Upcoming feature release: Teams Button long press to Raise Hand during meeting

Updated June 9, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

We ask that you pardon us for not having honored out customer commitment to you by providing advance notice of this release.  This new release enables users to invoke a Raise Hand reaction by long pressing their Teams Button on their Microsoft Teams certified peripheral. 

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SharePoint multilingual feature can be applied to team sites

The SharePoint multilingual feature is expanding to include team sites. This new release includes other improvements to the navigation and site title editing experience for users whose preferred language differs from the site’s default language. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93332

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Teams Chat with self

Users will now be able to chat with themselves. All the same chat functionality that works for chatting with others will work for the individual chatting with themselves. They will be able to start a chat with themselves by typing their full name in the To: field when creating a new chat. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88066

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Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels general availability

Teams Connect Shared channels will be generally available in the coming weeks. Shared channels is a new channel type, in addition to the existing standard and private channel types. Shared channels enable users to collaborate seamlessly with internal and external partners beyond the boundaries of a team.

Invite individuals or entire teams to a shared channel. These can either be from your org or from an external Azure AD org. Once added to a shared channel external users can access the channel right from their Teams account without having to switch organizations.

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Microsoft Secure Score is adding new improvement action for App governance

We’re updating Microsoft Secure Score improvement actions to ensure a more accurate representation of security posture.

This update will be available for customers with an active app governance license. The update includes a new recommendation ‘Regulate apps with priority account consent’ as a Microsoft Secure Score improvement action.

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Tenant Trusted ARC Sealers for Email Authentication

Authenticated Received Chain (ARC) is an email authentication mechanism that helps preserve authentication results across intermediaries. Email authentication mechanisms like SPF, DKIM, DMARC are used to verify the senders of emails for the safety of mail recipients, but some legitimate services may make changes to the email between the send and receipt. This intervention from legitimate services may accidentally cause the message to fail email authentication at subsequent hops. 

The ARC trusted sealers feature lets admins add trusted intermediaries in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. This allows Microsoft to honor ARC signatures from your list of trusted intermediaries, to help authenticate the message.

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New Location for Key Functions and Direct Access to Other Microsoft 365 Apps in Outlook

The new experience for accessing Mail, Calendar, People, and other Outlook apps that is being previewed behind the Coming Soon option is becoming the default experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88848

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Inline Suggestions Available While Composing an Email or Meeting Invitation in Outlook on the Web

While composing an email or a meeting invitation in Outlook on the web, users will see inline suggestions from Microsoft Viva Insights to help improve productivity and wellbeing. These complement the inline suggestions they already see while reading emails and meeting invites. Inline suggestions are also available in Outlook for Windows. Inline suggestions will be available to all Microsoft 365 users with these Service plans.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93350

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SharePoint: Updates to Channel Site to Display Site Permissions

With this update, we’re bringing back the Site Permissions panel to channel sites. You will now be able to display in read-only mode the site permissions for the channel sites. Also, as the site owner, you will be able to access and make changes to the site sharing or guest expiration options.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93240

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We’re improving search usage reports with Microsoft Search

Search usage reports enable you to gain more understanding of how search functions and the value of Microsoft Search for your organization. The insights generated from these reports will empower you to take actions that will optimize the search experience and improve productivity for your organization. We are continuously adding new features and capabilities to help search administrators gain insights into the search usage within their organizations.

When this will happen:

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