Kressmark Unified Communications: Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 50 - 2023 (December 11

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 50 of 2023, December 11 – December 17.

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Teams Live Event capacity limit extension MC698896 · Published Dec 16, 2023

Microsoft had previously instituted temporary capacity increases for Teams live events that were set to expire on December 31, 2023. This included increasing the Live Event capacity from 10,000 attendees to up to 20,000 attendees, increasing the concurrency limit from 15 to 50 simultaneous events, and increasing the Live Event duration from 4 hours to 16 hours. To ensure administrators have adequate time to train their user base, we are extending the timeline for these capacity limit increases for Teams Live Events to now expire on June 30, 2024.

Until June 30, 2024, you will be able to run Teams Live Events of up to 20,000 attendees, have up to 50 of these Live Events run simultaneously, and have your Live Events run for up to 16 hours.

Teams Live Events support in New Teams MC698876 · Published Dec 16, 2023

As communicated in MC686187, after March 31, 2024, any classic Teams users that haven't updated to new Teams, will be automatically updated to new Teams. New Teams will support Teams Live Events until its scheduled retirement on September 30th, 2024. Customers using Teams Live Events within new Teams should not expect any changes to the Attendee & Presenter experiences within new Teams. Teams Live Events Producers and Organizers, which currently cannot use new Teams, will have their capabilities brought to new Teams.

Users will notice the change to the organizer experience as soon as the middle of January 2024. The Producer experience will be brought to new Teams by late March, 2024. After which, Teams Live Events will be fully supported in new Teams until the retirement of the Teams Live Events experience on September 30th, 2024.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Stream Preview and Playback in Teams Chat and Channels MC649917 · Published Jul 19, 2023 · Last updated Dec 15, 2023

Updated December 15, 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 expect to complete rollout by late January 2024 (previously mid-December).

(Updated) Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts in Channels MC680348 · Published Oct 10, 2023

Updated December 15, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. 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 123501

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-October and expect to complete by late October. - Complete

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

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

GCC/GCC High/DoD: We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2024 and expect to complete by late February 2024.

(Updated) IntelliFrame experiences on new Teams app and Recognition expansion MC695502 · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Last updated Dec 15, 2023

Updated December 15, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This is a two-part update, with:

IntelliFrame experiences availability on new Teams app for Desktop,
Expanding recognition support to cover scenarios such as meeting invite forwarding and Teams meeting nudge among others (Please See below for details)

IntelliFrame experiences from Edge cameras like Yealink Smartvision 60 are currently available on Teams Desktop platform. With this update, we want to announce the availability of IntelliFrame on New Teams app.
Recognition expansion: This update applies to both existing and new Teams desktop app. Previously recognition was only supported when an organizer invited the meeting room with Intelligent camera connected. With this update, we are able to support the following scenarios.

i. Meeting forward (both one time and recurring meetings)

ii. Teams nudge (using Roster>add participant)

iii. Join by meeting ID (Using MTR to join a meeting by ID)

Also, under "Recognition" feature, we heard our users and renamed unrecognized users from "Guest" to "Participant". Moving forward, with this update anyone who is unrecognized will see their name label as "Participant."

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161427

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

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

(Updated) Web links from Microsoft Teams chats to open in Microsoft Edge; Teams chat will open side-by-side with link MC669480 · Published Aug 21, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Update for December 14, 2023: The Microsoft Teams change will now be completed by the end of January instead of early December as previously communicated. Additionally, an issue was discovered with managing this change using GPO and Intune, with a fix planned to deploy with the change by the end of January. To manage this change prior to the fix deploying, please use the Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 (formerly the Office Cloud Policy Service).

The Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows will open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge to enable a new web and chat side-by-side experience.

By opening web links in Edge, users will be able to see those links side-by-side with their Teams chats—web links will open as new browser tabs and the Teams chats will open next to them in the Edge sidebar. This new, single-view Teams experience in Edge is designed to minimize switching between windows and to help users stay in the flow of work while referencing web links.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 126334.

This change to use Edge to open web links from Teams chats follows a similar, previously announced change in the Outlook for Windows app. Customers impacted by this change in Outlook were notified via MC541626, MC545904, or MC548092.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting chat invitations from unmanaged users MC689496 · Published Nov 14, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

When using external access for Teams, users receiving a meeting chat invitation from an unmanaged Teams user will be prompted with the option to acknowledge or leave the meeting chat.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by late January 2024 (previously late December).

(Updated) Custom Backgrounds for Announcement Posts in Channels MC687791 · Published Nov 6, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to create custom backgrounds for their Announcement posts with the generative AI power of Microsoft Designer. As part of the advanced Teams Premium capabilities, 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.

Note: Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability to upload image will be made available again in early 2024, while the team works on Designer support for more languages.

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 mid-January 2024 (previously early December).

(Updated) Simplified Compose Experience for Teams MC686919 · Published Nov 3, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.

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 Copilot 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 is for the new Teams experience only.

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 mid-February 2024 and expect to complete by early March 2024.

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

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

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

(Updated) Bring-Your-Own-Device IT Admin Experience in Teams Pro Management Portal MC680963 · Published Oct 12, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) rooms are identified as rooms with no MTR (Microsoft Teams Rooms) but equipped with other peripherals such as camera, microphone.

In Teams Pro Management Portal, IT admins will finally have the capability to manage and track these specific BYOD rooms. They will get a comprehensive overview of their BYOD rooms and devices activities. With this new addition, they will gain valuable insights into how these spaces are being utilized and enabling them to make data driven decisions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 161728

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

(Updated) Out-of-box Controlled-content meeting template MC678852 · Published Oct 2, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

We are launching an out-of-the box template for meetings with external participants. The controlled content access template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat across meeting lifecycle/in-meeting, and who can record.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91286

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-October and complete by late October 2023.

GCC: We will begin rolling out early November and complete by mid-November 2023.

GCC High: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2023 (previously early October) and complete by late November 2023 (previously mid-October).

DoD: We will begin rolling out late November 2023 (previously mid-November) and complete by early December 2023 (previously late November).

New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" MC698134 · Published Dec 14, 2023

"Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat" is a new meeting option that gives the meeting organizer the option to disable copying and sharing features on meeting chat messages for participants to reduce the risk of data leak. Once this restriction is enabled, meeting chat participants will not be able to copy chat messages using menu options or keyboard shortcuts, or forward or share messages to Outlook. There is also a new Meeting Policy setting in Teams admin center for admin to control whether users can see or use this feature in the Meeting Options page. Admins can also set the default value for this meeting option in Meeting Templates that they create. This meeting capability can also be configured within a sensitivity label policy: Configure Teams meetings with protection for highly sensitive data.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186675

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2023 and expect to complete within a few days.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 and expect to complete within a few days.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2024.

Azure Protected Voicemails on Teams Mobile App MC698132 · Published Dec 14, 2023

Teams mobile users will now have a link to their Azure protected voicemails from the Teams mobile App. Users will get notification for the voicemail on the Teams App and can open the attached link to access the voicemail on the web browser.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186553

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

Control your activity notifications from the activity card MC698129 · Published Dec 14, 2023

Users will be able to control what shows in their activity feed by clicking on the ellipsis from the activity card, helping them to stay on top of the information that matters most to them.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186571

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out by 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 mid-February 2024.

Update Microsoft Teams client applications to most up-to-date version by March 2024 MC698127 · Published Dec 14, 2023

Microsoft Teams is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy and requires users to stay on the most up-to-date version of the client application. Automatic updates ensure that users have the latest capabilities, performance and security enhancements, and service reliability.

Microsoft is constantly investing into innovations and improvements for more effective, reliable, and secure communication infrastructure. The latest improvements for chat messaging scenarios are enhancing the resiliency of message delivery in Microsoft Teams.

By the end of March 2024, Microsoft will stop supporting the legacy services infrastructure for chat messaging.

Agenda View Refresh in Teams Mobile MC698125 · Published Dec 14, 2023

Teams calendar on mobile devices displays the live status of a meeting with avatars of the participants who are in the call, whether the meeting is being recorded and the duration of the meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98328

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

Microsoft Teams: Discover Feed in Channels MC698124 · Published Dec 14, 2023

We are bringing users a personalized channel feed from people and topics users care about. Instead of going through each channel listed to catch up on what's happening in the org, users can come to Discover Feed in Teams to catch up quickly on relevant channel conversations.

Users can see why a specific channel post is being shown in their feed and they can also customize their feed preferences by selecting "Do not show post from X person/channel". Users can also give direct feedback if a post seen on the feed is useful to them or not.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 187084

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late January 2024 and expect to complete the rollout in February 2024

Announcing External Access Analytics for Microsoft Teams MC698123 · Published Dec 14, 2023

We are excited to announce that we are rolling out a new report in the Teams Admin Center that will provide basic analytics for external access. This report will allow admins to view information about external access.

The external access analytics report will be available soon in the Teams Admin Center under Analytics & reports > Usage reports. We hope that this report will provide admins with more visibility and control over external access in their tenant and enable them to make informed decisions about cross-tenant collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 188534

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2024 and expect to complete by mid-January 2024

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

Promote channel creation MC697808 · Published Dec 13, 2023

Today, our experience focusses on letting users create team at the top level, with channel creation as a per team level option. Looking at the user behavior here, users end up creating more teams, where it could have been channels within teams, leading to team proliferation and difficulty in managing teams. To address this, we are looking to promote channel creation.

For users to collaborate effectively, they need to set-up the right collaboration space. Channels being the main hub of collaboration, we made it easier for users to create channels. With the channel creation option elevated to the top, users can now create the appropriate collab space by picking between team or channel. They will be able to host the channel into a team of their choosing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163363

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

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

Simplified team creation MC697434 · Published Dec 12, 2023

Today, users go through multiple steps, selecting between options while creating teams. However, most users are inclined towards setting up their team from scratch and as private. Hence, we defaulted to a simpler experience, yet giving users the rich options of creating a team from a template or group and selecting privacy/sensitivity of the team. It is a simple by default, power on demand experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163364

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

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

GCC High and DoD: We will begin rolling out late February 2024 and expect to complete by late March 2024.

Affected Teams behavior in Chrome due to privacy sandboxing MC697433 · Published Dec 12, 2023

Starting in January, Chrome will begin gradually rolling out privacy sandboxing in the web to 1% of their users, with general rollout happening in late 2024. This will impact some Teams experiences in Chrome. The recommendation is to use the Teams desktop client if you are part of the rollout cohort.

Starting in January 2024 and continuing through the remainder of 2024.

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

Updated December 11, 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 early December 2023 (previously late November) and expect to complete rollout by mid-December 2023 (previously early December).

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

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Voice isolation MC690921 · Published Nov 17, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With "Voice isolation", you can enjoy clear and uninterrupted calls or meetings, no matter where you are. This feature uses AI to filter out all background noise, including other people's voices. By leveraging your voice profile, this advance noise suppression capability ensures only the user’s voice is transmitted. Whether you are in a busy office, a noisy cafe, or a crowded airport, you can communicate with confidence and clarity. "Voice isolation" is powered by our advanced deep learning, speech services, and audio processing technology, and it shows our dedication to solving user problems with AI and enhancing audio quality and experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125387

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024.

Standard Release (if applicable): We will begin rolling out late February 2024 (previously mid-February) and expect to complete by early March 2024 (previously late February).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Archive channels MC696576 · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

For a paused or completed project where owners want to preserve channel content, but no longer want to keep the channel active, they can archive channels now!

Archiving channels will be available for Teams users. You, as a channel owner or administrator can archive a channel you own. By archiving the channel, it will not be available in your and channel members teams and channels list anymore and no more actions will be allowed on the channel like messaging, reacting, commenting, editing etc. In case, you want, you can unarchive the channel as well, by going to manage teams > channels. Team members can hoist the channel in their left rail even after archival.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123769

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously early January).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2024 (previously late January) and expect to complete by late February 2024 (previously late January).

(Updated) The Room Remote feature for desktop MC499441 · Published Jan 20, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

The Room Remote feature enables touchless meetings by allowing users to control a nearby shared meeting room device from their Desktop/PC with Teams client.

This feature was first launched on Mobile and will now be available on your Desktop device formfactor.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95482

Rollout to commercial tenants is expected to start mid-January 2024 and will complete early February 2024 (previously mid-December). GCCH and DoD will be announced in a separate message at a later date.

(Updated) Power Automate app changing name to "Workflows" within Microsoft Teams MC671824 · Published Aug 29, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

To provide a unified workflow experience within Microsoft Teams we will be merging the existing Workflows app with the Power Automate app. With this merger the Power Automate app will be changing its name to "Workflows".

There will be no change to user experience within the app. Users will still be able to manage all their flows within the app along with browsing workflow templates or creating a new flow from scratch. Whether you have existing workflows in the Power Automate app or the Workflows app your workflows will persist in the new unified app. Users will still be able to configure new workflows through the various app entry points (tab, bot, message extension, message action, personal app).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 131294

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

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

GCC Release: We will begin rolling out early November and expect to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December 2023).

(Updated) Co-organizer experience updates in Teams Webinars and Townhalls MC688109 · Published Nov 8, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

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 early February 2024 (previously mid-January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously late January).

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows- All-in-one experience MC679733 · Published Oct 7, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With update 4.19 coming in November, Teams Rooms on Windows will support all-in-one and board device form factors, such as the Surface Hub 3.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 170740

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

(Updated) One Time Passcode (OTP) for simplified setup of Teams Rooms on Windows MC679731 · Published Oct 7, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With Teams Rooms on Windows update 4.19 coming in November, we are introducing a new and simplified way to setup Teams Room on Windows. During the first boot experience, the user will be presented with an option to enter a one-time passcode (OTP) to automatically fetch the resource account credentials and sign into Teams Rooms. The users will need a pro license to utilize this feature and provision the OTPs on the Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 170745

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

(Updated) Workflows within Microsoft Teams chats menu MC683929 · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams will be bringing workflows powered by Power Automate into the overflow menu for chats.

To make sure Microsoft Teams provides the best workflow experience for our users we are making it easier to configure workflows for chats. From the list of chats users will be able to go into the overflow menu for a specific chat (...) and select "Workflows". Here they will see a list of workflow templates specific to chats within Teams. Users can then configure these templates to their needs and deploy them to the chat.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 180364

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Additional manager-controlled privacy settings in Shifts MC683659 · Published Oct 23, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are thrilled to announce exciting product enhancements on frontline managers-controlled privacy settings for frontline workers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 152119

We will roll out in November 2023 and complete by mid-January 2024.

(Updated) Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices MC665936 · Published Aug 8, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarification. Thank you for your patience.

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 2024. The firmware update will move devices from Android device administrator to Android AOSP management.

TAP will begin in Q1 of 2024.

Eligible Microsoft Teams Android devices will initially receive a manual firmware update in Teams Admin Center so IT admins can manually verify the migration on select devices.

Eventually, the firmware update for migration will be scheduled as an automatic firmware update in Teams Admin Center. This automatic firmware update can be deferred for up to 90 days from first availability.

(Updated) Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings MC690924 · Published Nov 17, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

In parallel to legacy Wiki-based Meeting Notes in channel meetings, 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) in channel meetings. These capabilities are now integrated into the end-to-end meeting experience in Teams, Loop, Planner, To Do, and OneDrive Commercial.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 167330

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2024 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-February 2024 (previously late January).

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

(Updated) Stream App in Microsoft Teams will be updated to Stream (on SharePoint) MC686279 · Published Oct 31, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

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 2023 and expect to complete by mid-December 2023 (previously mid-November).

(Updated) End-to-end encrypted Meetings - 200 participants (Premium) MC679525 · Published Oct 5, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for patience.

For meetings that require heightened confidentiality, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is an extra layer of security that encrypts data at its origin and decrypts it at its destination. Only audio, video, and video-based screen sharing is end-to-end encrypted. Apps, avatars, reactions, chat, and Q&A are not end-to-end encrypted.

We had launched end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for meetings with 50 participants in February 2023. We are increasing the meeting size to 200 participants. We support:

One can schedule an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows and Mac) and mobile (iOS or Android).
To join an end-to-end encrypted meeting

One can join an end-to-end encrypted meeting from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android) or Teams Room Device (Windows or Surface Hub).
For the 200-participant meeting, the first person joining should be from desktop (Windows or Mac) or mobile (iOS or Android).
All other platforms are blocked from joining an end-to-end encrypted meeting.

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

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

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

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

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

Updated December 11, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

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.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 163363 and 163364

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.

(Updated) Meeting Protection Support for Teams Rooms on Android MC675503 · Published Sep 16, 2023 · Last updated Dec 11, 2023

Updated December 11, 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.

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

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Viva Engage Network Analytics MC698826 · Published Dec 16, 2023

Network analytics is coming to Viva Engage! In mid-January, admins and corporate communicators will be able to monitor organization-wide engagement via the network analytics dashboard. Additionally, a new control will be available on your Viva Engage admin dashboard in the Analytics and AI section that will enable you to activate summarization and theme extraction for your network with Microsoft Responsible AI protections, to assist users as they access network-wide data about employee engagement on the platform.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 168623

Standard Release: Network analytics is planned to be generally available in mid-January 2024, but the summarization component will remain in preview until Spring 2024.

(Updated) Yammer Rebranding to Viva Engage Domain Migration Update MC679739 · Published Oct 7, 2023 · Last updated Dec 15, 2023

Updated December 15, 2023: The email sender domain will not start in January 2024 as previously announced. We will send a new notice via message center with 30-days notice before we start changing the email sender domain later in 2024.

If you took action to change or update your email configuration based on the previous communication then that should remain largely valid. We encourage you to review changes when any updated notice is received.

As previously communicated in MC561701 (May 2023), a key step in our rebranding from Yammer to Viva Engage is changing our web and email domains. These changes happen on different schedules and may impact you differently.

Changes to our web domain are currently not anticipated to impact our APIs. Should there be any changes in the future we will notify you.

This message is associated with Microsoft Roadmap ID 180352

Web domain change: Rollout will begin in early January 2024 and is expected to be complete by early February 2024.

Email domain change: Rollout will begin in early January 2024 and is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.

Rename Topic Center site address from SharePoint Admin Center MC698424 · Published Dec 14, 2023

You can now rename the Topic Center site address from SharePoint Admin Center. You will use the same flow that you do now for changing the site address. You can also use the PowerShell, Start-SPOSiteRename to make the change. Previously, the site address update could only be completed by making a request to Microsoft Support.

We will begin rolling out early December 2023 and expect to complete by early January 2024.

(Updated) REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration MC681885 · Published Oct 16, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline 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 rolling out and expected to be completed by mid-January 2024 (previously early December).

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Share an Update (Broadcast) Feature for Viva Goals MC664865 · Published Aug 3, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

With the new "Share an Update" feature, users can share updates about their goals and dashboards with their teams or selected audience directly from Viva Goals. Updates are sent to users via email.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 148471

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

(Updated) Send Viva Goals email notifications from your own domain MC696864 · Published Dec 8, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Email notifications from within Microsoft 365 are sent to users in various ways. Today, Viva Goals sends email notifications such as digest emails and sharing notifications from msft-viva-noreply@microsoft.com. Over the coming months, changes are coming for email senders. When users share goals from Viva Goals, these emails will be sent from the user. Emails such as digest emails that are generated by Viva Goals will support being sent from your domain if you have opted in to send email notifications from your domain in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 148471, 117479

Support for this will be added in phases.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by mid-April 2024 (previously late March).

(Updated) New designs for post types in Viva Engage MC696569 · Published Dec 7, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

Starting in December 2023, Viva Engage customers will see a refreshed design for question, praise, and poll post types.

The new design for post types in Viva Engage simplifies the user experience, putting more emphasis on content. The streamlined approach will be available in all endpoints—web, SharePoint, mobile apps, interactive Outlook emails, and the Engage apps in Outlook and Teams.

No functionality or data will be lost because of this change. The new designs are a refreshed user experience to help maintain a modern, content-first look and feel in Viva Engage.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 190366.

Standard release: We’ll begin to rollout the change in December 2023. All customers are expected to have the new designs by the end of March 2024.

(Updated) General Availability of Viva Topics for Yammer MC494737 · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Last updated Dec 14, 2023

Updated December 13, 2023: We have updated the rollout timing below. Thank you for your patience.

We are announcing the General Availability of Viva Topics for our Yammer customers.

The General Availability of Viva Topics for Yammer experiences enables us to leverage a more robust and secure infrastructure for Topics. It also enables organizations to use these Topics outside of Yammer (for example, Topics can be tagged in Teams chats or in Outlook messages).

If you would like to learn more about the benefits of Viva Topics, click here.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72184

Standard Release: We began rolling out in late March (previously early May) and expect to complete by late January 2024.

New experiences for video and images in Viva Engage are coming to you in 2024! MC697807 · Published Dec 13, 2023

As a Viva Engage customer you will enjoy the new video and image experiences as soon as they reach general availability early in 2024—no action needed.

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

The rollout will start with customers currently enrolled in the public preview of stories before rolling out to all customers.

If you wish to opt-out from this update to the stories public preview, you can do so from your Viva Engage admin settings before January 15th, 2024.

Viva Insights Feature Admin Controls: Reflection MC697806 · Published Dec 13, 2023

We have added new capabilities for admins in Viva Insights: Admins can disable the Reflection feature for their tenant, individual users, or AAD groups and M365 Groups.

These changes will start to roll out in December 2023 and will be available worldwide by early February 2024.

Expanded reactions in Viva Engage MC697805 · Published Dec 13, 2023

Viva Engage reactions help users participate in conversations. Reactions remain one of the most-used engagement features across customer networks. We’re offering a wider set of reactions in the product, like other M365 apps, to help everyone express themselves.

The new set adds 24 new icons to the existing six for a total of 30 reactions in Viva Engage. The current six reactions (like, love, laugh, celebrate, thank, sad) will see new additions, including icons to show laughter, support, checkmark confirmation, excitement, and more.

All expanded reactions support the user’s chosen skin tone for added inclusivity and remain compliant with accessibility standards.

All modern clients, including the browser, mobile, Outlook, SharePoint (incl. Embed), and Teams Engage experiences will be updated to use the new reaction set. Classic Engage (Yammer) experiences will not see the updated icon set, however the new icons are mapped to the old icons to ensure reaction counts remain the same.

Conversation analytics will show the updated reaction set and counts in post roll ups.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 178015

Standard Release: All networks will begin to see the expanded reaction set and new iconography starting in January 2024 and complete by March 2024.

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