Call delegators and their delegates can now view shared call history records for the shared line directly on their Teams phone devices. This enhancement promotes greater transparency and collaboration. All delegates associated with a user will be able to monitor incoming and outgoing calls for the shared line, irrespective of their participation in the call.
We are expanding the existing ‘Turn off copying or forwarding of meeting chat’ control for meeting organizers to include live captions, transcription, and meeting recap. With this change, meeting organizers with eligible licenses will see a control called ‘Turn off copying and forwarding of meeting chat, live captions, and transcript’ in the meeting options. When this control is enabled, meeting participants won’t be able to copy the meeting chat, live captions, live transcript, or any insights generated from intelligent meeting recap.
Voice isolation feature for Microsoft Teams will be available on macOS desktops starting early October 2024, enhancing call clarity by suppressing background noise. Admins must enable specific policies for use. Rollout will be automatic, and users can enroll their voice profiles now in preparation.
Cloud IntelliFrame, enhancing visibility in Teams meetings, is now available on Teams mobile for iOS and Android, following its desktop availability. It will roll out worldwide mid to late November 2024, requiring no action for preparation but suggesting user notification. Roadmap ID: 415250.
Microsoft Teams will soon introduce enhancements for multi-room Mesh events, allowing attendees to see reactions from other rooms and enabling hosts to move between rooms. This update, linked to Roadmap ID 412078, will roll out in October 2024 and requires no admin action.
The Microsoft Mesh app on PC now supports guest access for events, allowing external users to join with a Mesh license. This feature will roll out in October 2024, enabling broader collaboration in Mesh events without requiring admin action. Event organizers can invite guests outside their organization, and future updates will include guest access on Meta Quest and anonymous participation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413713 is associated with this update.
Microsoft is enhancing Teams app discovery, allowing one-click installation and use of previously utilized apps across the platform. This update, linked to Roadmap ID 397089, will start rolling out in early October 2024, with completion expected by late October 2024. Users should ensure app permission policies allow for this feature.
Microsoft Teams is increasing meeting passcodes from 6 to 8 characters for enhanced security, starting late October 2024. This change won’t affect internal usage, only external users joining with a Meeting ID and passcode will need to use longer passcodes. No admin action required.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a block user feature to prevent malicious users from contacting an organization again. This feature, associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 411138, will be available worldwide in early November 2024. Admins can block users, preventing 1:1 and group chats with them. It’s off by default and can be enabled in external access settings.
New Microsoft Teams apps and Copilot extensions will provide admins with security and certification information for compliance assessment. This feature, available in the Teams and Microsoft 365 admin centers, will include Microsoft 365 certification outcomes and ISV-submitted data. It will roll out worldwide from mid-October to mid-November 2024 and is on by default. No admin action is required before the rollout.
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