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Microsoft Defender Differentiated Protection for Priority Accounts feature provides users a high level of protection by tagging priority accounts, searching for priority account emails and sending updates on threats. This new feature is set to be released in Threat Explorer and Threat Protection Status report in March 2022.
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Microsoft Teams: Text prediction for Teams mobile
Assistive AI predicts your answers and gives text suggestions, so you can finish phrases in one tap.
ID: 81573 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, DoD Release: March CY2022
Microsoft Forms: New Polling App “Polls” in Teams meeting and chat
Based on learnings from early feedback, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We have updated the rollout timeline. Thank you for your patience. Polling is one of the key capabilities in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Forms is focused on providing the best polling experience to our customers; therefore, Forms will release a more discoverable app named “Polls” in Teams. Adding polls to your Teams chats/meetings via this new “Polls” app will be the same experience as before (via the Forms app), but now it’s under a new app name and Teams-branded icon.
ID: 84567 Tags: Forms – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: February CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Forms Integration with Microsoft Bookings
Associate Forms templates to Booking services to send forms for data intake from attendees prior to joining a Booking appointment.
ID: 87607 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: March CY2022
Microsoft Forms: Increasing the response quota for Forms
The number of responses allowed per form or quiz is being increased to five million. The form owner will be able to export the results into a *.csv file for analysis.
ID: 87750 Tags: Forms – GCC, GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD Release: March CY2022
Microsoft 365 compliance center: Teams data in Content explorer (US Government clouds)
With the availability of Teams data in Content Explorer, customers will be able to display Sensitive information and Sensitivity labels detected on Teams data within the Content explorer.
ID: 88840 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – GCC, GCC High, DoD Release: February CY2022
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Differentiated protection for Priority accounts
We are introducing differentiated protection for Priority accounts, which will provide users tagged as Priority accounts with a higher level of protection. As part of this release, we are introducing a Context filter within Threat Explorer and the Threat Protection Status report through which you can search for emails where Priority account protection is involved. In addition, the Threat Detection Details tab on the Email Entity page will be updated to show the threats, corresponding detection details, and whether these detections were identified as part of Priority account protection.
ID: 88873 Tags: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: March CY2022
Bookings: Notification for new feature released
A “new” pill and an “info (an icon)” tool tip have been added to discover new features, SMS notifications, and mobile browser join.
ID: 88874 Tags: Bookings – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: February CY2022
Microsoft 365 admin center: Microsoft 365 Apps admin center Servicing Profile rollback capability
This feature allows you to roll back devices to the previous version within Microsoft 365 Apps admin center – Servicing profiles. Servicing profiles helps your environment stay secure and UpToDate with most recent versions of Microsoft 365 Apps.
ID: 88875 Tags: Microsoft 365 Admin Center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: February CY2022
Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Updates to URL Protection Report
We’re making some updates to the URL protection report to make the report easier to use and give admins more insight. The action view will be updated to include four new action types, including Admin allowed, Admin block, pending scan, and Admin blocked with clickthrough. We’re also consolidating the application view to classify all Office apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Visio) as Office rather than individual products.
ID: 88880 Tags: Microsoft Defender for Office 365 – GCC, GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), DoD Release: March CY2022
Microsoft 365 compliance center: Advanced eDiscovery – Collections and processing enhancement
We’re enhancing the Advanced eDiscovery Collections and Processing experience with three core updates, including updates to embedded items handling, a new collection setting to include partially indexed items, and additional document metadata for SharePoint content.
ID: 88881 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: April CY2022
Microsoft Project: Allow Microsoft 365 users to provide progress updates on their assigned tasks
Users with Microsoft 365 licenses can mark their Project for the web tasks complete and change the percent complete for their tasks, without a Project license.
ID: 88884 Tags: Microsoft Project – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: April CY2022
Forms: Direct share forms to people in your organization and get email notification
Enable customers to share a form directly to people in their organization and receive form status by periodic email notification.
ID: 88886 Tags: Forms – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: March CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Career Coach – edX learning content
Career Coach will now feature edX content, an online course provider, within the learning experience.
ID: 89918 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: February CY2022
Microsoft Edge: Preview PDF files in Outlook and File Explorer
Users will be able to view a PDF file in a lightweight, rich,?read-only?preview. Available for Outlook Desktop PDF attachments or for local PDF files using File Explorer.
ID: 91540 Tags: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: March CY2022
Microsoft Edge: PDF support for JavaScript and XML Forms Architecture (XFA) based forms
Support for JavaScript and XML Forms Architecture (XFA) based forms added for PDFs viewed in Microsoft Edge.
ID: 91541 Tags: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: May CY2022
Microsoft Edge: Improvements to the Enterprise Site List Manager
Support added to configure session cookies between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer for IE Mode in the Enterprise Site List Manager.
ID: 91542 Tags: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: March CY2022
Microsoft Edge: Enhance your security on the web improvements
We will add more control when browsing the web and visiting unfamiliar sites. With this update, we bring more information and more control to enhance your security through the site flyout.
ID: 91543 Tags: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: April CY2022
Microsoft Edge v.98: Enhance your security on the web
A browsing mode in Microsoft Edge where the security of your browser takes priority, giving you an extra layer of protection when browsing the web. Administrators can apply group policies to end-user desktops (Windows, macOS, and Linux) to help protect against zero days. This feature is a step forward because it lets us mitigate unforeseen active zero days.
ID: 91544 Tags: Microsoft Edge – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: February CY2022
Microsoft Viva: Viva Topics – Updates to Topic Card
Improvements to topic card to expand long descriptions, show job titles for people and interactions with Live Persona Card.
ID: 82175 Tags: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Parent connection in Teams for Education
With Parent connection in Teams for Education, educators can easily connect and engage with the parents and guardians of their class using Teams chat. All parent and guardian data is provisioned using School Data Sync, saving educators and IT staff valuable time.
ID: 83593 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft 365 admin center: Service usage for Message Center Posts
Message center posts will include monthly active users specific to the Microsoft 365 service change being communicated.
ID: 83946 Tags: Microsoft 365 Admin Center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Shared templates between Teams and SharePoint
Team templates and SharePoint templates are now shared for specific use cases.
ID: 84724 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
OneDrive and SharePoint: Improved Move or Copy user experience
We’re refreshing the Move/Copy user experience in OneDrive and SharePoint to make it easier for you to choose where to move or copy your files and folders.
ID: 85567 Tags: OneDrive, SharePoint – GCC, Germany, GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Whiteboard: Microsoft Whiteboard for GCC High
Microsoft Whiteboard provides an infinite canvas where teams can ideate, create, and collaborate visually via the cloud. This update provides a seamless experience across Teams, web, and mobile devices.
ID: 85624 Tags: Whiteboard – GCC High Release: January CY2022
Outlook: Groups icon change in Outlook on the web
Groups icon inside mail module will be made consistent with the Groups icon available in other Outlook applications. Groups icon inside Outlook web will be changed from current folder icon to Groups icon.
ID: 85632 Tags: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Outlook: Support for “Send As” by default in Groups for Outlook on the web
Now users having “Send As” permission in Groups will see the Group ID getting populated by default in their “From” address while composing or responding to conversations from the corresponding Groups section in mail module.
ID: 85633 Tags: Outlook – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Lists: Board View
View your list items in a board with swimlanes that represent their current progress.
ID: 85634 Tags: SharePoint – GCC, GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Viva: Praise History in Microsoft Viva Insights
The Praise app in Microsoft Teams is designed to help recognize the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send Praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar for most users or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. With Praise history, users will be able to view their sent and received praise over the past six months.
ID: 85639 Tags: Microsoft Viva – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft 365 compliance center: Communication Compliance discrimination classifier
Currently available in public preview, the Discrimination classifier aims to detect and triage explicit discriminatory language.
ID: 85654 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – GCC, GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Switch between multiple video cameras in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
Ability for participants in a Microsoft Teams Room to switch between multiple video cameras during a Teams meeting.
ID: 85818 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, GCC High, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Pin your own video in Teams meetings
Currently, users can pin video feeds to increase the size of the desired video on their own screen. Now, we have expanded the ability for users to pin their own video on the stage as well. This way, users can also see their own video in the increased size on their screen.
ID: 86342 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Hide your own video in Teams meeting
Currently, the user’s video is displayed at the bottom right corner of the meeting screen. This feature allows users to hide their own video during a meeting. This will help reduce distractions during the call while still having your video available for other participants.
ID: 86370 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC High, DoD, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Updated companion mode for iOS users
For a better hybrid meeting experience, Teams users on their iPhone can use a single tap to join a meeting on both their device and Microsoft Teams Room. Audio on their device will be automatically turned off to ensure echo doesn’t happen. Furthermore, the landing experience on the iPhone will be optimized for engagement activities to make it easier to raise hand or react, chat, see all participants, and more.
ID: 87869 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: App lists and banners in the app management page
The Manage Apps page today allows admins to manage apps in the tenant. Lists of apps and editorial banners aid the admin to find relevant apps for the tenant.
ID: 88305 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Enriching the App detailed page with more descriptive App information In Teams admin center
The app detail page will provide greater description for each app, including images and product videos.
ID: 88306 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Meet now support for Teams Rooms on Windows
Teams Rooms on Windows are making an alignment for Meet now experience to Teams desktop replacing New meeting control on the Teams room console with Meet (aka Meet now). With Meet, users can start an ad-hoc meeting with a single tap and invite participants to it. This change is only applicable if the Teams rooms is running in Microsoft Teams only or Microsoft Teams (default) and Skype for Business modes. With this change, all P2P calling and group calling functionality is moved under calling application.
ID: 89066 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Calling app update for Teams Rooms on Windows
Teams Rooms on Windows are making an alignment for calling experience to Teams desktop replacing Dial pad control on the Teams room console with Call. Calling app provides users functionality to dial PSTN calls where available as well as enable entry point for P2P Teams calls, group Teams calls and P2P federated user calls. This change is only applicable if the Teams rooms is running in Microsoft Teams only or Microsoft Teams (default) and Skype for Business modes. With this change, all P2P calling and group calling functionality that was previously under New meeting button is moved under Call. For customers that use SIP URI calling through Skype for Business, Enter SIP URI entry point is available in Microsoft Teams (default) and Skype for Business mode.
ID: 89069 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Add a group of approvers to your approval request
Users are able to select Office 365 groups as approvers when creating a new approval request within the Teams Approvals App.
ID: 89108 Tags: Microsoft Teams – GCC, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Project: Project for the web and Roadmap capabilities for GCC
Project for the web app and Roadmap capabilities are coming soon.
ID: 56256 Tags: Microsoft Project – GCC Release: January CY2022
Microsoft Teams: Teams casting from mobile device to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
For quick ad-hoc sessions that don’t necessarily require setting up a formal meeting, people can use Teams casting to wirelessly connect to a Teams Room running on Windows, and display content from their mobile phone. Users can broadcast their screen and cast content stored on locally on their device or accessible via Office 365.
ID: 68739 Tags: Microsoft Teams – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft 365 compliance center: Teams data in Content Explorer
With the availability of Teams data in Content Explorer, customers will be able to display Sensitive information and Sensitivity labels detected on Teams data within the Content explorer.
ID: 82185 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release: January CY2022
Microsoft 365 compliance center: Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate for GCC
Communication Compliance integration with Power Automate allows organizations to configure Power Automate flows to automate tasks for Communication Compliance cases and users. Please refer the roadmap 88847 for GA.
ID: 85605 Tags: Microsoft Compliance center – GCC Release:
Microsoft Search: Semantic search
With intelligent, natural language search capabilities in Microsoft Search, you will experience improved search accuracy as the search engine can now understand intent and contextualize the meaning of the terms typed – leading to more relevant search results. This item is being removed from the roadmap and will be republished with an update in the future.
ID: 57063 Tags: Microsoft Search – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:
Office 365: Cross-Tenant People Search (Limited Availability)
This feature is being postponed and will be republished with updated information in the future. This feature is for customers with multiple tenants. It allows users to use People search to search across multiple tenants.
ID: 67129 Tags: Office 365, Azure Active Directory – Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Release:
Microsoft Teams: Create a task from a message in Microsoft Teams for GCC
Quickly create tasks right from any Microsoft Teams chat or channel conversation without having to switch apps or windows. Select More options on a Teams message to choose ‘Create task’ and track in the Tasks app in Teams. This item is cancelled as it is a duplicate of 68696.
ID: 85257 Tags: Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Teams, Planner – GCC Release: January CY2022
Weekly Roadmap Update Emails
