M365 Changelog: Date Dividers: New Copilot for Microsoft 365 UI enhancements in Microsoft Teams Chat, Channel, Meeting, and Calling

Summary

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Teams Chat, Channel, Meeting, and Calling will soon have an enhancement to improve the overall user experience. Date dividers will be introduced to make it easier to scroll through past conversation history. The date dividers will be available in Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Chat and Channel on desktop and web in the Teams 2.1 (T2.1) Client as well as in mobile. The date dividers will also be available in Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Meeting and Calling on desktop and web in the T2.1 Client. The rollout will begin early April 2024 and expect to complete by late April 2024. No action is needed to prepare for this change.

MC719656 – Updated April 2, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft is excited to announce that Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Microsoft Teams Chat, Channel, Meeting, and Calling will soon have an enhancement to improve the overall user experience. We are introducing date dividers to make it easier to scroll through past conversation history.

The date dividers will be available in Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Chat and Channel on desktop and web in the Teams 2.1 (T2.1) Client as well as in mobile.

The date dividers will also be available in Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Meeting and Calling on desktop and web in the T2.1 Client.

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When this will happen:

Worldwide: Microsoft will begin rolling out early April 2024 (previously mid-March) and expects to complete by late April 2024 (previously late March).

How this will affect your organization:

Prior to this enhancement, when you scrolled through your conversation history, it was difficult to distinguish recent versus old history. With this improvement, users can more easily navigate through their history and focus on what’s most pertinent to them.

  • Date dividers on desktop: Following the same desktop treatment as regular Teams messages, if the message is less than one week old, we will display the day of week (e.g. “Monday”) in the date divider. If the message is more than 1 week old, we will show the month and date (e.g. “February 2”). If the message happened in the previous calendar year, we will include year (e.g. November 10, 2023).
  • Date dividers on mobile: following the same logic that exists today in mobile chats, if the message occurred yesterday, we will display the “Yesterday” and time (e.g. “Yesterday 8:08AM”). If within a week, we will show the day of week (e.g. “Monday 11:02AM). If the message is older than a week, we will show the date and time (e.g. November 12, 11:02AM).  

What you need to do to prepare:

There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.