Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 21 - 2025 (May 19 - May 25)

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 21 of 2025, May 19 - May 25.

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

 

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

• What’s New in Microsoft Teams | May 2025 - Build Edition
• What’s new in Microsoft 365 Copilot | May 2025
• Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning, multi-agent orchestration, and more from Microsoft Build 2025
• Build 2025: Agents in Microsoft 365 announcements
• Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning
• New! Copilot Analytics improves access and reporting on Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agents
• New in May: Create in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
• Announcing Agreements and Microsoft 365 Copilot Tuning integration
• Microsoft Build 2025: The age of AI agents and building the open agentic web
• The Future is Calling: Virgin Media O2 Business offers Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile to supercharge business productivity and flexibility

Field Advisories:

• Microsoft Teams Leads in Audio Quality: Echo Cancellation and Noise Suppression Performance
• Copilot Adoption Community Now Available for All Viva Engage Customers
• Create next-gen voice agents with Azure AI's Voice Live API and Azure Communication Services
• Getting Started with Email in Azure Communication Services
• Unlocking the value of Microsoft 365 Copilot at Microsoft
• The Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Built for the new way of working
• Microsoft Build 2025: How to create a “frontier” workplace powered by agents
• Gear up for summer reading with Reading Coach

Community:

• Sharing the Vision: Microsoft 365 Community Conference Keynotes Now Available
• Selling Microsoft Teams Rooms - May 23 2025
• Microsoft Teams Rooms Speaker Recognition & Attribution Demo
• How to delete a Loop Workspace connected to a Teams channel?
• Test your Auto Attendant and Call Queue Text to Speech!

Coming Events:

• Teams Fireside Chat June - MVPs Michael LaMontagne and Habib Mankal,  12th June at 16:00 BST.

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Teams: Automatically set work location by connecting to a Wi-Fi network MC1081568 Published May 23, 2025

Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When users connect to their organization's Wi-Fi, Teams will automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488800.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-July 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: New bilateral chat policy for restricting external group chats to a maximum of two organizations MC1080690 Published May 22, 2025

Bilateral chat policy is a new type of policy for restricting external group chats in Microsoft Teams to maximum of two organizations. This policy will be available for admins to set up and apply to users and groups where external access policies are already set up. After the policy is enabled, automatically enforced compliance controls will prohibit users from creating or adding users from more than two organizations to external group chats.

This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams on the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 490566.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025.

 

Microsoft Teams: Introducing the Network Strength Indicator MC1077865 Published May 19, 2025

To improve meeting clarity and reduce confusion caused by connectivity issues, we’re adding a new Network Strength Indicator.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 414513

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025.

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage: New reply and reaction notifications in Microsoft Teams MC978923 Published Jan 14, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can request collaborative annotation sessions MC1019312 Published Feb 28, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status MC704035 Published Jan 5, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Connections: New News feature in Microsoft Teams MC1020218 Published Feb 28, 2025

(Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows MC709270 Published Jan 23, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent real-time notes in meetings MC1017117 Published Feb 26, 2025

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

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• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Glint: Use Feature Access Management in Viva for Microsoft 365 Copilot in Glint MC1004409 Published Feb 12, 2025

Microsoft Viva Insights | Copilot Analytics: Unified experience for Copilot Dashboard and Insights analyst workbench MC1072399 Published May 12, 2025

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

• Microsoft Teams Channel on YouTube
• Staying on top of Office 365 Updates
• What's new in Microsoft Teams
• What's new in Microsoft Teams devices - Office Support
• Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) - Release Notes
• Microsoft Teams content updates
• TechCommunity Teams Blog
• Teams Community Blog
• TechCommunity Microsoft 365 Blog
• TechCommunity Viva Blog
• Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community
• https://aka.ms/TeamsFeedback
• Microsoft 365 Roadmap
• Microsoft 365 Message Center (M365 Admin rights)
• Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes
• Track your message center tasks in Planner

 

 

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

Mattias Kressmark

Disclaimer :

The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.

Friends of Microsoft Teams - Week 20 - 2025 (May 12 - May 18)

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 20 of 2025, May 12 - May 18.

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

 

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

• Whats new in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices
• Whats new in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Field Advisories:

• Best practices for securing your Teams meetings from unauthorized access
• Collaborate in real time with workspaces in Teams
• Microsoft proposes commitments to resolve European competition concerns about Teams
• Research Drop: Unlocking AI Potential for Frontline Workers
• Bringing AI to Meetings with the Sample Builder
• Three tips for using Microsoft 365 Copilot to stay on top of it all
• Microsoft 365 Copilot: Your time and project management advisor
• Analyst Agent for Stock Technical Analysis
• LLMs can read, but can they understand Wall Street? Benchmarking their financial IQ

Community:

• Microsoft 365 Licensing - May 2025 update
• Microsoft Teams Room on Android May 2025 Update Run down
• Microsoft Teams AI Interpreter In Action - German to English

Coming Events:

• Empowering Communication: Teams Phone and AI, Tue, May 20, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT+2, Online event
• Teams Fireside Chat June - MVPs Michael LaMontagne and Habib Mankal,  12th June at 16:00 BST.

M365 Message Center :

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – new message center posts:

 

Microsoft Teams: Set New Ringtones in Teams Mobile MC1075916 Published May 16, 2025

Microsoft Teams Mobile (iOS and Android) will soon allow users to customize and select different sounds for various types of calls, helping you better manage your alerts and distinguish between different incoming communications. For users with Microsoft Teams Phone, this also includes calls for forwarded and delegated calls. Users can find these settings under Teams Settings > Calling > Choose a ringtone. The ringtone is set on a per-device basis, meaning the ringtone a user selects will apply only to that specific device. This also includes support for a new tone, “Beep” which will play a beep sound every 5 seconds for the duration of the call ringing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491438

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025.

 

Call Waiting Beep Enabled on Desktop and Mobile MC1075913 Published May 16, 2025

Call Waiting Beep is a phone feature that provides a less intrusive tone when a user is in a call and a second call comes in to let the user know there is an incoming call when they are busy. A beep tone will play every 5 seconds for the duration of an incoming call ringing.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491472

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by mid-June 2025.

 

 

• Microsoft Teams – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Add CVI (Cloud Video Interop) coordinates to town hall and webinar invitations MC1009932 Published Feb 19, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Improved options for sharing apps or agents in chat MC1034589 Published Mar 18, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes MC1009929 Published Feb 19, 2025

(Updated) Ability to Stop Copilot while it is generating a response MC1045222 Published Mar 31, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Bi-directional calendar syncing between Google Workspace and Microsoft Teams MC1058265 Published Apr 19, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join as attendees in Microsoft events from Teams Rooms on Windows MC1062452 Published Apr 25, 2025

Microsoft Teams: Specify who can manage the screen in town halls MC1058258 Published Apr 18, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status MC704035 Published Jan 5, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Queues app to add Monitor, Whisper, Barge, and Takeover MC999443 Published Feb 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Share files faster in Chat and channels MC998511 Published Feb 6, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Standard and Basic licensed Teams rooms on Windows in the Teams admin center portal MC1041960 Published Mar 26, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings and calls MC1059674 Published Apr 21, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Pop out live captions and Real-Time Text (RTT) in Teams meetings MC1059675 Published Apr 21, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: CVI coordinates enables presenters to join Town hall via VTC devices MC1070182 Published May 8, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: In channels, the "Shared" tab (formerly the "Files" tab) will have new capabilities MC1025217 Published Mar 7, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance and security in voicemail messages MC987329 Published Jan 24, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance in voicemail messages MC1028317 Published Mar 11, 2025

Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android: Walkie Talkie app will move to the three-dot menu if users separate chats and channels MC1068900 Published May 6, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Create new channels faster from the "New items" menu at top of the list of chats and channels MC1053645 Published Apr 11, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Slide Control for PowerPoint presenters MC1052166 Published Apr 10, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams admin center highlights additional security and compliance information available for apps MC1009926 Published Feb 19, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Room Recommender MC1045219 Published Mar 31, 2025

Microsoft Teams: Microsoft 365 Copilot for phone without transcription MC1068906 Published May 6, 2025

(Updated) Mute with Windows Taskbar available in the new Microsoft Teams on Windows MC709270 Published Jan 23, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Customize the location of notifications in Teams for the web MC1013461 Published Feb 21, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhancing the default experience for frontline workers MC1036574 Published Mar 19, 2025

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Meeting organizers can turn off copying of captions, transcript and recap MC908115 Published Oct 10, 2024

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New "Tag mentions" filter for the Activity feed MC973502 Published Jan 7, 2025

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – new message center posts:

 

 

Microsoft Viva Insights: People Skills insights for analysts MC1075900 Published May 16, 2025

Coming soon for Microsoft Viva Insights: The Skills landscape report, a new Microsoft Power BI report in the advanced insights app that introduces the skills landscape in your organization, powered by People Skills data. With this report, analysts and leaders can understand People Skills data and its usage in the organization, browse commonly used skills and areas of skills specialization, see how groups of skills are distributed across your groups, and explore the skills hierarchy.

A Microsoft 365 Copilot, Viva Suite, or Viva Insights license is required to enable People Skills data in Viva Insights.

This message applies to the Viva Insights web app.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 491022.

Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late July 2025 and expect to complete by late August 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Insights | Copilot Analytics: Unified experience for Copilot Dashboard and Insights analyst workbench MC1072399 Published May 12, 2025

Updated May 15, 2025: We have updated content. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Viva Insights will soon roll out a unified Copilot Analytics experience for Microsoft Copilot Dashboard users and Viva Insights analysts. This is part of our ongoing effort to enhance the value of Copilot Analytics in Viva Insights.

This message applies to the Viva Insights web app.

A Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a Viva Insights subscription with a Microsoft 365 license is required to use this feature. Learn more: Environment requirements for Viva Insights | Microsoft Learn

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 485734.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-June 2025 and expect to complete by early July 2025.

 

Microsoft Viva Engage: Centralized admin role management from the Engage admin center MC1072230 Published May 12, 2025

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of centralized admin role management in the Microsoft Viva Engage admin center. This new experience simplifies how Engage admins, verified admins, network admins and corporate communicator roles are assigned and managed. This rollout is part of our modernization effort to phase out the legacy Microsoft Yammer admin center. Overall, we are bringing greater consistency, usability and aligning our Engage admin experience to the broader M365 ecosystem.

This message applies Engage on the web, the Engage app in Teams for Windows desktop, and the Engage app in Teams for the web.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 479407.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025.

 

 

• Microsoft Viva – updated message center posts:

 

 

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Engage app for iOS/Android will have a shorter name in app stores MC1047929 Published Apr 4, 2025

(Updated) Advanced Insights - Copilot Headlines Report MC1048622 Published Apr 4, 2025

 

 

For the latest information/updates you can always check these resources :

• Microsoft Teams Channel on YouTube
• Staying on top of Office 365 Updates
• What's new in Microsoft Teams
• What's new in Microsoft Teams devices - Office Support
• Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) - Release Notes
• Microsoft Teams content updates
• TechCommunity Teams Blog
• Teams Community Blog
• TechCommunity Microsoft 365 Blog
• TechCommunity Viva Blog
• Microsoft Teams Public Preview - Microsoft Tech Community
• https://aka.ms/TeamsFeedback
• Microsoft 365 Roadmap
• Microsoft 365 Message Center (M365 Admin rights)
• Stay on top of Microsoft 365 changes
• Track your message center tasks in Planner

 

 

Disclaimer :

If others are interested to receive these “Friends of” messages directly from me, they can always share their contact details with me.

Or if you/they no longer want to receive these “Friends of” emails, just reply per email and I will remove you from this “Friends of” DL

 

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

Mattias Kressmark

Disclaimer :

The content of this communication and its attachments (if any) is for general information purposes only and does not under any circumstance constitute a binding offer or acceptance of Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate, unless this is expressly stated in a separate document executed by a person with sufficient powers to do so. The content shall not be considered to supplement or amend the terms of any existing agreement with Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Microsoft NV/SA or any other Microsoft Group affiliate. Furthermore you are reminded that the content is solely based on the limited information provided to us at the time of this communication and it will be subject to possible changes occurring hereafter.