Microsoft Mesh Effective January 24, 2024, Microsoft Mesh is generally available. Microsoft Mesh is a platform that brings remote workers, hybrid workers and teams together. Microsoft Mesh powers shared virtual experiences in mixed reality applications that are viewable from 2D and 3D endpoints. Also,
Effective March 2024, the new Planner app is available in Microsoft Teams, followed by a web experience later in 2024. The current Tasks by Planner and To Do app in Teams will be renamed to Planner. Learn more about Microsoft Planner and find a
Effective October 1, 2023, Microsoft announced important changes to the way they license Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. How will these changes impact Microsoft customers and partners in these regions? To remain focused
Effective June 6, 2023, a new Microsoft Visio app for Microsoft Teams is available for commercial tenants worldwide. It enables users to seamlessly view, edit, and generate Visio files in 31 languages within the Teams environment. Microsoft Visio: What is it? Microsoft Visio
Starting July 1, 2023, Teams Rooms devices, including those using Personal Mode as well as the Teams application on Surface Hub and Teams Panels, will be blocked from signing in without a valid Teams Rooms license. This has been previously communicated. However, Microsoft has
Microsoft Teams Rooms license now needed for various devices Effective July 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, Surface Hubs, and executives in personal mode using a user license will need to provision a Teams Rooms license to continue service. However, on June 26, 2023, Microsoft
Effective February 1, 2023, Microsoft Teams Premium is available. Microsoft Teams Premium is a new offering that builds on the current Microsoft Teams experience with additional features that help make Teams meetings even more personalized, intelligent, and protected. It also enables premium capabilities for
Effective January 10, 2023, there is a free Microsoft Teams Premium trial available that can be activated in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. It contains 25 Users for 30 days. What can I use Teams Premium for? With Teams Premium, customers can: Extend
Microsoft Teams Shared Device replaces Microsoft Common Area Phone Effective December 1, 2022, Microsoft Common Area Phone has been rebranded as Microsoft Teams Shared Device. Microsoft Teams has introduced a new software offering called Teams Shared Device. This is a rebranding of the previous
Effective December 1, 2025, Microsoft launched Microsoft 365 Copilot Business worldwide, a new plan that brings enterprise-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a lower
On November 27, 2025, Microsoft introduced the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan – a new Azure reservation model that allows organizations to prepay for AI-related services using Agent Commit Units (ACUs). This
November 2025 – Microsoft announced that all Microsoft 365 E5 subscribers will receive included Security Compute Units (SCUs) as part of their subscription. This means every E5 customer gets a