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Monday, October 21, 2024

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 42 - 2024 (October 14 - October 20)

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 42 of 2024, October 14 – October 20.

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

 

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

Field Advisories:

 

Community:

 

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

Microsoft Teams: Intelligent recap support for ad-hoc meetings and calls MC913445 Published Oct 18, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Intelligent recap will be available for ad-hoc meetings and calls, like those started from Meet now or chat. After this rollout, Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users can browse a meeting recording by speakers and topics, as well as access AI-generated notes, AI-generated tasks, and name mentions after an ad-hoc meeting ends. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops, Teams on the web, and Teams for Android/iOS.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411573.

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-November month 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: New collaborative environment in Microsoft Mesh MC913444 Published Oct 18, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: The Project Studio environment will be a beautiful new environment for immersive meetings in Teams and for Microsoft Mesh events, designed for synchronous teamwork and productivity, and optimized for small group collaboration. This message applies to Mesh events on Windows desktops, Mac desktops (for TAP users), and on Meta Quest headsets.

This message is associated with Roadmap ID: 412076

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

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024.

 

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

A new csTeamsAIPolicy policy for Microsoft Teams (available now via Microsoft PowerShell and taking effect in mid-January 2025) will give IT admins more control over voice and face enrollment settings, allowing organizations to manage these features based on their needs. After rollout, voice and face profile enrollment will be enabled by default, and users can benefit from voice isolation, speaker recognition, and attribution in meeting rooms, resulting in smarter meeting recaps and enhanced functionality for Microsoft 365 Copilot in meetings. To access Copilot features, a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop.

NOTE: Microsoft doesn't use the voice and face profiles of users to train any models or for any other purposes other than providing the voice and face enrollment feature in Microsoft Teams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413708.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): The new Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets are available now for preparation and to ensure a smooth transition. The policy takes effect starting in mid-January 2025 and is expected to be fully in effect by mid-January 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Quality of Experience Report v5.0 for Microsoft Power BI MC912706 Published Oct 17, 2024

Version 5.0 of the Quality of Experience Report (QER) for the Microsoft Teams Call Quality Dashboard (CQD) in Microsoft Power BI has reached General Availability and is live on the Microsoft downloads website for tenant admins and IT pros to start using today.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Available now.

 

Microsoft Teams: Download Transcription and View RTMP-In 708 Captions for Town hall and Webinar MC912178 Published Oct 16, 2024

Before this rollout, in a Microsoft Teams town hall or webinar, the organizer does not have the option to download the transcript after the event has ended. Also, if an organizer has indicated through the meeting options before the event that an RTMP-In feed will be used, the 708 captions does not display in the attendee captions or transcript.

After this rollout, in a town hall or webinar, the organizer can download the transcript after the event has ended. Also, if an organizer has indicated through the meeting options before the event that an RTMP-In feed will be used, the 708 captions will be displayed in both the attendee captions and transcripts.

The transcript can be downloaded in Teams for Windows and Mac desktops and Teams for the web. The 708 captions during the meeting will be displayed in Teams for Windows and Mac desktops, Teams for the web, and Teams for Android and iOS.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417156.

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: New Event chat for Premium town halls MC911620 Published Oct 15, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Everyone including attendees will be able to chat with each other in a town hall. The new Event chat feature will be optimized to support a large number of messages and people chatting at one time. Event chat is available for town halls scheduled by organizers that have Teams Premium and can be configured through meeting options by the organizers who have scheduled the town hall. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for Android/iOS.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 418117.

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

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by late December 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Edge links on MacOS will seamlessly open MC910981 Published Oct 14, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When users or admins configure Microsoft Edge as the browser to open web links in Teams, then links in Teams chat will be open in Edge, and Edge launches in the profile that matches the authenticated profile. Users will benefit from a seamless browsing experience that integrates their identity and user data across Microsoft apps.&

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 414521.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Brand impersonation protection for Teams Chat MC910976 Published Oct 14, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: A new feature to enhance the security in external collaboration. If your company allows external domains to contact your users in Teams, we will identify if an external user is impersonating a brand commonly targeted by phishing attacks during their initial contact with your user through Teams Chat. If we detect potential impersonation, we will show a high-risk alert to the user, notifying them to check for suspicious name/email and proceed with caution.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 421190.

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by mid-November 2024.

   

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can turn off copying of captions, transcript and recap MC908115 Published Oct 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status MC704035 Published Jan 5, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 MC808160 Published Jul 3, 2024

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced Chat contextual info and Search MC803293 Published Jun 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms MC892055 Published Sep 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: Deploy frontline teams with flexible membership MC883199 Published Sep 4, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Refreshed view of all your teams and channels page MC887377 Published Sep 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Cross-location shifts in the Shifts app MC800503 Published Jun 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Disable attendee emails for town halls and webinars MC783217 Published Apr 22, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New skin tone settings and reactions MC809602 Published Jul 8, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Streamlined process for installing Teams apps MC877316 Published Aug 29, 2024

(Updated) CAPTCHA Verification for Anonymous Meeting Participants MC875061 Published Aug 27, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New features to improve user app adoption MC898393 Published Sep 26, 2024

(Updated) Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation resuming for Windows only MC806095 Published Jun 27, 2024

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva Engage: Page header enhancements MC913436 Published Oct 18, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Engage: Enhancements to the page header for a more streamlined and optimized experience. The header will display more relevant content and highlight key actions, such as Join. Also, we have slightly reduced the size of the icon or avatar size to minimize overlap with background images, enhancing overall visibility and user interaction.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422731.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

 

Microsoft Viva: Microsoft 365 Copilot in Microsoft Viva Amplify MC912180 Published Oct 16, 2024

We are launching Microsoft 365 Copilot in Microsoft Viva Amplify to enhance your authoring experience with AI. Copilot is available in the Campaign Brief authoring canvas and the Publication authoring canvas in Viva Amplify.

A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is not required to use this new feature. If a customer has a Viva Amplify license through Microsoft Viva Suite, Microsoft Viva Communications and Communities, or another Viva license, the user can use Copilot in Viva Amplify. NOTE: A customer that has a Viva Amplify license but does not have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will not have access to Copilot on Microsoft SharePoint pages.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411300.

General Availability (Worldwide): Available now.

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can manage Pulse notifications MC892053 Published Sep 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify - Copy a publication within a campaign MC868912 Published Aug 22, 2024

 

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

 

 

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Kind Regards/Vriendelijke groeten/Med vänlig hälsning/Salutations,

Mattias Kressmark


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The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 41 - 2024 (October 7 - October 13)

Hello Friend of Microsoft Teams,

Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 41 of 2024, October 7 – October 13.

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

 

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

Field Advisories:

 

Community:

 

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Swap screens on Teams Rooms on Android MC908117 Published Oct 10, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: As an admin, you can configure dual display mode and swap the screens of dual display devices using device settings and the Teams admin center. This feature allows you to deliberately set the display mode of your device and also to fix reversed display installations remotely and at scale, enhancing your device management capabilities. A Teams Rooms Pro license is required for this feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415243.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: New calendar experience MC908116 Published Oct 10, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams. The New Calendar app aims to provide a single, modern, intelligent, and coherent calendar for both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook users. This new opt-in experience will be available in Teams, allowing users to toggle to the New Calendar interface. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415415.

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

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 and complete by the late January 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can turn off copying of captions, transcript and recap MC908115 Published Oct 10, 2024

Coming soon: Meeting organizers with eligible licenses will have a Meeting option control called Turn off copying and forwarding of meeting chat, live captions, and transcript. When this control is enabled, meeting participants won’t be able to copy the meeting chat, live captions, live transcript, or any insights generated from intelligent meeting recap. This message applies to tenants with Teams Premium licenses on Teams for Windows desktop, Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for Android/iOS.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 416072.

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late November 2024 and expect to complete by early December 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DOD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by early January 2024. Note: Only applicable for live captions and transcript.

 

Microsoft Mesh app on Meta Quest headsets supports hand interactions MC907538 Published Oct 9, 2024

Microsoft Mesh app users on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets will be able to use their hands to use the app, move around in event environments, and interact with objects. Motion controllers will continue to be supported, and users can switch between using controllers or their hands while using the app. A tutorial on how to use hand interactions can be found in Menu -> Help -> Hand tutorial in the Quest Mesh app. The tutorial will also play when hand usage is detected for the first time during a meeting or event session in the Mesh app. To use the feature in Mesh, hand tracking on Quest device needs to be turned on via Settings -> Movement settings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412360

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Admin email support for "Report a problem" on Teams Rooms on Android MC907108 Published Oct 8, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: As an admin, you can configure an email address for receiving issues submitted by users through the Report a problem feature on Teams Rooms on Android devices. The email address can be set through device settings or the Teams admin center. This feature will allow you to collect logs and feedback directly from your device Teams Rooms on Android devices, enhancing your ability to triage, respond, and escalate issues as needed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415247.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

General Availability (GCCH): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Net Promoter Score survey on Teams Rooms on Android MC906501 Published Oct 7, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: Users can rate how likely they are to recommend Microsoft Teams Rooms from 1 to 5 and provide their comments in a Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey delivered on Teams Rooms on Android devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415245.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024.

General Availability (GCCH): We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Virtual Appointment meeting template SMS notifications will soon support the Netherlands MC906486 Published Oct 7, 2024

The existing SMS appointment notifications feature (available to meeting organizers with a Microsoft Teams Premium license) in the Virtual Appointment Teams meeting template will soon support phone numbers in the Netherlands. The Netherlands country code will now appear in the phone number country code drop-down menu in the scheduling form, and appointment confirmation, reminder, updates, and cancellations will be supported for the Netherlands phone numbers. There is no change to the SMS notification behavior.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.    

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Premium Teams Usage Report MC673714 Published Sep 5, 2023

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ask to join a shared channel with a channel link MC792603 Published May 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New administrative units (AUs) for Teams administration MC810173 Published Jul 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Channel cards MC797474 Published May 31, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom backgrounds for Teams Rooms on Android MC798684 Published Jun 4, 2024

(Updated) Teams: Updated developer tools to share content from Teams apps to chats, channels, and meetings MC797476 Published May 31, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Ability to purchase third-party app subscriptions from Teams Admin Center and Teams app store MC794545 Published May 20, 2024

(Updated) Now get Real Time Calendar Notifications in Teams MC704955 Published Jan 8, 2024

(Updated) Simplified Compose Experience for Teams MC686919 Published Nov 3, 2023

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: In-meeting Error Messaging MC683928 Published Oct 25, 2023

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block a user for your organization MC888879 Published Sep 12, 2024

(Updated) Affected Teams behavior in Chrome due to privacy sandboxing MC697433 Published Dec 12, 2023

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva Pulse: New Pulse tenant admin dashboard for users with Pulse admin access MC907535 Published Oct 9, 2024

Human Resources and IT departments need a way to track user telemetry and usage to ensure that Microsoft Viva Pulse is being used effectively and has a strong return on investment. They also want to identify any issues related to user adoption that hinder the rollout of Pulse in an organization. With the rollout of the tenant admin dashboard, Pulse admins will be able to visualize usage metrics in their tenant. This rollout will include metrics such as total pulses sent, response rate per pulse, and responses per pulse.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

(Update) Microsoft SharePoint: Feed for Viva Connections web part and Video news link retires starting September 1, 2024 MC846391 Published Aug 1, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Refreshed Resources section on mobile to align with desktop MC804768 Published Jun 24, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Pulse admins can share links to Pulse templates MC891237 Published Sep 16, 2024

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

 

 

Disclaimer :

If others are interested to receive these “Friends of” messages directly from me, they can always share their contact details with me.

Or if you/they no longer want to receive these “Friends of” emails, just reply per email and I will remove you from this “Friends of” DL

 

Kind Regards/Vriendelijke groeten/Med vänlig hälsning/Salutations,

Mattias Kressmark


Disclaimer :

The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.

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