Two Major Admin Control Updates for Copilot and Agent Management

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At Ignite Microsoft showcased and talked about two new admin controls for Copilot and Agents. These controls drew a significant amount of attention for their potential to simplify management and strengthen governance across Copilot experiences and AI agents. These capabilities are now emerging in preview, offering administrators early access to improved insights, expanded control surfaces, and more secure operational foundations. Copilot Overview Page Refresh in Microsoft 365 Admin Center First off is the redesigned landing page for Copilot in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC), giving admins an at-a-glance view of the Copilot journey across Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot. This update  centralizes critical insights and success metrics, helping organizations accelerate adoption and maintain security posture. The refreshed page introduces success metrics such as Chat active users, assisted hours for licensed users, and satisfaction rate. Each Copilot pillar now includes multi‑...

Another Lync 2013 for Android update

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Microsoft has released a new Lync 2013 update for Android (On play).

A shortlist of new Android features are as follows:
- Tablet support (excludes Tegra2 based devices)
- Add participants into an ongoing conversation (IM or Lync Meeting)
- Start an ad-hoc group conversation
- Security improvements through tightened SSL validation.

I was quick to log into play with my device, only to discover I have a unit still not supported (but yes, it might be getting a bit old by now)



For those of you (like me) who still have an unsupported version, I have once again updated my original post with the newest build available for download right here: http://tech.rundtomrundt.com/2013/04/making-lync-2013-work-on-your-android.html

I have installed it myself, and found it to be working just fine.