16-October-2026 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.
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Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2026-10-16
Additions : 7
Updates : 3
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
| New Features | Current Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Dataverse: Prompt column values in bulk for existing records (backfill) | In Development | |||
| Power Apps: Prompt Columns – multiple lines of text output | In Development | |||
| Microsoft Teams: Facilitator’s enhanced protection skill can alert you to potential scams | In Development | |||
| SharePoint: Copilot Search in SharePoint and OneDrive | In Development | |||
| Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Full-screen mode on task grid | In Development | |||
| Microsoft Teams: Pinch to zoom in on shared screens | In Development | |||
| OneDrive: PDF annotation for sensitivity-label protected PDFs in OneDrive/SharePoint web viewer | In Development | |||
| Updated Features | Current Status | Update Type | ||
| Microsoft Teams: Improved organization for muted and meeting chats | Rolling Out | Status | ||
| Microsoft Edge: v.154 – Sign in to Edge with a Google account | Launched | Status, Title | ||
| Excel: Excel canvas | Rolling Out | Status |
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| (Updated) Viva Engage: Agents in Viva Engage communities Public PreviewCategory:Microsoft Viva Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC1155311Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Copilot Analytics: Data export public preview for Copilot metrics in the Copilot dashboardCategory:Microsoft Viva Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC1173208Status:stayInformed | |
| Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management – Hard delete OneDrive and SharePoint files with priority cleanup workflowCategory:Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC1261587Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New chat sections for muted and meeting chatsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1269864Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Localized default mark and notify email templateCategory:Microsoft Defender XDRNummer:MC1387578Status:stayInformed | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Facilitator proactively detects and resolves knowledge gaps in meetingsCategory:Microsoft Teams Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC1409304Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Planner: Planner Agent chat in basic plansCategory:Planner Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)Nummer:MC1443514Status:stayInformed | |
| (Updated) Calls popout into a new window on the browser to support multi-tasking and collaboration during a meetingCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1462921Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Planner: Capacity viewCategory:PlannerNummer:MC1474110Status:stayInformed | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Improved file sharing experience in external chatsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1479514Status:planForChange | |
| (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Video sharing from OneDrive in Teams eventsCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1506734Status:planForChange | |
| Microsoft Excel: Changes to Get Data from Web (Legacy) experienceCategory:Microsoft 365 appsNummer:MC1508229Status:planForChange | |
| Microsoft Teams: Automatic recording and transcription options align with admin policiesCategory:Microsoft TeamsNummer:MC1508234Status:stayInformed | |
| Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention: Count of labeled documents condition for Exchange OnlineCategory:Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC1508235Status:stayInformed | |
| Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Sensitivity labels for Microsoft Entra security groupsCategory:Microsoft 365 suite Microsoft PurviewNummer:MC1508238Status:stayInformed | |
| Power Platform – Deprecation of temporary authentication URLs for the Word Online (Business) connectorCategory:Power PlatformNummer:MC1508992Status:stayInformed | |
| Choose the data sources AI-powered Data Enrichment uses, including CRM notesCategory:Dynamics 365 AppsNummer:MC1509121Status:stayInformed | |
| Microsoft Dataverse – Service Update 9.2.26102.00000 for EURCategory:Microsoft DataverseNummer:MC1509383Status:stayInformed |