Microsoft Teams: Viewing the Full Chat conversation thread after clicking on search message results

When users search for a chat message in Teams and click on a message result, they are taken to a view that contains only the selected message, rather than the entire chat thread. This fix will now land the users on the full chat thread once the message search result is clicked, thereby providing full context of the conversation around the message result.

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Microsoft Teams: Background Blur and Effects for Citrix

Microsoft Teams users on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for Citrix will be able to blur their background in a video meeting or call, or replace it entirely with the images provided.

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Microsoft Teams: HID Support for VMware

This feature supports the use of Human Interface Devices (HID) in Microsoft Teams on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for VMware.

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Viva Insights: Schedule send suggestions (formerly delay delivery plan) available default on in Outlook with admin and user controls

Schedule send suggestions are currently available in the latest versions of Outlook on the web and Outlook for Windows to help schedule email delivery aligned with recipient work hours and minimize interruptions after-hours. With Schedule send suggestions turned on by default, users with Insights by MyAnalytics service plan can get up to two daily schedule send suggestions. Microsoft 365 users with MyAnalytics (Full) service plan or Viva Insights subscription get an unlimited number of inline suggestions for delaying email delivery to their coworkers.   A Global admin or an Exchange Online admin role can configure tenant level settings in the Microsoft
admin center. Individuals can also turn inline suggestions on or off through their own Settings within the Viva Insights add-in in Outlook.

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Microsoft Search: Image Search in Microsoft Search in Bing

Our new Image vertical on Microsoft Search in Bing will provide better search capabilities for images in your organization.

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Microsoft Teams: RTMP-In for Teams Live Events

Produce your Teams Live Events using an external encoder and leverage RTMP-in (Real Time Messaging Protocol-In) to broadcast to your Teams Live Event Attendees.

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Microsoft Stream: Revamped Mobile apps for iOS and Android

We will soon release a completely rebuilt Stream mobile app for iOS and Android. The rebuilt app will give you seamless access to Stream (Classic) and Stream (on SharePoint) videos as well as Teams meeting recordings. The app will also provide an enhanced video playback experience as well as an improved user interface. If your users currently have the Stream mobile app installed on phones or tablets, they will automatically receive the app update when it becomes available. Note: The general release of the rebuilt Stream mobile app will lack certain features that may be critical to some users, such as video recording, uploading and offline downloads. As we continue to build out the revamped mobile app, we expect to add these features in 2023.

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Microsoft Project: Sprints and backlogs in Project for the Web

Description: Agile support will be rolling out for Project for the web soon! You can create and prioritize tasks in their backlogs, define sprints and their date boundaries, moves tasks between sprints and their respective backlogs, and then build reports that include backlogs and sprint data.

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Microsoft Teams: Group chat invitations from unmanaged users

When using external access for Teams, users receiving a group chat invitation from an unmanaged
Teams user will be prompted with the option to acknowledge or leave the group chat.

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Planner: Grid view for “Assigned to me” and Plan views in Planner Web

Grid (table format) will be the newest view you can use to make it easier to see more tasks and compare columns for better tracking and visibility.

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