Microsoft Teams: what's new

When you share a file in Teams, you no longer need to wait for the upload to finish before continuing your work. Across chats, channels, and meetings, files upload in the background so you can keep collaborating without interruption. Progress indicators keep you informed, and your files appear in the conversation as soon as they're ready, creating a more seamless collaboration experience that reduces wait times and helps you stay focused on work. To learn more, see Send a file, picture, or link in Microsoft Teams.

Easily catch up after in-person and hybrid meetings with AI-powered notes. In Teams Rooms on Android, Facilitator captures notes in real time and displays them on the front of room display or touch board. Available with Teams Rooms Pro.

Open your org's Viva communities directly in Teams and stay up to date with notifications that appear in your Activity feed.

Easily add and edit key contacts by role or priority in the new dedicated speed dial tab in Teams mobile. Updates sync across devices, making your calling experience consistent.

Review past meetings in one place from the Meeting Recaps app. Choose from different recap styles, like audio and video, to suit your personal preference. Quickly filter recaps to find the ones that matter to you most. To learn more, see Get started with the Meeting Recaps app in Microsoft Teams.

The LinkedIn Hiring Assistant is now integrated in Teams, helping streamline candidate review and hiring manager collaboration.

Teams for web now honors your sign-in preference across browser sessions, whether you want to stay signed in or sign in again when you reopen your browser.

Find keyboard shortcuts quickly in the keyboard shortcut dialog's new search functionality.

Stay organized across roles or regions from a single Teams account with Teams Phone-multi line. Switch between up to 10 numbers on your account, each appearing as its own tab.

Muted chats and meeting chats are now grouped together in separate sections to help you keep track of conversations and reduce distractions. To learn more, see Chat in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Receive more accurate voicemail transcriptions with support for more languages.

Express yourself with organization-branded reactions during meetings. Companies can create custom reaction experiences that align with their brand. To learn more, see Use meeting themes in Microsoft Teams.

Preview PowerPoint and Excel files more quickly in Teams on your mobile device. Open and review content without waiting as long for files to load. To learn more, see Share files in Microsoft Teams.

Discover files in chats and channels with improved search and filtering options. Narrow results by file type, sender, and date to quickly locate content. Press Ctrl+F (Windows), Cmd+F (Mac), or select Find in chat to start. To learn more, see Search for messages and more in Microsoft Teams.

When a Teams Room on Android joins a webinar or structured meeting as a presenter, the front-of-room display will default to attendee view and presenters keep full control from the console. To learn more, see Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android).

Your download manager now appears in the Teams title bar or with a keyboard shortcut to let you monitor downloads without blocking you from other actions in Teams.

Teams can now alert you when potential impersonation risks are detected during meetings on iOS and Android, helping you identify suspicious activity more easily.

Proximity join is now supported when a presenter joins a Teams Room on Android. To learn more, see Microsoft Teams Rooms (Android).

Access image sharing options from hover, right-click, overflow menus, and shared tabs. Permissions are preserved for images stored in OneDrive or SharePoint, so the right people maintain access. Images pasted directly in chat don’t support permission-based sharing. To learn more, see Send a file, picture, or link in Microsoft Teams.

Flag suspicious calls directly from Teams and optionally block the caller. Your reports help strengthen protections against fraud and impersonation threats. To learn more, see Reporting for Teams calling.

Teams now preserves your chat layout and open panels when you navigate between conversations, making it easy to pick up where you left off.

See whether a meeting room is available before confirming it when scheduling a Teams event. To learn more, see Host or attend an event from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR).

Find chats, files, and other content by asking questions in natural language instead of searching exact keywords. Copilot helps surface information you're looking for across Teams. To learn more, see .

Browse your apps in a new list view designed to make finding and launching apps easier. To learn more, see Find teams and personal apps in Microsoft Teams.

Teams can help identify automated participants in meetings, giving organizers and admins more visibility into who or what is joining.

Tap Catch up at the top of your Teams chat list to swipe through the latest activity in conversations. Reply, react, save, and mark read or unread. To learn more, see Catch up on all your conversations in one place.

Now, when you share code in Teams chat, Teams automatically formats it to display line numbers, making it easier to reference specific lines in conversation.

Meeting organizers can now consult and merge PSTN callers into active Teams meetings, even when navigating a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) menu is required. To learn more, see Merge calls in Microsoft Teams.

Reduce context switching by using slash commands in the compose box to create workflows. Change your Teams status, schedule a message, and more.

Delete a meeting recording, summary, and notes in one place. On the recap page, select More options > Delete recap content . Shared files stay in their original locations. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

Manage collaborative calling on the Teams Queues app, now available on Teams for mobile devices. To learn more, see Use the Queues app for Microsoft Teams.

Select Report call in your call options to flag unwanted or malicious activity and help prevent it in the future.

When you search in a chat or channel, choose a filter to see results from specific dates and people, or with mentions and attachments. To learn more, see Search for messages and more in Microsoft Teams.

New purple indicators in Teams chat show which conversations are active and need your attention. They appear for mentions, tags, and activity in followed threads.

Teams now detects when callers might be impersonating your bank, IT admin, or other trusted brands, and warns you. Decline, leave, or report the call instantly.

Video recap is a new, engaging way to catch up on past meetings. Recorded meetings are clipped into short, narrated highlights that show key conversations, presented content, and more. To learn more, see Video recap in Microsoft Teams.

When you set your Windows device to “Do not disturb,” your Teams notifications will be silenced. Notifications will resume after “Do not disturb” is turned off on your device.

Transcripts now attribute contributions to the original participant using sign language, not the interpreter. 

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. To learn more, see Multilingual speech recognition in Microsoft Teams.

Request expert status to contribute trusted answers in Viva Engage. Approved experts are highlighted with a special label next to their names and can endorse accurate and credible responses. To learn more, see Answers in Viva: Answer questions and earn badges.

During Teams meetings, drag the divider between shared content and the video gallery to adjust how much space each takes up. 

Microsoft Copilot can help you answer incoming Teams calls and schedule follow-up appointments, ensuring you stay focused without missing important connections. To learn more, see Use Copilot Call Delegation in Microsoft Teams.

In the new simplified app bar in Teams, labels are now hidden by default, so you can focus on what matters. To learn more, see Change settings in Microsoft Teams.

Add or remove members in a Viva Engage community on the go, directly from the Teams mobile app. To learn more, see Manage a community in Viva Engage.

Omnissa deployments have been brought onto Microsoft Teams' VDI optimization architecture. This will deliver improved performance, greater feature parity with the native desktop client, and more reliability across meeting experiences, all while continuing to benefit from the centralized management, security, and scalability of VDI.

If you're an IT admin or simply looking for feature updates on Teams desk phones, displays, and panels, you'll find all the updates at What's new in Microsoft Teams devices.

To view feature updates for Microsoft Teams Rooms, go to:

• Release notes for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows
• Release notes for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android

Screen capture prevention is now supported on Teams for iOS devices. Turn this setting on to protect sensitive information shared during Teams meetings. To learn more, see Prevent screen captures in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Filter your Teams chats by @mentions, followed threads, and more by selecting Quick views at the top of your chat list. To customize, hover over a category and select More quick view options . To learn more, see Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams.

Meeting notes are now available for instant meetings that started via Meet now in the calendar. To learn more, see Take meeting notes in Microsoft Teams.

Enable common automation scenarios, like approvals, notifications, or follow-up actions, by triggering Teams workflows directly from a chat message. To learn more, see Add or run a workflow in chats, chat messages, channels, and channel posts in Microsoft Teams.

When you share a specific application window in a meeting, you and others can now directly annotate on that shared content without you sharing the entire desktop. To learn more, see Use annotation while sharing your screen in Microsoft Teams.

Choose what the Enter key does in a Teams chat by selecting Settings and more  > Settings > Chats and Channels in Teams and choosing an option in When writing a message, press Enter to.

Select Chat > Drafts in Teams to quickly find messages you've composed but haven't sent yet.

Scroll through images shared in a chat without distractions. The new Lightbox experience highlights the image you're viewing. Select Show message in the header to go right to the message the image was shared in.

Press Shift + Enter on your keyboard to instantly mark all your chat and channel messages as read.

Live meeting indicators make it easy to see and jump right into active threaded channel meetings, keeping you in the loop.

Audio recap for Teams meetings now generates summaries in Chinese, English (multiple variations), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. To learn more, see Listen to audio recaps of your meetings.

Our newly designed org chart in profile cards streamlines navigation through reporting relationships, recently viewed profiles, and more. Select Navigate to org chart  in someone's profile card to get started.

Now, Teams automatically manages permissions so you can collaborate in shared files and Loop components with people outside your org. To learn more, see Collaborate on files in Microsoft Teams.

Set your presence status, open your Teams calendar, compose a message, or open Teams to create a new meeting without leaving Spotlight.

Copilot in Teams can analyze chat history, meeting transcripts, and calendar content to generate smart recaps, rewrite messages, and surface relevant insights. To learn more, see Use Copilot in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Generate custom meeting recaps that include the details most important to you, in your preferred tone and format. To learn more, see Customize recap summaries in Microsoft Teams.

Forward up to five messages at a time from a Teams chat or channel. Hover over a message and select More options  . Select Forward > Multiple messages and choose the messages you want to send. Select Next, add recipients, and select Forward.

Assess who you're working with by checking Trust Indicators, visual badges that appear next to external people in Teams. Labels are automatically assigned based on the person's relationship with your org. 

If your connectivity drops in a meeting, you'll see a notification alerting you that your network connection is weak. You'll also receive suggestions for strengthening and restabilizing it, like turning your video off. 

Teams meeting recaps now include key on-screen moments, like screen shares, directly next to the relevant sections of the summary, so you can see exactly what was being discussed. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

Resize and reshape your right and top galleries during a Teams meeting to prioritize the content most important to you. 

When you search for files in Teams, select Files > View all files and switch to Grid view  for a more visual way to browse results.

View meeting recaps in your desired format with customized recap summaries, available with a Microsoft Copilot license. Choose a ready-made summary template or create your own. To learn more, see Customize recap summaries in Microsoft Teams.

The Files tab in channels is now the Shared tab.  There, you can find files and links that were shared in the channel. To learn more, see Share files in Microsoft Teams.

Help protect your org against phishing and other unwanted messages by flagging suspicious messages or confirming that messages flagged by Teams are safe.

Pin your Teams window on top in your desktop to always keep it visible above other open windows. Just select Settings and more > Pin window on top  in Teams.

Share your screen or specific windows using your Mac's native picker experience. To learn more, see Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Now, when you get channel, mention, or reaction notifications, Teams will surface a preview of the message in that notification.

Schedule follow-up meetings from your emails. When you use the add-on to schedule a meeting from a specific email, the subject and participants are automatically prepopulated to make meeting scheduling easier. 

See when Interpreter initializes so you can start speaking at the right time with Interpreter's new "Preparing" status. To learn more, see Interpreter in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Your spoken language can now be detected across Interpreter, live captions, and live transcription when Interpreter is turned on. To learn more, see Interpreter in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Now, joining a private group by code requires direct approval by one of the group owners, ensuring more security and the prevention of unauthorized access to private groups. To learn more, see Use a link or code to join a team in Microsoft Teams.

Open core Teams functions in their own windows to transition seamlessly between your Teams chat, calendar, activity, and more. Simply right-click an icon in Teams and select Open in new window .

When you join a Teams Room on Android, see either the attendee or presenter view on the front-of-room display. Presenters can bring people on and off screen, manage the green room, and switch the front-of-room display view. To learn more, see Host an event from a Microsoft Teams Room (MTR).

• Facilitator can recognize agendas shared in chat and create live progress trackers in meetings to keep everything on track. 
• If someone invited to a meeting hasn't joined and their name comes up twice in conversation, Facilitator politely nudges them to join in chat.

To learn more, see Facilitator in Microsoft Teams meetings.

When someone forwards a message, it will now include a link that takes the recipient straight to the original chat or channel it came from. To learn more, see Forward a message in Microsoft Teams.

View data about a town hall's video quality, audio clarity, and connection stability to ensure smooth content delivery during events. Available with a Teams Premium license.

No need to switch apps to make Teams calls—set Teams as your default calling app to automatically route all your calls through Teams mobile. To learn more, see Getting started with Microsoft Teams Phone Mobile.

Our most immersive virtual event experience yet is here—join immersive events from a Meta Quest VR headset to feel like you're standing right there in the room. To learn more, see Attend an immersive event in Microsoft Teams.

Use Copilot in Teams to generate messages, and insights from chat and channel history and calendar content. Available with a Microsoft Copilot license. To learn more, see Get started with Microsoft Copilot Chat in Teams.

Open the Teams jump list in your Windows taskbar or Mac menu bar to start a chat or view, join, and schedule meetings.

Joining from a Mac? Share your screen and present content using the standard native picker experience when you opt in through settings. To learn more, see Present content in Microsoft Teams meetings.

Need to change a specific setting? Search for it in the settings search bar—no navigation necessary. Just type in a keyword, like "notifications" or "dark mode," to go straight to that option. 

Organize and collaborate in chat and channels

• Add existing Loop components and pages to channels for more organized, contextual places to work.
• Take notes in 1:1 and group chats that only chat members can see to centralize information. Add images, @mention members to get their attention, and more.
• Give your chat and channel sections more personality and visibility by adding emoji to their names. Just select the section icon and choose Change icon .

To learn more, see Change settings in Microsoft Teams.

Now, Teams actively protects against potentially harmful links by automatically detecting and warning against malicious URLs shared in Teams chats and channels. 

Now, Teams actively protects against potentially harmful links by automatically detecting and warning against malicious files and URLS shared in Teams chats and channels.

When a link is incorrectly identified as a potential threat, flag it to help improve Teams' detection accuracy. 

Quickly insert an emoji into your posts and messages using the updated emoji keyboard shortcut. Just type “:”, followed by the name of the emoji, then type “:” again.  

Now available with a Copilot license, you can view concise summaries of shared files in chat to get context without opening them. To view a file's Copilot summary, select Summarize for me on the file thumbnail. To learn more, see Use Copilot in Microsoft Teams chat and channels. 

When you enter a feedback rating from your certified Teams Phone device, Teams will suggest tailored text prompts to help you quickly share what’s working well or needs improvement.  

Ensure smooth call transfers with your certified Teams Phone devices with our improved interface, including the option to Consult first (speak with the recipient before transferring the call to them) and live updates that indicate when a transfer is in-progress and when it’s complete. To learn more, see Transfer a call in Microsoft Teams. 

Take a break from your screen and catch up on meetings with podcast-style audio recaps. This feature utilizes AI to transform meeting transcripts into engaging audio summaries. Available with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Copilot licenses. To learn more, see Listen to audio recaps of your meetings. 

Access Intelligent recap for recorded or transcribed calls in Teams. Select Calls   in Teams and find the call in your call history. Then, select View recap to open the call’s Intelligent recap and see AI summaries, notes, and more. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams. 

AT&T customers can now make and receive calls across their mobile phone and Teams endpoints using a single phone number.  

Quickly catch up on posts and threaded channels with thread summaries by Copilot. Thread summaries include key takeaways and a list organized by topic for easy scanning. Available with a Microsoft Copilot license. 

Private chat between organizers, co-organizers, and presenters is now available before, during, and after webinars, giving time and privacy for coordinating and preparing for the event. 

When meeting transcription is turned off, live captions and RTT will now only show the past five minutes of dialogue instead of the full meeting to protect information. Also, a previous issue that caused data loss when changing caption position has been resolved.  

Select Controls  in your meeting controls for quicker access to key organizer meeting options, like lobby settings, attendee mic and camera access, and more. Select View more options for a complete list of customizations. 

Keep information confidential in Teams meetings with Prevent Screen Capture. When Prevent Screen Capture is turned on, the meeting window will turn black if someone attempts to capture the screen. Available in meetings organized with a Teams Premium license.  

Add Facilitator, a meeting AI agent, to your Teams meetings to keep them running smoothly and efficiently. Facilitator reminds participants about agenda items and time remaining, captures real-time notes, and much more. Available with a Microsoft Copilot license. To learn more, see Facilitator in Microsoft Teams meetings. 

Know your mic's audio levels with the real-time feedback indicator in Teams meetings. In your meeting controls, you’ll see the Mic icon   fluctuate with your volume levels. You can also select Mic to see the feedback in more detail. 

Keep meetings on track with countdown timers. When someone starts a countdown timer, everyone will see in their meeting window and be able to start, stop, pause, or add more time.  

View channel conversations as threads to easily reply to specific messages and keep related conversations grouped in one place. Follow threads to stay informed and view relevant updates in the Followed Threads view. To learn more, see Follow threads in Microsoft Teams. 

Stay in sync when you attend town halls with ultra-low latency, available in events organized with a Teams Premium license. With ultra-low latency, you’ll see organizers, presenters, and shared content in near real-time. 

Make keyboard shortcuts your own by customizing commands or choosing a preset layout. In Teams, select Settings and more  > Keyboard shortcuts to pick a layout and make any changes. To learn more, see Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams.

Elevate presentations you organized with Teams Premium by customizing your screen with select layouts, backgrounds, and name tags using the Manage what attendees see meeting option. To learn more, see Control town hall production tools in Microsoft Teams. 

Can't choose which emoji to react with? Respond to messages and posts with more than one! Just hover over a message or post and select multiple emoji reactions that resonate with you. To learn more, see Like or react to messages in Microsoft Teams.

Easily find files in your chats and channels by adding a search filter. In a chat or channel, select Find in chat  or Find in channel and select the Has attachment filter to only see results with attachments. To learn more, see Search for messages and more in Microsoft Teams.

Transform online events into impactful 3D experiences with Teams immersive events. Create, customize, and host interactive events that captivate attendees, strengthen connections, and boost engagement.

• Schedule immersive events from your calendar in Teams.
• Customize environments with objects and media that add interest and help your immersive event flow. 
• Host engaging experiences by interacting with attendees, visiting different event rooms, and presenting content.
• Join immersive events through your Teams and Outlook calendars.
• Design 3D spaces without needing coding or technical expertise.

To learn more, see Get started with immersive events in Microsoft Teams.

Simplify your scheduling experience in Teams Premium by pre-saving meeting options as templates you can use to quickly organize meetings.  To learn more, see Personal meeting templates in Microsoft Teams. 

Meeting organizers can send one-way messages to attendees waiting in the lobby via lobby chat. To learn more, see Using the lobby in Microsoft Teams meetings. 

Open Chat  in Teams and select Saved  under Quick views to see all your saved messages. Select one to open the conversation it was in and review or reply directly. 

Now, unscheduled town hall participants using Android devices can access intelligent recap and catch up on parts they missed, see AI-generated notes and follow-up tasks, and more. To learn more, see Recap in Microsoft Teams.

Now, if you’re already on a call, you’ll hear a call waiting beep when another call comes in. 

Choose from more ringtones to personalize call experiences and differentiate between call types. To change your ringtone, tap your profile picture and tap Settings > Calling .