Microsoft 365
Outlook Mobile now supports Follow for meeting invitations
Outlook Mobile now supports the Follow option for meeting invitations, letting users stay updated on meetings they cannot attend.
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Microsoft Purview
Retention policies for Teams call logs are now manageable in the Purview admin portal
Retention policies for Teams call logs can now be created, modified, and deleted directly in the Microsoft Purview admin portal. Previously, a Purview compliance administrator had to manage these retention policies with PowerShell.
Microsoft 365
New side panel for task details in Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner gets a new task details side panel, letting users view and edit tasks without leaving their Board, Grid, or My Tasks view. Planner switches automatically to dialog mode on smaller screens.
Microsoft 365
Asynchronous file uploads in Teams Chats and Channels
Teams now lets users keep typing and sending messages while a file uploads in the background, ending the delay caused by the previous blocking upload experience. Users should not close the Teams client, as the upload requires a running client.
General
Reminder: Microsoft Edge moves to a 2-week release cycle
Microsoft is moving Edge Stable to a 2-week release cadence starting with Edge 152 (the next release), while the Extended Stable channel keeps the 8-week cycle.
Microsoft Copilot
Updates for the Microsoft 365 Copilot Usage Reports and Graph API Metrics
Microsoft has updated Copilot usage reporting across the admin center and Graph API, with faster refresh times, separated agent metrics, and aligned Graph API metrics.
Microsoft 365
Exchange administrators can now set the default recipient separator setting in Outlook
Exchange Online administrators can now set a tenant-wide default for the “Use commas as recipient separators” setting in Outlook.
Microsoft 365
Variable number of message preview lines in Outlook
Outlook on the web and the new Outlook now allow users to modify how the preview text for emails shows in the message list. Users can choose to display two lines, one line, or no additional lines. One line is the default setting.
Microsoft 365
End of support for the Whiteboard apps on Windows, iOS, and Android
Microsoft is deprecating the Whiteboard apps for Windows, iOS, and Android by 14 September 2026, leaving Whiteboard Web and the Teams app as the supported alternatives.
Microsoft Purview
Time-limited role group assignments in Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview now supports time-limited role group assignments, with expiration dates ranging from one day to two years to reducing the risk of unnecessary long-term privileged access.