Kressmark Unified Communications: September 2022

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 38 - 2022 (September 19 - September 25)

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 38 of 2022, September 19 - September 25.

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 :

Teams :

Updated and more comprehensive Microsoft Teams app usage report for administrators MC437558 · Published Sep 23, 2022

For Teams administrators, Microsoft product team is working on an updated version of Teams app usage report which has many enhancements (mentioned in detail below). This report will be available to our public\GCC cloud customers in late September and will eventually be made available to GCCH and DoD cloud customers.

The new app usage report brings in new enhancements like support for usage of line of business (LoB) apps, Tenant level install trend, enhanced quality of metrics reported, tenant wide usage of Microsoft, 3P and LoB apps etc. These enhancements will help the admin measure the usage of Teams app across their organization.

As a result of which, the existing Teams app usage report available in Teams admin center will be retired by early October.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70677, 82128

For Public/Worldwide and GCC cloud customers, this new app usage report will begin rolling out around late September in both Microsoft 365 admin center as well as Teams admin center.

For GCCH and DoD cloud customers, the existing Teams app usage report in Teams admin center will stop working and eventually be removed in Mid-October. An updated version of the Teams app usage report will be made available to these customers in the next few months.

Teams user/device usage report and Graph API data source change MC437554 · Published Sep 23, 2022

As communicated in our earlier message center post (MC343434 March '22), we made updates to Teams related usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center (and corresponding graph APIs) to be more accurate and upgraded. Considering the underlying data source was revamped, it also introduced differences in the usage data reported by Microsoft 365 admin center vs usage data in Teams admin center.

As promised earlier, to bring in consistency across different reporting surfaces, we are updating the Teams admin center usage reports and end user analytics in Teams with same underlying data source as Microsoft 365 Admin Center Teams usage reports.

We apologies for the actual rollout delay than what was planned earlier.

The changes to Microsoft 365 admin center usage reports are already available to all customers as preview.

We’ll be rolling out this change in late September through early October progressively for public and all government cloud customers.

Once this rollout is complete, these refresh changes will be called GA (general availability).

Unread Toggle in Activity Feed MC437263 · Published Sep 22, 2022

Unread toggle will help users quickly view all the unread activities in their activity feed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88389

Preview: We will begin rolling out late September and expect to complete by early October.

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

Collaborate in Teams meetings with Excel Live MC436423 · Published Sep 21, 2022

With “Excel Live”, you can share and collaborate with Excel workbook in a meeting. This is handy when you want to get work done with your colleagues in a meeting, it seamlessly turns the meeting window canvas to an Excel workbook collaboration without having to move between windows and screens. For e.g.: Budget sheet which needs input from all participants to collaborate, contribute, review and finalize.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96099

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels general availability MC390413 · Published Jun 9, 2022 · Last updated Sep 21, 2022

Updated September 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams Connect Shared channels will be generally available in the coming weeks. Shared channels is a new channel type, in addition to the existing standard and private channel types. Shared channels enable users to collaborate seamlessly with internal and external partners beyond the boundaries of a team.

Invite individuals or entire teams to a shared channel. These can either be from your org or from an external Azure AD org. Once added to a shared channel external users can access the channel right from their Teams account without having to switch organizations.

Note: External collaboration is off by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94820

We will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete it by mid-August. - Complete

Rollout to GCC cloud will begin early August and complete by late September (previously mid-September).

Microsoft 365/Viva :

(Updated) Meeting effectiveness surveys and plans coming in the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams MC430100 · Published Sep 14, 2022 · Last updated Sep 22, 2022

Updated September 22, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional information. Thank you for your patience.

Surveys and shared plans to help promote effective meeting habits are being introduced for users with Viva Insights subscription.

Meeting effectiveness surveys enable meeting organizers to view aggregated feedback from attendees on the meetings they organized. Organizers can also gain insights into successes and opportunity areas to promote a healthy meeting culture.

And effective meeting plans enable meeting organizers to create and share plans to help foster team meeting norms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85660

Meeting effectiveness surveys will begin rolling out end of September, 2022 and and Meeting effectiveness Plan will begin rolling out mid October, 2022 making them both available WW by end of October, 2022.

Microsoft Viva: New Admin tab interface in Viva Learning MC436422 · Published Sep 21, 2022

Viva Learning is an enterprise learning and training experience that acts as a one-step solution for all the learning needs of your organization. If your enterprise is already using Viva Learning, admins will notice a change in the appearance of the Admin tab in Viva Learning.

This new capability allows the Admin tab to act as a toolbox for admins to manage the learning requirements for their organization. The new Admin tab, which will have a Feature set capability, will be released on September 16, 2022. New admin capabilities for Viva Learning will continue being released going forward.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98149

Standard Release: This feature will begin rolling out mid-September and complete late September.

Microsoft Viva: Viva Learning cards are available for the Viva Connections Dashboard MC436419 · Published Sep 21, 2022

Viva Learning is an enterprise learning and training experience that acts as a one-step solution for all the learning needs of your organization. Viva Connections gives everyone a personalized destination to discover relevant news, conversations, and the tools they need to complete daily tasks. Both Viva experiences can be accessed on mobile and desktop devices in Microsoft Teams and are a part of the Microsoft Viva suite .

By mid-September, you’ll be able to integrate Viva Learning and Viva Connections experiences by using the Viva Learning card on the Viva Connections Dashboard. This new feature will enable users to track their learning assignments directly within Viva Connections dashboard. When users interact with the Viva Learning card, they’ll be able to complete learning courses within the flow of the work in Teams.

The Viva Learning card will display in the Viva Connections Dashboard card toolbox even if your organization does not have a Viva Learning premium license.

Viva Connections Dashboard with the Viva Learning card highlighted ion the Teams desktop app

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98148

Standard Release: Viva Learning card will become available to all tenants in mid-September

(Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights MC313659 · Published Jan 12, 2022 · Last updated Sep 21, 2022

Updated September 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva insights is releasing new capabilities to help teams protect time for focused work. The shared focus plan will enable managers and team leads with a Microsoft Viva Insights license to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to coordinate focus time for uninterrupted work.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88839.

Targeted release starting in early March (previously late January).

Standard Release will begin rolling out in late October (previously late September) and we expect the rollout to be complete by late November (previously late October).

Meeting Category Trends and Details in the Viva Insights App in Teams and Meeting Category Insights Card in Digest Email MC434658 · Published Sep 19, 2022

Categories in Outlook and Teams allow users to easily tag, label, and group calendar events. In the Viva Insights app in Teams, using meeting category insights in the Effective meetings tab, users can see a percentage breakdown of how they are distributing their time across their categories.

An upcoming update to this feature will allow users to:

See how their meeting time distribution has changed over the last 3 months, the last 4 weeks, and the next 4 weeks under meeting trends

View the list of meetings in each category, with details including meeting name, total time spent, duration of each instance, and cadence, under meeting details

We are also releasing a new card in the Digest email from Microsoft Viva that summarizes their meeting category insights. In this card, users will be able to see up to 3 categories in which they have spent the most time over the last 4 weeks. This card will show the percentage of time each category contributed to the user’s total meeting time in the last 4 weeks, as well as how that percentage has changed from the previous 4 weeks. The explore more button provides an easy way to navigate to meeting category insights in the Viva Insights app, where users can explore percentage breakdown, trends, and details.

These features will be available for users who have a Viva Insights subscription.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98164

We will begin rolling out in mid-October and expect to complete rollout by late October.

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Recurring Time Booking for Breaks, Learning, and Message Catch Up in Viva Insights MC417898 · Published Aug 22, 2022 · Last updated Sep 21, 2022

Updated September 21, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Viva Insights is introducing new recurring time booking options to make it easier to take regular breaks during the workday, protect time to meet weekly learning objectives, and have daily time to catch up on emails and chats. These booking options will be accessible to the user through the Briefing email sent at the end of the week as well as through the Viva Insights app in Teams.

The feature is only available to those with a Microsoft Viva Insights subscription.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93424

We will begin roll out in late August and expect to complete rollout in early October (previously mid-September).

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Sunday, September 18, 2022

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 37 - 2022 (September 12 - September 18)

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 37 of 2022, September 12 - September 18.

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

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

Language Interpretation is now Generally Available (GA) in Microsoft Teams Meetings

Field Advisories :

Community:

M365 Message Center :

Teams :

Microsoft Teams Outgoing Screen Share Support for Firefox Browser MC432478 · Published Sep 16, 2022.

Microsoft Teams Meetings on the Firefox browser will now support outgoing screen sharing capabilities.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99384.

We will begin rolling out in mid-October and expect to complete the rollout by late October.

Quick Access Teams and Sharepoint Document Libraries in win32 backstage MC432475 · Published Sep 16, 2022

Currently, users experience some frustration when using Office products because of all different routes that they must use to access all their content. The Quick Access feature will allow users to access shared libraries from both their SharePoint and Teams locations. When the user opens files from shared libraries, these libraries will show up in the form of a list which will encourage users to save and open files to these libraries with ease. This helps deliver a more consistent, coherent storage location experience across M365 apps. This new backstage experience won’t show up in Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive but does include storage locations from OneDrive and Teams (sites/channels) which are stored on SharePoint.

Targeted Release (if applicable): We will begin rolling out early October and expect to complete by late October 2022.

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: View meeting transcripts on Microsoft Teams for Android and iOS MC415185 · Published Aug 18, 2022 · Last updated Sep 16, 2022

Updated September 16, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You can now configure the availability of meeting transcription on Teams Mobile for users in your tenant, who can start transcription during the meeting and view meeting transcripts after the meeting on Microsoft Teams for Android and iOS.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97693

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

(Updated) Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams Meetings MC394785 · Published Jun 23, 2022 · Last updated Sep 15, 2022

Updated September 15, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Speaker Coach provides private, personalized feedback on your speaking and presentation skills in both real-time as well as post-meeting in a summary.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88253

We will begin rolling out in mid-August (previously early July) and expect to complete rollout by late September (previously mid-September).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Leave a Meeting From All of Your Devices MC420060 · Published Aug 26, 2022 · Last updated Sep 14, 2022

Updated September 14, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We will be rolling out a new feature in Microsoft Teams that will allow multi-device users to leave all of their devices at once when leaving a meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97397

Rollout began out in early August and is expected to be completed by early October (previously early September).

(Updated) Get Adobe PDF experience in Microsoft Teams MC415187 · Published Aug 18, 2022 · Last updated Sep 14, 2022

Updated September 14, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Now you can set Adobe Acrobat as the default app to view and edit PDF files in the Microsoft Teams. Once done, all PDF files from the chat, channel, and files app will open directly in the Acrobat app within Teams. Your end-users don't need an Adobe Acrobat subscription or an Adobe ID to view, search, comment and annotate PDF files. However, to Create, Organize, Combine, or Export a PDF, the tenant users will need an Adobe Acrobat subscription.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95128

Public Preview: This is now available in public preview.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2022 (previously early September 2022) and expect to complete by late October 2022 (previously late September 2022).

(Updated) Dynamic Caller ID in Calls app for Call Queue Agents MC387640 · Published Jun 2, 2022 · Last updated Sep 14, 2022

Updated September 14, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Call queue agents can now place calls from the Calls app using a call queue phone number, defined in resource account, as their caller ID. This ensures the call is properly identified by the recipient and that the call back number is the call queue number rather than the agent's personal line.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86992

We will begin rolling out in early June and complete rollout by late October (previously late August).

Restricted access to Microsoft Teams data via Exchange Web Services MC430095 · Published Sep 14, 2022

Microsoft will start restricting access via Exchange Web Services (EWS) to Teams message data starting on January 31st, 2023. Fully supported access to Teams message data is available through the Microsoft Graph Teams Export API. Teams Export APIs allow you to export 1:1, group chat, meeting chats, and channel messages from Microsoft Teams.

Note: If your organization has not developed an application leveraging EWS you can safely disregard this message.

This will happen: January 31, 2023

(Updated) Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop MC379024 · Published May 12, 2022 · Last updated Sep 13, 2022

Updated September 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Suggested Replies present users with an option of three responses to choose from for selected messages and is now available to your users in Teams Desktop.

We apologize for not informing you about this change prior to it being released. We continue to work to ensure we are being proactive in our communications. Thank you for your patience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92674

Standard: Complete

GCC: mid-May through early June - Complete

GCC-High: late July (previously early June) through late October (previously late August)

DoD: late July (previously early July) through mid-November (previously early September)

Microsoft Teams: Music on Hold for Call Transfer MC429466 · Published Sep 12, 2022

Microsoft Teams users can now play music to callers on hold when a call transfer is initiated. This feature ensures that music can be played to caller on hold when call transfer is initiated, feature applies to 1-1 VoIP and PSTN calls.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98431

We will begin rolling out mid-September and expect to complete rollout by late September.

(Updated) Export feature in Teams Admin Center MC337332 · Published Feb 28, 2022 · Last updated Sep 12, 2022

Updated September 12, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams admin center is adding support for downloading the data from the list pages like teams list page, members list page, channels list page and users list page. The downloaded data will be in the form of a CSV file. Admins can click on the “Export” icon placed on the table headers in these pages to generate the data and download the CSV from the downloads section in the header of the Teams admin center.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 85704

We will begin rolling this out in early March and expect to complete the rollout by late November (previously late August).

Microsoft 365/Viva :

Quality Score Columns in Manage Topics MC431204 · Published Sep 15, 2022

We are continuing to expand the information that we deliver to Knowledge Managers to better equip them to manage Viva Topics knowledge networks. As part of this process, we have added two new columns in the Manage Topics view: Topic Score and Org Topic Score.

We have begun rolling out this feature and users should see the update.

Meeting effectiveness surveys and plans coming in the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams MC430100 · Published Sep 14, 2022

Surveys and shared plans to help promote effective meeting habits are being introduced for users with Viva Insights subscription.

And effective meeting plans enable meeting organizers to create and share plans to help foster team meeting norms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85660

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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 36 - 2022 (September 5 - September 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 36 of 2022, September 5 - September 11.

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 :

Teams :

Microsoft Teams: Group Chat Invitations From Unmanaged Users MC428514 · Published Sep 9, 2022

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

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95051

We will begin rolling this feature out in early October and expect to complete rollout by early November.

View the Full Chat conversation thread after clicking on search message results MC428512 · Published Sep 9, 2022

When users search for a chat message in Teams and click on a message result, they are taken to a view that contains only the selected message, rather than the entire chat thread. This fix will now land the users on the full chat thread once the message search result is clicked, thereby providing full context of the conversation around the message result.

The feature will be rolling out for Teams Desktop and Web clients and is applicable to message results on the SERP page and the contextual search surfaces.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97510

Standard: We will begin rolling this out in early October and complete late October 2022.

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in early October and complete late October 2022.

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in late October and complete mid-November 2022.

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

Expanded reactions in Teams MC428506 · Published Sep 9, 2022

This update will allow users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat or channels messages. Users can choose from over 800 existing Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want. Browse all the reaction options or use the search bar to the find the reaction you want.

This feature update will also be delivered with a new reactions user experience to support the expanded reactions options. The reaction hover bar will now feature a reduced number of quick hover options to make space for an expanded reaction button. The reaction summary will also be moved from the top right of the message to the bottom of the message bubble to make space for the wide range of options that can now be added.

This will be available for Teams desktop apps (Windows and Mac), Teams mobile (Android and iOS), and Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88080

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid September and expect to complete by late September.

Standard release: We will begin rolling out mid-October and expect to complete by late-November.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Text Predictions for Teams Mobile (Android) MC341572 · Published Mar 10, 2022 · Last updated Sep 8, 2022

Updated September 8, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Text predictions is coming to Teams for Android.

When you compose or reply to a message in Teams, Editor Text Predictions anticipates your writing and suggests a suitable word or phrase inline. This saves time and helps to reduce typos.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81573

We expect the rollout to begin in early April and expect the rollout to be completed by late September (previously late August).

Microsoft Teams Platform Apps in Group VOIP Calls MC427759 · Published Sep 8, 2022

Since launching apps in scheduled meetings, Microsoft Teams app developers have wanted to build similar experiences for Teams calls that enhance user productivity. Examples of collaborating in an ad-hoc group call include, collecting and acting on information, discussing and ideating, organizing and tracking, making decisions, and more.

If you already have a meetings app in Teams, we will be rolling out a new feature that will enable it to automatically start working in Teams Group VoIP calls. Alternatively, you can easily start building an app for Teams meetings and calls. We apologize for the delay of this notice and any inconveniences this may cause.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96189

Preview: We have rolled this out already in preview. The blogpost has detailed information about the release.

Standard Release: We expect to begin rolling out in late August and expect to complete rollout by mid-September.

Schedule Send for Teams Chat MC427758 · Published Sep 8, 2022

As remote teams become more common and spread across multiple time zones, Teams is introducing the schedule send feature that allows users to schedule chat messages to be delivered in the future. With this feature, we can help build better work-life balance and support flexible schedules by scheduling chat messages so that they only deliver during our peer’s work hours. Users can schedule messages to be delivered both on desktop and mobile. Additionally, all scheduled messages can be edit and delete before they are delivered.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88281

Production: will begin rolling out in late September and we are expected to complete roll out by mid October.

GCC: roll out will start in late October and complete by late November.

GCCH: roll out will start in late November and complete by late December.

DoD: roll out will start in late January and complete by late February.

Video Clips in Teams Chat MC427757 · Published Sep 8, 2022

Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting with co-workers using short video in Teams. Users can capture, send, and playback video messages in Chat on all Teams endpoints. Recording limited to 1min across all platforms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97158

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-September and complete by late September.

GA: We will begin rolling out late September and complete by early October.

(Updated) Call control with Bluetooth headsets and speakerphones MC387038 · Published May 31, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the timeline and provided additional details for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

This new feature allows users to use the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or certified devices that don't require a USB dongle to answer, end and even mute calls.

Note: This feature supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mac support will be upcoming in first half of 2023.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 84309

Public preview: began rolling out in mid-March but support was limited to Windows 10.

Standard and GCC: will begin rolling out in late August (previously late July) with support for Windows 11. Support for Windows 10 versions above 1803 (April 2018) will be enabled late September.

GCC-H: will begin rolling out in late July and be complete in late September (previously late August) for Windows 10 and late October (previously late August) for Windows 11.

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels general availability MC390413 · Published Jun 9, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Note: External collaboration is off by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94820

We will begin rolling this out in mid-July and expect to complete it by mid-August. - Complete

Rollout to GCC cloud will begin early August and complete by mid-September (previously late August).

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: External Access Chat Invitation Flow for Managed Organizations MC400204 · Published Jul 14, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams users will now see an invitation pop-up to accept or block an external user when receiving new chats from external users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94646

We will begin rollout for this feature in mid-August and expect rollout to be completed by late September (previously early September).

(Updated) Microsoft 365 compliance center: Allow users to report inappropriate messages in Microsoft Teams MC352624 · Published Apr 4, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Coming soon, Communication Compliance customers will be able to allow their users to report inappropriate or concerning messages within Microsoft Teams, such as messages containing harassing or threatening language, adult content, improper sharing of sensitive business information and other violations of company policies. This reporting feature supports policy compliance across new ways of working. When a message is reported, it will be automatically submitted to appropriate individuals within your organization for investigation in Communication Compliance.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88916

The feature will roll out to Communications Compliance customers starting in mid-June (previously late May) and is expected to be complete by end of December (previously end of August).

(Updated) Live Captions in all available languages and CART Captions on Teams Meetings on Web MC317766 · Published Jan 25, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Live Captions in all available languages will now be available on Teams Meetings on web browsers. CART Captioning support will also be available on web browsers. Chrome/Edge/Safari on Win/Mac/Linux platforms will be supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84906, 84001.

Live captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in mid-June (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be completed by early July (previously mid-April). - Complete

CART captions for web: We expect the rollout to begin in early June (previously early April) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-January (previously mid-August).

(Updated) Enable media logs remotely with PowerShell cmdlets for Microsoft Teams desktop client MC402120 · Published Jul 19, 2022 · Last updated Sep 6, 2022

Updated September 6, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.

Enable Media Logs Remotely policy can be applied to a user or entire tenant and allows IT admin to update user’s settings for desktop client.

Applied via PowerShell cmdlets, the policy overrides client settings and sets Settings > General> Enable media logs to turned on. When applied, the setting is displayed as greyed out and can’t be updated via the client.

We will begin rolling out in late July and expect to complete by late August.

Microsoft 365/Viva :

Outlook: Schedule Send Suggestions (Formerly Delay Delivery Plan) Available Default On With Admin and User Controls MC428508 · Published Sep 9, 2022

When composing an email in Outlook, users will see schedule send suggestions with a suggested time that aligns with working hours. Schedule send suggestions (formerly Delay delivery plan) will be available with default on. A Global admin or an Exchange Online admin role can configure tenant level settings in the Microsoft admin center.

With Schedule send suggestions turned on, users with Insights by MyAnalytics service plan can get up to three daily schedule send suggestions and users with MyAnalytics (Full) service plan or Viva Insights subscription can get an unlimited number of suggestions for delaying email delivery to their coworkers.
With schedule send suggestions turned off, Microsoft users will not get any schedule send suggestions.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 98128

The change to have this feature default on will begin rolling out in late September and is expected to be completed by late October.

(Updated) Viva Topics in Teams MC391950 · Published Jun 13, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva Topics in Teams allows users to mention topics in their chat conversations so that others in the conversation can easily learn more about a topic by hovering over the topic name and viewing the topic card. This feature requires users to have a Viva Topics license.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72189

Public Preview: We began rolling out in April and will continue rolling out through June and expect complete rollout by late June.

General Availability: We will continue rolling out through late June and expect complete rollout by mid-October (previously late July).

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Meeting Category Insights Coming to the Viva Insights App in Teams MC403916 · Published Jul 23, 2022 · Last updated Sep 7, 2022

Updated September 7, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Meeting categories in Outlook allow users to easily tag, label, and group calendar events. Meeting category insights is a new feature coming in the Viva Insights app in Teams that will help users understand how they are allocating their time across these meeting categories. Users can view data for the last 3 months, the last 4 weeks, and the next 4 weeks. The feature will be available in an Effective meetings tab being introduced in the app.

With future updates, users will see more personalized insights and suggestions in this tab to help improve meeting habits and will be able to create and share meeting plans to set team meeting norms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93410

Rollout will begin in mid-September (previously mid-August) and is expected to be completed by late September (previously late August).

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

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