New dedicated sections in Teams for muted and meeting chats
Microsoft Teams now offers dedicated sections for muted and meeting chats, with the muted section enabled by default and the meeting chats section disabled by default.
6. June 2026
Tagged: Teams
New Registration setting for Teams Events
The unified Teams Events experience introduces a new Registration setting for all Teams Events in the Meet app, available by default.
31. May 2026
Copy & Paste improvements in Teams chats and channel conversations
Teams now preserves @mentions, @tags, and shared contacts when copying and pasting messages across chats and channel conversations.
30. May 2026
Interpreter agent in Teams now supports a new consecutive interpretation mode
The Interpreter agent in Teams now supports a new consecutive interpretation mode for turn-based speech-to-speech translation for meetings in two languages.
28. May 2026
New Personal Attendant agent in Teams Phone and how to manage it
Microsoft is rolling out a new Personal Attendant agent for Teams Phone to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license in the Frontier program. Personal Attendant is an AI-powered voice agent that handles incoming calls on behalf of the user.
27. May 2026
Adding Copilot as a participant in Teams chats
Copilot can now be added as a participant in Teams 1:1 and group chats, allowing members with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to ask questions via @mention.
26. May 2026
Meeting Bot Detection in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is rolling out bot detection for Teams Meetings, requiring an additional approval step before external meeting assistant bots can be admitted from the lobby. Administrators can configure a new policy setting to control bot access tenant-wide, including blocking detected bots entirely.
25. May 2026
Teams Mobile gets a new “Catch up” experience
Microsoft is rolling out a new “Catch up” experience in Teams Mobile that surfaces mentions, replies, and conversations requiring action in a single, consolidated, card-based view.
24. May 2026
New admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has released independent admin settings for Viva Engage Communities and Storylines in Teams. Teams administrators should review and configure their preferred settings before Communities in Teams reaches general availability in June.
23. May 2026
Configure work location auto-detection via WLAN in Microsoft Places and Teams
Microsoft Places and Teams now support work location auto-detection via WLAN signals, allowing Teams to automatically check users in at the connected building.
21. May 2026
Improvements to Code Blocks in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is improving code blocks in Teams with line numbers, retained programming language selection, and other enhancements.
17. May 2026
New cloud policy restricts Loop Workspaces to Microsoft 365 Groups
Microsoft has released a new Office Cloud policy that lets administrators require an existing Microsoft 365 Group for new Loop Workspaces. However, a current bug or incomplete rollout also blocks workspace creation in Teams Standard channels.
17. May 2026
Multi-line support for Teams Phone users
Teams Phone now supports multi-line users, letting administrators assign up to 10 numbers to a single Teams Phone user.
16. May 2026
Rollout canceled: The option to start Teams chats with anyone by email address has been withdrawn
The feature allowing Business-licensed Teams users to start chats with external contacts by email address has been canceled. The previously announced feature is no longer available, and guest accounts remain the only way to chat with external users.
13. May 2026
Office files in Teams will now open in the desktop or web app by default
Microsoft is changing the default app for opening Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files from Teams. Files will now open in the desktop or web app rather than within the Teams window.
10. May 2026
Teams Events now support a backup RTMP-In source
Events in Teams, such as Town halls, Webinars, and Meetings, now support a backup RTMP-In source to keep a live broadcast running if the main stream is interrupted.
9. May 2026
RequiresAdminAttention: Investigating failed Teams Private Channel migrations
Microsoft added a new migration state to expose details about failed Private Channel migrations, including ownerless channels requiring manual intervention. Teams admins should review their state.
7. May 2026
Teams meetings now support automatic transcription without recording
Teams meetings now support automatic transcription without recording. Meeting organizers can select “Transcribe only” when scheduling, giving them more granular control in environments where recording is restricted by compliance or privacy policies.
3. May 2026
Report a suspicious call in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is adding a built-in option for users to report suspicious one-to-one Teams calls directly from their call history, with submitted reports surfacing in the Microsoft Defender portal.
3. May 2026
Automatic spoken language detection in multilingual Teams Meetings, Town halls, and Webinars
Meetings, Town halls, and Webinars in Teams now support automatic spoken language detection, replacing manual selection in multilingual events when Interpreter or multilingual speech recognition is enabled.
2. May 2026