Profile menu update, relocating profile menu links to a new menu in the title...
Short version:Access to Settings, Zoom Controls, Keyboard Shortcuts, About, and Check for Updates is moving from the Me Menu to a new menu in the title bar. The Me Menu will...
macOS native notifications in Teams
Short version:Introducing macOS native notifications in Teams. With this update, you will be able to choose your preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or...
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...
New experience when minimising the Teams meeting window
Short VersionThe Teams meeting experience when the active meeting window is minimised is being updated to help you stay engaged while multitasking in other apps. Due late April to early May 2026.
DetailsMicrosoft is...
Viva Engage, replacing Yammer Communities app for Teams
What is Viva Engage? "...the newest app within Microsoft Viva, designed to help organizations build community, spark engagement with leadership, harness knowledge and answers, and build personal networks. Microsoft Viva Engage will be...
Microsoft Teams: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements
TL;DR:The Teams team at Microsoft have done a great job of adding useful features to Teams meetings…but things have gotten a bit busy looking. The new Microsoft Teams meeting toolbar makes...
Intelligent meeting recap for Microsoft Teams premium
TL;DR: Microsoft Teams users with a Premium license will soon be able to access a comprehensive meeting overview in the new ‘Recap’ tab in Teams, which leverages AI to provide personalised...
Microsoft Teams: Accept or block external chat requests
TL;DR:Teams users will soon see an invitation pop-up to accept or block an external user when receiving new chats from external users. Due mid-August to early September.
Details:When receiving a new one-on-one...
Teams is getting a new microphone volume indicator
TL;DRMicrosoft hopes to end the “Can you hear me?” question in Teams meetings with a new microphone volume indicator. Now due mid to late April 2025.
DetailsA new Mic volume indicator is being...
Microsoft Teams: Windows 10 native notifications in Teams
Short version:With this update, you will be able to choose your preferred means of Teams notifications delivery, either via the Teams built-in notification system or via their native OS notification system....
Usability improvements for Together Mode in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft are bringing new usability improvements to Together Mode in Microsoft Teams. Name labels attached to videos will indicate microphone, active speaker, spotlight and pin. Raised hands and reactions will also...
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...
Coming soon to Teams meetings: recap and meeting artefacts shared automatically in chat
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically share a recap message in the meeting chat after a meeting. Users with access to intelligent recap will also receive meeting insights. Due early to late...
Improvements to SharePoint pages authoring – Column reflow and RSS connector web part
TL;DR:These updates include changes to Microsoft’s reflow automation (how the SharePoint page layout is automatically adjusted for different screen sizes) for two-column sections and the RSS Connector web part (by giving...
New personal wellbeing insights coming to Insights app in Teams
Short version:New personal insights to help you balance productivity and wellbeing are coming to the Insights app in Teams. You will be able to tap into breathing breaks, send praise to collaborators,...
Want to access your OneDrive files using OneDrive for the web or Teams…when offline?...
Imagine you’re working on a project and you have stored all your project files in OneDrive. You’re travelling and you find yourself in a location with poor or no internet connection,...
User requests for blocked apps in the Teams store
If your organisation blocks certain apps in Teams, and you have no convenient way request them, how do your Teams admins know what users want? This is the problem this update...
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....
Multiple Spotlights coming to Teams meetings
Short version:This release of Multiple spotlights in Teams meetings will allow you as organisers and presenters to spotlight up to 7 participants simultaneously for everyone to see during meetings. Rollout from...
Microsoft Teams: Every known method of going on and off mute during meetings
Have you ever struggled to get on mute before a cough or sneeze during a Teams meeting? Maybe you couldn't get off mute quickly enough? And, have you ever heard an...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? April 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our third roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
