In the standard version, Connect-SPOService continues to use Basic Authentication for the connection to SharePoint Online. SharePoint administrators can customize it very easily.
A new admin role has been added in Entra ID: Microsoft 365 Backup Administrator
Previously, the Global, SharePoint or Exchange Admin role was required for Microsoft 365 Backup.
I deleted an “Entra registered device” in Entra ID and could no longer re-register it. The cause is an old, local device certificate.
Work locations in the Outlook calendar are a useful feature for employees. Exchange administrators can create their own locations using PowerShell.
The Outlook calendar provides now information on which colleagues are also in the building on a particular day.
The PnP Community informs the existing PnP PowerShell Multi-Tenant App will be removed in September 2024. Organizations can use alternative options.
Outlook now supports Follow a meeting instead of declining the meeting or responding with a “Tentative” response.
QR code login is supported again in Outlook Mobile for Entra ID accounts in Outlook on the Web and the new Outlook for Windows.
The new Outlook for Windows now opens links in emails via Edge for Business in the side-by-side view.
Copilot in Edge Mobile will be removed with the release of Edge Mobile 128 and will no longer work in the mobile app from September.
Microsoft Loop also provides the option of activating a Public Preview ring.
App Setup Policies in Teams now support the pinning of meeting apps. Currently, only a few Teams apps support the option for meeting extensions.
Microsoft 365 Web is now available via the cloud.microsoft domain.
Teams has started to automatically hide inactive channels. Employees can disable the process in the Teams Client.
Microsoft provides a Loop app for Teams. The app is still at an early stage of development.
Exchange administrators can deactivate offline use in the new Outlook for Windows.
Employees with a Teams Premium license will be able to use a Queues app for Teams Telephony in the future. The new service plan has been added to the license.
The new Outlook for Windows now supports use without an Internet connection for E-Mails, appointments and contacts.
After switching to shortened URLs in OneDrive, Microsoft notes the full URL in the OneDrive settings.
For Sensitivity Labels, the options for user-defined permissions in Word, Excel and PowerPoint has been modernized.