New Year, New Momentum: Here are three Copilot updates to get you started into 2026

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It's a new year, so I thought I'd start the year by mentioning three features already released, or soon going to be released. One of the features improves the workflow of sharing files with comments, the other improves the application specific Copilot, and the last feature makes it easer to find the nest available timeslot for a 1:1 meeting. As with all of my other posts, timelines can shift, and the timelines in this post is as written in the Message Center at the time of posting. AI-Summary experience when sharing files. With this new feature, copilot intent to help users share files with clearer context in just a few steps. Users will get the capability to generate a concise summary of a file and include it when sharing from the File Explorer share dialog or the OneDrive activity center. This will make it easier to share the context of a file and giving the receiver a faster understanding of what a document or file contains before they open it. General Availability announced...

(Late) January update from the world of Teams

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I know it's February already, but here is a summary of news related to Teams and SFB in January. There is a lot going on, and hard to point out specific highlights. I think the Teams Team is doing a great job at updating the documentation, and we should expect more updates in the next couple of weeks.

Administration and training:
Call Park Admin: (here)
Call sharing and group pickup Admin: (here)
Shared Line Appearance: (here)
Call Park Userguide: (here)
Share a line with a delegate Userguide: (here)
Call forwarding, call groups and sim-ring Userguide: (here)

Feature releases:
Microsoft Teams is continuing to expand to meet the needs of Firstline Workers with 4 capabilities: the new customizable mobile experience, Shifts, Praise, and Graph APIs for Shifts. (here)
Yealink phones available for Teams: (here)
Updates to the Teams desktop client: (here)
What's new in the mobile app: (here)

Upcoming events:
Couldn't make it to Ignite in Orlando? Try catching up by attending the Ignite Tour closer to you: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite-the-tour/

Skype for Business:
Server SFB2015-CU8: (here)
Server Lync2013 CU10HF1: (here)
Client 2016: (here)
Client 2015: (here)
Mac version 16.24 (here)

Blogs of interest:
December roundup from Microsoft: (here)
Become a Service Adoption Specialist: (here)
Introducung Teams Rooms: (here)
Office 365 Network Performance tool: (here)