Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your patience.
We are pleased to announce that the next phase of the new Yammer experience rollout is a month away. With this change, all users will access the new Yammer experience, and the toggle for classic Yammer will be removed. Admins can still switch to the classic Yammer experience via a new toggle in the Yammer admin settings.
Key points
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- Timing: We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June.
- Action: To get the most out of the Yammer experience, we recommend enabling the new version of Yammer now for all users and review the changes and assess the impact on your organization.
- Roll-out: tenant level
How this will affect your organization
The new Yammer powers leadership engagement, corporate communications, communities, and knowledge-sharing in Microsoft 365. In addition to migrating all the key functionalities from the classic version to the new version of Yammer, these are some new features that we have implemented based on your feedback:
- Nested replies
- New profile page
- Bookmarks
- Dark mode
- Upvote answers to Yammer questions
- Editing attachments
For end users:
You will no longer be able to opt-out of the new version of Yammer.
For admins:
As a default the new Yammer will be enabled for all users, but admins can still switch back when needed to the classic Yammer experience, through the Opt-out option.
This option is already available for all networks and can be changed in the admin settings in the “New Yammer” module. The current active option enables the new Yammer as a default for everyone, now the default option, will enable the new Yammer for all users with opt-out option only for Admins.
What you need to do to prepare
You can use a trial tenant to test the experience without changing your existing Yammer network.
Additionally, you may consider updating your training and documentation, as well as sending out change communications within your organization as appropriate.
Note: Although the connectors will remain active in the new Yammer, their configuration can only be modified from the classic version of Yammer, by admin users.
Learn more
- Yammer Adoption
- Microsoft 365 > Yammer > Get started with Yammer > Bring new Yammer to your organization
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Published: 12 May 2022
Updated: 03 June 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
