Teams Meeting recording expiration emails will be disabled in June 2026
Starting June 2026, Microsoft will no longer send email notifications when Teams meeting recordings are about to expire or have been deleted.
14. March 2026
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Defender for Office 365 now alerts on malicious URL clicks in Microsoft Teams
Defender for Office 365 URL click alerts are expanding to Microsoft Teams. When users click malicious links in Teams messages, alerts now appear in the Defender portal for faster detection and investigation.
14. March 2026
Teams Mobile: Choose your default browser for links
Teams Mobile now lets users choose which browser opens non-Office and non-PDF links. The system default browser or Edge Mobile.
8. March 2026
Upcoming changes for Teams Events and Teams Premium licensing
Microsoft is changing how Teams event capacity is licensed. Teams Enterprise will cover up to 3,000 interactive attendees, and capacity packs will replace the current Teams Premium capabilities for larger events.
7. March 2026
Improved device settings in Teams on the web
Microsoft Teams on the web now consolidates speaker, microphone, and camera controls into a single device settings panel, making it easier for users to configure their audio and video before or during meetings.
28. February 2026
New Teams Setting: Configure the Enter key when writing a message
Microsoft Teams is getting a new setting that lets users control what happens when they press Enter while writing a message, helping prevent accidental sends and making the compose experience more predictable.
27. February 2026
Viva Engage communities are now available in Teams
Viva Engage communities are now rolling out in Microsoft Teams, bringing conversations and leadership engagement into the flow of daily collaboration. The new experience is enabled by default for users with access to Viva Engage.
25. February 2026
Microsoft Defender Tenant Allow/Block List can now block external Teams users and domains
Microsoft has enhanced the Defender Tenant Allow/Block List to support blocking external Teams users and domains, centralizing external access controls across Microsoft 365.
22. February 2026
Code blocks are now available in Teams Mobile
Microsoft has enhanced Teams Mobile for iOS and Android to display code blocks sent from desktop or web. Code blocks now appear in a dedicated preview with full-screen view, syntax highlighting, and line numbers.
15. February 2026
Microsoft Teams protects user privacy by removing EXIF metadata from shared images
Microsoft Teams now automatically removes EXIF metadata, including GPS location and device details, from images shared in chats and channels. The feature is enabled by default, and changes how EXIF metadata behaves across Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint scenarios.
14. February 2026
New Microsoft Entra admin roles for Teams and Entra External ID
Microsoft has published two new Entra admin roles: Teams External Collaboration Administrator and Authentication Extensibility Password Administrator, covering Teams External Collaboration settings and Just-In-Time password migration in Entra External ID.
7. February 2026
Shared tab in Teams channels is empty after the Files tab transition
After the transition from the Files tab to the new Shared tab, some Teams standard channels may no longer display documents, but the files are still available in SharePoint.
7. February 2026
Microsoft Designer in Teams is being retired
Microsoft is retiring the Designer integrations in Teams as part of consolidating image generation into a single, more capable experience. This retirement affects the Designer app in Teams, including chat and channel integrations.
6. February 2026
How to customize Teams recording and transcription consent notifications with PowerShell
This post explains how to configure custom Teams recording and transcription consent notifications for meetings and calls using PowerShell, including message templates, localization, and known limitations.
5. February 2026
Customize consent notifications for Teams recording and transcription
Microsoft has rolled out new admin controls to customize consent notifications for recording and transcription in Teams meetings.
1. February 2026
How to prepare Breakout Rooms for delegated Teams Meetings
In delegated Teams meetings, the breakout rooms option is not visible by default. This post explains where to find it and how delegated organizers can still prepare breakout rooms before the meeting.
28. January 2026
Reporting suspicious Teams messages comes to Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
Microsoft is expanding Teams message reporting to Defender for Office 365 Plan 1, allowing users to report suspicious and false-positive messages starting February 2026.
25. January 2026
Interpreter Agent rolling out to Teams Rooms on Windows
The Interpreter agent is rolling out for Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro licensing, enabling real-time interpretation across nine languages. Each license includes 20 hours of interpretation per month.
24. January 2026
Teams meeting invitations now display the full URL instead of a “Join the meeting now” link
Microsoft is rolling out shorter meeting URLs for Teams. With this change, meeting invitations via email now display the full shortened URL instead of the “Join the meeting now” text.
24. January 2026
Shorter “Meet now” URLs and an updated meeting URL lifecycle in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is rolling out shorter “Meet now” URLs to all users to improve shareability and security. The update also introduces a new meeting URL lifecycle with defined expiration rules.
18. January 2026