MC1489691 - Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1489691.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft has released a fresh Current Channel feature update for Microsoft 365 Apps, which begins rolling out on October 6th, 2026. Organisations relying on the Content Delivery Network for automatic updates will receive the package passively. Administrators managing software deployment manually should retrieve the latest release notes and begin testing the new build before pushing it to production user groups.
- Administrator impact
- Review the release documentation and prepare internal update channels if you manage client installations locally.
- End user impact
- Users will receive new features and quality improvements according to your scheduled software update policy.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a routine software update for client applications requiring standard review and deployment procedures.
- Message Center ID
- MC1489691
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft 365 apps
- Tags
- Feature update
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- Last updated
- 2026-10-06
- Expires
- 2026-10-20
We've released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel [When this will happen:] We'll be gradually rolling out this update of Microsoft 365 Apps to users on that update channel starting October 6th, 2026 (PST). [How this will affect your organization:] If your Microsoft 365 Apps clients are configured to automatically update from the Office Content Delivery Network (CDN), then no action is required. If you manage updates directly you can now download this latest update and begin deployment. [What you need to do to prepare:] To get more details about this update view the following release notes: Current Channel