MC1505608 - Audio overviews on PDF

Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1505608.

MS Message Center's Summary

Microsoft is retiring the audio overviews on PDF feature within the mobile app for commercial users on October 30, 2026. Existing audio files will become unavailable after this date. Administrators should inform mobile users about the upcoming withdrawal of this specific podcast style summary tool to manage expectations.

Administrator impact
No direct administrator action is required.
End user impact
Commercial users will lose the ability to generate and listen to podcast style audio summaries of PDF files within the mobile app.
Importance
2/10: This is a feature retirement with low administrative impact and no core service disruption.

Microsoft Summary

Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app's Audio Overviews on PDFs, which create AI-generated podcast-style summaries for commercial users, will be retired worldwide on October 30, 2026. After this date, the feature and previously generated audio overviews will no longer be available. No admin action is needed.

Message Center ID
MC1505608
Category
plan For Change
Severity
normal
Services
Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Tags
User impact, Retirement
Published
2026-10-12
Last updated
2026-10-12
Expires
2026-12-30

[What and Why:] Audio Overviews on PDFs in the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app allows commercial users to turn PDF content into an AI-generated, two-person, podcast-style audio overview. It is designed to help users understand lengthy documents without having to read through every page, particularly when they want to consume content hands-free. Users open a PDF in the mobile app and select the headphone entry point. Copilot then generates an audio overview of the document that users can listen to within the app [Rollout Schedule:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will retire the feature on October 30, 2026. [Impact on Your Organization:] Users will no longer see the option to create an Audio Overview when viewing a PDF in the Copilot app. Previously generated PDF Audio Overviews will no longer be available for playback. This change applies to commercial users on iOS and Android. [Action Required/Recommendations:] No administrator action is required. [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.