External Sharing in SharePoint and OneDrive is changing: What You Need to Know

In an ongoing effort to create a more secure environment by default, Microsoft is introducing an important security update that will affect how external users access content shared through SharePoint and OneDrive. Starting July 1, 2025, any links shared with external users before your organization enabled Microsoft Entra B2B integration will no longer work. This change applies to all organizations that have already enabled or will enable SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B (Most organizations I have looked into so far). External users trying to use old links will see an error message saying the organization has updated its guest access settings. To regain access, the content must be reshared. Highlights of how the change affects organizations who have enabled B2B: All external sharing will require guest registration. External users must be added as guests in your Microsoft Entra directory. Access will be managed through Microsoft Entra B2B Invitation Manager. T...

Updates for Outlook and Teams Mobile

There Chat details will get a facelift in the Teams mobile app. The app gets a more modern look, but also a better set of features. When you are in a group chat, you can easily identify members, files available in the chat and get some suggestions on apps to use.

The update is automatic and has started to roll out. It should be available for all by the end of July, according to the roadmap.

Microsoft Loop components are getting available in Microsoft Outlook Mobile. This will make it easier to collaborate for users not in their office, or users who do not have a computer at their disposal. Here is guide on how to work with Loop Components There are four pages, one for Teams, one for  OneDrive and SharePoint, One for Syntex and one about storage and permissions.