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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 22 - 2025 (May 26 - June 1)

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 22 of 2025, May 26 – June 1.

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

Announcement:

On Tuesday, June 3, I will be in Nieuwegein for the Experts Live Netherlands event speaking on the topic of "What's new with Teams Phone Mobile?" don't miss my session that starts at 07:45 already. If you are also going to this event, please come by and say "Hi!".

 

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 admin center: New Teams Reader role MC1085581 Published May 30, 2025

We’re excited to announce the rollout of a new built-in role-based access control (RBAC) role in the Microsoft Teams admin center called Teams Reader. This role is designed to provide read-only access across all* pages in the Teams admin center, enabling secure visibility without the risk of unintended changes.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Upgrade to Meeting Recording Organizer Policy by 30 June 2025 MC1085569 Published May 30, 2025

We are writing to inform you about an upcoming change regarding the MeetingInitiator value in the MeetingRecordingOwnership from PowerShell. Starting June 30, 2025, recording initiator policy will be retired. By default, recordings will be saved to the meeting organizer's OneDrive without needing MeetingRecordingOwnership setting.

MeetingInitiator value will be retired.

MeetingRecordingOwnership setting will be retired.

This will happen: June 30, 2025

 

Microsoft Teams: Rule-based enablement of Microsoft 365 third-party apps in the Teams admin center MC1085133 Published May 29, 2025

This feature will empower administrators to manage the availability of trusted Microsoft Teams apps based on rules, for enhanced security. Admins will be able to manage Microsoft 365 certified apps in the Teams admin center through a new control in Org-wide settings. You can further customize the availability of these apps based on permissions accessed and publisher names. The system automatically checks the Microsoft 365 certified apps that meet all the conditions you specify and makes those apps available. Note: This feature will be ON by default.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485712.

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

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Pop out your core apps into a new window. MC1084035 Published May 27, 2025

Updated May 29, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.

Users will have the capability to open their core applications, such as Chat, Teams, and other essential apps, in separate windows by selecting Open in new window from the app's context menu. This latest update facilitates enhanced productivity and provides greater customization of the user's workflow. This improvement enables users to manage their core collaboration applications more efficiently, ultimately leading to a more streamlined and effective work environment.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495003.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: When selecting "Unread Chats," users will land on the last read message MC1084638 Published May 28, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: When users select Unread Chats, by default they will land on the last message they read in the chat. This rollout will allow users to quickly continue reading new messages and eliminates manual scrolling to find their last read message. Users will also be able to quickly jump to the newest message with a jump button. A new user-level setting will allow users to decide if they want to land on the last read message or continue landing on the newest message as they do before this rollout.

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

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

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Users can add multiple emoji reactions to each chat or channel message MC1084032 Published May 27, 2025

In Microsoft Teams, users will soon be able to add multiple emoji reactions to a single message. Before this rollout, each user can only add one emoji to each chat or channel post. After this rollout, users can select and add multiple emojis—including custom emojis—to the same message.

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

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491468.

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

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

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

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

 

Allow recording and transcription by default in Teams Calling global policy MC1084030 Published May 27, 2025

We’re updating the default global calling policy for new tenants to allow users to transcribe or record calls. Previously, these settings were turned off by default in the host global policy. With this update, recording and transcription will be enabled by default in the global calling policy for new tenants and existing tenants who have not modified the host global policy. This change will not impact existing custom policies or modified global policies. After this rollout, recording and transcription services will be more accessible to users, allowing them to turn on and use recording and transcription as needed during Teams calls. Neither recording nor transcription will be automatically enabled in Teams calls.

Important: This change will not impact existing custom or modified global policies.

This update is designed to broaden access to AI-powered features like Calls Recap and Calling Copilot, enhancing the overall calling experience. It also brings calling policy defaults in line with Teams meetings policies, where recording and transcription are already enabled by default.

Starting July 2025, we're changing the following:

  • New tenants and tenants without customized Teams calling policies: The new default will apply automatically, allowing call recording and transcription.
  • Tenants with customized global or custom Teams calling policies: Any policy customizations will remain in place and will not be affected.

 

 

  • Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Share Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel MC1037767 Published Mar 20, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft 365 Copilot for phone without transcription MC1068906 Published May 6, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Send messages to attendees in the meeting lobby with Lobby chat MC1069555 Published May 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Premium: Ultra-low latency (ULL) attendee experience for town halls MC1056268 Published Apr 15, 2025

Microsoft Teams: Now available - new policy setting for Speaker Attribution in BYOD scenarios - Enabled ON by default MC1052162 Published Apr 10, 2025

(Updated) Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices (Intune AOSP migration) MC665936 Published Aug 8, 2023

(Updated) Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook: Name pronunciation on the profile card MC917748 Published Oct 24, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Sensitivity labels on collaborative meeting notes and Microsoft Loop components MC1047250 Published Apr 3, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Distinguish invites among Attendee, Presenter, and Co-organizer emails MC1009930 Published Feb 19, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network MC1081568 Published May 23, 2025

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Room Recommender MC1045219 Published Mar 31, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Premium: Support for the Polls app in town halls MC1070181 Published May 8, 2025

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

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Copilot Dashboard: Updated meeting metrics for Intelligent Recap MC1085574 Published May 30, 2025

Copilot Dashboard users can now view metrics that reflect both summarized and recapped meeting activity, offering a more complete view of Copilot’s impact in Teams. These updates replace previous Copilot Assisted Hour calculations and meeting metrics with unified “summarized or recapped” metrics, helping leaders better understand usage across their organization. The updated metrics are available in both the Copilot Dashboard and the M365 Copilot Impact report in Advanced Insights, with additional query support for Intelligent Recap meeting metrics.

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 494687

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out this change late June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Insights: Skills insights for leaders MC1084639 Published May 28, 2025

Coming soon to Microsoft Viva Insights: Leaders will be able to harness the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Insights to explore team skills insights—powered by People Skills data. Leaders can use natural language prompts to ask Copilot questions about their organization’s skill distribution and receive dynamic visual reports in response.

A Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a Viva Insights subscription is required for the manager and their teams to query People Skills data in Viva Insights. Learn more: Environment requirements for Viva Insights | Microsoft Learn

This message applies to Viva Insights on Windows desktop, Viva Insights on the web, and Viva Insights on iOS/Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415453.

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

 

Microsoft Viva Insights: New Viva Learning Culture report MC1084029 Published May 27, 2025

We are excited to announce the new Viva Learning Culture Report in Microsoft Viva Insights. This report will provide business leaders with deep insights into how employees are engaging with Viva Learning content. It offers breakdowns by departments and time periods, helping organizations identify opportunities to upskill their workforce more strategically.

Licensing requirements to access this feature

All premium tenants (tenants with at least one Viva Learning license) will have access to this feature. In addition, the tenants must have one of the following:

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

 

 

  • Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Non-Native and Hybrid Microsoft Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) Networks are being upgraded MC424414 Published Sep 1, 2022

 

 

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Mattias Kressmark


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