Viva Engage in Microsoft Teams mobile: New conversation search capability available

Viva Engage in Microsoft Teams mobile will gain a new conversation search feature, rolling out from mid-November 2025 to early January 2026. This default-enabled update improves content discoverability on mobile, requires no admin action, and affects users accessing Viva Engage via Teams mobile only.

[Introduction]

Microsoft is introducing the ability to search Viva Engage conversations directly within the Viva Engage app in Microsoft Teams mobile. This update is intended to improve content discoverability within the mobile experience.

This message is associated with roadmap ID 526707.

Screenshot 1: Engage app in Teams with the new Search button in the top-right.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid-November 2025 and is expected to complete by early January 2026.

[How this affects your organization:]

• Who is affected: Users who access Viva Engage through the Microsoft Teams mobile app.
• What will happen:
  • Viva Engage conversations will be searchable within the Viva Engage app in Teams mobile.
  • This update applies only to the mobile experience. Other Engage endpoints already have this feature.
  • The feature will be enabled by default.

[What you can do to prepare:]

• Update any internal documentation that references Viva Engage search capabilities.
• No admin action is required to enable the feature.

[Compliance considerations:]

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.