Real-time calendar notifications are coming to your Teams activity feed
DetailsComing to the Activity feed:
Meeting invites (including channel meetings you are explicitly invited to)
Meeting updates/cancellations
Meeting forwards (if you are the organiser)
Click a calendar notification in the Activity feed to see details...
Coming to Microsoft Teams chat: an easy way to share colleague contact information
DetailsYou will soon be able to share the contact information of colleagues who are not participants in a chat. This will be an easy and accurate way of passing on someone’s...
New audio and video flyouts in Teams meetings
TL;DRMicrosoft is improving access to audio and video settings during Teams meetings, key controls will be just one click away in new flyouts. Now due mid-February to mid-March 2024.
DetailsDuring a meeting,...
Microsoft Teams is getting a new channel discovery feed
TL;DRYou will soon have a personalised channel feed for posts from people and topics you engage with. Instead of going through each channel listed to catch up on what’s happening, you...
You will soon be able to archive channels in Microsoft Teams
DetailsYou will soon be able to archive Microsoft Teams channels. Here are the key points:
Owners will be able to archive channels
By default, archived channels will not appear in a team channel...
The Teams meetings gallery is getting a make-over
TL;DRMicrosoft is revamping the default gallery in Teams meetings and calls. Now due mid-June to late July 2024.
Details
Participant tiles will have a 16:9 aspect ratio. Apparently, a better experience when turning...
At last. Remove Activity Feed Item in New Teams
DetailsThis feature will allow you to delete items from your activity feed by clicking on the ellipses and selecting Remove.
Applies to new Teams only.
AvailabilityDue early to late February 2024.Now due early...
Co-organiser experience upgrades for Microsoft Teams Webinars and Townhalls
DetailsCo-organisers will soon gain the ability to:
Edit event details like title, date/time, description
Edit event details
Publish, and cancel the event
Microsoft says the co-organiser will have full parity of experience as the Webinar/Town...
The tired old Files app in Teams is dead. Long live the excellent OneDrive...
DetailsThe Files app in Teams has remained largely the same for six years or so, with a minor refresh around April 2023. In contrast, OneDrive Online has had some rather good...
Creation of new Microsoft teams and channels moved and simplified
DetailsMicrosoft is reducing the number of clicks required to create Teams channels and teams by surfacing both options in the + button at the top of the rail in the Teams...
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,...
New for 2024: Forward 1:1 and group messages in Teams chats
Imagine you’re working on a project with your team and you’re having a 1:1 Microsoft Teams chat with a colleague about a specific task. During the conversation, your colleague shares a...
Want easy access to an individual file in OneDrive and SharePoint using a shortcut?
TL;DRYou will soon be able to create a shortcut to files stored in other people’s OneDrive and document libraries to find them within your OneDrive or document library. Now due November...
The Microsoft Teams Workflows message extension is about to get more helpful
Not sure which message-related Worklows would be most useful? Microsoft is about to help you out.
DetailsMicrosoft: “The Workflows Message Extension in Microsoft Teams will include new default actions to assist user...
Love Loop components? You’ll soon be able to create them in Microsoft Teams Channels
TL;DRCollaborative Loop components, which you may know from Teams chats, are coming to channels. You will be able to create, share, and edit components to collaborate without leaving your channel conversation....
AI-powered custom backgrounds are coming to Teams channel announcements
Update from Microsoft 11th December 2023: "Non-US tenants may notice a temporary loss in the ability to upload an image. For tenants who do not have access to Designer, the ability...
The new version of Microsoft Teams is now generally available for Windows and Mac
TL;DRMicrosoft announced the new version of Teams in March 2023 and released a preview version for some of us to try. Since then, they have achieved feature parity for almost all...
Microsoft Teams chat web links to open in Edge with the chat displayed alongside...
TL;DRThe Teams desktop app will soon open web links from Teams chats in Microsoft Edge, with the chat displayed alongside the web content. This will allow you to continue your conversation...
Teams Live events are dead*. Long live Teams Town Halls!
TL;DRMicrosoft has announced that Teams Live Events will be retired for commercial customers on 30th September 2024, and the functionality will be replaced with Town halls, which will be available from...
Immersive spaces in Teams meetings ready for Generally Availability
TL;DR: Immersive spaces allow you to have a fun, 3D meeting experience during your Teams meetings. Experience Spatial Audio, play team-building interactive games and express yourself with live reactions to engage...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? A look at April...
Welcome to our fourth roundup of 2024. We look at what is being announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in April.
These...
