Improved search experience in the participant roster

We are expanding the search experience for Teams meeting attendees who wish to examine the participant roster when using Teams desktop or Teams on the web. This feature update does not apply to Teams mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80421.

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Microsoft Forms: Correct Answer choice in Teams Meeting Forms Polls

This new feature introduces Correct Answer choices to Polls within Teams meetings and will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Mobile and Web. The new update will make poll creation fluid, as frictionless as possible and gives presenters control of their meeting experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80519.

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Updating Teams live event ‘Always record’ recording policy

We are changing the behavior of the ‘Never record’ recording policy for Microsoft Teams live events.

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Improvements in managing attendee audio in Microsoft Teams Meetings

Teams meeting organizers and presenters who use the attendee audio management feature will have greater flexibility to determine when attendees can use their microphone.

These updates apply to Teams desktop apps, Teams mobile apps, and Teams on the web.

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Supervised Chat for Teams private chats

To prevent inappropriate messaging behavior, many institutions have had to disable private chat in Microsoft Teams. Now, we’re excited to bring this new release of Teams Supervised Chat that will block restricted users from starting new chats unless an appropriate supervisor is present. This will roll out across Microsoft Teams Desktop, Web and Mobile.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81359.

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2021 release wave 1 automatic update coming soon

Beginning on April 2, 2021, we will enable the 2021 release wave 1 features across our global customer base. For more information on the new features and capabilities that will be available to you and your users, please review the 2021 release Wwve 1 plan.

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Teams: Voice-Enabled Channels (Collaborative Calling)

We are introducing a new feature to support Voice-Enabled Channels (Collaborative Calling) in the Microsoft Teams desktop client. This feature will provide a new way of configuring call queues by allowing you to link Teams channels to call queues.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68770.

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RBAC for External Admins in Microsoft Cloud App Security is changing

Microsoft Cloud App Security is aligning with other Microsoft Security products that use Azure AD B2B when working with external admins. Using Azure AD B2B allows your organization to improve its security in accordance with best practices and apply governance policies to external administrators.

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New release cycles and options for Microsoft Edge

We’re making some changes to the release cycle cadence for the Microsoft Edge browser application.

Expected to start with Microsoft Edge major version 94, we will be adopting Chromium’s new 4-week major release cadence. Additionally, we will offer an 8-week major release Extended Stable option for enterprise customers looking for a longer timeline to manage updates.

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Yammer to retire support for Internet Explorer in August 2021

As previously announced by Microsoft in August 2020, along with other Microsoft 365 apps and services, Yammer will be retiring support for Internet Explorer 11 in August 2021. Customers should use the new Microsoft Edge, or another modern browser.  

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