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Microsoft Viva Engage AMA
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Updated Feb 23, 2023
kristinkopp
Feb 23, 2023Brass Contributor
Are you able to share the specific date we will start seeing the mobile banner about rebranding and what information will be share with that? What will the specific experience be for existing yammer mobile users? Does it matter if you have auto app updates turned on or off? When will the mobile app transition?
- evelynchanFeb 23, 2023
Microsoft
The banner will start rolling out during the last week of February, so a majority of users should see it by the end of that week. If you have auto app updates on, you'll see it during that last week; if you have them turned off, you'll see it once you update your app after next week. There will not be a notification taking them to the banner, it will appear at the top of the Home Feed starting that last week and when tapped will take the user to our blog post about the rebrand or if user clicks 'X' it will disappear for good. We are working on getting more visuals and details out about the changes user will see through the rebrand, that will be shared later this week. Users will still see the same features and functionality, just under a new app name. This update will happen automatically in mid to late-March. We will preserve the ability to search for "Yammer" in both the app store and on your device to get to the Viva Engage app. To make for a more smooth transition, we will also carry forward a reference in push notifications and in the app stores to Yammer until the rebrand is complete. Message Center post MC514981 will give more details around the Yammer mobile app and Communities app in Outlook experiences rebranding.- kristinkoppFeb 23, 2023Brass Contributor
The challenge for customers without the Viva Suite licensing is the blog post speaks to all kinds of features and functionality that they will not get so will cause a lot of confusion and swirl. Is there a way to link to something more generically relevant to all customers that is more focused on just the rebranding? Where can I find the message center post you refer to? Not sure where that is.
- Feb 23, 2023Can't agree more. This is a huge problem for customers who aren't buying Viva Suite/premium. I appreciate Microsoft wants to sell those features but it really makes this transition more difficult. The old saying "first, do no harm" comes to mind.