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Microsoft is retiring the legacy IDCRL authentication protocol in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business by January 31, 2026, enforcing modern OpenID Connect and OAuth protocols. Legacy authentication will be blocked by default, with temporary re-enablement via PowerShell until April 30, 202...

Users will soon be able to update their Viva Engage storyline cover photos directly from the Teams iOS app. This feature, already on other platforms, will roll out worldwide in early December 2025, is enabled by default, requires no admin action, and has no compliance concerns.

[Introduction] As part of our ongoing efforts to simplify and modernize the

The Loop app grace period ends in mid-December 2025. After that, only users with qualifying Microsoft 365 plans can create or manage Loop workspaces. Users without qualifying plans can still access existing content but cannot create or modify workspaces. No immediate action is required.

As part of our Secure Future Initiative (SFI), the tenant isolation feature

We have determined that a subset of SSL certificates issued between July

Microsoft Teams' Channel Agent, a Copilot-powered assistant, is updated to support file-based grounding from Channel SharePoint, enhanced task and report management, GitHub MCP integration, and multilingual support. Rollout starts mid-November 2025, requiring no admin action but allowing admin co...

Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android preview lets users open Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Copilot Chat for summaries. Editing requires switching to standalone apps. Offline access and advanced file management move to standalone apps. Rollout starts mid-November 2025, completing by mid-Janu...

Microsoft Teams on the web will introduce a new user-enabled setting to detect device activity beyond the Teams tab, improving presence accuracy. Rolling out December 2025 for Chrome v94+ and Edge v114+. No admin action needed; users must grant browser permission to enable it.

Outlook for iOS and Android will automatically collapse automatic replies in email threads by default starting December 2025. Users can expand these replies if needed. This change applies to all users, requires no configuration, and does not affect message delivery or reply behavior.

Microsoft 365 Copilot’s People agent, launching in Frontier with public preview in November 2025 and general availability in Q1 2026, helps users discover organizational insights from emails, chats, meetings, and documents. Admins control deployment and access via Microsoft Entra ID groups; users...

Agent mode in Excel, formerly part of the Frontier program, will be generally available worldwide from early December 2025 to late February 2026. It allows Microsoft 365 Copilot-licensed users to build and edit workbooks alongside AI, supporting tables, charts, PivotTables, and formulas without a...