Weekly digest: Microsoft service updates

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November 29-December 5, 2021
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Major updates

sharepoint_96x1.png Quick Create and Rules for Libraries
MC301708 | December 4 – We are excited to announce that we are bringing the data visualization and task automation capabilities – previously only available for list data – to document libraries.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 88706, 88716, and 88710.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Play My Emails: Spotlight
MC282784 | December 3 – Updated December 03, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This enhancement to the Play My Emails feature of Outlook Mobile identifies Spotlight Emails (emails deemed important) and prioritizes them to be read first before other email from the inbox.
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office_96x1.png M365 Records Management, Information Governance & eDiscovery– Optimized behavior of file versions preserved in SPO & ODB
MC288633 | December 3 – Updated December 03, 2021: We have updated the content below for clarity and have adjusted the timeline. Thank you for your patience. To improve performance, any file with multiple versions that is deleted from SharePoint or OneDrive which is preserved to the Preservation Hold Library (due to its applicable retention label, retention policies or eDiscovery holds) will now be retained as a single file containing its full version history, rather than each version being retained as individual…
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office_96x1.png Microsoft OneDrive & SharePoint Library dropdown menu
MC301473 | December 3 – We’re adding a dropdown menu that allows you to easily switch between multiple document libraries associated with a team or site. Now when you select a team or site within OneDrive, you’ll be taken to the default document library instead of a list of document libraries to choose from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81990.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Viva: Praise History in Microsoft Viva Insights
MC289968 | December 2 – Updated December 02, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The Praise app in Microsoft Teams is designed to help recognize the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send Praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar for most users or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. With Praise history, users will be able to view their sent and received…
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admin_96x1.png Records Management & Information Governance update on file deletion behavior when using a retention label in SPO
MC289965 | November 30 – Updated November 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.To improve consistency of user experience between OneDrive and SharePoint, the behavior of any retention label set to “retain items for a specific period” in SharePoint will change to allow users to “delete” the document which will then be preserved in the Preservation Hold Library until the specified period expires.In response to your great feedback and provide more flexibility for different…
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Additional updates

admin_96x1.png Encrypted sync in Microsoft Edge is now available
MC301712 | December 4 – You will soon see a new service plan associated with your Office 365 Business Essentials licensing details. This service plan will enable users to use encrypted sync with Microsoft Edge, the only modern browser to support encrypted sync using a Microsoft 365 account. When enabled, Microsoft 365 account users will be able to sync favorites, settings, addresses, passwords, extensions and collections in a secure way.
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC301702 | December 4 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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teams_96x1.png Microsoft Teams: Pin your own video in Teams meetings
MC301680 | December 3 – Currently, users can pin video feeds to increase the size of the desired video on their own screen. This new feature update will expand the ability for users to pin their own video on the stage as well as enable users to see their own video in an increased size on their screen.New feature will help to tackle various situations:No more overlaying of the me video box and other participant’s videoYou will be able to see your own video in a bigger scale and adjust the video formYou will have a…
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teams_96x1.png Manage Surface Hub devices from Teams admin center
MC301679 | December 3 – If your organization uses Teams devices for collaboration, now you will also be able to manage Surface Hub devices with Teams from the Teams admin center.This feature is currently going to be in Preview. We’ll be bringing the full-feature set soon after this release.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84536.
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office_96x1.png Markup Ink for Edit HVC (high-value Controls)
MC301676 | December 3 – With markup (ink), users can draw on their photos to convey their messages and reveal the pattern and information perhaps unclear in an initial, surface look when self-teaching and even more important when sharing photos. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88481.
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planner_96x1.png (Updated) Rich text and images in Planner task notes
MC295027 | December 3 – Updated December 03, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding support for rich text (bold, italics, underline, etc.) and images in the Planner task notes field. NOTE: We will update this post once we have Microsoft Graph documentation for the new rich text task notes field available.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85688.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) OneDrive: New Command Bar
MC285602 | December 3 – Updated December 03, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this update users will be able to easily identify the right file and access primary commands. The new simplified view will permit users to focus on the content while at the same time being visually pleasing.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85602.
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: Temporary removal of the configuration and compliance policy profile assignment from reporting
MC301469 | December 3 – Planned for the upcoming 2112 service release, we are making what we anticipate will be a temporary user interface (UI) change to improve reporting performance by removing the iOS/iPadOS Assignment on the configuration and compliance profile reports in Microsoft Endpoint Manager. This information currently displays whether the configuration profile or compliance profile is assigned (yes or no). The same information can be found within a specific profile’s properties.
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admin_96x1.png (Updated) Announcing continuous compliance assessments in the Microsoft 365 compliance center
MC296437 | December 2 – Updated December 02, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re enhancing Compliance Manager’s automated testing and evidence generation functionality, and enabling additional improvement actions and solutions for automated testing. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 72222.
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Records Management–Announcing public preview of adaptive policy scopes for retention and label policies
MC280914 | December 2 – Updated December 02, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This new feature (preview), Adaptive policy scopes, will allow data administrators to scope retention policies and retention label policies to a dynamic set of users, SharePoint sites, or Microsoft 365 Groups. This is enabled by using the properties or attributes associated with these locations. Adaptive policy scopes work with all locations, including Exchange mailboxes, Microsoft 365 Groups,…
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exchange_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Exchange Online – Configuration Change for online meetings by default
MC267584 | December 2 – Updated December 02, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Whether you’re working from home or meeting with people in other locations, we will be making a change so that all meetings created in Outlook will automatically be online to allow everyone to attend. This will rollout on desktop, web, mobile and Mac.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81995.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Music Mode for Teams
MC267133 | December 2 – Updated December 02, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. Users will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83520
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office_96x1.png In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available
MC301301 | December 2 – The “In development for Microsoft Intune” page in our documentation has been updated.
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office_96x1.png Update: Suggested Replies – Outlook for Office
MC301300 | December 2 – Update: Outlook on the web will soon be rolling out suggested replies to customers in Outlook for Office.Note: Due to some issues that presented themselves prior to rollout, we paused our planned release until now. Your patience and understanding is appreciated.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70802.
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office_96x1.png Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
MC301249 | December 2 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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office_96x1.png Plan for Change: New RBAC permission required for Win32 app supersedence and dependency
Act by: February 1
MC301050 | December 1 – We recently announced a new role-based access control (RBAC) permission Mobile apps / Relate that allows you to manage relationships with managed apps that use supersedence and dependency features. This permission will be required when creating or editing Win32 app supersedence or dependencies starting in February 2022.
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dynamics_96x1.png Support for viewing and managing application users in legacy web client is deprecated
MC301007 | November 30 – Beginning February 2022, the list of “Application Users” will no longer be available under Advanced Settings in the Dynamics 365 legacy web client. This change will occur as part of a service update during your regional maintenance window. How do I prepare for this change? We recommend you become familiar with viewing and managing Application Users within the Power Platform admin center. Please see Manage application users in the Power Platform admin center for more information.
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teams_96x1.png (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Real time data for Teams Meetings in Teams Admin Center (Preview)
MC282781 | November 30 – Updated November 30, 2021: Real-Time Call Quality Analytics announced as public preview in September will be generally available in all Microsoft and Office 365 suites and will no longer require Advanced Communications license. Click here to learn more.This new release (preview) of Real-time telemetry metrics for Admin will help you identify issues during a Teams meeting.Note: This feature will be available for all customers as part of the Teams preview.This message is associated with Microsoft…
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office_96x1.png (Updated) Power Apps can now display images from Microsoft Lists
MC257468 | November 30 – Updated November 30, 2021: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Power Apps image controls can now display images that are stored in image columns in Microsoft Lists. Images can be displayed in four sizes: small, medium, large, or full.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81986
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