In Microsoft 365 news this week, the supplier is giving Yammer topic creators editing capabilities for topic names and descriptions. Keep reading to learn about other new features, updates and announcements related to the Microsoft 365 suite.
New Features
- Generally available: Walkie Talkie on iOS
- What’s happening: Walkie Talkie in Teams for iOS is now generally available. This feature allows end users to securely speak to others via a push-to-talk functionality.
- Generally available: Walkie Talkie on iOS
- Edit High Efficiency Image Format (HEIC) files via Edit HVC in SharePoint and OneDrive
- What’s happening: Microsoft is introducing a new feature that enables SharePoint and OneDrive end users to crop, rotate, adjust, filter and markup HEIC files via the Edit HVC.
- Rollout start: Mid-January 2022
- Rollout finish: Late January 2022
- What’s happening: Microsoft is introducing a new feature that enables SharePoint and OneDrive end users to crop, rotate, adjust, filter and markup HEIC files via the Edit HVC.
- Edit High Efficiency Image Format (HEIC) files via Edit HVC in SharePoint and OneDrive
- Editing capabilities for Yammer topic creators
- What’s happening: Microsoft is giving Yammer topic creators the ability to edit the name and description of topics.
- Rollout start: Mid-January 2022
- Rollout finish: Late January 2022
- What’s happening: Microsoft is giving Yammer topic creators the ability to edit the name and description of topics.
- Editing capabilities for Yammer topic creators
Updated Features
- Exchange Online plus addressing settings
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to make plus addressing an always-on feature for Exchange Online. Based on client feedback, the supplier has realized there are scenarios in which organizations don’t want or need plus addressing enabled. As a result, Microsoft will add a new setting starting in March 2022 that allows those entities to disable plus addressing.
- Exchange Online plus addressing settings
- Teams companion mode for iOS end users
- What’s happening: Microsoft is enhancing the hybrid meeting experience for Teams end users with iPhones. Users can now join meetings on both their iPhone and Teams Room with one tap. Additionally, their device audio will be muted by default to avoid echoing.
- Teams companion mode for iOS end users
- OneDrive Finder integration for macOS
- What’s happening: With macOS 12.1 Monterey, you’ll be able to see the OneDrive folder under Locations in the Finder sidebar. Additionally, Microsoft plans to create a more seamless OneDrive experience by improving Files On-Demand.
- Rollout start: Mid-January 2022
- Rollout finish: Early February 2022
- What’s happening: With macOS 12.1 Monterey, you’ll be able to see the OneDrive folder under Locations in the Finder sidebar. Additionally, Microsoft plans to create a more seamless OneDrive experience by improving Files On-Demand.
- Yammer user profile page
- What’s happening: To align with the rest of the new user experience in Yammer, Microsoft is introducing a revamped user profile page, which includes new aspects such as a list of communities the user belongs to and a cover photo.
- Rollout start: Mid-January 2022
- Rollout finish: Early February 2022
- What’s happening: To align with the rest of the new user experience in Yammer, Microsoft is introducing a revamped user profile page, which includes new aspects such as a list of communities the user belongs to and a cover photo.
- OneDrive Finder integration for macOS
- Updates issued to Current Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps
- What’s happening: The supplier has issued updates for Microsoft 365 Apps to the Current Channel.
- Updates issued to Current Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps
Announcements
- Desktop Analytics and Update Compliance to require Windows 10 version 1809 or later
- What’s happening: Following the addition of support for the new Windows diagnostic data processor configuration, Desktop Analytics and Update Compliance will exclusively support devices running Windows 10 version 1809 or later starting January 31, 2022.
- Desktop Analytics and Update Compliance to require Windows 10 version 1809 or later
- Known issue: Outlook search malfunction following upgrade to Windows 11
- What’s happening: Microsoft is aware of an issue for some clients in which Outlook searches don’t return results after upgrading to Windows 11. This occurs because the search index is deleted during the upgrade and must be rebuilt over time afterward.
- Known issue: Outlook search malfunction following upgrade to Windows 11
- Delayed rollout of optimized behavior for files with multiple versions in SharePoint and OneDrive
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to make it so files with multiple versions deleted from SharePoint and OneDrive and retained in the Preservation Hold Library will exist as a single file as opposed to individual files for each version. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has altered the rollout timeline for this improvement.
- Rollout start: Early February 2022 (previously early January 2022)
- Rollout finish: Mid-March 2022 (previously mid-February 2022)
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to make it so files with multiple versions deleted from SharePoint and OneDrive and retained in the Preservation Hold Library will exist as a single file as opposed to individual files for each version. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has altered the rollout timeline for this improvement.
- Delayed rollout of optimized behavior for files with multiple versions in SharePoint and OneDrive
- Delayed rollout of Microsoft Office recommended files
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to introduce recommended files for Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has extended the implementation timeline for this feature.
- Rollout finish: Late February 2022 (previously late December 2021)
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to introduce recommended files for Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has extended the implementation timeline for this feature.
- Delayed rollout of Microsoft Office recommended files
- Delayed rollout of migration of Teams tab actions
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to move Teams tab actions (reload tab, go to website, copy link to tab, pop out tab, and about this tab) from the tab header bar to the tab dropdown to improve the user experience. The supplier has extended the timeline for this move.
- Rollout finish: Mid-January 2022 (previously early December 2021) for standard release; mid-February 2022 (previously early January 2022) for GCC
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to move Teams tab actions (reload tab, go to website, copy link to tab, pop out tab, and about this tab) from the tab header bar to the tab dropdown to improve the user experience. The supplier has extended the timeline for this move.
- Delayed rollout of migration of Teams tab actions
- Delayed rollout of video creation on Office Mobile
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to add a Video Creation feature for Office Mobile. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has altered the deployment timeline.
- Rollout start: Mid-January 2022 (previously late December 2021)
- Rollout finish: Late February 2022 (previously mid-February 2022)
- What’s happening: Microsoft previously announced plans to add a Video Creation feature for Office Mobile. To ensure the best possible user experience, the supplier has altered the deployment timeline.
- Delayed rollout of video creation on Office Mobile
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