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Centro 365 has been updated 🎁

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Version 4.1 (28th June 2025)

New Features

  • Centro 365 fully supports Incognito and InPrivate browsing. Any activities carried out in a private browsing window will now stay there, ensuring your selections don't bounce back into non-private windows or tabs.
  • Added an admin centre for Microsoft Priva, for those of you with responsibility over your organisations' privacy operations.
  • Added an admin centre for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
  • Context menu on the extension icon for Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera. Quickly access project help guides, see what's new, and share Centro 365 on social media.

Improvements

  • User interface refinements
    • The tooltip that appears when you hover over icons in the sidebar now reflects both light and dark modes, automatically.
    • Upscaled the browser toolbar icon, from 72dpi to 300dpi, to look a lot crisper on high definition and Retina displays.
    • Some admin centre colours have been tweaked to stand out more and provide better legibility.
    • Icon size refinements for more consistency in height and line thickness.
  • 136 additional shortcuts added to admin centres across 365 Admin, 365 Lighthouse, Azure Portal, Defender XDR, Entra ID, Entra Global Secure Access, Exchange, Fabric, Intune, OneDrive, Power BI, Power Platform, Purview, SharePoint, Teams and Viva.
  • Changed the order of the Purview admin centre to match Microsoft's newer Solutions layout.
  • Partner Portals section added to the Intune admin centre.
  • Defender for Cloud section added to the Azure Portal admin centre.
  • The Exchange Online, 365 Admin and Viva admin centres now use the admin[.]cloud[.]microsoft domain.
  • Links within the Microsoft Purview admin centre now use purview[.]microsoft[.]com.
  • Updated the fluentui-system-icons dependency to 1.1.303.

Removed

  • The Stream admin centre has been removed, as Microsoft has now retired this product.

Version 4.0 (25th July 2024)

New Features

  • Search, with two distinct modes. The biggest new feature, and the most requested one by far, has arrived. Centro 365 searches across all the admin centres by default, but you can switch to Focused mode to keep search results related to the admin centre on screen. Perfect if you only look after one or two products.
  • A fresh new look, optimised for search and high resolution displays. I've been careful to retain Centro 365's unique style while making better use of space and colour to improve navigation.
  • Omnibox support for accessing admin centres. For supported browsers you can type c365 into the omnibox, (the combined search and address bar), and then the name of the admin centre you want. Centro 365 will take you there, fast.
  • A whole new app experience on Apple's platforms, offering both a Safari extension and a native app experience. Pin the app to the Dock for easy access, and it'll open shortcuts with your default web browser. On iOS and iPadOS, tap the app on your home screen and dive into App Mode, which gives you search, the admin centres, and all 625+ shortcuts.
  • Keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + Shift + Up will open Centro 365 whenever you need it, but you can remap this, if supported, in your web browser preferences.

Improvements

  • Over 100 additional shortcuts across many of the admin centres, surfacing many of the new features and pages in Microsoft 365.
  • New installations will load a Welcome Guide, walking users through the basics of Centro 365 and its newest features. (This is also available to existing users from the About page).
  • A new notification banner highlights important changes and Centro 365 updates. (This will appear just below the search box and can be easily dismissed).
  • Enhancements to dark mode to improve navigation and accessibility.
  • Leaving a review is easier, with a new menu item on the About screen.
  • Yammer has been renamed to Viva, with shortcuts to many parts of the Viva product offering.
  • Universal Print has been added to the Azure admin centre.
  • Defender for Identity has been added to Defender XDR admin centre.
  • 365 Defender renamed to Defender XDR, with a new admin centre icon and shortcuts.
  • Iconography has been updated with Microsoft Fluent UI System icons wherever possible. (Some product icons remain on Office UI Fabric Core).
  • Moved to Manifest 3 for Firefox.

Version 3.3 (16th July 2023)

New Features

  • Say hello to a new section for Entra Global Secure Access. This sits directly beneath Entra ID in the app and browser extension, keeping all of Microsoft Entra close to hand.
  • The macOS app now launches in a more useful, rectangular size. No more resizing every time you wish to use it on the Desktop.

Improvements

  • The Microsoft Entra section has been renamed to Entra ID. All of Entra's identity and protection controls sit within here.
  • The Teams Admin Centre has been overhauled. The layout now matches the latest changes by Microsoft, and a few deprecated URLs have been updated.
  • AAD Connect Sync and AAD Cloud Sync options now sit side by side in the Entra ID section, exposing quick access to administrators regardless of the hybrid sync you use.
  • Endpoint Manager branding and tooltips have been removed within the InTune section.
  • A small accessibility change, increasing the contrast of a few icons when using Centro 365's dark mode.

Version 3.2 (27th April 2023)

Improvements

  • New content for 365 Defender - Now has items to submit unsafe sites, malware and abuse reports to Microsoft.
  • New content for 365 Admin Centre - Adoption Score, Devices, Autopilot, Roles, Health, and Hardware Support added.
  • New content for Entra - Roles & Admins, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, User Experiences, and Monitoring and Health added.
  • Endpoint Manager renamed to InTune, in line with Microsoft's rebranding. All URL's have been updated.
  • Overhauled the Purview blade.

Bug Fixes

  • 365 Lighthouse blade header URL now goes to the right destination.

Version 3.1 (4th September 2022)

Improvements

  • Azure AD is now Microsoft Entra, and follows the Entra Admin Centre layout. (This still contains all the best bits of Azure AD, as well as Credential Management and Verified ID).
  • Security admin centre is now 365 Defender, with all the Defender goodness!.
  • Updated the layout of Purview, and added some new items.
  • .New content for Data Explorer section, Azure Lighthouse section, and other new menu items to Azure
  • New content for Exchange Online - New menu items.
  • New content for Microsoft Teams - New menu items.
  • New content for 365 Admin - New menu items.
  • New content for 365 Apps - New menu items.
  • New content for 365 Lighthouse - New menu items.
  • Updated the iconography for 365 Lighthouse and 365 Defender.
  • Tweaked the shadow and border radius of the cards, in the user interface.
  • Bump Fabric CSS dependancy to v11.0.1.

Bug Fixes

  • Repositioned Purview in the sidebar, so it is alphabetically sorted again.

Version 3.0 (2nd June 2022)

New Features

  • Custom favourites! You now have the power to create up to ten shortcuts that will always be within your grasp. These do not need to be Microsoft 365 or Azure links either, so feel free to favourite your most used online resources or reference material.
  • A gorgeous new icon, which looks perfect in the browser.
  • Sidebar buttons highlight themselves as you hover over them, to aid in navigation and accessibility.

Improvements

  • The user interface has been meticulously refined to better reflect the Windows 11 Fluent design language. (Just when you think it couldn’t look any better 😉).
  • Sidebar icon changed for 365 Lighthouse, to better resemble what it is.
  • Overhauled the layouts of Endpoint Manager, SharePoint and Purview admin centres, to better resemble Microsoft 365’s own structure.
  • New content: Troubleshooting section, added to Endpoint Manager admin centre.
  • New content: Azure DevOps, and Security sections, added to Azure Active Directory admin centre.
  • New content: Power BI section, added to Power Platform admin centre.
  • New content: Marketplace item, added to 365 Admin admin centre.
  • New content: Content Types item, added to Sharepoint admin centre.
  • New content: Insights, and Settings items, added to Exchange admin centre.
  • New content: Data Connectors item, added to Purview admin centre.
  • New content: Enhanced encryption policies item, added to Teams admin centre.
  • New content: Additional items to Yammer admin centre.
  • New content: Additional items to Stream admin centre.
  • Compliance centre renamed to Microsoft Purview.

Bug Fixes

  • Additional spacing added to the bottom of the sidebar, so it isn’t flush with the base of the Safari extension pop up.

Version 2.5 (27th February 2022)

Improvements

  • Added AAD Connect Health to Azure AD section.
  • Added ‘User Groups’ on Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
  • Cloud App Security, renamed to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.
  • The icon shown within the browser toolbar is now colourful. This renders better in light and dark modes, and no longer relies upon the icon being clicked to switch between light and dark modes.

Bug Fixes

  • Titles that go onto two lines now align better, with their text and iconography.
  • Azure AD All Users link updated, so the pane now loads properly (Thank you, Alexander Weldon).
  • Azure AD Enterprise Apps link, so the pane now loads properly.

Version 2.4 (3rd February 2022)

Improvements

  • Added Intune for Education to the Endpoint Manager tab.
  • Added a link to SharePoint 'User Profiles' to the SharePoint tab.
  • The back button on the Settings page now saves changes automatically, so there's no need to confirm your changes separately.

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected the incorrect styling of a link on the About page.

Version 2.3 (16th January 2022)

New Features

  • Microsoft 365 Lighthouse has been added with 8 shortcuts.

Improvements

  • Added a Service Settings section to 365 Admin, which has direct shortcuts to many of the ever growing Org Settings.
  • Renamed the Troubleshooting section to Support and Licensing, which is now home to a whole licensing portal and many more support links.
  • Reorganised the Teams page to reflect the navigational menu changes within Microsoft 365.
  • Reorganised the 365 Admin page to reflect the navigational menu changes within Microsoft 365.

Version 2.2 (13th September 2021)

New Features

  • There's now a colourful logo added to each admin centre header, providing more visual indication as to where you are.

Improvements

  • Added Reports section to 365 Admin.
  • Added Locations section to Teams Admin.
  • Added the Teams Developer Portal section to Teams Admin.
  • The user interface has had some Windows 11 infused changes.
  • Renamed some of the items to match their new names in Microsoft 365.

Bug Fixes

  • The base URL for the Stream admin centre now points to the right place.
  • The About and Settings screen titles no longer spawn new tabs of themselves when clicked.

Version 2.1 (2nd September 2021)

New Features

  • Cloud App Security has been added with 20 shortcuts included.
  • There's now a keyboard shortcut to open the main window. (Press Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows and Linux or Command+Shift+P on macOS).
  • Share Centro 365 on Twitter, LinkedIn, FaceBook and Reddit from the About screen.

Improvements

  • Settings are styled with the Fluent UI design language, to match the rest of the extension.
  • When you save changes in the Settings, you're returned to the main Centro 365 window automagically!
  • Added Auto Forwarded messages report to the Exchange Online admin centre.

Version 2.0 (7th August 2021)

New Features

  • An entirely new user interface, written from the ground up, closely following the Microsoft Fluent UI design language. Everything about Centro 365's layout has been meticulously redesigned to be more user friendly, packing in more functionality than ever before.
  • Each admin centre now contains way more options, so you can jump to even more parts of Microsoft 365 and Azure.
  • Hide admin centres you don't use from the Settings.
  • Choose what admin centre you want to see whenever you open Centro 365.
  • Settings will sync automatically using your browser's sync engine, if you're signed in.
  • Added Yammer and Search & Intelligence admin centres.

Improvements

  • Renamed Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop.

Version 1.4 (24th March 2021)

New Features

  • 365 Apps section.

Improvements

  • Additional entry for Azure Portal, (Admin consent requests).
  • Additional entries for Exchange Online, (Mail Flow Rules, Mail Flow Reports, Public Folders).
  • Additional entry for 365 Admin, (Rooms & Equipment).

Version 1.3 (13th February 2021)

New Features

  • Brand new iconography. New colour icon for light mode and B&W icon for dark mode.
  • Endpoint Manager section.
  • Troubleshooting section.

Improvements

  • Additional entries for Azure Portal, (Universal Print and Cloud shell), Power Platform, (Virtual Agents) and Security & Compliance, (Defender Security Centre).
  • Renamed Compliance to Security & Compliance.
  • Small UI improvements.
  • Changes to the About page.

Version 1.2 (23rd January 2021)

New Features

  • Added a whole new Azure Portal section.

Improvements

  • Additional entries for the 365 Admin Centre and Compliance.
  • Changed the Azure AD icon to reflect the same one used by Microsoft.

Version 1.1 (26th December 2020)

Improvements

  • New items across a few of the Admin Centres.
  • Organised everything into alphabetical order, where it makes sense (!)
  • Reorganised the About screen.

Version 1.0.1 (24th October 2020)

New Features

  • First public release.

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