UC - From my point of view

Microsoft Teams (Free) users can currently join Teams for work (or school) meetings only as guests, which requires them to use a browser and results in a sub-optimal experience. The new feature r...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2024/01/join-teams-work-meetings-from-microsoft.html

Microsoft Teams makes it easier to share contact information for easier collaboration. Within a chat it will now be possible to use the @ mention to bring up a contact card you can send and share...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2024/01/a-new-feature-in-teams-share-contact.html

There is a new layout for Together mode and content share rolling out to tenants. With the new layout, Together mode will be displayed under the shared content, allowing users to see both the par...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2024/01/a-better-together-mode-with-content.html

Microsoft Teams has announced that it will automatically upgrade classic Teams users to new Teams after March 31, 2024. Though the upgrade will not apply to Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VD...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2024/01/users-of-classic-teams-will-be-moved-to.html

Loop has gradually been added to Microsoft Teams, and now the time has come for Loops in ChannelsLoop components are collaborative components that allow users to crowd-source an agenda, track a g...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2024/01/loop-in-channels-for-microsoft-teams.html

 As the debut of Microsoft 365 Copilot approaches, there are a lot of Copilot features set to be introduced across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Here are a few noteworthy additions:Microsoft ...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/microsoft-copilot-is-all-around.html

Trial licenses for Teams premium are now available for self-signup for users. These licenses are valid for 60 days. Teams premium licenses includes a lot of enhancement for teams like:Customizati...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/teams-premium-licenses-trial-available.html

Collaborative notes in Teams meetings is a feature that allows meeting attendees to work together to create agendas, take notes, and generate action items. However, until now, this feature has no...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/collaborative-notes-now-also-on-mobile.html

There are a lot of great things happening in the generative AI space these days. Microsoft is determined to be a part of this revolution, and they have announced a lot of coming services. One of ...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/bing-enterprise-chat-enabled-by-default.html

Microsoft recently introduced a new campaign to encourage users to register for Multifactor Authentication, and move away from less secure authentication methods, such as SMS and phone calls. Whe...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/leagcy-portals-to-control-mfa-is-set-to.html

Microsoft has announced a new feature called 'Town Halls' in Microsoft Teams. This new experience is designed to host and deliver large-scale, internal events, and will eventually replace Microso...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/10/town-hall-for-microsoft-teams-and.html

In 2018, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of feature updates to Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online, urging developers to transition to Microsoft Graph. Now, Microsoft has annou...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/09/ews-in-exchange-online-is-about-to-be.html

There are two handy features for the mobile client coming out quite soon. The first one is a better integration on the file storage integration. File-picker will soon (if not already for you) ena...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/09/teams-mobile-feature-updates-for-ios.html

One of the new features in OneDrive/SharePoint is the capability to set specific colours to the folders. Not only a way to personalize the look and feel, but possibly a way to visually organize c...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/one-more-personalization-feature-for.html

The new Teams is rolling out in GA, and all users will start to see the "New Teams" toggle soon, if it's not already there. For now, users can choose to switch back and forth between the clients,...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/the-new-teams-and-update-on-avatars.html

Microsoft Authenticator Lite has been made generally available (post). This is a feature allowing Microsoft Outlook to work as the authenticator app for a user. This is a nice feature for users w...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/microsoft-authenticator-lite-generally.html

If you have a meeting recording but forgot to add transcriptions, it might be good to know automatic transcription will be added to files uploaded to SharePoint, Yammer or office.com. This featur...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/1000-channels-in-teams-sending-invite.html

 This is one of many AI related updates we can expect for Teams. As roadmap items 95267 and 122554 starts rolling out, teams room systems with version 4.18 or newer, and ...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/collaborative-notes-intelligent-recap.html

 Webinar meeting settings are getting an update with two new settings for the lobby. These are "Allow registered users to bypass" and "Reject users who cannot bypass the lobby". Both op...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/webinar-updates-for-teams-webinars.html

The new Outlook for Windows has been using Windows notifications to alert users of upcoming meetings. Looking at how those notifications work, I think many would agree with me when I say they hav...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/reminders-finally-back-in-new-outlook.html

Collaboration Security for Microsoft Teams was announced back in March, but we are now seeing some of these features being released to customers subscribing to Microsoft Defender Plan 2.Report su...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/security-enhancements-in-microsoft-teams.html

Microsoft OneDrive is getting a facelift these days, and two of the new features I am excited about are the way OneDrive will make it easier to find relevant documents in connection to meetings o...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/onedrive-makes-it-easier-to-find.html

As hybrid work seems to be the new normal for a lot of employees previously always bound to the office, the challenge of finding a perfect time for a physical meeting seems to be the new headache...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/let-organization-know-when-to-expect.html

Announcements in Viva Connection is a new Viva feature coming to organizations this fall. According to MC663637 in the message center, the feature should be starting to roll out some time during ...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/announcements-in-viva-connections-and.html

Teams backrounds is nothing new, but a common request has been the cpapbility of animated backgrounds in meetings and regular calls.Moving backgrounds should be deployed to most organizations by ...

http://uc.lawedo.net/2023/08/two-new-meeting-features-in-teams.html