The latest update on Microsoft Teams for July brings a host of exciting features and enhancements to improve collaboration and communication. Here’s a summary of some key highlights:
**Chat and Collaboration:**
– Introducing custom emojis and reactions to add creativity and personalization to conversations.
– Enhanced search result suggestions to help you find messages quickly.
– Improved sound notification controls for better focus and productivity.
– Ability to turn on/off notifications for specific channel posts.
**Meetings, Mesh in Teams, Webinars, and Town Halls:**
– New meeting gallery in Teams meetings for a more engaging and inclusive experience.
– Presenter orderability on event pages in webinars for customization.
– Manage what attendees see updates for town hall and webinars for better control.
– Town hall events in Government Community Cloud (GCC) for large-scale events.
**Teams Rooms and Devices:**
– Speaker recognition and Copilot benefits for all Teams Rooms on Windows for precise speaker attribution.
– Newly certified devices like Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar M, Jabra PanaCast 50, and Yealink WH64 Headset for enhanced meeting experiences.
**Teams Phone:**
– Explicit consent recording meeting policy support on Teams phone devices for privacy.
– Private line feature for a dedicated secondary phone number.
– Updated People app, detailed call history, and call transfer improvements for better call management.
– Move ongoing calls from the Teams app to the native dialer on your mobile device for seamless calling experience.
These updates aim to make collaboration easier, meetings more engaging, and communication more efficient within Microsoft Teams. Stay tuned for more exciting features and improvements to enhance your Teams experience.
