Microsoft will implement a one-year retention policy for Teams attendance reports. Reports will be stored for one year after the end date of the event. Users are encouraged to download attendance data for meetings created before the policy takes effect.
Participants will soon be able to edit their display names during live meetings in Teams. This change is temporary and won’t affect their original names. This feature is disabled by default.
Teams is introducing new transcription and recording policies for Town halls and Webinars, allowing more control over transcription and recording settings.
A new experience in Teams Premium will streamline management for admins, allowing them to monitor licenses, usage, and settings all in one place.
Teams is introducing a new feature for Town halls and Webinars that allows organizers to assign presenters as moderators for the Q&A session.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to forward posts and reply messages to and from channels, enhancing collaboration.
Microsoft is introducing an optional email OTP verification for anonymous participants in Teams Meetings. Organizations that do not allow anonymous users must take note of this change.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a file preview option, allowing users to quickly view files within chat and channel conversations.
Teams administrators can now block selected external users. The accounts can no longer send messages to internal users.
Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to schedule messages in channels, enhancing communication management. Users can easily set messages to post at specific times, and edit or cancel them before they go live.
Microsoft Teams is updating its transcription settings in the global meeting policy. This change aims to enhance AI features and streamline transcription use during meetings.
Co-organizers can now fully manage events, including editing details, publishing, and canceling, just like the main organizer.
Microsoft Teams now allows users to forward Loop components in chats and channels. This update removes previous restrictions on forwarding messages with Loop components.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature that allows users to record video clips directly in channels, enhancing communication. Previously, this feature was limited to Teams chat.
The Microsoft 365 profile card is enhanced with a feature to record the pronunciation of your name.
The calendar in Teams will be replaced in the next few weeks. Accounts in Teams Public Preview can enable the new calendar experience in Teams for Windows and Mac via Opt-in.
Microsoft is planning its second attempt to merge contacts from Outlook and Teams. The first attempt was aborted in May 2024 and left some “broken contacts” behind.
Microsoft Teams now supports embedding town hall events in sites managed by users, with features like Q&A and reactions.
Microsoft has released five new Copilot agents. Users may see an error when installing the agents in Teams.
Teams administrators can now require CAPTCHA verification for anonymous participants before they can join meetings.