What’s new for Microsoft Viva – January 2025

The start of 2025 brings exciting new updates for Microsoft Viva, enhancing the platform’s capabilities and functionalities. One notable update is the Viva Engage: Multi-pin Conversations Carousel, which allows up to six posts to be pinned with a carousel feature for two or more pins.

Another significant feature is the Viva Engage: Leadership feed available in SharePoint web part, which adds a “leaders” feed to the Viva Engage conversations web part in SharePoint, displaying content based on user license status1. Each month, Microsoft Viva continues to receive more updates, making it an indispensable tool for users. Continue reading to explore all the exciting new features and innovations.

What is new for Microsoft Viva

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Microsoft Viva Engage: New features for Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption community

Viva Engage

New features are coming to Microsoft Viva Engage for the Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption community, including recommendations for similar questions and answers, and the ability for admins to apply adoption features to different communities. Rollout begins January 2025 with no required action for admins to prepare.

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Microsoft Viva Engage: Multi-pin Conversations Carousel is now available

Viva Engage

The Multi-pin Conversations Carousel for Microsoft Viva Engage is now available, allowing up to six posts to be pinned with a carousel feature for two or more pins. Rollout begins mid-January 2025, completing by early February, with no admin action required.

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Viva Engage – Community replies and reactions in Teams

Viva Engage

Users with the Viva Engage app in Teams will now receive notifications when others reply or react to their posts.

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Viva Engage: Leadership feed available in SharePoint web part

Viva Engage

The message details the addition of a “leaders” feed to the Viva Engage conversations web part in SharePoint. Site admins can now include this feed, which displays content based on user license status. The feature is globally available and requires no action from admins. Users may see content from the leadership corner or home feed.

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Viva Engage: Verified Answers

Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage is introducing a Verified Answers feature, allowing community experts and admins to mark credible answers as “Verified.” This enhances credibility, streamlines knowledge sharing, and boosts community engagement. Rollout begins January 2025, with no admin action required for the automatic update.

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Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams

Viva Engage

Microsoft Viva Engage will introduce new reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams, starting mid-January 2025. This feature will be on by default and users can adjust settings in Teams. No admin action is required, but sharing this update and adjusting documentation is advised. The feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 474126.

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Microsoft Viva Connections: Update to app name

Viva Connections

The Microsoft Viva Connections app will be renamed to Connections to fit better in Microsoft Teams. The rollout starts mid-January 2025 and ends by mid-February 2025. Customizations remain if already made. No admin action is required, but users should be informed.

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Microsoft Viva: Refreshed Engage Communities app in Teams mobile

Microsoft Viva

New, mobile-first experience to participate in communities aligned to personal interests and job functions.

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Viva Engage: New recommended comments feature

Viva Engage

The new Microsoft Viva Engage feature will show ‘Relevant for you’ comments in the home feed to help users navigate large discussions. It’s available to all Engage license holders, will roll out between February and March 2025, and requires no admin action for implementation.

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Microsoft Viva: New Accessibility assistant tool for authoring in Amplify

Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva introduces an ‘Accessibility assistant’ tool for Amplify, aiding content creators with accessibility standards. Rolling out from late January to early March 2025, it features checks and guidance, supporting Banner, Text, Image, and Quick Links web parts. No admin action is required for the rollout.

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Viva Learning: Powerful updates to academies for admins and users

Viva Learning

Microsoft Viva Learning introduces new updates for admins and users, enhancing academies with features like multi-layer grouping, branding options, and customizable components. Rollout begins mid-February 2025, requiring no admin action but suggesting user notification and documentation updates.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify – Sensitivity labels

Viva Amplify

Viva Amplify will support sending mail with sensitivity.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify – Distribute from SharePoint

Viva Amplify

We are bringing Amplify capabilities to SharePoint. Soon, you will be able to share your Pages to multiple channels using Amplify without needing to navigate away from SharePoint. You will receive the in-depth Amplify reporting on these pages.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Amplify – Support for file upload

Viva Amplify

Viva Amplify will support authors uploading a file with a list of emails to make it easier for the Outlook channel to reach large audiences.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage – Theme monitoring

Viva Engage

Network admins and corporate communicators can input custom themes of interest and track new conversations that match these themes. Theme monitoring is accessible in the new communications dashboard experience in the advanced moderation page.

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Microsoft Viva: Edit and schedule polls in Viva Engage

Viva Engage

Starting in February 2025, customers with the Microsoft Viva suite or Microsoft Viva Communications and Communities premium licenses will see an option to schedule or edit a poll prior to publication.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage Communications Dashboard

Viva Engage

A central hub for corporate communicators and network administrators to access information and manage tasks across the communications lifecycle, starting with campaigns, analytics, leader and audiences, and advanced moderation.

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Microsoft Viva: Viva Engage – Keyword monitoring enhancements

Viva Engage

Network and Verified admins can setup specific keywords to monitor across conversations in their network. The enhancements include a new, modern experience of the existing functionality.

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Microsoft Viva: Centralized admin role management from Engage admin center

Microsoft Viva

Manage network admin, verified admin & corporate communicator role enablement/ disablement from within the Engage admin center.

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Microsoft Viva: Advanced moderation access control for corporate communicators

Microsoft Viva

Network admins can choose to enable advanced moderation access for corporate communicators to manage AI themes + keywords detected within organization.

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