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

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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...

Multitenant Intelligent Recap, Sharing with Copilot summary and talk to your Copilot

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Here are three new features for Copilot, either already enabled in your tenant, or on it's way really soon.

Intelligent Recap Access for Multi-tenant Organization

Copilot will soon supports intelligent meeting recaps for B2B users in multi-tenant organizations, allowing access to summaries from the hosting tenant. This will make it much easier for meeting participants in large (multitenant) organizations. The update mentions multi tenant organizations and B2B organizations, but it is not clear on which scenarios will be supported. I'll keep an eye out for any information on this. The feature is Rolling out in July 2025 (Roadmap ID 488298). There is no configuration required, as the feature will be automatically enabled for all eligible users. 

Sharing with Copilot summary

We all know the flow of sharing documents from 365. The flow includes a popup box where we are asked to enter the address of the recipients and a big blank box to write "something" about the document. Sharing has now been updated with Copilot capabilities to generate summaries for a wider range of file types, including PowerPoint, Excel, PDFs, images, and text file directly from OneDrive, SharePoint, and the M365 File Previewer. Even protected or confidential files are now supported, making collaboration more secure and inclusive.

This feature is mentioned in Roadmap ID 490156 and is already rolling out. It should be completed by the end of June. This is also on by default, and there is nothing to configure. The feature requires a Copilot license.

Real-time voice is now available in M365 Copilot (&Chat)

This next feature has been available in the consumer version of Copilot for a while, but now the time has come for M365 users as well. Starting July 2025, Copilot users on iOS will be able to interact hands-free using voice chat in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. This new feature enables natural, real-time conversations for brainstorming, exploring topics, or searching the web, just tap the voice icon in the chat tab. It’s on by default and requires no admin setup.
This is also a feature that will be available by default and no other actions are required by an admin.

To stay on top of productivity, I suggest organizations incorporate these news into their training and adoption material for Copilot users.