“First Release” update for Office 365 allows you to get access to updates faster than GA (General Availability).
For more info check out Office 365 release options.
With the first release option users receive a select set of service updates as early as one week after the official release announcements.
To enable First Release in Office 365 do the following
Log into your Office 365 Portal (https://portal.office.com)
Select Admin from the apps menu; this takes you to the Office 365 admin center
Expand the “Server Settings” menu
Select “Updates” located under the Server Settings menu.
Here we have several options to choose from.
- Standard release: Get updates when Office 365 releases them broadly.
- First release:
Entire organization – Get updates early for your entire Office 365 organization
Select people – Allows you to hand pick person in your organization to be on the cutting edge of the updates. This is a good idea if you need to have users such as support staff evaluate the new features pushed out from Office 365 as become available weeks ahead of others.
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