TL;DR:
Teams will automatically lower hands in Teams meetings if that attendee has spoken. Love this. Available now in Teams desktop.

Details:
Users who raise their hand in a Teams meeting and then speak, will see a notification informing them that their hand will automatically be lowered soon. The notification will allow them to keep their hand raised if they choose to.


Availability:
Public Preview: early February 2023.
Production: mid to late March 2023.

Available now.

Rolling out to Teams desktop only.

Source, related links, and references:
MC501981.

Check status:
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 90022.

Page originally published:
25th January 2023 and kept up to date.

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