AI-generated audio summaries are now available in the SharePoint app for Teams

In March 2026, Microsoft introduced AI-generated audio summaries in SharePoint Web and Viva Connections Web.

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These AI-generated audio summaries are now also available in SharePoint News posts directly within the SharePoint app for Teams (formerly known as Viva Connections app), on Teams Desktop and Teams Mobile.

Instead of reading a news post, users can now choose to hear a short audio overview of the content, giving them another convenient way to catch up on organizational news on the go. The original news post remains fully available. Users can still read the full article whenever they prefer.

There are two different capabilities:

  • In the News section, users can listen to the top 10 news posts (personalized by user), also translated into their preferred language if posted in another language. Keep in mind, a SharePoint administrator can disable the News section in case you cannot find it.
  • In a News post, users can listen to a short audio briefing for that post (one to two minutes long), also translated into their preferred language if it was posted in another language.

This feature is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. It’s hidden for Copilot Basic users. The rollout should be completed by September 2026.

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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, SharePoint Premium, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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