{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/microsoft-teams-github-copilot-app","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/microsoft-teams-github-copilot-app.md","title":"Microsoft Merges GitHub Copilot Into Teams App","headline":"Microsoft Combines GitHub Copilot and Notifications Into One Teams App","description":"Microsoft merged GitHub Copilot and GitHub Notifications into one Teams app, with the old app retiring on November 16.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-10-24T12:17:53+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-24T12:17:53+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Microsoft combined GitHub Copilot and GitHub Notifications into a single Teams app called GitHub.","The old GitHub app stops working on November 16, 2026, and appears as GitHub (deprecated) until then.","Default meeting templates will be available only to organizers with a Teams Premium license."],"companies":[{"name":"Microsoft","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft","website":"https://www.microsoft.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"TechJuice","title":"Microsoft Teams Adds GitHub Copilot With New Combined App","url":"https://www.techjuice.pk/microsoft-teams-github-copilot-new-app/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Product Launches","Microsoft"],"body_markdown":"[Microsoft](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000026e/microsoft) merged GitHub Copilot and GitHub Notifications into a single app inside Teams, replacing two separate GitHub apps with one called GitHub. [TechJuice](https://www.techjuice.pk/microsoft-teams-github-copilot-new-app/) reported the change, which lets developers track code updates and use AI coding help in the same place. The old app will stop working on November 16, 2026.\n\n## How the Combined GitHub App Works\n\nBefore the update, Teams users switched between two GitHub apps: one handled notifications about code changes, the other gave access to GitHub Copilot's AI coding features. The combined app adds a feature in which GitHub Copilot can read chat and thread history inside Teams conversations, so it understands the context of a discussion before responding. Admins must first grant the required permissions for that to work. Users with an eligible GitHub Copilot license can type @GitHub in any Teams chat to get AI coding help.\n\nMicrosoft set a rollout window for the switch. The worldwide rollout started in mid-October and should finish by mid-November 2026. Until November 16, 2026, the old app appears as \"GitHub (deprecated)\" in Teams. Users should remove the old version and install the new one before that date, and admins should update app settings so the new version reaches all users.\n\nMicrosoft also announced a Teams feature arriving in November. IT admins will be able to create default meeting templates for an entire organization, and the templates will automatically apply the company's preferred privacy and security settings to every new meeting. Meeting organizers will no longer need to set up those options manually each time. Only organizers with a Teams Premium license can use default meeting templates, and Microsoft will make the feature available for Teams and Outlook on desktop, Mac, and web.\n\n## Microsoft's AI Revenue Run Rate\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Microsoft's AI business surpassed a $37 billion annual revenue run rate with 123% year-over-year growth, driven by Azure AI services and Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption. The same records list Microsoft's quarterly revenue of $82.9 billion in Q2 FY2026, up 18% year-over-year, with full fiscal year revenues exceeding $240 billion, and a global workforce of over 220,000 employees.\n\n## Earlier Microsoft Teams and Windows Changes\n\nMicrosoft said on October 23, 2026 that it will introduce AI-powered, context-aware phishing detection in Teams starting early November 2026, targeting external first-contact chats, Bleepingcomputer reported. Microsoft is also testing a redesigned File Explorer context menu for Windows 11 Insiders, reducing clutter and keeping common actions accessible, alongside performance improvements to Settings and a new internet speed test in Quick Settings, Windows Central reported on October 23, 2026. On the same date, Costar reported that Microsoft is seeking permission from Georgia officials to build a data center in the northwest part of the state, in Douglasville, a suburb west of Atlanta.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}