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Microsoft Viva : News AI audio briefing in Connections Mobile

From Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.
Microsoft Viva
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  • Seen 17 Dec 2025 November 2025 → mid-February 2026
  • Seen 18 Sep 2025 mid-September 2025 → late September 2025

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Updated December 17, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Introduction

We’re introducing a new AI audio briefing feature in Viva Connections for Teams mobile (iOS and Android). This feature provides users with a quick, AI-generated summary of top news items in their news feed, with playback controls such as play, pause, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498233.

When this will happen

General Availability: We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously mid-September) and complete by mid-February 2026 (previously end-November 2025).

How this affects your organization

Users with the Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be able to access the AI generated briefings in their Viva Connections news feed.

This feature is on by default and requires no configuration.

What you can do to prepare

  • No action is required. The rollout will be automatic.
  • You may wish to inform licensed users about the new feature and its capabilities.

Compliance considerations

Compliance AreaDetails
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AIUsers can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.

What changed

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  1. Updated September 18,December 17, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction … will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously mid-September) and complete by mid-February 2026 (previously end-November 2025.2025).  How this affects your organization Users with the Microsoft 365 Copilot license …

    • Tags New feature, User impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact

    Updated September 18, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re introducing a new AI audio briefing feature in Viva Connections … 498233. When this will happen General Availability: We will begin rolling out mid-Septemberlate September 2025 (previously mid-September) and complete by end-November 2025.   How this affects your organization Users with the Microsoft 365 Copilot license …

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