Updated companion mode for iOS users

For a better hybrid meeting experience, Teams users on their iPhone can use a single tap to join a meeting on both their device and Microsoft Teams Room. Audio on their device will be automatically turned off to ensure echo doesn’t happen. Furthermore, the landing experience on the iPhone will be optimized for engagement activities to make it easier to raise hand or react, chat, and see all participants.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 87869.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 14, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: App lists and banners in the app management page

The Manage Apps page today allows admins to manage apps in the tenant. Lists of apps and editorial banners aid the admin to find relevant apps for the tenant.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 11, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Mute Notifications During Meetings

The current experience of receiving notifications during meetings is highly distracting and there is no easy way to turn off these notifications making it highly painful for users. This feature will introduce a setting to help the user turn OFF notifications during meetings.

• Global Setting to turn OFF notifications during meetings – A user can find this settings by clicking on the ellipsis next to the profile picture -> Going to global settings -> Notifications -> Meetings. This will turn off notifications for all the meetings
• Allow/Mute Notifications through the uBar – A user can wish to turn ON/OFF notifications on a per meeting basis through the setting provided in the meeting tray.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 10, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

SharePoint and Microsoft Teams Connected Templates

We are announcing the upcoming release of Connected Templates with Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. The connected templates will offer a new way of combining Microsoft Teams templates with SharePoint templates. Prior to this integration, clients needed to deploy Microsoft Teams or SharePoint-specific templates.

• Microsoft Team Templates allow administrators to easily deploy consistent teams across their organization using predefined or customized team templates across their organization.
• SharePoint templates offer a straightforward way for admins to build sites with pre-populated pages, page templates, news post templates, and web parts that can be customized to fit the needs of their organization.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 7, 2022 Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for Citrix on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

User on Citrix will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for Azure Window Desktop on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

User on Azure Window Desktop will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of
the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Give Take Control for VMware on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

User on VMware will be able to give and take control during calls and meetings. Give control: If you want another meeting participant to change a file, help you present, or demonstrate something, you can give control to that person. You will both be in control of the sharing, and you can take back control anytime. Take control: To take control while another person is sharing, select Request control. The person sharing can then
approve or deny your request. While you have control, you can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. When you’re done, select Release control to stop sharing control.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Announcing graph support for Get Team Template List and Get Team Template Details

This new release will bring Graph support to Get Template List and Get Template Details. Team templates enable users to quickly create the right collaboration structure for their business needs. With Graph API support for Team Templates, we will be empowering our developer community to build their custom create team solutions on top of our existing APIs.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 6, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Approvals PCF controls for Power Apps

Developers are able to plug in Approvals PCF controls when creating a new Power App.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Pinned apps for frontline workers

We are providing a tailored experience for frontline workers in Teams! With this feature users with an F license will get frontline worker apps such as Tasks, Shifts, Walkie Talkie and Approvals pinned out of the box. Organizations can further configure the apps pinned, but this feature provides a foundation for a Teams environment purpose-built for frontline workers.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Jan 5, 2022 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments