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Microsoft Teams has a new setting to block all subdomains of domains in the federation Block list. This setting is disabled by default and can be enabled using a PowerShell cmdlet. It affects new communications and existing chats with users from blocked subdomains. Rollout began mid-March 2024.
If you have a Microsoft Teams Premium license you can now set up SMS text notifications in Microsoft Bookings to be sent to the person booking an appointment. Currently, SMS notifications will be sent only when appointments are scheduled by an attendee via a published booking page. With this update, the capability is extended to include sending SMS confirmations and reminders to the attendee when appointments are booked through the calendar scheduling experience in Bookings by a scheduler or a staff member.
Users can now access applications in group chats with individuals outside their organization, fostering improved collaboration, interactivity, and productivity. The group chat’s host involving external participants can install, remove, or update applications for use by all members.
Introducing a new control for IT administrators to restrict permissions for the download of meeting transcript files (stored in OneDrive for Business) for any users within the tenant. This policy applies to new meeting transcripts across the entire organization. Administrators can exempt people who are members of specified security groups from the policy. This allows admins to specify governance or compliance specialists who should have download access to meeting transcripts. We are also updating the default permissions so that even when the policy is not applied only transcript owners (recording initiator or meeting organizer) will have permission to download or delete the transcript file, while meeting participants can only view the transcript in Teams app or Stream. In addition to the tenant-wide policy for download permission, the meeting organizer will be able to select in Stream which participants are restricted from downloading, viewing, and editing the transcript in Stream.
Microsoft Teams is enhancing the presenter window during screensharing to show up to four participants, active speakers, raised hands, reactions, and shared content previews. Meeting notifications will be more visible. Rollout starts mid-May 2024, with no preparation needed from users.
Microsoft Teams will require explicit consent from participants for transcription during meetings if the policy ‘get recording and transcription consent’ is turned on. This will roll out worldwide between April and July 2024. Admins should ensure the policy is on. Participants who do not consent cannot unmute, turn on their camera, or share content during the meeting.
Microsoft Teams will replace the ‘Add registrations to meetings’ feature with the new ‘Webinar’ meeting type. The change will take effect on June 30th, 2024. Teams Admins will not be able to assign the “-AllowMeetingRegistration” to any new users, and Teams users with this policy will not be able to create any new ‘meetings with registration’ post-June 30th, 2024. Users can create webinars using the new ‘Webinar’ meeting type, and may update their internal documentation accordingly. Detailed documentation is available on the Microsoft Support website.
Microsoft Teams Phone devices will soon have the feature to redirect incoming calls directly to voicemail without accepting or rejecting the call. Admins can control the rollout by configuring the ‘AllowCallRedirect’ parameter in the Teams calling policy. Users should ensure their Teams phone devices are updated to access the new feature. Rollout will happen automatically by the specified date.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new “Meet now” experience in group chats, allowing users to start an instant, ringless live discussion with colleagues without scheduling a meeting. The feature will be available in Teams 2.1 for desktop and web, as well as Teams Mobile for Android and iOS. The rollout will begin in early May 2024 and is expected to be completed by late May 2024. No admin action is required before the rollout, but users may want to be notified about the change and update relevant documentation.
I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.
