Retirement of Assignments and Courses adaptive card extensions (ACE) in Viva Connections and SharePoint

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

As part of our ongoing efforts to simplify and modernize the Viva Connections experience, we will retire the Assignments and Courses adaptive card extensions (ACEs) for Education customers. ACEs are modular components built using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) that allow developers to create rich, interactive dashboard cards in Viva Connections. These cards surface data and actions from Microsoft 365 services or custom sources, helping users engage with content directly from their dashboard. The equivalent SharePoint dashboard webparts will also be retired. This change is intended to streamline the experience and reduce redundancy across platforms.

When this will happen:

• New installations will be disabled on December 31, 2025.
• Existing components will reach end of support on June 30, 2026.

How this affects your organization:

• Who is affected: Education tenants using Viva Connections and SharePoint dashboard webparts for Assignments and Courses.
• What will happen:
  • Users and admins will no longer be able to access Assignments and Courses ACE cards in Viva Connections.
  • Equivalent SharePoint dashboard webparts will also be inaccessible.
  • No reporting is available to identify which users are currently using these components.

What you can do to prepare:

Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

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Loop app grace period is ending

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Loop app grace period ends in mid-December 2025. After that, only users with qualifying Microsoft 365 plans can create or manage Loop workspaces. Users without qualifying plans can still access existing content but cannot create or modify workspaces. No immediate action is required.

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Power Platform – Upcoming enforcement of tenant isolation

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android: Preview and chat with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Copilot app

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android: Automatic replies collapsed by default in email thread

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Outlook for iOS and Android will automatically collapse automatic replies in email threads by default starting December 2025. Users can expand these replies if needed. This change applies to all users, requires no configuration, and does not affect message delivery or reply behavior.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot: People agent now available in Frontier

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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Agent mode in Excel generally available soon (formerly part of the Frontier program)

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

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App Skills in Excel will be retired

Originally posted by Microsoft Nov 11, 2025 Uncategorized 0 Comments

App Skills in Excel will be retired starting December 2025, replaced by Agent Mode in Excel for a streamlined experience. All Microsoft 365 Copilot Excel users will lose App Skills access. No admin action is needed; users should explore Agent Mode and update documentation accordingly.

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