M365 Changelog: (Updated) Yammer Rebranding to Viva Engage
MC561701 – Updated June 30, 2023: Microsoft has updated the content for clarity. Thank you for your patience.
As Microsoft announced a few months ago, all Yammer surfaces will be undergoing a transformation and will now be known as Viva Engage. Users will experience the new Viva Engage branding across the remaining surfaces, including the website, integrations, SharePoint, Progressive Web App (PWA), embed, email notifications and email digest.
The last step remaining is the URL update, which will occur at the end of this year. Microsoft will provide more details as it gets closer to that milestone. Our team is working tirelessly to ensure a seamless transition, minimizing disruption to your workflow. Microsoft appreciates your continued support and patience throughout this rebranding journey.
Microsoft has updated the previously shared rebranding toolkit to reflect the final timelines. This includes a range of templates, logos, and other resources to help communicate the change. The link to download the Viva-Engage-and-Yammer-rebrand-kit.zip can be found here.
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When this will happen:
Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out in late June 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-July 2023.
How this will affect your organization:
Website:
- The Yammer website will begin to get rebranded to Viva Engage, it could take up to three weeks to fully release across all tenants. Yammer features will remain available, and users don’t have to execute any additional task to continue using them.
- When users access the website will be greeted with a welcoming dialog that will inform them of the brand name change. Once users dismiss the dialog, they will be able to access the rebranded experience. Please note that Microsoft has updated the message on the announcement.
The Microsoft 365 app launcher, also known as waffle, will also be rebranded and the Yammer logo and descriptions will be updated to Viva Engage.
Progressive Web App (PWA):
- When existing Yammer Desktop PWA users open the app, they’ll get a prompt asking them to reinstall the app. Users will have to click “OK” and the app will reinstall and renamed to “Viva Engage (Yammer)”. If the prompt doesn’t display the Engage logo, users will have to uninstall the app and reinstall it again. The PWA will be named “Viva Engage (Yammer)” for a month and then “(Yammer)” will be removed in a future update.
Integrations:
- Connector on Teams – Within the Teams feature, the Yammer connector can now be found under the Viva Engage brand so users can receive updates from their Viva Engage network.
- Power Automate – This integration will be renamed to Viva Engage, keeping all existent functionality.
- SharePoint & embed – All Yammer references will be replaced with Viva Engage
URL
- The URL will remain the same, you can expect an update for this change towards the end of the calendar year.
- The notification addresses, such as “[email protected]” and “[email protected]” will change but such as the URL, these two will be updated at the end of this calendar year.
What you need to do to prepare:
There will be no impact to the existing profile, posts, bookmarks, etc. All rebranding updates don’t require additional actions; changes will be automatic. Outside of branding changes, there are no changes to the features, capabilities, and investments for Microsoft 365 customers. You will continue to experience and benefit from all the powerful features of Viva Engage just as you did with Yammer.