Microsoft Teams New Features

See below a digest of the top newly released or upcoming features for Microsoft Teams. To see all updates available check the Microsoft Roadmap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap Live Captions in Additional Languages Live captions now available in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Swedish, Polish, Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Russan and Dutch will be added as live caption options. Feature ID: 70593 | Release July 2021 Chat with External Users in Group chats Users can create group chats that include people external to the organisation. Feature ID: 51126 | Release May 2021 Teams channel calendar Users will be able to manage appointments, events and meetings directly in each Teams channel. More granular audio permissions Organisers and presenters will be able to better manage attendee audio permissions, by preventing specific individuals from unmuting instead of all attendees, and attendees being allowed to unmute without requesting to speak beforehand. Feature ID: 80261 | Release April 2021 Low data mode Users will be able to limit the amount of data being used during a Teams video call, to preserve data (especially useful in limited connectivity settings). Feature ID: 70786 | Release March 2021 Breakout room improvements Organisers will be able to set a timer for breakout rooms, set room retention so participants re-join the same rooms, or re-assign participants to new rooms before and after the room opens. Feature ID: 81372 | Release April 2021 Lock meeting from additional joins Organisers can choose to lock the meeting to prevent new joiners. Feature ID: 80669 | Release May 2021 PowerPoint slide translation Participants using Micorsoft Teams (desktop) will be able to translate presentation content from PowerPoint Live in a Teams meeting into a language of their choice. Feature ID: 80601 | Release April 2021 Presenter mode improvements Organisers will be able to overlay video on content, move content box to a corner of the video view etc. Feature ID: 66587 | Release April 2021 Co-organiser meeting role Organisers will be able to assign a Co-organiser who will have almost all the capabilities of the organiser. Feature ID: 81391 | Release June 2021 Share to Teams from Outlook Send a copy of email messages or convos to Teams chats and channels. Feature ID: 80261 | Release April/May 2021 Mobile optimised network data usage Users can select option to reduce bandwidth used in calls. Feature ID: 70786 | Release March 2021 Enable unmute Organisers can now allow participants to unmute - even if they have not raised their hand. Feature ID: 80721 | Release March 2021 Multiple spotlights Organisers & presenters can now spotlight up to 7 participants at the same time. Feature ID: 80425 | Release April 2021 3rd party electronic signatures in teams approvals Teams approvals will now allow 3rd party electronic signatures via Adobe Sign. Feature ID: 81407 | Release April 2021 Create and use approval templates Team owners can create templates or use out-of-the-box templates in the Teams approval app. Feature ID: 81408 | Release April 2021 Call Merge Users can merge active 1:1 calls into another 1:1 call or group call. Applies to VOIP and PSTN Feature ID: 66054 | Release April 2021 Recording Download blocked for view-only participants Users with view-only permissions in a meeting will have download blocked by default on the meeting recording in OneDrive. Feature ID: 70543 | Release April 2021 View-Only Overflow for Meetings Currently only 300 users can attend a Teams Meeting. With this update, additional participants (up to 10,000) will be able to attend with view-only capacity. Requires separate license and must be enabled at tenant level. Feature ID: 65952 | Release Feb 2021 Anonymous Presenters in Live Events Organisers will be able to schedule anonymous presenters for Live Events. Feature ID: 70599 | Release Mar - Apr 2021 Direct Entry for Invited Guests Only Meeting organisers can ensure only invited guests are allowed into a meeting without approval, but others must wait in the lobby. Feature ID: MC233536 | Release March 2021 Meet Now meeting link in Teams When clicking the Meet Now button in Teams, users will get an option to open a meeting, or copy a link for future use. Feature ID: M237392 | Release: March 2021 Support for Multiple Teams Accounts Switch between 1 work and 1 personal/school account within settings! Feature ID: 68845 | Release Feb 2021 Improved Calling Experience Contacts, voicemail and calling history all in the same screen. Feature ID: 68771 | Release Feb 2021 Large Gallery View Gallery view will now support up to 50 participants. Feature ID: 70573 | Release Feb 2021 Channel Calendars Create channel-specific calendars. Feature ID: 68911 | Release Jan 2021 Improved in-meeting Share Experience Feature ID: 70560 | Release Feb 2021 Send to Teams from Outlook Send copy of emails (incl attachments) to a Teams chat or channel from outlook. Feature ID: 70598 | Release March 2021 Create Task from Chat Message Turn any message into a task by clicking 'Create Task' from message dropdown options. Feature ID: 68696 | Release Feb 2021 Glamour Filters Not looking your best? No worries - Microsoft is adding filters which you can adjust before joining a meeting to soften the focus, change lighting levels and customize your appearance. Feature ID 65944 | Release April 2021 Dynamic View Users can personalise the view during meetings and screenshares, for example: showing shared content and selected participants side-by-side. Feature ID: 65943 | Release March 2021 Breakout Rooms Meeting organisers can split participants into groups to facilitate brainstorming & discussions. Feature ID 65332 | Release November 2020 Force Mute Organisers will now be able to "force mute" participants, removing their ability to unmute themselves. Feature ID: 68729 | Release: December 2020 Webinar Registration & Reporting Event registration + automated emails to manage attendance, and detailed reporting dashboard to help understand employee engagement. Feature IDs 66586 & 66585 | Release May 2021 Data Loss Prevention for Teams Prevent people from sharing sensitive information in a channel or chat. Feature ID 65383 | Release November 2020 Teams Templates Custom templates with standardized structures and relevant apps to scale best practice. Feature ID 67110 | Release October 2020 Meeting Recap Meeting recaps including meeting recording, transcript, chat and shared files will be shared with participants in the meeting chat tab, and can be viewed in the Details tab of each meeting. Feature ID 67175 | Release: November 2020 Turn Off Chat Organisers can turn off the chat functionality during a meeting. Feature ID 67175 | Release November 2020 Outlook Integrations 3 new features coming to Outlook: "Share email to Teams" (Share an email and any attachments to a channel or chat in Teams), "Share conversation via email" (share a chat from Teams via email), "Reply to missed activity emails" (see recent messages from Teams and respond via Outlook. Feature ID: 57389 | (Launched) Manage Meeting Options in-meeting View and update meeting options within the meeting. Feature ID 67121 | Release October 2020 PowerPoint Live Presentations Audience can navigate their own views of the slides, separate from presenter, as well as provide live reactions, comments, and rate the presentation at the end. Feature ID 65947 | release December 2020 Large Interactive Meetings Up to 1000 participants Feature ID 65951 | Release December 2020 Meeting Overflow If attendee limit is exceeded, meeting will scale up to 20 000 attendees (stream capability only) Feature 65952 | Release October 2020 (Free) Whiteboard Alternative Freehand by Invision app for sketching and brainstorming. Pops out in new meeting experience. Feature ID 67170 | Release October 2020 Changes in Incoming IP Video Policy - Prioritize Bandwidth IT Administrators will be able to control incoming video policy, as well as outgoing. Prevent both outgoing and incoming video as needed to manage bandwidth. Feature ID 57082 | Release October 2020 Targeted Communications Team members can message everyone in a specific role at the same time with the @ tag. Feature ID 57651 | (Launched) Organisation-wide Teams Create a Team with up to 25 000 users. Feature ID 68692 | Release November 2020 Power App in Teams Usage Analytics Teams Admins will be able to analyse how app built with Power Apps inside of Teams are being used in the organisation. Feature ID 68751 | Release December 2020 Meeting Transfer between Companion Devices Users can transfer meetings between mobile, desktop, web, and add another device as a companion to a meeting. Feature ID 67176 | Release October 2020 AI Background Noise Suppression Background noise will automatically be removed by AI. Feature ID 68695 | Release December 2020 Whiteboard per-user licensing Whiteboard - the add-on for Teams will now be available on a per-user basis. Feature ID 66761 | Release October 2020 Presenter Mode for Whiteboard Organisers will now be able to present a whiteboard, without granting edit abilities to participants. Feature ID 66568 | Release October 2020 Better Power BI Integrations for Teams Enhancements to the Power Bi app to make creating visualizations directly from within Teams. Feature ID 68762 | Release November 2020 New Power Automate Actions & Triggers from Teams "Create a Teams meeting", "Send message to a channel", "get @mention token", "Create a team", "Add users to a team" actions and "User leaves a team" triggers for Power Automate to build automation from Microsoft Teams. Feature ID 68752 | Release October 2020 Device Management Automatic Alerting Trigger notifications and corrective action when a new device is used. Feature ID 68755 | Release November Direct Guest Join for Zoom & WebEx Teams Rooms and Zoom Room devices can connect via embedded web technologies. Feature ID 68736 | Release October 2020 BONUS New Together Mode Scenes A new variety of settings (e.g. an auditorium, a conference room, a coffee shop) in the together mode for Teams meetings. Feature ID 68749 | Release December 2020 Personal Wellbeing & Productivity Insights Users can create mental bookends such as a virtual commute, use Headspace for mindfulness, and set emotional check-ins to pause and reflect. MyAnalytics introduces productivity insights to set reminders to catch up with key people, follow up on to-dos and protect focus time. Feature IDs 68748 & 68747 | partially launched - full release: December 2020