Message center announcements | November 20, 2023 - November 26, 2023

 

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Message center announcements November 20, 2023 - November 26, 2023 Eden Akers Cloud   Major updates   (Updated) Pin based verification process for support callers MC680788 | November 21 - Updated November 21, 2023: We have updated this message to reflect that the change impacts administrators only and not end users. Thank you for your feedback. In 2020, we added a PIN-based verification step to our existing phone-based verification process, to better protect your organization. If you call support, the Microsoft support representative will send a verification code to your registered email or phone in your Admin Center profile. Provide this code to the support... View more   Additional updates   Catch Up Improvements on Web MC692758 | November 23 - Catch Up allows you to stay in sync with your collaborators in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on Web by showing you the latest comment activity that is directed at you and a summary of recent changes. Based on your feedback, we made improvements to the Catch Up feature. The comment activity directed at you will now persist in Catch Up between sessions for up to 28 days. New items will be indicated with a blue dot for clarity. You can also dismiss items individually if you do not wish to keep... View more   Viva in the left rail MC692757 | November 23 - The Viva Admin experience is moving from the Setup tab into the Settings tab in the left rail under "Viva". It can now be found as below:    Previously the Viva Admin experience was found in the setup tab as seen below:  <img... View more</img...   Quick Conflict Peek when you RSVP on Calendar Event Detail page MC692756 | November 23 - We are expanding the RSVP dialog box with scheduling form. The users will now see their meeting schedule in snippet window indicating the conflicting slots, while taking any RSVP actions.  View more   Data Loss Prevention - Out-of-box Advanced Hunting queries for Data Loss Prevention incidents in Microsoft 365 Defender MC692755 | November 23 - Organizations can click the "Go Hunt” dropdown from the DLP alert page in Microsoft Defender XDR and select from a list of pre-populated queries for common scenarios such as understanding if a file is shared externally, participants of a Teams meetings, and more. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185708 View more   Data Loss Prevention - View-only mode for Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection Policies and Labels MC692753 | November 23 - This capability allows the admin with view-only restricted permissions to view the Data Loss Prevention and Information Protection policy configuration details without editing the policies or label configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186527 View more   Microsoft Intune In development for December 2023 is now available MC692469 | November 22 - The In development for Microsoft Intune page in our documentation has been updated. How does this affect me? The In development page provides a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. The list has now been updated. You’ll start seeing these changes in the next... View more   Outlook Web and New Outlook for Windows: Sort by Category MC692468 | November 22 - Soon, users will be able to sort their emails by categories in inbox and other folders.  This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 183902 View more   Microsoft 365 admin center: Usage reports - Overview page redesign MC692467 | November 22 - The Microsoft 365 admin center Usage report Overview page has been redesigned to better navigate the most important usage insights in your organization and provide a holistic view of Microsoft 365 apps usage. The redesign includes new engagement metrics such as enabled and active users, user state compositions (e.g. first time, returning users), storage by product, and key usage metrics for Microsoft 365 apps. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID <a... View more</a...   Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams MC692466 | November 22 - This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794 The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed: Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams MC692466 | November 22 - This feature will enable Teams users to delete/remove items from activity feed. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181794 The Remove functionality can be found under the ellipsis menu in the activity feed:   Microsoft Viva: Viva Goals Export APIs MC692465 | November 22 - Customers will be able to programmatically export Viva Goals data in an Explorer View via Microsoft Graph APIs. Today, customers must manually export the data in an Explorer View. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 146731 View more   Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: General availability of SharePoint site selection enhancement MC692463 | November 22 - Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out general availability of SharePoint site selection enhancement. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 169880 View more   Outlook: Update to Play My Emails MC692461 | November 22 - Play My Emails is a feature in Outlook Mobile that allows users to listen to new messages in their Focused Inbox and changes to their day hands-free through a voice-driven experience.  View more   What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for November 2023 MC692030 | November 20 - Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build. How does this affect me? You will see the service release number updated in the Tenant Status blade of the Intune console soon. We’ve introduced some changes that we’re excited for you to try out. What do I need to do to prepare for this change? Click additional information below to learn more about what’s new in this service release. We’ll continue to update the What’s... View more   REMINDER: Viva Pulse Customization Control Migration MC692029 | November 20 - The customization control in the Viva Pulse Admin Experience will soon be managed through centralized feature access management in Viva through PowerShell. This customization control provides admins the ability to turn on or off customization capabilities for survey authors to add their own questions to existing stock templates or edit existing stock questions. With centralized feature access management, admins can configure access at the tenant level, group level (using AAD groups or M365... View more   Teams chat embedded in Outlook Web (Enterprise) MC692028 | November 20 - Teams embedded in Outlook now allows users to stay on top of their chats without leaving Outlook. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95601 View more   Stream videos can now be watched inline in Outlook MC692026 | November 20 - We’re introducing the ability to watch Stream videos inline in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows.  This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 185389 View more   Microsoft Teams: Domain-specific search MC692025 | November 20 - Users will be able to narrow down their search results and find what they are looking for faster. Get more precise search results by picking up a specific domain like files, group chat or Teams. You can find domain specific results by typing a person’s name also. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 181285 View more   Introducing Staged Rollout feature for Graph Connectors MC692024 | November 20 - Staged rollout is a feature that allows you to gradually introduce Microsoft Graph connectors to a select group of users in your production environment. You can use it to deploy an existing or new connection to a limited set of users, monitor the performance, and adjust settings as needed. You can expand or shrink the scope of the rollout at any time. When you're ready, you can end the staged rollout and deploy the connection to the entire organization (or to all applicable users). ... View more   Profile Card in Teams Mobile MC692023 | November 20 - Introducing new Profile Cards in Teams Mobile. View more   Devices Store in Teams admin center - Now Available for Austria, Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, Spain customers MC692022 | November 20 - Teams certified devices enable equitable meetings and calling across spaces with inclusive, familiar, and high-quality audio and video, optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through the Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices. All devices offered in the store are certified and optimized for Teams utilization. The functionality is currently available for several... View more   Microsoft Teams - Teams app on Teams Rooms on Android and paired Touch Consoles to be updated in sync MC692021 | November 20 - With this feature, the Teams app updates will happen in sync for Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android) and their paired touch consoles. This will be applicable for both manual and automatic updates done from Teams admin center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 174344 View more   Viva Goals - Custom Terminology MC692020 | November 20 - The goals term customization feature allows organization admins to customize terminology used in Viva Goals. Now, program owners can run goal programs using nomenclature that best suits their organization. Terms such as OKRs, Objectives, Key Results and Initiatives can be customized in the admin settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 165684 View more   Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: Public preview of recommended actions for finetuning policies MC692019 | November 20 - Coming soon, Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management will be rolling out the public preview of recommended actions for finetuning policies. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 186580 View more   Viva Pulse – Teams Chat Notifications Requires Latest Viva Pulse Teams App Version MC692018 | November 20 - In addition to email and Teams Activity feed notifications, Viva Pulse will begin to deliver notifications through Teams Chat. Users will only receive Teams Chat notifications if they have the latest Viva Pulse Teams app version installed (Version 1.0.9 or higher). As the admin, you can do the following to ensure users receive Teams Chat notifications: 1.  Create a <a... View more </a...   Outlook: Track Read Receipts within Outlook on the Web and the New Outlook for Windows MC692016 | November 20 - We're developing the ability to view the updated Read Receipt status of recipients from the sent item directly. 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