Teams Reader role gets broader read-only access in the Teams Admin Center
Microsoft is expanding the Teams Reader role with broader read-only access to the Teams Admin Center, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph APIs.
25. April 2026
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Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events in Enterprise license suites
Microsoft is activating two new service plans, Microsoft eCDN and Teams Events, across all Enterprise licenses, as announced in January. Neither is included in Microsoft 365 Business licenses.
20. April 2026
Teams admins should check their private channel migration status
Microsoft reports the migration of private channels is 95% complete, with completion expected by late April 2026. Teams admins should check the migration state to determine whether their tenant is affected by failed channel migrations.
15. April 2026
Microsoft introduced Teams Premium and Teams Premium Legacy licensing
Microsoft introduced a new Teams Premium SKU. Existing licenses remain valid as Teams Premium Legacy until renewal, after which the included features change.
15. April 2026
A simplified app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center
A new app installation experience in the Teams Admin Center lets apps be installed individually for users, groups, or Everyone, finally replacing the inflexible app setup policies.
14. April 2026
Microsoft retires the CAPTCHA challenges for Teams meeting join
Microsoft is retiring the CAPTCHA verification setting for Teams meeting join and replacing it with a new bot-detection capability that gives organizers better control over automated participants.
5. April 2026
Numeric-only meeting passcodes in Teams
Teams administrators can now enable 8-digit numeric-only meeting passcodes as an alternative to the default alphanumeric format, making manual entry easier while increasing the risk of unauthorized access.
5. April 2026
Town Hall events in Teams for Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise users
Users with a Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise license can now schedule Town Hall events in Teams with up to 3’000 interactive or 10’000 view-only attendees. The eCDN enhancement is still pending.
3. April 2026
Licensing updates for Microsoft Cloud products – April 2026
Microsoft has published the new Teams Events capacity packs and the updated Teams Shared Space license, to replace the previous Teams Premium capabilities.
1. April 2026
App names in Microsoft Teams are now hidden in the app bar
Microsoft is rolling out a visual change to the Teams app bar. App names are no longer displayed next to their icons by default, but can be re-enabled in Teams Settings.
30. March 2026
People Skills on the profile card in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft is expanding People Skills in Teams. Skills now appear directly on the Microsoft 365 profile card in Teams, letting employees discover colleagues’ expertise and manage their own skills profile without switching context.
28. March 2026
New External Domain Anomalies Report in the Teams admin center flags unusual external communication patterns
A new External Domain Anomalies report in the Teams admin center should provide an overview of how users in the tenant interact with people outside the organisation and flag sudden spikes or unusual engagement that fall outside normal patterns.
24. March 2026
Microsoft rolls out the new unified Events experience in the Teams Meet app
Microsoft is rolling out the updated Teams Meet app with a unified Events experience, bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single workflow for easier creation, discovery, and management.
19. March 2026
Microsoft may have accidentally published an Outlook Mail app for Teams
Teams now includes an app that opens the Outlook Mail view. Microsoft may have published this app by mistake, as the app is not available in most tenants.
19. March 2026
Microsoft Teams will automatically restore the conversation or view state when you switch away briefly
Teams will soon restore users’ previously selected tab, open side panels, and message selection when they return to a chat, channel, or Quick View within 30 minutes – helping them pick up right where they left off.
18. March 2026
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
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