Teams

U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Policy coming September 16

May 29, 2024

Date: May 29, 2024 To: InfoTech listserv, AMS listserv, EITU, MTAC From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re:  U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Policy coming September 16  …

Channel owners and administrators can now archive channels

May 20, 2024

As per Microsoft latest update, Microsoft Teams channel owners and administrators can now archive channels to avoid any activity on them and can restore if needed. Channel members will not …

The New Teams client updated rollout schedule

March 11, 2024

Date:  March 11, 2024 From:  Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration To: U of T Community Re:  New Teams client updated rollout schedule Dear colleagues, We are writing to remind you …

Changes in Google Chrome affect Microsoft Teams in 2024

February 12, 2024

According to Microsoft message center notification, starting in early 2024, Chrome will begin gradually rolling out privacy sandboxing in the web to 1% of their users, with general rollout happening …

Teams features that will move to Teams Premium

February 15, 2023

Some Teams features are part of the preview for Teams Premium and will move from Teams licenses to Teams Premium licenses. Each of these features has a grace period of …

Retiring Teams mobile support for devices running on iOS version 13 and below

September 13, 2021

Microsoft will be retiring the Teams mobile support on iOS devices running version 13 and below. Instead Microsoft recommends that users upgrade to newer iOS builds, which is where Microsoft …

Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022

July 13, 2021

Date: July 13, 2021 To: InfoTech, EITU From: EASI Digital Workplace Re: Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022   Good morning, Microsoft previously …

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 …

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 …

Microsoft Teams Update Required

July 23, 2020

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 …