Microsoft Ignite is approaching (November 14-17 – official site) and many of the updates on new Microsoft Teams features will be shared during the event, but some new features on Teams have already been revealed, and here are the point-by-point highlights for more and more high-performance team collaboration.

  • New Microsoft Teams app for Windows and Mac

The new Teams 2.1 started to be operational on early users in March 2023 and available to all from September 2023 for 300 million active users (here are more details). The new app is designed to be faster and less impactful on system resources.

New features included in the new version of Teams include custom line-of-business apps, third-party apps, meeting rooms, 7×7 video, call queues, PSTN calling, and contextual search in chats and channels.
Net of the internal policies managed by the IT manager, the user will be able to switch from the old Teams to the new one. The changes will be both in terms of experience and action, the goal for Microsoft is that by the beginning of 2024, the majority of users have definitively chosen the new version.

  • Teams Town Halls

Live event and webinar management from Teams will be much more professional. Microsoft Teams Live Events, which will remain active until September 2024, will be retired and replaced by Teams Town Halls. For Teams Premium License participants up to 10k or 20k (Premium License), 15 simultaneous events, and up to 30h duration per event.
From 2024, the ability to stream out to third-party platforms such as YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Meta Workplace, etc.
Other new features available in the new platform: Green Room, Q&A, and On-demand recording.
In addition, the management of event invitations has been optimized, with the ability to add speaker bios, have custom templates, and manage registration data via specific forms.

  • Live translated transcript

With this feature, available only to Teams Premium users, you can record and transcription in 30 different languages of a meeting.

  • Collaborative notes in Teams mobile

This new function allows the ability for participants to create notes, and collaborate on an agenda, which automatically syncs with Microsoft Planner and Microsoft To Do.

  • New Channels experience

The latest updates include a new conversation view, an improved search experience, and a simplified information panel.
It’s possible to create up to 1,000 channels within a team, in order to manage the space and team related to a specific workgroup without running out of space.

  • Portrait blur

You can now blur the background in two modes, with the existing standard blur and portrait blurring, record the screen, and record audio-only clips when sending a video message in a chat.

 

Stay tuned to read through our article the future Microsoft Teams updates. Meanwhile, discover how our UC solutions can help you improve your communications within Microsoft Teams.