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Outlook for iOS and Android: Send Availability feature to be retired [MC1393802]

Message ID: MC1393802 [What and Why:] We're retiring the Send Availability feature in Outlook for iOS and Android. This change aligns with ongoing efforts to simplify mobile email experiences and focus on core productivity workflows. Users can continue to share…

Modern Workspace Pro 17 June 2026Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

People Skills: New admin setting to delete skills data [MC1393801]

Message ID: MC1393801 [What and Why:] Starting July 2026, we're introducing a new People Skills removal and deletion admin control. This feature enables administrators to permanently remove all People Skills data from their tenant. This update gives organizations greater control…

Modern Workspace Pro 17 June 2026Admin impact, New feature, Plan for changeNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Experience improvements to Voice apps configuration wizard in Teams admin center [MC1393808]

Message ID: MC1393808 [What and Why].Microsoft is updating the configuration experience for Auto Attendant and Call Queue in the Teams admin center. These improvements streamline key setup steps, improve clarity, and enhance performance to reduce setup time and increase administrator…

Modern Workspace Pro 17 June 2026Admin impact, Plan for change, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 suite

(Updated) Microsoft Edge moving to a 2-week release cycle starting with Edge 152 [MC1387532]

Message ID: MC1387532 (Updated) Updated June 16, 2026: We have corrected the image embed included below. We apologize for any inconvenience. [What and Why:]Starting with Microsoft Edge 152 (Stable on August 27), Edge will move to a 2-week release cycle. This…

Modern Workspace Pro 16 June 2026Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, Updated message, User impactNo Comments

SharePoint Online

(Updated) Retirement of SharePoint One-Time Passcode (SPO OTP) and transition to Microsoft Entra B2B [MC1243549]

Message ID: MC1243549 (Updated) Updated June 16, 2026: We have decided to pause GCCH release at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are retiring SharePoint One‑Time Passcode…

Modern Workspace Pro 16 June 2026Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, Updated message, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

(Updated) Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot Notebook content [MC1262567]

Message ID: MC1262567 (Updated) Updated June 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Copilot Notebooks enables users to generate Excel spreadsheets directly from the content and references collected in a notebook. Copilot creates a structured…

Modern Workspace Pro 16 June 2026New feature, Plan for change, Updated message, User impactNo Comments

Mike on Anthropic Claude Sonnet is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot [MC1247880]17 April 2026
Really interesting update. It feels like the bigger story here is not just that another model has been added, but…
Mike on Copilot entry point changes in Excel [MC1282571]17 April 2026
This is a helpful breakdown of what looks like a small UX change on the surface but has very real…
AI Logo Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 14, 202617 February 2026
It’s exciting to see Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR updates rolling out globally. I’m curious if there are any significant…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 13, 202615 February 2026
Security bulletins like the one for CVE-2025-13292 are always a bit concerning, but it’s reassuring to know Google is actively…
Nano Banana AI on GCP Release Notes: February 12, 202614 February 2026
This migration tool seems like a great step for those looking to modernize their infrastructure. Being able to move App…