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Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 26 of 2024, June 24 – June 30.
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What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365):
Field Advisories:
- The
future of Microsoft Teams in VDI
- ON
DEMAND | SharePoint in-depth: Learning content
- Get Copilot responses
based on your own files (no copy/paste)
Community:
- Teams
Auto Attendant and Call Queue - Historical Reports Update
- Quick
Admin Guide: Teams Rooms with speaker recognition and Copilot
- Exploring
the Various Meeting Options in the Microsoft Teams
M365 Message Center :
- Microsoft
Teams – new message center posts:
Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation paused
for Windows only MC806095 Published Jun 27, 2024
Out of caution, we have paused automatic
uninstallation of classic Microsoft Teams due to a rare issue impacting the
Teams Meeting Add-in in Microsoft Outlook application. This message applies to
Teams for Windows only. We will update this message when we are ready to resume
the uninstallation.
Microsoft Teams: New preapproval policies
for RSC permissions MC805712 Published Jun 26, 2024
We are excited to announce public preview of
preapproval policies for resource-specific consent (RSC) permissions.
Preapproval policies for RSC permissions (enabled by PowerShell cmdlets) give
admins the ability to allow users to grant consent to data through RSC without
having to allow all RSC enabled applications in their organization. This
feature will allow admins to create policies to allow users to consent to RSC
permissions on an app-by-app basis.
Targeted Release: We began rolling out June 24,
2024, and expect to complete by late June 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High,
DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by
late September 2024.
Microsoft Teams: Extended directory retires
starting July 22, 2024 MC805189 Published Jun 25, 2024
We will be retiring the Extended directory
preview-only feature for Connected Chat in Microsoft Teams starting July 22,
2024, and ending July 31, 2024. Instead, we recommend admins use Teams connect chat supported by
external access, where we will continue to invest our development resources. You can
access the External access features in Teams admin center > Users >
External access.
The Extended directory feature, which was
released to public preview customers in February 2024, is being deprecated due
to low feature usage and customer demand. As a result, we will gradually phase
out the feature by disabling it in all interfaces. The retiring feature was
accessed with the Manage external user profiles button.
This change will happen automatically by the
specified date. No admin action is required. Conversations (chat) that were
established with an Extended directory contact will continue to work if
external access policies are enabled.
Microsoft Teams: Message result suggestions
when typing to search MC805211 Published Jun 25, 2024
In Microsoft Teams, you will now see message
result suggestions when formulating a query. You can also narrow down search
results to "messages" to help you quickly find the Teams message
content that is most relevant for you.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 398955
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.
The new Microsoft Teams on the web Progressive
Web App (PWA) is available now on Windows and macOS MC805205 Published Jun 25, 2024
The new Microsoft Teams on the web Progressive
Web App (PWA) is now available on Windows and macOS for Microsoft Edge and
Chrome browsers. This brings Windows and macOS into parity with our existing
PWA experience on new Teams on the web for Linux.
The Teams PWA provides the same features as
Microsoft Teams on the web, with the addition of these specific web app
features: pin to taskbar, pin to Start, create desktop shortcut, and auto-start
on device login.
Available now.
Microsoft Teams: Tenant Federation setting
to control external access with trial-only tenants MC805200 Published Jun 25, 2024
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: We are
introducing a new admin control to enable you to block external access
(federation) with Teams trial-only tenants. Some malicious actors have used
free Teams trials to launch phishing or abuse attacks against Teams users. With
this setting you can add another layer of protection for users against some of
these attacks.
By default, this new setting will block
external access with trial-only tenants 30 days after the rollout is complete
and will require explicit action from you if you wish to continue to federate
with trial tenants.
General Availability (Worldwide): Available
now.
Blocking external access with trial-only
tenants based on this setting will occur on July 29, 2024. If you take no
action, the default value (Blocked) will be applied.
Microsoft Teams Phone: Improved license
handling (GCC) MC805197 Published Jun 25, 2024
We are making it easier to migrate between
phone number types by updating Microsoft Teams Phone license handling. With the
new changes, Direct Routing and Operator Connect Numbers will no longer be
unassigned when a Calling Plan license is added to a user. The user can also
get any type of numbers (Direct Routing, Operator Connect, Microsoft Calling
Plan) if the required license is present on the user account.
For Teams PowerShell
General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We
will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expect to complete by late July
2024.
For Teams admin center
General Availability (Worldwide and GCC): We
will begin rolling out late July 2024 and expect to complete by early August
2024.
Microsoft Teams: Detecting and hiding
inactive channels MC804771 Published Jun 24, 2024
Note: Users with EDU licenses assigned will not
receive this change.
Coming soon: Microsoft Teams will automatically
detect and hide inactive channels you have not interacted with recently. You
can review the list of channels and unhide some or all of them. You can opt out
of automatic hiding from Teams Settings or initiate the hiding process on
demand. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for Desktop, web, and Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 325780.
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out
mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-September 2024.
General Availability (GCC): We will begin
rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October
2024.
General Availability (GCC High): We will begin
rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by mid-October 2024.
General Availability (DoD): We will begin
rolling out late October 2024 and expect to complete by late October 2024.
Teams Rooms on Android and Teams Phones
impacted by retirement of legacy notifications infrastructure: UPGRADE
REQUIRED! MC804766 Published Jun 24, 2024
MC798318 Reminder | Microsoft Teams Mobile:
Support is retiring for legacy services infrastructure for chat messaging (June
2024) also impacts Teams Devices including Teams Rooms (Android) and Teams
Phone devices, because these devices use the same chat notification service
infrastructure as Teams Android mobile clients.
To avoid disruption, these updates must be
completed before July 31, 2024
- An update to Teams rooms application version 1449/1.0.96.2024020802
or greater is required for Teams Rooms on Android devices.
- An update to Teams phone application version 1449/1.0.94.2024011003
or greater is required for Teams Phone devices.
Microsoft Teams devices are governed by the
Modern Lifecycle Policy and require users to stay on the most up-to-date
version of the Teams Rooms application. Automatic updates ensure that users
have the latest capabilities, performance and security enhancements, and
service reliability. Learn more about the Modern Lifecycle Policy under the
Servicing agreement for Microsoft Teams.
On July 31, 2024, Microsoft will stop supporting the legacy
services infrastructure for chat messaging, which impacts Teams Rooms on
Android devices on earlier app version than 1449/1.0.96.2024020802 and Teams
Phone devices on earlier app version than 1449/1.0.94.2024011003.
- Microsoft
Teams – updated message center posts:
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery
view option for minimized meeting window MC800496
Published Jun 10, 2024
(Updated) Device Management Changes for
Microsoft Teams Android Devices MC665936
Published Aug 8, 2023
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom backgrounds
for Teams Rooms on Android MC798684
Published Jun 4, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option
to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby MC795085
Published May 22, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat
notification with Meeting RSVP status MC704035
Published Jan 5, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to
design it in Teams Workflows MC718250
Published Feb 21, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows
from the three-dot menu on shared file MC750668
Published Mar 21, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Town hall Graph APIs
MC790797
Published May 6, 2024
(Updated) Teams: Latest meeting experiences
with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for guests) MC705760
Published Jan 10, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Webinar creation and
registration Graph APIs MC801262
Published Jun 13, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Changes to in-app
feedback experience and feedback policy (Teams Desktop and Teams for web) MC790791
Published May 6, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Avatar in Immersive
Space (3D) view interaction improvements MC803573
Published Jun 20, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Apps now supported
in group chats with external users MC779844
Published Apr 18, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID and
passcode required to join Teams Rooms on Windows MC715423
Published Feb 13, 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 Room Pro on Android:
Join Zoom meetings with an ID and passcode MC800500 Published Jun 10, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Presenter window
enhancements while screensharing MC767481 Published Apr 3, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New Show/Hide toggle
setting for Discover Feed in General settings MC803893 Published Jun 21, 2024
(Updated) Microsoft Teams: In Chat,
"Files" will be renamed to "Shared" and get new features MC800850 Published Jun 11, 2024
- Microsoft
Viva – new message center posts:
Microsoft Viva Learning: Learner Completion
Record bulk export MC806522
Published Jun 28, 2024
In Microsoft Viva Learning, the updated Learner
Completion Record bulk export is an extension of the existing feature to
download Learner Completion records by Microsoft 365 user groups and security
groups. Bulk export empowers enterprises to download learner records of
multiple users at once using the Microsoft 365 user groups and security groups.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 334050
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-August 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024.
Microsoft Viva Amplify: Access to most recent
templates MC805198
Published Jun 25, 2024
In Microsoft Viva Amplify, access to templates
that are user-created and specific to campaigns is changing. Previously, these
templates were only accessible by opening View all templates. The changes are:
- Users can see user-created templates as Campaign templates in
positions 1-3 on the campaign overview page (the 4th template is always a
blank template to allow easy access to template creation).
- The most recently created or modified template will be in the 1st
position. Every time a template is created or modified, other templates
will be pushed out by one position.
- Additional Viva Amplify templates or Campaign templates are visible
under View all templates and can be edited or deleted from this
modal.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 398978
General Availability (Worldwide): We began
rolling out mid-June 2024 and expect to complete by end of June 2024.
Microsoft Viva Connections: Refreshed Resources
section on mobile to align with desktop MC804768
Published Jun 24, 2024
recently revamped Resources section on Viva
Connections desktop. The Resources section in Viva Connections is comprised of
navigational links. If these links are created via in-app editing in Viva
Connections, they will propagate to the Resources section in mobile as well. If
no links have been added via in-app editing and Global Navigation is configured
on the Home site, the Resources section on mobile will continue to show the
navigational links from Global Navigation.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365
Roadmap ID 388369
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin
rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.
- Microsoft
Viva – updated message center posts:
(Updated)
Microsoft Viva Insights: Delegate access to Microsoft Copilot Dashboard MC801259
Published Jun 13, 2024
(Updated)
Microsoft Viva Learning: Disable LinkedIn Learning premium content MC740508
Published Mar 15, 2024
(Updated)
Microsoft Viva: Connections now available on the web MC791877
Published May 11, 2024
For the latest information/updates you can always
check these resources :
- Microsoft Teams Channel on
YouTube
- Staying on top of Office 365
Updates
- What's new in Microsoft Teams
- What's new in Microsoft Teams devices
- Office Support
- Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR)
- Release Notes
- Microsoft Teams content
updates
- TechCommunity Teams Blog
- Teams Community Blog
- TechCommunity Microsoft 365 Blog
- TechCommunity Viva Blog
- Microsoft Teams Public
Preview - Microsoft Tech Community
- https://aka.ms/TeamsFeedback
- Microsoft 365 Roadmap
- Microsoft 365 Message Center (M365 Admin rights)
- Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes
- Track your message center tasks in Planner
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