Microsoft Teams is introducing interaction improvements for multi-room Mesh events, allowing attendees to see reactions across rooms and hosts to move between rooms. Rollout begins in November 2024, with updated timelines provided. This feature will be on by default with no admin action required. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412078.
MC888045 – Updated September 30, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: Mesh event attendees will be able to see raised hands and reactions from attendees in other rooms during large multi-room Mesh events. This creates a greater sense of audience feedback from all rooms in a Mesh event and increases total audience engagement. Also, event hosts will be able to move between all rooms in a multi-room Mesh event. This message applies to Teams on Windows and Mac desktops.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 412078.
When this will happen:
Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early November 2024 (previously early October) and expects to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October).
General Availability: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 (previously mid-October) and expects to complete late November 2024 (previously late October).
How this will affect your organization:
Before this rollout: Mesh event attendees are not able to see raised hands and reactions from attendees in other rooms during large multi-room Mesh events.
After this rollout
Multi-room Mesh event, highlighting raised hands and reactions from attendees in other rooms:
In a multi-room Mesh event, hosts can move between all rooms:
This feature is on by default.
What you need to do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Before rollout, Microsoft will update this post with revised documentation.
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