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Microsoft Lens app will retire [MC1131064]

Message ID: MC1131064 Introduction We’re retiring the Microsoft Lens mobile app for iOS and Android in a phased approach starting September 15, 2025. To continue scanning documents, we recommend using the scan capability in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, where…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 August 2025Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments

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Outlook Web Access and new Outlook: ‘Mobile devices’ settings page to be removed [MC1130607]

Message ID: MC1130607 IntroductionStarting September 9, 2025, we will begin retiring the ‘Mobile devices’ page from the Settings module in Outlook Web Access and new Outlook. This change simplifies device management and aligns with modern tools that offer more robust…

Modern Workspace Pro 7 August 2025Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

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Retirement of inline SVG images in Microsoft Outlook [MC1130385]

Message ID: MC1130385 Introduction We're retiring support for inline SVG images in Outlook for Web and the new Outlook for Windows starting early September 2025. This change enhances security and aligns with current email client behavior, which already restricts inline…

Modern Workspace Pro 7 August 2025Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

Sentence-Level Rewrite Suggestions Deprecation in Microsoft Word [MC1129729]

Message ID: MC1129729 We want to inform you that the Rewrite Suggestions preview feature in Microsoft Word—previously available via right-click on selected sentences—is being deprecated and will no longer be supported after October 1, 2025. Why This Change? The Rewrite…

Modern Workspace Pro 6 August 2025Retirement, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Remove toggle for Calendar in Teams [MC1129730]

Message ID: MC1129730 We’re introducing the new Microsoft Teams calendar experience, designed to unify and enhance productivity across Microsoft 365. This calendar integrates familiar features with innovations like Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft Places, enabling seamless collaboration from anywhere. It works…

Modern Workspace Pro 6 August 2025Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

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Microsoft To Do ending support for iOS 16 and macOS 12 [MC1129721]

Message ID: MC1129721 Introduction To maintain app performance, security, and access to the latest features, Microsoft To Do will soon require updated operating systems. The iOS version of To Do will support only iOS 17 and later, and the Mac…

Modern Workspace Pro 6 August 2025Plan for change, RetirementNo Comments

AI Music Generator on (Updated) Introduction of secure workflow to bypass retention/legal holds on OneDrive and SharePoint [MC1115304]7 August 2025
This update raises interesting questions about balancing compliance and operational flexibility. I’m curious how Microsoft plans to audit or track…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: August 04, 20256 August 2025
The ability to apply secure tags organization-wide is a huge win for consistent firewall policy enforcement. Glad to see this…
Audio to Text on GCP Release Notes: August 02, 20256 August 2025
Great to see the continued rollout of Google SecOps SOAR updates—version 6.3.55 landing across all regions is a solid step…
kawaii coloring on GCP Release Notes: July 28, 20254 August 2025
The cross-region BigQuery materialized views are a game-changer—cut our nightly pipeline costs by 40%. Critical catch: Schema auto-detection still fails…
kawaii coloring on Important Update: Teams Meeting Join URL Validation [MC1120871]4 August 2025
This validation change is overdue—we’ve seen a 300% spike in phishing via fake ‘rescheduled meeting’ links. For hybrid teams, ensure…