This is a powerpoint that features Microsoft Teams Devices and everything that is new including updates to its software and devices for April 2024

1. What’s new in
Teams Calling, Meetings
and Devices
April 2024

2. Agenda
What’s new in
 Microsoft Teams Calling
 Microsoft Teams Meetings
 Microsoft Teams Rooms and devices
Microsoft Teams CMD Roadmap updates
 Launched / Rolling out
 In development

3. What’s new in Teams Calling, Meetings & Devices
April 2024 Highlights
Microsoft Teams Phone
• Voice Isolation
• Shared call history for call delegation
• Expanded incoming call setting options for Teams Phone
Mobile users
• Call routing settings for external calls
Microsoft Teams Meetings, Webinars & Premium
• Calendar notifications in Teams
• Limit presenter role permissions
• Improvements to admin controls for Copilot access during
and after meeting
Town Halls
• Improved live translated caption options in town halls
• New activity notification for Q&A in town halls
Microsoft Teams Rooms and Devices
• Devices store in Teams app
• Require meeting ID and passcode to join a
Teams Rooms meeting
• 4K display support for Teams Rooms on
Windows
• New Teams available on Teams Rooms on
Windows
• Change language in Teams Rooms on
Windows
• Meeting chat shown by default in Gallery
View for Teams Rooms on Windows
• Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on
Android
• Give feedback for Teams Rooms on Android
• 4K-quality local HDMI content sharing for
Teams Rooms on Android
• Automatic device updates via Teams Rooms
Pro management
• User reported events in Teams Rooms Pro
Management
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) meeting
rooms admin experience
• Room remote in Teams desktop app available
for GCC
Newly Certified devices
• Huddly Crew AI-directed multi-camera
system
• Yealink UH35 headset
• Bang & Olufsen Cisco 950 MS earbuds
• Dell WL7024 headset
Teams Desk phones
• Teams app version: 1449/1.0.94.2024042905
(Touch Phones - AudioCodes, Poly, Yealink)
Teams panels
• Teams app version: 1449/1.0.97.2024040202
(Logitech, Neat, Audiocodes, EPOS, Poly,
Crestron, and Yealink Room Panel with CP
5.0.5484)
Teams Rooms on Android
• 1449/1.0.96.2024042606 (April 2024)
Teams Rooms on Windows
• 5.0.111.0 (4/24/2024)
https://aka.ms/WhatsNewCMD

4. Microsoft
Teams Phone
• Expanded incoming call setting options for
Teams Phone Mobile users
• Shared call history for call delegation
• Voice Isolation

5. Voice isolation
 Advanced Voice Isolation Feature
 Utilizes AI to remove background
noise during calls
 Ensures clear communication in any
environment
 Seamless Conversations Anywhere
 Effective in busy offices, cafes, and
airports
 Allows users to communicate with
confidence
 Personalized Voice Profile
 Only the user's voice is transmitted
 Eliminates distractions from other
voices and noises
Release timing: Rolling out!

6. Shared call history for call delegation
Shared call history for call delegation
 Call delegators and delegates can
see shared call history records for
the shared line
 Enables greater transparency and
collaboration
Learn more about call delegation
and shared line appearance.
Release timing: Rolling out!

7. Expanded incoming call setting options for
Teams Phone Mobile users
 With Teams Phone Mobile, you now
have the option to choose whether
notifications for incoming group calls
and meeting nudges are received
natively on your mobile device or in
the Teams app.
 This new capability enables greater
flexibility and mobility and allows you
to easily move these calls between your
mobile device’s native dialer or the
Teams app without interruption.
Release timing: Rolling out!

8. Teams Phone | Call routing settings for external calls
Teams Phone users can reduce
distractions by redirecting inbound PSTN
calls to voicemail
 Routing calls according to rules for
unanswered calls for that user
 Admins can manage routing policies
from the Teams admin center
 Users within the policy can decide
Learn more about routing inbound calls.
Release timing: Launched!

9. Microsoft Teams
Meetings,
Webinars and
Town Halls
• Calendar notifications in Teams
• Limit presenter role permissions
• Improvements to admin controls for Copilot access during
and after meeting
Town Halls
• Improved live translated caption options in town halls
• New activity notification for Q&A in town halls

10. Calendar notifications in Teams
 Efficient Schedule Management
 Receive calendar notifications directly
in Teams activity feed.
 Seamless Workflow Integration
 Manage notifications without
interrupting work flow.
 Comprehensive Notification System
 Includes meeting invites, changes,
cancellations, and forwards.
 Direct Access to Meeting Details
 Click notifications to view full meeting
information.
Release timing: Rolling out!

11. Limit presenter role permissions
 Restrictions for Presenters
 Administrators can limit permissions in
meetings
 Presenters cannot control attendees'
mics and cameras
 Meeting Integrity and Control
 Presenters cannot change participant
roles or lower hands
 Removal of participants from meetings
is restricted
 Organizer Empowerment
 Meeting organizers gain more control
over proceedings
Release timing: Rolling out!

12. Improvements to admin controls for Copilot access
 Admin Controls for Copilot Access
 Teams admin center allows IT
administrators to manage Copilot
usage.
 Settings include meeting and
transcription policies.
 Copilot Usage During and After
Meetings
 Determine if Copilot is active only
during meetings or also post-
meeting.
 Learn More About Copilot
Management
 Explore managing Copilot for Teams
meetings and events.

13. Live translation of caption updates in town halls
Organizers can select up to six languages
for live translated captions
 Attendees can choose from these
languages for a more inclusive
experience
Organizers with a Teams Premium license
can select up to 10 languages
This feature will be available in April

14. New activity notification for Q&A in town halls
Organizers, presenters, and attendees
using Q&A in a town hall event will
see a red dot appear next to the Q&A
icon to indicate that a new question or
a reply has been posted.
This new notification appears when the
Q&A pane is closed.
This feature will be available in April.

15. Teams Rooms & devices

16. Devices store in Teams app
 Discover and Purchase Certified Teams
Devices
 Headsets, webcams, desk phones, Teams
Rooms, and more available.
 Personal or shared use cases catered to.
 Integrated Shopping within Teams App
 Explore devices by categories, search, or
filters.
 Convenient purchase process in the
Microsoft Teams interface.
 Exclusive to Small and Medium Businesses
 Designed for commercial customers with
up to 300 Teams licenses.
 Availability
 Currently accessible to customers in the
United States and Canada.
Release timing: In development

17. Security and privacy | Require meeting ID and
passcode to join a Teams Rooms
IT admins can configure and require
a meeting ID and passcode to join a
meeting on Teams Rooms on
Windows and Android to ensure a
level of security and privacy.
This feature will be available with
Teams Rooms Pro licenses in April.
Release timing: In development

18. 4K display support for Teams Rooms on Windows
4K-enabled displays, including front-of-
room displays and touch boards, are
natively supported in the Teams Rooms
experience.
Once enabled, the Teams Room user
interface will scale for optimal
readability.
Note that this improvement does not
include support for 4K video or 4K
HDMI sharing.
Release timing: In development

19. New Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Windows
 New Teams app is now part of
Teams Rooms on Windows
 Delivers up to two times faster
performance
 Uses 50 percent less memory
 Optimizes room experience
 Renders intelligent audio and video
more reliably
Release timing: Rolling out!

20. Change language in Teams Rooms on Windows
 Meeting participants in the
room will be able to select a
different language for Microsoft
Teams Rooms on Windows.
 Administrators will be able to
configure up to 3 languages.
Release timing: Rolling out!

21. Meeting chat shown by default in Gallery View for
Teams Rooms on Windows
 When joining a meeting with
Teams Rooms on Windows,
meeting chat is now shown by
default on the front of room
display alongside meeting
participants or content. Meeting
participants in the room can use
the touch console to hide or show
chat on the front of room display
and IT admins can easily change
the default chat experience for a
room.
Release timing: Rolling out!

22. Teams Rooms on Android 2.2 release |
Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on Android
 Matches the look and feel of
Teams Rooms on Windows
 Enables users to engage with a
consistent interface
 Touch console features six action
buttons
 Room calendar shown on the
right side of the home screen
Release timing: In development

23. Teams Rooms on Android 2.2 release | Give
feedback for Teams Rooms on Android
 The Help button will include a Give
feedback option that lets users share
their opinions and ideas about Teams
Rooms with Microsoft.
 Microsoft will use this feedback to
improve the Teams Rooms experience.
 IT admins can enable or disable this
feature for users and manage feedback
policies.
Release timing: In development

24. 4K-quality local HDMI content sharing for
Teams Rooms on Android
4K local HDMI content sharing lets you
project HDMI content in 4K quality to
front-of-room displays for Teams
Rooms on Android devices that have 4K
HDMI input capability, enhancing
presentations and collaboration.
Meeting participants can enjoy this
sharper and more detailed content
viewing experience when sharing HDMI
content outside of an online Teams
meeting, offering an improved
experience for all meeting scenarios.
Release timing: Launched!

25. Low friction deployment | Automatic device
updates via Teams Rooms Pro management
During the initial setup of a device,
the Teams Rooms on Windows app
will automatically check for and
install new application and Windows
updates, ensuring devices are
protected and up to date on day one.
This feature will be available in April.
Release timing: In development!

26. Low friction deployment | User reported events
in Teams Rooms Pro Management
 End user reports issue from
Teams Rooms device
 Feedback event raised in Teams
Rooms Pro Management portal
 Provides administrators with
necessary data
 Address feedback or open
support case with logs
Requires Teams Rooms Pro license
Available in April
Release timing: Rolling out!

27. Bring Your Own Device | Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) meeting rooms admin experience
BYOD rooms can be discovered or added
in bulk into the Teams Rooms Pro
Management portal
 IT admins will have unprecedented
visibility and comprehensive inventory
of their shared spaces and devices
Smart management and planning
 IT teams can take advantage of
insightful room and device usage
reports by adding the Teams Shared
Device add-on license
Available in April
Release timing: Launched!

28. Room remote in Teams desktop app available for GCC
The room remote feature is now available
for the GCC cloud environment. It enables
you to control a nearby shared Teams
Rooms device from the Teams app on your
PC.
You can manage the Teams Rooms device’s
camera and microphone, content layout,
and settings without disrupting your call or
meeting.
This feature works with nearby Windows,
Android, or Surface Hub meeting room
devices.
Release timing: Launched!

29. Huddly Crew AI-directed multi-camera system
 AI-Directed Multi-Camera System
 Three advanced cameras for premium video
quality
 Huddly® Director™ for live meeting editing
 Boosts Engagement and Productivity
 Seamless shot transitions maintain
engagement
 Reduces meeting fatigue and mimics in-
person interaction
 Easy Setup and Flexibility
 USB plug-and-play for quick installation
 Modular design suits various workplace
settings

30. Yealink UH35 headset
 Professional Use Design
 Optimized for professional
environments
 Ensures clear communication
 Advanced Voice Pickup Technology
 Guarantees clarity in voice
transmission
 Ergonomic Comfort
 Designed for prolonged use
 Provides all-day comfort

31. Bang & Olufsen Cisco 950 MS earbuds
 Professional Productivity
 True wireless earbuds designed for
professionals
 Minimalistic Design
 Stylish and functional for everyday
use
 Advanced Features
 Noise cancellation and on-ear call
controls
 Comfort and Fit
 Tailored fit ensuring all day
comfort

32. Dell WL7024 headset
 Wireless Connectivity
 Enables an immersive audio experience
with freedom of movement
 Boomless Design
 Offers a natural speaking experience
without a protruding microphone
 Noise-Cancelling Feature
 Clear voice transmission in noisy
environments
 Comfortable Over-Ear Fit
 Designed for extended wear without
discomfort
Release timing: Rolling out!

33. Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android
1449/1.0.96.2024042606 (April 2024)
• Home screen refresh. The Teams Rooms on Android home screen matches the look
and feel of Teams Rooms on Windows, enabling users to engage with a consistent
Teams Rooms interface. The touch console features six action buttons and shows the
room calendar on the right side of the home screen. If the Bluetooth beaconing setting
is enabled, a room tip appears at the bottom left corner of the front-of-room display
and touch console for user education.
• Join meetings with a QR code. Users can quickly join upcoming meetings by scanning
a QR code on the Teams Room home screen using a mobile camera. Users will then
enter the room companion mode experience on Teams mobile and the full meeting
experience on Teams Rooms. Users can also scan the QR code to start an ad-hoc
meeting or cast content from mobile to the front-of-room display. If the user does not
have the Teams mobile app, they will be directed to download it after scanning the QR
code. Cross-tenant meetings are supported when the organization setting and user
policies allow it. IT admins can control the feature from the device settings or the Teams
admin center. Learn more.
• 4K local HDMI content sharing. Users can consume HDMI content in 4K quality on
Teams Rooms on Android devices that support 4K HDMI input when users project
content to the front-of-room display without joining an online Teams meeting.
• Give feedback support. The Help button includes a Give feedback option that lets
users share their opinions and ideas about Teams Rooms on Android with Microsoft, just
like users can do so on Teams desktop, web, mobile, and Teams Rooms on Window
clients. This feedback is used to improve the Teams experience. IT admins can enable or
disable this feature for users and manage other feedback policies using
PowerShell. Learn more.
• Performance improvements in meetings including when users share HDMI content.

34. Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows 5.0.111.0 (4/24/2024)
This release is available for all Teams environments, however, GCC-High customers
with this version installed won't see any of the below mentioned new features.
Introduced in this update:
• New Teams on Teams Rooms
• Zero Touch Deployment with Windows Autopilot & Pro Management Portal.
• Ability to change language on Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows.
• Skype for business deprecation.
• Meeting Chat shown by default in Gallery View for Teams Rooms on
Windows.
• Join meetings with a QR code. Users can quickly join upcoming meetings by
scanning a QR code on the Teams Room home screen using a mobile camera.
IT admins can control the feature from the XML settings or the Teams admin
center.
• 4K display UI scaling for Teams Rooms on Windows. 4K-enabled displays,
including front of room displays and touch boards, are natively supported on
the Teams Rooms experience. Note: 4K video isn't supported.
• Improvements to Join with an ID.
• Meeting ID and passcode to join on Teams Rooms on Windows. Admins can
configure and require a meeting ID and passcode to join a meeting on Teams
Rooms on Windows to ensure one more level of security and privacy.
• End users can switch IntelliFrame on or off using Stage roster.
• Intelligent Speakers for All Rooms and Devices

35. Microsoft Teams devices updates
Microsoft Teams desk phones - Teams app version:
1449/1.0.94.2024042905 (Touch Phones - AudioCodes, Poly, Yealink)
• Send incoming calls to voicemail from the incoming call screen.
• People can control how they want to handle second incoming call through Busy-on-Busy setting.
• Admins can allow call forwarding option on home screen via Teams admin center > Configuration by
turning on Display call forwarding on home screen.
• Admins can notify people to set or change their Phone lock PIN by enabling a configuration profile
setting in Teams admin center. They can also lock the phone device via the More button menu on
home screen.
• Survival Branch Office (SBA) will be supported on VOIP calls.
• Admins have the option of disabling call quality surveys on Teams phone devices from Teams admin
center > Configuration.
• The issue of Better together on the new Teams desktop app has been fixed.
• After consult transfer, the issue of ongoing call going to the banner for remote caller has been fixed.
Microsoft Teams panels updates - Teams app version:
1449/1.0.97.2023121202 (Yealink Room Panel and Yealink Room Panel Plus
with Company Portal 5.0.5882.0)
• Additional bug fixes for room reservations

36. Microsoft 365
Roadmap updates
Microsoft Teams Calling, Meetings & Devices

37. Copilot in Teams - Changes within last month

38. Microsoft Teams Phone - Changes within last month
In development Rolling Out / Launched
Teams
Phone
New – Intelligent call recap (Premium)
• Queues app (Premium)
• Transfer Teams calls to mobile calls
• Intelligent call recap (Premium)
Launched
 Private Line
 Click-to-Chat with Teams App Publishers
Rolling Out
 Redirect incoming call directly to voicemail
from incoming call notification
 Enabling call forwarding directly from phone
device home screen through Teams admin
center
 Survivable Branch Appliance support for call
controls, auto attendants, and call queues

39. Microsoft Teams Meetings - Changes within last month
In development Rolling Out / Launched
Teams
Meetings
Teams Meetings
New – Chat for organizers and presenters in webinars
New – Meeting options to control participants' ability to admit attendees from meeting lobby
New – Webinar - Disable social share for attendees
New – Draggable Presenter Toolbar while screensharing
New – Easily manage Do Not Disturb presence status when screen sharing
New – Meeting organizers can manage access to meeting artifacts such as meeting transcripts, recordings, AI-generated recap,
and Copilot
New – Share content from webapp (browser) to Teams chats, channels, and meetings
New – Ability to block Attendee Emails from Teams Webinars
New – Ability to block Attendee Emails from Teams Town Halls
• Microsoft Purview support for Webinars
• Microsoft Purview support for town hall
• Co-organizer updates in Webinars
• Co-organizer updates in town hall
• Chat for organizers and presenters in town hall
• Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Copilot in Teams Meetings will take the meeting chat into account
• Teams Town Hall Graph APIs
• Ability for meeting participants to edit their display name
• Copilot for Sales plugin for Copilot in Teams meetings
• Short meeting URL
• Latest meeting experiences with performance improvements on web for Safari and Firefox (for anonymous join only)
• Collaborative Notes in Channel Meetings
• Teams meeting recordings will be saved to meeting organizer’s OneDrive for Business
• Integrate Chat notification with Meeting RSVP status
• Tenant-wide policy for permission to download meeting transcripts and user-level controls for who can view and edit meeting
transcripts
• Improvements to the view, download, and delete experience of Teams meeting transcript files
• Explicit consent for transcription in Teams meetings
• Control your mic state during meetings from Windows taskbar available in the new Teams on Windows
• Live Share support for Chat, Channel, and Collaborative Stageview tab applications
• Pre-pin meeting apps via Admin Policy in the Teams admin center
Teams Premium
New – Prevent user from sharing content in externally hosted meetings (Premium)
• Meeting organizers can manage who can record and transcribe meetings (Premium)
Launched
 Intelligent Meeting Recap on Teams Mobile (Premium)
 Registration Form Updates in Webinars
 Join Teams work meetings from Microsoft Teams (free) and vice
versa
 Configure Teams meetings with protection for sensitive data on a
mobile device
 Meeting invite improvements
 Meeting participants time-zone
 Meeting options updates for Webinars
 Meeting options updates for town halls
 Branded Meetings - Join Launcher Screen with Brand Image and
Logo Support (Premium)
 Together mode and content share layout improvement
 Allowing participants to create Collaborative notes before and after
meetings
 Audio and video flyout and settings in Teams meetings
 New Meeting Option and Meeting Policy "Turn off copying or
forwarding of meeting chat" (Premium)
 Automatically view up to 9 videos (3x3) in Teams meetings in
Chrome and Edge
 Live meeting status for mobile
 Immersive spaces in Microsoft Teams
 New Teams meeting templates added to Outlook Teams add-in
 Green screen in Teams meetings
Rolling Out
 Optimize for Video setting for screensharing
 Save meeting content with collaborative annotations as a
Whiteboard
 Copilot in Teams meetings now available on mobile after the
meeting
 See multiple participants and shared content preview in improved
presenter window when screen sharing
 Prevent user from sharing content in externally hosted meetings
(Premium)
 Citations for Copilot in Teams meetings available on mobile
 Meeting recap and meeting artifacts automatically shared in chat
after meeting
 Meeting details displayed on pre-join screen

40. Microsoft Teams Rooms & Devices - Changes within last month
In development Rolling Out / Launched
Microsoft
Teams
Rooms
&
Devices
Microsoft Teams Rooms
• New – Join Zoom meetings with an ID and passcode from a Teams room
on Android
• New – Speaker recognition and attribution for all Teams Rooms
• New – Teams devices - Cancel scheduled device operations through
Teams admin center
• New – Manage Custom backgrounds in Teams admin center for Teams
Rooms on Android devices
• Custom background for Teams Rooms on Android
• Proximity Join via Ultrasound
• Ultrasound proximity join admin controls for Teams Rooms on Windows
• Multi-panel check-in on Teams panels
• Bookable desks
Microsoft Teams Rooms - Launched
 Give feedback for Teams Rooms on Android
 New calendar views on Teams Rooms on Android
 Improved View switcher and Front of Room display controls for Teams Rooms
on Android
 Meeting protection support on Teams Rooms on Android
 New Shared display mode for BYOD meeting rooms
 Synced updates for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android devices and paired
consoles.
 Teams Phone and Teams Rooms licenses in device store
 Automatic updates for the Teams app on Android-based Teams devices
 Use Apple AirPods to mute/unmute yourself in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams Rooms - Rolling out
 Meeting ID and passcode to join on Teams Rooms on Windows
 Automatic application updates for new Microsoft Teams Rooms Windows
devices
 Meeting Chat shown by default in Gallery View for Teams Rooms on Windows
 Zero Touch Provisioning of Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows devices
 Ability to change language on Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
 4K display UI scaling for Teams Rooms on Windows
 new Teams is now part of Teams Rooms on Windows
 User reported events in Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management
 Join meetings with a QR code on Teams Rooms on Windows using Teams
mobile
 4K local HDMI content sharing quality for Teams Rooms on Android
 Join meetings with a QR code on Teams Rooms on Android using Teams mobile
 Home screen refresh for Teams Rooms on Android

41. Thank you 👏