A new calendar experience is coming to Teams
TL;DRThe New Calendar app offers a unified, modern calendar for Microsoft Teams and Outlook users. Users can switch to the New Calendar interface within Teams as an opt-in feature on Windows...
Adding a location to your presence in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRIf your organisation is using Microsoft Places, you can add a location to your presence signal to indicate when you’re in a particular office building. Due early to mid-November 2024.
DetailsTo use this...
Microsoft is adding volume control to language interpreter support in Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is adding volume control to Language interpreter support in Microsoft Teams meetings. Due mid to late November 2024.
DetailsAfter this rollout: If a meeting organizer has enabled language interpretation when setting up...
Microsoft Teams: Enhanced query suggestions when searching for people
TL;DRSearching by a person’s name in Teams is about to be improved with better query suggestions and more focused on the people you interact with most. Due mid to late October...
A new view of your teams and channels is coming to Teams
TL;DRTeams will soon have a new view of all your teams and channels, with updated management pages for more straightforward navigation and organisation. Due mid to late October 2024.
DetailsAs before, to...
Create custom emojis and reactions in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon allow you to create custom emojis and reactions, allowing you to upload images or GIFs. Now due early August to early September 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to...
Microsoft Teams meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting participants will soon be able to select breakout rooms. Now due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting organisers will soon be able to make the list of...
Improvements to ‘Manage what attendees see’ in Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is enhancing the "Manage what attendees see" feature in meetings by adding simple toggles to bring presenters on or off screen, live indicators, pinning and more. Due late August to...
Expanded search options for Microsoft Teams 1 to 1 chats
Have you ever searched a Microsoft Teams 1 to 1 chat only to realise that the thing you are looking for is 'somewhere' else in Teams? You'll like this.
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams...
Teams meeting intelligent recap is coming to Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting intelligent recap will soon be accessible in Outlook. Due mid to late August 2024.
DetailsYou will soon be able to access your Teams meeting intelligent recaps in new Outlook...
Download Teams town hall and webinar Q&As
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams town hall and webinar organisers will soon be able to download Q&A sessions as CSV files. Due mid-August to early September 2024.
DetailsAfter a town hall or webinar go to...
Hide presenters from a Teams webinar event page
DetailsBefore this update, presenters were displayed on the webinar event page.
Soon, webinar organisers will be able to add presenters to the webinar without including them on the event page:
This update also...
Copilot in Microsoft Teams to use the meeting chat as a data source
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams' Copilot will soon use meeting chat as a data source to provide answers from chat and transcript data for 24 hours either side of the meeting. Due late August...
To the General channel in Microsoft Teams: R.I.P.
DetailsThere are two parts to this update relating to existing teams and new teams:
Existing teams:Microsoft is introducing the ability for owners to rename the General channel in new and existing teams....
Skin tone options are coming to reactions and emojis in Microsoft Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is getting skin tone settings for emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms. Now due early to mid-November 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to change...
New Show/Hide toggle setting for the Teams Discover feed
DetailsBefore this update, you were not able to turn off the Discover feed at the top of your list of Teams channels.
You will soon be able to go to Teams >...
Message results will soon appear as you search in Teams
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon offer results from your chats as you do a general search. Due mid to late July 2024.
DetailsIf you search from the command/search box at the top of...
Updated: Microsoft Teams now automatically detects and hides inactive channels
Update 17th February 2025: The below feature is to be rolled back and the related control removed from Teams settings. It will be replaced with "Suggestions for hiding inactive channels", this...
Enhanced contextual info and search are coming to Teams chat
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams chat will soon get enhanced features, including contextual information access and chat search. Now due early to late September 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing a new feature that enhances the chat...
Turn notifications on or off for a post in a Microsoft Teams channel
DetailsYou will be able to turn off or turn on notifications for a post in a Microsoft Teams channel.
Select the three-dot menu at the top right of a post to toggle...
How you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a...
TL;DRThe way you add tabs to Microsoft Teams channels changed for a while in early release; the Add a tab + option has been...
