Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will support participation in Breakout Rooms, allowing meeting organizers to manage them like individual participants. Rollout begins late August 2024, with no admin action required. Users should be informed of the change.
Automatic updates for Teams Rooms on Android and Teams Phones will occur between July 10 and August 15, 2024, due to the retirement of CNS Service API support. Devices need to update to specific versions to avoid disruptions. Updates will be scheduled outside normal business hours and will not adhere to the configured maintenance window. Administrators do not need to prepare as updates are automatic.
Microsoft Teams is introducing new administrative units (AUs) to facilitate delegation of administration to specific subsets of users, enhancing management flexibility. This update, part of Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402186, will be available between August and September 2024. Global admins must set up AUs in the Microsoft Entra portal.
Microsoft Teams introduces new skin tone settings and reactions, allowing users to personalize emojis and reactions within the app. Rollout begins early August 2024 for Targeted Release and mid-August for General Availability, with completion expected by late September 2024. No admin action is required for this update.
Admins can now select tenant type for their institution from the policy wizard. This setting can be changed anytime from the wizard.
With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the direction they want to provide translation in between the two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear from.
The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Edge browser.
The latest Teams meetings experience with performance improvements will be available for anonymous users who join Teams meetings on web in Chrome browser.
Now, meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants.
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support Proximity Join via ultrasound, offering an alternative to Bluetooth or QR codes. This feature will be enabled by default and will roll out between late August and early November 2024, depending on the region. Users should be informed about the new capability and its potential impact on device detection. Roadmap ID: 380681.
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