Microsoft 365 Announcements
Some users may receive unexpected Test notifications on their mobile devices
August 27, 2020
Users may receive notifications that state: “FCM Messagess : Test Notifications”. Microsoft is currently analyzing detailed forensics within the Teams mobile notification infrastructure to identify the cause of impact. This …
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Microsoft rolls out new Teams updates for September
August 24, 2020
This month, the University of Toronto community can expect to see several updates to their Microsoft Teams experience. With these updates come several new and useful features that will enable staff and faculty across the …
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Retiring the Discover view from OneDrive web
August 7, 2020
Microsoft will be retiring the Discover view from the OneDrive Website beginning August 2020. Instead Microsoft recommends finding files across your organization by using Search, which is where they will …
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Outlook – retiring support for some events from email
July 23, 2020
Microsoft will be retiring support for some types of events from their “events from email” feature. How this will affect you: Once this change happens, users will no longer get …
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Microsoft Teams Update Required
In the second half of July, users who are on old versions of Teams (below version numbers containing 1.2.00.XXXX) will receive in-app notifications advising them to update to the latest …
Retiring Teams support for devices running on Android 4.4
July 10, 2020
Microsoft will be retiring the Teams support on Android 4.4. Instead they recommend that users upgrade to newer Android builds. The exiting Teams build 1.0.0.2020050801 will continue to work on …
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External Email Banner Project
July 9, 2020
Date: July 9, 2020 To: ROSI Users From: Student Information Systems Re: External Email Banner Project Dear Colleagues, Since March 2020, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration and Information Security have been evaluating the introduction of external email notification …
Retirement of the Outlook People Pane (formerly the Outlook Social Connector)
June 26, 2020
Microsoft will be retiring the People Pane (formerly the Outlook Social Connector) feature from Outlook for Office 365 with minimum version 16.0.12712.10000 beginning in late July. Instead of the People …
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Microsoft StaffHub to be retired on June 30th, 2020
June 5, 2020
This is the final reminder that Microsoft StaffHub will be retired on June 30th, 2020. Microsoft Teams is evolving to include a new set of capabilities that will simplify schedule …
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Microsoft releases new features to improve your Teams video conferencing experience
June 4, 2020
This May, Microsoft launched several new important features to the University of Toronto’s Teams environment. These updates cover new features such as background effects, downloadable attendance lists and a larger nine-person video grid. Providing value to …