Microsoft Viva Engage is introducing an “AI summarization” setting for improved AI themes and summaries in Audience Analytics. This feature, adhering to Microsoft Responsible AI guidelines, is controlled via Viva Feature Access Management and is available for premium licensed tenants. Rollout begins late September 2024.
The new Groups experience in Outlook will become the default in early October 2024, with rollout completion by late November 2024. Users will access Groups via the navigation bar, and the old experience will be unavailable. The update includes a central destination for group activities and additional features like recommended actions and recent files. Preparation involves user notification and documentation updates.
We are announcing the General Availability of security enhancements for Storage Shared Access Signature (SAS) for the Microsoft Power Platform. These new security enhancements will be made available on October 1, 2024.
Microsoft Entra ID introduces FIDO2 provisioning APIs in public preview, enabling pre-provisioning of security keys for users, simplifying onboarding, and ensuring phishing-resistant authentication. Rollout begins mid-September 2024, with completion by late September. No admin action is required for the rollout.
Microsoft Viva Pulse will introduce new templates, enable conversations in Pulse reports, and offer eDiscovery and Microsoft 365 Audit support. These updates are available in Public Preview and will roll out in early September 2024. Features will be enabled by default with no admin action needed.
Microsoft is updating the Microsoft Secure Score in Defender for Endpoint to better reflect security posture, removing the recommendation SCID-84 for Local Admin password management. The change will occur from mid-September to mid-October 2024, with no action required from admins.
Outlook for iOS and Android will prompt users to open PDFs with sensitivity labels in the Microsoft 365 app starting early September 2024, with full rollout by late October. This update is automatic and requires no admin action but informing users is recommended.
Microsoft Teams phone devices will soon allow non-touch phone users to customize speed dial using line keys and sidecars. This feature, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411577, will roll out from mid-October to late December 2024, depending on the region. It will be enabled by default and requires the latest application update.
Starting August 30, 2024, Microsoft 365 admin center will retire the ‘Send password in email’ feature. Admins should use the ‘Print’ option for secure sharing of user account details. This update is a reminder from an earlier announcement and no action is required from admins.
The Microsoft Teams admin center will soon allow the deployment of location-based frontline teams with flexible membership, where admins can use dynamic rules for automatic updates and team owners can manage members. This rollout, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 410774, will begin in early October 2024 and is expected to be completed by mid-November 2024. It will be on by default with no required admin action before the rollout.
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