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15.06.2026

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SharePoint Online

Updated June 15, 2026: We are updating this post as a reminder. SharePoint Alerts will be fully turned off starting in mid-July 2026. Please visit SharePoint Alerts retirement | Microsoft Community Hub for the latest updates and timelines.Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature to streamline and modernize user notifications. With Power Automate, organizations can benefit from an enhanced, versatile solution that goes beyond traditional alerts, offering seamless integration across Microsoft 365 services and more.Key Points Major: Retirement Timeline: Starting from July 2025, the creation of new SharePoint Alerts will be gradually turned off for newly onboarding tenants.Starting from October 2025, the SharePoint Alert expiration feature will be gradually activated. Once activated, any SharePoint Alert will have a validity of 30 days starting from its first run, then it will exp

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15.06.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated June 15, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]Voice tethering builds on the recent introduction of Sign Language Mode in Microsoft Teams. When a sign language interpreter voices on behalf of a Deaf or hard‑of‑hearing (D/HH) participant, Teams will now attribute captions, transcripts, and meeting intelligence—such as Copilot notes, summaries, action items, and insights—to the D/HH participant rather than the interpreter. This update ensures accurate representation in meetings, clarifies who is contributing to the conversation, and improves downstream meeting accuracy and accountability.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 553223.[When this will happen]Targeted Release (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-March 2026 and expect to complete by late March 2026.General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin ro

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12.06.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated June 12, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. With this release, users can discover and add SharePoint agents directly within Microsoft Teams chats on Desktop and Mac. Agents can be added via the Add Agents and Bots option in the chat roster dropdown, which opens the in-context store for discovery and selection. This enables users to quickly bring SharePoint agents into conversations to support collaboration. Additionally, SharePoint agents are available in the Teams Store under the Agents category, making them easier to find and deploy across Teams experiences. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 515465. [When this will happen] Targeted Release: Rolling out in mid-October 2026 (previously mid-July) and expected to complete in late October 2026 (previously late July).General Availability: Rolling out in late October 2026 (previousl

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10.06.2026

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Exchange Online

Updated June 10, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.We're making some changes to Exchange Web Services (EWS).Starting October 1, 2026 (previously June 30), we will start to block EWS access for all mailboxes without license rights to EWS. This is another step in our ongoing commitment to enhance the security and control mechanisms of EWS.[How this will affect your organization:]The impacted licenses are: Exchange Online KioskMicrosoft 365 and Office 365 F1Microsoft 365 and Office 365 F3As stated in the Service Descriptions, these licenses do not provide access to mailboxes via EWS, but these restrictions were never enforced. With this change, EWS access for users with only these license types will be blocked.[What you need to do to prepare:]If you wish these users to continue to use EWS, and your users are licensed with one of these noted above, you’ll need t

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08.06.2026

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Updated June 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:]We’re updating Memory in Microsoft 365 Copilot to improve personalization and enhance the user experience. With this update, Copilot will personalize responses using chat history, helping users receive more relevant and contextual replies. We’re also introducing refreshed user controls in Copilot settings to make it easier to view and manage Saved Memory. This will be available to all Copilot Chat users.Control over personalization using chat history is also available, with details for users via the settings screen. [When this will happen:]Public Preview (Frontier): Begins rolling out mid-November 2025.General Availability: Begins early January 2026 (previously early November 2025) and is expected to completed in July 2026 (previously May).[How this affects your organization:]All users of Micr

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08.06.2026

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Exchange Online · Microsoft 365 apps

Updated June 8, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. We’re enhancing the contact experience in Microsoft Outlook Mobile (iOS and Android) by introducing profile-enriched contacts and automatic duplicate contact management. These improvements aim to streamline contact views and provide richer organizational context.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 493753.This feature has previously been released to the People Hub in new Outlook for Windows. More details in MC927963 (Updated) New Microsoft Outlook for Windows: People Hub improvements (published November 2024, updated April 2025).[When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously late June) and expect to complete by end of September 2026 (previously end of May).[How this will affect your organization:]Before this rollout, Outlook