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Viva Connections public preview is now available!

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BradMcCabe
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Sep 21, 2021

Modern organizations need ways to connect their employees and bring together the numerous tools and applications they use to keep their businesses moving forward. Earlier this month, we announced new experiences coming to Viva Connections. Today, these experiences are available for public preview.  

 

Install Viva Connections today 

 

Viva Connections is now available for desktop and mobile through the Teams app store. Install and customize this new employee app within Microsoft Teams by following the guidance here.  

 

This release includes:  

  • Viva Connections mobile  
  • Updated Viva Connections desktop 
  • Dashboard web part 
  • Feed web part 

Learn more about what’s included in this public preview release.  

Join us at Microsoft Ignite in November to learn more about Viva Connections. Register now!  

- Brad McCabe, director on the Microsoft Viva team

Updated Sep 20, 2021
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  • PrerakDesai's avatar
    PrerakDesai
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 28, 2021

    What is the official version of the newly released Viva Connection app ?
    Not Working Mobile experience
    In one of my tenant I see version (1.0.3) where app is not showing up in mobile experience. 



    Working Mobile experience



    Can anyone guide which is the latest app ?

  • Alessio Ferioli's avatar
    Alessio Ferioli
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 27, 2021

    Thanks for these great news and for the attention you are putting to improve the employee experience for a hybrid digital workplace.

    A question related to ACE cards and custom development on Viva services: Are you planning to develop / create a sort of self service model to manage active cards extension in order to create a sort of "portal" where it is the employee who can choose which cards to add personalizing the content to improve user experience? 

  • mattias-skog's avatar
    mattias-skog
    Iron Contributor
    Sep 27, 2021

    Patrick Drews, I'm also experiencing the same problem as you. If Public Preview is enabled Viva Connections, and Bookings app, will not show up in the desktop client. I made an service request to Microsoft regarding this but got a really disappointing answer. This is the answer I got:

     

    "Since Public Preview feature and Public Preview mode are just provided for test purpose, there is no official support for this. We can redirect user to free Forum support for any inquiries about Public Preview."

     

    So, seems like Microsoft have no interest in solving the issue. Shame on you Microsoft!

     

  • Patrick Drews's avatar
    Patrick Drews
    Iron Contributor
    Sep 22, 2021

    My experience after adding Viva Connections, if you are in Public Preview for MS Teams, viva connections does not appear.  When you turn off Public Preview, then it will be in your app bar.   Anyone else see this experience?  Is this expected BradMcCabe ?