Mike Rosoft

Microsoft Teams: External presenters can join on mobile [MC862236]

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.

Mike Rosoft 14 August 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook: Behavior change for “Org Data Notifications” for Android [MC862228]

This message covers a change in behavior in Microsoft Outlook for Android regarding App Protection Policy and App Configuration Policy. Before this rollout, Outlook for Android does not adhere to the documented behavior when the App Protection Policy (APP) Org Data Notifications is set to Block. Instead of blocking sensitive data from being exposed in an Outlook notification, Outlook for Android blocks all notifications.

Mike Rosoft 14 August 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informedNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels [MC860849]

We've released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel Monthly Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel [When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling out these updates of Microsoft 365 Apps to…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024Feature update, Stay informedNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Improvements to the “Manage what attendees see” feature [MC859870]

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…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps Microsoft 365 for the web

New Microsoft Outlook for Windows and the web: Use the Ctrl Y shortcut to jump to a folder [MC859862]

Coming soon for new Microsoft Outlook for Windows and the web: When focused on the folder pane, users will be able to press Ctrl+Y and the first letter of the folder name to quickly navigate to a folder. If a…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook: Updated behavior for “OpenLinks” app configuration keys for Android/iOS [MC859848]

Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android supports two app configuration keys for controlling hyperlink behavior:com.microsoft.outlook.Settings.OpenLinks.UseSystemDefaultBrowsercom.microsoft.outlook.Settings.OpenLinks.UserChangeAllowedThis message clarifies the intent and functionality of these configuration keys. Before rollout, we will update existing documentation to match this message. [When this will happen:] General Availability…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Graph API is generally available in v1.0 to manage username, group names, and site names [MC859853]

Two new Microsoft Graph APIs will soon be generally available: update admin report settings get admin report settings [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We began rolling out early August 2024 and expect to complete by mid-August 2024.…

Mike Rosoft 13 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Exchange Online

Reminder: Two Admin Audit Log cmdlets retire in September 2024 [MC856760]

We will be retiring the two Admin Audit Log cmdlets Search-AdminAuditLog and New-AdminAuditLog from the Microsoft Exchange Online version 3 module on September 15, 2024. Instead, we recommend using the Search-UnifiedAuditLog cmdlet for auditing, where we will continue to invest…

Mike Rosoft 9 August 2024Admin impact, Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments

Exchange Online

Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Introducing Bulk Senders Insight to optimize bulk email management for enterprises [MC856754]

Bulk emails play a crucial role in modern enterprise communications. Determining the right balance of these messages—what should be allowed and what should be blocked—poses a significant challenge. Many organizations default to standard settings, often leading to issues like false…

Mike Rosoft 9 August 2024Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

SharePoint Online

Microsoft SharePoint: document processing models will no longer process files if the service is not enabled for the site [MC856748]

Coming soon to Microsoft Syntex (Microsoft SharePoint Premium) pay-as-you-go services: We will update the service setting to only process files where you have applied a model to a library on an enabled site. Before this rollout, if you make a…

Mike Rosoft 9 August 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments