M365 Changelog: Microsoft Teams: Bidirectional Support for Teams Live Interpretation

Summary

Microsoft Teams introduces bidirectional support for live interpretation, enabling interpreters to switch translation direction between two languages. This feature reduces operational costs by requiring fewer interpreters. Rollouts begin in August 2024, with no admin action needed, but users should be informed.

MC816179 – With bidirectional support in Teams Live Interpretation, interpreters can now switch the translation direction between two languages by clicking on the button of the language they want to interpret into at the bottom of the screen. The highlighted language button will be the language the interpreter is translating into and attendees hear.

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This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 403103.

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early August 2024 and expects to complete by mid-August 2024.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 and expects to complete by late August 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): Microsoft will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expects to complete by early October 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

The new bidirectional capability allows tenants to hire fewer interpreters to do live translation in Teams meetings, reducing the operation costs for tenants.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

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