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New featureThe October 2026 Android release notes document Silent running mode for Shared Device Management. Administrators can set SilentRunMode to 1 to enable it or 0 (the default) to disable it.
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Defender documents Android SilentRunMode and Mac Promotions-folder bulk-mail behavior
Two targeted Microsoft Learn updates shaped the period. Endpoint release notes document Silent running mode for Shared Device Management on Android: administrators set SilentRunMode to 1 to enable it, or 0—the default—to disable it. The anti-spam behavior matrix adds Outlook for Mac, stating that bulk mail below the BCL threshold can be delivered to Promotions and that permanently deleting the folder causes it to be recreated within a few minutes.
- SilentRunMode documented for shared Android device management
Endpoint · Endpoint protectionThe October 2026 Android release notes specify Silent running mode for Shared Device Management. Set SilentRunMode to 1 to enable the mode or 0 to disable it; 0 is the default.
- Outlook for Mac bulk-mail behavior added to the anti-spam matrix
Office 365 · Email and collaborationThe matrix now indicates that bulk mail below the BCL threshold can be delivered to Outlook for Mac's Promotions folder. If the folder is permanently deleted, it is recreated within a few minutes.
This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.
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Feature updateThe behavior matrix adds Outlook for Mac and indicates that bulk mail below the BCL threshold can be delivered to the Promotions folder there. It also states that deleting the folder permanently causes it to be recreated within a few minutes.