Stream video preview and playback in Microsoft Teams chats and channels
TL;DR:You will soon be able to preview and play Stream videos directly in Microsoft Teams Chats and Channels without having to open them in a browser and going to Stream. Now due...
Record a new video on the Stream start page in office web
TL;DR:Microsoft 365 customers will soon be able to make demos, explainer videos, and communication videos with the new Stream camera. Due early to late August 2022.
Details:You will soon be able to use...
Variable playback speed for Teams meeting recordings
Short version:For Teams meeting recordings saved to OneDrive & SharePoint, you'll be able to change the playback speed (0.5x - 2x) while watching the video. Due early to late September for...
Microsoft Stream: Viewing the transcript for a Microsoft Teams meeting recording
Short version:This Microsoft Stream release will allow you to view the transcript for a Microsoft Teams meeting recording in the transcript pane next to the video player. Due late August and...
Generate video captions for Stream built on SharePoint
Do you find features in the modern version of Stream a bit limited? You’ll be pleased to hear that Microsoft continue to improve Stream built on SharePoint.
Short version:If you have edit...
Microsoft Stream: View and edit video and audio file information
Stream for videos on OneDrive and SharePoint continues to improve rapidly with two new features.
TL;DR:Microsoft will soon be updating the web player for audio & video files that are stored in...
Microsoft Stream and Teams: Timeline markers in Teams meeting recordings for when you left...
Brief details:Microsoft are adding markers (which appear as icons above the video timeline) in Teams meeting recording timelines to indicate when you joined or left a meeting. The markers are personalised;...
New SharePoint page templates for Stream videos
TL;DRNew page templates are coming to SharePoint to present Stream videos. Now due early to late July 2024.
DetailsYou will be able to use the new templates from within SharePoint or Stream.
In...
Microsoft Stream (Classic) retirement date and guides
Update 30th June 2023: Stream (Classic) retirement date extended to 15th April 2024Microsoft: "As mentioned in previous message center posts (MC516263, February '23), Microsoft is retiring Stream (Classic). Some of the...
Stream on SharePoint: Video Collections Page
Do you have videos scattered across Teams and SharePoint? This new SharePoint page will display them all in one place for you.
TL;DR:SharePoint video collections pages are designed to make it easy...
Microsoft Stream toggle for video owners to manage feature settings on the new web...
If you are a video owner and find the new version of Stream (with videos stored in OneDrive and SharePoint) a bit lacking in features, you’ll be pleased to see this…
Short...
Microsoft Search: Video Search in Bing, Office.com, SharePoint, and Stream
Details:Microsoft is making it easier for us to find videos at work across Stream, OneDrive and SharePoint. A new Video tab will appear on Microsoft Search in Bing, Office and SharePoint....
Stream on SharePoint – Viewership Retention for videos
Do you create videos for your colleagues to view in Stream (for SharePoint)? This update will give you new viewer insights.
Short version:If you are a Stream (on SharePoint) user with videos...
Copilot magic is coming to Microsoft Stream
DetailsMicrosoft: “Copilot in Stream will enable the copilot pane in Stream and will allow you to quickly extract information from videos. For example, you can use it to:
Summarise any video to...
Microsoft Stream (on SharePoint): Create, View and Share Playlists
If you think this update gets a bit weird when it starts talking about Lists (I did!), just read it through again. This is Microsoft beginning to exploit the benefits of...
Stream on SharePoint: search video transcript
TL;DR:This feature allows users who are viewing a video to search for keywords contained in the video transcript. This feature is available on video files that have transcripts and are stored...
Add or Edit Stream captions and transcript for a video in SharePoint or OneDrive
Microsoft continue to improve Stream for videos on OneDrive and SharePoint. This latest feature provides new caption capabilities.
Short version:If you are a Stream user and have edit rights to a video...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? December 2025
*Members only early access* Welcome to our final roundup of 2025. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
