Opt-out from Multi-Window Producer

We recently rolled out the Multi-Window Producer experience (announced in MC248212, April 2021) to all users. Since the Multi-Window Producer experience for Live Events currently does not have the Call Health Panel, we are providing an opportunity for you to opt your users out of the Multi-Window Producer experience and continue using the single view experience until the Call Health Panel is available for the Multi-Window Producer Experience. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81804

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Originally posted by Microsoft May 13, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Group chat with external users in Teams GA

This new external group chat feature enables your users to initiate and participate in group Teams chats with users from outside your organization, AAD identity required. Expanding on the existing ability for Teams users to find, participate in 1:1 chat, call and set up meetings with external users, external group chat in Teams supports up to 250 participants across multiple organizations in a single chat. This is rolling out on Teams desktop, web and mobile.

• External group chat is part of Microsoft Teams Connect. Azure Active Directory (AAD) is required. The organizations are required to use the open federation policy or be on each other’s allow list.

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Originally posted by Microsoft May 11, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Together Mode generally available

General availability of Together Mode and removal of the Preview label. 

When this will happen

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

Apps in External Scenarios

Apps will now be available for use in external meetings and chats. Users from the host organization (the user who creates a meeting or group chat) can install, update and delete apps. External users (belonging to other organizations) invited to the meeting or chat will be able to interact with only the apps host users install.

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

Microsoft Teams: Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title bar

The Me Menu updates were originally announced in MC228368 (Dec ’20). To ensure the feature was ready, the rollout was delayed and we are now ready to proceed.

Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will be focused on account management, where users can switch to another account or tenant through the first level of the Me Menu. The following links will be moved out of the Me Menu into a new menu in the title bar:

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Originally posted by Microsoft May 4, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Access files offline in mobile

The Teams mobile app now allows you to access files even when you are offline or in bad network conditions. Simply select the files you need access to, and Teams will keep a downloaded version to use in your mobile app. This is rolling out on the Teams Android App.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68750.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 30, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Admins can install Apps in Meetings

We are enabling IT admins to select Teams apps that can be installed in meetings for their organization. It will leverage the App setup policies, Installed apps section in which admins can specify the apps to install on behalf of their users.

This is rolling out to Microsoft Teams desktop, web and mobile.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 28, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

PowerPoint Live: Present to Teams from PowerPoint for Windows

This new feature release will bring the PowerPoint Live in Teams entry point into PowerPoint for Windows. Clicking the Present in Teams button in PowerPoint will be the only step you need to take to present the deck in your Teams meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 80599.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 28, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

Update to Meeting creation and expiration policies

We have made changes to how Teams meetings and join links are accessible for meeting organizers who have had their scheduling capabilities revoked. Today, Teams meeting URLs can be accessed before, during, and after the scheduled meeting time, even if the scheduling permission for the meeting organizer has been revoked after the meeting was created. To implement this change, we have adjusted the behavior of some settings in csTeamsMeetingPolicy to give additional control to the Tenant Admins.

We apologize for not communicating this change sooner. We are working to ensure we communicate changes prior to them being available, in the future.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 27, 2021 Microsoft Teams 0 Comments

SharePoint and Teams: Folder in site visibly connected to channel

This new Microsoft Teams release will make it easy to tell which folders within your SharePoint library have a Teams channel associated with them. Additionally, you’ll be able to see this right from within the SharePoint user interface. This new feature will roll out to Teams desktop and web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 30686.

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Originally posted by Microsoft Apr 26, 2021 Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online 0 Comments