Microsoft Viva Connections: New News feature in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Viva Connections in Teams will replace the Feed with a SharePoint News experience, starting March 2025. This update includes a Copilot-powered summary feature for licensed users on Windows desktop. The rollout is automatic, and users will see news based on their activity and permissions. We are evolving the Feed experience in Microsoft Viva Connections for Microsoft Teams. Instead of the Feed, people in your organization will soon see a Microsoft SharePoint News experience in Viva Connections, for a fresh new look that simplifies the user experience. Learn more: Introducing enterprise news reader in Viva connections | Microsoft Community Hub Watch video (14:12 min) This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472018. This message applies to Viva Connections in Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for iOS/Android, and Teams for the web, with this exception: This rollout will also include a Microsoft 365 Copilot-powered summary experience initially available only in Teams for Windows desktop. Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed users will have an additional option to generate a Copilot summary of the top 10 (or fewer) items in a user’s News feed. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this summarization feature in the news feed. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by late April 2025. Due to the nature of rollout technology across various platforms, some users may see the new experience sooner than others or in one platform first before the others. How this will affect your organization: Users can like news items in their feed and save them for later. They will have an immersive news experience in Viva Connections, without leaving Teams to read new content for individual sites they follow. This change will be on by default. The new Feed experience in Viva Connections in Teams for desktop and the web: The new Feed experience in Viva Connections in Teams for iOS/Android: What you need to do to prepare: […]
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