What’s New In Microsoft Teams – Sept. 2024

Microsoft Teams continues to evolve with updates focused on enhancing user experiences, improving security, and expanding the feature set. Here’s a round-up of new features released in September 2024.

1. Enhanced Meeting Experience

The new Presenter Overlay lets presenters customise how their video feed appears on top of the shared content. This feature creates a more dynamic presentation style, making it easier to maintain audience engagement.

Co-Organiser Role Enhancements now allow co-organisers to manage breakout rooms more effectively. With the updated controls, co-organisers have similar permissions as organisers, streamlining meeting coordination.

Spatial Audio for Teams Meetings delivers a more immersive sound experience, enhancing natural conversation flow, especially in larger meetings.

2. Collaborative Apps and Workflows

Integration of collaborative apps such as Microsoft Loop and Dynamics 365 has been expanded. Now, users can co-author Loop components directly in chat or meetings.

Moreover, Power Automate Integration has been enhanced, offering improved automation for repetitive tasks, reducing manual effort and boosting productivity.

3. Security and Compliance Updates

New security features include Advanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities, which now extend to chat and channel messages. This ensures sensitive information is protected across all communication channels within Teams.

Audit Log Enhancements provide more granular tracking of user activity, supporting better incident response.

4. User Interface and Customisation Enhancements

The new UI Refresh offers a modern look, with updated icons and simplified menus. Personalisation options have been expanded to allow custom backgrounds and theme settings tailored to individual preferences.

Quick Actions enable users to perform common tasks like muting/unmuting or raising hands with a single click.

5. Teams Phone and Calling Features

Updates to Teams Phone include Shared Line Appearance, which allows teams to manage multiple calls on a single number, ideal for reception and support staff.

Dynamic Emergency Calling has been expanded to more regions, ensuring emergency call routing adapts based on user location, crucial for hybrid work environments.

6. Device Management and Deployment

Remote Provisioning and Management now supports additional device types, making it easier to deploy and configure devices remotely, reducing the need for on-site technical support.

The ability to push Firmware Updates to Teams-certified devices ensures they remain secure without requiring manual intervention.

7. Microsoft Teams Rooms and Shared Spaces

Enhancements to Microsoft Teams Rooms include new camera controls and AI-powered features like the Intelligent Camera, which offers auto-framing and speaker tracking.

Support for Multi-Camera Rooms allows larger spaces to be covered comprehensively, ensuring every participant is seen and heard clearly.

8. Accessibility and Inclusivity Enhancements

New Live Captioning capabilities now support additional languages, and Sign Language View has been enhanced to make meetings more inclusive for deaf or hard-of-hearing participants.

The Accessibility Checker is now integrated into chat and document-sharing workflows, ensuring content meets accessibility standards.

These updates showcase Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to creating a more connected and secure hybrid work environment. Teams continues to position itself as a comprehensive collaboration platform, bridging communication, productivity, and security in a unified solution.

For further details, visit the full article on the Microsoft Tech Community blog.

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