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Summary
Double Key Encryption (DKE) is now available for Word, Excel, PowerPoint on Android, offering a second encryption key for sensitive content. Public Preview begins December 2024, with full rollout by late January 2025. Organizations using DKE can extend its functionality to Android users. For more information, visit the provided link. Roadmap ID: 472025.
Details
Double Key Encryption (DKE) provides organizations with a second encryption key for your most sensitive content. Learn more about DKE and whether it's suitable for your organization at https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/double-key-encryption.
This release adds the DKE functionality to Word, Excel, PowerPoint for Android, matching the functionality already available in Windows, iOS, and Mac.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 472025
When this will happen:
Public Preview: Available in December 2024
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and plan to complete rollout by late January 2025
How this will affect your organization:
Users can apply sensitivity labels with Double Key Encryption and view DKE-protected files in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Android.
What you need to do to prepare:
This only affects organizations that use double key encryption in their environment and extends the functionality that's already generally available in Windows, Mac, and iOS to users on Android devices.