Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 33 - 2024 (August 12 - August 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 33 of 2024, August 12 – August 18.

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

 

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

• n/a

Field Advisories:

 

• Introducing the Queues app for Microsoft Teams
• Give a custom name to the General channel in Microsoft Teams
• Enhanced presenter and attendee experience with the expanded gallery view in Teams
• Introducing Drag and Drop to Reorder Items in Microsoft Lists
• Updates to Microsoft Copilot to bring enterprise data protection to more organizations

Community:

• Teams Phone Mobile
• How to show Teams chat on the connected records timeline in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
• Expanded search options for Microsoft Teams 1 to 1 chats
• Requiring Explicit Consent for Teams Meeting Recordings and Transcriptions

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: External presenters can join on mobile MC862236 Published Aug 14, 2024

In Microsoft Teams, town halls and webinars currently support the ability for an external user outside the organization to present in an event only through the Teams desktop. With this update, external presenters will have the option to join the event through the Teams mobile app on their Android or iOS devices. 

Note: It is currently not supported for external presenters to join a town hall or webinar through web platforms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409228.

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

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out in mid-October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.

 

Microsoft Teams: Digital signage on Teams Rooms on Windows MC862235 Published Aug 14, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Inform, connect, and engage your employees with digital signage on Teams Rooms on Windows. Users can view dynamic content and relevant information on front-of-room displays when devices are not in use. Admins can configure tenant-wide and room-specific settings from the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. Integrations with selected third-party digital signage providers (Appspace, XOGO) are available, along with the use of web URLs as signage sources. This feature requires the Teams Rooms Pro license and the Teams Rooms on Windows app version 5.2.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400700.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Improvements to the "Manage what attendees see" feature MC859870 Published Aug 13, 2024

The Manage what attendees see feature in Microsoft Teams helps organizers to easily deliver polished events by simplifying the attendee view and keeping the focus on participants who have been brought onscreen. With this rollout, we are enhancing Manage what attendees see with new intuitive controls to make it even simpler to produce an event and create a professional viewing experience for attendees. This message applies to Teams on Windows desktop and on the web.

Targeted Release: Available now.

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

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Custom emojis and reactions MC795750 Published May 24, 2024

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Simplifying the personal app design at the top of the screen MC798316 Published Jun 3, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Attach files from Microsoft SharePoint sites in the mobile app MC793966 Published May 17, 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) Microsoft Teams: Emojis, GIFs and Stickers Unified in One Picker MC674737 Published Sep 11, 2023

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Phone: Improved license handling (GCC) MC805197 Published Jun 25, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list MC854652 Published Aug 8, 2024

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

(Updated) Changes to Administrator Permissions Required to Create and Manage Teams Resource Accounts MC780743 Published Apr 18, 2024

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva: Quick Links Card on Viva Connections Dashboard MC863971 Published Aug 16, 2024

This feature update helps organizations add a Quick Links Card on Viva Connections Dashboard. With this card, the operators can add a list of important links for quick access by the end users. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402189.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We began rolling out in August 2024 and expect to complete by mid August 2024.

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Viva Engage question post update MC714521 Published Feb 10, 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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