Block Download Permissions for Teams Meeting Recordings on OneDrive

As part of the New Stream experience, new Teams meeting recordings will be stored in your OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. Based on customer feedback we are enhancing the feature so that these recordings are not downloadable by those with view-only permissions, and that those permissions be set by default.

The New Stream experience was originally communicated in MC222640 (Standard) and MC229363 (GCC) also see this documentation for more details on the timing and experience. 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 19, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

New file sharing experience in Microsoft Teams

We are updating the file sharing and access control experience in Microsoft Teams to make it similar to the experience with other Microsoft 365 apps. We had announced this feature last fall but delayed the rollout to ensure the best customer experience. We apologize for any inconvenience that this delay may have caused.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 18, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Allowing anonymous presenters in Teams Live Events

With this update, meeting organizers will be able to allow anonymous presenters in a Microsoft Teams live event.

This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70599.

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

Teams meetings to support view-only attendees

Microsoft Teams will soon support up to 20,000 meeting attendees as view-only participants when the attendee is accessing a meeting via a Teams desktop application (Windows or Mac), Teams on the web, or Teams mobile (Android and iOS). This feature applies to those with E5, E3, A5, or A3 licenses.

This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65952.

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

Firstline worker and Firstline manager policy packages to be retired

We will be retiring the features Firstline worker and Firstline manager policy packages. Instead we recommend the utilization of Frontline worker or Frontline Manager policy packages, which is where we will continue to invest.

As part of our rebranding efforts we will be retiring the Firstline worker and Firstline manager policy packages and introduce the Frontline worker and Frontline manager policy packages. The policy settings will remain the same in the new packages.

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

Announcing a new service plan, Teams Pro

You will soon see a new service plan, Teams Pro, available as part of your Microsoft 365 Office 365 and Microsoft 365 E5, E3, A5, A3, Business Standard, and Business Basic license.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 10, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Align the experience for creating a team from different Teams interfaces

This update brings consistency in user experience for teams created via the Teams admin center and those created via Teams clients (desktop and web).

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 10, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

1:1 Call recording policy introduction

In mid-March 2021, we are changing how 1:1 Call recording is enabled by creating its own policy. 

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 10, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams: Share to Teams from Outlook

We are updating the Share to Teams capability in Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, and Outlook for Mac preview. This feature is not yet available for Outlook mobile.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 9, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Introducing a registration page for Microsoft Teams meetings

Microsoft Teams meeting organizers will be soon be able to create a custom registration page for any meeting, although the feature is designed for webinars. The feature is available for meeting organizers using Teams desktop applications (Win/Mac) and Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 66586.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Feb 5, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments