Teams now supports apps, including bots, tabs, and message extensions, in Private channels, matching the model already in place for Shared channels. Previously, only a limited set of tabs was supported in such channels.
Microsoft has updated the cadence for local currency pricing adjustments in its Commercial Cloud services, moving from twice a year to once a year. Updates every January, with advance notice each November.
Events in Microsoft Teams now support SRT as an inbound streaming protocol alongside RTMP, offering better resilience for external encoder setups.
Teams now offers a quick sound check on the pre-join screen, letting users test their microphone and speaker before joining a meeting.
Organization-curated prompts let administrators publish approved, ready-to-use prompts directly into Copilot Chat, shaping how users discover and interact with Copilot across the organization.
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention now supports blocking or allowing external access to sensitive SharePoint and OneDrive for Business files by domain or specific email address, moving from Public Preview to general availability.
Copilot Chat is now available directly within Planner Basic plans, helping users manage tasks through natural language. The option is currently limited to users enrolled in the Frontier program.
Microsoft is introducing a new tenant-level control to govern whether applications and agents can access Teams transcripts via the Microsoft Graph API. This control will be enforced after 29 July 2026. Because it’s disabled by default, access to Graph API transcripts will be blocked automatically unless a Teams administrator explicitly enables it.
Microsoft has updated the release model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing administrators to assign Entra ID groups to specific update channels for streamlined deployment control.
Microsoft has added a new Efficiency Mode for the Teams desktop client to improve performance on resource-constrained devices.
SharePoint now allows administrators to add new owners or other roles to user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers before a departing employee’s account is deleted, including a new option to copy Loop pages to another workspace.
Microsoft is retiring Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) in SharePoint Online. Organizations should move to Restricted Content Discovery. Organizations using RSS should act, as SharePoint content previously excluded from search can become discoverable once RSS stops enforcing these restrictions.
Copilot Premium users can now open referenced Outlook emails side by side with their Copilot Chat conversation.
Microsoft has published a new promotional offer for the Defender for Cloud Apps standalone license, allowing eligible customers to order a free Microsoft 365 E5 Information Protection and Governance upgrade for up to three years.
With the Planner Agent now generally available, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat can return Microsoft To Do tasks for Copilot Premium users.
Microsoft will terminate existing Office 365 E3 Developer subscriptions in September 2026. Find out which tenants are affected and what steps to take before the deadline.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Purview role groups page with roles, members, and permissions, making it easier for Compliance administrators to see who has access to what.
Microsoft will reduce eCDN analytics data retention from 360 days to 180 days, effective 27 July 2026. Older records are deleted automatically.
A new Teams admin center rule notifies administrators when a Teams desktop client rollout begins in their tenant. The new rule is disabled by default and allows admins to specify which release ring and platform to monitor.
Microsoft has updated the Teams file download experience with an Edge-inspired download manager that hides notifications after four seconds, keeping your workspace clean without losing track of your files.