Updated October 29, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] We’re introducing a simpler way to view conversations in Viva Engage communities, organized by recent posts rather than recent activity. This new view is designed to make it easier for users to follow discussions and will be available as an option, alongside the current system, for those who prefer sorting by recent activity and filtering to new conversations only. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 513275. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in November 2026 (previously October) and expect to complete by the end of November 2026 (previously end of October). [How this will affect your organization:] This change should align better with how people expect to browse and engage with content in their communities, while stil
Updated October 28, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] As part of our ongoing mission to deliver a modern, secure, and scalable one-stop management portal for admins, we are transitioning Teams Android device management from the Teams admin center (TAC) to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal (PMP). This move consolidates management of all Teams devices, including Teams Rooms on Windows, Teams Rooms on Android, Teams phones, and Teams panels, into a single unified portal, providing IT admins a consistent and seamless experience for managing devices at scale. This message is associated with Roadmap ID 555235. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): Effective July 2, 2026, the rollout is 100% complete across all regions in the Public cloud. General Availability (GCC): We expect to start the rollout by Nov 2026 and complete by
Microsoft 365 suite · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Updated October 28, 2026: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To help you manage metered consumption costs for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, we will introduce a new Message consumption usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The new report will give you visibility into billed messages associated with your Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go billing policies and includes total messages consumed, cumulative and daily time series, and messages per user, per billing policy, per agent, and per agent-user pair. The new report will roll out in preview. During the preview stage, the report will display a maximum of 30 days of message consumption history. Usage information from prior to May 3, 2025, will not be available in the report. This message refers to Microsoft Copilot in a pay-as-you-go model. A Microsoft Copilot license is not required. This message is
Updated October 26, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Consecutive Interpretation is a new interpretation mode available as an add‑on to the existing Interpreter agent in Microsoft Teams. It enables structured multilingual conversations in meetings by providing shared, meeting‑level interpretation when enabled by a Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed user. This mode uses consecutive (turn‑by‑turn) interpretation, meaning participants speak one at a time and each speaker's words are interpreted before the next speaker begins. This structured flow reduces overlap, improves interpretation accuracy, and helps everyone stay aligned in real time. Consecutive Interpretation is ideal for back‑and‑forth, interactive discussions where participants need to respond, clarify, and build on each other’s input across languages, such as working sessions, negotiatio
Updated October 26, 2026: We have updated this post as a reminder. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We’reretiring the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) Advanced Hunting API and Microsoft Defender XDR Advanced Hunting API and transitioning customers to the Microsoft Graph Security API. This update aligns our security integrations with a unified interface and schema across Microsoft Defender products. The Microsoft Graph Security API provides broader data coverage, improved consistency, and better scalability for automation and security workflows. [When this will happen] Retirement start: February 6, 2026 Full retirement: February 1, 2027 After February 1, 2027, the MDE and XDR APIs will no longer function. [How this affects your organization] Who is affected: Organizations using the MDE or XDR Advanced Hunting API for automation, integration, or custom workflows. You are re
Updated September 30, 2026: We have updated the content timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Viva Engage will stop sending email notifications to users who do not have a valid mailbox or routable email destination. Previously, email notifications could still be attempted for these users, resulting in repeated delivery retries, increased load on email systems, and, in some cases, delays to important business communications. This change reduces unnecessary email traffic, improves delivery efficiency, and helps ensure important communications are delivered reliably and on time. Users with supported mailbox configurations, including cloud mailboxes, on-premises mailboxes, shared mailboxes, and other routable email destinations, will continue to receive Viva Engage email notifications as expected. Notifications delivered through supported channels such as Microsoft Teams rema
Microsoft Viva · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Updated October 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Intelligent summaries in Copilot Dashboard help you quickly understand what’s driving Copilot adoption in your organization. These AI‑generated insights highlight key usage trends, areas of success, and opportunities where focused attention can accelerate value. Suggested prompts guide deeper exploration of underlying drivers and adoption patterns. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 557681. [When this will happen] General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in November 2026 (previously mid-August) and is expected to complete by end of November 2026 (previously late September). [How this will affect your organization] Who is affected Admins using the Microsoft 365 Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva and Microsoft 365 What will happen Intelligent summaries will
Microsoft Viva · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Updated October 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] To support deeper analysis of Copilot agent adoption and usage across your organization, Microsoft will introduce a new export capability in the Agent Dashboard. This feature will allow eligible users to download de‑identified Copilot agent usage data for analysis, helping organizations track adoption trends, optimize licensing, and support AI transformation strategies, while maintaining existing privacy and access controls. User identifiers are removed from the output. This feature will require at least 50 Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses and will apply to the Viva Insights web app. This message is related to Roadmap ID 560538. [When this will happen] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out in late May 2026 and expect to complete rollout by early June 2026. General Availability (Worldwide
Updated October 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Microsoft Teams is expanding breakout room capacity to support larger meetings. With this update, breakout rooms can be used in meetings with up to 1,000 attendees, allowing organizers to run large meetings while still enabling smaller group collaboration. This change removes the need to limit meeting size in order to use breakout rooms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 560320. [When this will happen] Targeted Release: Rollout begins in early July 2026 and is expected to complete by late July 2026. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCH, and DoD): Rollout begins in mid-August 2026 (previously July) and is expected to complete by end of October 2026 (previously late September). [How this affects your organization] Who is affected Meeting organizers and participan
Updated October 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] We are improving the Microsoft Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimized. This update helps users stay engaged in meetings while multitasking across other apps. With this change, users can perform key in-meeting actions—such as raising their hand and sending reactions—without restoring the full Teams meeting window. Users can also choose between two different minimized views, depending on how much meeting context they want to keep visible while they work. This change does not affect the experience when users are sharing their screen in a Teams meeting. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop. It is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 557179. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: Rollout begins mid-May 2026 (previously
Updated October 19, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] To help organizations deliver more polished and branded town hall events, Microsoft Teams is introducing the ability for organizers and presenters to upload custom background images in the Manage what attendees see experience. This enhancement allows teams to replace default backgrounds with branded visuals—such as company logos or event-specific designs—so presenters and shared content appear consistently on brand for attendees. This feature is available for Teams events organizers with a Teams Enterprise license. This update applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 561493. [When this will happen] Targeted Release: Rollout begins in early June 2026 (previously late May)and is expected to complete by early June 2026 (pre
Updated October 16, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We’re introducing the ability for organizations to customize Microsoft 365 profile cards by adding up to 10 custom properties sourced from external systems such as HR platforms. This enhancement helps enrich user profiles with relevant organizational details, improving discoverability and context for collaboration. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 529851. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in November 2026 (previously October) and expect to complete in November 2026 (previously October). How this affects your organization Who is affected: Microsoft 365 tenant admins managing user profile cards What will happen: You can add up to 10 custom properties to profile cards using Microsoft Graph People connectors. Properties can be sourced f