Updated July 15, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated May 27, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Currently, when users log into Viva Connections from the rich Teams desktop client or Teams web client, they are presented with a multi-panel first run experience informing them about Viva Connections and its features. We have discovered instances where a user might see this experience repeatedly, even if they had seen it before.
The team is hence disabling this experience from the Viva Connections app for desktop users only while we improve this experience. We will re-enable it in the future and will communicate when it is ready again.
Affected Workload
Table of Contents
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Viva
When this will happen
This change is expected to take place starting mid-April and expected to complete by early August (previously late June).
How this will affect your organization
The primary impact for users of Viva Connections is that first time users will not be shown the first run experience on Teams desktop or web until we re-enable the feature.
What you need to do to prepare
No action is necessary. This change will take effect automatically in your tenant. If you are planning to roll out Viva Connections to new users in your tenant, you can consider informing them of the capabilities that Connections provides for them, including access to your organization’s intranet in Teams, ability to access relevant content and resources including global navigation, and simpler content sharing and collaboration. If you would like to take advantage of content, we have made available to help communicate Viva rollouts, see relevant items here: https://adoption.microsoft.com/viva.
Learn more
- Microsoft Viva >Viva Connections > Set up and launch Viva Connections
Message ID: MC358962
Published: 14 April 2022
Updated: 15 July 2022
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
