Weekly digest: Office 365 changes

 

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Apr 20

Update to Office 365 custom organization themes We are making some changes to Office 365 custom organization themes.This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID 27023. More ... MC133972 Like |  Dislike

 

Apr 20

Important update on Windows phone apps for Microsoft Teams Effective May 20, 2018, the Windows Phone app for Microsoft Teams will be retired and will no longer be available for download from the Windows Phone Store. While Microsoft continues to support Windows 10 Mobile, we aren't focused on building new features for it. We continue to invest in the Microsoft Teams app for iOS and Android, as well as desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Moving forward, the recommended alternative for Windows Phone users for Microsoft Teams, is access via a browser. More ... MC134663 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 20

Important update on Windows phone apps for Yammer Effective May 20, 2018, the Windows Phone app for Yammer will be retired and will no longer be available for download from the Windows Phone Store. While Microsoft continues to support Windows 10 Mobile, we aren't focused on building new features for it. We continue to invest in the Yammer app for iOS and Android, as well as desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Moving forward, the recommended alternative for Windows Phone users for Yammer, is access via a browser. More ... MC134662 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 20

Important update on Windows phone apps for Skype for Business Effective May 20, 2018, the Windows Phone apps for Skype for Business will be retired and will no longer be available for download from the Windows Phone Store. While Microsoft continues to support Windows 10 Mobile, we aren't focused on building new features for it. We continue to invest in the Skype for Business mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as desktop applications for Windows and Mac. More ... MC134661  Like | Dislike

 

Apr 20

Updated feature: Groups in Outlook and Group-connected team sites are now private-by-default   Major Update: General Availability After listening to your feedback, we're excited to announce that we're updating the default privacy setting for Groups in Outlook and SharePoint Online Group-connected team sites. We are changing the default privacy setting to private, instead of public. This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID: 26922. More ... MC134487 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 19

New feature: Office 365 Assistant is now available for FastTrack organizations The availability of the Office 365 Assistant is being expanded to FastTrack organizations. This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID: 27300. More ... MC134493 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 19

April Office 365 Webcast: "Your Quarterly Guide to Results Delivered from the Office 365 Pulse" April Office 365 Webcast: "Your Quarterly Guide to Results Delivered from the Office 365 Pulse" Date and Time: Thursday April 26, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST Have you ever wondered whether Microsoft listens to customer feedback? With the Office 365 CPE Pulse, the answer is absolutely yes! We are eager to share how customer feedback from last quarter influenced and prioritized engineering decisions and service improvements. In this interactive Deep Dive, the Office 365 Customer Experience team will... More ... MC134475  Like | Dislike

 

Apr 19

Updates to read/unread emails inside groups in Outlook on the web We're making some changes to the behavior of how emails appear when you navigate to a group in Outlook on the web, to ensure a consistent experience across your inboxes. This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID 27317. More ... MC134474 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 19

We're consolidating Yammer networks   Act By: Sep 25 Starting September 26, 2018, Yammer will no longer support multiple internal Yammer networks associated with one Office 365 tenant. We will be consolidating your internal Yammer networks into a parent Yammer network. During this process, content will no longer be available from the subsidiary networks. We recommend you migrate your own networks prior to September 26. This change does not impact external Yammer networks. More ... MC133153 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 17

Updated feature: SharePoint Online date/time columns in modern lists We're updating SharePoint Online date/time columns in modern lists. We'll begin rolling this feature out soon. More ... MC134166 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 17

Updated Feature: Microsoft Secure Score Now Available We're updating Office 365 Secure Score to Microsoft Secure Score. We have started rolling out this feature.This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID 18285. More ... MC134154 Like | Dislike

 

Apr 16

April Office 365 Webcast: "Deployment and Management of Office 365 ProPlus on Mac" April Office 365 Webcast: "Deployment and Management of Office 365 ProPlus on Mac" Date and Time: Thursday April 19, 2018 at 8:00 AM PSTWant to understand your options for including Mac desktops and laptops as part of your Office 365 ProPlus deployment? Join us for a deep-dive as we discuss deploying Office for Mac using enterprise management tools such as Intune and Jamf Pro. We'll talk about how to push packages, configure licensing, manage monthly updates, and set policies and preferences... More ... MC134084 Like | Dislike