What changed / Microsoft 365
What's changing in Microsoft 365
Microsoft publishes its own roadmap for Microsoft 365 — every app, every change, listed with a status and a date. This page takes that roadmap and cuts it down to the apps taught on this site — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot — and to what is actually happening now: rolling out, or launched in the last two months. Nothing still "in development", because those dates move and a list of maybes is not worth your time.
"Rolling out" only counts if Microsoft has touched that entry in the last four months. Some items sit at "rolling out" for years without an update — those are left out too, because a stale date is worse than no date.
Every entry links straight to Microsoft's own roadmap page for that item. The one-line description under each is Microsoft's own text, trimmed, not a rewrite. Grouped by app; open the ones you use.
Source: Microsoft 365 Roadmap, Microsoft · pulled automatically · last pulled 22 August 2026 · 101 of 1801 published roadmap items shown
39 items · 7 apps
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)4 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Multilingual recap available with translation button | August 2026 | After meeting recap is automatically generated in the translation language chosen during the meeting, users can continue to change the language of the meeting r… |
| Ability for IT admins to customize the user notification messages for recording and transcription in calls | August 2026 | This feature enables IT admins to customize a portion of the user notification messages for recording and transcription during Teams calls. |
| Updated Copilot Answers | July 2026 | Copilot Answers in Copilot Search (in the M365 Copilot App on web and desktop) will provide more concise responses and more prominently highlight the ability to… |
| People Skills- removal and deletion admin control | July 2026 | A new admin control in the People Skills settings lets administrators permanently remove their organization's People Skills data from the tenant. With this new… |
Microsoft Teams26 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Expand presenter visibility in 'Manage what attendees see' for Teams events | August 2026 | Users will now be able to resize and expand the presenter panel in 'Manage what attendees see' options for Teams events. This feature helps make it easier to vi… |
| Enhanced live captions settings and right-side panel view | August 2026 | We are improving the live captions experience in Microsoft Teams with new viewing layouts and streamlined configuration options. Users can now view live caption… |
| Multilingual recap available with translation button | August 2026 | After meeting recap is automatically generated in the translation language chosen during the meeting, users can continue to change the language of the meeting r… |
| External presenters can access production controls for Teams events | August 2026 | Organizations can allow external presenters to manage Teams events by granting them access to production controls. Federated (B2B) and guest users can be specif… |
| View and manage auto attendant shared voicemails directly in the Queues app | August 2026 | Calls to an Auto Attendant that are routed to voicemail will now appear directly within Queues app. This enables organizations to manage shared Auto Attendant v… |
| Modernized Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android | August 2026 | The updated Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android prioritizes video on the meeting stage, arranges participants in consistent aspect ratios, and minimizes move… |
| Specify who has control of production tools in Teams meetings and events | August 2026 | A new meeting option for Teams meetings with presenters and events that enables organizers to designate 'Who has control of production tools' during the event.… |
| Ability for IT admins to customize the user notification messages for recording and transcription in calls | August 2026 | This feature enables IT admins to customize a portion of the user notification messages for recording and transcription during Teams calls. |
| Enhanced delegated calling with delegate call access restrictions and join notifications | August 2026 | Call delegation in Teams now includes new controls that give delegators greater privacy and control during active calls. Delegators can lock an ongoing call to… |
| Emoji shortcuts with autocomplete on mobile | August 2026 | Teams brings desktop-style emoji shortcuts to mobile (iOS and Android), allowing you to insert emojis by typing colon-based commands like :smile:. Real-time aut… |
| New room optimization mode user experience in Teams desktop | August 2026 | Users can more easily use their laptop for meetings and collaboration in spaces like focus or huddle rooms that don’t yet have a Teams Rooms system. The new roo… |
| Open message links in new window | July 2026 | Teams now enables links within chat and channel messages to open in a new window, so you can compare information side by side without losing the context of your… |
| Improved request flows for apps and agents blocked by admins | July 2026 | We are improving how users request access to apps and agents blocked by admins in Teams by introducing a clear, guided, and end-to-end request experience. This… |
| Automatic recording and transcription for Teams Call Queues | August 2026 | Administrators can enable automatic recording and transcription for Teams call queues. When enabled, calls answered by calling representatives are automatically… |
| Meeting recap app | July 2026 | The meeting recap app brings all your meeting recaps into one place, making it easier to find, filter, and catch up. Quick filters help you surface the right me… |
| Multi-line Calling on Teams Mobile | July 2026 | Make and receive calls using multiple assigned phone numbers directly from your mobile device - choose the right line for every call, with unified call history… |
| New layout when sharing content for Teams events | August 2026 | Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools will see updated layout options when sharing content in the "Manage what attendees see" experience… |
| Interpreter agent support in Teams Rooms on Android | August 2026 | The Interpreter agent acts as a translator in Microsoft Teams meetings, allowing participants to listen to the meeting in their chosen language with real-time t… |
| Assign Open Shifts | June 2026 | Auto Assign Open Shifts is a Microsoft Teams Shifts feature that automatically fills unassigned (open) shifts for you. It lets managers automatically assign ope… |
| Support human interpreter listening mode in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows | July 2026 | Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows now supports human interpreter listening mode in meetings where organizers enable language interpretation in Meeting options, a… |
| Scoped Search for SharePoint app in Teams (Viva Connections) | June 2026 | With this feature, users accessing search through the Teams search icon while within the SharePoint app in Teams (Viva Connections) will be able to receive sear… |
| Chat panel open by default in the gallery view on Teams Rooms on Android | June 2026 | The chat panel will open by default in gallery view, allowing participants in Teams Room on Android to quickly see ongoing meeting chat when they join. Admins c… |
| Upload custom backgrounds for Teams events | June 2026 | Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools can now upload custom backgrounds in the "Manage what attendees see" experience for Teams events.… |
| Unblock users to send message while file is uploading in the background | August 2026 | Large file sharing in Teams today introduces blocking behavior, forcing users to wait for uploads to complete and disrupting real-time collaboration. To improve… |
| Search in quick sharing experience | June 2026 | Microsoft Teams makes it easier to find and attach files by enabling search directly within the quick sharing experience. You can now locate cloud based files w… |
| Quick Share for Images | June 2026 | Microsoft Teams extends Quick Share to images, making it fast and easy to share visual content across chats and channels. With access from hover, right click, o… |
OneDrive4 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Exclude specific folders from syncing | August 2026 | OneDrive for Windows and Mac will let users exclude specific folders from syncing, so folders that do not belong in the cloud, such as developer tooling folders… |
| PDF annotation for sensitivity-label protected PDFs in the OneDrive apps (iOS and Android) | August 2026 | The Microsoft OneDrive apps for iOS and Android will let users annotate PDFs protected by a Microsoft Purview Information Protection sensitivity label that appl… |
| Refreshed Libraries View in OneDrive Web | July 2026 | We're replacing the existing More places experience in OneDrive Web with a refreshed Libraries view. Users can see more recently accessed libraries, navigate to… |
| Document library views now available in OneDrive | July 2026 | Users can now work with SharePoint document library views directly from OneDrive. In addition to switching between existing views, users can create and manage v… |
Outlook4 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Improved PDF Preview on iOS | July 2026 | MIP-label protected PDFs are now supported in the PDF previewer along with a built-in control's toolbar for easier navigation. |
| Variable number of message preview lines | July 2026 | 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 u… |
| Co-Authoring Highlight and Rewrite | July 2026 | Users can now collaborate with Copilot to make improvements to email drafts. Select a section of the draft and ask Copilot to make changes, like changing its le… |
| Copilot Settings in classic Outlook for Windows | July 2026 | You will now be able to access different Copilot settings directly in classic Outlook for Windows. |
Planner1 item
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Task Details Side Pane experience | July 2026 | The Task Details Side Pane lets you view and edit task details in a side pane while keeping your Board, Grid, or My Tasks view visible. Update tasks without los… |
PowerPoint1 item
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Create on brand presentations with additional brand assets | July 2026 | Seamlessly access your brand colors, images, icons, logos and more right within PowerPoint to create on-brand presentations. |
62 items · 11 apps
Excel1 item
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing | June 2026 | Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the te… |
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)31 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Insights for GitHub Copilot spend and usage | July 2026 | AI spend and usage insights for GitHub Copilot will be available on Viva Insights for managers with at least 5 direct reports (scoped access), Global analysts a… |
| Copilot Analytics - Insights in Cowork and WorkIQ spend and usage | June 2026 | Insights into AI spend (Copilot credit usage) at a group or team level will be available in Viva Insights as a dashboard and in Advanced insights. The services… |
| Outlook Emails in Copilot Notebooks | July 2026 | Outlook Emails as References in Copilot Notebooks bring email content into the notebook experience, enabling users to ground Copilot in the conversations, decis… |
| SharePoint list support in Agent Builder | June 2026 | Agent Builder now supports using a SharePoint list as a knowledge source for agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot. Makers can ground an agent in structured list data… |
| Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot can analyze content shared on desktop screen and through mobile camera | June 2026 | Vision in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps you make faster, more informed decisions by understanding context from what you share on screen or camera. Copilot can ana… |
| Work IQ APIs – Unified REST Endpoint for Agents and Workflows | June 2026 | Introduces a new REST endpoint for Work IQ that serves as a unified entry point for invoking agents and workflows, providing a consistent, scalable alternative… |
| Work IQ APIs - Endpoints: Declarative Agent Access | June 2026 | Enables programmatic access to first‑party and tenant‑defined declarative agents via the Work IQ endpoint, allowing applications to trigger specialized agents f… |
| Work IQ APIs – Remote MCP Server Support | June 2026 | Supports connecting to remote MCP servers through the Work IQ endpoint, enabling agents to securely invoke external tools and services beyond the local runtime… |
| Simplified design for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app | June 2026 | A refreshed design for the Microsoft 365 Copilot web and desktop app simplifies the user experience to drive engagement with Copilot. This includes updates to t… |
| Teams Meetings in Copilot Notebooks | June 2026 | Meetings as References in Copilot Notebooks bring Teams meeting content into the notebook experience, enabling users to ground Copilot on the discussions, decis… |
| Authoritative Sites | June 2026 | Authoritative Sites feature empowers administrators to designate specific SharePoint sites as official, trusted sources of information. By classifying these sit… |
| v. 149 - Unifying Copilot Chat policy controls | June 2026 | The Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy is becoming the standard for configuring Copilot Chat. Extension and sidebar policies will no longer affect the ap… |
| Planner Agent chat | June 2026 | Introducing built-in Planner Agent chat with natural language Q&A, smart task discovery, and in-plan task management. |
| Find meetings based on topics and keywords | June 2026 | Copilot will be able to find meetings based on topics or keywords from relevant data like meeting body, chat and transcription. |
| New Overview experience in Agent Dashboard | June 2026 | Customers can now view and understand their agent landscape through the new Overview page that will be included as part of the Agent Dashboard in Microsoft Viva… |
| Unlocking Deeper Copilot Insights with Enhanced Power BI Filtering | June 2026 | Enable Global and Insights admins to turn on additional attributes as filters in Power BI reports, including reserved attributes and your organization’s custom… |
| Insights - New Copilot Metrics Available | June 2026 | We are bringing a set of new Copilot metrics including actions taken in Microsoft 365 Copilot app, Edge and OneNote, and more key use cases across Outlook, Word… |
| Explain slide selection during PowerPoint Live | June 2026 | This feature enhances the PowerPoint Live meeting experience by using Copilot to let attendees select slide text and get explanations for the content. |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Attach and reference an image when creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode. | July 2026 | You can now reference an image when creating a presentation with Copilot using Agent Mode in PowerPoint. |
| Copy Tables in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | June 2026 | Users can now copy tables created in Copilot. Leverage Copilot to make your content better and use it anywhere you need to. |
| New profile cards for buildings, rooms and desks | June 2026 | Buildings, rooms and desks that are added to the Places directory will have new profile cards, accessible from Copilot Chat and across other Microsoft 365 entry… |
| Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot | June 2026 | Planner agent in Microsoft 365 will help you plan, organize, and manage work more efficiently. We’re starting with core task and plan management features to sim… |
| Learning Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot | June 2026 | The Learning agent helps employees build skills through personalized microlearning and structured learning experiences. |
| [Copilot Extensibility] [AdminX] Pre-setup guides, editability, actionable errors & alerting support available for Connector admins | June 2026 | Pre-setup guides, editability, actionable errors & alerting support available for Connector admins. |
| Domain exclusion for web grounding | June 2026 | This feature will allow admins to specify a limited set of sites to exclude from web grounding in M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat #. |
| Agents usage report | July 2026 | A new agents usage report will be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The report will be scoped to include agents in M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat with… |
| Frontier and Microsoft agent user request approval flow in Microsoft 365 admin center | July 2026 | For Admins, agents in the Frontier program can be managed through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. They are listed under the agents & connectors tab in Copilot C… |
| Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing | June 2026 | Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the te… |
Microsoft Edge8 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Intune MAM Protected Downloads | July 2026 | The protected downloads feature for Intune MAM will now save downloaded files to the Documents > Microsoft Edge > Downloads folder in OneDrive. |
| v.151 - Passkey Sync for Enterprise Users | July 2026 | Microsoft Edge is introducing support for passkey synchronization for enterprise users, enabling secure, passwordless authentication across devices. Passkeys cr… |
| Enterprise WebView2 runtime downgrade via Downgrade Version policy | June 2026 | Administrators can temporarily roll back specific applications to a previous WebView2 Evergreen Runtime version (N-1 or N-2) using the new Downgrade Version pol… |
| v. 149 - Unifying Copilot Chat policy controls | June 2026 | The Microsoft365CopilotChatIconEnabled policy is becoming the standard for configuring Copilot Chat. Extension and sidebar policies will no longer affect the ap… |
| v.149 - Modern, unified, and updated Look and Feel | June 2026 | Microsoft Edge will update the Look and Feel to give customers a unified experience across all of Microsoft AI surfaces including Copilot and Bing. This will ch… |
| Validate Edge builds early with enterprise preview | June 2026 | Enterprise preview provides a simpler way for admins to flight pre-release Edge builds to their users. To reduce friction and bolster usage, users will receive… |
| Extensions monitoring in the Edge management service | June 2026 | The Microsoft Edge management service now allows admins to gain visibility into extensions installed across their managed users. From the extensions monitoring… |
| v. 149 - Clarify choices surrounding third-party cookie settings | June 2026 | Language under Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies will be clarified to better describe the choices users have in managing third-party cookies. |
Microsoft Teams18 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant field visibility in Organization view | July 2026 | Teams now displays assistant information in the Organization view on the profile card and in the Org Explorer, making it easier to identify a key support contac… |
| Manage Built-in Teams agents in the Teams admin center | July 2026 | Admins will be able to manage Teams built-in agents across core Teams experiences, including chats, channels, and meetings, through a dedicated experience in th… |
| Searchable keyboard shortcuts from the dialog in Teams | June 2026 | Easily find keyboard shortcuts with a new searchable experience in Microsoft Teams. Search by shortcut name or enter part of a key combination directly in the d… |
| Shared & Delegate Mailbox Scheduling for Events | June 2026 | Empower Chiefs of Staff and delegated roles to efficiently organize events on behalf of leaders or teams using shared or delegated mailboxes. By sending trusted… |
| Interpreter - Simultaneous mode enhancements | July 2026 | We’re raising the bar on clarity and control with Interpreter. Admins can fully disable voice simulation via PowerShell when needed. Each speaker is automatical… |
| Save your event as template to reuse event configurations | June 2026 | Organizers for Teams events instances will now be able to reuse their event configurations in the Events app in Teams. Organizers can save these configurations… |
| Room availability signal for Teams events | June 2026 | In the Events app in Teams, Teams events organizers will now be able to see if the chosen room or space they have selected for their event is available at the d… |
| SharePoint thumbnail previews | June 2026 | Microsoft Teams on desktop now shows rich link previews when you share SharePoint pages. Links automatically expand into a visually appealing card with a thumbn… |
| Proximity join support for presenters in Teams events from Teams Rooms on Windows and Android | June 2026 | Presenters can take advantage of proximity join with Teams Rooms on Windows or Android for fast, effortless connection to nearby room systems during Teams event… |
| Teams room builder in the Pro Management portal | June 2026 | The Teams room builder is a user-friendly, visually engaging tool to help IT managers design and configure Teams Rooms traditional, signature, and flex meeting… |
| Improved visibility and control for downloads | June 2026 | Download manager updates in Microsoft Teams make it easier to track file progress with improved visibility, control, and accessibility. You can now open the man… |
| Teams Phone Call Transfer Improvements | June 2026 | Microsoft Teams is improving the call transfer experience on desktop (Windows and Mac) with a streamlined workflow that makes transferring calls faster and more… |
| Report external users for security concerns in Teams | June 2026 | Users can now report suspicious external users directly within Teams, alongside existing block actions. Reports are surfaced in the Teams admin center, giving a… |
| Context preservation in Teams | June 2026 | When you return to a conversation within a short duration of time, your selected tab, opened side panel, and layout are restored automatically, so you can keep… |
| Sensitivity label inheritance for meeting recordings | June 2026 | Meeting recordings now automatically inherit the meeting’s sensitivity label. When label inheritance is enabled in sensitivity label policies, a labeled meeting… |
| Sensitivity label inheritance for Loop meeting notes | June 2026 | Loop meeting notes now automatically inherit your meeting’s sensitivity label. When admins enable label inheritance in the sensitivity label policy, any labeled… |
| Engage Communities in Microsoft Teams | June 2026 | Your Viva Engage communities will now be available in Teams along side teams, chats and channels. Engage communities in Microsoft Teams make it simple to connec… |
| Workplace check-in via Wi-Fi allows easy coordination in the office | June 2026 | Workplace Check-in via Wi-Fi acts as an extension of existing capabilities to check in to a building or a reserved desk, providing more flexibility and ease of… |
OneDrive1 item
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| New Shortcuts folder option when adding shortcuts | July 2026 | OneDrive makes it easy to add shortcuts to the files and folders you use most. Now you can choose to keep those shortcuts neatly together in one place instead o… |
OneNote2 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Teams Meetings in Copilot Notebooks | June 2026 | Meetings as References in Copilot Notebooks bring Teams meeting content into the notebook experience, enabling users to ground Copilot on the discussions, decis… |
| Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing | June 2026 | Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the te… |
Outlook4 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Emails marked with External to be supported as Rules conditions | June 2026 | The External tag on an email, set by the ExternalInOutlook feature, will now be usable as a condition in Outlook Inbox Rules. This change also makes available t… |
| Delimiter setting admin policy | June 2026 | Admins will be able to define a tenant‑wide default value for the Mail Compose and Reply setting that controls whether commas are used to separate recipients. U… |
| Import calendars and contacts from PST file to mailbox in new Outlook for Windows | June 2026 | With this update of support for .pst files (a.k.a. Outlook Data File) in the new Outlook for Windows, users will be able to import calendars and contacts from .… |
| Import support for data files in Outlook | June 2026 | This feature adds support for importing PST files into Outlook for Mac. |
Planner2 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Planner Agent chat | June 2026 | Introducing built-in Planner Agent chat with natural language Q&A, smart task discovery, and in-plan task management. |
| Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot | June 2026 | Planner agent in Microsoft 365 will help you plan, organize, and manage work more efficiently. We’re starting with core task and plan management features to sim… |
PowerPoint6 items
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Explain slide selection during PowerPoint Live | June 2026 | This feature enhances the PowerPoint Live meeting experience by using Copilot to let attendees select slide text and get explanations for the content. |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Reference an attached PowerPoint deck’s style when creating a new presentation with Agent Mode in PowerPoint | June 2026 | When creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode, you can reference an existing PowerPoint file, so Copilot applies its theme and styles… |
| Attach and reference an image when creating a presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint using Agent Mode. | July 2026 | You can now reference an image when creating a presentation with Copilot using Agent Mode in PowerPoint. |
| Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing | June 2026 | Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the te… |
Word1 item
| Feature | Expected | What Microsoft says |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Prompt Gallery - Company-wide prompt publishing | June 2026 | Organizations can build their own collections of prompts that are tailored to their business needs and workflows and distribute these to all users within the te… |
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