Share SharePoint News posts in Viva Engage
SharePoint News posts can now be shared to Viva Engage in full formatting, and their comments become one shared conversation in SharePoint and Engage.
Viva Engage
Permission changes for Viva Engage admin roles
Viva Engage is aligning community and membership management with the Microsoft Entra model. From late September 2026, users with only the Verified Admin or Network Admin role need Yammer Administrator or Community Admin permissions to perform some actions.
New Viva Engage Brand Center
The new Viva Engage Brand Center lets administrators customize the tenant’s logos, brand name, and theme color across the Engage web and mobile apps.
Microsoft accidentally created a new “All Company” group in Entra ID
Microsoft accidentally created a new “All Company” Microsoft 365 group in some tenants during a July incident. Administrators should check whether their tenant now has two such groups for Viva Engage.
New admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has released independent admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Teams. Teams administrators should review and configure their preferred settings before Communities in Teams reaches general availability in June.
Town Hall, Webinar, and AMA Events in Viva Engage
Viva Engage introduces new community and storyline event types: Broadcast (Town Halls), Meeting (Webinars), and Async (AMA) events, alongside a unified events landing page.
Viva Engage communities now support Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels
Viva Engage communities now support Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels assigned to Microsoft 365 groups and their connected SharePoint sites, bringing consistent privacy and access controls across Viva Engage, Microsoft 365 groups, and SharePoint.
Viva Engage communities are now available in Teams
Viva Engage communities are now rolling out in Microsoft Teams, bringing conversations and leadership engagement into the flow of daily collaboration. The new experience is enabled by default for users with access to Viva Engage.
Microsoft expands Viva Engage with a second Copilot
Microsoft has announced a second Copilot in Viva Engage. While some Viva Premium licenses still include the previous Engage Copilot v1, the new Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Engage requires an additional Copilot license.
Lizenzanpassung für Administratoren von Viva Engage
Administratoren von Viva Engage benötigen seit Mai keinen Serviceplan Viva Engage Core oder Yammer Enterprise für die Verwaltung von Viva Engage.