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
Tagged: Teams
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
Interpreter Agent is now available in Teams Calls
The Interpreter Agent is now available in Teams calls, bringing real-time speech-to-speech translation to PSTN and VoIP calls. Interpreter Agent is enabled by default for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Teams admins should verify the policy.
13. January 2026
Explicit recording consent for VoIP calls in Microsoft Teams
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.
11. January 2026
Forward multiple messages in Teams chats and channels
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.
10. January 2026
Users in Teams can now start a chat with anyone using an email address
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.
28. December 2025
Autocorrect in Teams Chats and Channels
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.
27. December 2025
Microsoft aligns “Join by code” with “Join by link” for Private Teams
“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.
21. December 2025
Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams starting January 2026
Microsoft will enable new messaging safety protections in Teams for tenants using the default configuration starting January 2026.
21. December 2025
Teams on the web can now detect device activity to improve presence accuracy
A new Teams on the web setting improves presence accuracy by detecting device activity in supported browsers, even outside the active Teams tab.
14. December 2025
A new call rating experience in Microsoft Teams
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.
10. December 2025
Zero-hour auto-purge (ZAP) in Teams for organizations with Defender for Office 365 Plan 1
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.
30. November 2025
Teams Apps are now available in Shared Channels
Shared Channels in Teams now support apps for bots, tabs, and message extensions, with Private Channels adopting the same model soon.
23. November 2025
Microsoft retires Teams-specific feedback policy configurations
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.
22. November 2025
Microsoft Teams now supports emojis in section names
Teams now supports emojis in custom section names, allowing users to personalise and visually organise their navigation.
17. November 2025
Remove users from Teams Chats using Microsoft Defender
Admins can now remove users from Teams group chats and 1:1 conversations directly from Microsoft Defender, helping speed up incident response and containment.
16. November 2025