Planner’s New Roster Containers

This release of a new type of container in Planner will allow plans to be created independent of an M365 group. This will be enabled by Roster containers, which is a simple list of members stored in Planner that can contain any user with a valid AAD ID in that tenant. We are calling plans contained by Rosters “Roster plans”.

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Up Close Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to be installed on devices running Microsoft 365 Apps

Microsoft 365 Apps is starting to provide new or improved features that rely on Microsoft Edge WebView2. For example, the Room Finder and the Meeting Insights features in Outlook. WebView2 uses Microsoft Edge as a rendering engine to display web-based features in a desktop application.

By making use of WebView2, we can more easily provide your users with Office features that look and feel the same across device platforms. In turn, this consistent experience helps your users to learn and use those features without having to learn the nuances of Office on each device platform.

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New eCDN Ramp available for Microsoft Teams

Soon you will be able to use a new Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN), Ramp, should you need a CDN for live events in Microsoft Teams.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80825

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“All” List Update on Office.com

“All” files list: Helps you quickly find, work on, and collaborate on the files or content that matters most to you.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70728

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New bank accounts are no longer supported in US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg

Note: If your tenant is outside US/France/Italy/Spain/Belgium/Portugal/Luxembourg you can disregard this message.

We are phasing out bank accounts as a payment method from all portals including Microsoft 365 admin center. Beginning January 26, 2021, you can no longer add a new bank account or modify an existing bank account payment method. You may continue paying for Microsoft Services with an existing Bank Account that is in good standing.

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Whiteboard administrative PowerShell cmdlet access

We’re extending the ability to manage Whiteboard data to include the SharePoint admin role.

When will this happen:

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New design for Yammer Discovery and Digest emails

This feature update will bring a new design and content enhancements to the Discovery and Digest emails in Yammer. Additionally, these enhancements will create better alignment with the new Yammer that’s now available.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66695.

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Outlook Mobile – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We have a brand new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) experience in app to give you easier, faster access to top answers about Outlook. These FAQs are accessible in the Outlook Mobile app through Settings > Help & Feedback > FAQs.

When this will happen

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Introducing a SharePoint app bar that features global navigation

Your SharePoint modern communication and team sites will soon feature the SharePoint app bar which provides quick access to customizable global navigation as well as other intranet resources. The SharePoint app bar makes important content and resources easily accessible for users on these sites, regardless of where they might be in SharePoint.

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Retiring Delve mobile for iOS and Android

We will retire Delve mobile for iOS and Android on June 1, 2021. We recommend Outlook Mobile instead, which has similar features available. You’ll find profile information and files on the profile cards, and recommended documents on the Search tab. We’ll continue to invest development resources to improve the functionality in Outlook Mobile.

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