Some Teams private channels fail to sync permissions with their associated SharePoint sites, leaving members (internal and guest users) without access to the Files tab. Microsoft has acknowledged this as an uncommunicated bug.
A new feature in Teams allows users to join meetings more easily. When a meeting is live, a banner will appear, letting users join directly.
Teams has introduced a new policy setting that separates access control for town halls from webinars, giving admins more flexibility.
Teams is enhancing collaboration by allowing users to attach/share files in chats with external users. This feature will streamline file sharing in 1:1 and group chats, making it easier to work with guests.
Microsoft is retiring Microsoft Mesh in December 2025, along with other Mesh products.
Teams allow users to customize keyboard shortcuts, enabling them to modify existing shortcuts and assign preferred key combinations.
The Speaker Coach feature in Teams will be retired due to feedback and usage evaluations.
Teams Premium users can now personalize their meeting scheduling experience with personal meeting templates, making scheduling faster and more consistent.
Teams is streamlining feedback management by transitioning to the Cloud Policy service. This change simplifies feedback processes by unifying all feedback entry points under a single policy.
Teams will soon introduce a countdown timer feature to help keep meetings on track. Participants can set a visual timer of up to 100 minutes, with alerts and color changes as time runs out.
I prepared a comparison between Intelligent Meeting Recap and Copilot Meeting Recap, as Microsoft primarily promotes the Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
A new feature for speaker attribution on personal devices is available for Teams Premium and Microsoft 365 Copilot users. The feature is enabled by default.
Teams is introducing a ‘Teams client health’ dashboard, allowing IT admins to monitor client health metrics.
A key update is coming to a Teams policy: the MeetingRecordingOwnership setting will transition to default recordings being saved in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive.
New Teams calling policy updates will soon make call recording and transcription features accessible by default for new users and those on the unmodified host policy.
Microsoft Teams will soon allow users to add multiple emoji reactions to a single message.
Teams is increasing the video clip recording limit from one minute to five minutes, allowing users to share longer messages with teammates.
Microsoft Teams is set to introduce dial-in options for Town halls and Webinars, allowing organizers and presenters to join using PSTN codes.
Meeting organizers have an updated control in Teams to prevent copying and forwarding of meeting chat, live captions, and transcripts. This feature enhances privacy by restricting sharing of insights from meetings.
Microsoft Teams has added a new capability, allowing internal users to report security risks when interacting with external users in 1:1, group, and meeting chats.