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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 6 - 2023 (February 6 - February 12)

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 6 of 2023, February 6 – February 12.

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

Announcement!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone! Here in Stockholm, we will watch the game with start 00:30 local time. Rumours are that Microsoft might make some announcement during Super Bowl, could it be Xbox related? Your guess is as good as mine. Have a great Sunday no matter what you are up to!

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If you have Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android with a Pro license you should start to see them show up in the Teams Rooms Pro portal now. Go take a look in your Pro portal at https://portal.rooms.microsoft.com/

 

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


Field Advisories:

 

Community:


M365 Message Center :

 

  • Teams :

 

Microsoft Teams: Ultrasound Howling Detection in Teams Meetings MC514081 · Published Feb 10, 2023

Currently in Microsoft Teams, when multiple users are in a Teams meeting in the same room, a feedback loop is created, causing an echo. With this update, if multiple users are participating with laptops from the same location, Teams will notify the user that another Teams device has been detected nearby and is already included with audio in the current meeting. Teams will automatically mute the microphone and speakers of the person that joined when a user joins with audio on.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 92391.

Preview: We will complete rollout in late February.

Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out in early March and expect to complete rollout in late March.

GCC-High: We will begin rolling out in early April and expect to complete rollout in late April.

DoD: We will begin rolling out in early May and expect to complete rollout in late May.

 

'Forms' app polling features for Teams meeting will be replaced by 'Polls' app MC513669 · Published Feb 10, 2023

Originally communicated in MC284259 (September '21), we will be retiring the polling feature in the 'Forms' app in Microsoft Teams, however the timeline has been extended from the originally stated date. Instead, we recommend utilization of the 'Polls' app, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources.

We will retire this feature by late September 2023.

 

Suggested Files in 1:1 Chats MC513664 · Published Feb 10, 2023

As an extension of Suggested Replies in 1:1 chats, you can now easily save time when you need to send a file in a chat by tapping on a "Share file" suggestion.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95065

Standard Release: We will begin rolling this out early March 2023

GCC: We will begin rolling this out early March 2023

GCC-High: We will begin rolling this out early April 2023

DoD: We will begin rolling this out early May 2023

 

(Updated) Graph API for Teams Meetings Transcripts MC400569 · Published Jul 14, 2022 · Last updated Feb 9, 2023

Updated February 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

New org-wide application permissions and RSC application permissions have been introduced to make sure that apps can access meeting transcripts for a specific meeting. Resource specific consent (RSC) permissions, specifically enables admins to authorize users to provide consent to apps, so they get specific access to a Teams meeting’s transcripts to which it is installed to, rather than providing them access across the entire tenant.

This message is specifically associated with post-meeting transcripts access for apps - Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 95788 that allows authorized apps to access Teams Meetings transcripts once the meeting is over.

This API will be published to beta in end of July 2022 and to GA in mid-June (previously early April)

 

(Updated) Expanded reactions in Teams MC428506 · Published Sep 9, 2022 · Last updated Feb 9, 2023

Updated February 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This update will allow users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat or channels messages. Users can choose from over 800 existing Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want. Browse all the reaction options or use the search bar to the find the reaction you want.

This feature update will also be delivered with a new reactions user experience to support the expanded reactions options. The reaction hover bar will now feature a reduced number of quick hover options to make space for an expanded reaction button. The reaction summary will also be moved from the top right of the message to the bottom of the message bubble to make space for the wide range of options that can now be added.

This will be available for Teams desktop apps (Windows and Mac), Teams mobile (Android and iOS), and Teams on the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88080

Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-September and expect to complete by late September.

Standard release: We will begin rolling out mid-December 2022 (previously mid-November 2022) and expect to complete by mid-March (previously late January).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Automatic lowering of a user's Raised Hand after speaking MC501981 · Published Jan 25, 2023 · Last updated Feb 9, 2023

Updated February 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Teams will soon have a feature that will alert attendees in meetings that have raised their hands and already had their questions addressed to automatically lower their hand. This will allow meeting organizers the opportunity to focus on unanswered questions.

This release will be rolling out only to Microsoft Teams Desktop users.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 90022.

Public Preview will roll out in mid-February (previously early February).

Rolling out to Production will begin in mid-March and expect to complete rollout by late March.

GCC will begin rolling out in late March and complete by early April.

GCC-H will begin rolling out in late April and complete by early May.

DoD will begin rolling out in early May and complete by mid-May.

 

Video Closed Caption in PowerPoint Live MC513049 · Published Feb 9, 2023

Closed captions will soon be supported for embedded videos in PowerPoint Live for Teams. Video closed captions in PowerPoint Live will be rolling out across Microsoft Teams Desktop and Web and will allow PowerPoint Live users to create accessible presentations that include video.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 114494

We will begin rolling out to PowerPoint Live users in early-March and expect to complete rollout by mid-March.

GCC will begin roll out in March, GCCH in April, and DoD in May.

 

(Updated) Retirement of some Teams/Microsoft 365 connectors MC512209 · Published Feb 7, 2023 · Last updated Feb 8, 2023

Updated February 8, 2023: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.

We will be retiring some Microsoft Teams connector apps (or Microsoft 365 connectors) starting March 2023. The list of retiring apps is available in the below documentation:

Considerations when using Connectors in Teams

Connect apps to your inbox in Outlook on the web

The retirement will begin in mid-March, and we expect to complete by mid-April.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Video Filters in Teams Meetings MC495330 · Published Jan 7, 2023 · Last updated Feb 7, 2023

Updated February 7, 2023: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your patience.

Video Filters are a new feature in Microsoft Teams meetings that will allow participants to augment their video stream with visual effects, such as frames and styles. These filters are built on the Teams Platform infrastructure and provided by Microsoft first- and third-party partners as apps and displayed as a collection of filters.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86811

Public Preview: We will complete rollout in late January 2023.

Standard Release and GCC: We will begin rolling out in early March (previously early February) and expect to complete rollout in late May (previously late April).

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Simplified App Update Experience MC503298 · Published Jan 26, 2023 · Last updated Feb 7, 2023

Updated February 7, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams now maintains an index of all of the apps (and the corresponding versions) a user has consented to. Using this index, an app is automatically updated in real time everywhere it is installed for the user. After the user updates the app in any one context, the updated version is available in all other installed contexts, without any other user action.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95676

GA: We will begin rollout in late February and expect rollout to be complete by mid-March.

GCC, GCC-H, DoD: We will begin rollout in mid-March and expect rollout to be complete by mid-April (previously early April).

 

Teams Device Store in Teams admin center - Now available in United Kingdom MC512212 · Published Feb 7, 2023

Experiencing Microsoft Teams combined with Teams certified devices ensure equitable meetings and calling across spaces, with high-quality audio and video optimized for your organizational needs. This feature enables exploring certified Teams devices and direct procurement through Teams admin center, where admins can discover and purchase these devices.

The functionality is currently available for USA and Canada customers and is being extended to customers in United Kingdom through this release.

Rollout will begin in early March and is expected to be complete by late March.

 

Microsoft Teams Rooms Licensing Support in Teams admin center MC512207 · Published Feb 7, 2023

Microsoft has recently introduced new Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro and Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic licenses for Teams Rooms on Windows, Teams Rooms on Android, and Surface Hub devices.

To support these new licenses, Teams admin center now offers:

The ability to view license information for Teams Rooms and Surface Hub devices.

Differentiated management capabilities based on the license assigned to a device.

We will begin rolling out in early February and expect to complete rollout by mid-February.

 

(Updated) The Room Remote feature for desktop MC499441 · Published Jan 20, 2023 · Last updated Feb 6, 2023

Updated February 6, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

The Room Remote feature enables touchless meetings by allowing users to control a nearby shared meeting room device from their Desktop/PC with Teams client.

This feature was first launched on Mobile and will now be available on your Desktop device formfactor.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 95482

Rollout is expected to start mid-February (previously mid-January) and will complete mid-March (previously late January).

 

  • Microsoft 365/Viva :


(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Meeting Prep Inline Suggestions Coming to Outlook with Viva Insights MC489163 · Published Dec 20, 2022 · Last updated Feb 9, 2023

Updated February 9, 2023: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

A new inline suggestion in Outlook is being released with Microsoft Viva Insights to support booking meeting preparation time. The book prep time suggestion will enable Viva Insights users to set time aside to review related documents, complete tasks or take on any other preparation steps before the meeting.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109590

We will begin rolling out in early January 2023 and expect to complete rollout by mid-February (previously late January).

Microsoft Viva Connections is Available on iPad MC513051 · Published Feb 9, 2023

Viva connections is being released to a new form factor - iPad (tablet).

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 101167

Standard Release: We will begin rolling out in early March and expect to complete rollout by mid-March.

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva: Praise Highlights in Profile Card in Teams and Outlook MC500903 · Published Jan 24, 2023 · Last updated Feb 7, 2023

Updated February 7, 2023: We have made the decision to not proceed at this time. Thank you for your patience.

Praise in Microsoft Teams is designed to appreciate the effort that goes into the wide-ranging, collaborative work that Teams users do. Users can send praise to their colleagues through the messaging extension pinned to the Teams messaging bar or through the Microsoft Viva Insights app in Teams. For both, admins can use the Microsoft Teams admin center to enable/disable Praise.

With updates coming soon, praises received will be highlighted on a user’s profile card in Teams and Outlook. There are settings available for users that prevent praise highlights from being visible on their profile card.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 109551

 

Updates to Viva Insights Teams and Web App MC512208 · Published Feb 7, 2023

We’re consolidating the Viva Insights app in Teams and on Microsoft365.com into four tabs: Home, Wellbeing, Productivity, and Teamwork. We’re also updating the design, modifying the navigation, adding new insights and recommendations for qualifying managers, changing how we define teams, and bringing over some functionality from the now-retired MyAnalytics dashboard.

Note: Senior leaders with three or more reporting layers will continue to see the previous Viva Insights app, including the Organization trends tab. In the coming months, we’ll share an updated roadmap of improvements tailored to this audience.

We’ll begin a targeted release for these changes in early March 2023 and complete our worldwide rollout by early April 2023.

 

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