Microsoft Teams Web Client Gets New Screen-Sharing Control
Microsoft Teams introduced significant updates in December 2024, enhancing collaboration features and hybrid meeting tools.
Published: Jan 03, 2025
Key Takeaways:
- Microsoft Teams introduced new features, including shared screen control in the web client.
- Updates to the Whiteboard app on Teams Rooms for Android enable seamless offline collaboration with preserved content.
- Microsoft has announced new Teams-certified devices like the Poly Studio X72 video bar.
Microsoft has published a recap of all the enhancements made to its Teams collaboration platform in December 2024. This time around, the company highlighted enhanced screen-sharing controls, improvements for webinars and town halls, as well as new Teams-certified devices.
Updates to meetings, webinars, and town halls
Microsoft has released a new update that allows meeting participants to take control during screen sharing in the Microsoft Teams web client. This capability was previously only available for users in the Teams desktop app.
Moreover, Microsoft has added a new feature that lets event organizers download transcripts for their town hall and webinar instances. Microsoft Teams has also added support for viewing RTMP-In 708 captions in transcription to enhance compatibility with modern digital video formats.
Microsoft Teams Rooms and Devices
Microsoft has released major updates to the Whiteboard app on Teams Rooms on Android. When users work on a Whiteboard outside a meeting, their content and changes are saved and instantly shared with collaborators once the meeting starts. Users can leverage the “Follow me” control to guide participants as the speaker moves the cursor across the Whiteboard.
Additionally, Microsoft has announced several new Teams-certified devices in December 2024. The Cisco Room Navigator allows users to view room availability, provides calendar integration, and supports instant booking capabilities. Additionally, the Yealink Room Panel E2, which is designed to be mounted outside meeting spaces, lets users view meeting details. It also provides on-the-spot reservation capabilities via Microsoft Teams or Microsoft 365 calendar apps.
Lastly, the Poly Studio X72 all-in-one video bar uses AI-enhanced video and audio technology to optimize hybrid meetings. Other new Teams-certified devices include Maxhub XCore Kit Pro, Poly Studio X72, Poly Studio G62, and Poly Studio V72.