MEETINGS
New Multi-window and calling experiences
This is the foundation for pop out meetings and the new modes of together mode and large gallery view. This can be enabled through the settings in your profile by clicking on enable new meetings experience.
New Lobby settings
In this update a new lobby setting will be included for meetings which gives the meting host more control. Microsoft are adding an “only me” option for who can bypass the lobby, so that the organisaer can stay one step ahead during the meeting and prepare while everyone waits in the lobby.
CHAT AND COLLABORATION
Contextual Search
Find information extremely fast with the new contextual search feature. By utilizing the command ctrl+F you will be able to find anything you are looking for in that specific channel or chat with ease.
New File Sharing
Teams will be rolling out a new consistent file sharing experience that will allow you to utilize Onedrive, Outlook and Office. Soon, when creating a share file you will have the option to create a share link providing access to anyone you require or chose to share it with.
Channel info pane
Selecting the “Channel information” icon in the channel header will display summary information related to that channel including the description, a list of recent contributors and members, as well as system messages.
Yammer for Phone
Engage your employees with company-wide announcements and live events that they can access from anywhere. Stay connected to what’s happening in your communities, share knowledge across teams and departments, and crowdsource solutions and best practices at the edges of the organization. Yammer will now be automatically added to teams mobile if it is downloaded on a web or desktop client.
FRONT-LINE WORKERS
Time Clock
Employees will now be able to clock in or out from the web or desktop app as well as the original mobile experience. This will help suit more orgnasiations and offers a hybrid solution for workers that will create a easy experience to sign in and out.
Shifts Audit Logs
Provides IT admins a unified view and search functionality to monitor and keep track of activities. Staying on top of employees clocking in and out whilst making edits to shifts is crucial to ensure business runs as smoothly as possible.
New policy packages for Firstline Worker and Managers
Firstline Worker and Firstline Manager policy packages for Teams provide IT administrators with pre-defined policies and policy settings tailored for their entire Firstline Workforce. Policy packages simplify, centralize, and help provide consistency when managing policies for Firstline Workers and managers across your organization.
TEAMS ROOMS
App version update 4.5.35.0