SharePoint home site updates and the Viva Connections app is being renamed the SharePoint...
Short VersionMicrosoft is renaming the Viva Connections app in Microsoft Teams to the SharePoint app. Due early to late June 2026.
Rename details:Microsoft is renaming the Viva Connections app (1) in Teams to...
New option to delete Teams meeting recap content
Short VersionMeeting organisers can delete most Microsoft Teams recap content (recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes) with just a couple of clicks. Due late May to early June 2026.
DetailsThe new Delete recap content option...
Share a Teams meeting recap with non-attendees
Short VersionShare Teams meeting recordings, transcripts, AI summaries, and notes with non-attendees. Due early to late June 2026.
DetailsEnhanced recap sharing: Meeting organisers can grant access to meeting recordings, transcripts, AI-generated summaries, and...
Test your microphone and speaker before joining a Teams meeting
Short VersionMicrosoft is introducing the ability to test your microphone and speakers before joining a Teams meeting. Now due mid-May to late June 2026.
DetailsResolve your Teams audio issues before joining a meeting...
Automatically transcribe Teams meetings without creating a recording
Short VersionMeeting organisers will soon be able to automatically transcribe meetings without a recording. Now due early May to early June 2026.
DetailsPreviously, you had two options for automatic transcription: Off and Record...
Use Copilot to explain selected slide content in PowerPoint Live
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams meetings with PowerPoint Live will soon let attendees select slide text and get private, on-demand Copilot explanations. Now due mid to late June 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is enhancing the PowerPoint Live...
Quickly access read items when using the ‘unread only’ view
DetailsMicrosoft is making it easier in Teams to quickly view ‘read’ items when in an ‘unread-only’ view.
In Teams, you can filter chat and channel lists to and unread-only view (1). A...
Microsoft Teams on Windows will soon honour Windows ‘Do not disturb’
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams on Windows will soon honour Windows ‘Do not disturb’ (DND) system settings. Due mid to late May 2026.
DetailsIf you are using the Microsoft Teams desktop application on Windows...
Updates to Microsoft Teams unread message badge counts
Short VersionMicrosoft is updating how Teams calculates and how ‘badge counts’ indicate unread messages. Now due late May to early June 2026.
DetailsA badge count is the number displayed in the Teams...
New experience when minimising the Teams meeting window
Short VersionThe Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimised is being updated to help you stay engaged while multitasking in other apps. Now due early to late June 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is...
Teams Shared and Private Channels now have Planner
Short VersionYou will soon be able to add Planner as a tab in Shared and Private channels. Now due late July 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft will soon enable Planner tabs in Shared and Private channels, providing task collaboration...
The Teams compose box is getting a new slash command to create workflows
Short VersionYou will soon be able to create workflows in the chat and channel compose boxes using the new slash command /createworkflow. Due late April to mid-May 2026.
DetailsA workflow is an...
Video recap for Microsoft Teams meetings
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams will soon offer AI-generated video recaps. Due late April to early May 2026.
DetailsVideo-based meeting recaps offer narrated video highlights from recorded meetings conducted in English, “combining key takeaways with...
A new ‘Catch up’ option is coming to Teams mobile
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing 'Catch up' in Microsoft Teams on mobile (1). This consolidated view will help you triage conversations (chats, meeting chats, and followed channels or threads) that need your attention.
New buttons (2)...
Feature updates are coming to the Teams Channel Agent
Short VersionMicrosoft is adding new Channel Agent features in Teams to improve collaboration, onboarding, control, and in-channel actions. Now due early March to mid-April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing new capabilities for the Channel...
New controls for Quick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads
Short VersionQuick views, such as Mentions and Followed threads, which appear at the top of chat and channel lists, will only appear when there are unread items. Now due late March to...
Microsoft Teams gets a simplified app bar
Short VersionMicrosoft is simplifying the Microsoft Teams app bar as they try to create a cleaner, more focused workspace. Due early April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft hopes to help you spend less time navigating with...
Teams channels with the threads layout get a new ongoing meetings indicator
Short VersionIf you use the threads layout for Teams channels, you will soon see a new ‘ongoing meetings’ indicator for channel meetings. Due early to mid-March 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft reports an increase in...
Microsoft is hiding app names on the Teams app bar
Short VersionMicrosoft is planning to give your Teams app bar a clean look by hiding app names, but it will do so by default. Now due late April 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is introducing...
View all your Microsoft Teams drafts in one place
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing a new Drafts button (1) to help you find, edit, and send draft messages. Selecting Drafts shows your draft messages across Teams (2), so you can delete, edit,...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? June 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
