largest networks.

We will begin migrating networks on December 01, 2022 and continue the upgrades through January 2024 (previously October). The process will begin with smaller networks. If you prefer to control the timing of your upgrade, you may initiate the process on your own at any time by visiting the Microsoft 365 Native Mode page within the Network Admin pages of Yammer.

 

(Updated) People Search Card in Viva Connections MC682303 · Published Oct 18, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

Viva Connections have a new card where admins now have the option to incorporate a new people search card for their organization. This card enables colleagues to effortlessly search for and communicate with one another within the organization using Teams chat and email.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 173078

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

 

(Updated) Viva Connections "Top News" Card Updated to Include More News Source Options MC676544 · Published Sep 22, 2023 · Last updated Nov 7, 2023

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

Improvements are coming to the Viva Connections Top News Card, which will be rebranded as the "News Card." These enhancements will introduce greater configurability and the ability to create multiple News Card instances, while the default configuration will remain consistent with the Top News Card.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 173074

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

 

 

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