Microsoft is retiring its Microsoft 365 companion apps for Calendar, People, and Files. The shutdown date is December 16, and Microsoft asks administrators to remove the apps from managed devices before then. The change affects the companion-app experience that integrates with Microsoft 365 services.
Bleeping Computer reports Microsoft is directly instructing admins to uninstall the specified apps ahead of the retirement date. TechRadar adds context that Microsoft began automatically installing Calendar, People, and Files apps late last year, and that the company is now reversing course by pulling them entirely.
While the outlets agree on which apps are being retired and the general timeline, they differ in emphasis: Bleeping Computer focuses on the administrative removal requirement, while TechRadar highlights the prior period of automatic installation and the subsequent decision to discontinue the companion applications.
