Microsoft 365 Copilot: New Navigation, Voice, and Context Enhancements Arriving Soon

Here are three new updates to the user interface of Microsoft Copilot. These releases improve usability, expand interaction options, and streamline how users incorporate work content into prompts. All three of these features were actually announced "a long time ago", and the initial release started almost 6 months ago. But I guess the setup is complicated, as the rollout hasn't completed yet. This only proves the importance of paying attention to the official roadmap and the tenant message center in order to understand when features are being implemented for your organization. Timelines may continue to evolve as deployments progress, and this summary includes the official reference IDs and documentation links for verification. Refreshed Navigation Experience There is a redesigned navigation experience for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app heading your way, delivering a cleaner, more efficient layout. The update flattens the menu structure and groups related components to help...

Microsoft Teams "Read receipts" in private chats rolling out

The feature was announced this spring, and I saw a couple of posts on it over the summer. But I never saw it in production. last week however, admins were notified through the O365 portal that the feature is now being rolled out, and should be completed by the end of this month (Link).


 I would advice all admins to read this post on Message policy settings, and consider the options for this new features: "User controlled", "On for everyone" or "Off for everyone"