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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 6 - 2025 (February 3 - February 9)

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 6 of 2025, February 3 – February 9.

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

 

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

Field Advisories:

Community:

Coming Events:

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

Microsoft Teams: Post and reply as "Organizer" in Q&A MC1000272 Published Feb 7, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers for town halls, webinars, and meetings will be able to post and reply to questions using the title “Organizer” in the Q&A experience, instead of their names. This feature allows organizers to present a unified and official voice when responding to attendee questions.

This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop and Teams on Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475856.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: New keyboard shortcut for adding emojis MC1000269 Published Feb 7, 2025

Coming soon: We are excited to announce a new feature in Microsoft Teams that allows users to insert emojis in the compose box by typing a word surrounded by colons. For example, :smile: will turn into the smiling face emoji. Users can soon add any emoji, including custom ones, for faster and easier personal expression.

This feature applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Windows for Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 369345.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.

General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025.

General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025.

General Availability (Gallatin): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025.

General Availability (USSec, USNat): We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams Events: Attendees and presenters no longer receive an email when an attendee list is updated MC999446 Published Feb 7, 2025

For Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars, presenters and attendees will no longer receive an updated email every time a presenter is added or removed or when incremental changes are made to the participants list for the event.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Queues app to add Monitor, Whisper, Barge, and Takeover MC999443 Published Feb 7, 2025

For Microsoft Teams, in the Queues app, authorized users will be able to enter into a monitoring session for private coaching. They can listen to customer calls, whisper to the agents for private messages, and barge into or takeover the call. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 473884.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 for and expect to complete by early April 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by early May 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Share files faster in Chat and channels MC998511 Published Feb 6, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Users will be able to share a file from a Chat conversation, a Chat Shared tab, or a channel post to 1:1 chats, group chats, or channels with fewer clicks. When files are shared, their permissions are maintained, ensuring that recipients have the appropriate access rights. Users can include a message with the shared file and @mention recipients.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 475852.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025.

 

Windows 10 End of Support for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows MC997581 Published Feb 5, 2025

Support ends soon for Window 10 on October 14, 2025, and devices will no longer receive security and feature updates. Upgrade your Teams Rooms on Windows devices now to Windows 11 for a smooth transition and get the latest productivity, security, and management features.

This will happen: October 14, 2025

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels MC973493 Published Jan 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Record a video and share in channels MC947832 Published Dec 3, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New policy for voice and face enrollment will default to "On" (configure now) MC912707 Published Oct 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Live chat for small businesses MC974364 Published Jan 8, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams MC978923 Published Jan 14, 2025

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies MC795355 Published May 23, 2024

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva: Tenant-wide notification settings moving to Viva Engage Admin center MC998509 Published Feb 6, 2025

We are modernizing the existing admin notification settings in Viva Engage to make admin notification settings and configuration more user-friendly and intuitive within Viva Engage. Previously, the tenant-wide notifications settings for admin configuration opened in legacy web pages. With this update, these notification settings will now appear under Viva Engage Admin center > Tenant settings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472925.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late February 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Connections: New user-created cards MC998508 Published Feb 6, 2025

Employees will soon be able to create their own link cards that connect to other tools and destinations on the Microsoft Viva Connections dashboard.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472021.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Engage on the web: New way to access to "Delegate management" feature MC997579 Published Feb 5, 2025

Before this rollout, users accessed the Delegate management feature for Microsoft Viva Engage on the web and Viva Engage in Microsoft Teams from different locations: The gear icon in Viva Engage on the web and the three-dot overflow menu in Teams. After this rollout, users can access the Delegate management feature in Viva Engage on the web from the three-dot overflow menu next to their profile picture, just like they do in Viva Engage in Teams for Windows and Mac desktops.

General Availability (Worldwide): Available now (since mid-January 2025).

 

Microsoft Viva Learning: Archive learning objects in My Learning sections MC997578 Published Feb 5, 2025

In Microsoft Viva learning, users can archive learning objects shown in the My Learning > In-progress section and in the My Learning > Recommendations section of their courses. Users can access the Archive button under the vertical ellipsis (…) on the course tile.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) SharePoint Pages Flexible Sections MC973514 Published Jan 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name MC979826 Published Jan 15, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Users can request delegate access MC922625 Published Oct 31, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams MC978923 Published Jan 14, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Data export for Viva Glint and Viva Insights data MC937159 Published Nov 19, 2024

 

 

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