UCStatus Podcast

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 75 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry). Mark Vale (@markvale) was driving around Europe collecting printers. So he’s in for credit only.

Another list of stuff from the new quarterly What’s new in Teams blog and other dedicated Teams blogs, the Roadmap and Message Centre from 9th September 2026 to 26th October 2026. Here’s the list…

Help your customers get answers and support with Teams Phone Agent

Now generally available, Teams Phone Agent is an AI-powered calling receptionist that helps organizations serve their customers. It answers incoming calls to help customers with common requests
Teams Blog – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/help-your-customers-get-answers-and-support-with-teams-phone-agent/4560840

Serve customers with Queues app’s collaborative calling for Microsoft Teams

Queues app for Microsoft Teams turns an existing call queue into a collaborative workspace where calling representatives and supervisors work the same set of customer conversations together, in the familiar Teams app they already use every day. The solution is built for collaborative calling teams that manage customer calls alongside their other responsibilities. It supports teams serving external customers, such as bank branches, as well as internal customers through functions like an IT help desk.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/serve-customers-with-queues-apps-collaborative-calling-for-microsoft-teams/4555824

Cross-Platform Meeting Connect: Great in-room meeting experiences across Teams and Zoom

Cross-Platform Meeting Connect introduces Microsoft and Zoom’s plan to improve the experience of joining meetings across platforms from meeting rooms. Building on Direct Guest Join, the initiative aims to bring features such as HDMI content sharing, participant rosters, read-only chat visibility, synchronised room controls (mute, unmute, end call), dual-screen layouts, and enhanced HD video support. The goal is to make Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms more useful for cross-platform collaboration while maintaining familiar room experiences and helping organisations get more value from their existing meeting room investments.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/cross-platform-meeting-connect-great-in-room-meeting-experiences-across-teams-an/4564608

Making Microsoft Teams more responsive, reliable, and ready for work

This highlights recent performance improvements across Teams desktop and mobile apps, including a new Efficiency Mode for older or lower-spec devices, significant responsiveness gains on Android, and faster image loading in media-rich chats. These enhancements are designed to make Teams launch quicker, use fewer resources, and deliver a smoother, more reliable experience across a wide range of devices.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/making-microsoft-teams-more-responsive-reliable-and-ready-for-work/4564205

Ask Copilot in Teams conversations
Stay in the flow of work and get help from Copilot directly within your conversations. Open Copilot from a message or selected text in a Teams conversation, with the relevant context already included, making it easier to gain insights, explore questions, and move work forward without needing to re-explain information.

Video recap in Teams
Meeting recap now delivers a bite-sized video recap of with key highlights from your Teams meeting. It combines AI-generated voiceover summaries with video snippets, spotlighting the most important moments while preserving the original tone and flow, so you can catch up on key topics in a few minutes. Video recaps now support meetings in 23 languages across 31 regional variants

Translation button to change the language for intelligent meeting recaps
After an intelligent meeting recap is generated, you can change the recap language at any time using a translation button, even if a different language was selected during the meeting. Multilingual teams get more flexibility to read meeting insights, action items, and discussion summaries in the language that is most comfortable for them.

Teams Phone Agent
Teams Phone Agent is an AI-powered receptionist for your business’s phone line, so callers can get help with common requests even after hours. For customer-facing organizations and departments using Teams Phone, such as bank branches or IT help desks, it takes repetitive calls off employees’ plates so they can focus on the conversations that truly need a human touch. With support for over 60 languages and locales, Teams Phone Agent handles common requests such as answering routine questions or booking appointments. , And it can route a caller to the right department or employee with an AI-generated summary of the conversation, so customers do not have to navigate phone menus or repeat themselves. Custom voice agents are available for specialized workflows.

Intelligent call recap in Queues app
Intelligent call recaps in Queues app help you catch up on recorded or transcribed queue calls with AI-generated summary notes covering key discussion points and follow-up actions. To open a recap, find the call record in the Queues app call history and select Recap.

Copilot in Queues app’s shared call history for post-call insights
Quickly catch up on a call queue call and uncover key details with the ability to use Copilot in the shared call history in Queues app. After a recorded call is completed, users with Copilot can now open the call record in the shared call history, access the Copilot Chat sidecar from the Recap tab, and ask questions about the call.

Automatic recording and transcription for call queues
Capture customer interactions without requiring your organization’s calling representatives to manually start recording. Admins can enable automatic recording and transcription for individual Teams call queues and control access to recordings. Recordings are stored in SharePoint and accessible through call recaps in the shared call history in Queues app.

View and manage auto attendant shared voicemails in Queues app
Help your team stay on top of customer messages by managing auto attendant shared voicemails directly in Queues app. Calls routed from an auto attendant to voicemail will appear in Queues app, giving collaborative calling teams a centralized place to track, triage, and respond to messages.

Customize recording and transcription notifications for Teams calls
Give your organization greater control over how recording and transcription are communicated during Teams calls. IT admins can customize select user notification strings for recording and transcription in the Teams admin center, helping tailor the experience for participants in Teams VoIP calls.

Enhance control of delegated calls with call lock and delegate join alerts
Call delegation in Teams gains real controls: a delegator can lock an active call and see when a delegate joins. Locking prevents delegates from joining or resuming the call, and optional warning tones notify participants when a delegate joins or resumes.

Interpreter agent support in Teams Rooms on Android
The Interpreter agent acts as a translator in Microsoft Teams meetings, letting participants listen in their chosen language with real-time translation. It is now available in Teams Rooms on Android licensed for Teams Rooms Pro.

New room optimization mode in Teams desktop
Room optimization mode makes it easier to use your laptop for meetings and collaboration in spaces such as focus or huddle rooms that do not yet have a Teams Rooms system. It replaces shared display mode, has a new location, and enables or disables room-specific features. When room peripherals are connected, Teams can automatically select audio and video devices, enable speaker recognition and shared display, and disable voice isolation.

Modernized Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android
The updated Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android prioritizes video on the meeting stage, arranges participants in consistent aspect ratios, and minimizes movement of participant tiles on stage. You can hide the room self-preview video and choose to see audio and video participants equally on stage instead of prioritizing video participants. Admins can set the default behavior using local device settings and the Pro Management portal.

Breakout rooms in Teams Meetings & Events
Breakout rooms are now supported in Teams Meetings & Teams Events with up to 1,000 participants across 100 rooms, increased from the previous limit of 300 participants across 50 rooms. Organizers can use breakout rooms to create smaller focused sessions within an event for more interaction and collaboration.

Specify who has control of production tools in Teams Events
Organizers can designate who controls production tools, granting chosen people access to Manage what attendees see and the green room so event production stays with the right crew. The setting is a new meeting option applied when the event is set up.

Expanding presenter visibility in “Manage what attendees see”
Producers can resize and expand the presenter panel in Manage what attendees see, making it easier to view, manage, and switch between presenters while a live event is running.

New layout when sharing content for Teams events
Organizers and presenters who have access to production tools now see updated layout options when sharing content in the “Manage what attendees see” experience for Teams events. The available layouts are speaker focused, content focused, and content only. The new speaker focused layout prioritizes presenter video alongside shared content for greater visibility. Available for Teams events organizers on Teams for Windows desktop and Mac desktop.

Intelligent Call Delegation
Incoming Teams calls don’t wait for a break in your day. Intelligent call delegation provides AI-powered calling assistance so you can focus on the conversations that matter most. It answers calls and gathers context, helping you decide whether to pick up and engage the caller. It can also schedule follow-up appointments through an integration with Microsoft Bookings so you can reconnect with callers at a more convenient time.
GA date: November CY2026
Preview date: October CY2026

Granular Conditional Access for Teams meetings gives organizations greater control over access to sensitive meetings. Administrators can apply Conditional Access policies to selected meetings, helping ensure participants meet organizational security requirements before joining.
GA date: November CY2026

Analytics for desk utilisation in PMP
Teams admins can access utilization analytics for Teams bookable desks on Teams Pro Management portal, similar to analytics provided for meeting rooms on the portal today. For utilization analytics to be enabled, a desk needs to have one or more peripheral device associated, and the desk needs to be licensed with Teams Shared Space license or Teams Shared Space – Single Space license.
GA date: November CY2026

Upgraded call history in Teams Calls App
Call history in the Teams Calls app is being upgraded to make it easier to find and act on past call activity. Missed calls and associated voicemails will be consolidated into a single call history entry, reducing clutter and simplifying follow-up. Call history will also expand from 100 records to up to 3,000 records or 6 months of history, whichever limit is reached first, giving users more context when they need it.
GA date: November CY2026

Multi-Line call history tabs in the calls app
Multi-line users get a redesigned call history experience that organizes activity by phone line. Call activity is organized into dedicated tabs for each line, so history, voicemails, and recordings appear under the line they belong to, making navigation and call management simpler and more intuitive.
GA date: November CY2026

Two presenters can share their screens or windows simultaneously in meetings
Two presenters can share a screen or window at the same time in a Teams meeting. Participants can see both shared content streams simultaneously, making it easier to compare and discuss content from different presenters.
GA date: November CY2026

Spell check before sending in new Outlook
If you don’t want to check spelling manually for every message—or you’re worried you might forget!—you can set Outlook to check spelling for you every time before sending emails.
GA date: October CY2026

Express face enrollment
Express face enrollment makes it easier for users to create a face profile in Teams by using their camera during eligible meetings, after they opt in. Once enrolled, users can be recognized in supported Teams Rooms experiences, helping identify who is in the room and improving downstream meeting experiences such as Copilot and recap. Admins can enable or disable the feature for their organization.
GA date: November CY2026

Automatically block identified external bots
Admins can now automatically block external bots from joining meetings via Teams meeting policies.

Breakout rooms for up to 1,000 attendees
Large meetings can now use breakout rooms, enabling structured collaboration at scale.

Enhanced bookable desk experience on Teams desk hub devices
Improved desk reservation workflows on devices like Yealink Linkhub (Teams Shared Space license required).

AI Interpreter for Teams Events
AI Interpreter for Events brings real-time, AI-powered audio interpretation to Teams Town Halls and Webinars, helping global audiences follow events in their preferred language. Organizers can configure supported languages for their event, giving attendees a more natural and engaging multilingual experience beyond translated captions.
GA date: November CY2026

Teams Meeting Options in Outlook for Mac
When you add a Teams meeting to an event in Outlook for Mac, the join link and dial-in details now appear in the invite while you’re still writing it. A new Meeting Options button lets you change the Teams meeting settings right away, before you send.
GA date: November CY2026

Default meeting templates
Default meeting templates enable IT admins to automatically apply their organization’s preferred meeting settings whenever users schedule a Teams meeting through Outlook or Teams calendar. This helps organizations apply meeting settings (including protection settings) at scale, and reduce the need for organizers to manually configure meeting options. Only organizers with a Teams Premium (T-Pre) license assigned can use Default Meeting Templates.
GA date: November CY2026

Explicit Consent for Recording & transcription in one-to-one PSTN calls
Microsoft Teams will support explicit consent for participants connected through the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in one-to-one calls. When explicit consent is required, PSTN participants will hear an audio prompt when recording or transcription is started. They can use their phone keypad to consent or decline. Participants who decline can remain in the call but stay muted. This capability extends the existing Teams calling policy for explicit consent to one-to-one PSTN calls.
GA date: December CY2026

Microsoft Teams Message Centre Highlights (Since 8 September 2026)

Side conversations within meeting chat
MC1523090 | October 23 – Microsoft Teams will allow users to start or continue private side conversations within the meeting chat window, preserving chat history. This feature rolls out worldwide in January 2027, requires no admin action, and users can disable the side-chat tab if desired. No compliance issues identified.

Loop meeting notes stored in the organiser’s OneDrive
MC1523076 | October 23 – Non-channel Microsoft Teams meeting notes, including Loop and Facilitator notes, will be stored in the meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business starting mid-November 2026. This ensures consistent ownership without changing the collaboration experience. No configuration is needed, but update governance processes accordingly. Channel meeting notes storage remains unchanged.

Expanded presenter visibility in “Manage what attendees see”
MC1443518 | October 19 – Microsoft Teams is enhancing presenter visibility in “Manage what attendees see” by allowing event organizers and producers to drag and resize the presenter panel, displaying more presenters simultaneously. This update, rolling out from mid-August to October 2026, improves event production efficiency without requiring admin action.

External presenters can manage event production controls
MC1443517 | October 19 – Microsoft Teams now allows event organizers to grant production control permissions to trusted external presenters, including federated (B2B) and guest users, enabling them to manage event production controls. This feature, rolling out August–November 2026, enhances collaboration with external partners without automatic changes to existing events.

Breakout rooms now supported for meetings up to 1,000 attendees
MC1330891 | October 19 – Microsoft Teams now supports breakout rooms in meetings with up to 1,000 attendees, allowing up to 100 breakout rooms per meeting. Rollout begins July 2026, with general availability by October 2026. The feature is enabled by default, requires no action, and maintains the existing experience for smaller meetings.

Town Hall custom backgrounds
MC1307982 | October 19 – Microsoft Teams will allow organizers and presenters of town hall events with Teams Premium licenses to upload custom background images in the “Manage what attendees see” feature. Rollout begins early June 2026, enabling branded visuals behind presenters and shared content in supported layouts. No admin action required.

Streaming switchboard for NDI sources
MC1521613 | October 22 – Microsoft Teams will introduce a streaming switchboard allowing event producers to select and stream up to eight NDI sources during meetings and events, starting November 2026. Admins must enable NDI streaming via policy, and users must activate production capabilities to use the feature.

Chat for organizers and presenters in structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Android
MC1519857 | October 21 – Teams Rooms on Android with Teams Rooms Pro license will gain access to a private presenter chat in green room-enabled meetings/events when joined as organizers. This backstage chat appears as “Event group” or “Planning group.” Rollout starts August 2025 (preview) and completes November 2026 (general availability). No admin action needed.

Teams Phone Agent GA
MC1482800 | October 23 – Teams Phone Agent, an AI-powered calling solution for Microsoft Teams, will be generally available worldwide starting late September 2026. Usage-based billing with Copilot Credits requires admins to configure spending policies and security groups in the Microsoft 365 admin center to avoid default auto attendant settings.

Intelligent Call Delegation
MC1519860 | October 21 – Intelligent Call Delegation in Teams uses AI to answer calls, gather context, and schedule follow-ups via Microsoft Bookings, helping users focus on important conversations. Rolling out from November 2026 (preview) to January 2027 (general availability), it requires appropriate licensing and admin configuration. No compliance issues identified.

IntelliFrame people labels for identifying in-room participants
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will introduce IntelliFrame people labels by late January 2027, automatically displaying enrolled in-room participants’ names and contact cards to remote attendees, enhancing hybrid meeting clarity. The feature requires Teams Rooms Pro licenses, voice and face recognition enrollment, and can be managed via Teams meeting policies.

Retirement of the “Turn off IntelliFrame” option
MC1521614 | October 22 – Microsoft Teams will retire the “Turn off IntelliFrame” option for online participants in meetings with Teams Rooms using Cloud IntelliFrame. Starting late November 2026, all online users will see the room’s IntelliFrame view. In-room users can still disable it. No admin action is needed.

Chat for organisers and presenters in structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Android
When a Teams meeting or event has green room enabled and a Teams Rooms on Android joins the meeting/event as an organizer, people in the room will have access to the private chat for presenters that appears as a separate chat tab on the meeting chat pane. The chat tab is labelled “Event group” for events and “Planning group” for meetings. Presenters can use this private chat for backstage coordination. Users in the room can also switch to a separate chat that is shared by both presenters and attendees. This feature is available in Teams Rooms Pro licensed rooms.

Hide organiser names in calendar view on Teams Panels
Microsoft Teams Panels will add an admin setting to show or hide organizer names in Calendar View, configurable via the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal or panel device. This feature, available with Teams Rooms Pro and Shared Spaces licenses, launches worldwide in early October 2026.

Back by popular demand and the fact that I now have a Copilot license.

Generated by AI. Make sure to check for accuracy.

Follow-up tasks:

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below. Be sure to bookmark https://ucs.fyi/podcast and subscribe for new episodes

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 74 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

Another list of stuff from the Microsoft Teams Roadmap and the Message Centre from late July 2026 to 2nd week of September 2026. Here’s the list…

Expanded Pro Management Portal (PMP) health monitoring for Teams Rooms on Android by surfacing device health signals including storage health, Teams meeting app, calendar sync, secondary display health and network. When issues are detected, PMP will automatically generate actionable alerts and support ticket creation workflows, enabling IT administrators to proactively identify and triage room health issues before they impact meeting experiences.
GA date: October CY2026

Attendees can take advantage of proximity join with Teams Rooms on Windows and/or Android for fast, effortless connection to nearby room systems during Teams events, such as town halls, webinars, and structured meetings.
GA date: October CY2026

Administrators can monitor meeting and call health across the organization, uncover recurring patterns, and proactively troubleshoot issues impacting users in both active and completed meetings and calls.
GA date: September CY2026

After a recorded call is completed, use Copilot in the Queues app to quickly catch up on key details, uncover insights, and resolve customer issues faster without having to manually search through a transcript or listen back to a recording. Navigate to the unified call history in the Queues app, select the recorded call record, and launch the Copilot Chat sidecar from within the Recap tab. You can then ask Copilot to generate a summary or answer questions about specific details related to the call.
GA date: September CY2026

Facilitator can now join meetings set up in Teams channels. Facilitator helps participants run more effective meetings through the ability to take live notes, manage the agenda, answer questions, and capture tasks.
GA date: September CY2026

Spend less time catching up on call recordings to resolve customer issues faster. For recorded call queue calls, the Queues app now supports intelligent call recaps for recorded calls that includes AI-generated summary notes, key discussion points, and follow-up actions. Navigate to the call record in the Queues app and select the Recap tab to access.
GA date: September CY2026

Transfer ownership of a meeting or recurring meeting series to another person in your organization. The new organizer must accept the transfer before it is completed. This helps maintain continuity for long-running meetings while preserving the existing event for attendees. Available in Outlook for Windows and web and Teams calendar.
GA date: September CY2026

With breakout room support, Teams Rooms on Android can be added to a breakout room and moved in and out of the main room making it easy for breakout session coordination.
GA date: October CY2026

Teams Rooms on Android now supports coordinated meetings, enabling paired Teams Rooms on Android devices and Android-based touch boards to work together in the same hybrid meeting experience. This feature enables coordinated join and leave, and collaboration across front-of-room displays and touch boards. This creates more immersive and flexible meeting spaces for both in-room and remote participants.
GA date: January CY2027

Admins can now choose whether the organizer name will show up in the calendar view on Teams panels and MTR-Android. In Pro Management Portal, admins can toggle the “Show Organizer Name” setting ON or OFF. On the panel device, admins can toggle the “Show organizer names” setting ON or OFF. On the MTRA console device and All In One Display device, admins can toggle the “Show organizer names on calendar” setting ON or OFF. Based on the selection, the organizer name will or will not be shown on the calendar view on panel and MTRA devices. Available with Teams Rooms Pro and Shared Space licenses.
GA date: October CY2026

Microsoft Teams will provide additional protection for QR codes shared by external users in messages. Images containing QR codes from external senders will be obscured by default and require users to reveal them before viewing or scanning. This helps reduce the risk of phishing and fraud by encouraging more deliberate interaction with QR code content.
GA date: October CY2026

Teams Android device management is transitioning from the Teams admin center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal by July 2026 (public cloud) and August-September 2026 (GCC environments). PMP will unify management for all Teams devices, with TAC device management deprecated by September 2026. Admins should prepare by reviewing updated guidance and updating documentation.
GA now

Microsoft Teams is introducing a new migration experience in the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal to move shared device accounts to passwordless Microsoft Entra resource accounts. This improves security by using device-bound credentials. Admins must initiate migration, starting early August 2026, with recommended phased deployment and validation.
GA now

Microsoft Teams is introducing shared display mode and enhanced peripheral detection for BYOD meeting spaces to improve meeting join experience and privacy. Rollout begins late July 2026. Administrators gain new reporting and device health insights in Teams Pro Management portal, with options to opt out of data collection. Users can disable automatic meeting room mode.
Completed mid-August

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will receive a modernized Gallery view in mid-August 2026, aligning it with Windows. Updates include consistent participant tile ratios, video prioritization, stable gallery behavior, and new admin controls. No action is required before rollout; admins can configure settings post-update.
Mid August for general
mid-September for GCC

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will support real-time Interpreter agent for up to nine languages, enabling multilingual meetings with voice simulation. Available late August 2026, it requires a Teams Rooms Pro license, includes 20 hours of interpretation monthly, and offers admin controls via Teams meeting policies. No action required.
Available late September

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro will support human interpreter listening mode starting July 2026, allowing participants to select and switch interpretation languages during meetings. The feature enhances multilingual collaboration, requires organizer enablement, and involves no admin action.
Available late August

Teams Rooms on Android will allow users to temporarily change the app language per session from the console, aligning with Windows experience. This feature rolls out from June to October 2026 with app version 2.12.0+, resets after restart, requires no admin action, and does not affect system settings.
Available late October

Microsoft Teams is enhancing IntelliFrame for Teams Rooms on Windows with AI data channels on certified cameras, enabling faster speaker framing, participant recognition, and smoother views. Rolling out worldwide from mid-October to mid-November 2026, this feature is enabled by default and requires no admin action.
Available mid November

The Microsoft Teams Recap app, rolling out July–August 2026, centralizes meeting recordings, transcripts, and AI summaries for improved productivity. It offers filters, audio/video recaps, and access to past 30 days’ meetings. AI features require a Microsoft 365 Copilot license; the app is pre-installed but not pinned by default.
Available end of August

Microsoft Teams is enhancing the bookable desk experience on Teams panel-based devices like Logi Dock Flex, enabling users to view and reserve desks directly. Rollout starts early August 2026, requiring a Teams Shared Space license per device. No admin action is needed; users must connect their laptop to book desks.
Available late August

Microsoft Teams will support digital signage on idle Teams panels starting early August 2026, configurable via the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal. This feature works with select third-party providers (Appspace, XOGO) and requires Teams Rooms Pro or Shared Spaces licenses, allowing tenant-wide or device-specific settings.
Available late August

Microsoft Teams Phone will support managing multiple phone lines on the Teams mobile app starting late July 2026, completing by August end. Users can select lines for calls, return calls by line, and view unified call history. No action is required; admins may manage numbers post-rollout.
Available late August

Microsoft Teams will introduce a new default setting allowing users to view incoming calls in a small, resizable window to reduce disruptions. This feature will roll out from May 2025 to mid-September 2026 across all platforms, requiring no admin action but user notification is recommended.
Available mid September

Call Quality Dashboard will get a refreshed interface with enhanced accessibility and features like dark mode. Public preview starts mid-August 2026; general availability begins early September 2026. No action is needed, and users can revert to the old experience during rollout.
Available late September

Microsoft Teams is expanding AI-powered meeting notes with the Facilitator agent to Teams Rooms on Windows and Android, enabling real-time notes during in-person meetings. Notes are securely stored in tenant-owned SharePoint, accessible via meeting recap in Teams desktop. Rollout begins late October 2026, requiring Teams Rooms Pro licensing and specific tenant settings.
Available late October

Microsoft Teams now supports breakout rooms in meetings with up to 1,000 attendees, allowing up to 100 breakout rooms per meeting. This feature, enabled by default, removes the previous 300-attendee limit and will roll out from July to September 2026. No action is required.
Available late September

Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro will have enhanced issue detection and automatic remediation during nightly reboots, reducing downtime. Unresolved issues generate support tickets in the Pro Management portal. This feature is enabled by default starting mid-May 2026, with admins able to adjust settings as needed.
Available late September

This one has been in the Message Centre for over two years at this point.

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will add native local Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera controls for compatible cameras, allowing users to adjust cameras directly from the room console. Rollout begins September 2026, with no action required. Administrators should inform users and update support materials accordingly.
Available mid October

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

Generated by AI. Make sure to check for accuracy.

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 73 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

A shorter one this time with a list of stuff from the Microsoft Teams Roadmap and the Message Centre, plus something special for the Pro Management Portal. Here’s the list…

MC1248392 | July 14 – Teams Rooms on Windows with Teams Rooms Pro will have enhanced issue detection and automatic remediation during nightly reboots, reducing downtime. Unresolved issues generate support tickets in the Pro Management portal. The rollout begins mid-May 2026 worldwide, with diagnostics enabled by default and optional admin controls. No action required.

MC1257308 | July 14 – Microsoft is adding building-level insights to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal’s recommended actions page, highlighting buildings with high Teams Rooms usage and remaining BYOD rooms. Rolling out mid-June to end July 2026, this feature helps IT admins optimize room technology and improve user experience, enabled by default for eligible licenses.

After meeting recap is automatically generated in the translation language chosen during the meeting, users can continue to change the language of the meeting recap after its generated.
GA date: August CY2026

The updated Gallery view in Teams Rooms on Android prioritizes video on the meeting stage, arranges participants in consistent aspect ratios, and minimizes movement of participant tiles on stage. Users can hide the room self-preview video and choose to see audio and video participants equally on stage, instead of prioritizing video participants. Admins can choose the default behavior using local device settings and the Pro Management portal.
GA date: July CY2026

Make and receive calls using multiple assigned phone numbers directly from your mobile device – choose the right line for every call, with unified call history and seamless switching across all your lines.
GA date: July CY2026

Microsoft Teams is improving the call transfer experience on desktop (Windows and Mac) with a streamlined workflow that makes transferring calls faster and more intuitive. These changes reduce the number of steps to initiate a transfer and introduce transfer suggestions to help users find the right transfer target more quickly.
GA date: June CY2026

Microsoft Teams is introducing an updated set of layout options for presenters using the “Manage what attendees see” experience in Teams events. This update includes a new Speaker focused layout, giving organizers the ability to prioritizes presenter videos alongside shared content. This improvement help deliver more engaging and polished events such as town halls and large broadcasts.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 564613.

We’re introducing IntelliFrame people labels in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows to improve meeting clarity and inclusivity for remote participants. When enabled, this feature identifies in-room participants by name and displays a contact card, helping remote attendees easily recognize speakers and follow conversations. This enhancement supports better hybrid meeting experiences by connecting in-room and remote participants more effectively, improving collaboration and productivity.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 566700.

We’re introducing phase 1 of the passwordless Entra Resource Accounts modernization initiative for Microsoft Teams shared devices. This update adds a new account migration experience in the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal that enables admins to identify, schedule, and execute bulk migrations of existing room resource accounts to passwordless Microsoft Entra resource accounts.

Passwordless Entra resource accounts improve security by reducing reliance on stored usernames and passwords while helping increase sign in resilience through secure device-bound credentials. The migration process is initiated by an administrator and will not occur automatically without administrative approval.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 558853.

Device management for Rooms, Panel and Phones (including SIP phones and devices) moving to PMP. This is now GA as of end of June. Still a phased approach

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

Generated by AI. Make sure to check for accuracy.

Meeting Notes:

Follow-up tasks:

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 72 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

Nothing special in this one. Just a cherrypicked list of stuff from the Microsoft Teams Roadmap and the Message Centre. Here’s the list…

Built-in AI Interpreter for Calls on Teams Phone Devices
With AI Interpreter, Teams Phone Devices provide real time language interpretation directly within the call experience. Users can participate naturally in multilingual conversations while the device interprets spoken audio, reducing language barriers and supporting clearer communication in everyday calling scenarios.
GA date: April CY2026

Admin setting for simpler meeting passcodes (numeric-only)
Tenant admins can enable a meeting policy setting that generates 8 digit numeric-only passcodes for meetings organized by selected users/groups. Because numeric-only passcodes increase the risk of unauthorized access, enabling the setting displays a warning and requires explicit confirmation.
GA date: March CY2026

Simplified Teams app bar to create a cleaner and more focused experience
We’ve simplified the app bar to help you focus on what matters. Apps are easier to scan in a cleaner View more apps list, the overflow menu is less cluttered, and you can choose to show or hide the app bar to create more space for your work.
GA date: April CY2026

Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Support for Teams town halls
Microsoft Teams will soon support Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) streaming in Teams town halls. SRT is a network protocol designed to deliver high-quality, low-latency video across the public internet.
SRT for reliable streaming in challenging network conditions.
GA date: March CY2026

Book future meetings directly from Teams panels
You can now make an upcoming meeting reservation from a Teams panel by browsing the calendar on the device and choosing any open time slot through midnight the next day. Add a guest during booking streamlining ad-hoc scheduling and coordination. Available with Teams Rooms Pro and Shared Device licenses.
GA date: April CY2026

Flexible layout for meetings with resizable divider
Microsoft Teams will introduce a resizable divider in meetings allowing users to adjust and swap the space between shared content and video gallery, supporting spotlighted, pinned, and Speaker View. This feature is enabled by default and requires no admin action.
GA date: April CY2026

Context preservation in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams will restore recent conversation and view state if users return within 30 minutes, preserving tabs, side panels, layout, and selected messages. Rollout begins early April 2026, enabled by default for all users, with no admin controls or required actions
GA date: April CY2026

External domains anomalies report
Microsoft Teams will roll out the External domains anomalies report by mid-April 2026, helping admins detect unusual external communication. Available in the Teams admin center, it highlights abnormal activity and offers a block option. Admins can enable alerts for proactive notifications; no action is needed to access the report.
GA date: April CY2026

Digital signage support for Teams panels
Digital signage can now be displayed on idle Teams panel devices, similar to digital signage support for Microsoft Teams Rooms front of room displays. Signage source and settings can be configured in the Pro Management portal. Available with Teams Rooms Pro or Shared space-licensed spaces.
GA date: May CY2026

Attendee capacity packs for Teams events
Attendee capacity packs provide increased capacity limits for Teams events. Organizers can scale event attendance beyond base limits while maintaining a consistent Teams events experience.
GA date: May CY2026
Preview date: April CY2026

Microsoft Teams: Honor Windows Do not disturb setting
Microsoft Teams integrates with the Do not disturb setting in Windows to help reduce interruptions. Teams notifications are paused when Do not disturb is turned on, and resume after it is turned off.
GA date: April CY2026

Video recap in Teams
Intelligent meeting recap will now include video-based recaps. Video recap creates narrated video highlights from recorded meetings, featuring key takeaways and short clips that showcase important moments.
GA date: April CY2026

Microsoft Teams: Spoken language detection is now automatic
Spoken language detection is now fully automatic. Teams will automatically detect each speaker’s spoken language and update it in real time as the conversation evolves. Manual spoken language selection will no longer be available. This applies to both live captions and transcripts when Interpreter is enabled or when multilingual speech recognition is turned on in meeting options, helping deliver more accurate language recognition and a more consistent multilingual meeting experience.
GA date: April CY2026

Run SMB admin tasks faster with Microsoft 365 Admin Agent in Microsoft Teams
SMB Admins can use Microsoft 365 Admin Agent in Microsoft Teams to complete common admin tasks and get guidance on critical setup actions. Admin Agent can add users and assign licenses on behalf of the admin, as well as provide guidance on key SMB related topics such as organisation setup, security settings, and password resets—without leaving the Teams interface.
GA date: May CY2026

Microsoft Teams: Account Switching for Native Mac Controls via Dock and Menu Bar
Users will now find controls for switching between the accounts and tenants that they are signed into making it easier to navigate on Mac.
GA date: April CY2026

Microsoft Teams: Identify bots joining your Teams meetings
During Teams meetings, if there is an external 3P bot trying to join the meeting, organizers will be able to see a clear representation of the bots while they wait in the lobby. Organizers will be required to explicitly and separately admit these bots into the meeting, if really required. This approach will ensure that no one inadvertently accepts the external bots into the meeting ensuring that the organizers have full control over the presence of these bots.
GA date: May CY2026

Microsoft Teams: Minimized meeting window enhancements
We’re improving the experience when the active meeting window is minimized. Users can now raise their hand and send reactions without restoring the full meeting window. They can also choose between two minimized views: an expanded view that shows up to 4 participant videos, or a compact view that does not display other participants’ video.
GA date: April CY2026

Catch up on conversations in Microsoft Teams mobile
Catch up in Teams mobile provides a unified view of all directed and followed conversations across chats, meeting chats, channels and threads. The mobile-optimized card view supports swipe actions, helping you quickly review and triage lists of important items.
GA date: April CY2026

Microsoft Teams: delete meeting generated content in recap
Meeting organizers can now easily delete meeting generated content including recording, transcript, AI summary, and notes through the new delete button in recap page. Shared files in the meeting won’t be deleted.
GA date: April CY2026

Microsoft Teams: One-time email passcodes for external presenters in Teams events
One-time email passcodes provide an easy way for tenant administrators and event organizers to verify anonymous, external presenters invited to their events. Anonymous external presenters will be shown with a “Verified” tag once completing the process. Based on admin settings, the event organizer will also have a set of options available to them that applies to all external presenters, providing the ability to control who is admitted to the meeting or allowing uninvited users with the link to be admitted from the lobby.
GA date: April CY2026

Private organizer and presenter chat for structured meetings and webinars on Teams Rooms on Windows
Teams Rooms on Windows now supports separate chats for event coordination and audience engagement in structured meetings and webinars. When a room joins as an organizer, co-organizer, or presenter, organizers and presenters – including external presenters – can communicate privately in the Event Group chat, while switching to a separate chat to engage attendees. This helps to improve backstage coordination, reduce in event friction, and deliver smoother, more professional live experiences. Available in Teams Rooms Pro–licensed rooms.
GA date: May CY2026

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android: License-based management updates for DM-synced devices
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android devices synced via Device Management will have license-based management updates starting March 2026. Admin portal features will align with assigned licenses (Basic, Standard, Pro), affecting management capabilities but not in-room meeting experience. Review license assignments to prepare.

Changes to Teams Events licensing
Starting early April 2026, advanced Teams events features will be included with Teams Enterprise licenses, supporting up to 3,000 attendees. New capacity packs enable larger events. Teams Shared Space licenses expand device management. Microsoft Places features broaden access. Teams Premium retains exclusive advanced capabilities. No immediate admin action required.

Live transcription in Teams Rooms on Android
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will gain live transcription with speaker attribution, timestamps, and optional translation, requiring a Teams Rooms Pro license. Rollout starts late April 2026. Transcription is enabled by default, with no action needed, supporting accessibility and hybrid collaboration.

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Native PTZ controls – delayed again
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will support native PTZ camera controls in the Camera settings menu when Enhanced Framing is off. Rollout starts late September 2026 worldwide, with admin toggle enabled by default. No admin action is needed before rollout; user notification is recommended.

Identify external bots joining your Teams meetings
Microsoft Teams will detect and label external meeting assistant bots joining meetings, giving organizers control to approve, deny, or remove them. A new admin policy will manage bot handling, with detection enabled by default starting mid-May to mid-June 2026. This enhances security and compliance visibility.

Microsoft Teams: Manage multiple phone numbers within one Teams account
Microsoft Teams Phone will allow assigning up to 10 phone numbers per user within one account, enabling calls from multiple numbers on various devices. Rolling out April-May 2026, this feature is off by default and requires admin configuration and a Teams Phone license. No prior action needed.

Multi-line support for Teams phone devices
Teams Phone will support multi-line users, allowing admins to assign up to 10 phone numbers per user within one Teams account. Users can call from multiple numbers on desktop, mobile, and devices. Rollout begins mid-April 2026. The feature is off by default and requires admin configuration and a Teams Phone license.

Catch-up in Teams Mobile
Microsoft Teams mobile will introduce a new “Catch up” view in early 2026, summarizing @mentions, replies, and chats in a card-based layout with swipe actions for quick triage. It is enabled by default, requires no admin changes, and aims to help users manage important messages efficiently.

Introducing Video Recap for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams will introduce AI-generated video recaps for recorded English meetings, available only to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. These narrated highlights combine key takeaways and clips, require no admin changes, and will roll out from April to May 2026.

AI-powered live interpretation on Teams Phone devices
AI-powered live interpretation will be available on certified Microsoft Teams Phone devices for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license starting mid-May 2026. It supports real-time language interpretation during various call types, requires policy enablement, is off by default, and excludes pure PSTN group calls.

Microsoft Teams: Copilot PSTN audio announcements
Microsoft Teams now provides audio announcements to PSTN participants when Copilot processes their audio in Copilot Only mode. This rollout is complete worldwide except GCCH and DoD (late June 2026). No admin action is needed; users may hear notifications when Copilot starts or stops processing audio.

Microsoft Teams: Auto-detect spoken language in multilingual meetings
Microsoft Teams will auto-detect spoken languages in multilingual meetings, updating captions and transcripts in real time, removing manual language selection. This applies when Interpreter or multilingual speech recognition is enabled, supports 10 languages, and rolls out April 2026. No admin action is required.

One-time email passcodes for external presenters in Teams events
Microsoft Teams will introduce one-time email passcodes to verify anonymous external presenters in events, rolling out from April to June 2026. Tenant admins can enforce verification policies, allowing organizers to control external presenter access by requiring sign-in or passcodes, enhancing event security and flexibility.

Microsoft Teams: New experience when users minimize the meeting window
Microsoft Teams will introduce a new minimized meeting window experience allowing users to raise hands and send reactions without restoring the full window. Two minimized views—expanded (showing up to four videos) and compact—are available. The update rolls out April–May 2026 and requires no admin action.

Microsoft Teams: Retirement of legacy third‑party meeting and call control APIs
Microsoft Teams will retire its legacy third-party meeting and call control APIs on June 30, 2026, removing external hardware/app control of meeting functions in the desktop client. Native Teams controls and supported integration models remain unaffected. Organizations should review and notify users of this change.

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

Generated by AI. Make sure to check for accuracy.

Meeting notes:

Follow-up tasks:

Transitioning Teams Android Device Management from Teams admin Center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal
Teams Android device management is moving from the Teams admin center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal between April and September 2026. PMP will unify management of all Teams devices with enhanced features.

There’s a Microsoft Docs post with all the detail

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/aboutunifieddevicemanagement-pmp1

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 71 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

I’m sure you realised by now that we didn’t do an Ignite take-over because to be honest there wasn’t a lot to talk about surprisingly. We also haven’t done an ISE take-over for the same reason. Most of the news is dominated by AI, Agents, and Copilot. There’s just so much of that news that it pushes the normal Teams stuff to teh bottom of the pile.

That said, I still managed to find some “regular” Teams news in all the noise. Here’s the list…

Starting with breaking news

Transitioning Teams Android Device Management from Teams admin Center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal
Teams Android device management is moving from the Teams admin center to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal between April and September 2026. PMP will unify management of all Teams devices with enhanced features.

What will happen:

We also chatted about

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

Follow-up tasks:

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 70 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

Only about 3 1/2 weeks since the last episode. Happy days. Since Ignite is only a couple of weeks away we thought it might be good to do an episode of everything new since the last one and before all the annoucements of Ignite take over. Here’s the list…

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 69 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

Since the last one we did was July, I got a bunch of stuff from the Message Centre on Teams general, phone and rooms and meetings stuff. Here’s the list…

Back by popular demand. Keep in mind that this was generated by AI and may not capture exactly what we said or the sentimenmt and context around it accurately.

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 68 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

This week for a change I cultivated a list of Teams voice specific news and updates so Mark didn’t get bored . The list wasn’t that long so I added some room stuff at the end. Here’s the list…

We also decided to start a wish list of things we want in Teams telephony

Since the voice stuff didn’t take that long to cover I added some recent Teams Room stuff that I thought was worth talking about

We didn’t have the Copilot recap notes for this one for some reason again. Sorry

It was a fun discussion as always. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 67 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

This week we chat about Commsverse which is next week. There are, at the time of writing, still tickets to be had. Commsverse 2025 – Tickets

We also had a short list of recent news from the message centre and roadmap

We didn’t have the Copilot recap notes for this one for some reason. Sorry

It was still a fun discussion. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.

Hello Readers, I hope you’re well.

Welcome to Episode 66 of the UCStatus Podcast. This episode features me (@randychapman), Mark Vale (@markvale) and Shawn Harry (@shawnharry).

This week we have a ton of stuff to cover off the back of Enterprise Connect 2-25. There’s usually a lot of stuff revealed at EC and this year was no exception. I had a list of stuff written down,

but I also have the recap from Copilot:

I think that covers it. Thanks for listening! Catch you next time.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

You can listen in-line in this post, or if you prefer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, TuneIn or iHeartRadio. The links are below.

If you’ve enjoyed this or any other episodes of the UCStatus Podcast, why not take a second to subscribe, like and share.

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for future episodes so why not leave a comment.