Microsoft Teams: Install apps Based on User Activity with Zero-Touch App Install (ZTI)

Microsoft Teams Zero-touch App Install (ZTI) uses activity from your users to install and surface apps that admins have already allowed for the tenant. An admin can enable ZTI to help users naturally discover and use apps that are highly relevant to their needs within Microsoft Teams. Specifically, when a user signs into specific SaaS apps using Azure AD (e.g. in web browser), the app will be installed for that user on Teams.

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Visual Refresh of Office apps for Windows

We apologize for the late message center notification for the Visual Refresh of Microsoft 365 apps for Windows. The Microsoft 365 Visual Refresh uses the Fluent Design principles to deliver an intuitive, coherent, and familiar experience across all your applications. The Visual Refresh was released alongside Windows 11 in June 2021. We have been slowly rolling out the feature via the Coming Soon pane and making improvements based on your feedback. The Visual Refresh on Windows 11 is currently available for all Microsoft 365 Subscription and Perpetual 2021 users in Production Current Channel and Monthly Enterprise Channel. Windows 11 users can still opt-out via the Coming Soon pane. A bug in the rollout caused Windows 10 production Microsoft 365 Subscription and some Perpetual 2021 users to not receive the change.

Upcoming ChangeThe Visual Refresh will be initially released as an opt-in experience for Windows 10 production Microsoft 365 Subscription users via the Coming Soon pane. Perpetual 2021 Windows 10 and Windows 11 users will receive the Visual Refresh by default and can opt-out via the Coming Soon pane. 

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Announcing Modern Security Role Editor User Interface Preview

We are pleased to announce the preview of the Modern Security Role Editor User Interface that will begin rolling out on April 10, 2023, and will be available globally on April 25, 2023.

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Outlook for Android will require Android 9.0 or above starting July 10, 2023

Beginning July 10, 2023, Outlook for Android will no longer support Android 8.x or below. Users will need to upgrade their Android operating system to Android 9.0 or newer.

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Video Messaging in Outlook Mobile

Video Unfurl and Playback will unfurl video links into a delightful thumbnail​ when reading an email that contains a video. Upon tapping the thumbnail, the user will be able to view the video in their full mobile screen with full screen playback. Video Unfurl and Playback will be available on both iOS and Android soon.

We’re also introducing Video Capture and Upload on Android: this will allow users to capture a video on their phone within the Outlook Mobile app and seamlessly upload the video to the email being composed. Upload will leverage OneDrive for Business, allowing the user to share videos of large size and length with OneDrive. 

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Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and Basic service plans backfill

Teams Rooms provide rooms specific functionality through room specific licenses and underlying products (Service plans) included in these licenses. To ensure consistency of experiences across current and future room licenses, all Teams Rooms Pro licenses will be backfilled with Microsoft_Teams_Rooms_Pro service plan while all Teams Rooms Basic licenses will be backfilled with Microsoft_Teams_Rooms_Basic plan.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Teams: GCC-H support for Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro on Android

Teams Rooms on Android and the Teams Admin Center now fully supports GCC-H customers. This is feature available only with the Teams Rooms Pro license.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Detect sensitive files that are encrypted, or password protected

With this capability, your DLP policies will be able to detect the presence of, and prevent password protected Microsoft Office, PDF, and archive files on Windows endpoint devices from unauthorized use.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Pulse

Viva Pulse is a feedback tool that empowers managers to get day to day feedback on projects and team dynamics, resulting in quicker action. Using smart templates, research-backed questions, and analytics, Viva Pulse enables teams to use their voice so they can help managers pinpoint what’s working well and which areas to focus on over time

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Outlook: Outlook Lite – Vernacular Voice Compose on Android

Available only in India. Users can compose emails in 9 supported languages using their voice. They can also choose to translate it to another language before sending.

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