Microsoft Project for the web: New Assigned to Me view for Project tasks

The Assigned to me view in Microsoft Planner, Microsoft To Do, and the Microsoft Teams Task app currently displays all Microsoft 365 tasks assigned to the user, except for Project on the web tasks. With this release, users can access and edit their Project on the web tasks in the Assigned to me view of Planner, To Do, and the Teams task app.

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Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID and passcode required to join Teams Rooms on Windows

For organizations with a Teams Room Pro license, admins will be able to configure and require a meeting ID and passcode to join a meeting from a Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows, to ensure higher levels of security and privacy. This means that, if the IT admin has configured the room to use this feature, the room user is required to enter the meeting ID and passcode when tapping the Join button from the Teams Room calendar. 

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Introducing the New Teams Telephony Admin Role in Teams Admin Center

We’re thrilled to announce the addition of a new RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) role in Microsoft Teams Admin Center: the Teams Telephony Admin. This role has been specifically designed to manage telephony-related functions within the Teams Admin Center.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Purview | Insider Risk Management: General availability of granular exclusion

Coming soon, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will roll out granular exclusion for general availability.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124779.

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Intune moving to support Android 10 and later for user-based management methods in October 2024

In October 2024, Intune will be moving to support Android 10 and later for user-based management methods which includes:

  • Android Enterprise personally-owned work profile
  • Android Enterprise corporate owned work profile
  • Android Enterprise fully managed
  • Android Open Source Project (AOSP) user-based
  • Android device administrator
  • App protection policies (APP)
  • App configuration policies (ACP) for managed apps

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Microsoft Viva Glint: Use Microsoft 365 admin center to assign your organization’s Viva Glint admins

An organization’s Global Admin is set by default as the Microsoft Viva Glint Admin, but they likely are not the ones using the platform. They need the ability to assign the correct person as their organization’s Viva Glint Admin and remove themselves.

Viva Glint (Service) administrators can now be assigned through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC) in addition to being able to setup within the Viva Glint product. There will not be changes to existing user roles.

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Interim DST guidance for Kazakhstan, Samoa, and Palestinian Authority

Three Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes will be released as part of the March 2024 non-security preview update and the April 2024 security update. Samoa has abolished DST. Kazakhstan has switched to a single time zone. The Palestinian Authority has announced a delay in DST dates for 2024 and 2025. Microsoft recommends temporary workarounds for users affected by these changes. Read individual articles on the Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Blog
 

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Microsoft Teams: External domain activity report export capability

Export the ‘External domain activity’ report to a csv file in Teams Admin Center.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: The new Microsoft Purview Portal entering GA

The new Microsoft Purview portal has a streamlined design and unified experience that helps you discover and access data security, data governance, and risk and compliance solutions for all your data, wherever it lives across your data estate. This means you can now access all Purview solutions in one single portal, as well as experiences such as settings, global search, recommendations, and roles and permissions management.

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Outlook: Right preview pane in the single line view aka column layout

Adding support to show the reading pane in the right when user selects column view.

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