Microsoft Teams is introducing a new sharing panel in meetings to improve content discovery and ease of sharing, with a general availability date in December 2026.
The sharing panel in today’s meetings is the default place for content discoverability and sharing. New sharing panel UI is crafted with intent of modernising and simplifying default tasks such as window sharing, but also for easier discovery of sharing options and more discoverable file sharing. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Desktop, Mac
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Outlook for Windows introduces the All-Accounts view (Unified Inbox) which consolidates emails from multiple accounts into a single inbox without merging mailboxes, allowing users to manage emails across accounts in one place.
The All-Accounts view, also known as Unified Inbox, lets you see emails from multiple accounts in a single inbox view in the new Outlook for Windows, without merging your mailboxes. Each account's inbox stays separate; the view brings them together so you can triage in one place. Users can read, delete, move, archive, and mark messages across accounts without switching between mailboxes. The experience integrates with Copilot for AI-assisted email workflows and supports Immersive Search for finding messages across your primary account. Advanced scenarios such as cross-account search and shared…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Outlook, Web
AI analysis
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Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Web will now allow users to modify how the preview text for emails show in the message list. The preview text can now take up 2 lines, 1 whole line, or 0 additional lines. GA date: July CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Desktop, Web
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When sorting on Outlook for Web or Outlook for Windows, if the Sort By field is not one of From, Subject, or Date Received, we will now show an additional column for the Sort By value (e.g., Size). We will also support sorting by Flag Due Date. GA date: June CY2026
Outlook will display all-day events more clearly in the Mail module Calendar Preview, making it easier to identify conflicts with Out of Office time or Busy All Day events.
We're making it easier to tell when receiving meeting invites that conflict with scheduled Out of Office time or Busy All Day events, on Outlook Web and Outlook for Windows. GA date: August CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, Outlook, Desktop, Web
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Event group chat, the private chat for organizers, co-organizers, and presenters in an event or structured meeting, will support external presenters. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac
AI analysis
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Microsoft Viva Engage is getting updated network analytics features, including custom date ranges and faster data refreshes, which will help corporate communicators and network admins analyze activity and engagement more effectively.
Network analytics updates are rolling out in Microsoft Viva Engage, giving corporate communicators and network admins more flexibility to analyze activity and engagement across their organization. With this update, network analytics includes custom date ranges, faster activity data refreshes, updated dashboard and metric table designs, expanded organizational filters with search, and new people-manager filters for viewing direct reports or full reporting hierarchies. These enhancements make it easier to explore trends, understand audience engagement, and measure communications impact across th…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Viva, Web
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Microsoft Copilot Chat in Outlook will expand to analyze inbox, calendar, and enterprise data for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users starting in October 2026.
Copilot Chat in Outlook expanding to support reasoning over a user's entire inbox, calendar and other enterprise data for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users (without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license) . GA date: October CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, Web
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Users can quickly decline an incoming Teams call and send a predefined message to the caller at the same time. From the incoming call screen, users can select a message such as letting the caller know they're unavailable or will call back, providing helpful context without having to answer the call or separately open a chat. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Android, iOS
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Keep collaboration moving without disrupting the main discussion. Start and continue one-to-one or small-group conversations directly from a meeting to ask questions, coordinate next steps, share information, and collaborate in parallel while staying engaged in the conversation, reducing context switching and helping teams stay focused and productive. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Microsoft Teams, Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac
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A new report in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center will help IT admins manage costs for billed messages in Copilot Chat, providing detailed breakdowns per user, billing policy, and agent-level pairs.
A new report to help IT admins manage costs for billed messages that are Pay-as-you-go enabled for Copilot Chat. Reporting includes drill down of billed messages per user, per billing policy, per agent-level and agent-user level pair. #copilotcontrolsystem GA date: April CY2027 Preview date: May CY2025
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
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Microsoft Teams Pro Management portal now includes utilization analytics for bookable desks, similar to meeting rooms. Admins need to associate devices and license desks with Shared Space licenses to enable analytics.
What you should do
Ensure bookable desks are associated with peripheral devices and licensed with appropriate Teams Shared Space licenses. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Teams admins can access utilization analytics for Teams bookable desks on Teams Pro Management portal, similar to analytics provided for meeting rooms on the portal today. For utilization analytics to be enabled, a desk needs to have one or more peripheral device associated, and the desk needs to be licensed with Teams Shared Space license or Teams Shared Space - Single Space license. GA date: December CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Teams, Web
AI analysis
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Legacy Teams retention policies that currently apply to Copilot interactions will be converted to Teams-only policies, no longer governing Copilot workloads.
What you should do
Review and adjust existing retention policies to ensure they align with the new Teams-only scope. AI-suggested
Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.
Some existing retention policies scoped to Microsoft Teams may currently also apply to Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions. As part of an upcoming change, these legacy Teams retention policies will be converted to—and treated as—Teams-only policies. They will no longer implicitly govern Copilot workloads. GA date: January CY2027
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Teams
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Purview, Web
AI analysis
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The Create or upload button in OneDrive for the web will move from the left navigation pane to the right side of the page, providing a more consistent experience with SharePoint.
OneDrive for the web is updating the placement of the Create or upload button to provide a more consistent file experience across OneDrive and SharePoint. The button will move from the left navigation pane to the right side of the page, bringing familiar navigation from SharePoint document libraries to OneDrive. The available options for creating files and folders or uploading content will remain unchanged. GA date: October CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive, SharePoint
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Targeted Release, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), OneDrive, Web
AI analysis
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Microsoft 365 introduces a PAYGO consumption-based meter for extra SharePoint storage, reducing operational overhead and integrating with Microsoft 365 Archive.
Use the new PAYGO consumption-based meter to pay for your extra SharePoint storage needs. This reduces the operational overhead associated with purchasing extra storage packs and more seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365 Archive. GA date: January CY2027 Preview date: June CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
SharePoint
Tags
In development, General Availability, Preview, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft 365, Web
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects SharePoint · verify against the original
Microsoft Copilot in Microsoft 365 now suggests relevant references based on recent user activity in Notebooks. The roadmap item is being removed as it is no longer accurate.
Users can now quickly enrich their Copilot Notebook with relevant Suggested References based on recent user work activity. Update: This roadmap item is no longer accurate and will be removed from the roadmap. We apologize for any inconvenience. GA date: January CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Cancelled, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft 365 app, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Web
AI analysis
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Copilot Search in Microsoft 365 can now return matching people for broader queries, helping users discover and disambiguate contacts based on skills or roles.
Now Copilot Search can return matching people for your broader people search queries. Allowing you to discover, disambiguate, and explore known and new people to contact. Discover Whether you're looking for people with a specific skill like "Project leadership" or "Artificial Intelligence" Copilot Search can help you explore potential contacts through the People data source. Disambiguate When there are multiple people matching in exact name, email, or alias Copilot Search will help you disambiguate through a new carousel on the main results page alongside other relevant results. GA date: Febru…
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Web
AI analysis
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OneDrive for desktop now provides clearer guidance when file paths exceed the 520-character limit, offering a guided flow to rename or move affected items.
OneDrive desktop sync users now get clearer, more actionable guidance when file paths exceed the supported 520-character limit. The updated experience shows exactly how many characters a path is over the limit and offers a guided flow to rename or move the affected items so they can sync. GA date: January CY2027
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), OneDrive, Desktop
AI analysis
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Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports Agents 365 agents, which can be used as connected agents in Agent Builder or Copilot Studio if they implement the Agent2Agent protocol.
Agents that are published to Agents 365 are already managed in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. If the agent implements the Agent2Agent protocol, it can be used as a connected agent for the agents that users build in Agent Builder or Copilot Studio. GA date: August CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Android, Desktop, iOS, Web
AI analysis
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We've introduced a new experience for Copilot in the apps—a consistent entry point across apps that sits above your work and understands the context beneath it. Rather than scattering touchpoints across the interface, it anchors Copilot as one connected system across Microsoft 365, surfacing relevant actions that help you stay in flow. With this release, we are rolling out this new experience - already available across other Outlook endpoints, as well as in Word, Excel and PowerPoint - to classic Outlook. GA date: November CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, Current Channel, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Desktop
AI analysis
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OneDrive is adding administrative controls for the Photos experience on Windows. Organizations can manage whether users sign in with personal Microsoft accounts. These controls help IT teams align OneDrive Photos with their access, data governance, and device-management requirements. GA date: August CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
OneDrive
Tags
Rolling out, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), OneDrive, Desktop
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows, OneDrive · verify against the original
Outlook for iOS and Android will support Microsoft Purview sensitivity label inheritance from attachments. When users attach files with sensitivity labels, Outlook can automatically apply or recommend an email sensitivity label based on organizational policy settings. This helps organizations maintain consistent data classification and protection while reducing manual labeling effort. GA date: September CY2026
Outlook for Mac will automatically apply or recommend Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels based on attached files, enhancing email protection and compliance.
When composing an email in Outlook for Mac, Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels can be automatically applied or recommended based on the sensitivity labels of attached files. This helps users consistently protect sensitive information, reduces manual labeling effort, and supports organizational compliance requirements by aligning email protection with the sensitivity of attached content. GA date: September CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
Launched, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Mac
AI analysis
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Outlook for Mac will support Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for calendar events. Organizations can detect and help prevent the sharing of sensitive information in meeting subjects, descriptions, and invite content through policy tips, user remediation, and policy enforcement. This provides consistent compliance protection across email and calendar experiences on Mac devices. GA date: November CY2026
Type
M365 Roadmap
Services
Microsoft 365 Apps
Tags
In development, General Availability, Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC, GCC High, DoD, Outlook, Mac
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original