Microsoft Teams: Suppressing notifications from muted chats

Microsoft Teams is updating to suppress notifications for @Everyone mentions and reactions in muted chats, while still notifying for personal mentions. This change will roll out from early June to late July 2024, depending on the service availability, and requires no admin action.

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Microsoft 365 apps: Changes for updating the Windows Mail and Calendar apps to the new Outlook for Windows

Microsoft is transitioning the default Windows Mail and Calendar apps to the new Outlook for Windows. Changes include updating Taskbar and Start menu pins, Desktop shortcuts, and relocating the toggle to switch back to Mail & Calendar within the new Outlook settings. Rollout begins early June 2024. No action is required to prepare for these updates.

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Microsoft Viva Engage: Changes to iOS app minimum support

Starting June 3, 2024, Microsoft Viva Engage will no longer support the app on iOS devices with iOS 15 or earlier. Users must have iOS 16 or later to receive new updates, although the app will still function on older versions without new updates. No admin action is required before the rollout.

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Outlook: Intune policy available for specific primary account in the new Outlook for Windows

This adds Intune policy in the new Outlook for Windows to a specific primary account based on Active Directory Primary SMTP address. This will ease the setup process for new managed devices and guarantee that company policies will always be respected. #newoutlookforwindows

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Purview portal now supports user search functionality

Our global search feature now enables you to search for users within your organization. You’ll find basic information such as names and email addresses. Additionally, if you have role management privileges, you can view assigned role groups and admin units. This means now you can search for navigational results, data, learning resources, and also for users within your organization.

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Outlook: Calendar split view when surface is set to month view

When viewing multiple calendars in month view, users will be able to select “split view” to see those calendars displayed side by side. This feature will be available in new Outlook for Windows and web. #newoutlookforwindows

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Retirement of Office 365 connectors from SharePoint Online Webparts

Office 365 connectors will be retired from SharePoint Online Webparts due to limited use. New connections cannot be created after June 15, 2024, and existing connections cannot be updated or managed after August 1, 2024. Organizations should update training and documentation accordingly.

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Microsoft Viva: Onedrive Files Card on Viva Connections dashboard

The new Microsoft Viva feature allows organizations to add a OneDrive Files Card to the Viva Connections dashboard, showing recently accessed, shared, or favorite files. It will roll out in May 2024 and requires no action for setup.

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Updates to natural language-based search in Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is reducing support for Natural Language-Based Search in favor of keyword-based searches, starting early July 2024. Affected products include Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Search on Bing and office.com. Users can use search filters to aid the transition.

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Microsoft Copilot: Enhanced notifications for Copilot use without transcription

Microsoft is updating Copilot notifications to clarify its use without transcription, ensuring data is not saved post-meeting. A customizable Privacy Policy link will be added, directing to an internal or default Microsoft Privacy Policy. Rollout begins late May 2024, completion by early June 2024. Organizations can prepare by setting a custom Privacy Policy URL.

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