M365 Changelog: (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatically view up to 9 videos (3×3) in Teams meetings in Chrome and Edge

MC684869 – Updated April 15, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 4 videos (2×2) on the screen by default (i.e., Gallery view) on web browsers. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 9 videos (3×3) on Chrome and Edge on their screen by default without an explicit action.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 122139

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early January 2024 (previously early December) and expects to complete by mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December).

Worldwide: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-January and expects to complete by late April 2024 (previously mid-March).

How this will affect your organization:

Users joining meetings from Chrome and Edge browsers will be able to see more videos of other participants.

What you need to do to prepare:

You may need to update the documentation for your Chrome/Edge users to mention existence of this improvement.