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We are excited to release a new update to the Team Calendar extension. This update includes a series of visual refinements across the extension, introducing a more consistent design language, smoother transitions when expanding and collapsing sections, improved contrast for better readability, an updated color palette aligned with Azure DevOps, and clearer, more consistent icons The post Updates to Team Calendar extension appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

In April 2025, we announced the deprecation schedule for legacy TFVC check-in policies. This change was required due to limitations in how those policies were previously implemented and stored. The old policies have been marked as obsolete, and you can replace them by selecting the equivalent updated policy. We are currently in Phase II of The post TFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

One of the challenges teams face when working with large boards or displaying multiple fields on work item cards is limited screen space. This became even more noticeable with the rollout of the New Boards hub, which introduced additional spacing and padding for improved readability. While this enhances clarity, it can also reduce the number The post Condensed views on Kanban and Sprint boards appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

We are releasing patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay on the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The latest release, Azure DevOps Server, is available from the download page. To make it easier to find and apply the latest patches, we are sharing patch The post February Patches for Azure DevOps Server appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

We recently released the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Azure Boards to all customers. If you’re not already familiar with it, we recommend taking a few minutes to read this blog post for an overview and details. One of the top requests from customers using the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Azure Boards has been The post Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot includes custom agent support appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

We’re introducing a limited private preview that allows you to add additional fields as filters on backlog and Kanban boards. This long-requested feature helps teams tailor their views, focus on the work that matters most, and provide feedback as we iterate toward general availability. The post Azure Boards additional field filters (private preview) appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

We thought it was a good time to check in and highlight some of the work happening in Azure Repos. In this post, we’ve covered several recent improvements, along with a preview of features that are coming soon. To stay up to date, be sure to visit the Azure DevOps Roadmap. These changes have either The post What’s new with Azure Repos? appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

Delivering high-quality software requires clarity, speed, and collaboration. That’s why we introduced the New Test Run Hub in Azure Test Plans. A modern, streamlined experience designed to make test execution and analysis fast and intuitive. And we’re excited to announce that this experience is moving to General Availability (GA) for the Azure DevOps Services throughout The post The New Test Run Hub is Going Generally Available! appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

Security vulnerabilities don’t fix themselves. Someone needs to track them, prioritize them, and actually ship the fix. If you’ve ever tried to manage security alerts alongside your regular sprint work, though, you know the friction: you’re looking at an alert in one tab, switching to your backlog in another, trying to remember which vulnerability you The post Work item linking for Advanced Security alerts now available appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

A few months ago we introduced the Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot in private preview. The goal was simple: allow teams to take a work item from Azure Boards and send it directly to GitHub Copilot so the coding agent could begin working on it, track progress, and generate a pull request. We are The post Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.