Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Mesh app on PC supports guest access for events

Attendees can now join Mesh events as a guest in the Microsoft Mesh app on PC. Event organizers can invite guest users outside their organization, providing an opportunity for broader collaboration and networking in Mesh events. Guests can sign in to Mesh app to join events, participate in discussions, and experience the same interactive features as internal users, all while maintaining secure access control. Guest access for events in the Mesh app on Quest and support for anonymous participants will be supported in a future update.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Graph Connectors in CIQ

When grounding your prompts in BizChat, you will be able to use CIQ to scope to your 3P data from your Graph Connectors.

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Microsoft Teams: Participant roster grouping in Teams BYOD meeting rooms

When participants join a Teams meeting with their laptop in bring your own device (BYOD) meeting rooms, they will appear in the ‘in-room’ participant section of the roster enabling individual identification and meeting intelligence capabilities.

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Outlook: Drag emails into Calendar icon in the app bar to create an event

Users can drag and drop emails into the Calendar icon on the left app bar of Outlook to create an event. #newoutlookforwindows

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Microsoft Teams: Real-time notifications (Live Activities) for Teams meetings on iOS lock screen

iOS Live Activities integration for Teams meetings on mobile allows users to view the live progress of a meeting at-a-glance from their lock screen. Real-time notifications with Live Activities automatically update in real-time so users can see when the meeting has started, when it’s in progress, whether recording is on, when someone needs to be admitted from the lobby, and when the meeting has ended. Live Activities is for iPhones only (iOS16.1).

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Microsoft Viva: Required approval for Viva Amplify

The new ‘Required approval’ feature in Microsoft Viva Amplify ensures content undergoes review before publishing. It’s an optional setting found under ‘Campaign settings’. Rollout begins late August 2024, with no admin action needed but users should be informed. Viva Amplify on mobile is excluded.

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Microsoft Teams: Support for PowerPoint live within Cloud Video Interop (CVI)

This new functionality will provide CVI Partners with the ability to display still images when PowerPoint live content is being presented within a Microsoft Teams meeting. The PowerPoint presentation will then be displayed as video content, this will not include animations or embedded videos.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Microsoft Purview AI Hub prompts and responses

The Microsoft Purview AI Hub will display prompts and responses from Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Activity explorer. Public Preview begins in late August, with full rollout in November 2024. Users need the Content Explorer Content Viewer role to access this feature, and some known issues are documented. Preparation involves role assignment and reviewing documentation.

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Microsoft Fabric: New tenant settings for short-lived user-delegated SAS tokens (Preview)

Microsoft Fabric introduces new settings for short-lived user-delegated SAS tokens, enhancing security for applications using Microsoft OneLake. Public Preview begins late September 2024, with settings available in late August. Admins can control token generation and workspace admins manage token acceptance. Tokens have a one-hour lifetime and require an Entra ID. Preparation involves reviewing settings and deciding on enabling features.

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What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for August 2024

The Microsoft Intune Service Update for August 2024 has been applied to your account. Check the Tenant Status blade for the new service release number and explore the changes. Prepare by reviewing the “What’s new” page and related blogs for detailed feature information.

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