Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in June.
Check out the May 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.
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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
✅ Copilot Cowork is now generally available, arrives with billing news and an interface update
Copilot Cowork is now generally available worldwide, bringing multi-model support, new plugins, updated skill management and navigation, Microsoft Purview integration, and support for branded templates and image creation. Rolled out mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Shorter, more scannable Copilot Search summaries
Copilot Search in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app is getting an improved summarised answer at the top of your search results. The answer will be shorter and easier to scan, and you’ll be able to continue straight into Copilot chat with full context preserved. Due late July to late August 2026. Read more.
🔜 Add Outlook emails as references in Copilot Notebooks.
Microsoft is extending Copilot grounding so you will be able to add Outlook emails as reference sources in Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks, alongside files and other content, through the Add references experience where an email option will appear. This lets Copilot draw on the conversations, decisions and context held in your email to generate more relevant outputs. You will be able to add up to 300 total sources per notebook, including emails. Email content reflects its state at the time it is added and does not update with later replies or changes, and in shared notebooks, email content is only available to people who were participants in the original email. Email attachments are not supported as grounding sources at this stage. For Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) users with access to Copilot Notebooks.
References: MC1392569 and roadmap ID 564910. Due early to late July 2026.
🔜 Update: The new Copilot experience will offer a New Copilot toggle until 15th July 2026
Microsoft: “The worldwide rollout will begin standard release on June 22. Users will see a “New Copilot” toggle in the top right of their app that lets them switch between the current experience and the updated experience. The updated experience will be turned on by default.” and “On July 15 for standard release, the toggle will be removed and the updated experience will be default on without the option for users to switch back to the previous experience. On August 22, the updated experience will start rolling out worldwide for deferred release”. Read more.
🔜 Microsoft 365 Copilot app to be automatically installed alongside Microsoft 365 Apps.
Microsoft is resuming the automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices that have Microsoft 365 desktop apps, so you can easily discover and engage with Copilot’s productivity features without needing to install it yourself. The app will be installed by default without any user interaction required; if it is already installed on your device, nothing will change. Your organisation’s admin can opt out if needed. Note this change does not apply to customers in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Reference: MC1152323. Due mid-June to mid-July 2026.
🔜Copilot Notebooks comes to Copilot Chat for Basic users
Copilot Notebooks is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for people with Copilot Chat (Basic) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Basic) experiences, extending it beyond those with a Copilot add-on licence. Notebooks give you a persistent, AI-powered workspace to organise content, add references and reason over your materials with Copilot in one place. Due mid-June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Share your screen with Copilot in a voice session
Microsoft 365 Copilot is getting Vision in voice sessions, letting you share your desktop screen or mobile camera and ask Copilot about what you’re seeing. Copilot analyses the visual content in real time and gives you insights, explanations or guidance grounded in both what’s on screen and your work data.
Due late June to late July 2026. Read more.
🔜 Create a Study Guide in Copilot Notebooks
Copilot Notebooks is getting Study Guide, a new way to turn your uploaded documents into interactive study materials such as summaries, topic pages, flashcards, quizzes, fill-in-the-blank and matching activities. Everything is generated from, and cited back to, your own reference files. Due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Copilot settings to arrive in classic Outlook for Windows.
Microsoft is adding Copilot settings to classic Outlook for Windows, so you can view and manage Copilot directly from the File menu, including turning Copilot on or off for your experience. This brings the settings into the application where you use Copilot and does not change Copilot licensing, eligibility, or admin controls; it also will not enable Copilot for anyone who does not already have access.
References: MC1358831 and roadmap ID 561491. Due early to late July 2026.
🔜 Create infographics in Microsoft Copilot Notebooks
Microsoft Copilot Notebooks is getting Infographics, a new way to turn your notebook content into clear, structured visual summaries built from the grounded references already in your notebook. You’ll be able to generate, preview, copy or download them, and they save automatically back into the notebook. Due late June to mid-July 2026. Read more.
🔜 Get Copilot suggested edits in your Copilot Pages
Copilot is getting the ability to suggest edits that improve the clarity and quality of your writing directly in Copilot Pages, without leaving the page. You’ll be able to ask for feedback using Copilot Shortcuts or Copilot Chat, then apply each suggestion with a single click. Due late June to mid-July 2026. Read more.
🔜 For the admins: publish curated prompts to Copilot Chat.
This one is for administrators rather than everyday users, but worth knowing about if you lean on Copilot. Microsoft is letting your organisation create, publish and pin curated prompts that appear directly in Copilot Chat, so rather than everyone working out good prompts for themselves, your admins can offer a set that reflects your organisation’s priorities, terminology and approved workflows. You will see these as a clearer starting point when you open Copilot Chat. Admins manage them from the Microsoft 365 admin centre, and your existing Copilot licensing and governance still apply. If it sounds useful, it is worth raising with whoever runs Copilot where you work. For Microsoft 365 Copilot users, set up by your admins.
References: MC1396361 and roadmap ID 486695. Due early to late July 2026. Read more about organisation prompts on Microsoft Learn.
🕑 Updates to memory and personalisation
Microsoft will soon update Memory in Microsoft 365 Copilot to improve personalisation by using your chat history to tailor responses, making interactions more relevant and helpful. You will see a redesigned Memory settings page with clearer controls, making it easier to view and manage what Copilot remembers.
Reference: MC1158329. Now due from early January to July 2026.
🕑 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 late May to late June 2026.
🕔 Content Sources in Copilot Chat.
Microsoft is introducing a new capability that will let Microsoft 365 Copilot users scope Copilot Chat responses by selecting specific content sources, improving the relevance and accuracy of responses by limiting them to the sources you choose. Copilot responses will be scoped only to your selected sources; the feature will be enabled by default, with no impact to admin settings or policies and no change to existing Copilot behaviour unless you actively select sources.
References: MC1127230 and roadmap ID 496596. Now due mid to late June 2026.
🕔 Updated handling of work entities added in the Copilot Chat box
In Copilot, you can use the + menu to add work content to a prompt. How those added ‘entities’ appear is changing. Now due late May to mid-June 2026. Read more.
🔭 Complex web search with Copilot in Excel
Microsoft: “Copilot in Excel improves complex web search quality with a multi-agent search system that coordinates parallel research, verifies findings, and re-checks gaps when needed, delivering faster and more complete answers across multiple sources.”
Roadmap ID: 566872. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Insights: Copilot Analytics – Cowork adoption and impact
Microsoft: “Deeper insights into Cowork adoption and impact accessible from the new AI Cost dashboard and Copilot dashboard. Includes export capability. All metrics can be queried by analysts with the new AI cost query in advanced insights.”
Roadmap ID: 567005. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Block the use of maker-provided credentials for authentication
Microsoft: “By blocking the use of maker’s credentials by AI agents, admins can increase the security and compliance of agents in their organizations:
- Prevent unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data that the maker’s credentials might have access to.
- Help organizations comply with data protection regulations (such as GDPR or HIPAA) by ensuring only authorized identities are used for data access.
- Enable IT and security teams to enforce organizational policies around identity and access management.
- Increase trust among stakeholders and IT departments, making it easier to adopt AI agents at scale.”
Roadmap ID: 566997. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Enforce safe sharing by detecting credential oversharing
Microsoft: “This feature helps organizations reduce security risk by preventing agents and flows from being shared when they rely on unsafe identities, such as maker credentials. By detecting identity oversharing early and enforcing safe‑sharing policies at publish and share time, customers can avoid identity leakage, privilege escalation, and unintended access – while still allowing makers to build and iterate safely within approved guardrails.”
Roadmap ID: 566873. Platform(s): Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Invoke agents as workflow steps with the agent node
Microsoft: “The agent node lets you embed reasoning directly into your workflow. This means fewer manual handoffs, faster processing times, and workflows that can handle nuanced decisions without additional development effort, helping teams automate more of their end-to-end processes and reduce operational overhead.”
Roadmap ID: 566998. Platform(s): Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Updated Copilot Answers
Microsoft: “Copilot Answers in Copilot Search (in the M365 Copilot App on web and desktop) will provide more concise responses and more prominently highlight the ability to continue in the conversation in Copilot chat on the right-hand sidebar.”
Roadmap ID: 562354. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 People Skills- removal and deletion admin control
Microsoft: “A new admin control in the People Skills settings lets administrators permanently remove their organization’s People Skills data from the tenant. With this new control, organizations can delete their entire skills library along with all users confirmed, inferred, and imported skills data—giving them full control to offboard from People Skills in support of data governance and compliance needs. Once deletion is initiated, skills will no longer appear on user profile cards or be used across Microsoft 365 skills-based experiences such as Copilot and Viva. The control is admin-only with no automatic changes.”
Roadmap ID: 565905. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Multiple Voice Styles in M365 Copilot voice chats
Microsoft: “Users can select from multiple voice style options for their voice experience in M365 Copilot.”
Roadmap ID: 564804. Platform(s): Desktop, Mobile. Due June 2026.
🔭 Work IQ APIs: Pay‑As‑You‑Go Consumption
Microsoft: “Enables metered, pay‑as‑you‑go access to Work IQ endpoints, allowing developers to invoke agents and capabilities without requiring pre‑assigned licenses, with usage billed based on the agents and models invoked per request.”
Roadmap ID: 559017. Platform(s): Desktop, Linux, Mac, Web. Due June 2026.
🔍 View all Copilot updates.
OneDrive
🔜 New libraries view in OneDrive for the web
OneDrive for the web is getting a new Libraries view that replaces the existing More places experience. You’ll be able to browse SharePoint document libraries from recent activity, your Teams, and your favourite sites, all from one refreshed and easier to navigate view. Due mid to late July 2026. Read more.
🔜 OneDrive on iOS to let you find and browse SharePoint document libraries.
Microsoft is improving the OneDrive iOS app so you can more easily find and access SharePoint document libraries. You will be able to search for libraries by name, browse an updated Libraries view with Recent, My Teams and Favourite Sites tabs, sort by recently modified or alphabetically, and navigate straight to a site’s default document library, switching between libraries via a breadcrumb in the header. This brings the mobile experience closer to how you access SharePoint document libraries on desktop and web. Your existing SharePoint permissions and admin policies will continue to be respected, with no changes to data storage, sharing behaviour or security controls.
Reference: MC1393813. Due late June to late July 2026.
🔜 OneDrive mobile to get an improved Shared file experience.
Microsoft is updating the OneDrive mobile Shared view with a streamlined two-tab layout to make it easier to find and manage shared files. A “With you” tab will show files others have shared with you, while a “By you” tab will show files you have shared with others, bringing the mobile experience into line with the web for greater consistency. You will also get new sorting options, file type filters, and at-a-glance visibility into recent sharing and editing activity. For anyone who uses OneDrive on iOS, Android or iPad.
Reference: MC1393812. Due late June to late July 2026.
🔜 Choose where to save shortcuts in OneDrive
OneDrive is getting a new option when adding shortcuts, letting you save them to a dedicated Shortcuts folder rather than always dropping them in the root of My files. The Shortcuts folder is created automatically the first time you use it, has a unique colour and icon to make it easy to spot, and existing shortcuts are not moved. Due mid to late July 2026. Read more.
🔭 Block screen capture for sensitivity-labeled PDFs in the OneDrive and SharePoint web viewer
Microsoft: “The OneDrive and SharePoint web PDF viewer will block screenshots and screen capture in Microsoft Edge when users open PDFs whose sensitivity (MIP) label includes the Do Not Allow Screen Capture permission.”
Roadmap ID: 566695. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Find your group sites faster with the new My Sites tab in OneDrive for iOS
Microsoft: “The new My Sites tab in the OneDrive iOS app gives you one place to find every group-connected SharePoint site you own or belong to. Instead of relying on recent files or search, you can browse a complete list of your sites and jump straight to their default document libraries — right from your iPhone or iPad. It’s especially handy when you don’t remember a site’s name, haven’t opened it recently, or were just added as a member of a new site, so you spend less time hunting and more time working with your team’s content.”
Roadmap ID: 566531. Platform(s): iOS. Due July 2026.
🔭 Document library views now available in OneDrive
Microsoft: “Users can now work with SharePoint document library views directly from OneDrive. In addition to switching between existing views, users can create and manage views to customize how library content is organized and displayed. This helps teams surface the information that matters most while staying within the OneDrive experience.”
Roadmap ID: 566313. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Find document libraries in OneDrive search results
Microsoft: “We’re making it easier for users to find document libraries directly from OneDrive search results. When users search in OneDrive, relevant SharePoint document libraries may appear alongside files and folders, helping users quickly get back to shared team content without needing to navigate across multiple sites.”
Roadmap ID: 566204. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Refreshed file browsing and filtering experience in OneDrive Web
Microsoft: “OneDrive is making it easier to find and work with files across Microsoft 365. We’re refreshing the filtering experience across OneDrive Web, updating existing filters in views like Home, Shared, People, Meetings, and Favorites to support multiple filters at once, and bringing those same filtering capabilities to folder-based experiences such as My files and shared folders. Users can also filter content by file type using both filter pills and the filter pane. We’re also bringing the modern SharePoint document library experience to OneDrive Web, with an updated layout, improved navigation, and familiar file management capabilities. Together, these updates make it easier to browse, filter, and manage content, while providing a more seamless experience across OneDrive and SharePoint.”
Roadmap ID: 566316. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Collaborate on Markdown files with co-authoring and autosave
Microsoft: “We’re bringing co-authoring and autosave to Markdown files in OneDrive and SharePoint, making it easier for teams to collaborate on Markdown content directly in Microsoft 365. Multiple users will be able to edit the same Markdown file together in the web experience, with changes saved automatically, reducing the risk of lost work and removing the need to manually manage versions.”
Roadmap ID: 565906. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔍 View all OneDrive updates.
Outlook
🔜 Outlook for iOS and Android to retire the Send Availability feature.
Microsoft is retiring the Send Availability feature in Outlook for iOS and Android, as part of efforts to simplify the mobile email experience and focus on core productivity workflows. You will no longer see the Calendar (availability sharing) option while drafting an email, though there are no changes to calendar functionality itself. You can still check your calendar and manually include your available times in email responses. For all Outlook users on iOS and Android.
Reference: MC1393802. Due mid to late July 2026.
🔜 Outlook to group email notifications that arrive at the same time.
Microsoft is updating Outlook to automatically group email notifications that arrive within a few seconds into a single alert, reducing interruptions while still being kept informed of new messages. Selecting the notification will open the latest email in your inbox, with any other unread emails in the group visible there as well. The feature will be enabled by default, and you can manage it in Settings > General > Notifications > Email > Group notifications. For users of new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web.
Reference: MC1385580. Due late June to late July 2026.
🔜 Outlook for iOS to improve PDF preview.
Microsoft is improving the PDF preview experience in Outlook for iOS. You will be able to preview MIP-labelled (protected) PDFs directly in the app, and a new controls toolbar at the bottom of the preview will let you zoom in and out, navigate pages and search for keywords within the PDF. The Open in Copilot button will move to the More (…) menu in the upper-right corner. For anyone who views PDF attachments in Outlook for iOS.
References: MC1384419 and roadmap ID 564970. Due early July to early September 2026.
🔜 Schedule events from shared and delegate mailboxes.
Microsoft is introducing event scheduling from shared and delegate mailboxes, so executive assistants, Chiefs of Staff and delegates will be able to organise events on behalf of leaders or teams using a shared or delegated mailbox. Invitations, updates and notifications will be sent from the selected mailbox identity rather than your personal one, so event communications come from recognised organisational mailboxes that recipients can trust. If you schedule on behalf of others, you will be able to manage all the scheduling and logistics from that mailbox. This is for event organisers, executive assistants, Chiefs of Staff, delegates and admins who manage events for leaders or teams.
References: MC1326502 and roadmap ID 561912. Due early to late July 2026.
🔜 Your Exchange admin will be able to change a meeting’s organiser.
Microsoft is adding a new PowerShell cmdlet that lets administrators change the organiser of an existing meeting or meeting series in Exchange Online. You can’t do this yourself, but your organisation’s Exchange admin will be able to do it for you, which keeps long-running meetings going when an organiser changes role, goes on leave, or is offboarded, without anyone needing to recreate the series. If you’re an attendee in the same tenant, the existing event on your calendar will be silently updated to show the new organiser and you won’t need to decline and reaccept; attendees outside the tenant will receive two messages (one ending the old series and one inviting them to the new one) and should reaccept. Meeting history is preserved throughout.
References: MC1227623 and roadmap ID 554937. Due late June to July 2026.
🔜 Outlook to support the External email tag in Inbox Rules.
Microsoft is enhancing Outlook Inbox Rules so you will be able to use the External email tag as a rule condition. This tag is applied by the ExternalInOutlook feature to identify messages that originate outside your organisation, giving you more control over how external emails are organised and prioritised. You will be able to create rules that automatically move or categorise external messages, with rule management supported across modern Outlook clients. For Outlook users and Exchange Online admins in tenants with ExternalInOutlook enabled.
References: MC1319208 and roadmap ID 563806. Due early to late June 2026.
🕑 Outlook Mobile: Follow a meeting option
Microsoft will introduce a new Follow option for meetings in Outlook Mobile, which will help you stay informed when you cannot attend by prompting organisers to record the meeting and by ensuring you receive key updates and follow‑up items.
Reference: MC1248393. Now due mid-July to mid-August 2026. Read about following a meeting in Outlook – Microsoft Support.
🕑 Clearer RSVP selection in Outlook Mobile
Microsoft is improving the RSVP experience in Outlook Mobile by highlighting the response you have selected (Yes, Maybe, or No), making it easier to see how you have responded to a meeting invitation (1) and to edit it if needed (2). This update will apply to everyone who accesses Outlook Mobile on iOS or Android.
References: MC1269211. Now due late June to late July 2026.
🔭 Block External Images Settings Update
Microsoft: “Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows now support will support new settings for loading external images. New settings will allow customers to block all external content, or to load all content by default if the customer admin allows. Existing default behavior will not be changed (load external content only for safe senders).”
Roadmap ID: 565862. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Improvements to Save Contacts on iPhone and iPad
Microsoft: “Outlook contacts become available system-wide (caller ID, Phone, Messages, Siri) using Apple’s Contact Provider framework — without full address-book access or copying contacts onto your device.”
Roadmap ID: 567006. Platform(s): iOS. Due January 2027.
🔭 S/MIME support for Shared Mailboxes and Delegate Mailboxes in New Outlook for Windows
Microsoft: “New Outlook for Windows will extend S/MIME support to shared mailboxes and delegate mailboxes associated with a user’s primary account. Users will be able to sign, encrypt, decrypt, and reply to S/MIME-protected messages while working from shared and delegated mailboxes.
Roadmap ID: 565861. Platform(s): Desktop. Due July 2026.
🔍 View all Outlook updates.
PowerPoint, Word and Excel
✅ New file selector for Copilot Excel Agent
With the new file selector, you can quickly find and select the files you want Excel Agent to process, all from one place. It makes it easier to locate relevant content and get more from Excel Agent. Rolled out late May to late June 2026. Read more.
✅ Copilot’s ‘Prepare for Questions’ skill in PowerPoint
Copilot’s new ‘Prepare for Questions’ skill in PowerPoint helps you become a more confident presenter by analysing your presentation, spotting potential weak points and anticipating the questions your audience might ask. It now supports both the Anthropic and GPT-5.5 models. Rolled out late May 2026. Read more.
✅ Copilot offers Anthropic models when editing Word documents.
Microsoft has expanded the AI model options in Microsoft 365 Copilot, so you can use Anthropic models alongside OpenAI models when editing documents with Copilot in Word. Anthropic operates as a Microsoft subprocessor, giving administrators extra AI provider configuration options while Microsoft’s existing security, privacy and compliance commitments continue to apply. Outside the EU, EFTA and the UK, the models are on by default; within the EU, EFTA and the UK, they are off by default and require explicit admin enablement, with admins able to switch Anthropic on or off at the tenant level at any time. For Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) users.
References: MC1296489 and roadmap ID 558440. Rolled out mid to late May 2026.
✅ Copilot’s ‘Review this presentation’ skill in PowerPoint
4th June update. Microsoft: “This skill now supports both Anthropic model and GPT5.5 model.” Read more.
✅ Copilot’s ‘Visualise this slide’ skill is coming to PowerPoint
4th June update. Microsoft: “This skill now supports both Anthropic model and GPT5.5 model.” Read more.
🔜 Create branded presentations with Copilot in PowerPoint
You can now select a brand kit when using Copilot in PowerPoint to generate presentations, ensuring the slides Copilot creates automatically match your organisation’s colours, fonts, and visual identity. Due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Search your organisation’s content directly in Excel Agent
You can now search across your organisation’s content directly in Excel Agent, including files, emails, meetings, chats, people, and transcripts, and use what you find as grounding for more relevant Copilot answers. Due mid-March to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Create presentations with Copilot straight from PowerPoint Home.
Microsoft is making it easier to get started with Copilot in PowerPoint for Windows by letting you create a presentation directly from PowerPoint Home. Microsoft hopes this will reduce friction at the start of your workflow by letting you move from idea to first draft faster without opening a new file. The option will also be available as soon as you open PowerPoint. For PowerPoint for Windows users with a Microsoft Copilot licence.
References: MC1311974 and roadmap ID 560694. Due from late May 2026. View full image.
🕑 Create Excel spreadsheets from Copilot notebooks
Create Excel spreadsheets directly from the content and references in a Copilot notebook. Now due early to mid-June 2026. Read more.
🔭 Create on brand presentations with additional brand assets
Microsoft: “Seamlessly access your brand colors, images, icons, logos and more right within PowerPoint to create on-brand presentations.”
Roadmap ID: 566351. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Summarise Excel text columns with Copilot
Microsoft: “Copilot can analyze columns of text to generate related categories or tags. For example, Copilot will find the main themes in survey responses from open-ended questions.”
Roadmap ID: 560531. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔍 View all PowerPoint, Word or Excel updates.
SharePoint
✅ SharePoint Pages adds Heading 1 (H1) to web part title areas.
Microsoft has added Heading 1 (H1) as a selectable heading level in SharePoint Pages web part title areas, helping you create pages with better semantic structure and accessibility. Selecting H1 is optional and must be explicitly chosen; existing pages are not changed, all other heading levels (H2 to H6) remain unchanged, the page banner continues to default to H1, and custom fonts are preserved regardless of heading level. For anyone who creates or edits pages in SharePoint Online.
Reference: MC1315218. Rolled out late May 2026.
🔜 New SharePoint experience (2026)
Reminder: From 15th June, Microsoft is introducing a new SharePoint experience that includes a redesigned SharePoint app bar and SharePoint start page. Now due mid-June to late July 2026. Read more.
🕑 New entry points for ‘Create pages with AI in SharePoint’
Copilot in SharePoint (previously AI in SharePoint) is gaining new entry points for AI-assisted page and news post creation. Authors can now start from the Publish landing page or the Site Template Gallery, moving from idea to publish-ready content faster while keeping full editing control. Due early March to early July 2026 (public preview). Read more.
🕑 eSignature for Microsoft 365 – Recipient groups
Microsoft will soon introduce recipient groups for eSignature in Microsoft 365, allowing you to assign a single recipient slot to multiple people so that the first person to sign will fulfil the signing requirement, reducing delays when a specific signer is unavailable, ensuring workflows are less likely to stall due to individual signer availability.
References: MC1290821 and 365 Roadmap ID 560822. Now due September 2026.
🕔 Turn your Copilot Pages into SharePoint News posts
In Copilot Pages, a new SharePoint option will appear under the Create button to convert your Copilot Pages into SharePoint News posts. Now due September 2026. Read more.
🕔 Custom skills for AI in SharePoint
Custom skills are coming to AI in SharePoint, letting you teach the AI to carry out common business tasks in a consistent, repeatable way — no code needed. You can tailor AI behaviour to your own documents, standards, and processes, such as reviewing compliance documents or offer letters, thereby reducing manual effort and improving reliability. Now due mid-June to early July 2026. Read more.
🔭 Neutral-themed SharePoint UI in Page Editing and Property Panes
Microsoft: “Coming soon for SharePoint: Neutral-themed SharePoint UI will be expanded to page editing and property pane experiences. This update is part of the SharePoint visual refresh and applies our new design language across the SharePoint page editing surfaces, helping create a more consistent, accessible, and modern editing experience.”
Roadmap ID: 566698. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Inline comments and notifications for Markdown files
Microsoft: “We’re adding inline commenting support for Markdown files in OneDrive and SharePoint, making it easier for teams to review, discuss, and collaborate on Markdown content directly in Microsoft 365. Users will be able to leave comments on specific parts of a Markdown file and receive notifications when they are mentioned or when there is activity that needs their attention.”
Roadmap ID: 566202. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Agent Access Insights heatmap for SharePoint and OneDrive sites
Microsoft: “Provides a visual heatmap of agent activity to help admins quickly detect patterns, hotspots, and unusual access behavior.”
Roadmap ID: 565027. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🚫 Reminder: Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature
15th June 2026 update. Microsoft: “We are updating this post as a reminder. SharePoint Alerts will be fully turned off starting in mid-July 2026.” Read more.
🚫 Retirement of featured links on SharePoint Start Page
Microsoft: “We’re retiring the Featured Links capability on the SharePoint Start Page due to low adoption. This change helps streamline SharePoint experiences and reduce complexity for admins and end users. Alternative options, such as global navigation links or Resources in Viva Connections, provide more consistent ways to highlight important content”.
Reference: MC1197131. Retirement due early March to late June 2026.
2nd June update from Microsoft: “We expect them to be 100% retired by the end of July.”
🔍 View all SharePoint updates.
Teams
🔜 Facilitator answers unanswered questions in Teams meetings
Facilitator in Microsoft Teams is getting a new capability that spots when a question in a meeting goes unanswered, then searches the web and posts a relevant answer in the meeting chat. It works quietly in the background, typically responding less than once per meeting, and only to questions relevant to the discussion. Due mid to late August 2026. Read more.
🔜 Catch up on meeting recaps in the new Teams Recap app
The new Recap app in Microsoft Teams is coming in July 2026, bringing your meeting recordings, transcripts, and AI summaries together in one place. You’ll be able to filter meetings, watch video recaps, or listen to audio recaps, including a combined audio recap across multiple meetings. Due early to late July 2026. Read more.
🔜 Open Teams message links in a new window.
Microsoft is bringing familiar browser style behaviour into Teams by letting you open links to messages, chats or channels in a separate window. This means you can view a linked message, chat or channel side by side with your current conversation without losing your place, which helps when you are multitasking or working across several threads. You can do this by selecting Open in new window from the link’s More options (•••) menu, or by using Ctrl and click on Windows or Cmd and click on Mac. For Teams users on the Windows and Mac desktop apps, this is not available in Teams for web.
References: MC1396359 and roadmap ID 565220. Due mid-July to mid-August 2026.
🔜 Assistant details show in the Organisation view of Teams profile cards.
Microsoft is adding Assistant information to the Organisation section of a profile card in Teams, in addition to the existing Contacts tab. Where the Assistant field is populated on someone’s Microsoft 365 profile, you will be able to see it directly from the Organisation section, making this detail easier to find. The information appears automatically when it is present on the profile, so there is nothing you need to set up yourself. For Teams users on desktop and web.
References: MC1405501 and roadmap ID 565221. Due mid-July to mid-August 2026.
🔜 Use multiple phone lines on Teams mobile.
Microsoft is extending Teams Phone multi-line functionality to mobile, so you will be able to manage and use multiple assigned phone numbers directly in the Teams mobile app. You will see and manage your assigned lines in the Calls app, choose which number to use when placing a call from the dial pad, and return calls on a selected line straight from your call history. A unified call history will be available with the ability to filter by phone line, giving you a more consistent calling experience across devices. This is particularly useful if you manage multiple roles or regions, as you can stay productive without switching devices or workflows. The feature will be available to anyone already configured with multiple phone numbers in Teams Phone. For Teams Phone users on mobile (iOS and Android).
References: MC1402306 and roadmap ID 565131. Due late July to mid-August 2026.
🔜 Connect Teams meetings to existing Planner plans.
Microsoft is introducing a new capability that will let you link a Teams meeting to an existing Planner plan, so meeting tasks can be tracked in one place rather than scattered across separate plans. At present, Teams meetings automatically create a new Planner plan for meeting-related tasks, which can spread tasks for the same initiative across several plans. With this update you will be able to choose an existing plan when you set up a meeting, and any tasks created during the meeting (including those generated by Facilitator) can be added to that plan. If you do not select a plan, meetings will continue to create a new one as before. The feature will be on by default and applies to organisations with Teams, Planner and Loop enabled.
References: MC1392571 and roadmap ID 561490. Due late July to late August 2026.
🔜 Teams to add granular channel notification settings.
Microsoft is giving you more control over Teams channel notifications with three presets: All new messages, Mentions and replies, and Mute. You will be able to customise each preset to manage notifications for unfollowed threads, tag mentions, channel mentions and team mentions within each channel, as well as control banner notifications, so you can focus on what matters in each channel and cut the noise. Your existing notification behaviour will stay the same unless you change your settings. For Teams users across desktop, web and mobile.
References: MC1388719 and roadmap ID 565132. Due late August to early September 2026.
🔜 Teams Interpreter to gain simultaneous mode enhancements.
Microsoft is enhancing Interpreter in Teams simultaneous mode to make multilingual meetings clearer. Interpreter will dynamically assign a distinct voice to each speaker so you can more easily tell who is speaking in multi-speaker conversations, shimmer visual effects will show only to participants who have activated Interpreter to reduce distractions for everyone else, and you will hear an audio notification confirming when Interpreter is active. A new in-product feedback option will let you share input on interpretation quality directly from the meeting. Your organisation’s admin will also get a new PowerShell control to fully disable voice simulation where needed for compliance or policy. For anyone who uses Interpreter in Teams meetings on desktop and web.
References: MC1395010 and roadmap ID 562035. Due mid to late July 2026.
🔜 Teams guest invitations to come from the inviter’s email address.
Microsoft is changing how Teams sends guest invitation emails to improve clarity and trust in cross-tenant collaboration. When you invite an external guest, the invitation will soon appear to come from your own email address (see full image) instead of a Microsoft no-reply address, so recipients can easily see who invited them and reply to you directly.
Reference: MC1325416. Due late June to late July 2026.
🔜 Reload an updated deck during a PowerPoint Live session.
PowerPoint Live presenters will soon be able to refresh their deck during a live meeting to load the latest version without restarting the presentation. As a presenter, you will see a new one-click refresh button (see full image) during a PowerPoint Live session that will reload the latest saved version of your deck, so the presentation continues without you needing to stop and restart sharing. This helps you stay aligned with last-minute updates and keeps everyone in sync.
References: MC1324281. Due early to mid-June 2026.
🔜 Turn Meeting AI on or off during a Teams meeting
Microsoft Teams is getting an in-meeting toggle that lets licensed organisers and presenters turn Meeting AI (Copilot, Facilitator and meeting recap) on or off during a live meeting. You’ll be able to capture insights when a discussion is valuable and switch AI off when talk turns to sensitive topics, with an indicator showing everyone whether Meeting AI is active. Due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🔜 Teams live captions to disable the profanity filter by default.
Microsoft is changing the default setting for the live captions profanity filter in Teams from On to Off. This will help captions reflect spoken content more accurately, supporting accessibility needs and aligning with regional regulatory requirements (including the EU). The change applies only to newly initialised users who have never configured this setting; if you have already set your preference, you will not be affected, and you can enable or disable the filter at any time in Teams settings. Note that live captions may show unfiltered language by default after rollout. For all Microsoft 365 tenants using Teams. References: MC1324286 and roadmap ID 560323. Due mid-June 2026.
🔜 Teams breakout rooms to support meetings with up to 1,000 attendees.
Microsoft is expanding Teams breakout room capacity so you will be able to use breakout rooms in meetings with up to 1,000 attendees, letting you run large meetings while still enabling smaller group collaboration. As an organiser you will be able to create up to 200 breakout rooms per meeting and will no longer need to limit meeting size to use breakout rooms. For Teams meeting organisers and participants.
References: MC1330891 and roadmap ID 560320. Due July 2026.
🔜 Teams to add search to the keyboard shortcuts dialogue.
Microsoft is adding search functionality to the Teams keyboard shortcuts dialogue, so you can find shortcuts quickly by either the action name (for example, “Mute” or “Open settings”) or the key combination (for example, “Ctrl+Shift+M”). This will cut the time you spend scanning long lists. For Teams users on Windows desktop, Mac desktop and the web.
References: MC1316228 and roadmap ID 562413. Due early to late June 2026.
🔜 Teams Phone call transfers to get faster and simpler on desktop.
Microsoft is improving the Teams Phone call transfer experience on desktop (Windows and Mac) to make transfers faster and more intuitive. Transfer and Consult transfer will become separate one-click actions in the call controls, instead of being grouped under a single Transfer button that takes two clicks. When you open the transfer dialogue, you will also see suggested contacts based on your transfer history for quick selection, and the default transfer type will change from safe transfer to blind transfer so the call is handed off immediately without waiting for the target to answer; safe transfer will remain available via the Ring Back toggle. For Teams Phone users on desktop.
References: MC1296872 and roadmap ID 561028. Due late June 2026. Read more about transferring a call in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Support.
🔜 Microsoft Teams: Town hall chat messages to support up to 500 characters.
Microsoft is increasing the maximum message length in Teams town hall chat, with the limit rising from 200 to 500 characters, so attendees can post more meaningful messages without splitting them across multiple posts. This will apply to all attendees when chat is enabled in the town hall. It will be on by default and cannot be turned off if chat is enabled.
Reference: MC1338829. Due early to mid-June 2026.
🔜 Upload custom backgrounds for Teams town halls.
Microsoft is introducing the ability to upload custom background images in the Manage what attendees see experience for Teams town halls, so as an organiser or presenter, you will be able to replace the default backgrounds with branded visuals such as company logos or event-specific designs, keeping presenters and shared content consistently on brand for attendees.
References: MC1307982 and roadmap ID 561493. Now due early June to late July 2026. Read more: Manage what attendees see in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Support.
🔜 Save a Teams event as a reusable template.
Microsoft Teams events will support custom user templates, so as an organiser, you will be able to save an event configuration as a reusable template and apply it when creating future events. Templates can include event details, participants, branding, and configuration settings; you can reuse and edit them or create new events from a predefined setup. This cuts repeated setup and helps keep event configuration and branding consistent. For users who organise and schedule Teams events.
References: MC1324279 and roadmap ID 561915. Due late June to mid-July 2026.
🕑 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 mid- to late September 2026.
🕑 Unblock users to send messages while a file is uploading in the background
Microsoft will update Microsoft Teams so you will be able to send chat messages while files are uploading, as uploads will occur asynchronously in the background, and the message input box will no longer be blocked. There will be no changes to how files are stored or shared, and existing compliance, retention and security policies will remain unchanged.
References: MC1317836 and Roadmap ID 560813. Now due mid to late August 2026.
🕑 Teams to add slash (/) commands for apps in the compose box.
Microsoft is introducing slash (/) commands for apps in the Teams compose box across chats and channels, giving you a standardised way to invoke app functionality directly from the compose box and receive responses inline. You will be able to type “/” in the compose box to discover and invoke supported app commands, and apps can return responses as Targeted Messages visible only to you. The feature will be available by default when apps support slash commands, though apps will only appear if their developers update the app manifest to define their supported commands.
References: MC1319214 and roadmap ID 495002. Now due early to late August 2026.
🕑 Identify external bots joining your Teams meetings.
AI-powered meeting bots, such as transcription and summarisation services, can be useful, but some join without the organiser’s or tenant’s knowledge, creating security, privacy and compliance risks. Microsoft is introducing a capability in Teams to detect external meeting bots as they attempt to join your meetings. Detected bots are clearly labelled in the meeting lobby, and as organiser you can approve or deny them, see which participants are bots, and remove them mid-meeting. Some may still go undetected, so you can report those to help improve detection, and your admins get controls to manage how detected bots are handled across the organisation. For Teams meeting organisers.
References: MC1251206 and roadmap ID 558107. Now due from early June to mid-July 2026.
🕑 Turn Meeting AI on or off during a Teams meeting
Microsoft Teams is getting an in-meeting toggle that lets licensed organisers and presenters turn Meeting AI (Copilot, Facilitator and meeting recap) on or off during a live meeting. You’ll be able to capture insights when a discussion is valuable and switch AI off when talk turns to sensitive topics, with an indicator showing everyone whether Meeting AI is active. Now due mid to late July 2026.
🕑 Quickly access read items when using the ‘unread only’ view
Microsoft is making it easier in Teams to quickly view ‘read’ items when in an ‘unread-only’ view. Due early May to early July 2026. Read more.
🕑 New Muted and Meeting chat sections in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is adding two new system chat sections: Muted chats and Meeting chats to help you organise your chat and channels list by grouping those conversations into dedicated sections you can turn on or off. Now due early May to late June 2026. Read more.
🕑 Queues app on Microsoft Teams mobile
Microsoft: “The Queues app on Microsoft Teams mobile (iOS and Android) allows calling representatives and supervisor leads to manage call queues and handle customer calls while away from their desks. This update extends existing Queues functionality to the Teams mobile app, enabling users to manage queue participation and review call activity from a mobile device.”
References: MC1279071 and 365 Roadmap ID 559386. Due mid-May to late June 2026. Read more about the Manage Queues app for Microsoft Teams – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn.
🕑 Distinguish invites among Attendee, Presenter, and Co-organiser emails
Microsoft: “Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees”.
References: MC1009930 and 365 Roadmap ID 476488. Now due late August to late September 2026.
🕑 AI meeting recap without a transcript to meet compliance policies
Microsoft will soon allow you to use Recap without saving a transcript, so Copilot can generate an AI meeting summary from live context without saving a recording or transcript, supporting organisations with strict data‑retention policies. As an organiser or participant with a Copilot licence, you will be able to control this setting before or during the meeting. When it is enabled, you will receive an Intelligent Recap even if recording and transcription are off, with no transcript or recording retained.
Reference: MC1275312 and 365 Roadmap ID 558286. Now due late August to late September 2026.
🕔 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. On by default, but can be disabled by your organisation.
References: MC1197146 and Roadmap ID 537269. Now due late June to early July 2026.
🕑 Test your microphone and speaker before joining a Teams meeting
Microsoft is introducing the ability to test your microphone and speakers before joining a Teams meeting. Now due mid-May to late June 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 early June to late July 2026. Read more.
🕔 Microsoft Teams introduces efficiency mode to improve app responsiveness
Efficiency Mode is a performance-optimised experience designed for hardware-constrained devices (for example, devices with limited CPU and memory). This change will be on by default, and aims to improve app responsiveness and meeting quality by adjusting resource usage based on device capabilities. When enabled, an Efficiency Mode indicator appears in the Teams app title bar, video resolution sent from your camera is dynamically adjusted in meetings, and Teams launches without a pre-selected chat and shows a static image in the message pane. If you prefer, you can opt out via Settings > General > “Never use efficiency mode.”
References: MC1287373 and roadmap ID 560055. Now due late May to late June 2026.
🔭 IntelliFrame people labels in Teams Rooms on Windows
Microsoft: “Remote meeting participants know who is in the room and better follow the conversation with new IntelliFrame people labels that identify in-room participants and provide a hover-over contact card using voice and face profiles on intelligent cameras and in the cloud. Available with Teams Rooms on Windows licensed for Teams Rooms Pro.”
Roadmap ID: 566700. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Teams and Surface Devices. Due September 2026.
🔭 Enhanced IntelliFrame with AI data channel for intelligent cameras
Microsoft: “Teams Rooms on Windows users can now benefit from next generation IntelliFrame features on certified AI-capable cameras with on-device video processing. With IntelliFrame’s expanded AI data channel, participants experience faster active speaker framing, people recognition and labels, and more responsive meeting views—even when network conditions are limited. These capabilities are available with Teams Rooms Pro.”
Roadmap ID: 564969. Platform(s): Teams and Surface Devices. Due August 2026.
🔭 Language selection by users in Teams Rooms on Android
Microsoft: “Users can now choose their preferred meeting language in Teams Rooms on Android. Select from up to 69 languages using the language button on the console. The room system must restart after a language is selected.”
Roadmap ID: 565425. Platform(s): Android. Due August 2026.
🔭 Personal message reminders for chat and channels
Microsoft: “Teams now lets you set and manage reminders directly on chat and channel messages, helping you keep track of important items. Create, update, complete, and delete reminders, track them in a dedicated Reminders view, and receive timely notifications when they become due. Reminders are private to each user and include message context, making them easy to revisit and act on when needed.”
Roadmap ID: 565869. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Automatic recording and transcription for Teams Call Queues
Microsoft: “Administrators can enable automatic recording and transcription for Teams call queues. When enabled, calls answered by calling representatives are automatically recorded without manual action. Admins configure the feature per queue via Teams admin center or PowerShell, with controls for recording, transcription and agent access to recordings. Recordings are stored in SharePoint and available through the Queues app call history. Note: Queues app requires a Teams Premium license.”
Roadmap ID: 565215. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac. Due July 2026.
🔭 Emoji shortcuts with autocomplete on mobile
Microsoft: “Teams brings desktop-style emoji shortcuts to mobile (iOS and Android), allowing you to insert emojis by typing colon-based commands like :smile:. Real-time autocomplete suggestions help you quickly find the right emoji as you type, while support for custom emojis enables more personalized and expressive communication on the go.”
Roadmap ID: 565370. Platform(s): Android, iOS. Due July 2026.
🔭 Improved request flows for apps and agents blocked by admins
Microsoft: “We are improving how users request access to apps and agents blocked by admins in Teams by introducing a clear, guided, and end-to-end request experience. This work reduces end-user friction by driving clarity into the request process and notifying users when there’s been an update to their request. In addition to enhancements in Teams, we’ve also improved the admin experience in Teams Admin Center, to simplify the process for admins to review requests and take action. Additionally, we’re introducing a new capability to increase admin awareness of new requests, ensuring that user requests don’t get stalled.”
Roadmap ID: 565424. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Meeting recap app
Microsoft: “The meeting recap app brings all your meeting recaps into one place, making it easier to find, filter, and catch up. Quick filters help you surface the right meetings instantly, while audio recap lets you efficiently review multiple meetings at once. You can also browse and revisit any recap from the past 30 days.”
Roadmap ID: 564614. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 New room optimisation mode user experience in Teams desktop
Microsoft: “Users can more easily use their laptop for meetings and collaboration in spaces like focus or huddle rooms that don’t yet have a Teams Rooms system. The new room optimization mode replaces shared display mode, has a new location, and enables or disables room-specific features. When room peripherals are connected, Teams can automatically select audio and video devices, enable speaker recognition and shared display, and disable voice isolation.”
Roadmap ID: 564912. Platform(s): Desktop, Teams and Surface Devices. Due July 2026.
🔭 Inline search in compose box
Microsoft: “Teams enables search directly within the compose box using @mentions, allowing you to quickly find and insert Files, Chats, Channels, and Meetings without leaving your message. By extending @mentions beyond people, Teams provides a more unified and efficient way to reference content in context. This experience reduces context switching and helps streamline collaboration within conversations.”
Roadmap ID: 564612. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 New layout when sharing content for Teams events
Microsoft: “Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools will see updated layout options when sharing content in the “Manage what attendees see” experience for Teams events. The available layouts are “Speaker focused”, “Content focused”, and “Content only”. The new Speaker focused layout prioritizes presenter video alongside shared content for greater visibility. This feature is available for Teams events organizers with a Teams Enterprise license. This feature is available on Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop.”
Roadmap ID: 564613. Platform(s): Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac. Due July 2026.
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🔭 Copilot Analytics – Identifiable Export metrics in the Copilot Dashboard
Microsoft: “This enables users to export Identifiable row-level Copilot metrics from the Copilot Dashboard for reporting and deeper analysis. This capability can be tuned On by Admins in a tenant.”
Roadmap ID: 562648. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔜 Viva Learning: Academy support on mobile.
Academies in Viva Learning will be available in Microsoft Teams mobile, letting learners access organisation-curated learning journeys directly from their devices and navigate Sections, Sub-sections and Learning Paths on the go. Academies on mobile will be view-only. All creation, permissions and curation will continue to be managed on Viva Learning web and desktop, while existing admin controls and permissions are preserved, and admin updates appear on mobile automatically.
Reference: MC1330883. Due early to mid-July mid to late July 2026.
Around Microsoft 365
🔜 Copilot Notebook comes to OneNote on Mac.
Microsoft is bringing Copilot Notebook, a Copilot powered workspace, into OneNote on Mac. It lets you organise, reason over and act on your notebook content, so you can generate insights, structure ideas and work more effectively within your notes. A Microsoft 365 Copilot licence is required to use it. For Microsoft 365 Copilot users on OneNote for Mac.
References: MC1409042 and roadmap ID 565863. Due early to late July 2026. Read more about Copilot Notebooks in OneNote on Microsoft Support.
🔜 Planner to remove the constraint between task start dates and due dates.
Microsoft is updating how task dates behave in Planner to give you more flexibility when managing tasks. Currently, Planner enforces that a due date must be on or after a start date and automatically adjusts one when you change the other; with this update, that constraint will be removed. You will be able to set dates independently, including a start date after a due date, and editing one date will no longer automatically adjust the other. Note that some Planner clients (such as mobile) may temporarily continue enforcing date ordering during rollout, and any apps or workflows that rely on automatic date adjustment may need to be updated. For all Planner users in Teams and on the web.
Reference: MC1392567. Due mid-July to mid-October 2026.
🔜 Viva Engage to switch its GIF provider to GIPHY.
Microsoft is updating Viva Engage’s GIF integration to use GIPHY, aligning it with Teams for a more consistent experience across Microsoft 365. For most users the change will happen automatically with no disruption; the GIF button in the publisher will display GIFs from GIPHY instead of Tenor after rollout, and previously posted GIFs will continue to render normally with no existing content affected. If you use Viva Engage on mobile, there may be a short period when GIFs are unavailable until you update to the latest version of the Engage app. For all Viva Engage users across web, desktop and mobile.
Reference: MC1392560. Due late June to late July 2026.
🔜 Power Automate desktop flows to connect to local AI models.
Microsoft is introducing the ability to connect to locally hosted AI models from desktop flows in Power Automate, so you will be able to add AI to your automations without sending data outside your environment. You can connect by providing the endpoint URL, defining system and user prompts, and optionally including files as input; the model’s response is returned as an output variable you can use in subsequent steps to drive decisions and enrich your automation. This supports models exposed through OpenAI-compatible APIs, including commonly used local providers such as Ollama, vLLM and LM Studio.
Reference: MC1391881. Due from 30th June 2026 (public preview).
🔜 The Planner agent arrives in Microsoft 365 Copilot
The Planner agent is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing task and plan management into Copilot so you can create, update and manage personal tasks and shared basic plans without switching context. It surfaces insights like priorities, deadlines and at-risk work, and uses interactive task cards so you review and confirm any changes before they’re applied. Due mid to late June 2026. Read more.
🕑 M365 Copilot rewrite is coming to editable text in Edge
No longer on hold: M365 Copilot users will soon be able to use Rewrite to draft and rephrase editable text within the Edge browser. Now due late August to late October 2026. Read more.
🕑 M365 Copilot Chat is coming to Microsoft Forms
Microsoft is introducing M65 Copilot Chat to Microsoft Forms. Now due mid to late May 2026. Now due mid-May to late June 2026. Read more.
🕑 Copilot chat pane and Summary feature in OneNote Mobile (Android)
Microsoft will introduce a new Copilot chat pane in OneNote mobile (Android) for users licensed with Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium), where you will be able to use a new Summary feature to generate concise summaries of longer OneNote pages and ask questions about your notes directly within the app, helping you review and interact with note content more efficiently while on the go.
References: MC1309746 and roadmap ID 422323. Now due late June to mid-July 2026.
🔭 Ask Copilot about an image in Edge
Microsoft: “Ask Copilot about an image in Edge enables users to instantly analyze images from the web by sending them directly to Copilot from the Edge context menu, making it easy to ask questions, gain insights, and understand visual content without leaving their browsing experience. Admins can control availability to this feature using the EdgeEntraCopilotPageContext and Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policies.”
Roadmap ID: 566864. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Suggested Artifact Creation in Copilot Notebooks
Microsoft: “Copilot Notebooks in OneNote now suggests artifacts to create, such as Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations, based on Microsoft 365 knowledge and the content in your notebook. Select the suggestion and Copilot will generate the artifact.”
Roadmap ID: 566870. Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Local Custom Fields/Columns in Planner
Microsoft: “Custom Fields let you tailor your plans to match the way your team works. Add Text, Number, Date, Yes/No, and Choice fields to capture the information that matters most. View and update custom fields across Board, Grid, and Task details, with support for sorting, filtering, grouping, and bulk editing to keep your work organized and easy to manage.”
Roadmap ID: 566867. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due October 2026.
🔭 Save AI-generated filters in Planner Agent chat
Microsoft: “Save AI-filters generated by the Planner Agent for future use on your plans.” Roadmap ID: 566314.
Platform(s): Desktop, Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Task Details Sidecar experience
Microsoft: “The Task Details Sidecar lets you view and edit task details in a side pane while keeping your Board, Grid, or My Tasks view visible. Update tasks without losing context or switching back and forth from modal dialogs.”
Roadmap ID: 566866. Platform(s): Desktop, Mac, Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Upgraded Copilot new tab page
Microsoft: “Search, chat, and explore the web from one search box with Copilot-suggested actions and curated work content to help your users get things done faster on the Copilot new tab page. Users will see upgraded Copilot new tab page functionality and features.”
Roadmap ID: 566703. Platform(s): Web. Due September 2026.
🔭 Updated light-weight Notebooks experience in the Microsoft 365 Copilot App (iOS)
Microsoft: “Copilot Notebooks in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (iOS) now lets users organize related chats, output creations, and references into a persistent AI workspace. Copilot uses the Notebook’s accumulated context to ground responses, so work continues across sessions instead of starting over each time.”
Roadmap ID: 566318. Platform(s): iOS. Due August 2026.
🔭 Sign in to Edge with a Google account
Microsoft: “Users can now sign in to Microsoft Edge using a Google account in addition to the Microsoft account from the profile menu and Edge sign-in screen. Available for Windows and macOS devices. Admins can control availability to this feature using the NonMicrosoftAccountSignInEnabled policy.”
Roadmap ID: 565860. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🔭 Endpoint Data Loss Prevention – Protect sensitive data over FTP and SFTP with Endpoint DLP
Microsoft: “Endpoint DLP support for FTP and SFTP enables organizations to monitor and protect sensitive data transferred from managed endpoints using FTP and SFTP, helping prevent unauthorized data exfiltration while maintaining visibility and control.”
Roadmap ID: 565868. Platform(s): Web. Due August 2026.
🔭 Multimodal Capture in Copilot Notebooks (Windows)
Microsoft: “Capture on Windows helps you bring conversations and ideas from meetings, brainstorming sessions, and everyday work into Copilot Notebooks. Capture audio, images, and notes in one experience, then let Copilot turn them into structured notes with key insights, decisions, and action items, in a Copilot Notebook of your choice”
Roadmap ID: 566322. Platform(s): Desktop. Due July 2026.
🔭 New text and shape animations in the video editor
Microsoft: “Clipchamp Editor will support simple animations for text layers. Users can apply preset in/out animations, adjust how long the animation lasts, choose its direction, and preview the animated text in the editor prior to exporting. This capability will be available across web and native desktop versions of Clipchamp.”
Roadmap ID: 564968. Platform(s): Web. Due July 2026.
🚫 CANCELLED: Surveys agent is being renamed to Forms agent
3rd June 2026 update from Microsoft: “Updated June 3, 2026: We’ve decided not to move forward with the planned rename of “Surveys agent” to “Forms agent.” As a result, organizations that previously saw “Forms agent” may notice it reverting back to “Surveys agent. There is no impact to functionality at this time, and no admin action is required. Future updates to the standalone agent experience in Microsoft 365 Copilot will be communicated through a separate Message Center post. We apologize for any confusion.”
Reference: MC1287367. Due late April to Late May 2026.
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