Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 32 - 2024 (August 5 - August 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 32 of 2024, August 5 – August 11.

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

 

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

• Microsoft Teams Premium Surpasses 3 Million Seats

Field Advisories:

 

• 8 new resources to enhance your Microsoft Viva adoption

Community:

• Elevating Your Teamwork: Discovering the Benefits of Microsoft Teams Premium
• My Demo 365: Bookable Desks in Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Teams (New) Outlook Add-In Fix
• Implementing Microsoft Teams Telephony
• Technical Guide to Microsoft's Champion Management Platform
• How to Rename the General Channel in Microsoft Teams
• TeamsPhoneNumberManagement - How to manage PSTN phone numbers for your Teams users

 

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Native PTZ controls MC856756 Published Aug 9, 2024

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support native PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) controls for cameras capable of supporting PTZ controls. The PTZ controls will appear in the Camera settings pop-up menu when the Enhanced Framing toggle is set to off.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409534.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: New native Microsoft-defined camera controls in camera settings MC856755 Published Aug 9, 2024

Coming soon in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Cameras that have implemented Microsoft-defined camera controls for Active Speaker Framing, Group Framing, and Edge Composed IntelliFrame will see controls for these features in the Camera settings pop-up menu.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409537.

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Updated network setup requirements for immersive spaces MC855701 Published Aug 8, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: We are starting to transition immersive spaces in Teams to the same backend infrastructure as the rest of Microsoft Teams for spatial audio. Once complete, this rollout will simplify network setup requirements needed to roll out immersive spaces with the Microsoft Mesh app in Teams to your organization.

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

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

 

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

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Mac, and the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121269.

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

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

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

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Connections news notifications on desktop and web MC796786 Published May 29, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Multiple camera view for Teams Rooms on Windows MC818885 Published Jul 18, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Extended directory retires starting July 22, 2024 MC805189 Published Jun 25, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New file image previews in messages MC790792 Published May 6, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Expanded search options for 1:1 chats MC853236 Published Aug 6, 2024

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva: Updates to Connections on the web MC855689 Published Aug 8, 2024

Microsoft Viva Connections is already available in any browser, giving your employees easy access to Viva Connections outside of Teams.

We are working on an additional entry point to access Viva Connections on web. This entry point will allow your employees to access Connections on web from your organization's Microsoft SharePoint home site.

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

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

 

Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify video templates MC854654 Published Aug 8, 2024

In Microsoft Viva Amplify, create and highlight videocentric publications, like meeting content or executive messages, with new video templates.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398979.

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

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

 

Microsoft Viva Goals: Zapier integration retires September 2024 MC851617 Published Aug 5, 2024

We will be retiring the Microsoft Viva Goals integration with Zapier feature. This change is part of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to enhance security standards and ensure the highest level of data protection for our users.

After this retirement, Viva Goals will no longer be able to connect with Zapier to automate workflows. This change may affect your organization if this feature is in use.

We will begin rolling out this retirement September 5, 2024 and expect to complete by September 9, 2024.

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Connections news notifications on desktop and web MC796786 Published May 29, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: Delegate access to Microsoft Copilot Dashboard MC801259 Published Jun 13, 2024

(Updated) Viva: Viva Insights home & nav refresh, employee engagement report & Pulse recommended action for leaders MC802697 Published Jun 17, 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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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.

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 31 - 2024 (July 29 - August 4)

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 31 of 2024, July 29 – August 4.

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

 

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

• What’s New in Microsoft Teams | July 2024
• What’s new in July - Copilot Community is available to M365 Copilot Customers!

Field Advisories:

 

• Microsoft Loop | Live, Five-Part Learning Series
• SharePoint roadmap pitstop: July 2024
• Windows 365 at three years: Customer-centric solutions for security, management and productivity
• Looking back on FY24: from Copilots empowering human achievement to leading AI Transformation

Community:

• Teams Phone CommUnity Connection - Microsoft Teams Voice Overview (Aug 15)
• Empowering.Cloud Community Update – August 2024
• Identify What Tenant Teams Meetings Are From

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

Microsoft Teams: Voting and archiving questions in Teams Q&A MC844923 Published Aug 1, 2024

Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature that allows organizers and co-organizers of meetings, webinars, and town halls to enable attendees to upvote significant questions and declutter by archiving questions from the main Q&A feed.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398445.

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

 

Microsoft Teams devices: App-only updates for Android-based Teams devices MC844920 Published Aug 1, 2024

With this rollout, updates for Android-based Teams devices will become more flexible. All software components (Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Authenticator, Company Portal, and Teams Admin agent) will be available for updates as stand-alone applications. This rollout makes it easier and faster for the devices to receive the latest features, fixes, and performance improvements.

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

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

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Videos in town halls will display without cropping MC841009 Published Jul 29, 2024

Before this rollout, in Microsoft Teams town halls, the videos that organizers and presenters share may appear cropped and display in a "fill to frame" view (that may cut important parts of the video) for attendees. To ensure a proper viewing experience for attendees, this rollout will ensure all videos shared in town halls will retain a 16:9 aspect ratio and a "fit to frame" view for attendees, with no cropping. Also, when content and video is shared, videos will appear in the center of the video section to the attendees (instead of in the upper right of the video section).

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

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

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: View, download, and delete Microsoft OneDrive transcript files MC726122 Published Mar 6, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcription MC781595 Published Apr 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings MC764456 Published Apr 1, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Legal hold and eDiscovery support for webinars and town halls MC814576 Published Jul 16, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby MC795085 Published May 22, 2024

Microsoft Teams: Automatic location updates on bookable desks MC808158 Published Jul 3, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: In Chat, "Files" will be renamed to "Shared" and get new features MC800850 Published Jun 11, 2024

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

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

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

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation MC816179 Published Jul 17, 2024

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

Organizers can select up to six languages for attendees to choose from for live translated captions during a town hall MC705765 Published Jan 10, 2024

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Personalize group chats with avatars MC717970 Published Feb 20, 2024

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

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

We will begin retiring the Feed for Viva Connections web part and the Video news link on September 1, 2024.

On September 1, 2024, we will remove the Feed for Viva Connections web part from the toolbox. Also, we will remove the Video news link from the + New menu in the organizational site. Site editors will not be able to add a new feed for Viva Connections web part to a site or embed new video links to the Viva Connections feed.

On November 5, 2024, we will end support for feed for the Viva Connections web part and the Video news link. Site editors are encouraged to use the web parts News, Viva Engage, File and Media, and Highlighted content, as well as video pages as alternative solutions.

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Results in Workplace Search MC797471 Published May 31, 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

 

 

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.

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 30 - 2024 (July 22 - July 28)

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 30 of 2024, July 22 – July 28.

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

 

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

• n/a

Field Advisories:

 

• Ready, Set, AI: What our People Science research tells us about AI Readiness
• Viva Amplify Roadmap Blog
• Create quizzes with Copilot in Forms

Community:

• InfoComm 2024: Revolutionizing the Workplace Experience
• Copilot in Microsoft Teams to use the meeting chat as a data source
• NEW Microsoft Applied Skill - Build Collaborative Apps for Teams

 

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

Microsoft Teams: Download town hall and webinar Q&As to CSV MC830253 Published Jul 22, 2024

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Town hall and webinar organizers will be able to download a CSV file of questions and answers posted in Teams Q&A by town hall or webinar attendees. This message applies to Teams for Desktop on PC and Mac.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398446.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Text and UI resizing for Teams Rooms on Windows MC830247 Published Jul 22, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: As an additional accessibility option, you will be able to adjust the size of the text and all other on-screen elements on the Teams Rooms on Windows front-of-room display and touch boards by updating the display scaling settings. The app user interface is adjusted for all supported display resolution and scaling combinations. This feature is included in all Teams Rooms licenses and requires the Teams Rooms on Windows app version 5.1.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 400707.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out this feature early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024.

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Proximity Join via ultrasound MC808162 Published Jul 3, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Roster grouping for in-room participants through Proximity Join for Teams Rooms on Windows MC814577 Published Jul 16, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Video tile re-sizing based on people count for Teams Rooms on Windows MC814587 Published Jul 16, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Rooms: Enhanced cross-platform meetings via SIP join MC810411 Published Jul 11, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access Workflows from the three-dot menu on shared file MC750668 Published Mar 21, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows MC718250 Published Feb 21, 2024

(Updated) Teams: Updated developer tools to share content from Teams apps to chats, channels, and meetings MC797476 Published May 31, 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: New skin tone settings and reactions MC809602 Published Jul 8, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: A Teams Room can be a Breakout Room participant MC810407 Published Jul 11, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: View attachments to invitations created in Microsoft Outlook MC801585 Published Jun 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Users will now be notified when their admin unblocks a requested app MC802703 Published Jun 17, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Approvals Graph APIs public preview MC789878 Published May 2, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center: App centric management for app installation and changes to app setup policies MC795355 Published May 23, 2024

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

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

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Introducing slash commands in the compose box MC785024 Published Apr 24, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting details displayed on pre-join screen MC746322 Published Mar 19, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Access work, school, and personal accounts in a single desktop app MC719659 Published Feb 27, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams devices: Cancel device operations through the Teams admin center MC792604 Published May 13, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Manage Do Not Disturb presence status when screen sharing MC791879 Published May 11, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Message reactions in right-click menu MC789611 Published May 2, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New onboarding to teams and channels MC790796 Published May 6, 2024

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva Amplify: Updated authoring options in the content pane MC830246 Published Jul 22, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Amplify: An improved content pane on the right side of the screen is the hub for various panes that support authors in creating their publications. We have consolidated several existing features into the content pane, such as the authoring features in the Toolbox, the Distribution channel selection, and the Writing guidance.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398977.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out at the end of July 2024 and expect to complete it by late August 2024.

 

Microsoft Viva Amplify: Updated authoring for distribution channels (Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook) MC830245 Published Jul 22, 2024

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Amplify: We are rolling out updates to the editors for the Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams distribution channels, to streamline previewing and editing. This rollout will improve editor load time and create a coherent audience selection experience across the channels.

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

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398980.

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Viva: Viva Insights home & nav refresh, employee engagement report & Pulse recommended action for leaders MC802697 Published Jun 17, 2024

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

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: Viva Engage question post update MC714521 Published Feb 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Amplify: Access to most recent templates MC805198 Published Jun 25, 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

 

 

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.