This Release Notes template is designed around four separate sections. You can remove sections as needed, based on your company standards and procedures. Determine the sections you’ll use. The dynamics of any business change rapidly and that defines the need for a memo that keeps track of all the developments. Hence, the use of release notes Template word which are given away along with software products while they are still being developed.Release note templates cover what’s new, bug fixes and mention the frequently asked questions. Each template includes 17 pages of material including sections on Changes to release notes, Scope, System Requirements, New Features, Dropped Features, Fixed Issues, Hotfixes, Known Issues, Limitations & Restrictions, Caveats, and Deployment Instructions. Please see the Table of Contents below.

1. Microsoft Word Release Notes Template
2. Release Notes Template Word
3. Release Document Example

October 4, 2019

Get notified when you miss a meeting call

Now, if someone tries to add you during a meeting and you miss it, you'll get a notification in your activity feed. You'll be told who tried to add you, and if the meeting is still happening, you can jump in, right from the activity feed.

Receive Teams calls on multiple devices

You can now set a device as a secondary ringer, so it'll ring when you get an incoming call. And you can answer incoming calls on any device connected to your Teams account—not just the ones that ring.

Join a meeting in Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox

With new meeting join capabilities, those using Internet Explorer 11, Safari, and Firefox browsers can jump right into a Teams Meeting and participate in it. Meeting audio is provided by Audio Conferencing, so meeting organizers will need the respective license. More details for admins.

September 20, 2019

Meet now. No invite required

For when you need to start an online meeting right now. Skip scheduling the invite and go straight to into a meeting. All you need to do is go to Calendar on the left side of Teams, then select Meet now in the top right corner and add the people to the meeting.

Chrome now has calling!

If you're using Teams on the web, you can now add Google Chrome to your list of browsers that now support making calls from your web browser. If you're on Chrome, try it out today. Go to Calls on the left side of Teams, or type /call in the command bar at the very top of Teams.

Turn down the noise in channels

Now, just like in chat, you can mute a conversation in a channel. Alternatively, when you want to follow a conversation in a channel you've hidden from your list, all you need to do is turn on notifications. You'll get notified of any activity on that specific conversation, but not the entire channel activity.

To access the notification settings for a conversation, go to the original post and select More options > Turn off notifications/Turn on notifications.

September 13, 2019

Filter all the things!

Filter more than your activity with the new filters added in Chat and Teams. In chat, type a person's name to filter for every group, meeting, or one-on-one chat you have with them. Then, select More options to add more filters—like unread messages. Or type a keyword to filter by group chats that have names. Similarly, filter your teams list by typing a keyword to find a specific team or channel by name.

If you're a seasoned user of the filters in your activity feed and looking for your list of message types, go to Activity, select > More options . Or type a keyword to find a specific message.

Import a schedule into the Shifts app

The Shifts app now allows you to import an existing schedule from Excel. Put your schedule into an Excel spreadsheet following the sample file instructions, then follow the directions at Import a schedule into Shifts, to start managing all your shifts from Teams.

August 30, 2019

Focus time, sans the interruptions

Teams and MyAnalytics pair up to help you find time to focus on your work. Now, when you book focus time in Outlook using the MyAnalytics add-in, Teams will automatically set your presence to Do Not Disturb. We'll hold your notifications while you work, then send them to you once your focus time ends.

Channel moderators—now in Teams

Assign individuals in your team to be moderators for specific channels. Whether it's keeping the discussion on the topic at hand, or helping answer questions during live events, put your moderators to use. Read up on what all a moderator can do for you.

August 26, 2019

Meetings are now in Calendar

More than an agenda view, you now get a weekly view of your schedule with the new calendar. Go to the left side of Teams and select Calendar to check it out for yourself.

Miss the agenda view? Select the menu in the top right corner of your calendar and choose Day to focus on one day at a time.

August, 16, 2019

Houston, we have sound!

You asked and we listened. Now, you can share your audio during a Teams meeting, so all participants, near and far, can hear whatever media you're presenting. So go ahead, add that video to your PowerPoint presentation. Your audience awaits! Learn how to add system audio to your meetings.

August 9, 2019

Ring, ring! Dial any number from anywhere in Teams

At the top of the Teams app, type /call in the command box and press Enter, then type the number you wish to call. Press Enter again, and Teams will start ringing the number.

Channel notifications replace Followon desktop

Teams is giving you even more control of what notifications you get from channels. To change the notification settings, go to the channel and select More options > Channel notifications. Learn how to adjust your settings.

Navigation made easier in the new Teams for EDU grid view

You may notice Teams looks a little different this Back to School. We've simplified the way you view your class, staff, PLC, and other teams. Select a tile to open a team and focus on that team's channels while you're there. Don't worry—all your files and conversations are exactly where you left them. Learn more about the changes and how to switch back to the old view.

Track your upcoming work with ease in Teams for EDU Assignments

We've released a bunch of updates to the way you track, assign, and grade work in Teams. At a glance see how much you have left to review. Select an assignment and start grading with just one click. Preview your assignments from a student's perspective. And more!

July 25, 2019

Set the priority of your message

Need to get someone's attention? Mark your message as Important. This will place a red exclamation point in the message and in the activity feed.

Is it really important? Set it as Urgent. This will alert the recipient every two minutes for twenty minutes, or until they read the message, whichever comes first. To change the priority, select ! under your compose box.

All your meeting controls in one place

Everything you need in a meeting now resides in the control bar. You'll find your meeting chat and participants have moved here. And full screen, notes, settings, and meeting details are now in More options . Check out the image below to find your way around the new control bar.

July 3, 2019

Share instantly with Teams on Chrome

If you're joining Teams meetings online using Chrome, you can now instantly share your screen without any plug-ins or extensions—no matter what operating system you use. Try it out in your next meeting. Enjoy!

Testing, testing 1, 2, 3

Test your video and audio settings and make sure you're coming in crystal clear. To make a test call in Teams, type /testcall in the command box at the very top of the app and press Enter, or go to your profile pic > Settings > Devices > Make a test call. Listen to the instructions and wait for the beep, then talk to your heart's content. Once you're done you can listen to your message and make any adjustments necessary. Test calling is currently only available in English. Other languages coming soon!

Send an invite link to join Teams free

Create an invite link to invite people to join your org on Teams free via the app of your choice. When they click on the link they'll be sent to a webpage to request to join your org—so you know exactly who's using the link to join. The team owner can deactivate the link or create a new one at any time. To invite someone select Invite people at the bottom of your teams list or chat list, then choose Copy link.

June 21, 2019

You liked it, now you can love it
Introducing reactions in Teams. Say it with a ♥️, 😆, and more. To get to the full menu of reactions, hover over a message and select the one you want. Give it a go, and say it with an emoji!

June 14, 2019

Zoom into the action

Need a closer look during a meeting? Now you can zoom into presentations and video during meetings to get a better look. To try it out in your next meeting, press Ctrl+ to zoom in and Ctrl- to zoom out. Or hold Ctrl and scroll with your mouse.

Group chat—now with 100 people!

Group chat size has increased from 50 members to 100. Group video, screen sharing, and calls are still limited to groups of 20 or fewer. The chat history and privacy are still all there. So go ahead, start planning that surprise office party with the new, bigger group chat.

New ways to invite people to Teams free

Now you can invite people to join your Teams free org directly from your Microsoft account. When you invite your Microsoft contacts, Teams will send them an invitation email. Select Chat or Teams on the left side of the app, then select Invite people at the bottom of the app to start inviting.

June 11, 2019

Announcing... Announcements!

Got something exciting to share with your team? Try creating an announcement in a channel. With options for a colorful headline, background image, and more, your message will stand out. Learn how

June 10, 2019

Schedule a Teams meeting from any device

Thanks to the new Outlook add-in you can book a Teams meeting from any Mac, PC, Android, or iOS device. Check out how to set up the Outlook add-in on your device on our admin help page.
Teams goes Chrome

Now you can get meeting video on the Teams web app in Chrome! That means you can join a Teams meeting and get all the good voice and video experience, even when you're not in the desktop app.
Choose how callers join a meeting

Now when you schedule a Teams meeting you get to decide whether people calling in have to wait in the meeting lobby or get to directly join the meeting. Access the meetings options at the bottom of your Teams meeting invite.

May 17, 2019

Windows 10 in S-Mode gets the Teams app

The Teams desktop app is now available to people using Windows 10 in S-Mode. Download the app directly from the Teams website or search 'Microsoft Teams download' in your web browser.

Remove people from group chat

Now you can add and remove people from a chat to manage who's in the conversation. To remove someone, go to the participants list at the top of the chat and select the X by the person's name you want to remove.

April 12, 2019

Show and hide teams to stay organized

What used to be Favorite and Remove from favorites is now Show and Hide. Choose which teams and channels you want to show in your teams list and hide the rest. You'll still get notified when @mentioned, they just won't clutter your teams list.

To try it out, go to a team or channel name in your teams list and select More options > Hide. Want to get a team back in your list? Scroll to the bottom and open the Hidden teams list.

OneDrive in Teams got a makeover

Now you can automatically sync to OneDrive and view who you've shared your files with in Teams. We've also added sorting and filtering to help you find that file you're looking for.

To find all your files, go to Files on the left side of Teams, then select OneDrive, select a column header and select Filter to narrow down to a specific file type, modified date, and more.

April 5, 2019

Request to add others to private teams

Now you can request on behalf of someone else to join a private team. Right-click on a team name, and select Add member. Search for people by name or email. Team owners will get a notification that they have a new request, and people you've added will get a notification once they've been added to the team.

Big, bigger, biggest

Org-wide teams have increased their size limit to 5000 members. Admins, feel free to add away! Create that big team you've always wanted. Learn more on our admin help page.

March 29, 2019

It's a small world after all

Whether in the room or across an ocean, Teams and the Microsoft Surface Hub work together to improve meetings for local and remote attendees. Jot down notes simultaneously with Microsoft Whiteboard integration and turn on auto camera settings to have your Surface Hub automatically switch camera views so you can focus on who's talking. Read up on all the new improvements and features available for your Teams meetings on our blog.

Who's awesome? You're awesome

Introducing Praise, the new way to encourage each other at work. Send in a 1:1 chat, or post it to a channel to show your appreciation to the entire team. Select below the compose box, then select Praise at the top. Choose what kind of badge you wish to send and personalize your acknowledgment with a message. When you send it, we'll @mention them in the message to make sure they don't miss it.

March 15, 2019

Create the dream team

Team creators rejoice! We've revamped the team setup to simplify the decisions you have to make when creating a team. Start from scratch, create an org-wide team, use an existing Office 365 group, or use another team as a template. Try it out yourself. Select Teams > Join or create a team > Create team.

Now presenting…

Teams live events let you produce events that stream to an online audience. Whether holding a town hall with a local and remote audience or teaching a webinar, we've got you covered. Choose from a light-weight experience provided in Teams, or go for a full production by using an external encoder via Microsoft Stream. Learn more about live events.

February 22, 2019

Send audio messages in Teams

From mobile, open a conversation, tap and hold the mic in the bottom right corner of your screen and start recording. Record up to 15 minutes, then tap Send to deliver your audio message.

Shifting gears

Teams is bringing support to the world of shift workers with the new Shifts app. Managers can streamline scheduling, employees can keep track of their shifts, update their availability, request time off, swap or offer their shift, and check off their assigned tasks during their shift. Admins, check out how to turn on the Shifts app for your org.

Share your screen, add your voice

Now while sharing your screen in a group or 1:1 chat you're able to add audio at any time. In the top right of your chat select , and once the others in your chat accept the screen share, select Let's talk to start talking.

January 25, 2019

Sign me up, Scotty!

People looking to try out Teams for free can now do so directly in the desktop app. Select Learn more on the login window and you'll be taken to the Teams website, where you can start a free account or compare prices for a full license.

Already using Teams? Your experience is better, too. Now when you're signed into Microsoft Office 365, you'll be automatically logged into Teams when you open the app.

December 17, 2018

Group chat—now with 50 people!

Group chat size has increased from 20 members to 50. Group video, screen sharing, and calls are still limited to groups of 20 or fewer. The chat history and privacy are still all there. So go ahead, start planning that surprise office party with the new, bigger group chat.

December 14, 2018

Can the spam

We've got your back with the new blocked calls feature, currently available to Enterprise Voice customers. To try it out, hop on over to your call history, right click an external phone number, and select Block. To manage the list of blocked numbers—including un-blocking someone—select your profile picture > Settings > Blocked calls.

November 30, 2018

Hello, is it me you're looking for?

Now when someone from your personal contact list calls you in Teams, Caller ID displays their name along with their phone number. This goes for call history and voicemail, too. To use this feature you'll need to save people to your contacts list in Teams: Calls > Contacts > Add a contact.

November 13, 2018

Apps on apps on apps

Why let channels have all the fun? Now your private group chats can add dozens of apps as tabs to make working together even more seamless. Manage project deadlines with Trello, readily access notes with OneNote, track business analytics with PowerBI, and so much more. Check out all the apps available by selecting the + at the top of any group chat.

November 5, 2018

One team for your organization

Are you a small to medium-sized business? Then you're in luck! Now organizations with fewer than 2,500 licenses can create org-wide teams. Get your people on the same page and working together in one big happy team. For best practices and to learn the nuts and bolts of this feature, check out the admin's how to on org-wide teams.

September 28, 2018

Blurred background, focused meeting

Eliminate potential distractions from your video calls and keep the focus on you with background blur. Once you’re in a meeting, select More options > Blur my background. You’ll appear nice and clear while everything behind you is subtly concealed. It's currently available in the desktop app for most newer PC's. To find out if it’s available on your device, select More options in a meeting. If Blur my background appears in the menu, then you're in business. Stay tuned for more device availability.

Note: Background blurring might not prevent sensitive information from being visible to other meeting participants.

September 21, 2018

Zoom on in

Access your zoom controls from your Teams settings. Zoom in, zoom out, and view your zoom percentage by selecting your profile picture.

Making chat more accessible

Microsoft Teams is excited to announce that the Immersive Reader has made its way to chats and channels. Use page themes and personalized text size, style, and letter spacing for increased visibility, minimize visual distractions with Line Focus, or follow along with the personalized text reader. To launch the Immersive Reader from any conversation or chat, select More options > Immersive Reader.

August 31, 2018

New! Teams is in Arabic and Hebrew

We've added support for these two languages, including a new interface layout that reads right-to-left. To change your language preferences click your profile picture > Settings > Language. Check it out!

Click the URL, join a team

Requesting to join a team is just a click away with a shareable team URL. For private teams, you'll gain access once a team owner approves your request. For public teams, you'll have instant access.

Team owners—get more visibility on your team by sharing its unique URL. If your team's private, remember to check the Pending requests tab in the team management page to track any new requests.

August 21, 2018

Adobe XD and Teams

Designers, take heart! You'll now be able to share nicely formatted links to Adobe XD prototypes and design specs in Teams. Better than email, because you'll see a summary and thumbnail preview along with the link. You'll get notifications when reviewers make comments, and faster, integrated access to Creative Cloud files right in your Teams workspace. Read the blog post for more details.

Get ready for back to school!

Rubric grading, a better mobile assignments experience, easy re-use of assignments, and more. Read about the updates for Microsoft Teams for Education in 10 new features for going Back to School with Microsoft Teams.

Legion of zoom

Zoom in and out of Teams the same way you do in your web browser. On Windows, use Ctrl+= to zoom in, Ctrl+- to zoom out. Get the full list of shortcuts and mouse zoom techniques here.

Shhhh... Windows 10 Quiet hours support is here

If you've got Quiet hours set up in Windows 10 (RS3 and earlier only), Teams will recognize those settings first, then your individual Teams notification settings. Handy for those times when you just don't want notifications from anywhere. :-)

July 31, 2018

Features

Take private notes and get the whole picture with the new Wiki app

Now you can access your own private wiki and channel wiki pages in one place—the new Wiki app! Find it by selecting More apps on the left side of Teams, then Wiki. In the app, keep your own private notes on the Personal tab, see all the wiki pages you're a part of on the All tab, or get back to ones you've used recently on the Recent tab.

Add info to your wiki from anywhere in Teams

A whiz-bang way to get a note into your personal wiki. In the command box at the top of Teams, type /wiki, then press Enter and type your note. Press Enter again when you're finished and the note will go right to the Personal tab in the Wiki app.

July 17, 2018

Features

The more, the merrier in meetings

You can now have up to 250 participants in meetings! All the video, audio, and screen sharing you're used to in smaller meetings works for these larger meetings, too. Just right for that quarterly all-hands get-together.

PowerPoint in meetings just got better

Sharing a presentation gets some special treatment with these improvements. When you share just a PowerPoint file, it uses less bandwidth than a video stream—so if you've got bandwidth constraints, this is a great option. Participants can navigate through the slides privately, reading ahead or looking back to catch something they missed. Read more here.

Bring your Skype for Business contacts to Teams

When your organization moves from Skype for Business to Teams, your contacts will make the move with you. To see them, once you're in Teams, click Chat on the left, then Contacts at the top.

Translate chat messages

The world is our workplace here at Teams, so we're loving this feature. At the top of a message, select More options > Translate to get an instant translation of the message into the language you've set for Teams! Très cool.

(If you don't see this option, talk to your admin. They may need to turn it on.)

Send code snippets in a message

You're now able to create and share a snippet of code right in a chat or channel message. Get syntax highlighting, auto-indentation, and text wrapping control, all in the programming language of your choice! To try it, look under the compose box, then select Format > Code snippet </>.

July 12, 2018

Features

Teams free is here!

Starting today, Teams free is available worldwide in 40 languages. Whether you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, or part of a team inside a large organization, you can start using Teams today. Read more at the blog post and for step-by-step guidance, check out Welcome to Teams free. See you in Teams free!

July 11, 2018

Features

Join a team with a code

Send people a code to join your team—you won't have to approve every request! (For team owners only.) Next to a team name, click More options > Manage team. Select the Settings tab > Team code > Generate. Tell people to click Join or create a team at the bottom of their teams list, then plug the code into the Join a team with a code box at the top. This works with public and private teams.

Get important notifications while in Do not Disturb mode

Even when you need to set your status to Do not disturb, there are still some calls and 1:1 chats you don't want to miss. You can now give priority access to certain people or numbers, from bosses to besties. This means you'll get notifications about calls and 1:1 chats from these people while you're set to Do not disturb. To set it up, click your profile pic > Settings > Privacy and follow the prompts.

Easier updates for Macs

Once you move to this new type of installation for Teams on your Mac, you won't have to enter your admin credentials every time you get the latest and greatest updates for Teams. (The new installation uses a PKG file, and it replaces the earlier DMG installation format.) Also, admins can move to PKG for improved handling of Teams on Mac in managed deployments. Find instructions for using the PKG installation here.

June 26, 2018

Features

Archive your team for posterity

Need to put a team into storage? If you've got a team that's inactive, but you want to keep it around for reference or to reactivate in the future, try the new archive and restore feature. The conversations and files in a team become read-only once you archive it. You’ll still be able to search through it for stuff you need—you can even keep it as a favorite. Only team owners can archive and restore teams.

Learn how at Archive or restore a team.

July 29, 2019

• React to messages with emojis to express love, surprise, and more.

• Improved search experience shows all result types in a single view.

• View announcement posts in channels.

• Choose whether or not your private team should be discoverable in search results.

• Improvements to @mention suggestions.

• Accessibility: VoiceOver and rotor experience improvements.

June 15, 2019

• Choose an alert sound for your Teams notifications. Just tap in the top left of the app, > Settings, then Notifications, and pick your sound.

• Messaging extensions are now on mobile.

• Use VoiceOver rotor to access links and mentions in messages.

• Turn off your speakers completely during a meeting or call.

• Send a message with an attachment before it's fully uploaded.

May 16, 2019

• Share your screen during a meeting without navigating to settings (iOS 12 only).

• Find and add a nearby room when you're in a meeting. Just tap on > Add room, then choose the room you want.

• Add channel meetings to your calendar.

• Remove a participant from chat.

April 16, 2019

• We have a shiny new app icon.

• You can use Microsoft Whiteboard on your mobile device during Teams meetings.

• Trending messages will now show up in your activity feed.

• Praise is a new way to encourage each other at work. Send in a chat or channel to show your appreciation for coworkers. To find Praise, tap on the More options icon below where you type messages.

• We added support for new languages: Hindi, Filipino, Bangla, and Telugu

March 13, 2019

• Dark theme is here! It's stylish, easy on the eyes, and it might even improve your device's battery life. Go to general settings to turn it on.
  

• Now you can send audio messages in your Teams conversations. Tap and hold the mic button to start recording. You can preview your audio clips before sharing them with others.
  

• Improved support for iPhone XS Max and XR devices.

• Set your audio, video, or phone preferences before joining a meeting.

• Now you can access all of your channel tabs on your mobile devices.

• Add a note when you respond to a meeting invite.

January 15, 2019

• You now have the ability to start and stop meeting recordings using the mobile app.

• With call parking, you can put a call on hold and pick it up on another device (requires Phone System license).

• Make calls on behalf of your boss (requires Phone System license).

• Use the mobile app to schedule channel meetings.

• Join a team with a code.

November 20, 2018

• Search for files across all channels.

• Join a team via a link.

• Participate in Yammer discussions during live events.

October 8, 2018

• Turn off push notifications for specified times.

• Play meeting recordings in the app.

• Schedule personal events.

• See who's speaking in the call roster.

• View your org chart.

• Teams is now available in Serbian Latin and Latvian.

September 14, 2018

• Crop and annotate images before sending.

• Start a new 1:1 or group call from the Calls tab.

• Consult with the recipient before transferring a call.

• Leave or mute a meeting chat using the new meeting details page.

• Participate in Q&A during live events.

• Support for rich link previews.

August 13, 2018

• Browse, search, and join teams.

• Watch live events broadcast through Microsoft Stream.

• Collaborate on a whiteboard with meeting attendees.

• View meeting notes for channel meetings.

July 11, 2018

• The mobile app now lets you copy a channel's email address to forward emails directly to channels.

• Attend a live event from your mobile device.

• Share a PowerPoint file during a call or meeting.

• Share videos from your device's photo gallery in chat and channel messages.

• View meeting notes on your mobile device.

• Call queue and auto attendant support.

• 1:1 to group call escalation with Teams and PSTN participants (requires Phone System license).

• Forward incoming calls to your call group.

• Transfer a call immediately, or consult with the recipient over chat first.

June 19, 2018

• Share photos while on a call or in a meeting.

• Share a video while on a call or in a meeting.

• Share your screen during a call or meeting.

• Use companion mode to share additional content from your phone in a meeting.

Got feedback? Drop us a line! You can access the Feedback page by shaking your phone (no, really, shake it). From there, you can report a problem, request a feature, send feedback, and attach screen shots! Or, on the desktop or web app, click Help at the bottom of Teams, then select Share an idea or Report a problem.

July 29, 2019

• React to messages with emojis to express love, surprise, and more.

• Improved search experience shows all result types in a single view.

• View announcement posts in channels.

• Choose whether or not your private team should be discoverable in search results.

• Improvements to @mention suggestions.

June 15, 2019

• Messaging extensions are now on mobile.

• Send a message with an attachment before it's fully uploaded.

May 16, 2019

• Find and add a nearby room when you're in a meeting. Just tap on > Add room, then choose the room you want.

• Add channel meetings to your calendar.

• Remove a participant from chat.

April 16, 2019

• We have a shiny new app icon.

• You can use Microsoft Whiteboard on your mobile device during Teams meetings.

• Trending messages will now show up in your activity feed.

• Praise is a new way to encourage each other at work. Send in a chat or channel to show your appreciation for coworkers. To find Praise, tap on the More options icon below where you type messages.

• We added support for new languages: Hindi, Filipino, Bangla, and Telugu

March 13, 2019

• Dark theme is here! It's stylish, easy on the eyes, and it might even improve your device's battery life. Go to general settings to turn it on.
  

• Now you can send audio messages in your Teams conversations. Tap and hold the mic button to start recording. You can preview your audio clips before sharing them with others.
  

• Improved PDF viewing experience.

• Improved file upload experience.

• Now you can access all of your channel tabs on your mobile devices.

• Set your audio, video, or phone preferences before joining a meeting.

• Add a note when you respond to a meeting invite.

January 15, 2019

• Share a channel message by copying and sending a link.

• You now have the ability to start and stop meeting recordings using the mobile app.

• With call parking, you can put a call on hold and pick it up on another device (requires Phone System license).

• Make calls on behalf of your boss (requires Phone System license).

• Schedule channel meetings with the mobile app.

• Join a team with a code.

November 20, 2018

• Search for files across all channels.

• Join a team via a link.

• Crop and annotate images before sending.

October 8, 2018

• Turn off push notifications for specified times.

• Participate in Yammer discussions during live events.

• Play meeting recordings in the app.

• Schedule personal events.

• See who's speaking in the call roster.

• View your org chart.

• Teams is now available in Serbian Latin and Latvian.

September 14, 2018

• Preview more file types.

• Start a new 1:1 or group call from the Calls tab.

• Consult with the recipient before transferring a call.

• Leave or mute a meeting chat using the new meeting details page.

• Participate in Q&A during live events.

August 13, 2018

• Browse, search, and join teams.

• Watch live events broadcast through Microsoft Stream.

• Collaborate on a whiteboard with meeting attendees.

• View meeting notes for channel meetings.

July 11, 2018

• You're now able to create meetings on the mobile app.

• Attend a live event from your mobile device.

• Share a PowerPoint file during a call or meeting.

• Share videos from your device's photo gallery in chat and channel messages.

• View meeting notes on your mobile device.

• Call queue and auto attendant support.

• 1:1 to group call escalation with Teams and PSTN participants (requires Phone System license).

• Forward incoming calls to your call group.

• Transfer a call immediately, or consult with the recipient over chat first.

June 19, 2018

• Share a video while on a call or in a meeting.

• Use companion mode to share additional content from your phone in a meeting.

Got feedback? Drop us a line! You can access the Feedback page by shaking your phone (no, really, shake it). From there, you can report a problem, request a feature, send feedback, and attach screen shots! Or, on the desktop or web app, click Help at the bottom of Teams, then select Share an idea or Report a problem.

Top questions

1. My flow failed. How do I fix it?

   1. Identify the failure. Start by going to the notifications icon at the top of the web portal, or selecting the Activity tab in the mobile app. You should see your flow there, and you can select it.
   2. You are now looking at the flow details. Find the step with the red exclamation icon, and you should see the error message for your flow there.
   3. Depending on the error message, you should be able to Edit the flow and fix it. Read more about how to fix common flow failures.

2. How do I use an advanced condition or an expression?

   • Read about adding conditions.
   • If you want multiple cases in a flow, select Add condition from inside of an existing condition.
   • Create an advanced expression by referencing a function in Logic Apps.

3. How does licensing work with Office 365?

   • If you're an Office 365 user, you get full access through the Microsoft Flow for Office 365 plan. For more information, see the pricing plans for Microsoft Flow .
   • If you're an administrator, see information about licensing for Microsoft Flow, including with Office 365.

Known issues

1. SharePoint lists on My Sites and that aren't of type Custom List aren't supported. To work around this issue, create a custom list on a standard SharePoint site.
2. File triggers won't fire for files being added inside of nested folders inside the folder you select.

What's new

Important

Announcing the release notes

Wondering about upcoming and recently released capabilities in Microsoft Flow?View the October 2018 release notes. We've captured all the details, end to end, top to bottom, which you can use for planning. For more details, review each weekly release with the features and enhancements that it contains.

The release notes prior to the October 2018 release will remain here for future reference, but all new releases will only be included in the above locations and not on this page.

Release 2018-09-24

• Admin access to help and support - Open support tickets for Microsoft Flow in the Power platform admin center and provide additional details about your workflow failure.
• Redesigned Flow Community - Finding what you need just got easier in the Flow Community.
• Improvements to the Microsoft Teams connector - New triggers for Microsoft Teams so you can run a flow when there are new messages in a channel.
• More SharePoint actions - There are new actions for moving files and more in the SharePoint connector.
• New admin analytics reports - Environment and Tenant wide analytics added to the Business Application Platform Admin center.
• Power Query integration - A Power Query experience is being built that will allow makers to shape data mashups from SQL Server.

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Release 2018-08-31

• Test your flow by using example data - Use example data from connectors to test your flow as you build it from within the Microsoft Flow designer. When you test your flow with example data, you confirm that the flow will run as expected when it's deployed to production.
• Five new connectors - We've added four new management connectors: PowerApps for App Makers, Power platform for Admins, PowerApps for Admins, Microsoft Flow for Admins, and Microsoft School Data Sync.

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Release 2018-08-24

• New calendar sync templates - New calendar templates that copy events between Google Calendar and Office 365 or Outlook.com.
• Multiple value support for SharePoint - Read and write for multiple-value fields in SharePoint that are Choice, Person or Lookup types.
• Send approvals on behalf of other users in your organization - Send approvals on behalf of other users in your organization - for example, the person who uploaded the file in the SharePoint list, instead of the person who created the flow.
• More button input types - Buttons have two new input types: Number and Yes/No.
• Connector updates - A new NetDocuments connector, improvements to Azure connectors and more.

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Release 2018-08-02

The Microsoft Flow Preview program is the way to get early access to the upcoming functionality and updates for Microsoft Flow. To get early access to the newest features, just create, and then use, an environment in the Preview region.

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Release 2018-07-23

• Build and run flows from Excel - With the new Flow button (accessed from the ribbon’s Data tab), you can create and trigger automations from Microsoft Flow on your table data in Excel. Automate data processing or the copying/importing of data.
• Create a business process flow - A business process flow is a new type of stateful, human-interactive flow based on the Common Data Service. Use these new flows to define a set of stages and steps for people to follow. They can move forward and backward as needed.
• Create a flow for Microsoft To-Do in Outlook Web App - If someone is @mentioned in Outlook Web App, they’ll see a shortcut to create a flow. This flow automatically creates tasks for the @mentioned person in Microsoft To-Do, based on the content of the email.
• SharePoint view support - The SharePoint connector now supports selecting a specific SharePoint view on triggers and actions. This filters down the columns to just the fields that are in the selected view.
• Four new connectors - Added Azure IoT Central - a highly scalable IoT software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution - Survey 123, LMS365 and ProjectWise Design Integration.

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Release 2018-06-29

• Request for sign-off flow built into SharePoint - When you select a file or item in SharePoint, you’ll see a new Request for sign-off flow. This flow doesn't require any configuration or setup, and sends a sign-off request with a single click.
• Two new connectors - Added Cloud Connect Studio and PoliteMail.
• History and create page improvements - We are refreshing the Run history list by including exact run times, and the create page by added a new walkthrough video.

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Release 2018-06-08

• PowerShell Cmdlets - Both flow makers, and tenant admins, can now use PowerShell to manage their Flows programmatically.
• Improvements to the Teams Flow bot - The Flow bot in Microsoft Teams can run flow buttons and describe your flows.
• Three new connectors - Added support for Marketo, ElasticOCR, and DynamicSignal.
• Additional Sharing Info - Added additional information when you share -- or run shared -- flows, so you know exactly what permissions other people will receive.
• Automatic trimming SharePoint URLs - When you copy and paste a SharePoint URL in the browser it could contain additional text beyond the site, this text will be automatically removed so you can connect to just the site.
• Documentation on GDPR requests - We have created a comprehensive guide and toolset for enterprise organizations to handle Data Subject Rights requests.

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Release 2018-05-21

• Flows “owned by” SharePoint lists and libraries - Flows that work with SharePoint lists and libraries can be shared with those lists or libraries. So, instead of being shared with individuals or groups, they’re shared with everyone who has access to the list. As users are added or removed from the list or library, their membership automatically changes accordingly.
• Error details analytics - A new embedded report that provides information about all of the errors that happen inside a flow.
• Share flows with Office 365 groups - You can make an Office 365 modern group the owner of a flow, and you can share button flows with Office 365 groups so anyone in the group can run the flow.
• SharePoint connector improvements - There are two new SharePoint connector capabilities: trigger flows when items or files are deleted and call any HTTP endpoint that the SharePoint REST API supports.
• Two new connectors - Added support for Azure Data Factory and MailParser

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Release 2018-05-01

• Rich text in Approval messages - Use Markdown to format the approval details that you send.
• Buttons with multiple selection inputs - Build flow buttons that use a multiple selection list to collect more than one value at once.
• Work with wider flows - The Microsoft Flow mobile app now supports landscape view and the web designer has a horizontal scrollbar.

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Release 2018-04-12

• Return data to PowerApps from a flow - Build flows that can be called from an app built with PowerApps, and return data back to the app. Use the visual drag-and-drop flow designer to build the logic you need for your apps.
• Add multiple records to array inputs - Added a list builder into Microsoft Flow that can be used for adding multiple attachments to an email, for example.
• Test flows with previous run data - Added a new Test flow button to the designer that lets you test your flow with trigger data from previous flow runs.
• New workflow() fields - You can now access environment name and flow display name with the workflow() expression.

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Release 2018-04-04

• Approvals on the Common Data Service - Modern approvals are built on the latest version of the Common Data Service. This means that you can build flows that read the status of the approvals you send or receive with the Common Data Service connector.
• Find errors in apply to each - Jump directly to errors in loops in the flow run view, even when there are hundreds of items in the loop.
• Reassign approvals - You can assign any approval you receive to another person in your organization to delegate the approval to them.
• Room lists - The Office 365 Outlook connector added actions to get room data in your organization.
• See details of flow buttons - When you run a flow that has been shared with you, you can now see all the actions that the flow uses.
• United Kingdom region - Environments can now be created to store their data in the United Kingdom.
• Two new connectors - Added support for AtBot Admin and Marketing Content Hub.
• New documentation landing page - Updated the documentation landing page to have content grouped by who you are: either a beginner, an intermediate user or an expert.

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Release 2018-03-13

• Approval history - See all the approval requests you've sent out, including the responses, the comments that were sent, and the exact time they happened.
• Four new connectors - Added Excel Online (Business), Excel Online (OneDrive), Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and Pitney Bowes Tax Calculator.
• Dynamic content tooltips - Hover over dynamic content to see where it came from inside of actions, and preview expressions without opening the full expression editor.
• Concurrency control - Enable concurrency control to have a given flow have only one run at a time.
• Exponential retry - A new type of retry policy that spaces out retries exponentially over time.
• Accessibility conformance - Released new conformance documents that describe how Microsoft Flow meet accessibility standards.

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Release 2018-02-09

• Gateway High Availability - Create highly available clusters of on-premises data gateways, to keep connections up when single machines go down.
• Improved Apply to each - With Flow Plan 1 or Flow Plan 2 process up to 100,000 items in a single run and 50 actions in parallel in Apply to each loops.

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Release 2018-01-29

• Flow inside of Microsoft Teams - From Teams, you can create and manage flows, review your received and sent approvals, and launch flows directly within the Teams desktop app or on teams.microsoft.com - learn more here.
• Shared edit notifications - Whenever a flow you own is changed by a co-worker, you'll get an email notification informing you who changed what flow.
• New expressions - Added two new sets of expressions: one to parse URLs and another to work with JSON objects.
• Three new connectors - This week there are two new Plumsail connectors: Plumsail SP and Plumsail Forms, and a new connector to kintone.

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Release 2018-01-17

• Office 365 profile info - We have added new actions to the Office 365 Users connector that work with user profiles and photos.
• Append to string variables - You can add to strings inside of loops to build up tables or other lists.
• Infobip connector - Infobip is a service that enables enterprise grade communication, including voice calls and triggering on inbound SMS.

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Release 2017-12-20

Microsoft Flow Analytics is now available in all Microsoft Flow regions, meaning you can get more insight into the health of flows running within your environment.

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Release 2017-12-14

• Outlook connector improvements - You can save an email as a '.eml' file, respond to calendar invitations automatically, and trigger flows when you are mentioned in an email thread.
• Connections improvements - Microsoft Flow remembers your most recently used connections, and shows you all of the newly added connectors.
• Five new connectors - Added Azure Container Instances, Azure Kusto, Metatask, Microsoft To-Do, and Plumsail Documents.
• HTTP improvements - The HTTP action now supports chunked encoding.

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Release 2017-12-05

The Microsoft Flow Launch Panel is now available in all regions. This panel allows you to add values to a flow when you run it inside of your SharePoint list or document library.

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Release 2017-11-28

• Managed Metadata - Read data from, and write into, columns in SharePoint that use the Managed Metadata (aka. Taxonomy) type.
• Append to Arrays - Add items to the end of arrays using a new Append to array variable action.
• Tago - A new connector to Tago, which provides easy connection of electronic devices with external data to drive smarter decisions using contextual analysis.
• iPhone X - A new version of the Microsoft Flow app that uses the full screen on the iPhone X, and that has a speed improvement for image uploads.

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Release 2017-11-09

• OneDrive for Business integration - There's now a flow button inside of OneDrive for Business that can create or trigger flows on selected files or folders.
• Planner triggers - Start flows when a new task is created, when a task is assigned to you or when one is completed.
• SharePoint attachments - Work with attachments on SharePoint list items: list, download, add or delete attachments.
• Flow management connector - Create flows that automate the management of other flows in your environment (for example, add permissions to flows automatically).
• Four new connectors - Added Azure Custom Vision Service, D&B Optimizer, Enadoc, and Derdak SIGNL4.
• More connector actions - Run SQL queries, get faster email triggers, use any method with HTTP with Azure AD, and more.

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Release 2017-11-02

• Audit Logging - Microsoft Flow audit events are now available in Office 365 Security & Compliance Center for all tenants.
• Flow widget fixes - Fixed an issue in the Flow mobile app that caused buttons to not load in the widget.

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Release 2017-10-19

• Nested apply to each - You can add apply to each actions, filter and select in other apply to each container actions.
• Date Time actions - New actions for getting local times, adding, subtracting or formatting times.
• Four new connectors - Added Content Moderator, Docparser, Microsoft Kaizala and Pitney Bowes Data Validation.
• Improved connection experience - Notifications in the Microsoft Flow portal when a connection is broken and richer connection details.
• On-the-go collection - A new template collection for on-the-go workers.
• Email address button inputs - Collect email addresses from users when they run buttons.
• File button inputs - Get uploaded files, such as photos, from users when they run buttons.
• First run and auto sign-in - Improved first run experiences on the mobile app, including automatic sign-in.
• Faster Microsoft Forms triggers - Forms will trigger flows much more quickly than before (previously once an hour).
• Button inputs across sessions - Buttons triggered on your mobile phone will remember previous inputs.
• Mobile activity feed - Improved activity feed to include more detailed run summaries and troubleshooting details.

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Release 2017-10-03

• All must approve - Require an approval request sent to more than one person to have everyone who received the request to approve it.
• New OneDrive for Business actions - Generate PDFs for files stored on OneDrive for Business and four other new actions.
• Apache Impala connector - Apache Impala (incubating) is the open source, native analytic database for Apache Hadoop.
• Add flow descriptions - Give your flows descriptions so when you share them so your co-workers can see a summary of the flow does.

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Release 2017-09-25 - Q3 Update for Microsoft Flow

• Deeper SharePoint integration in First Release - There are new 'in-the-box' send for review flows and a Flow panel for collecting inputs when you run a flow for first release tenants.
• Dynamics 365 apps - Flow is now integrated in the UI for Dynamics 365 apps such as Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
• Microsoft Trust Center - Microsoft Flow is listed in the Microsoft Trust center, showing certifications like HIPAA, ISO and SOC.
• Usage analytics - Every flow has an embedded Power BI dashboard with basic usage analytics.
• Audit Logging in First Release - All flow management events are logged in the Office 365 Security and Compliance center for first release tenants.
• Six new connectors - Added LinkedIn, Office 365 Groups, Skype for Business, Adobe Sign, Bizzy, and Azure Log Analytics Data Collection.
• SQL triggers - Run flows when a new row is added or a row is updated in a SQL table.
• On-prem custom connectors - Custom connectors can now use the On-premises Data gateway to connect to internal endpoints on your network.

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Release 2017-09-21

• Download Flow History - Download the run history of a flow as a CSV file to open in Excel.
• Advanced recurrence - Build recurring schedules to trigger your flows, for example, only trigger on weekdays.
• IntelliSense - When typing in expressions, IntelliSense will provide suggestions for parameters.
• Four new connectors - Added connectors for Azure AD HTTP services, Amazon Redshift, Azure Event Grid Publish and FlowForma.
• Sharing links - A new action to generate sharable links for OneDrive files or Azure Storage Blobs.

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Release 2017-08-25

• Document properties and more for SharePoint - Read and set SharePoint document library properties, and use additional fields like links to the SharePoint item.
• Flow collections - Flow collections are a set of template collections organized by role or by vertical.
• Button resharing - When you share buttons with your co-workers they can reshare them with other people too.
• Collect lists from buttons - Define dropdowns of options for users to choose from when they tap the button.
• Seven new connectors - AWeber, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Tables, DocFusion365, Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hubs, and StaffHub.
• Improvements to Slack and MySQL - Create or join channels in Slack, and you can write to MySQL databases.

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Release 2017-08-02

• Write to Person, Choice and Lookup fields - SharePoint's Create item and Update item now support the ability to set Person, Choice, and Lookup fields.
• More action settings - Now there's more control over how triggers and actions run, including configuring retry policies and pagination.
• Four new connectors - You can now use Azure File Storage, Elastic Forms, Plivo, and Video Indexer.

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Release 2017-07-27 - Q2 Update for Microsoft Flow

• Import and export - Export and import flow solutions across environments or from test to production.
• Use expressions in actions - Enter expressions in any action and get inline help with how to use them.
• Grow up to Azure Logic Apps - Save your flows as Azure Logic App resource that can be deployed through Visual Studio or the Azure portal.
• Admin visibility - Download Microsoft Flow usage in your tenant to understand exactly where and how flows are being used.
• Flows in Dynamics 365 - Use flows inside of Dynamics 365 for Operations & Financials, Business Edition.
• Find scenarios more easily - Browse everything that connector can do and then use any trigger as a jumping-off point for building flows.

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Release 2017-07-13

• Improved template publishing - Publish any flow you create, along with its categories, to the public gallery.
• Get events on your Outlook Calendar - A new action to return all events between two times on your calendar.
• New mobile functionality - Run flows on demand and resubmit failed runs in the mobile app.
• Dynamic dropdowns in Custom connectors - Build dynamic dropdowns, polling triggers and test your custom connectors.

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Release 2017-06-28

• Update your language settings - You can customize both the Language and Region that Microsoft Flow uses through the Settings menu.
• Five new connectors - Added support for Adobe Creative Cloud, Bing Maps, Bing Search, JotForm and Freshservice.
• Configure timeouts - Change the time long-running actions, such as approvals, run before they 'timeout' and the flow continues.
• Include comments in Outlook for approvals - When you receive an approval request you can provide comments without ever leaving Outlook.
• Custom connector brand colors - You can now enter a color for your Custom Connectors that will be used for the backgrounds.
• Save As for team flows - Make copies of any flows, including Team flows
• Delete flow information - When you delete a flow, you'll be shown the list of all pending runs for that flow.
• Filtering on the Connectors page - Search for the connectors you want on the Connectors page, and filter by type of connector.

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Release 2017-06-19

You can now view the status of all of the pending approval requests you have sent. Additionally, you can browse and act on all your pending approvals directly from your mobile device.

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Release 2017-06-15

• Content conversion - A new connector that can convert HTML content to plain text, useful for handling HTML formatted emails.
• Three new database connectors - Added read-only support for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Teradata. These connectors connect via the On-premises data gateway.
• Three other connectors - Connect to Azure Application Insights, Calendly and Teamwork Projects.
• Better visualization for error handling - Steps that run after errors are now shown with red dotted arrows so you can easily identify them.
• Run details pane - When a flow fails there is now a new right-hand pane that contains some helpful steps for how to correct your flow.

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Release 2017-06-04

• GA for Windows Phone - The Microsoft Flow mobile app has been released to General Availability for Windows Phone.
• Emails on flow failures - Get notified via email when you have a flow that fails. These failure emails will only be sent out once a week, and can be turned on or off by the user.
• Select action for tables - Use the new Select action to change the set of columns that will be included in tables.
• Microsoft Forms connector - Microsoft Forms is a new part of Office 365 Education that allows teachers and students to create custom quizzes quickly and easily, surveys, questionnaires, registrations and more.
• Office 365 Enterprise K1 plan - PowerApps and Microsoft Flow are now included with the Office 365 Enterprise K1 plan with certain quotas.
• HTTP headers are easier - Just like the Select action you can provide a header name and header value by just filling out the text boxes on the action.

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Release 2017-05-23

• Microsoft Teams connector - Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace in Office 365 that brings together people, conversations and content – along with the tools that teams need, so they can easily collaborate to achieve more.
• Widgets on iOS and Android - Microsoft Flow widgets are button shortcuts that provide you an easier and faster way for button triggering straight from your home screen.
• Create 'error handling' steps - Define one or more steps to run after an action fails. For example, get a notification immediately if your flow fails to create a record in Dynamics 365.
• Integer and float variables - Initialize and increment or decrement counters inside of a flow run to count how many times a certain set of logic runs.
• Flow details page - When you select a flow in your My flows list, you'll see a page with details about that flow, such as who has access and the run history.
• Flow run quotas for admins - Administrators can now monitor flow run usage across an organization against the common company run quota and get a quota breakdown to understand what licenses contribute to their quota.
• HTTP request trigger improvements - Use different HTTP methods, and add path segments for the Request trigger.
• Two partner connectors - Microsoft Flow can now connect to Parserr, an email-parsing service, and Cognito Forms, an online-forms service.

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Release 2017-05-12

• SharePoint Document Libraries integration - You can select any file in a document library and kick off a flow, for example to send it to your manager for approval, and much more.
• Microsoft Planner connector - Microsoft Planner lets you easily bring together teams, tasks, documents, and conversations for better results.
• Admin view of licenses - Administrators can see all of the Microsoft Flow and PowerApps licenses (both trial and paid) in the Microsoft Flow Admin Center.
• PowerApps Community Plan - The PowerApps Community plan is a free plan for individuals to explore, learn, and build skills for PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and Common Data Service.

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Release 2017-05-09

• Azure AD connector - There is a new connector for performing administrator actions from Microsoft Flow, including creating users or adding them to groups.
• Office 365 Outlook improvements - Flows can now be triggered by Shared Mailboxes and send mail to a Shared Mailbox. They can also set or read automatic replies.
• Available in Canada - You can now create your flows in Canada.
• Create custom API webhooks - Custom connector developers can now add triggers to their custom APIs with webhooks.
• Manage flow owners in the admin center - Environment administrators can manage flow owners in the Microsoft Flow admin center.
• Connector documentation reference - We now have a full connector reference on docs.microsoft.com.
• Two partner services - Two new partner services were released: Nexmo and Paylocity.

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Release 2017-04-27

• Build flows with parallel steps - Create flows with parallel execution: meaning you can have two or more steps that run at exactly the same time.
• Five new services supported - Five new services: Approvals, Benchmark Email, Capsule CRM, LiveChat, and Outlook Customer Manager.
• Monitor retries for actions - Microsoft Flow will retry when there are failures with services. Now see how many automatic retries occurred and the details of what happened.

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Release 2017-04-17 - Q1 Update for Microsoft Flow

• Modern approval experiences - Create workflows where approvers can approve securely from inside the Microsoft Flow mobile app or the unified approvals center on the Microsoft Flow website.
• Team flows general availability - Multiple people can own and manage a flow together with team flows, which are now generally available.
• Build connectors for Microsoft Flow - Anyone can submit their own Microsoft Flow connector for free for the rest of the world to use.
• A 'diet' designer - For certain templates, a new version of the designer presents just the fields that are required to create a flow, which simplifies the experience.

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Release 2017-04-11

• New actions to build tables and lists - New Create HTML Table, Create CSV Table and Join actions that can process lists of items (instead of the previous Apply-to-each only).
• Insert steps anywhere - You can now insert a new step anywhere in the workflow without needing to drag-and-drop.
• Four new services - Flow now supports 10 to 8 Scheduling, Act!, Inoreader and the Computer Vision API. With the Computer Vision API you can process images to get the text content (known as OCR), or automatically tag images based on their content.

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Release 2017-04-03

• Windows Phone Beta - The Windows Phone App beta program is available to get a preview of the app on your Windows Phone. Read more.
• Muhimbi PDF - You can now convert Microsoft Word files to PDF, add watermarks, merge documents and more with Muhimbi PDF. Read more.
• Trigger flows from physical buttons - Announcing partnerships with two of the leading products in the physical button space: Flic by Shortcut Labs, and Bttn by The Button Corporation. Read more

Release 2017-03-22

• Make a copy of your flow - You can now make a copy of your flow to work on draft versions or duplicate a flow that you've created in the past.
• Two new services - Adding support for Toodledo - manage your to-do list by creating and updating tasks, and Zendesk, which provides a customer service and support ticketing platform.

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Release 2017-03-15

• Share buttons with co-workers - You can now share flow buttons with other people, making it easy for any business user to perform quick tasks.
• Trigger buttons from the home screen - Shortcuts to flow buttons from the home and lock screens of mobile devices make it quicker than ever to trigger a flow.
• Team flows in the Microsoft Flow app - You can now see the flows that have other owners in the Microsoft Flow app for iOS or Android.

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Release 2017-03-10

• Improved custom connector experience - You can now use a Postman collection to create a custom connector, and edit, add, and test actions.
• Two new services - Added PowerApps Notifications and PivotalTracker support.

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Release 2017-02-27

• Trigger your flow buttons - You can now trigger flow buttons right from Microsoft Flow. When looking at your list of flows, simply select the '...' menu and choose the Run now command.
• Five new services - Added Oracle Database, Intercom, FreshBooks, LeanKit and WebMerge support.

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Release 2017-02-21

• View environment flows - Environment administrators can now view the full list of all the flows inside a given environment, as well as enable, disable or delete flows.
• Two new services - Added Azure Automation and Basecamp 2 support.

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Release 2017-02-16

• Five new services - Added support for Azure Data Lake, Bitbucket (a web based hosting service for projects that use GIT revision control), Eventbrite, Infusionsoft and Pipedrive.
• Custom HTTP authentication - In the flow designer it's now possible to use authentication with custom HTTP endpoints.
• Parse JSON messages - You can parse JSON data from the HTTP Request trigger or that's returned from the HTTP action.
• Flow run filtering - Improved filtering for flow runs, with more specific options including seeing Running flows or Cancelled runs.

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Release 2017-02-06

• Team flows - Team flows make it possible for multiple people to own and manage a flow together, and, if someone leaves an organization, the flows they created can continue to run.
• Sharing custom connectors - custom connectors, like team flows, can be shared and collectively managed inside an organization.
• Gmail and LUIS support - Connect to Gmail and Azure Cognitive Services' Language Understanding Intelligent Service.

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Release 2017-01-30

• Flow button inputs - Flow buttons can now receive user inputs at run time, so flow authors can define information that's passed in when the button is tapped.
• Outlook Tasks and HelloSign - Outlook Tasks service lets you manage tasks, and HelloSign enables secure electronic signatures.

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Release 2017-01-23

• Search by service - Browse by service when you add a trigger or action to see all the actions for each service.
• Switch case - Add Switch blocks to have several branches of parallel logic.
• More email actions - New functionality in the Office 365 Outlook and Outlook.com services to work with flagged mails.
• Five new services - Connect to Local or Network File Systems, the payment service Stripe, IBM Informix, IBM DB2, and UserVoice.

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Release 2017-01-14

• Resubmit runs - If a flow failed and you want to try to fix it and run again, you can resubmit the failed run.
• Cancel runs - When a flow gets stuck, you can now explicitly cancel the run.
• Two new services - Added support for GoToTraining and GoToWebinar.
• Mobile links - You can share templates right from the mobile app, and we've added a quick download link for the apps at the top of the website.

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Release 2016-12-29

Microsoft Flow now supports DocuSign, to handle eSignatures and Digital Transaction Management; SurveyMonkey, for web-based surveys; and the OneNote note-taking app (business accounts only).

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Release 2016-12-20

• Run now - You can now fire off a recurring trigger on demand - for example, if you have a scheduled report every day, but you need the report to run now too.
• Six new services - Build flows that connect to MSN Weather, Medium, Google Contacts, Buffer, Harvest, and TypeForm.

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Release 2016-12-14

You can now leverage valuable information when triggering a button flow, such as from where the button was triggered, by whom, at what time, and more.

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Release 2016-12-06

• Introducing Guided Learning - Get started with a sequenced collection of courses that pair videos with documentation to help you understand the extensive and powerful capabilities of Microsoft Flow.
• Two new services - Flows can now use Freshdesk, a customer support solution, and GoToMeeting, an online meeting tool.
• HTTP Webhook support - A flow can now be an endpoint for webhooks that will automatically register and unregister itself.

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Release 2016-11-23

• Power BI alert support in Flow - Turn insights into action by triggering flows from Power BI data alerts.
• Mobile application improvements - Added the ability to create flows from blank, in addition to the already existing experience of creation from templates. We also improved performance when viewing flow runs.
• Eight new services - You can now connect to Azure Resource Manager, Azure Queues, Chatter, Disqus, Azure Cosmos DB, Cognitive Services Face API, HipChat, and Wordpress.

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Release 2016-11-15

• Microsoft Flow Partner Program - Microsoft Flow now has a certified partner program to make connections and take advantage of different company’s talents and experience with Microsoft Flow around the world.
• Six new services - We're also releasing six services this week: Asana, Campfire, EasyRedmine, JIRA, Redmine, and Vimeo.

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Release 2016-10-31 - General Availability

• Pricing and licensing - Now available in both Free and paid plans, as well as included in Office 365 and Dynamics 365.
• Microsoft Flow Admin Center - Enterprise-ready with the new Admin Center. In the Admin Center you can manage the environments inside the organization.
• Data loss prevention policies - Administrators can create data loss prevention policies to control the flow of data between services.
• Android availability - The Microsoft Flow phone app is now available for both iOS and Android. The app enables you to get notifications, monitor activity, and start flows with the tap of a button.
• New designer experiences - You can now search over the dynamic content passed from step to step, making it much quicker to reference the data you want to.

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Release 2016-10-26

• Button flows - There are countless operations we wish we could trigger anytime and anywhere. Now, with Button Flows, you can get those done at just a click of a button, from your mobile device.
• Announcing environments - Environments are distinct spaces to store and manage your organization's flows. Environments are geo-located, which means that the flows, apps and business data that lives within an environment will be in the region where the environment is located.
• Six new services - Adding support for Bit.ly, Cognitive Services Text Analytics, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics 365 for Financials, Instapaper, and Pinterest.

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Release 2016-10-16

• Custom connectors support more authentication types - Custom connectors now support API Key authentication and can authenticate against any service that supports the full OAuth 2.0 specification.
• Three new services supported - We've added support for Basecamp 3, Blogger and PagerDuty.
• Designer improvements - Improved performance, you can now update and repair your connections right from the '...' menu for every action, and we have added a new step called Terminate that you can use to end a flow's run.

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Release 2016-09-25

Flow creation now available from your mobile phones. Browse our rich template gallery, navigate through our services list, or select a template category to drill into. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-09-22

• Microsoft Graph People Picker - A new Microsoft Graph people picker is integrated directly into the Microsoft Flow UI to help you choose the right contact or email address.
• Microsoft Dynamics AX support - From inside your flows you can now take action on your Dynamics AX Online operations data, from creating new records to querying for data.
• Two new services from partners - Now use appFigures or Insightly from your flows.

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Release 2016-09-14

• Embedding in your web site or app - Developers can now embed Microsoft Flow right into their apps or web sites to give their users a simple way to automate their personal or professional tasks.
• Use a flow as an HTTP endpoint - Now you can use a flow itself as an HTTP API. There is a trigger called Request inside of flow, and you can choose to respond to the incoming request by adding a Response card.
• Todoist support - Todoist gives you perspective over all your projects, at work and at home.

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Release 2016-09-01

Microsoft Flow now available for everyone - we initially opened up the preview to only email addresses provided by your work or school, like those used with Office 365 Business or Office 365 Enterprise. Today, we are announcing that the preview is officially available, free to use, for all users, no matter what email you may have. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-08-31

• Nested conditionals - Now you can add a second (or third, etc…) condition inside of another.
• Apply to each - An apply to each loop makes it possible to control the list that you repeat over.
• Do-until - A do-until loop allows you to repeat a step until a certain condition is met.
• Filter arrays - There is a single native filter step that can make sure that every item in the list matches some expression that you define.
• Compose string variables - You can now compose a string variable.
• Scopes - Scopes are a simple way to group two or more actions together.

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Release 2016-08-27

• Comments on steps - Comments make it easy to annotate each individual action with notes so that you can easily remember what the flow needs
• Smartsheet support - This week we added support to connect to Smartsheet. Smartsheet is a service that makes it easy to collaborate on sheets in the cloud.
• UI refinements when authoring flows - We have made the flow name front-and-center and moved the save button to the top of the page for easy access.

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Release 2016-08-18

You can now preview the new SharePoint Online modern lists experience that includes the Microsoft Flow integration. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-08-13

• Visual Studio Team Services - With Flow, you can now connect VSTS to a wide variety of services such as O365 Email, Slack, Trello, and Wunderlist.
• Enhancements to SharePoint - SharePoint lists support a range of data types from simple objects like Single lines of text and Date and Time to complex objects such as Person or Group, Lookup, and Choice.
• Test O365 Outlook Connections - Whenever you create a new O365 Outlook connection, we will now test it to make sure you’re ready to use it.
• Boolean Control - We’ve also added a boolean control to clarify which values you should enter for boolean input fields, such as Has Attachments in the When a new email arrives trigger.

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Release 2016-08-08

Public preview of the Microsoft Common Data Service integrated in Microsoft Flow. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-08-05

• SharePoint On-Premises - Just like with SharePoint Online, you can create flows around your SharePoint on-premises lists and doc libraries either using pre-defined templates or by building them from scratch.
• Info-bubbles in the designer - In order to elaborate on the capabilities of each trigger and action, we’ve added info-bubbles above each step of your flow.

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Release 2016-07-15

• Four new services added - Connect to Google Calendar, Google Tasks, YouTube and SparkPost.
• Rename your actions - Now, you can tell these different actions apart by renaming them.
• Delay for different periods of time - You can now select any number of Seconds, Minutes, Hours or Days.
• Easier to use folder browser - We've simplified the folder browser - now selecting on the left will choose that folder, and selecting on the right will open that folder so you can choose the subfolders inside.

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Release 2016-07-08

On-premises connectivity for Microsoft Flow using the on-premises data gateway. This allows you to establish secured connections to SQL Server and integrate them with your flows. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-07-02

• Google Sheets support - In the past, we have had both the ability to use Excel, as well as Google Drive, but this week we are adding native Google Sheets support.
• Get started more quickly from templates - We have also made some optimizations to the way you can start from templates. Now, you can select what accounts you want to use for a template right inline on the template page.
• No expiring authorization for SharePoint and Office 365 - Now, Microsoft Flow will automatically renew your access to Azure Active Directory-based services, so all of your flows will continue working across password changes.

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Release 2016-06-20

• Introducing the new mobile app for Microsoft Flow - Today, we are pleased to introduce another major piece of our offering: a mobile app now available for download on iOS (soon also on Android) that gives you the power to manage, track, and explore your automated workflows anytime and anywhere.
• Single sign-on - We've implemented single sign-on that allows you to authenticate to Microsoft Flow with other Microsoft services like Office 365.

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Release 2016-06-18

• New Mail service - You can now send emails directly from Microsoft Flow, without needing to connect to your personal or work email accounts inside of Microsoft Flow.
• Notifications in the portal - Now, you'll see Notifications at the top of the portal whenever something is broken with your flows.
• All Activity in the portal - You can now see activity across all of your flows by clicking the new Activity tab in the flow website.

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Release 2016-05-27

• Browse templates by service - There is a now a way to see all of the services that we support (without having to log in). From this page you can see a description of each of the services, and check out the templates that we have for that service.
• Create and use your custom connectors - Just like you can create custom connectors in PowerApps, you can also connect to your own APIs right at flow.microsoft.com:
• Test your flows before finishing - Whenever you save a flow you can now see the results of the flow run live in the page, if you perform the starting action.

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Release 2016-05-07

Added two new services: Microsoft Project Online and Mandrill by Mailchimp. Read more and ask questions about this release.

Release 2016-04-27 - Public Preview

If you used Logic flows as part of Microsoft PowerApps, the Microsoft Flow Preview release offers several new features:

• You can now browse a gallery of dozens of templates and sort by Popularity, Name, or Date published.
• You can publish your own templates into the gallery after you customize a flow.
• You can see the history for every check and run of your flow.
• When you save a flow, you can watch it in action immediately by just performing the trigger action.
• We have a new community for you to discuss Flow or submit your ideas.

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