January 2021 Newsletter – Week 3

(Updated) Change in display of hierarchical sensitivity labels

Updated January 15, 2021: Microsoft has updated the content for clarity.

This feature update does not apply to EDU tenants.

Microsoft is updating how the Teams channel header displays hierarchical sensitivity labels to provide improved exposure to the confidentiality status of content in a channel.

New in communication compliance: translate content during investigation

Microsoft is introducing translation to Communication Compliance policies and investigations.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68130.

Plan for Change: Intune moving to support Android 6.x and higher in April

Intune will be moving to support Android 6.x (Marshmallow) and higher in April.

New usage report for Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 admin center

Microsoft is adding a new Microsoft Teams report to the Microsoft 365 admin center usage reports section.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70552.

As originally communicated in MC228482 (December ’20), Microsoft is making some changes to the default setting for Guests in Microsoft Teams

Beginning on February 8th, 2021, Microsoft is turning on Guest access in Microsoft Teams by default for any customers who have not configured this setting.  This will bring Teams Guest capability into alignment with the rest of the suite, where the setting is already on by default.

Updated January 12, 2021: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below with more details for GCC-High and DoD customers.

You will soon be able to manage Exact Data Match (EDM) from Microsoft 365 compliance center, providing an alternative to using PowerShell.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 67100.