M365 Changelog: Microsoft Teams Rooms Licensing Support in Teams admin center

MC512207 – Microsoft has recently introduced new Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic licenses for Teams Rooms on Windows, Teams Rooms on Android, and Surface Hub devices.

To support these new licenses, Teams admin center now offers:

• The ability to view license information for Teams Rooms and Surface Hub devices.
• Differentiated management capabilities based on the license assigned to a device.

When this will happen:

Microsoft will begin rolling out in early February and expect to complete rollout by mid-February.

How this will affect your organization:

Teams Rooms and Surface Hub devices assigned with Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic licenses can be managed using capabilities offered by each license, as described in our public documentation.

Teams Rooms and Surface Hub devices assigned with Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard and Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium licenses can be managed with capabilities that were released on or before January 1, 2023, until their license subscription ends.

User licenses that have been assigned to Teams Rooms and Surface Hub devices need to be replaced by a Teams Rooms Basic or Teams Rooms Pro license prior to July 1, 2023. Meeting devices that have a user license after July 1, 2023, will be blocked from signing in until a Teams Rooms license is assigned, as described in our public documentation. 

What you need to do to prepare:

Admins managing the devices do not need to do anything at this point. These changes will take effect automatically. If there are any questions regarding licenses or manageability of these devices, please feel free to reach out.

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