The “Tags” feature in Microsoft 365 apps will be retired between January 6 and January 10, 2025. Users can use the “Favorites” feature as an alternative. No admin action is needed for this change.
The Microsoft 365 admin center’s Copilot page will be updated with an enhanced Overview section and a new Health section. Rollout starts late January 2025 and ends by late March 2025, requiring no license or admin action prior to rollout.
The Microsoft Intune Service Update for December 2024 has been released, updating your account with the latest service build. You’ll notice the updated service release number in the Tenant Status blade. Prepare by reviewing the new features on the Intune What’s New page and the December blog.
Microsoft Search in Bing will be deprecated on March 31, 2025. Users should transition to Microsoft Search via Office.com, SharePoint Online, or Microsoft365.com. Edge for Business and Windows search box will continue to support work search with some changes. An FAQ will be available mid-January at a provided link.
This feature is designed to enhance your communication experience by making it easier to understand and interact with your chat messages in Business Chat. With this feature, you will see cards and hoverable experiences that provide additional details of the chat without leaving your current view. This means you can quickly grasp the context of your conversations and find the information you need more efficiently.
Remote Help supports AVD sessions with 1 user on 1 VM today. This feature will enable support for multi-session AVD with several users on 1 VM.
Authorized users will be able to enter into a monitoring session with selected agents for private coaching. They can listen to customer calls, whisper to the agents for private message, even barge into or takeover the call.
Microsoft Viva Insights will soon integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling leaders to analyze organizational data and generate reports. New features include query capabilities and Copilot-driven reports. The update requires a Viva Insights premium license and will be available on various Teams platforms, with a Public Preview in December 2024 and General Availability in January 2025. No additional Copilot license is needed.
Outlook for iOS/Android is getting new reporting buttons, allowing users to report emails as phishing, junk, or not junk. Admins can customize these buttons and their behavior through the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. The rollout began in December 2024 and will complete by January 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support additional languages and translation for captions, enhancing accessibility for non-English speakers. Rollout begins mid-February 2025, with completion by mid-April 2025, depending on the sector. Admins can configure default settings, including turning on captions and filtering profanity.
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