Microsoft Teams: User request flows for blocked apps

Enable users to discover Teams apps in the store and request approval from administrators.

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Microsoft Teams: Group assignment of app setup policies

App setup policies allow apps to be pre-installed and pinned to the app bar by the admin. App setup policies can now be assigned to groups.

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Microsoft Teams: Admins can pin message extensions

Admins can manage the pin order of messaging extensions in the compose experience.

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EOP: Anti-Malware policy – Quarantine notifications for recipient

We will be retiring the recipient and sender notification configuration in the UI from anti-malware policies starting in March 2022. Instead, we recommend using quarantine policies, which allow administrators to configure and deliver notifications to recipients.

Key points:

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Microsoft Teams: Press to unmute

You can now stay muted to avoid unwanted background noise during a meeting and rapidly respond when called upon. You can now use a shortcut to unmute while holding down the keys Ctrl+Space (Windows) and Option+Space (macOS), then release keys to go back to muted state again. The feature is supported only on Teams Desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83419 and 83610.

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Groups icon change in Outlook on web

The Microsoft 365 Groups icon seen under the Groups section in left navigation pane will be changed. This change is applicable only to Outlook on Web application. Currently it is represented by a folder icon. It will be replaced by the Groups icon. This icon change will bring visual coherence between Outlook on Web and Outlook Desktop application.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85632.

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Microsoft Teams: Teams Advisor guidance for Phone system deployment

Teams administrators can use Deployment Advisor for tailored guidance on deploying Teams Telephony to their organizations.

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Microsoft Teams: Teams admin center – Sensitivity label support in Government clouds

Teams administrators can leverage existing sensitivity labels and assign them when creating new teams. Sensitivity labels assigned to teams help provide stricter
security and compliance controls.

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Microsoft Viva: Enabling Delay Delivery Plan in Outlook to Microsoft Viva Insights licensed users

To empower people with personal insights and recommendations in the flow of work to build better work habits, we are enabling Delay Delivery plan in Outlook to Microsoft Viva Insights licensed users or users with MyAnalytics (Full) service plan. Microsoft Viva Insights will show you suggestions for scheduling email deliveries that align with the recipient’s working hours in their respective time zones. The delay helps minimize disruptions to recipients outside their working hours.
More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/viva/insights/personal/use/delay-delivery

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Visio: Grids and Snap to Grids in Visio for the web

Align your shapes visually using grids and choose to snap them to the grids.

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