Feature update Archives - Page 7 of 16

Entra ID: Expansion of WhatsApp as an MFA one-time passcode delivery channel [MC926195]

Message ID: MC926195 In late 2023, Microsoft Entra started leveraging WhatsApp as an alternate channel to deliver multifactor authentication (MFA) one-time passcodes (OTPs) to users in India and Indonesia. We saw improved deliverability, completion rates, and satisfaction when leveraging the…

Mike Rosoft 6 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft 365 app: Auto release and check-in for Microsoft Places [MC925999]

Message ID: MC925999 Coming soon for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Places: New ways for users to check in to meeting rooms and prevent rooms from automatically releasing. After this rollout, customers will be able to check in through Teams Chat…

Mike Rosoft 5 November 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Insights: Admins assign delegate access [MC925394]

Message ID: MC925394 Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: Admins (global admins or Insights admins) will be able to assign or remove delegates for a manager, using Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets.Before this rollout, only managers can assign delegates. This message is…

Mike Rosoft 5 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

Microsoft Outlook: Check-in to see who is working nearby in the office [MC925393]

Message ID: MC925393 With this feature update, users will have the option to check-in for their planned in-office days to let others know they have arrived. To facilitate in-person connections, after check-in, users will be able to see their colleagues'…

Mike Rosoft 5 November 2024Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

Microsoft 365 for the web

Microsoft Loop: Configure guest sharing for tenants with sensitivity labels [MC923419]

After this rollout and the rollout of Microsoft Information Protection for Loop workspaces, B2B (business to business) guest sharing for Loop workspaces, pages, and components will be available for all tenants, including those who have configured sensitivity labels, subject to admin policy.

Mike Rosoft 1 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1

SharePoint Online

System generated emails from workflows and alerts will now show SharePoint Online as the sender display name [MC923413]

To align system generated emails with best practices, SharePoint Online workflow and alert emails will be displayed as “SharePoint Online”.

Mike Rosoft 1 November 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact3

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: Mute conversations in feeds and digests [MC922624]

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Engage: Network admins and corporate communicators will be able to use the new Mute conversations feature to remove individual conversation threads from the Home Feed and email digests.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Insights: Users can request delegate access [MC922625]

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: Users will be able to request delegate access from a manager. This message applies to the Viva app on the web and the Viva Insights app in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft 365 suite OneDrive for Business

Microsoft OneDrive: We will remove the “EnableHoldTheFile” group policy [MC922630]

We will remove the EnableHoldTheFile group policy for Microsoft OneDrive from the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Mike Rosoft 31 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, User impact1

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva Engage: New features for Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption community [MC921115]

Coming soon to the Microsoft Viva Engage adoption community for Microsoft 365 Copilot, admins will have access to new suggested content covering timely Copilot updates and best practices and the ability to easily upload documents and leverage AI to generate Q&A pairs using Answers Intelligent Importer.

Mike Rosoft 29 October 2024Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impact1