Important update for the Microsoft Teams Android app is now available

Microsoft Teams app for Android update is now available to help our users with an Android OS issue which may impact emergency calling

Recently, an Android operating system issue was encountered that had the potential to impact emergency calling. An investigation was conducted and found that the issue, which is caused by an unintended interaction between the Teams app and Android operating system, is only present on a small number of devices with the Teams app installed when the user is not logged in. Microsoft has collaborated closely with Google to resolve this unintended interaction. We have released an update to the Teams app, which is now available to all Android users, that keeps the app from triggering the underlying issue in the Android operating system. Google also plans to roll-out an Android operating system update in January.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 17, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Meeting room capacity notifications for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android

Notification that appears on the front of room display alerting in-room meeting participants if the room is over-capacity based on the capacity defined in a room account.
Only cameras that support people counting will support this feature. When a Teams panel is deployed outside a Teams Room that supports this feature, an alert will also be visible on the Teams panel, notifying people outside the room that it has reached capacity.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 15, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Front row layout for Teams Rooms on Windows

Front row is a new layout that enables better hybrid meetings. This layout is added to layout picker that users can switch to from Teams room console layout dialog. Front row bring remote participants to eye level to participants in rooms and adds additional metadata like chat and a visible raise hand roster to give in room users better context of what’s happening in the meeting and create an inclusive environment. Front row layout can be set as default layout for your meetings by device admins or can be turned off depending on customer needs. Front row is available on all displays sizes small or big.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 15, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Changes to Microsoft Teams apps’ native permissions in the browser

In order to better secure Microsoft Teams third-party applications that request native device permissions – such as camera, microphone or location access – we will be requiring users to manually opt-in for these permissions per app in the Microsoft Teams web browser experience. We are already doing this on the Teams desktop and mobile clients.

Previously, Microsoft Teams app permissions were handled by the browser when requesting camera, microphone or location access. With this change, users will need to navigate to the app’s permissions dialog to grant access to these permissions for their Microsoft Teams third-party application in the web browser.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 15, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Contextual Views in Message Extensions and Link-Unfurled Cards (preview)

Now in preview, this feature will enable Adaptive Card v1.4 for Message Extensions which will allow users to send refreshed, up to date cards that will update with new information.

This will allow different information and actions to be shown depending on the particular user’s role in a chat/channel.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 15, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: End-to-end encryption for Teams calling

End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. End-to-end encryption would be an optional mode of real-time media collaboration where one-to-one Teams calls between two parties would be end-to-end encrypted.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 14, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Enable third-party Teams app developers to test the in-product purchase experience within the Teams client

Third-party Teams app developers
can now test the purchase experience of their Teams app directly from within
the Teams client before making either app or offer available to the public.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 14, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments