Microsoft is expanding explicit recording consent in Teams to 1:1 VoIP calls. Participants must provide consent before audio, video, or content sharing is included in recordings or transcriptions.
Microsoft is rolling out an enhancement that lets users forward multiple messages in Teams, allowing users to forward up to five messages at once in chats and channels while preserving context.
Eligible Teams users can now start chats with anyone using an email address, even if the recipient is not on Teams. External contacts receive an email invitation and can join the conversation as guests.
Autocorrect is rolling out to Teams Chats and Channels, automatically correcting commonly misspelled words as users type. The setting is enabled by default for the primary language, but disabled for additional languages.
“Join by code” allowed users immediate access to Private Teams (no approval required), while “Join by link” required an owner approval. Microsoft has now aligned both methods to use the same approval-based process.
Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams for tenants using the default configuration starting January 2026.
A new Teams on the web setting improves presence accuracy by detecting device activity in supported browsers, even outside the active Teams tab.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams call rating experience, replacing the 1–5 star scale with a thumbs-up/thumbs-down system, feedback checkboxes for Audio, Video, and Screenshare, and an optional text field.
Microsoft will enable ZAP in Teams for organizations with Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 starting in January 2026, with an opt-out option available for security admins.
Shared Channels in Teams now support apps for bots, tabs, and message extensions, with Private Channels adopting the same model soon.
Microsoft will retire Teams-specific feedback policies, as Teams Mobile is the last remaining platform. Feedback policies should now be managed by the Cloud Policy service.
Teams now supports emojis in custom section names, allowing users to personalise and visually organise their navigation.
Admins can now remove users from Teams group chats and 1:1 conversations directly from Microsoft Defender, helping speed up incident response and containment.
Microsoft is rolling out Collaborative Notes in Teams Chats, stored in new SharePoint Embedded containers named IC3_TeamsContainerType. Each chat note creates its own container, but the containers seem to be in development and not yet finished.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Search in Teams Settings capability that lets users quickly find configuration options by typing keywords.
Microsoft keeps expanding Teams with new language translation capabilities, including live translated captions, Multilingual Speech Recognition, and the Interpreter Agent. Here’s how these features differ.
Microsoft again offers Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Enterprise licenses with Teams included. The previously retired 2023 SKUs have been republished.
Attendees in Teams Town hall events can now raise their hands to request to speak, making live events more interactive.
Microsoft Teams now supports real-time polls in Town hall events for organizers with a Teams Premium license. The Polls app is the first Premium app for Town halls, allowing organizers to collect instant feedback and boost audience engagement during live events.
Microsoft is enhancing Teams so that forwarded messages now include a clickable link to the original chat or channel post. This improves traceability and helps users quickly view the full conversation context.