Microsoft 365 roadmap roundup – 29th May 2023

Take a look at the this week’s edition of Microsoft 365 Roadmap Roundup 29th May 2023

Use the links below to switch between each product’s roadmap updates:

SharePoint
Teams
OneDrive
Microsoft Purview

Teams

  • Launched (6)
  • Rolling out (6)
  • In development (12)

🍾 LAUNCHED

  • Microsoft Teams: Track and pause automatic firmware updates for Android-based Teams devices in the Teams Admin Center – With this feature, IT admins can track which firmware is being rolled out through automatic updates via the Teams Admin Center and when. Additionally, automatic updates can be paused temporarily, allowing time to validate scenarios. This feature is applicable for Teams Rooms on Android and Android-based Teams Phones, Panels, and displays. Roadmap ID:119389
  • Microsoft Teams: Video Filters in Microsoft Teams Meetings  – Video filters allow participants in Teams Meetings to augment their video stream with visual effects. The effects are provided by app developers on Teams Platform. Roadmap ID:86811
  • Microsoft Teams: Add people to a group chat with @mention – Add new participants to the chat with @mention, removing the need to navigate to the add-dialog. When adding a new participant, you can control how much of the chat history to share.  Roadmap ID:97736
  • Microsoft Teams: Casting from Teams desktop client to Microsoft Teams Rooms – For quick ad-hoc sessions that don’t require setting up a formal meeting, people can use Teams casting to wirelessly connect to a Teams Room and display content from the Teams desktop client (Windows and Mac). Users can broadcast their screen and cast content stored locally on their computer or accessible via Office 365. Roadmap ID:97227
  • Microsoft Teams: Bulk removal for individual policy assignments – Admins can cleanup individual policy assignments from users in bulk, so that those users can inherit the correct policy either via a group policy assignment or global org-wide default. Roadmap ID:90705
  • Microsoft Teams: Freehand by InVision Feature Change – The Freehand by InVision feature that was able to be initiated from the Share Tray in a Teams Meeting is being removed. Users can use the new Freehand by InVision Meeting App to create and collaborate on Freehands during their meetings. Roadmap ID:96011

🚂 ROLLING OUT

  • Microsoft Teams: Expanding up to 10,000 users in Distribution Lists for lobby policy in Teams meeting – Currently, if you change your lobby policy in a Teams Meeting to “Invited Users Only” and invite a Distribution List (DL), only the first 1,000 users of that DL will be recognized and let through the lobby. All other users a part of the DL will not be recognized and will be placed in the lobby. With this update, up to 10,000 users of that given DL will be recognized and let through the lobby if the lobby policy is set to “Invited Users Only.” Roadmap ID:93585
  • Microsoft Teams: Live Captions Usability Improvement – The new Caption Settings pane allows for better discovery and easier navigation. Users have the ability to customize the size and color of their font as well as the height and position of the caption window with the option to scroll to review captions of what has been said, up to one minute ago. Roadmap ID:107782
  • Microsoft Teams: Avatars for Microsoft Teams  – Avatars for Microsoft Teams gives you that much-needed camera break, while still allowing you to collaborate effectively. You can add a new layer of choice to your meetings and represent yourself the way you want with customizable avatars and reactions. Roadmap ID:107969
  • Microsoft Teams: Easier Teams Meeting join for Cloud Video Interop (CVI) users – Cloud Video Interop (CVI) licensed users can join Teams meetings as a guest without CVI coordinates. The Teams platform enables all four certified CVI partners to offer customers the ability to quickly join a Teams meeting without requiring the CVI coordinates in the meeting invite. Roadmap ID:120855
  • Microsoft Teams: QR code sign-in on Teams Displays for hotdesking – This feature helps hotdesking users sign-in quickly and securely into their Teams displays by scanning a QR code using their Teams mobile app on Android phones and iOS phones. Roadmap ID: 123153
  • Microsoft Teams: Virtual front desk on certified Teams displays – Virtual front desk is a feature that enables IT admins to interact with and provide personalized assistance to customers, colleagues, or guests who are on-site via video call on a Microsoft Teams display. Roadmap ID: 123154

⌛ IN DEVELOPMENT

Rollout starts – June 2023

  • 🆕 Microsoft Loop: Tasks in Loop components sync with Planner and To Do – Tasks added to task lists in Microsoft Loop components in Teams and Outlook will be available in Microsoft Planner and To Do. Roadmap ID:124928
  • Microsoft Teams: Breakout rooms support for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows – With breakout room support, Teams Rooms on Windows can be added to a breakout room and moved in and out of the main room making it easy for breakout session coordination. Roadmap ID:95680
  • Microsoft Teams: App suggestions by task in In-context Stores – Users think about which tasks they need to complete such as creating a survey inside Teams. Now, app suggestions will be organized by tasks the apps support as opposed to conventional categories (productivity, project management). As a result, the new categorization will reduce the amount of time users need to spend learning about these apps – helping them to work more effectively. The task-based app suggestions will be added to the Tabs, Messaging Extension, and Bots in-context Stores. Roadmap ID:122527

Rollout starts – July 2023

  • 🆕 Microsoft Teams: Ability for all participants to start collaborative annotations – All participants in meetings are now able to start collaborative annotations. Roadmap ID:89975
  • 🆕 Microsoft Teams: See multiple participants and shared content preview in presenter window when screen sharing – While screen sharing, the presenter window now shows up to four meeting participants (both video and audio), active speakers, and raise hands. Meeting notifications are surfaced to the central area of the screen for easier awareness and consistent windowing behavior. Roadmap ID:128651
  • 🆕 Microsoft Teams: Collaborative notes on Teams mobile – Collaborative notes allow meeting attendees to co-create and collaborate on their meeting agenda, notes, and action items. Since Collaborative notes are a Loop component, it is always in sync regardless of how many places they live in. Assigned Tasks in Collaborative notes automatically sync with ToDo & Planner. Roadmap ID:128652
  • Microsoft Teams: Front Row AI enhancements for Teams Rooms on Windows – Spatial Audio – Spatial Audio brings next-generation experiences to Teams Rooms on Windows that have Teams-certified stereo speakers with right and left capabilities. This intelligent audio technology delivers a more natural and inclusive experience for in-room participants making it feel like remote people are in the room with them. Roadmap ID:122554
  • Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID and passcode to join on Teams Rooms on Windows – IT Admins can configure and require a meeting ID and passcode to join a meeting on Teams Rooms on Windows to ensure higher levels of security and privacy. This feature is available for Teams Rooms Pro customers. Roadmap ID:101332
  • Microsoft Teams: Animated Backgrounds in Teams Meetings – The dynamic background feature in Teams Meetings allows users to replace their existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance meeting experience with creativity and personalization according to their preferences. Roadmap ID:122513
  • Microsoft Teams: Two-way lobby chat in Virtual appointments – Provide a seamless client experience with an interactive lobby that allows facilitators to send messages to customers prior to the meeting. Roadmap ID:122395
  • Microsoft Teams: Front row gallery improvements for Teams Rooms on Windows – Improvements to the front row experience for Teams Rooms on Windows using Microsoft AI to remove individual backgrounds, adjust video participant size, and apply a unified background design so remote participants appear as if they are in the same room. Roadmap ID:95267
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