Microsoft 365 Groups connectors in Outlook will retire from August 5 to September 5, 2024. Users won’t be able to create or manage connections, and existing ones won’t receive updates. Microsoft recommends using Power Automate app as an alternative to receive notifications and updates on Group email. Users should prepare for this change by notifying their organization and updating documentation.
Custom backgrounds for Teams Rooms on Android will soon be available, allowing the upload of images via the Teams admin center. This feature requires a Teams Rooms Pro license and will roll out in July 2024 (Worldwide and GCC) and August 2024 (GCC High). Users can manage backgrounds through specific admin center settings.
Outlook will introduce a sync window feature, allowing users to select the number of days’ emails to sync for offline access, with options from 1 to 30 days, including attachments. This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 189809 and will roll out in June 2024. Admins can set default sync settings, and users can customize their preferences. Initially, there’s a 30-day sync limit and a 2,000 message download limit.
The format of IP addresses embedded in IPV6 within token claims is changing, impacting the ‘ipaddr’ claim in JWTs. Organizations using custom applications that depend on the string format of this claim need to update their code. The change takes effect on July 8th, 2024. No action is required if there’s no dependency on the string format.
The new Microsoft Outlook for Windows will introduce offline capabilities, allowing users to view mail, calendar events, and contacts, as well as perform key email actions and compose new emails without an internet connection. This feature will start rolling out in late June 2024 and is expected to complete by late July 2024. Users can adjust offline settings, and no action is required to prepare for this rollout.
Starting June 30, 2024, new actions will be made available to users in Power Automate for desktop.
Starting June 30, 2024, a new desktop flow property, Flow timeout, will be available within the Power Automate for desktop console.
The upcoming Microsoft PowerPoint Copilot update will enable the “Create presentation from file” feature to support protected or encrypted Word documents. Rollout starts early June 2024 and finishes by late June. Presentations created from protected Word files will inherit the highest sensitivity label. No admin action is needed for the update.
Outlook will soon prompt organizers to send meeting updates only to added or removed attendees, affecting Outlook for the web and New Outlook for Windows. This feature, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 394687, will roll out from late July to late August 2024. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Microsoft Outlook will soon introduce an improved ‘Find a time’ feature for meeting scheduling, offering more intuitive suggested times. This update, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 396574, will start rolling out in early July 2024 and complete by late July 2024. No admin action is required before the rollout.
I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.
HANDS ON SharePoint
HANDS ON Teams
HANDS ON Lists
HANDS ON tek
M365 Admin