14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is renaming the Office Insider program to Microsoft Insider as part of a transition that was started a long time ago.
Office 365 is already being referred to as Microsoft 365, so calling the testing program Office Insider didn’t make much sense in the first place.
Now the Redmond-based software giant is taking care of this, with the company trying to get rid of the Office Insider reference pretty much everywhere, including on the official website, on social media, and so on.
The company says the rebranding will take place slowly until March, so the whole thing is supposed to be over in approximately one month.
The rebranding process started on January 18
Needless to say, users don’t need to do anything, as the transition takes place on Microsoft’s side, with users who are enrolled in the Insider program to continue receiving updates normally.
“There is no impact to Office Insider updates. Apps in Current Channel (Preview) and Beta Channel continue to receive Insider updates automatically. No further action is needed on your part. Note: Some Microsoft 365 apps may release features through a different Preview channel, and we will note that in the Availability section of our blog posts. Unless otherwise noted, Insider updates are delivered through Beta Channel and Current Channel (Preview),” Microsoft explains in a blog post announcing the change.
At the end of the day, this is nothing more than a rebranding, so the Office Insider program, despite getting a new name, will remain exactly the same even after the migration to Microsoft 365 Insider is complete.
If you are currently enrolled in the testing program, new updates should go live sooner rather than later, and you should notice the transition to Microsoft 365 when the new builds are installed on your device.