Thorsten Pickhan

Thorsten Pickhan

@thorpick.de

MVP for #Microsoft365 Apps & Services | #MicrosoftTeams enthusiast and Microsoft Teams Phone guy | #Community speaker | blogger | Organizer of the @TeamsUG_DE in #Bochum

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Thorsten Pickhan
@thorpick.de

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#Microsoft announced a few weeks ago a change for #MicrosoftTeams and Voice and Face enrollment. In Feb 2025 a new Teams AI Policy will become active. I've published a tiny script to get current settings and migrate Teams Meeting policy settings to Teams AI Policy 👇 github.com/tpickhan/Mig...

github.comGitHub - tpickhan/Migrate-Teams-Meeting-EnrollUserOverride-To-AI-Policy: PowerShell script to identify current Teams Meeting Policy settings about EnrollUserOverride and migrate settings to new TeamsA...PowerShell script to identify current Teams Meeting Policy settings about EnrollUserOverride and migrate settings to new TeamsAIPolicy - tpickhan/Migrate-Teams-Meeting-EnrollUserOverride-To-AI-Policy
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@thorpick.de

[M365 Message Center Update] Filter between active and archived teams in Shifts app schedules #Microsoft announced an update for the #MicrosoftTeams and Shifts app. The Shifts app will get a new filter allowing you to filter between active and archived Teams. #MC974351 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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The new dropdown filter will be added to the "All schedules" view. It will help to concentrate on the schedules of active Teams. The rollout will start early February and Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by mid-February 2025.

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[M365 Message Center Update] Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftLoop workspaces. Soon, you will be able to add a new Loop workplace as a tab to a Standard Teams Channel. #MC973493 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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[M365 Message Center Update] Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftLoop workspaces. Soon, you will be able to add a new Loop workplace as a tab to a Standard Teams Channel. #MC973493 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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the user will lose access to the Loop workspace. Users can use different Loop components in the workspace. If the Team will be deleted, also the Loop workspace will be deleted. Also, the Loop workspace will automatically receive the sensitivity label of the M365 group at creation time.

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@thorpick.de

Unfortunately, the label of the Loop workspace will not change, if the label of the M365 will change 🙈 In late February Microsoft will fix it and updated labels will apply to the Loop Workspace, too.

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@thorpick.de

[M365 Message Center Update] Add a Loop workspace tab to standard channels #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and #MicrosoftLoop workspaces. Soon, you will be able to add a new Loop workplace as a tab to a Standard Teams Channel. #MC973493 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

Thorsten Pickhan
@thorpick.de

The Loop workspace membership is the #Microsoft365 group membership of the team. Also, the membership of the Loop workspace will follow the M365 group membership. Adding a new member to the Team will grant access to the Loop workspace and when removing a user from the Team,

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[M365 Message Center Update] Enable transcription policy by default #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and the default behavior of transcription in Teams. The rollout will start early February and expects to complete by mid-February 2025. #MC973519 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Transcription in Teams will be enabled by default for new tenants created in February 2025 and after that date AND tenants without customized policies. Today, the setting for transcription in the Default Policy is disabled or off. After the update, the setting is on by default.

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[M365 Message Center Update] New "Tag mentions" filter for the Activity feed #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams. Teams will introduce a new "Tag mentions" filter in the Activity feed. #MC973502 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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It will help you to see when one of your tags that you are subscribed to has been mentioned in a message or chat. The existing @Mentions filter allows you to catch messages in which you have been personally mentioned.

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The rollout will start for Targeted Release user early February, and for GA users mid-February. Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by late February 2025.

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[M365 Message Center Update] New recording policies for town halls and webinars #Microsoft announced new policy options for #MicrosoftTeams Town and Webinar meetings. #MC971032 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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The new policy will roll out in mid-February and expect to complete by late February 2025. Microsoft recommends to act today and set the new parameter by PowerShell: Example to set the recording behavior for Town Halls or Webinars:

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[M365 Message Center Update] New recording policies for town halls and webinars #Microsoft announced new policy options for #MicrosoftTeams Town and Webinar meetings. #MC971032 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Currently the Teams meeting policy controls the recording options for normal meetings, Town Hall meetings & Webinar meetings in a single parameter. Soon, there will be a dedicated parameter in Teams Meeting policy to control recording behavior for Town Hall and a dedicated parameter for Webinars.

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[M365 Message Center Update] SMS for calling plans #Microsoft announced a new feature for #MicrosoftTeams Phone System ☎️ - SMS Chat in Calling Plans for customers in US and Canada The rollout will start mid-February and expect to complete by late February 2025. #MC971033 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Soon, customers can send and receive SMS messages within Microsoft Teams. It sounds that Admins need to enable the SMS service per user. More infos to come when the feature is available.

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[M365 Message Center Update] Viva Engage storyline will be integrated in Teams #Microsoft announced the integration of Viva Engage Storyline in #MicrosoftTeams. #MC969448 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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To use this new feature, a tenant must have a valid Viva Engage and Teams license. Premium features in Viva Engage requires of course a Viva Engage Premium license, which is part of Viva Suite and Viva Employee Communications and Communities licenses.

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[M365 Message Center Update] Viva Engage storyline will be integrated in Teams #Microsoft announced the integration of Viva Engage Storyline in #MicrosoftTeams. #MC969448 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Currently, employee communication can be often scattered across different platforms or tools. This leads to frustration and delay in information for users. To address this, Microsoft plans to bring Viva Engage and Microsoft Teams closer. It should help to stay connected and collaborate in Teams.

Thorsten Pickhan
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The first step is the integration of Viva Engage in Teams. A new Storyline in Viva Engage triggers a notification in Teams Activity. Also, users can access the Viva Storyline page over a new tab in a 1:1 chat with a person.

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@thorpick.de

[M365 Message Center Update] File open preferences will extend to more Microsoft 365 apps #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and file open preferences. The well-known feature in Teams will be extended to other #Microsoft365 apps. #MC967240 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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Users can set how to open Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files (in a browser, desktop app, or directly in Teams) from Classic Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft hopes to get a more consistent user experience over the different M365 apps including Microsoft Teams.

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[M365 Message Center Update] Forward messages with app cards #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and app cards. #MC956699 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

Thorsten Pickhan
@thorpick.de

Soon, Teams will allow forwarding of app cards across chats, excluding bot cards. You will get a new way to share app cards across chats by clicking the "More Actions" menu in the message with app card and select forward. Forwarding of bots cards is excluded from this release.

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[M365 Message Center Update] Scheduling channel messages #Microsoft announced an update for #MicrosoftTeams and Channel messages - soon you will be able to schedule channel messages. #MC953752 #M365MessageCenterUpdate

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You can write a channel posting and schedule when it should be posted. Also, you will be able to edit or cancel a scheduled posting. The rollout will start for Targeted Release user early January, for GA users early February. Microsoft expects to complete the rollout by mid-February 2025.