Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 23 - 2023 (June 5 - June 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 23 of 2023, June 5 – June 11.

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

 

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

• How to use Avatars in Microsoft Teams meetings

 

Field Advisories:

 

• From Good to Great: Get the Most Out of Your Hybrid Meeting
• How ISVs are driving customer retention by enabling unique experiences in Microsoft Teams
• Enhance the diagramming experience in Microsoft Teams with the new Visio app
• Azure Communication Services June 2023 Feature Updates
• Now in Public preview & Targeted release: Express yourself in Teams meetings on VDI

Community:

• Teams Real Simple with Pictures: Collaboration Security for Microsoft Teams – Zero-Hour Auto Purge (ZAP)
• My Demo 365: Teams Displays Virtual Front Desk
• Microsoft Teams Room Licensing Changes July 2023
• AA & CQ Latest Updates

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Teams :

 

Net Promoter Score survey coming to Teams Rooms on Windows MC579613 · Published Jun 9, 2023

In a continuous effort to gather feedback from our Teams Rooms on Windows customers, a new Net Promotor Score survey will appear at the end of some meetings in your conference rooms starting at the end of June.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121117.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and is expected to complete by early August.

 

Admin Policy for Collaborative Annotations MC579612 · Published Jun 9, 2023

With privacy and security restrictions, we have implemented a user-level IT admin policy for admins to choose whether some or all users in the company can use Collaborative Annotations. Currently, there is a way to turn Annotations ON or OFF through cmdlet Set-SPOTenant-IsWBFluidEnabled, this will also influence Whiteboard.

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

 

Microsoft Teams: Attach Cloud Files in Chat and Channel from Teams Mobile MC579610 · Published Jun 9, 2023

We are introducing the capability to upload files from OneDrive from Teams Mobile chat and channel for iOS and Android. Additionally, users will be able to view Recent files and attach the most used files upfront from the Recent section.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 98321 and 98327

We will begin rolling out in late June 2023 and expect rollout to be complete by mid-July 2023.

 

(Updated) Teams Room Windows: Simplified Device Registration Process for Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal MC565156 · Published May 31, 2023 · Last updated Jun 9, 2023

Updated June 9, 2023: Pro portal enrollment will only work for devices that are in commercial cloud and not GCC-H – thus once the Pro Management agent is successfully installed and connected, devices with the Teams Rooms Pro license will be automatically enrolled and visible on the Pro Management portal.

We are pleased to announce an enhancement to the device registration process for Windows-based Teams Rooms devices on the Pro Management portal, aimed at making it more convenient for IT admins.

With the upcoming Teams Rooms app update (v. 4.17) scheduled for release by the end of June 2023, we have streamlined the registration process for Windows-based Teams Rooms devices. IT admins will no longer need to manually download and install the Pro Management agent on each device.

Instead, the Pro Management agent will be automatically downloaded and installed onto the Windows-based Teams Rooms devices as part of the Teams Rooms app update. This improvement simplifies the agent deployment and device enrollment tasks for IT admins, reducing their workload.

Once the Pro Management agent is successfully installed and connected, devices with the Teams Rooms Pro license will be automatically enrolled and visible on the Pro Management portal. This eliminates the need for any additional user action, making the process more efficient.

We understand the importance of a seamless and hassle-free device registration experience for IT admins. This update aims to improve the overall management process and reduce friction when connecting Windows-based Teams Rooms devices to the Pro Management portal.

Stay tuned for the upcoming Teams Rooms app update (v. 4.17) to take advantage of the simplified device registration process and enhance your device management capabilities with the Pro Management service.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updating the Bookings app to the Virtual Appointments app MC560731 · Published May 24, 2023 · Last updated Jun 9, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience..

Bookings is supported across multiple entry points spanning Web, Teams and Outlook, however there is lack of parity in the feature set across these entry points leading to an inconsistent user experience. This fragmented experience has resulted in high DSAT for customers that has provided feedback to Microsoft to unify and provide feature parity in Bookings across all entry points. 

The Bookings experience in Teams will soon be updated to match the web version on https://book.ms, ensuring consistent features across all endpoints. However, certain features like Forms, Queuing & scheduler-initiated SMS reminders for appointments will be available only on the new Virtual Appointments app on Teams.

With the Virtual Appointments app, we are introducing an end-to-end B2C meetings solution that leverages Bookings as the scheduling engine and includes advanced meetings features such as real time meeting state update, chat with attendees in waiting room lobby via Queue view, rich analytics to shows virtual appointment usage trends to drive business outcomes such as no-shows.

With this change, the updated Bookings Teams app will have feature parity and consistent user experience as Bookings web app. Virtual Appointments app will be a superset of the current Bookings Teams app experience embedded within the new app and will include advanced virtual appointments features.

This feature is associated with Microsoft Roadmap ID 120420

Rollout will begin in mid-July (previously late June) and is expected to be complete by late July (previously early July).

 

(Updated) Webinar Email feature updates -customize content and time to send reminders MC549348 · Published May 2, 2023 · Last updated Jun 9, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Emails for Webinars are critical to engage with registrants and often organizers feel the need to customize the content. To enable this, we are rolling out two features.

The content of the emails (i.e. all webinar related attendee emails) can be edited by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

Time to send reminder emails can be configured by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119391

Standard Release: rollout will start in mid-July and expected to be completed by end of July

GCC: rollout is end of July and should be complete by mid-August

 

(Updated) Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings MC578280 · Published Jun 9, 2023

The animated background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to users' preferences. Currently, only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are supported. Animated backgrounds are identified by the small video icon in the bottom-left corner of the preview picture. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122513

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout by late June.

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

GCC-High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in late September and expect to complete rollout by late October.

 

(Updated) New Microsoft Teams Continuous Web Logs Extend the Window for Troubleshooting MC555189 · Published May 15, 2023 · Last updated Jun 8, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the timing outlined below. Thank you for your patience.

Debug log files are automatically produced by the Microsoft Teams client, which can aid in monitoring and troubleshooting Teams. Also known as “Web logs”, Debug logs have historically been constrained by a limited memory buffer. If not collected by the user immediately after an issue occurs, the “signature” of the issue may not be present in the Debug logs, making it more difficult to resolve recent and future issues.

This is being addressed with Continuous Web Logs (CWL). With CWL enabled, once the in-memory buffer reaches the limit, log lines will be saved to a file on user's machine extending the log capturing window up to one business day for an average user, providing a significantly larger window for troubleshooting.

CWL is available to all tenants, but currently disabled by default. Teams' admins are able to turn it on using either of these methods:

• Assigning TeamsMediaLoggingPolicy via PowerShell cmdlets
• Setting a Feature Flag enableContinuousWebClientLogging to True. This can be done with assistance from Microsoft. As a temp solution, {enableContinuousWebClientLogging: true} can be added to hooks.json locally for the user. This will override the ECS setting for the user and enable CWL.

Soon, Teams admins will have an additional option to enable CWL from the Teams admin center.

During June, 2023, CWL will become the default for Teams users with the following desktop system specifications:

• Intel Core i3 and Core i5 (generation 10 or higher), Core i7 and Core i9 (any generation) excluding the following series: U, Y, G1-G7, UE, UL, M, QM
• Intel Xeon
• AMD Ryzen 5, 7, 9 and TR models excluding U series
• Apple Silicon (all series of M1 and M2 chips)

Admins may use the methods listed above to enable CWL for Teams users with lesser system specifications. CWL will not be enabled by default for all machines to avoid the potential for user impact on lower-end devices.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Collaborative Stageview MC556150 · Published May 16, 2023 · Last updated Jun 8, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users can now open app content in a separate Teams window that’s been built for collaboration.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93769

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete by late June 2023.

 

(Updated) SIP / H323 dialing from MTR-W to a VTC MC543860 · Published Apr 19, 2023 · Last updated Jun 8, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Starting early June, you can configure your Teams Rooms on Windows with a Pro license (MTR-W Pro) to place and receive one-to-one calls from the room to a SIP/ H323 endpoint and vice versa. If you want to enable this calling feature, you must work with a CVI provider to enable the service.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95263

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete by late June (previously mid-June).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Campaign Hub, Search for Campaigns and Executive Sponsorship for Campaigns MC567479 · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the content with additional resources.

Campaigns in Viva Engage is launching three new features: campaign hub, search category for campaigns, and executive sponsorship for campaigns. Users will be able to discover and find campaigns. Leaders will be able to sponsor the campaigns they support. Campaigns that have executive sponsors will also show up in Leadership Corner.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs: 124952 and 124953

Rollout will begin in mid-June and expect to be complete by late June.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Default Meeting Layout Controls for Teams Rooms on Android MC552782 · Published May 10, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android IT admins can choose the default meeting layout. When a meeting begins, room users will see the default meeting layout. They can switch to other views using the view switcher during a meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121663

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

Note: There can be a delay between when features are released by Microsoft and when they become available on a device make and model. If an update isn't available on your device, check with your device manufacturer for information on the availability timeline.

 

(Updated) Changes in Normalization MC536885 · Published Apr 4, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

Stopping normalization on number that starts with plus sign (+)

Normalization in Microsoft Teams was not designed to do normalization when the phone number starts with plus sign (+) as documented, but we've never enforced this in the Teams desktop or Web client. We are planning to enforce this in the future but for now we recommend avoiding this pattern.

We are making this change to align with our Calling Service, other Teams services, Azure Communication Services SDKs, and other Microsoft services. Numbers that start with a plus sign (+) will not pass through any normalization rules.

Translated numbers that do not start with a plus sign (+), will pass through normalization rules more than once. Please see Create and manage dial plans for more information.

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

 

(Updated) Wiki retirement and the future of note taking in Teams Channels MC496248 · Published Jan 11, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the message with additional details. Thank you for your patience.

We are announcing that Wiki's will be retired from Teams. We are offering note taking capabilities through Teams Channels powered by OneNote.

The option to export wiki content to OneNote is now available. New documentation is available here: Export a wiki to a OneNote notebook

The ability to create new a new Wiki will be disabled mid-June.

 

Microsoft EHR Connector: Auto updating public keys for EHR connector enabled virtual visits MC574383 · Published Jun 6, 2023

This feature update will allow Microsoft Teams EHR Connector to automatically supply Epic EHR systems with customer specific public keys for OAuth2 authentication during EHR Connector meeting launches. This differs from the pre-existing workflow where public keys were manually uploaded into Epic. By automating this process, the feature provides reliability and security improvements by allowing more frequent automated rotation of certificates by avoiding manual steps in the rotation process.

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-June and expect to complete in late June.

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

 

Tasks in Microsoft Loop Components Will Start Syncing with Planner and To Do MC572515 · Published Jun 5, 2023

Tasks created via Microsoft Loop components will sync across Microsoft 365 apps like Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Planner, and Tasks app in Teams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124928

We will begin rolling out in mid-June 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-July 2023.

 

• Microsoft 365/Viva :

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Quick Access to Homesite on Viva Connections Mobile MC574387 · Published Jun 6, 2023 · Last updated Jun 9, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.

To allow users access to their Homesite and intranet easily, we are redesigning the Viva connections dashboard layout by adding a shortcut button to the homesite. The same updates will be available for the Tablet experience as well.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117528

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

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Auto-Categorization Coming to Meeting Category Insights in Viva Insights MC546939 · Published Apr 26, 2023 · Last updated Jun 9, 2023

Updated June 8, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Meeting category insights in the Viva Insights app helps Viva Insights licensed users understand how they are allocating their time across meeting categories. Today, the feature uses the categories manually assigned by users in Outlook and Teams. In an upcoming update, meeting category insights will begin automatically categorizing meetings for users based on meeting size, cadence, and number of people in the meetings. Categories include:

• Long meetings – More than 1 hour long and 0-8 invitees
• Large meetings – At least 9 invitees and at most 1 hour long
• Large and long meetings – At least 9 invitees and more than 1 hour long
• Recurring meetings – Meeting series with multiple instances
• 1:1 meetings – Include 1 other participant

These categories can help users identify meetings that are expensive in terms of time spent, participants included, or both. Using these insights, users can assess whether meetings that fall under this category are a valuable use of time and resources as a step towards doing more with less.

Categorizations will show up in Viva Insights only and will not reflect in Outlook or Teams calendar.

With this update, users who are not currently categorizing in Outlook or Teams will be able to access meeting category insights and begin developing an understanding of how their meeting time is being spent. Users who are already categorizing will receive additional insights about their meeting time allocation according to well-known meeting attributes.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117396

We will begin rolling out in late June (previously early May) and complete rollout by mid-July (previously late May).

 

New tenant configuration experiences within Viva Engage admin center MC578237 · Published Jun 9, 2023

Starting the first week of July, the same tenant configuration experiences currently available in the Yammer admin center will also be available within the Viva Engage admin center for Microsoft Viva customers. Global admins, Engage admins (Yammer administrator AAD role) and Yammer network admins can access these features from both the Web and Teams version of the Viva Engage admin experience.

We will begin rolling this out in early July and complete rolling out in late July.

 

Deactivate and delete organisations in Viva Goals MC577357 · Published Jun 8, 2023

IT admins or Viva Goals admins can deactivate organizations or delete them if required from the Viva Goals Admin portal. They can also configure to automatically deactivate inactive organizations.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late June 2023 and expect to complete by mid-July 2023.

 

(Updated) Viva Connections Dashboard Customization MC549347 · Published May 2, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to announce that dashboard customization is now available on Viva Connections Mobile! This feature allows your employees to personalize their mobile dashboard with the information that is most relevant to their work.

We want to inform you that this feature is enabled by default for all your employees. However, we understand that every organization is different, and you may have specific requirements or preferences. Therefore, we want to let you know that as a tenant admin or site operator, you can turn off the feature if necessary. The toggle turn OFF will be available in the dashboard details with the heading "Allow users to rearrange and hide dashboard cards"

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117428

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out the admin settings to turn OFF the feature by early May and it will be available for all tenants by late June (previously late May).

For end users, we will enable this feature only when the settings get rolled out to all the tenants i.e., by end of May/early June.

 

(Updated) Project for the Web Integration in Viva Goals MC528361 · Published Mar 15, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Integrations in Viva Goals help save time and energy by automatically updating your key results and projects through connections to other applications from Microsoft and third parties. These integrations allow data to flow from the connected applications into Viva Goals so that results and initiatives are up to date. Viva Goals is launching a new integration for Microsoft Project for the Web which will enable users to automatically update Initiatives and Key Results in Viva Goals based on progress in Project for the Web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117462

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

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Campaign Hub, Search for Campaigns and Executive Sponsorship for Campaigns MC567479 · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the content with additional resources.

Campaigns in Viva Engage is launching three new features: campaign hub, search category for campaigns, and executive sponsorship for campaigns. Users will be able to discover and find campaigns. Leaders will be able to sponsor the campaigns they support. Campaigns that have executive sponsors will also show up in Leadership Corner.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs: 124952 and 124953

Rollout will begin in mid-June and expect to be complete by late June.

 

(Updated) Updates to Viva Connections desktop experience MC559930 · Published May 23, 2023 · Last updated Jun 7, 2023

Updated June 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

To improve the experience for users, we are making an update to the layout of the Viva Connections desktop experience. This change applies to all customers using the default experience.

Rollout will begin in mid-June (previously late May) and will be complete by late June (previously early June).

 

(Updated) Create a distinct experience in Viva Connections for different audiences in the Microsoft 365 admin center MC557823 · Published May 19, 2023 · Last updated Jun 5, 2023

Updated June 5, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new feature will be available soon for Viva Connections that enables you to create and manage multiple Connections experiences and home sites that are targeted to specific audiences for your organization through the Microsoft 365 admin center. This feature is ideal for subsidiaries and conglomerates that want to provide distinct, audience targeted experiences with relevant and personalized information, resources, and apps to their employees.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 99916, 117421

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out this feature by mid-June 2023.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in late June and expect to complete by late July.

 

 

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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Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 22 - 2023 (May 29 - June 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 22 of 2023, May 29 – June 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 | May 2023
• Intelligent meeting recap in Teams Premium, now available

 

Field Advisories:

 

• The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Teams as a Platform
• Build more connections with new communities in Microsoft Teams and GroupMe features
• Microsoft 365 Admin Monthly Digest – May 2023
• Now in Public preview & Targeted release: Introducing zooming controls while viewing screenshare
• SharePoint roadmap pitstop: May 2023
• Microsoft Viva Connections solutions are now available in the Microsoft AppSource
• Add first-class calling capabilities to your Windows applications.

Community:

• My Demo 365: Teams Displays Hotdesking via QR Code
• Microsoft Teams Display: QR Code sign-in Demo
• AMA for SharePoint, OneDrive, Lists, and Stream | June 14th 10am PT

 

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Teams :

 

Updated companion mode for Android meetings MC567504 · Published 2 juni 2023

This feature allows you to add your Android device to an ongoing meeting, making it easy to chat, react, share, and more.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109606

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2023 and expect to complete by mid-June 2023

 

Introducing Dark Mode in Teams Admin Center MC567496 · Published 2 juni 2023

We're excited to announce the addition of Dark Mode for Teams Admin Center. This highly anticipated feature will offer a visually appealing interface while reducing eye strain.

We will begin rolling this out in early June 2023 and expect to complete rollout by end of June 2023.

 

Microsoft Defender for Office empowers end users to report suspicious messages in Microsoft Teams MC567478 · Published 2 juni 2023

Soon the ability for Microsoft Teams users to report messages within Teams as security risk will be turned on by default. Security risk messages could include ones that contain phishing or spam or malicious content, such as phishing URL or malware file, spam content. To learn how end users can report, see User reported message settings in Microsoft Teams.

NOTE: This only applies to Microsoft for Defender Plan 2 customers or Microsoft E5/ Office E5 customers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 100160

Starting in early June Teams admins will be able to control if users can report security messages within Teams Admin Center. We expect this to be completed for all tenants by mid-June 2023.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Updating the Bookings app to the Virtual Appointments app MC560731 · Published 24 maj 2023 · Last updated 2 juni 2023

Updated June 2, 2023: We have updated this message to ensure visibility.

Bookings is supported across multiple entry points spanning Web, Teams and Outlook, however there is lack of parity in the feature set across these entry points leading to an inconsistent user experience. This fragmented experience has resulted in high DSAT for customers that has provided feedback to Microsoft to unify and provide feature parity in Bookings across all entry points. 

The Bookings experience in Teams will soon be updated to match the web version on https://book.ms, ensuring consistent features across all endpoints. However, certain features like Forms, Queuing & scheduler-initiated SMS reminders for appointments will be available only on the new Virtual Appointments app on Teams.

With the Virtual Appointments app, we are introducing an end-to-end B2C meetings solution that leverages Bookings as the scheduling engine and includes advanced meetings features such as real time meeting state update, chat with attendees in waiting room lobby via Queue view, rich analytics to shows virtual appointment usage trends to drive business outcomes such as no-shows.

With this change, the updated Bookings Teams app will have feature parity and consistent user experience as Bookings web app. Virtual Appointments app will be a superset of the current Bookings Teams app experience embedded within the new app and will include advanced virtual appointments features.

This feature is associated with Microsoft Roadmap ID 120420

Rollout will begin in late June 2023 and is expected to be complete by early July 2023.

 

Follow up to MC510331: Microsoft Teams support for Targeted Release MC566315 · Published 1 juni 2023

Microsoft Teams will support Targeted Release for commercial cloud customers.

With this support, users opted-in to Targeted Release will be the first production users to see the latest Microsoft Teams features and help shape the product by providing early feedback.

Prior to this, Targeted Release provided early access to OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Office for the web, Microsoft 365 admin center and some components of Exchange Online.

What is Targeted Release?

Targeted release allows early access to high quality feature releases across Microsoft 365 apps and services, which customers can opt-in to prepare for the upcoming changes before they roll out to the rest of the organization.

Customers can choose to have a select set of individuals, or the entire organization receives updates early via Targeted Release.

Note:

• All the users in Targeted release will have access to the preview of new Teams as per the MC post MC533687. To learn more about Teams support for Targeted release and list of latest Teams features in Targeted release, please refer to this blogpost.
• We have decided not to proceed with the “EA”, to indicate Early Access, on the profile picture change and it is rolled back for the initial users who received it. Thank you for your patience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 117577

Targeted Release (if applicable): Rollout is in progress and expected to complete by mid- June 2023.

 

New Features in Teams Admin Center to Discover Azure Benefit Eligible Apps and View Unspent Azure Consumption Commitment MC553271 · Published 10 maj 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams admins will soon be able to search for and identify monetized Teams apps are eligible to contribute towards an organization's Microsoft Azure consumption commitment (MACC) as well as view remaining unspent MACC for their organization.

As part of this feature, the "Manage apps" tab of the Teams admin center (TAC) will include a new category in the "Browse by" filter and add new visuals in the app cards. These changes provide parity with the Azure Portal in terms of ability to search and identify Teams apps with transactable SaaS offers that are eligible to contribute towards an organization's Azure consumption commitment.

In addition to above, a new widget in the Teams admin center (TAC) will be added to help admins quickly view unspent Microsoft Azure consumption commitment (MACC) that they can apply when making purchase of Teams apps that they discover are Azure benefit eligible above. It will only be available to organizations that have an existing MACC agreement with Microsoft and only to those admins who have appropriate rights to view the MACC balance.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 125173

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously late May) and expect to complete rollout by late June (previously mid-June).

We discovered issues that could impact certain geographies and are actively fixing before final release.

 

(Updated) Improved Connect/Disconnect Tracking in Group Visits MC549345 · Published 2 maj 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’ve enhanced the ability to discretely track each individual Connect & Disconnect when multiple Organizers or multiple Guests join a Microsoft Teams EHR Connector visit via Teams.

Preview: We will begin rolling out in mid-June (previously early May) and complete by late June (previously mid-May).

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out in late June (previously mid-May) and complete by mid-July (previously late May).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in mid-July (previously late May) and complete by early August (previously early June).

 

(Updated) Teams Rooms: Windows 11 support for Teams Rooms on Windows devices MC537412 · Published 5 apr. 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: While our rollout plans have not changed, based on feedback from customers who need some additional time to test Windows 11, we are offering a temporary hold on Windows 11 upgrade to customers until November 20, 2023. Customers who want to utilize this option MUST follow these instructions before mid-June 2023 (before 4.17 app update) to delay upgrade to Windows 11.

Instructions:

Set this registry key to put the Windows 11 upgrade on an MTR on hold.

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PPI\SkypeSettings

Key: CBU11

Data: 1 (as a dword)

Delete the registry key to resume the upgrade.

Important: If you do not set this registry key prior to 4.17 app update (releasing in mid-June), eligible devices will automatically upgrade to Windows 11. Please also note that this only applies to existing in market/ in channel devices not on application version 4.17, and that OEMs have already moved to Windows 11 based images (due to end of sales for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise in Oct 2023, and lead time needed for OEMs to create media).

Teams Rooms on Windows devices that are eligible for Windows 11 upgrade will receive the Windows 11 22H2 release in June 2023 (previously May). This will be offered and installed on their devices with 4.17 dot release. Devices that are not eligible due to an incompatible processor will continue to use Windows 10 per Windows hardware support policy. These devices will be offered Windows 10 22H2 release.

Devices that cannot upgrade to Windows 11 will continue to be supported until the end of Windows 10 End of servicing for General Availability Channel or hardware support from OEM, whichever comes first. Windows 10 releases information atWindows 10 release information. Please note, not all Windows releases are supported for Teams Rooms, to find supported version, see Microsoft Teams Rooms app version support.

In addition, Teams Rooms on Windows OEMs will shift their manufacturing to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise as Windows 10 IoT Enterprise end of license sales is fast approaching (10/14/2023). OEMs with existing Windows 10 licenses inventory (or to support recovery media for existing Windows 10 based devices) may continue to provide Windows 10 based images for some time that should automatically update to Windows 11 post setup. All OEMs are expected to move to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise based images in future. Customers should ensure all new hardware purchases check for Windows 11 compatibility to future proof their device investment.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122148

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

 

(Updated) Pronouns on Profile Cards in Microsoft Teams and Outlook Web MC515531 · Published 15 feb. 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We’re adding a new feature to the profile card in Microsoft 365. Users in your organization will soon be able to add pronouns directly to their profile card in Outlook on the web and Teams. Pronouns are the words we use to replace someone's name in a sentence, such as “he,” “she,” or “they” in English.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86382 and 115511

Targeted Release: Rollout will begin late February.

Standard and GCC: Rollout will begin in late March (previously early March) and is expected to be complete by early April (previously late March). - Complete

GCC-High: Rollout will begin mid-June and is expected to be complete by late June.

DoD: Rollout will begin mid-July and is expected to be complete by late July.

 

(Updated) A new experience to search within chat and channels. MC554158 · Published 12 maj 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We are excited to introduce a new and improved experience to search within chats and channels. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122550

Standard: We will begin rolling this out in mid-June (previously early June) and expect to complete rollout by early July (previously mid-June)

GCC: We will begin rolling this out in mid-July (previously late June) and complete rollout by early August.

GCC-H: We will begin rolling this out in late July (previously early July) and complete rollout by mid-August.

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

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Block Meeting Chat Access in External, Non-Trusted Meeting Joins MC561186 · Published 26 maj 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have added a link to additional details.

Microsoft Teams IT Admins will soon be able to block internal users from accessing chats when these users join meetings organized on external non-trusted tenants, including cross-cloud join. This release of Microsoft Teams' new meeting chat setting will be rolling out across MS Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web and will provide a new way for tenants to manage users' chat access in meetings hosted on external non-trusted tenants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 123975

Targeted Release: We will begin rollout in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-July.

GA: We will begin rollout in mid-July and expect to complete rollout by late July.

GCC: We will begin rollout in early August and expect to complete rollout by mid-August.

GCCH: We will begin rollout in mid-August and expect to complete rollout by late August.

DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-September and expect to complete rollout by late September.

 

(Updated) Webinar Email feature updates -customize content and time to send reminders MC549348 · Published 2 maj 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Emails for Webinars are critical to engage with registrants and often organizers feel the need to customize the content. To enable this, we are rolling out two features.

1. The content of the emails (i.e. all webinar related attendee emails) can be edited by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.
2. Time to send reminder emails can be configured by the event organizers. This is reserved for Teams Premium licensed organizers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 119391

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-June and complete late July (previously late June).

 

(Updated) Teams update: Expanded view of the profile card in Teams MC494734 · Published 5 jan. 2023 · Last updated 1 juni 2023

Updated June 1, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Beginning in March, users in your organization will be able to use expanded views of the profile card in Teams. The expanded view is already available in Outlook and includes more information, like an overview of the profile, contact information, organizational chart, and LinkedIn tab.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109526. 

We will begin rolling out this feature in late May (previously late April) and expect to complete the rollout in late June (previously early May).

 

Teams Room Windows: Simplified Device Registration Process for Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal MC565156 · Published 31 maj 2023

We are pleased to announce an enhancement to the device registration process for Windows-based Teams Rooms devices on the Pro Management portal, aimed at making it more convenient for IT admins.

With the upcoming Teams Rooms app update (v. 4.17) scheduled for release by the end of June 2023, we have streamlined the registration process for Windows-based Teams Rooms devices. IT admins will no longer need to manually download and install the Pro Management agent on each device.

Instead, the Pro Management agent will be automatically downloaded and installed onto the Windows-based Teams Rooms devices as part of the Teams Rooms app update. This improvement simplifies the agent deployment and device enrollment tasks for IT admins, reducing their workload.

Once the Pro Management agent is successfully installed and connected, devices with the Teams Rooms Pro license will be automatically enrolled and visible on the Pro Management portal. This eliminates the need for any additional user action, making the process more efficient.

We understand the importance of a seamless and hassle-free device registration experience for IT admins. This update aims to improve the overall management process and reduce friction when connecting Windows-based Teams Rooms devices to the Pro Management portal.

Stay tuned for the upcoming Teams Rooms app update (v. 4.17) to take advantage of the simplified device registration process and enhance your device management capabilities with the Pro Management service.

 

Microsoft Teams: Breakout rooms support and Select Together Mode for everyone on Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows MC564198 · Published 31 maj 2023

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Windows app 4.17 update includes new in-meeting experiences including:

• Breakout room support
• Choose your Together Mode scene and select it for everyone

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95680, 126105

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

 

Introducing zooming controls while viewing screenshare MC564195 · Published 31 maj 2023

This change is applicable to Microsoft Teams users using meetings and calls.

Users in a Teams call or meeting will now see new buttons to zoom in, zoom out and restore the original size of the incoming screenshare. This will greatly enhance the experience of users viewing screenshare. (Ability to zoom was previously only available using pinch to zoom gesture on trackpad or other shortcuts.)

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 116010.

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

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early June and expect to complete by mid-June.

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

GCC-High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in late August and expect to complete rollout by mid-September.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Intelligent Meeting Recap (Premium) MC537956 · Published 6 apr. 2023 · Last updated 30 maj 2023

Updated May 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users with a Teams Premium license will now be able to access a comprehensive meeting overview in the new ‘Recap’ tab in Teams, which leverages AI to provide personalized highlights and key insights from the meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122529

Targeted Release (Preview): We will begin rolling out early May (previously late April) and expect to complete by early May.

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out mid-May and expect to complete by mid-June (previously late May).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Two-way lobby chat MC554156 · Published 12 May 2023 · Last updated 30 May 2023

Updated May 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Virtual Appointments app provides a central hub for all your virtual appointments needs in Microsoft Teams. The app enables a seamless end-to-end experience for business-to-customer engagements.

Queue view in Virtual Appointments app is a premium advanced virtual appointment feature that allows businesses to Empower employees to manage and service scheduled and on-demand virtual appointments in one location with advanced capabilities to track wait times, live status of a meeting, and more. Scheduling administrators and staff conducting virtual appointments can monitor incoming requests and process them appropriately.

Two-way lobby chat in queue view will provide a seamless client experience with an interactive waiting room that allows facilitators to send waiting room messages to customers prior to the meeting. For example, a client in the waiting room can receive messages from the facilitator or other staff schedulers such as, “Last appointment is running long. Be with you in 5 mins.” The client can respond directly in chat so they can stay connected and ask any questions as needed. Two-way lobby chat is currently supported only for meetings joined from a mobile browser. Desktop browser is currently not supported.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122395

Standard Release: We will begin rolling in June (previously May) and complete by September (previously July).

 

(Updated) Breakout Rooms participant shuffle MC549343 · Published 2 May 2023 · Last updated 30 May 2023

Updated May 30, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Breakout Rooms Participant Shuffle delivers a new capability to randomly assign participants to rooms also after rooms are created.

Participants can be randomly reassigned both prior to the meeting or during the live meeting.

Shuffling can be applied to all participants or only to unassigned participants, re-distributing them evenly to existing rooms.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 116532

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

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July (previously mid-May) and expect to complete by mid-July (previously late May).

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out late July (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by mid-August (previously late June).

GCC-High and DoD: We will begin rolling out in early July and expect to complete rollout by mid-August.

 

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Microsoft Viva: Campaign Hub, Search for Campaigns and Executive Sponsorship for Campaigns MC567479 · Published 2 juni 2023

Campaigns in Viva Engage is launching three new features: campaign hub, search category for campaigns, and executive sponsorship for campaigns. Users will be able to discover and find campaigns. Leaders will be able to sponsor the campaigns they support. Campaigns that have executive sponsors will also show up in Leadership Corner.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs: 124952 and 124953

Rollout will begin in mid-June and expect to be complete by late June.

 

Viva Learning content provider configuration feature will now be migrated to Viva Learning Admin tab MC565160 · Published 31 maj 2023

Currently content provider configuration for Viva Learning happens on the Microsoft 365 Admin center. We will be migrating the provider configuration capabilities on Manage providers in the Viva Learning admin tab, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. 

We will begin making this change in early June and expect to complete by mid-June.

 

 

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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