Suggested Reply Language Support for Japanese, Thai, and Turkish languages.

Suggested replies support for Outlook on the web, Outlook mobile is being extended to also include Japanese, Thai, and Turkish. This will rollout on web, and mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88869.

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Retirement of superseded Azure AD (Azure Active Directory) Connect Sync versions

We will begin retiring past versions of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect Sync 12 months from the date they are superseded by a newer version.

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SharePoint: Enable Content types from modern library views

If you have SharePoint site collection administrator access, you can enable management of content types directly in your library from modern SharePoint and Syntex libraries and lists.

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Outlook for Android will require Android 8.0 or above starting May 23, 2022

Beginning May 23, 2022, Outlook for Android will no longer support Android 7.1 or below. Users will need to upgrade their Android operating system to Android 8.0

Note: If your organization does not utilize Android, you can safely disregard this message.

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Power BI: Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365

The Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365 is a Power BI template app that allows Microsoft 365 admins to view the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their organization’s usage of Microsoft 365 applications. The dashboard is available in preview and includes emissions associated with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams.
More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/measure-your-cloud-carbon-footprint-with-the-emissions-impact/ba-p/3144426

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Office app: Add apps and use them inside Office.com and Office app for Windows

Apps built for Teams can run in Office.com and Office app for Windows. Users will be able to acquire and use these updated Teams apps (with personal tabs) without leaving Office.com and Office app for Windows.

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Streamlining the submissions experience in Microsoft Defender for Office 365

We are updating the submissions experience to allow you to submit emails, URLs, and email attachments from one easy to use location.
More info: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-office/streamlining-the-submissions-experience-in-microsoft-defender/ba-p/3152080

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Data loss prevention (DLP) support for trainable classifiers

Trainable classifiers can be added as a condition for data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and enhanced templates and default policies will leverage trainable classifiers. Additionally, classifier-related information and alerts will appear within Activity explorer.

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Microsoft 365 compliance center: Endpoint DLP – Advanced classification scanning and protection

Advanced classification scanning and protection allows the Microsoft 365 cloud-based data classification service to scan items, classify them, and return the results to the endpoint device. This enables admins to include more advanced classification techniques, such as exact data match and named entities, into data loss prevention policies. Admins will also have the flexibility to set a per-device bandwidth limit for a 24-hour period to regulate bandwidth usage.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/endpoint-dlp-using?view=o365-worldwide#advanced-classification-scanning-and-protection

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Microsoft Teams: Message extension entry point for Workflows in Teams

Chat/Channel/Teams based workflows are a powerful tool for collaboration and efficiency. With message extension based entry point, users can view/search for applicable workflows as well as trigger pre-configured workflows from the message extension menu.

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