Microsoft is changing the default visibility of 11 profile card properties starting 24 August 2026. Administrators who want to keep the current configuration must update it manually beforehand.
The Microsoft 365 Admin Agent is now generally available as a Microsoft-managed agent, giving all administrators with an Entra built-in role AI-powered access across the admin center and Copilot Chat. If you don’t need this agent, block it.
Outlook Mobile users can now update their work location directly from the calendar, without switching to another platform. Custom work locations are not yet supported.
Microsoft 365 Backup now supports Full Workload Backup, a new capability that lets backup administrators protect an entire workload, such as SharePoint, OneDrive, or Exchange, with a single policy.
Microsoft has started phase 4 of unifying app and agent management, bringing cross-platform apps into a single, synchronized experience across the Microsoft 365 and Teams admin center. A Global Administrator should start the transition.
Microsoft now lets organizations permanently remove their entire People Skills library, including all confirmed, inferred, and imported skills data.
Microsoft has enabled SharePoint storage enforcement for Microsoft 365 Developer tenants, capping SharePoint pooled storage at 300 GB.
OneDrive and SharePoint now offer a dedicated Shortcuts folder as an alternative to saving shortcuts in the OneDrive root.
Teams Mobile now supports outbound calls from multi-line numbers, closing the gap with desktop from last May.
Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports Domain Exclusion, letting administrators exclude specific domains from web grounding across Copilot and Copilot Chat. The feature is generally available, and the required PowerShell script has been published, along with a guide on configuring exclusions for up to 1,000 domains.
Microsoft is rolling out Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Administrators should not restrict the feature to selected Entra ID groups for now, as this option triggers a misconfiguration. This post gives full insights into what Copilot Vision does with Office Cloud Policies.
Microsoft Planner now supports custom templates, letting users turn existing plans into reusable layouts for recurring projects. A Microsoft 365 group is required to store the templates.
A new Recap app in Microsoft Teams brings recordings, transcripts, and AI-powered summaries together, letting users browse recaps from the past 30 days and watch or listen to them.
Microsoft has introduced a new admin role: Entra SOC Identity Responder. The role lets SOC analysts disable accounts, revoke sessions, and reset passwords for rapid incident containment without broader Entra admin access.
Microsoft now supports multiple billing policies for Microsoft 365 Backup, letting organizations separate backup costs by department.
Microsoft has published a new Pay-as-you-go service in the Microsoft 365 admin center: Microsoft 365 Backup. Organizations using Microsoft 365 Backup should migrate to the new billing policies.
Microsoft is rolling out an update that keeps recently used emojis and reactions consistent across Teams devices, including Windows, Mac, Web, iOS, and Android.
Built-in Teams agents (such as Facilitator, Channel Agent, and Copilot Agent in Teams) now have their own dedicated governance experience in the Teams admin center, separate from traditional app management.
Assistant information now also appears in the Organization section of the profile card, including in Org Explorer, Outlook, and Teams, improving discoverability across Microsoft 365 for users.
Microsoft is simplifying the Broadcast and Collaborative event types with a new large audience setting in Teams Events. The setting automatically applies to events with more than 1,000 attendees.