Report a security concern now covers Teams meetings and group calls
Microsoft is extending the report a security concern feature to Teams meetings and group calls, helping organizations detect phishing, impersonation, and scams.
13. August 2026
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Microsoft Entra: Migrating GitHub Actions Federated Credentials to Immutable Subjects
Microsoft recently recommended migrating GitHub Actions federated credentials to an immutable subject format in Microsoft Entra app registrations. This closes a subtle security gap where recycled repo or org names could let someone else’s token match your trust configuration. In this post, I walk through what the migration actually involves. I also tested the newer Flexible Federated Identity Credentials (FFIC), currently in preview.
13. August 2026
New “View-only Role Management” role in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview introduces a new View-only Role Management role, providing users read-only visibility into role group membership and assignments in the Purview admin portal.
12. August 2026
How to download a Teams meeting transcript via Microsoft Graph
The tenant control for Graph API access to Teams transcripts is now active. I am testing the new control to access Teams transcripts, including two PowerShell samples for downloading meeting transcripts with and without speaker attribution.
12. August 2026
Outlook Mobile now supports Follow for meeting invitations
Outlook Mobile now supports the Follow option for meeting invitations, letting users stay updated on meetings they cannot attend.
12. August 2026
Retention policies for Teams call logs are now manageable in the Purview admin portal
Retention policies for Teams call logs can now be created, modified, and deleted directly in the Microsoft Purview admin portal. Previously, a Purview compliance administrator had to manage these retention policies with PowerShell.
11. August 2026
New side panel for task details in Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner gets a new task details side panel, letting users view and edit tasks without leaving their Board, Grid, or My Tasks view. Planner switches automatically to dialog mode on smaller screens.
11. August 2026
Asynchronous file uploads in Teams Chats and Channels
Teams now lets users keep typing and sending messages while a file uploads in the background, ending the delay caused by the previous blocking upload experience. Users should not close the Teams client, as the upload requires a running client.
11. August 2026
Reminder: Microsoft Edge moves to a 2-week release cycle
Microsoft is moving Edge Stable to a 2-week release cadence starting with Edge 152 (the next release), while the Extended Stable channel keeps the 8-week cycle.
10. August 2026
Updates for the Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage Reports and Graph API Metrics
Microsoft has updated Copilot usage reporting across the admin center and Graph API, with faster refresh times, separated agent metrics, and aligned Graph API metrics.
10. August 2026
Exchange administrators can now set the default recipient separator setting in Outlook
Exchange Online administrators can now set a tenant-wide default for the “Use commas as recipient separators” setting in Outlook.
3. August 2026
Variable number of message preview lines in Outlook
Outlook on the web and the new Outlook now allow users to modify how the preview text for emails shows in the message list. Users can choose to display two lines, one line, or no additional lines. One line is the default setting.
2. August 2026
End of support for the Whiteboard apps on Windows, iOS, and Android
Microsoft is deprecating the Whiteboard apps for Windows, iOS, and Android by 14 September 2026, leaving Whiteboard Web and the Teams app as the supported alternatives.
2. August 2026
Time-limited role group assignments in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview now supports time-limited role group assignments, with expiration dates ranging from one day to two years to reducing the risk of unnecessary long-term privileged access.
2. August 2026
Migration required: Microsoft is retiring the Azure-backed Whiteboard service
Microsoft is ending the transition from Azure-backed Whiteboards to OneDrive-backed Whiteboards. Users must migrate before 22 August. All non-migrated Whiteboards will be permanently deleted on 5 September 2026. This post covers the timeline, what it means for your users, and how to report Whiteboards still waiting to be migrated.
1. August 2026
Multiple Managed Accounts support for the Teams and Outlook iOS apps
With the latest Teams for iOS update, users can now sign in with more than one MAM-enabled work or school account at the same time. Outlook for iOS should follow.
30. July 2026
Computer Use in the Researcher agent has been retired
Microsoft has retired the Computer Use feature in the Researcher agent and moved the capabilities to Copilot Cowork. Under this new setup, automated web tasks are no longer covered by the Copilot Premium license, switching organizations to a usage-based billing model.
29. July 2026
Review the Microsoft 365 Profile Card visibility configuration before mid-August 2026
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.
29. July 2026
The Microsoft 365 Admin Agent is now a Microsoft-managed agent
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.
28. July 2026
Update the work location in Outlook Mobile
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.
28. July 2026