M365 Changelog: (Updated) Organizers can select up to six languages for attendees to choose from for live translated captions during a town hall

MC705765 – Updated July 5, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Currently in a town hall, an organizer is unable to select which auto-translated captions they would like their attendees to see. Attendees can select from a pre-selected list of translated languages for their captions. With this new update, organizers can now pick up to 6 translated languages from a list of over 40 languages to be shown to the attendees for captions during a town hall. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 371308

When this will happen:

Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-March 2024 (previously early February) and expects to complete by early April 2024 (previously late March).

General Availability: Microsoft will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously early April) and expects to complete by early July 2024 (previously late June). 

How this will affect your organization:

Organizers of a town hall in your tenant will now be able to pick up to 6 languages for the translated captions to be available to their attendees.  

What you need to do to prepare:

There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.