News

Microsoft is building a universal Outlook client for Windows and Mac that will also replace the default Mail & Calendar apps on Windows 10 when ready. This new client is codenamed Monarch and is based on the already available Outlook Web app available in a browser today.
 

August 2 - This feature update will allow you, when in a Teams meeting and someone shares content, to now click on participant videos in gallery view to swap the content with gallery, effectively bringing videos to the center and content to the side or top.

August 6 - In preparation for broader customer availability, the Viva connections (Private preview) app will now be visible in the Teams admin center and the Teams app store. At this point, the app cannot be installed or used. We will update you when the app is ready for use.

Act by: August 16 - August 4 - Updated August 02, 2021: This post has been updated with new information regarding the move of Teams meeting recordings being saved to OneDrive and SharePoint, which is on track starting August 16th, 2021.

Bad news for users of macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13 - Act by: September 10 - If your organization is not using macOS you can safely disregard this message.The MSFT OneDrive team is committed to bringing you the best, most secure experience possible across your devices. As such, MSFT is ending support for the OneDrive Desktop application (sync client) on macOS Sierra 10.12 and macOS High Sierra 10.13 and focusing our resources on new technologies and supported operating systems. Going forward, only the three most recent versions of macOS will be supported.

Updated August 06, 2021: MSFT has updated the content for clarity. As part of the evolution of the new Stream (built on SharePoint), we are introducing the meeting recording auto-expiration feature, which will automatically delete Teams recording files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint after a preset period of time.

August 6 - Updated August 06, 2021: MSFT has updated the rollout timeline.  Co-authoring content in Teams just got easier. Now you can send a chat message containing a live component that can be edited inline—in real time—by everyone in the chat.