MC1150671 Low
(Updated) Microsoft Viva : News AI audio briefing in Connections Mobile
Summary AI-generated
A new AI audio briefing in Viva Connections for Teams mobile gives Copilot-licensed users AI-generated news summaries with playback controls; rollout starts late September 2025.
Suggested actions AI-generated
- Inform Copilot-licensed users about new AI audio briefing feature
Written by Azure OpenAI (gpt-4.1) from the text of the post below. It can be incomplete or wrong; the original post is authoritative.
Similar posts
Search for more like this- MC1221924 Microsoft 365 Copilot: AI audio overview support for pages and additional languages in Viva Connections and SharePoint
- MC1458477 AI overview for SharePoint News posts in the SharePoint app for Teams
- MC1061100 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot can generate an audio overview of documents, meetings, and files
- MC1085684 (Updated) Realtime voice is now available in M365 Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot
- MC1187805 Triage your Outlook mobile inbox hands-free with Microsoft 365 Copilot voice catch-up
- MC1189001 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Voice chat in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Original post from Microsoft
Updated December 17, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing a new AI audio briefing feature in Viva Connections for Teams mobile (iOS and Android). This feature provides users with a quick, AI-generated summary of top news items in their news feed, with playback controls such as play, pause, and speed adjustment. A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to access this feature.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498233.
When this will happen
General Availability: We will begin rolling out late September 2025 (previously mid-September) and complete by mid-February 2026 (previously end-November 2025).
How this affects your organization
Users with the Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be able to access the AI generated briefings in their Viva Connections news feed.
This feature is on by default and requires no configuration.
What you can do to prepare
- No action is required. The rollout will be automatic.
- You may wish to inform licensed users about the new feature and its capabilities.
Compliance considerations
| Compliance Area | Details |
|---|---|
| Provides end users any new way of interacting with generative AI | Users can now interact with generative AI through audio briefings in Viva Connections. |
Additional details from Microsoft
- RoadmapIds
- 498233
- Summary
- Microsoft Viva Connections mobile will introduce an AI audio briefing feature providing summaries of top news with playback controls. Available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, it rolls out from late September 2025 to mid-February 2026, enabled by default with no configuration needed.
- Platforms
- Android, iOS