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.
Microsoft Teams is getting a new setting that lets users control what happens when they press Enter while writing a message, helping prevent accidental sends and making the compose experience more predictable.
Viva Engage communities are now rolling out in Microsoft Teams, bringing conversations and leadership engagement into the flow of daily collaboration. The new experience is enabled by default for users with access to Viva Engage.
Microsoft has enhanced the Defender Tenant Allow/Block List to support blocking external Teams users and domains, centralizing external access controls across Microsoft 365.
Microsoft has enhanced Teams Mobile for iOS and Android to display code blocks sent from desktop or web. Code blocks now appear in a dedicated preview with full-screen view, syntax highlighting, and line numbers.
Microsoft Teams now automatically removes EXIF metadata, including GPS location and device details, from images shared in chats and channels. The feature is enabled by default, and changes how EXIF metadata behaves across Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint scenarios.
Microsoft has published two new Entra admin roles: Teams External Collaboration Administrator and Authentication Extensibility Password Administrator, covering Teams External Collaboration settings and Just-In-Time password migration in Entra External ID.
After the transition from the Files tab to the new Shared tab, some Teams standard channels may no longer display documents, but the files are still available in SharePoint.
Microsoft is retiring the Designer integrations in Teams as part of consolidating image generation into a single, more capable experience. This retirement affects the Designer app in Teams, including chat and channel integrations.
This post explains how to configure custom Teams recording and transcription consent notifications for meetings and calls using PowerShell, including message templates, localization, and known limitations.
Microsoft has rolled out new admin controls to customize consent notifications for recording and transcription in 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.