Introducing the Simplified Left Navigation Feature in Teams Admin Center

Teams Admin Center is now equipped with a new feature to simplify the navigation process for IT administrators. The new Simplified Left Navigation feature allows administrators to pin their preferred menu options to the navigation panel, reducing clutter and streamlining the process of finding the information they need. With the click of a button, administrators can easily add or remove menu items from their pinned list, and then view their customized navigation by clicking the “Show Pinned” button.

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Microsoft Teams: Change call queue and auto attendant greetings and announcements by authorized users

To adapt to changing environments, Teams users need to make adjustments to their call queue/auto attendant greetings and announcements. This is required more frequently than what the IT helpdesk can typically handle. Introducing user managed CQ/AA greetings for Teams end users. Now, authorized users, as identified by Teams tenant admins, can change greetings and announcements for their respective call queues and auto attendant without leaving Teams.

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Microsoft Teams: Front Row layout in Teams Rooms on Android

Additional functionality with the Front Row experience, a layout for hybrid meetings that enables users to see remote attendees at eye level and on dual screens. Users can see Chat in the right panel and participants with raised hands on the left panel. And, Meeting Chat is added in the Gallery, Large Gallery, and Together Mode layouts.

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Microsoft Teams: Content sharing and Admin controls for Teams Rooms on Android

Enhanced content sharing capabilities with PC audio shared via HDMI and IT Admin controls on automatic sharing of HDMI content. Users can view and add annotations to shared content when a desktop user starts a session in a meeting. And, for Teams Premium users, there is support for watermark-enabled meetings to safeguard confidential information.

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Microsoft Teams: Meeting join and extension enhancements for Teams Rooms on Android

Users can start an ad-hoc meeting in one touch with the ‘Meet’ button, join a Teams meeting with a meeting ID and passcode, and extend a current room reservation within in a meeting.

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Microsoft Teams: Content sharing and Admin controls for Teams Rooms on Android

Enhanced content sharing capabilities with PC audio shared via HDMI and IT Admin controls on automatic sharing of HDMI content. Users can view and add annotations to shared content when a desktop user starts a session in a meeting. And, for Teams Premium users, there is support for watermark-enabled meetings to safeguard confidential information.

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Teams Help App Pops Out by Default

In Teams, the Help app provides Teams guidance and support content. Previously, the Help app opened in full screen mode, filling the Teams window. With this update, Help will open as a pop out, in a separate window. This experience will allow users to view help content alongside what they are working on in Teams.

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Microsoft Teams: App Support In Channel MeetingsMicrosoft Teams: App Support In Channel Meetings

With this update, apps will be support in channel meetings in Microsoft Teams.

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Microsoft Teams: Breakout Rooms participant shuffle

Meeting organizers can randomly re-assign participants after initial room creation.

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Microsoft Teams: Join Meetings from Calendar View on Apple CarPlay

Users will soon be able to view upcoming meetings and join meetings via the new meetings view on Apple CarPlay with Teams after connecting iPhone to vehicles that support Apple CarPlay.

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