Four Microsoft 365 Copilot Features That Will Make Your Workflow Easier

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Microsoft has announced four Copilot updates, some already live or in preview, others rolling out soon, that are designed to simplify tasks, improve control, and boost productivity. These enhancements include smarter content referencing, flexible reasoning modes, customizable response scoping, and integrated meeting scheduling. Timelines may change, so keep an eye on official updates.  Copilot Chat Enhancements: Reference Files and Emails Easily Copilot Chat for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is being enhanced by introducing quick access to emails directly in prompts. By typing “/” in the prompt box, users can search and reference relevant content without manual uploads, improving prompt quality and Copilot responses. Suggested prompts beneath the input box will also include relevant files or emails for faster starts. This capability will surely reduce friction and ensure responses are grounded in the right context (Also now known as ContextIQ). This update is associate...

Pinned apps coming to the Teams Mobile client

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Soon you will be able to get to your pinned personal apps even from the mobile client. This makes the client even richer, and is in my opinion, a great step in the right direction for  the "mobile only" end-users. 

This new feature affects your company's LOB applications, 3rd party applications and even private applications the end-user creates themselves. It doesn't look like the client supports adding new apps from the store, but as an admin this is controlled through policies

The roll-out of this feature started at the end of May, and should soon be available to tenants according to a post in the Admin message message center.