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A redesigned header and lightweight dashboard on Teams mobile bring channel details, people, and pinned content into one place, aligning the mobile layout with desktop.
Why it matters: Consistent chat and channel navigation across desktop and mobile lowers the support burden on Teams mobile rollouts.
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Highlighted text when composing messages renders more clearly in dark mode on Teams desktop and Mac.
Why it matters: A readability fix for the growing share of users who work in dark mode.
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SharePoint Online adds a tenant-level "Use permalinks" setting so admins or site owners can turn heading permalinks on or off per organization; disabling it removes the permalink control at each heading to reduce tab stops for keyboard and screen-reader users. Rolling out to all enterprise tenants.
Why it matters: A governance lever to balance deep-linking against accessibility, a frequent ask from regulated and accessibility-focused customers.
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Partner-led Microsoft 365 Copilot Business trial (25 users, 30 days) for SMBs under 300 employees, transactable via CSP New Commerce from Aug 1 through Dec 31 2026 (product ID CFQ7TTC0MM8R, SKU 006Z); a customer evaluation tool follows mid-August.
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M365 E3 promotions (10% off 3-year, 20% off 1-year) extended through Dec 31 2026; M365 E7 promotional offers retire Oct 1 2026, with eligible purchases available through Sep 30 2026.
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Partner benefits now redeemed via a guided 0 USD purchase flow in Partner Center with Azure credits deposited to a billing profile; from Nov 1 2026 benefit expiration aligns to the offer purchase date.
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Users can create, upload, and update their own custom skills in OneDrive, and Copilot in PowerPoint applies them in the flow of work, turning repeated instructions into reusable guidance.
Why it matters: Reusable skills let a partner team standardize how Copilot builds decks and cut repeated prompt effort.
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Copilot in PowerPoint can turn comment feedback into assigned follow-ups and pull the right people into the comment thread directly from the review.
Why it matters: Moves slide reviews from feedback to tracked action without leaving the deck.
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Copilot in Excel now works in cloud-saved workbooks with AutoSave turned off on Windows and Mac; when there are unsaved changes Excel prompts to enable AutoSave first, but users can continue without it.
Why it matters: Removes the AutoSave-on prerequisite that previously blocked Copilot in otherwise-supported workbooks.
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Users can attach a Power BI report from the work content selector and have Copilot in Excel analyze performance, spot trends, and build summaries against the report data while respecting existing row-level security.
Why it matters: Brings governed BI metrics into the Excel grid without exporting or reconciling data, and keeps row-level security intact.
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A new @theme-design skill lets Copilot in Excel apply a coordinated theme - harmonized palette, styled charts, and structured layout - to turn raw data into a readable report.
Why it matters: Automates sheet formatting so partners can deliver client-ready reports faster.
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Microsoft removes the Azure consumed revenue threshold for SMB-track eligibility across three solution paths that count toward the Solutions Partner for Cloud & AI Platforms designation.
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Monthly Teams roundup covering meeting recaps, Facilitator-agent meeting notes in Teams Rooms, Teams Phone multi-line calling on iOS, and Shifts frontline updates.
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Adds bounded, in-memory archive skill discovery for MCP sources via FoundryToolbox, reusable session stores that persist full Foundry Responses sessions, and process-wide feature-usage telemetry. A breaking change redesigns workflow checkpoints for full replayability from the initial input and human-in-the-loop responses.
Why it matters: teams building agents in Python get durable sessions and MCP skill discovery, but should review the checkpoint change before upgrading.
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Graduates the GitHub Copilot agent from preview to stable, forwards MessageSendParams.Configuration in the agent-to-agent (A2A) adapter, preserves EditTable state across declarative workflow updates, and fixes InMemoryChatHistoryProvider persisting when the service already stores history.
Why it matters: .NET agent builders get a stable Copilot agent path and more reliable A2A and declarative-workflow behavior.
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Viva Engage will let users preview a discussion post before publishing, so they can catch formatting issues and validate content first. Roadmap item 566699, general availability targeted for August 2026.
Why it matters: fewer mis-formatted or mistaken posts in Engage communities.
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Purview Information Protection auto-labeling capacity increases from 100,000 to 500,000 files per tenant per day. Roadmap item 567890, preview planned September 2026 and GA October 2026.
Why it matters: large tenants can auto-classify far more content each day, widening DLP and compliance coverage.
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Microsoft is retiring several role certifications (AZ-204, MB-280, AZ-500, PL-200) between Jun 30 and Aug 31 2026, with AI-focused replacements such as Azure AI Cloud Developer Associate and Intelligent Applications Builder.
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Cowork can now run tasks automatically when something happens, such as receiving a matching email or a Teams message (including when you are @mentioned). You describe what to watch for and Cowork proposes the automation for you to review and confirm; event-driven tasks appear alongside scheduled prompts on the Scheduled page.
Why it matters: partner teams can build reactive, trigger-based automations for clients instead of relying only on scheduled prompts.
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Manifest v1.8 adds the EmailActions capability (write operations on mail: triage, supervised send, delete, inbox rules, auto-reply, folder management) and the MeetingActions capability (schedule events, create time-finding polls, surface time insights). It also adds a file property to reference worker agents by path and an embedded_resource_snapshot_id property on embedded knowledge.
Why it matters: declarative agents can now take write actions on email and calendar, a major capability step for partner-built agents.
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Agents in Microsoft Teams can now receive messages targeted specifically to them in group conversations, alongside existing group broadcast handling.
Why it matters: enables more precise agent interactions in multi-participant Teams chats.
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A version parameter was added to the getMicrosoft365CopilotUserCountSummary, getMicrosoft365CopilotUserCountTrend, and getMicrosoft365CopilotUsageUserDetail Graph reporting APIs so developers can request additional detail in generated reports.
Why it matters: richer programmatic Copilot adoption reporting for partner dashboards.
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Management of Viva Connections multi-home experiences is moving from the Microsoft 365 admin center to the SharePoint admin center for streamlined administration.
Why it matters: SharePoint admins get consolidated control over Viva Connections home sites in the surface they already use.
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Viva Engage is rolling out Custom Branding, an admin-led capability to define a tenant-wide visual identity (fonts, colors, logos, layouts) across the experience.
Why it matters: organizations can align the employee-communications surface with their corporate brand.
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Change leaders can launch a Copilot Pulse survey directly from the Copilot Dashboard, targeting all licensed or active users.
Why it matters: streamlines measuring Copilot sentiment and adoption for change-management teams.
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New unified Marketplace offering combining ISV Success, Marketplace Rewards, Azure IP co-sell, and certified software designations for companies building on the Microsoft Cloud, arriving September 2026.
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Microsoft Q4 FY26 earnings; Microsoft 365 Copilot surpassed 30 million paid seats.
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