Licensing updates for Microsoft Cloud products – April 2026
Microsoft has published the new Teams Events capacity packs and the updated Teams Shared Space license, to replace the previous Teams Premium capabilities.
Microsoft Teams
App names in Microsoft Teams are now hidden in the app bar
Microsoft is rolling out a visual change to the Teams app bar. App names are no longer displayed next to their icons by default, but can be re-enabled in Teams Settings.
People Skills on the profile card in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is expanding People Skills in Teams. Skills now appear directly on the Microsoft 365 profile card in Teams, letting employees discover colleagues’ expertise and manage their own skills profile without switching context.
New External Domain Anomalies Report in the Teams admin center flags unusual external communication patterns
A new External Domain Anomalies report in the Teams admin center should provide an overview of how users in the tenant interact with people outside the organisation and flag sudden spikes or unusual engagement that fall outside normal patterns.
Microsoft rolls out the new unified Events experience in the Teams Meet app
Microsoft is rolling out the updated Teams Meet app with a unified Events experience, bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single workflow for easier creation, discovery, and management.
Microsoft may have accidentally published an Outlook Mail app for Teams
Teams now includes an app that opens the Outlook Mail view. Microsoft may have published this app by mistake, as the app is not available in most tenants.
Microsoft Teams will automatically restore the conversation or view state when you switch away briefly
Teams will soon restore users’ previously selected tab, open side panels, and message selection when they return to a chat, channel, or Quick View within 30 minutes – helping them pick up right where they left off.
Teams Meeting recording expiration emails will be disabled in June 2026
Starting June 2026, Microsoft will no longer send email notifications when Teams meeting recordings are about to expire or have been deleted.
Defender for Office 365 now alerts on malicious URL clicks in Microsoft Teams
Defender for Office 365 URL click alerts are expanding to Microsoft Teams. When users click malicious links in Teams messages, alerts now appear in the Defender portal for faster detection and investigation.
Teams Mobile: Choose your default browser for links
Teams Mobile now lets users choose which browser opens non-Office and non-PDF links. The system default browser or Edge Mobile.