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Microsoft Teams Rooms will introduce a simplified UI in the Teams Pro Management Portal and on devices for managing voice and face recognition, replacing PowerShell configuration. Voice recognition will be off by default. Rollout begins September 2025 for Windows (4.19+) and Android (3.6+) device...

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Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module requires updated application permissions—RoleManagement.Read.Directory and GroupMember.Read.All—for Entra app authentication starting September 15, 2025. Organizations must review and update these permissions in Entra ID to avoid service disruption. No changes ne...

Surveys Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot enables users to create, distribute, and analyze surveys via chat, powered by Microsoft Forms. Launching mid-August 2025 (preview) and September 2025 (general), it is off by default and requires admin configuration and licensing for access.

Microsoft Copilot will add a chat history filtering feature to help users quickly find relevant past conversations. Rollout begins late August 2025 worldwide, with no admin action needed. Users can filter chats for easier context recall, improving navigation and workflow efficiency.

Microsoft Teams Calling Plans SMS now offers self-service campaign rejection handling, a proactive Microsoft validation layer, and clearer status updates like "Customer Update Pending." Admins can view rejection reasons, resubmit campaigns up to four times, and manage approvals directly in the Te...

Microsoft 365 admin center introduces a new request and approval system for agent access, allowing users to request agents directly from the Agent Store. Admins can centrally manage and control approvals via the Copilot > Agents & connectors page. Rollout starts mid-August through early September...

Microsoft Teams is enhancing private channels by increasing limits to 1000 channels per team and 5000 members per channel, enabling meetings, and shifting compliance policies from user mailboxes to team group mailboxes. Migration starts late September 2025; admins must update policies by Septembe...

Microsoft Defender and Exchange Online will allow users to view and restore temporarily deleted quarantine messages starting mid-August 2025 (worldwide). This feature is on by default, requires no configuration, and helps improve message recovery without affecting permanently deleted items.