M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name – Feb 5, 2025

MC979826 – Updated February 5, 2025: Microsoft have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft is renaming the Viva Connections app to Connections. This change is intended to ensure the app name fits better within Microsoft Teams, preventing it from being truncated.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): Microsoft will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously late January) and expects to complete by late February 2025 (previously mid-February).

How this will affect your organization:

If you have already customized the Viva Connections app name in the Microsoft Teams app store, your customizations will remain unchanged.

This update is available by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.