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Sunday, September 4, 2022

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 35 - 2022 (August 29 - September 4)

Today I am taking over the weekly newsletter "Friends of Microsoft Teams". I will send out this letter once per week, covering news and articles about Microsoft Teams. Please send me an email if you would like to receive the letter going forward. (mattias.kressmark (at) microsoft.com) Below is a copy of my first edition.


Hello Friend of Microsoft Teams,

Find below a list of public posts and updates on Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) that have been published in Week 35 of 2022, August 29 - September 4.

Feel free to share with your partners, customers, colleagues, and peers.

Announcement :

This is my first "Friends of Teams" message trying to continue this great initiative started by Dirk Gullentops. A huge "Thank you!!!" Dirk for all the information and support you have given the community over the years! I will try to continue this weekly letter in the same style as Dirk. Please send me feedback or ideas and feel free to follow me on LinkedIn MattiasKressmark

 

What's New in Microsoft Teams (and Microsoft 365) :

 

Field Advisories :

 
Community:

 

M365 Message Center :

 

  • Teams :

Automatically view up to 49 videos (7x7) in Teams meeting MC424898 · Published Sep 2, 2022

Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 9 videos (3x3) on the screen by default (in Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, user needs to manually select the ‘Large Gallery’ view. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 49 videos (7x7) on their screen by default without an explicit action. However, Large Gallery view will still continue to exist as an option.

The actual number of videos seen by a user in Gallery will depend on:

  • hardware/device capabilities
  • internet bandwidth
  • whether content is popped out in a separate window or not.

Please note: This enhancement will be supported on devices that meet hardware requirements (CPU, memory etc.). Detailed information regarding hardware requirements will be shared by Sep 22, 2022 (before GA release).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86435.

 

(Updated) Transcription in 1:1 VOIP Calls MC298824 · Published Nov 18, 2021 · Last updated Sep 2, 2022

Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Transcription in 1:1 VOIP Calls will soon be available.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68774.

 

(Updated) Enable Q&A in Teams Meetings via Meeting Options MC399074 · Published Jul 9, 2022 · Last updated Sep 2, 2022

Updated September 2, 2022: Availability for the web has been delayed and will be rolling out in November. Thank you for your patience.

Teams meetings organizers can soon set up Q&A in their meetings via Meeting Options. Q&A is perfect for large or structured meetings – such as trainings, town hall, all hands and more.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 97020

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows store application 4.14 update MC420056 · Published Aug 26, 2022 · Last updated Sep 2, 2022

Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the content below with additional details. Thank you for your patience.

Teams Rooms on Windows application version 4.14 includes key new features and improvements to existing functionality as follows:

•            Front row experience update

•            Pin and hide the room video

•            Turn off split gallery with XML setting

•            18 videos support for dual display Teams rooms

This change is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 95258

 

(Updated) Show As now available in Teams Meetings MC364307 · Published Apr 25, 2022 · Last updated Sep 2, 2022

Updated September 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to set individual "Show As" statuses to meetings. Currently the default "Show As" value for all the meetings an organizer creates is "Busy".

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93145.

 

(Updated) Adding a restore option to the Manage Tags Tab MC346913 · Published Mar 25, 2022 · Last updated Sep 1, 2022

Updated September 1, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience.

In the near future, we will be adding a restore option on the Manage Tags tab (Manage Team > Manage Tags). This update will make it so that when tags are deleted, they will be kept in a deleted section in the Tags tab and can be restored for up to 30 days from the date of deletion.

Note: This is similar to the lifecycle management for Teams Channels.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88318.

(Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions MC333941 · Published Feb 17, 2022 · Last updated Sep 1, 2022
Updated September 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups : MC408435 · Published 1 Aug 2022 · Last updated 29 Aug 2022

Updated August 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.


You will now be able to start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-enabled Security Groups, and O365 Groups. This feature will respect the limits on members in a group chat, currently set to 250 members.


Organizations rely on Distribution Lists (DLs) as a tool to create groups of users that mirror organizational knowledge and workflows. Bringing this awareness to target audiences for specific content will enhance the core Teams experience. Allowing our customers to leverage DLs can increase workflow efficiency and bridge the gap between legacy knowledge of organization structure and a new Teams structure. 


This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62354


We will begin rollout in late September (previously mid-August) and expect to complete rollout by late October (previously late August).

 

Deploying Teams at Scale (preview) : MC422163 · Published 29 Aug 2022

Your organization may have a lot of teams that you use to drive communication and collaboration among your frontline workforce, who are spread across different stores, locations, and roles. Currently, there isn't an easy solution to deploy, set up, and manage these teams and users at scale.

We're building a solution to enable admins to deploy and manage teams at scale.

Here's an overview of the capabilities available today for creating and managing large numbers of teams at a time and what we're planning for the near future.

    Create up to 500 teams using pre-built templates or your own custom templates via Teams PowerShell cmdlet.
Add up to 25 users to teams as owners or members. Manage teams at scale by adding or removing users from existing teams. Stay notified through email, including completion, status, and errors (if any). You can choose to notify up to five people about the status of each batch of teams you deploy. Team owners and members are automatically notified when they're added to a team. 

We will begin rolling this preview in late August and expect to complete by mid-September.

 

 

  • Microsoft 365/Viva :

 

(Updated) Shared focus plan in Viva Insights MC313659 · Published Jan 12, 2022 · Last updated Aug 30, 2022

Updated August 30, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Viva insights is releasing new capabilities to help teams protect time for focused work. The shared focus plan will enable managers and team leads with a Microsoft Viva Insights license to foster mutual productivity norms and drive a positive team culture by inviting teams to coordinate focus time for uninterrupted work.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88839.

 

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Kind Regards/Vriendelijke groeten/Med vänlig hälsning/Salutations,


Mattias Kressmark

Cloud Solution Architect

Converged Communications

 


Collaborating remotely powered by Microsoft Teams.


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