Welcome to our first roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.
Check out the December blog for lots of content still rolling out this month. If you are an Update Insiders member, take a sneak peek at the latest blog, which is updated throughout the month.
Here’s a reminder of what the icons mean and the order in which the updates are grouped:
✅ = Available now
🔜 = Coming soon – new updates from the Admin Centre
🕔 = Delayed
🔭 = Coming later – new updates from the M365 Roadmap
🚫 = A feature we are losing
🗞️ = In the news
🎓 = Knowledge
Here are this month’s topics:
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Copilot
🔜 New M365 Copilot Researcher output formats
Microsoft is adding new output formats to the Researcher agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot: PowerPoint, PDF, Infographic, and Audio overview. Due early February 2026 to late December 2027. Read more.
🔜 Microsoft Copilot Studio – Draft with Copilot
Microsoft: “When authoring a prompt, the prompt builder will allow you to trigger Copilot to assist in turning your intent into a more effective prompt that follows best practices and produces better outcomes. Additionally, Copilot can also generate sample test data to assist in running your validations quicker”.
References: MC1165633. Due 31st January 28th February 2026. Related: Create the perfect prompt with help from Copilot | Microsoft Learn.
🔜 New policy to add watermarks to content generated or altered by using AI in Microsoft 365
Really, this is for the admins to manage, but it will still be of interest to the rest of us. Microsoft will give admins a policy setting in Microsoft 365 that lets them add visual or audio watermarks to any AI‑generated or AI‑altered video or audio you create. Even if they choose not to use watermarks, Microsoft will still add extra metadata to any AI‑generated or AI‑altered video, audio, or images.
References: MC1221451 and 365 Roadmap ID: 547831. Due mid to late February 2026. Read more: Add watermarks to content generated or altered by using AI in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn.
🕔 Real-time voice interactions come to Copilot podcasts
Updated 22nd January 2026: This feature will be enabled for English-US only initially. Now due early February to early March 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Read Aloud gets Copilot real-time voice interactions
Microsoft Read Aloud will become an interactive experience with Copilot Q&A, letting you ask questions and refine understanding in real time. This will improve accessibility, comprehension, and focus. You will get a new voice-driven Read Aloud, while others will keep the classic version. A Copilot licence is required for the new experience.
References: MC1183010 and 365 Roadmap ID 523205. Now due early February to early March 2026. Update: initially with US English only.
🕔 Add web links as references in Copilot Notebooks
Microsoft is adding the ability to add public web links as references in Copilot Notebooks, allowing you to ground Copilot responses on specific public web pages.
References: MC1193414 and 365 Roadmap ID 516040. Now due mid to late February 2026.
🕔 Content Sources in Copilot Chat
Microsoft: “We’re introducing a new capability that allows users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to scope and control Copilot Chat responses by selecting specific content sources. This enhancement is designed to improve the relevance and accuracy of Copilot responses by limiting them to user-selected sources, aligning with customer feedback for more transparent and customizable AI interactions”.
References: MC1127230 and 365 Roadmap ID 496596. Now due from late February 2026.
🕔 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Declarative agents model upgrade to GPT-5.1
Microsoft: “Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents are upgrading to the GPT-5.1 model, which uses an “auto” architecture. The orchestrator will automatically select the best model for each scenario, either the fast “chat” model or the advanced reasoning model, based on the user prompt”.
Reference: MC1194070. Now due mid to late January 2026.
🕔 New details: Copilot Chat can now reason over your Copilot Pages
Microsoft have added new information to this update, which is due by early February 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Copilot Studio: Copy an agent from the lite experience into the full experience
Microsoft: “We’re introducing a new capability that allows users to copy agents created in the lite Copilot Studio experience into the full Copilot Studio experience. This upgrade unlocks advanced authoring tools, broader publishing options, and enhanced governance features. It supports organizations looking to scale agent capabilities while maintaining control over lifecycle and data policies”.
Reference: MC1176363. Now due early November 2025 to mid-January 2026. Read more: Copy agents from Microsoft 365 Copilot to Copilot Studio (Microsoft Learn).
🕔 Say “Hey Copilot” to start voice in Copilot on Windows devices
You can now say “Hey Copilot” to start voice in Copilot on Windows devices. Now due early to late February 2026. Read more.
🕔 The M365 Copilot Researcher agent gets new output controls
Microsoft is introducing new output control features in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Researcher agent. Now due late September to late January 2026. Read more.
🔭 Upload Local Files now Support .eml and .msg file types
Microsoft: “Users will now be able to upload .eml and .msg files and share it as context with Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot App”.
Roadmap ID: 552591. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 Simplifying Content in the Input Box
Microsoft: “When users insert content in a prompt using ‘Add Work Content’ under the Plus menu, the content will only appear as a pill in the Input Box UI and will not be repeated as part of the user’s prompt. This helps to simplify the Input Box and reserve it for prompt creation”.
Roadmap ID: 552592. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 Enhanced M365 Copilot Memory – Copilot is now personalized with work data
Microsoft: “Copilot now uses M365 Graph data to provide more relevant, contextual responses. Updated settings make it easier to view and manage what Copilot remembers and your personalization preferences”.
Roadmap ID: 551195. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web. Due March 2026.
🔍 View all Copilot updates.
OneDrive
🕔 Summarise and share OneDrive files in Windows using Copilot
When you share a file from OneDrive online, you can click the Copilot icon to create a summary for the recipient to read before they open the file, helping you respect the other person’s time. This functionality is coming to OneDrive on Windows in File Explorer and the OneDrive activity centre.
Reference: MC1188228. Now due early January to late February 2026.
🔍 View all OneDrive updates.
Outlook
✅ New features coming to (free) Copilot Chat for Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Updated 20th January, 2026: Microsoft: “The change to Copilot Chat in Outlook to expand reasoning to include a user’s entire inbox, calendar, meetings, and other enterprise data is starting to roll out across web, new Outlook for Windows, Classic Outlook for Windows, Mac and mobile and is expected to complete in the following weeks”. Read more.
🔜 Open Outlook referenced/source emails directly in Copilot chat
Microsoft is introducing a new capability that lets you to open Outlook emails within any full‑app Microsoft 365 Copilot experience, including Copilot chat. The emails will appear side-by-side with your Copilot interaction. Microsoft: “Users will be able to open Outlook emails directly from references or sources shown in Copilot chat”.
Reference: MC1223826. Due mid to late February 2026.
🔜 Create and view Outlook rules in M365 Copilot
You will soon be able to create and view Outlook Inbox rules from M365 Copilot. Due late January to early March 2026. Read more.
🔜 M365 Copilot will proactively RSVP to meetings based on your instructions
Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon proactively remove cancelled meetings in Outlook and RSVP to meetings based on your instructions. Due late January to early March 2026. Read more.
🕔 Copilot to automatically resolve and reschedule meeting conflicts
Copilot will resolve conflicts by automatically rescheduling 1:1 meetings you have marked as flexible. Now due mid to late February 2026 in targeted release. Read more.
🕔 Offline Support for Calendar – Create, Edit and Delete Event support
Microsoft: “We’re expanding offline capabilities in the new Outlook for Windows. Users will soon be able to create, edit, and delete single calendar events even when not connected to the internet. This enhancement improves productivity and flexibility when working offline”.
References: MC1101906 and 365 Roadmap ID: 490059. Now due late October 2025 to early February 2026. Related: Work offline in Outlook – Microsoft.
🕔 Manage your meeting RSVPs in Copilot chat
Microsoft is adding a Copilot chat feature that will let you send quick meeting RSVPs directly in chat. Now due mid-January to mid-February. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Outlook Mobile: Filter out declined meetings for a cleaner calendar view
Outlook Mobile will support hiding declined meetings. This aligns with functionality in New Outlook and Outlook for the Web, where you can choose to show or hide declined events.
Reference: MC1187790. Now due mid-January to mid-February 2026. Read more: What is the Hide Declined Events Setting? – Microsoft Support.
🔭 Print calendar events in new Outlook and Teams
Microsoft: “Users will now have basic options for printing calendar events in the #newoutlookforwindows and Teams calendar, including choosing whether to show or hide the attendee list on the printout”.
Roadmap ID: 551199. Platform(s): Web. Due March 2026.
🔭 New search folder types
Microsoft: “Search Folders are being moved to the Settings experience in the new Outlook for Web and Windows, improving discoverability and alignment with modern organization workflows. In addition, we are expanding supported Search Folder types, including Mail with attachments, Old mail, and Large mail and more. Users will also gain the ability to filter Search Folders by specific folders, providing more precise control over how email is organized and surfaced”.
Roadmap ID: 551199. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 Open and Send Outlook File Templates (mobile)
Microsoft: “We’re introducing the ability to open and send OFT files (Outlook File Templates) on mobile. This feature allows users to view and open OFT files as a draft message, so users can easily reuse their Outlook email templates”.
Roadmap ID: 548642. Platform(s): Android, iOS. Due February 2026.
🔭 Outlook: Clear & Flag Actions in New Outlook
Microsoft: “We’re introducing new rule actions in the new Outlook for Web and Windows to give users greater flexibility and control. This includes Clear Categories, Clear Flag, Complete Flag, and Flag Message, enabling more precise automation of message organization and follow‑up workflows”.
Roadmap ID: 543425. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 Scheduling with Copilot chat in classic Outlook for Windows
Microsoft: “Users can now schedule meetings directly from chat or by clicking “Schedule with Copilot” in the UI. Simply ask Copilot to schedule a meeting with colleagues, and it will find available times, book rooms, draft agendas, and send invites—all within the chat experience. This feature is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license”.
Roadmap ID: 542185. Platform(s): Desktop. Due March 2026.
🔭 Sort by flag
Microsoft: “We are adding support for sort by flag status, flag due date and flag start date”.
Roadmap ID: 543208. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due May 2026.
🔍 View all Outlook updates.
PowerPoint, Word and Excel
🔜 Open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft is updating the file-opening experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. When you click on cited Word, Excel, or PowerPoint content in Copilot Chat, the file currently opens in a new browser tab. With this update, supported files can be opened directly in Copilot chat. This change applies only to Copilot Chat in the web experience.
References: MC1225199. Due early to mid-February 2026.
🕔 AI-powered image editing is coming to PowerPoint
Designer editor integration in PowerPoint brings a new image-editing experience. Now due mid-December 2025 to early March 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android: Preview and chat with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Copilot app
Microsoft: “We’re introducing a new preview experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for Android that allows users to open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files and interact with them using Copilot Chat. For editing actions, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app will transition to the fully featured standalone Word, Excel, or PowerPoint apps. This change positions Microsoft 365 Copilot as your AI-first productivity assistant, bringing together activity across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 apps”.
References: MC1184413 and 365 Roadmap ID 518290. Due mid-December 2025 to late January 2026.
🕔 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Generate text for a PowerPoint slide using slide context
Microsoft: “Copilot in PowerPoint is getting smarter. Soon, users will be able to generate a compelling title, concise summary, or captions for visuals simply by describing what they want in natural language. Copilot will use the context of the slide to generate relevant text, helping users turn ideas into content quickly and efficiently”. You will see a new Copilot dropdown (pen icon) appear in blank text boxes.
References: MC1178510 and 365 Roadmap IDs: 513427, 513428 and 513429. Now due mid-January to mid-February 2026.
🔭 Quickly edit an image in PowerPoint
Microsoft: “Edit your images directly in PowerPoint with Copilot, no need to switch apps or interrupt your flow. Whether you’re refining visuals for a pitch deck, enhancing marketing assets, or simply making your slides pop, the image editor makes it fast and seamless. You can make edits like improving the resolution, removing the background, and more”.
Roadmap ID: 551187. Platform(s): Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 When using Agent Mode in Word, you will be able to manually select which model to use
Microsoft: “Agent Mode in Word lets you choose from multiple models, giving you flexibility to select the right model for your task”.
Roadmap ID: 545012. Platform(s): Web. Due February 2026.
🔭 Copilot Agent Mode in PowerPoint
Microsoft: “Agent Mode in PowerPoint lets you transform, polish, and edit presentations through natural conversation in chat—preserving your deck’s formatting, structure, and branding. Guide Copilot to update slides, refine layouts, and iterate on content using enterprise data, so you can focus on your ideas and present with confidence”.
Roadmap ID: 548646 (without a Copilot licence) and 548520 (with a Copilot licence). Platform(s): Web. Due February 2026.
🚫 Cancelled: Turn Teams Meetings into PowerPoint Slides
Update 23rd January 2026: “We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience”. Read more.
🔍 View all PowerPoint, Word or Excel updates.
SharePoint
🔜 Drawn electronic signatures with eSignature for Microsoft 365
Microsoft will add a new option that will allow you to draw your electronic signature when signing PDFs in eSignature for Microsoft 365, giving you a more natural signing experience and expanding the existing typed signature option. You can create drawn signatures with a stylus, touch, or mouse while switching between drawn and typed signatures during signing.
References: MC1225195 and 365 Roadmap ID 548670. Due mid-March to mid-May 2026.
🔜 Create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint
Microsoft is introducing a new way to create structured documents using Microsoft Forms and SharePoint. Due early to late February 2026. Read more.
🕔 Two new dark themes for SharePoint sites
Microsoft will let admins apply two new multi-colour dark themes (Dark Teal and Dark Blue) to SharePoint sites via “Change the look” in site settings. These out-of-the-box themes will update headers, footers, sections, text web parts, and Design Ideas, offering modern palettes for low-light environments while meeting accessibility standards, with no impact on existing themes or functionality.
References: MC1187401 and roadmap ID 526788. Now due late January to late February 2026.
🕔 SharePoint introduces a new Workflows experience
SharePoint introduces a new Workflows experience aligned with the new Teams experience. Now due early to late March 2026. Read more.
🚫 SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement
Microsoft: “SharePoint 2013 workflows will be disabled for new tenants starting April 2, 2024, and fully retired for all tenants on April 2, 2026. Organizations must migrate to Power Automate or other solutions, notify users, and prepare support teams accordingly”.
Reference: MC542767. Due 2nd April 2026. Read more: SharePoint 2013 workflow retirement – Microsoft Support.
🔍 View all SharePoint updates.
Teams
🔜 View all your Microsoft Teams drafts in one place
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new Drafts button to help you find, edit, and send draft messages. Selecting Drafts shows your draft messages across Teams, allowing you to delete, edit, or send. Due mid to late March 2026. Read more.
🔜 Updated rate my call feedback experience
The rate my call survey is occasionally shown to users after a Teams call or meeting ends. It is being redesigned to make it easier for you report call quality and issues. The results are used by your organisation to help you and your colleagues.
Reference: MC1183608. Now due mid to late February 2026.
🔜 Create custom Teams meeting AI recap summaries
Teams and Copilot will soon allow you to create personalised meeting notes using templates and instructions. Now due early to late February 2026. Read more.
🔜ICYMI: Changes to Microsoft Teams meeting URLs
Microsoft Teams meeting URLs are being shortened to improve shareability and security. Now due by late January to late February 2026. Read more.
🔜 Brand impersonation protection for Teams Calling
Microsoft will add Brand Impersonation Protection to Teams Calling to help protect you from fraudulent external callers posing as trusted organisations, reducing social-engineering risks. Teams will assess inbound calls for impersonation, show high-risk warnings before and during suspicious calls, and allow you to accept, block, or end the call, with the feature enabled by default and existing calling policies unchanged.
References: MC1219793 and 365 Roadmap ID 543239. Due mid to late February March 2026.
🔜 The Teams meeting notes feature is coming to instant meetings
The Teams meeting notes feature is being made available for instant calls and meetings, such as those started from Meet now and calls started from chat. Now due early to late April 2026. Read more.
🔜 Microsoft is pushing Viva Engage communities into the Chat navigation in Teams
Microsoft is adding Viva Engage communities to the Chat navigation in Teams. Now due April and May 2026. Read more.
🔜 Automatic removal of EXIF data from shared images
Microsoft Teams will soon automatically remove hidden EXIF metadata (details such as photo location, camera model, and device information) from images that you share in chats and channels to protect sensitive details. This update will apply to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web. The visible image content will remain unchanged. If you need to retain EXIF data, you can upload the image to OneDrive and share a link in Teams instead.
References: MC1217997 and 365 Roadmap ID 542795. Due mid-February to early March 2026.
🔜 Prevent accidental sends in Teams chat by choosing your ‘Enter’ key behaviour
Teams will soon have a setting to prevent the Enter key from accidentally sending chat messages. Due mid to late February 2026. Read more.
🔜 Improvements to meeting threads in Microsoft Teams channels
Microsoft: “We’re improving channel meetings in Microsoft Teams by reducing automatic meeting updates in channel conversations. This change helps keep channels cleaner and focused on real user replies, while meeting details remain accessible when you open the meeting thread”.
Reference: MC1217638. Due early to late February 2026.
🔜 Browser selection for links in Teams Mobile
Teams Mobile users on Android and iOS will soon be able to choose which browser opens non‑Office and PDF links in order to improve security and user experience. When you open a non‑Office or PDF link, a pop‑up will appear at the bottom of the screen prompting you to select a browser. Microsoft states they will encourage the use of Microsoft Edge, because it “supports Single Sign-On (SSO), Copilot, and enhanced security”. If Microsoft Edge is not installed and you select Edge, you will be prompted to download it.
Reference: MC1216263. Due late February 2026. View full image.
🔜 For the admins: Introducing a new tool to migrate content from Slack to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft: “We’re introducing a new Slack to Microsoft Teams migration tool to help organizations seamlessly transition collaboration from Slack to Teams. This tool enables administrators to migrate content from Slack public and private channels into Teams shared, public, and private channels, reducing complexity and improving continuity”.
References: MC1213779 and Roadmap ID 485709. Due late January to early March 2026. Read more: Migrating from Slack to Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn.
🕔 Microsoft Teams is introducing a redesigned Workflows experience
This new version of Workflows in Teams aims to deliver a faster, more intuitive, and streamlined interface. Now due late February 2026. Read more.
🕔 Find SharePoint agents in Teams chats and Teams Store
Microsoft will let you discover and add SharePoint agents within Microsoft Teams chats on Desktop and Mac. You will add them via the Add agents and bots option in the chat dropdown, which opens the in‑context store for discovery and selection. SharePoint agents will also appear in the Teams Store under the Agents category, making them easier for you to find.
References: MC1193415 and 365 Roadmap ID 515465. Now due mid to late March 2026. Related: Share an agent from SharePoint in Teams – Microsoft Support.
🕔 Rollout resumed: Intelligent Recap in Teams to include supporting screenshots
Microsoft Teams’ intelligent meeting recap will soon include shared-screen content for richer, more visual summaries. Now due mid to late February 2026. Read more.
🕔 Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions
Microsoft: “After the rollout, meeting participants who are not sharing their screens will have the ability to request an annotation session. This request will be sent to the presenter sharing their screen who can choose to accept or deny it”.
References: MC1019312 and 365 Roadmap ID 89975. Now due late March to late April 2026.
🕔 Include Teams channels in your Context IQ prompts
Teams channels are being added as a grounding option in M365 Copilot. A new Channels filter will help you find and select your channel(s).
References: MC1165054 and 365 Roadmap ID 429645. Now due early December 2025 to mid-February 2026. Read more about using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat – Microsoft Support.
🕔 Express voice enrolment in Microsoft Teams
Express voice enrolment in Teams will register your voice profile. A voice profile enables features such as voice isolation, speaker recognition, identification in meeting rooms, improved transcripts, and enhanced meeting recaps and insights powered by M365 Copilot. If you haven’t enrolled yet, you’ll receive a prompt to opt in and enrol by speaking during a meeting. This feature will be ON by default, but can be disabled by your organisation.
References: MC1197146 and Roadmap ID 537269. Now due mid to late February March 2026.
🕔 Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network
Microsoft: “Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When users connect to their organization’s Wi-Fi, Teams can automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in. This feature is opt-in and requires you to take action to configure it”.
References: MC1081568 and 365 Roadmap ID 488800. Now due early to mid-March 2026.
This update is beneficial for end users to be aware of, but it’s primarily for administrators because of the configuration required to set it up.
🕔 Interpreter agent support in Teams rooms on Windows
Microsoft: “The Interpreter agent is now available in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows for devices with a Teams Rooms Pro license. This feature enables real-time interpretation in up to nine languages, allowing participants to speak and listen in their preferred language. It also offers an option to simulate a participant’s personal voice for a more inclusive experience. No additional Copilot license is required”.
Referecens: MC1188221 and Roadmap ID 516571. Due late January to late February 2026.
🕔 Copilot without transcription becomes the default for meetings – conversation history now persists
Microsoft: “Microsoft Teams Copilot will default to running without transcription for new meetings starting mid-September 2025*, with conversation history now persisting during meetings. Transcription must be manually enabled for post-meeting insights. Custom policies remain unchanged, and admins can control settings via Teams meeting policies”.
References: MC1139493 and 365 Roadmap ID 478611. *Now due late March 2026 to early April 2026. Read more about using Copilot without recording a Teams meeting – Microsoft Support.
🕔 Private chat for organisers and presenters in structured meetings, webinars, and town halls
Microsoft will add a private chat for organisers, co-organisers, and presenters in structured meetings and webinars, letting you communicate privately before, during, and after events. Backroom chat behaviour in town halls will also be standardised to remove inconsistencies caused by streaming chat settings and Teams Premium licences.
References: MC1188222 and Roadmap ID 392328. Now due early to late March 2026.
🕔 There is a new Microsoft Teams setting to view incoming calls in a small window
You will soon be able to enable a new setting in Microsoft Teams that allows you to view incoming calls in a small window, minimising disruptions. Read more.
🔭 People Skills on the profile card expanding to Teams
Microsoft: “Access to People Skills on the Microsoft 365 profile card is expanding to Microsoft Teams. With this update, employees will be able to view skills directly on the profile card in Teams—making it easier to learn about colleagues, build meaningful connections, and manage their own skills profile right from within their everyday flow of work”.
Roadmap ID: 552588. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac. Due March 2026.
🔭 Microsoft Edge: Protected Clipboard
Microsoft: “Admins shouldn’t have to choose between locking down copy/paste and risking data leaks. Protected Clipboard offers a smarter way for keeping sensitive data safe without disrupting user workflows. Leveraging Purview DLP policies to define trusted boundaries across managed cloud apps. Data inside those admin defined boundaries can stay protected while external data can enter if needed. Granular control for admins. Seamless productivity for users”.
Roadmap ID: 547828. Platform(s): Web. Due December 2026. Read more: Microsoft Edge Protected Clipboard | Microsoft Learn.
🔭 Microsoft Edge: Watermarking Protection
Microsoft: “Watermarking Protection in Microsoft Edge helps organizations visibly reinforce data protection policies by overlaying a persistent watermark on sensitive content viewed in the browser. This feature is designed to deter unauthorized sharing, support compliance efforts, and increase user awareness when handling confidential information”.
Roadmap ID: 547827. Platform(s): Web. Due December 2026. Read more: Watermark Protection | Microsoft Learn.
🔍 View all Teams updates.
Viva
🔭 Engage Event Broadcast, Meetings and custom events with moderated feed, annoynmous posting on web & mobile
Microsoft: “Enhancing the Engage Events experience with additional capabilities such as Broadcast for large scale produced events, Meetings based Events. Organizers will have additional support for moderating the posted questions and conversations, and attendees can post questions anonymously. An Events Landing page allows for attendees and organizers to have one place for the contiguous events experience of “Before”, “During” and “After”.
Roadmap ID: 537280. Platform(s): Android, iOS, Web. Due March 2026.
Around Microsoft 365
🔜 Microsoft Edge gets a refreshed profile flyout experience
The Microsoft Edge profile flyout will soon be updated to make it easier to distinguish between work and personal profiles, manage credentials, and quickly access settings. Due mid to late February 2026. Read more.
🔜 Power Automate – Debug easily into condition actions at runtime
Microsoft: “This feature simplifies the debugging experience for the ‘Condition’ action after your flow runs. You can view detailed results for each row in a condition action, including the values in dynamic content and expressions, helping to locate the part of the condition didn’t work as expected. This is helpful for flows with complex condition logic that use multiple expressions and dynamic content”.
Reference: MC1218294. Read more: Debug easily into condition actions at runtime | Microsoft Learn.
🕔 Microsoft 365: Modern Access Request and Access Denied web page
Microsoft will introduce a visual refresh of the Access Request and Access Denied page experience across Microsoft 365, redesigned to make it easier to request access to content such as documents, SharePoint sites, or Teams meeting recordings. This update will include modern Fluent illustrations and animations, along with clearer messaging to help you understand and resolve access issues.
Reference: MC1188599. Now due March 2026.
🕔 Microsoft Authenticator to block Entra credentials on jailbroken/rooted devices
Microsoft Authenticator will block Entra credentials on jailbroken/rooted iOS and Android devices. Now due between February and June 2026. Read more.
🕔 M365 Copilot rewrite is coming to editable text in Edge
M365 Copilot users will soon be able to use Rewrite to draft and rephrase editable text within the Edge browser. Now due from mid-March 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Edge: Microsoft 365 Copilot will support summarisation and contextual grounding
Microsoft Edge for Business will soon support summarisation and contextual grounding with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, allowing you to ask Copilot questions about multiple open browser tabs, Microsoft 365 documents such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and YouTube videos directly from the Edge side pane. This feature will be off by default.
References: MC1187682 and 365 Roadmap ID 496364, 499423, and 499424 (it is worth reading each of these for extra context). Now due mid-March 2026.
🕔 Microsoft Edge for Business and Microsoft 365 Copilot: Introducing “What’s New” page after major updates
Microsoft will add a “What’s New” page in Edge for Business that opens automatically in a new tab after a major browser update, showing you the latest features in Edge and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
References: MC1188225 and 365 Roadmap ID 526798. Now due mid to late February 2026.
🕔 Microsoft Planner: Support for Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) content sensitivity labels
Microsoft will add support for Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labels in Planner at the content level, enabling encryption, restricting unauthorised actions such as copying or exporting, and applying visual markings, such as watermarks, to support clear sensitivity awareness. This update will help you prevent data leaks, maintain compliance, and collaborate securely, while aligning Planner with Microsoft Purview standards to ensure consistent enforcement of security and data protection policies.
References: MC1191342 and 365 Roadmap ID 523819. Now due early December 2025 to late January 2026.
🔭 M365 Copilot and Forms: Surveys Agent and Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms
Microsoft: “Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is now integrated in Microsoft Forms, including enabling the Surveys Agent from within Forms. Surveys Agent provides specialized capabilities to help with your form – from recommending and applying improvements to your form or quiz, to helping draft and send invitations, to analyzing your results. Surveys Agent is available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and can be accessed by clicking the “Copilot” icon in Forms”.
Roadmap ID: 553136. Platform(s): Web. Due February 2026.
🚫 Retirement of Power BI Q&A
Microsoft: “We are announcing the retirement of Q&A, Power BI’s legacy natural language tool. Starting December 2026, Q&A experiences will be retired. Moving forward, users can leverage Power BI Copilot, which offers a more advanced and integrated solution for querying data using generative AI. This change reduces feature overlap, accelerates innovation, and provides a consistent experience across Power BI”.
Reference: MC1218421. Retirement due late December 2026. Read more: Deprecating Power BI Q&A | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI.
🚫 Power BI: End of support for on-prem SharePoint web part
Microsoft: “We are ending support for the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Report Viewer SharePoint Webpart feature. This change aligns with our efforts to simplify integration and improve reliability by using modern embedding methods. Instead of the Webpart, we recommend embedding SSRS reports in SharePoint using URL parameters”.
References: MC1217651. Due 13th April 2026. Related: Deploy the SQL Server Reporting Services Report Viewer web part on a SharePoint site – SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and URL access parameter reference – SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | Microsoft Learn.
🚫 Microsoft Lens app will retire
Microsoft will retire the Microsoft Lens app from iOS and Android through a phased approach starting on 9th January 2026. Microsoft recommended using the OneDrive app’s scanning capability instead. The app will be removed from app stores on 9th February 2026. If you already have the app installed on your device, you can continue using the scanning capability until 9th March 2026; after this date, you will no longer be able to create new scans. You will continue to be able to access your existing scans from the My Scans section while the app remains installed on your device, although this capability will no longer be supported by Microsoft. To access past scans, you must be signed in to the last active account used in the Microsoft Lens app.
Reference: MC1131064. Retirement due from 9th January 2025. Read more: Retirement of Microsoft Lens – Microsoft Support.
🚫 Retirement of the Sway Windows Desktop App
Microsoft: “The Sway Windows desktop app will be retired on June 1, 2026. Users should transition to the web version at sway.cloud.microsoft, which retains all features and content”.
Reference: MC1213784. Due 1st June 2026.
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