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20.08.2026

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated August 20, 2026: We have paused rollout of this feature at this time. We will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed. We apologize for any inconvenience.Microsoft is introducing a new capability in Teams that enables Channel Agent to orchestrate tasks with select third-party Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, including GitHub, Asana, and Atlassian (JIRA). This integration supports collaborative workflows that reflect real human teamwork, allowing agents to transparently reason through tasks and gather information across tools. This change helps reduce manual switching between apps and improves task completion efficiency—all within the familiar Teams environment.A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 515466. When this will happen Targeted Release (Worldwide): Begins in mid-Nov

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14.08.2026

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SharePoint Online

Updated August 14, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We are adding copilot citations to SharePoint to help site owners understand how their SharePoint documents, news posts, and pages are referenced by Microsoft 365 Copilot. These insights will help organizations track content value, identify high‑impact information, and understand how AI‑powered workflows use SharePoint content. Tenants must have Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, and these insights become available only for tenants with more than 50 Copilot licenses (seats).This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 480725.[When this will happen]General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin end of August 2026 (previously start of August) and will complete by early September 2026 (previously end of August).[How this affects your organization]Who is affected:SharePoint Online

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14.08.2026

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Microsoft 365 suite · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated August 5, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction:] Microsoft Edge for Business will soon support summarization and contextual grounding with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This enhancement enables users to ask Copilot questions about multiple open browser tabs, Microsoft 365 documents (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and YouTube videos directly from the Edge side pane. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 496364, 499423, and 499424. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Multiple browser tabs and YouTube videos): Currently AvailableGeneral Availability (Microsoft 365 documents): Rollout is expected to begin by end of August 2026 [How this affects your organization:] Who is affected: Users signed in to Microsoft Edge for Business with their Entra ID and who have access to Microsoft 365 Copilot.What will happen: Use

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14.08.2026

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SharePoint Online · Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Updated August 14, 2026: We have updated this post as a reminder. We’re ready to begin the General Availability (GA) rollout of the new SharePoint experience on June 15, with deployment continuing over the subsequent months. Based on feedback from users in the preview program, we are simplifying item-keeping experiences across SharePoint and aligning on a single Favorites gesture that is consistent with the rest of Microsoft 365.As part of this change:Followed Sites will become Favorite Sites.Saved for Later for pages and news posts will become Favorites.This is a naming and experience update that will be reflected across all SharePoint surfaces where these experiences appear, providing a more consistent and streamlined experience for users across Microsoft 365. Existing followed sites and saved content will be preserved and automatically transition to the Favorites experience.Additional

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11.08.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated August 11, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]AI‑powered meeting assistant bots—such as transcription and summarization services—are increasingly used to enhance productivity in online meetings. While these tools can be valuable, some bots may access meetings without the knowledge or consent of the meeting organizer or the hosting tenant, which can create data security, privacy, and compliance risks.To help organizations protect meeting content and increase visibility into automated participants, Microsoft Teams is introducing a new capability that detects external meeting assistant bots as they attempt to join meetings. This update gives organizers greater awareness and control and provides administrators with clear controls to manage how detected bots are handled in meetings hosted across the organization.This message is associated wi

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11.08.2026

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Microsoft Teams

Updated August 11, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Teams meeting Notes, powered by Loop, are now available for instant calls and meetings, like those started from Meet now and calls started from chat. Meeting notes are Loop components in Teams meetings and chats that allow users to collaboratively build agendas, capture notes, and create action items. Once added, they stay in sync and can be shared and edited in the Loop app in your web browser.This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 541831. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rollout early April 2026 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete mid-April 2026 (previously late March).General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rollout mid-April 2026 (previously e