December 2024 - Modern Workspace Pro

Microsoft Exchange Online: New “Message trace” functionality (public preview) [MC959720]

Message ID: MC959720 We are excited to announce the Public Preview of the new version of Message trace in the Microsoft Exchange admin center (EAC) in Microsoft Exchange Online. Admins will soon be able to access the new Message trace…

Mike Rosoft 18 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Microsoft 365 suite

Important updates to Microsoft Copilot and the Microsoft 365 app [MC958903]

Message ID: MC958903 We are making several important updates to how your entire organization can experience Microsoft Copilot, our existing ad-free, AI-powered chat service grounded in the web and secured with enterprise data protection. Starting in mid-January, we will roll…

Mike Rosoft 17 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite

UI Changes to the Microsoft 365 app [MC958905]

Message ID: MC958905 As noted in MC958903, we are updating the Microsoft 365 app name and icon to Microsoft 365 Copilot in mid-January 2025. In addition, we are evolving the app's UI to support future AI-first experiences. Key changes include…

Mike Rosoft 17 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact2

Microsoft Viva

Viva Engage: Enhanced keyword monitoring email notifications [MC958892]

Message ID: MC958892 We are releasing an enhanced user experience in Viva Engage for email notifications that admins receive while monitoring network keywords. This enhanced experience addresses security upgrades and offers additional context about the monitored keywords and the associated…

Mike Rosoft 16 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change1

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android: Updated feedback policies [MC958891]

Message ID: MC958891 We're making some changes to feedback policies in Outlook mobile for iOS and Android behavior to match our documentation. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late January 2025 and expect to…

Mike Rosoft 16 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Power Platform

Microsoft Copilot Studio – Solution management in Microsoft Copilot Studio [MC958836]

Message ID: MC958836 We are announcing Solution management in Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature provides end-to-end application lifecycle management (ALM) capabilities within Copilot Studio that has deep integration with Microsoft 365. This feature reached general availability on December 16, 2024.How…

Mike Rosoft 16 December 2024New feature, Stay informed1

Microsoft Power Automate

Power Automate – Share desktop flows including connectors with embedded connection references [MC958691]

Message ID: MC958691 The share embedded connector actions feature for Power Automate desktop is being released. This feature enables owners to select which connection references are embedded in desktop flows when shared with co-owners. It will be generally available on…

Mike Rosoft 16 December 2024New feature, Stay informed1

Power Apps

Power Apps – Create an app description with Copilot [MC958497]

Message ID: MC958497 We are launching Create an app description with Copilot for Power Apps. Available in Managed Environments, this AI feature allows makers to generate and save model-driven app descriptions. This feature will be will be generally available on…

Mike Rosoft 16 December 2024New feature, Stay informed1

Microsoft Forms

Microsoft Forms: Data sync support in Microsoft Excel desktop [MC956700]

Message ID: MC956700 A Microsoft Forms feature allows users to get up-to-date responses data in Microsoft Excel desktop. Users can also create a new form from Excel desktop with a data sync connection to the Excel workbook.This message is associated…

Mike Rosoft 14 December 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Connections: Power Apps card [MC956696]

Message ID: MC956696 The Power Apps card for Viva Connections allows you to bring your power cards and applications onto the Viva Connections dashboard for quick access. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 464999.[When this will happen:]General…

Mike Rosoft 14 December 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed1