(Updated) Microsoft Viva : News AI audio briefing in Connections Mobile

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Summary

Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls. Available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, it rolls out from late September 2025 to mid-February 2026, enabled by default with no configuration needed.

Details

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 Area Details
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.

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December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM Updated
Summary
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Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. The rollout starts late September 2025, completes by November, is on by default, and requires no user configuration.
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Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls. Available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, it rolls out from late September 2025 to mid-February 2026, enabled by default with no configuration needed.
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2025-09-18T14:14:11.237Z
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2025-12-17T17:06:16.617Z
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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 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 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 Area Details
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.
New

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 Area Details
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.
September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM Updated
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Microsoft Viva : News AI audio briefing in Connections Mobile
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(Updated) Microsoft Viva : News AI audio briefing in Connections Mobile
Summary
Previous
Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls. Available mid-September to November 2025, it requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, is on by default, and needs no user configuration.
New
Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls, requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. The rollout starts late September 2025, completes by November, is on by default, and requires no user configuration.
Last Updated Date
Previous
2025-09-12T17:08:53.750Z
New
2025-09-18T14:14:11.237Z
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Previous
New feature,User impact
New
Updated message,New feature,User impact
Body Content
Previous

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 mid-September 2025 and complete by 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 Area Details
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.
New

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 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 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 Area Details
Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections.
September 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM Updated
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2025-09-09T23:15:40.573Z
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2025-09-12T17:08:53.750Z

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