Microsoft Teams

Last month, Microsoft announced plans to roll out a new feature that enables users to customize the location of notifications in Microsoft Teams. This new setting is currently available in public preview for the new Microsoft Teams desktop client for Windows. Typically, Microsoft Teams’ banner notifications appear at the bottom right corner of the screen….

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the new unified contacts experience in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. This new feature is currently available to all Outlook users and will be gradually rolled out to Microsoft Teams users by April 30, 2025. The new unified contacts experience aims to improve collaboration by allowing Microsoft Entra ID…

Microsoft Teams is getting a Live chat feature that will enable small businesses to interact directly with customers on their websites. The company has announced on the Microsoft 365 admin center that this new tool will initially be available later this month for U.S.-based customers with Microsoft 365 Business subscriptions. With this new live chat…

Microsoft Teams is set to roll out new recording policies specifically for town halls and webinars. This feature will be available across the Microsoft Teams desktop app for Windows, the Teams web client, and mobile apps next month. Microsoft Teams introduced support for town halls in October 2023. This feature allows organizations to host large,…

Microsoft has published a recap of all the enhancements made to its Teams collaboration platform in December 2024. This time around, the company highlighted enhanced screen-sharing controls, improvements for webinars and town halls, as well as new Teams-certified devices. Updates to meetings, webinars, and town halls Microsoft has released a new update that allows meeting…

Microsoft is adding AI-generated summaries to its Teams mobile apps. This new feature will provide quick, concise overviews of Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files shared in chats or channels in Microsoft Teams.. With this release, Microsoft Teams users will be able to tap the AI summary icon in the file preview of shared documents on…

Microsoft recently announced a new channel type in Teams: shared channels. Microsoft Teams shared channels allow organizations to create more flexible teams that can welcome people who don’t work together regularly. This article will explore how to enable shared channels and the advantages of using them. With shared channels, you can invite people from other…

Microsoft updated its roadmap last week to confirm that Intelligent Event Recap is coming to Teams Town Hall and Webinars in January 2025. Intelligent Event Recap, similar to Intelligent Meeting Recap, which was first launched for Teams Premium users in May, 2023, uses artificial intelligence to create an overview of an event with the aim…

Microsoft announced today several updates coming to Microsoft Teams at its Ignite 2024 conference. The company detailed new meetings features to enhance collaboration and the integration of Storyline in Microsoft Teams. Starting this month, the meeting transcription feature in Teams will add support for multilingual meetings to facilitate collaboration among global teams. Once enabled, the…

Microsoft will add support for background calendar notifications to its new Outlook for Windows client this month. The company announced on the Microsoft 365 admin center that this new feature will let users receive desktop alerts for upcoming events, even when the app is closed. Currently, Microsoft Teams users must keep the new Outlook for…

Microsoft has introduced in-app notifications to inform users when they’re using an outdated version of the Microsoft Teams desktop client. Starting this week, these alerts will encourage users to update to the latest version for improved performance and security. In December, Microsoft Teams desktop clients that haven’t been updated in 90 days will display a…

Microsoft Teams will introduce a new setting to give admins more control over meeting chat, allowing them to disable chat before and after meetings. This feature will be available on Microsoft Teams desktop, web, and mobile clients starting in December. Microsoft is expanding the “Meeting chat” control in the Teams admin center with two new…