M365 Changelog: View Switcher- a new dedicated menu of view options in Teams Meetings

MC291064 – Updated November 19, 2021: Microsoft has made the decision to not move forward with the feature at this time. Microsoft will communicate via Message center when they are ready to proceed. Thank you for your patience.

This new feature will place all of the view related options that are found in Teams Meetings (Gallery, Large Gallery, Together Mode) into a separate, dedicated menu called View Switcher. This will show up on the top left of the meeting window.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70754.

When this will happen:

Microsoft will communicate via Message center when they are ready to proceed.

How this will affect your organization:

Users will no longer have find these options in the  menu in the navigation menu. Options will now be in a separate dedicated menu on the top left.

What you need to do to prepare:

You might want to notify your users about this new capability and update your training and documentation as appropriate.