What’s New in Microsoft Teams? Explore the Latest Features Designed to Enhance Collaboration

Microsoft Teams continues to evolve, introducing a suite of new features that streamline communication and make meetings more effective. From improved chat functionalities to sophisticated meeting environments, here’s a detailed look at the latest updates designed to enhance your Microsoft Teams experience.

Key Updates Across Microsoft Teams:

Chat and Collaboration:

• Time-Based Prompts in Copilot: Quickly search through chat histories using intuitive time-based phrases, allowing for rapid retrieval of messages from specific periods without manual scrolling.
• Channel Link Access: Streamline the process of joining shared channels with the ability to request access via a direct link, improving both user accessibility and administrative efficiency.
• Channel Cards: Instantly access essential information about channels by hovering over their names, revealing details such as recent activity, team info, and membership, thereby streamlining your navigation and workflow.

• Apps in Group Chats with External Users: Enhance the functionality of group chats by integrating apps, even when communicating with external users, to foster a more productive collaboration environment.
• Discover Feed Toggle: Personalise your interface by choosing to show or hide the Discover feed, focusing your attention on content that is most pertinent to your current needs.
• Custom Emojis and Reactions: Upload and utilise custom emojis and reactions within your tenant to reflect your team’s culture and add a personal touch to your daily communications.
• Enhanced Search Suggestions: Get context-rich suggestions as you type in the search bar, facilitating quicker and more efficient access to the specific communications you need.
• Advanced Notification Controls: Tailor notification sounds to highlight critical alerts while minimising distractions, aiding in maintaining focus on urgent matters.
• Notification Preferences for Posts: Customise how you receive notifications for specific channel posts to stay informed about essential updates without being overwhelmed by less relevant information.

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Meetings, Mesh in Teams, Webinars, and Town Halls:

• Intelligent Meeting Recap for GCC: Utilise AI technology to generate comprehensive meeting recaps in the GCC environment, summarising key discussions and highlighting actionable tasks.
• Unscheduled Townhall Recaps on Android: Ensure that all participants are up to date with detailed AI-driven recaps of unscheduled townhalls, accessible directly on Android devices.
• Dynamic Town Hall Reactions: Implement real-time reactions such as “like” or “applause” during town halls to provide instant feedback to presenters, creating a more interactive and engaging meeting environment.
• APIs for Webinar and Town Hall Management: Use new APIs to streamline the creation, update, and management of webinars and town halls, enhancing organisational efficiency.
• Town Hall Q&A Export: After town halls, export attendee questions to a CSV file for structured review and follow-up, improving content management and participant engagement.
• Cross-Room Reaction Visualisations: In large virtual events, simultaneously view reactions from multiple rooms, helping hosts gauge and respond to participant sentiment more effectively.
• New Meeting Gallery Views: Customise the display of meeting participants with options to prioritise or hide certain individuals, optimising visibility and engagement during virtual meetings.

• Enhanced Events Management: Simplify the management of presenter visibility and ordering during webinars through intuitive drag-and-drop functionality.

• Mesh Event Enhancements: Employ Microsoft Mesh to create more engaging and customisable virtual event spaces, with features like revisiting past events and customisable avatars.

Teams Rooms and Device Innovations:

• Enhanced Device Compatibility: Explore a range of certified devices tailored for different meeting spaces, ensuring optimal functionality and user experience.
• Speaker Recognition and Copilot Integration: Benefit from precise speaker recognition technology integrated with Copilot functionalities to enhance meeting transcriptions and insights across various Teams Rooms devices.

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