Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to react to messages directly from the right-click menu. This feature will be available in Teams for web and desktop, starting with a Public Preview in late April 2024 and General Availability in mid-May 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
Microsoft Teams is updating the ‘Record a greeting’ button under Voicemail settings to only allow greeting recordings, aligning with its intended purpose. This change, starting in early May 2024 and ending by late June 2024, aims to enhance data protection and simplify the recording process. No action is required from users for this update.
The Microsoft Graph API for SharePoint pages is now generally available, providing developers with tools to interact with SharePoint Pages and News posts. This includes capabilities like creating, editing, and deleting pages. It is available in all cloud instances and is part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 101166.
The message details the availability of the Advanced Tenant Rename feature in SharePoint Advanced Management, allowing organizations to change their SharePoint domain name. It is applicable for organizations with up to 100,000 sites and offers prioritization for 4,000 sites. The rollout begins late April 2024, with completion by early May 2024. Organizations must review documentation and use SharePoint PowerShell to execute the rename.
The Stream mobile apps will retire on July 1, 2024. Users should switch to the OneDrive and Microsoft 365 mobile apps. Videos with block download policy can only be played online after this date. For preparation and alternatives, visit the provided link. Email for user statistics.
Microsoft Viva is launching ‘attribute clones’ in Viva Insights in early May 2024, providing analysts enhanced control over attribute data for tailored analysis. This feature allows cloning of attributes within partitions for new data groupings, without altering original admin-uploaded columns. Organizations should assess the impact. Roadmap ID: 167345.
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With Microsoft Teams Rooms, participants can be distinguished automatically regardless of what kind of device is capturing audio in a meeting, and their contributions are attributed in the transcript, making meetings more inclusive and productive. Speaker recognition will be enabled for any in-person meeting participant who has completed the simple face and voice enrollment process, and is included on the meeting invitation. They can also see auto-generated meeting action items assigned to them, important decisions, and meeting highlights by using Copilot.
The rollout of chat history for Microsoft Copilot with commercial data protection is on hold. It allows users to view and continue past chats. A PowerShell script is available to manage this feature, which will be rolled out in mid to late May 2024. Users must consent to new terms to use chat history, which is stored for 30 days.
Microsoft 365 is introducing an archive feature for SharePoint to archive inactive sites, which will help save on storage costs. This feature will be available worldwide from late April to mid-May 2024. SharePoint and Global admins can manage this through the SharePoint admin center or PowerShell. Preparation involves identifying inactive sites suitable for archiving. More information is available on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap and Microsoft Learn.
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