Microsoft Teams: Controlled-content meeting template (Premium)

We are launching an out-of-the-box template that can be useful when meeting with external participants. The controlled-content meeting template has preset defaults for meeting options to provide tight controls over lobby bypass, who can present, allowing chat in lobby/in-meeting, and who can record.

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Microsoft Teams: Incoming webhook connector in GCC-H

Incoming webhook connector can be enabled/uploaded by Tenant admins in GCC-H.

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Simplifying Meeting Join Experiences on Teams Mobile

We are improving the meeting join experience on Teams Mobile (iOS / Android) in several ways:

  1. Streamlining the meeting join process by reducing the number of steps it takes to join the meeting, particularly for users joining from externally of the organization.
  2. Users who join without signing in will now have the capability to preset and preview video / audio settings prior to joining the meeting.
  3. Simplifying the join process for users with multiple accounts by improving the account switching user experience.

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Meeting Protection Support and Improved View Switcher for Teams Rooms on Android

The latest version of Teams Rooms on Android Update 3 (2023) includes new in-meeting experiences including:

  • Improved view switcher and front of room display controls 
  • Meeting protection support – End-to-end Encryption for meetings and Sensitivity labels

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Microsoft Teams: Watermark support for recording playback (Premium)

Recording can now be enabled for watermarked meetings (Watermark feature requires a Teams Premium license). An email ID will be displayed as the watermark during the meeting recording playback. Once a meeting has concluded, users can access the recorded content on both web and mobile platforms to watch the recording with watermarking.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 137654

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Teams Panels Recognized and Visible in Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal

We are pleased to announce that Teams Panels will soon appear and be supported in the Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal. Panels will start to appear under the Rooms and Inventory pages. The device health signals and management functionality will be similar to what is offered on Teams Rooms on Android devices.

When this will happen:

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Microsoft Teams: Extended Real-time Telemetry Retention Up To Seven Days

The Real-Time Analytics feature in the Teams admin center (TAC) allows IT admins to view their users’ meetings and identify issues related to audio, video, content sharing, and network connectivity. As an admin, you can use this information to investigate and address any problems with the meeting experience while the meeting is ongoing.

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Generate unique join links for external presenters so they can easily join events

Organizers can set up events and effortlessly add external presenters, who will receive exclusive Teams join links. These links enable external presenters to directly enter the event, eliminating the need for organizers to manually admit them from the event lobby or modify their event role during the session. This creates a hassle-free event experience for organizers and presenters!

External Presenters are considered people outside of your organization, including guests (AAD/B2B/non-AAD), federated, unfederated, and anonymous users (non-AAD).

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Teams Network Assessment Tool Urgent Update Required

Note: If your organization is not using the Teams Network Assessment Tool you can safely disregard this message.

An update has been released for the Teams Network Assessment Tool on September 7th, 2023 (Version 1.5.0.0).

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Avatars: Hardware Requirements and Service Plan Update

You will soon see a new service plan associated with your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 license: Avatars for Teams (MESH_AVATARS_FOR_TEAMS). 

Avatars for Teams app is also updating the minimum hardware requirements to access this feature. The new minimum specified hardware requirement is a two core CPU with 6gb RAM. Users will not be able to utilize this feature if it does not meet the minimum hardware spec. This change is due to be able to provide users with a better Avatars for Teams experience. 

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