M365 Changelog: (Update) Now get Real Time Calendar Notifications in Teams

MC704955 – Updated May 31, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

You can now get the Calendar Notifications in Teams from the Activity Feed.

• You will get calendar notifications in the Activity Feed for the below scenarios:
  • Meeting invite (including channel meetings you are explicitly invited to)
  • Meeting updates
  • Meeting cancellations
  • Meeting forwards (as an organizer)
• When you get a calendar notification, you will see an unread notification in the Activity Feed pane or at the bell icon.
• When you click on a notification, you will see the details of the meeting/event in the right pane.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 314355

When this will happen:

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

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High & DoD): Microsoft will begin rolling out early April 2024 (previously late March) and expects to complete by late July 2024 (previously late May).

How this will affect your organization:

Users will get Calendar notifications in the Activity Feed within Teams. These notification settings for Calendar can be modified from “Notifications and activity” in the Settings menu in Teams. 

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.