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...
Microsoft Teams now automatically detects and hides inactive channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically hide your inactive channels. Now due mid-November 2024 to mid-January 2025.
DetailsAfter this rollout, Teams will hide channels that have been inactive and notify you with the...
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...
Coming to Microsoft Teams: view attachments of invitations created in Outlook
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon let you view file attachments of meeting invitations created in Outlook. Now due mid-July to mid-September 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams will soon allow viewing of file attachments from Outlook...
Improved time-based Copilot responses in Teams chat and channels
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams is enhancing Copilot's ability to understand and respond to time-related queries using terms like "yesterday" and "last month”. Now due mid to late August 2024.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams is introducing improvements...
In Microsoft Teams Chat, the Files tab is to be renamed Shared and gets...
TL;DRThe Files tab in Teams Chat is to be renamed to Shared and gets upcoming features like image previews and keyword search. Now due early to late September 2024.
DetailsThe old Files tab...
A new compact multitasking gallery view is coming to Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is introducing a compact multitasking gallery view to Teams meetings. Perfect for people who need to show up at meetings but still need to get real work done. Now due...
A new Catch up tab is (not) coming to Copilot in M365 and Teams
UPDATE from Microsoft (26th August 2024): "We are reaching out to share an update on this feature - the 'Catch up' tab on the homepage in Copilot. We have decided to...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? January 2025
Welcome to our first roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in January.
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