The updated Gallery View in Teams Rooms on Windows arranges all participants in consistent tile sizes, prioritizes video on the meeting stage, offers additional layout options, optimizes for single and dual displays, and provides a unified meeting experience across both Teams Rooms and desktop.
The Connections in the SharePoint App bar feature will provide a seamless entry point to Viva Connections from SharePoint, enhancing the synergy between the Intranet and Viva Connections.
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon access Viva Engage content, including question posts in public communities and Answers, to provide relevant responses. This feature requires a Copilot license and will be available on web and mobile platforms, starting mid-December 2024 and completing by late January 2025. No admin action is needed for the rollout.
Microsoft Teams immersive events will soon support audio during screen sharing for presenters using Microsoft Mesh with a Teams Premium license. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 423475, will roll out in early to mid-December 2024 and requires no admin action to enable.
Microsoft Teams is introducing DVR capabilities for town halls on desktop and web, allowing attendees to interact with live streams as with recorded content. Rollout begins early December 2024, with full availability by late January 2025. This feature includes pause, play, volume control, and live catch-up functions. No admin action is required for the update.
Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management is introducing new reporting capabilities with a central location for all reports, including analytics and user activity. New Alerts and Cases operational reports will be available for admins, analysts, or investigators, rolling out from December 2024 to March 2025.
Microsoft Secure Score will add a new Defender for Identity recommendation, “Prevent Certificate Enrollment with arbitrary Application Policies (ESC15)”, to improve security posture. Public Preview begins mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting late November 2024. No action is required for preparation.
Edge Sync, which enables users to synchronize their Edge user data across multiple devices, is now launching a new sync data category called Feature Usage. This new category will allow users to synchronize data regarding their utilization of Edge features across all their devices.
Like in chat, you can now schedule send messages in channels. You can optimize the timing of your messages based on the recipient’s work hours, out-of-office time, etc, and ensuring your messages are delivered at the most suitable time.
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