Recordings from Microsoft Teams automatically deleted after 60 days
Recordings of Microsoft Teams conversations will now be automatically deleted after 60 days. Microsoft added the functionality in the December update.
With the arrival of the December update, recordings in OneDrive or SharePoint are automatically deleted after a period of 60 days. The setting is... Read more
Microsoft Teams Rooms gets updated across the board
Microsoft is introducing various Microsoft Teams Rooms updates in January 2022. Usability stands to benefit.
The improvements primarily touch on Meet Now, which entails a quick way to host and join conferences. Meet Now will be brought in line with the Meet functionality currently available in t... Read more
Microsoft rolls out end-to-end encryption for Teams video calls
Microsoft updates its Teams collaboration platform with new end-to-end encryption features. Full encryption currently applies only to one-to-one Teams video calls. Group conversations cannot use the security functionality for the time being.
The end-to-end encryption is not set by default for ev... Read more
Microsoft and Meta integrate Workplace into Teams
Microsoft and Meta announce intent to more closely work together in integrating other's business solutions. An initial collaboration involves the integration of Microsoft Teams into Meta's Workplace collaboration platform.
With the collaboration, Microsoft Teams users gain access to content avai... Read more
Microsoft introduces M365 A1 per-device subscription plan, for education
Microsoft announced it is adding another new Microsoft 365 bundle to the lineup. Dubbed the M365 A1 per-device license, it will be available to users starting November 1 and will cost $38 per device for up to 6 years.
Redmond has also developed a new Teams feature called Teams Content from Camer... Read more
Microsoft is not reopening its campus or offices anytime soon
Microsoft may have made plans to reopen its Redmond offices and other offices across the world, but COVID-19 was busy making new variants that aren’t without surprises. The reopening plans are now on hold.
Jared Spataro, Microsoft's modern work CVP, said that due to the uncertainty of COVID-19... Read more
Microsoft Teams adds hybrid meeting features, with AI functionality
Microsoft is adding hybrid meeting features into Teams, including the inevitable application of AI for multiple uses. The features aim to make the hybrid working model better for office/remote meetings.
There’s even an AI-powered ‘speaker coach’ that will notify users who interrupt others.... Read more
New Windows 11 build brings new Microsoft 365 widget and many fixes
Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 11 Insider preview build (22000.168) for those in the Dev and Beta channels. The build comes with fixes, updates, a new Microsoft 365 productivity widget and support for more languages in the Teams Chat feature integrated into the OS.
The new Microsoft 365 widg... Read more
Microsoft Teams has a new feature to share content
Microsoft’s latest addition to its Teams platform allows users to exchange content when participating in a gallery with up to 49 people on the screen. With the update, users can click on the participant videos in the gallery view to swap content with the gallery when someone shares content.
Th... Read more
Microsoft refreshes more ‘inbox apps’ features in Windows 11 for Insiders
Microsoft released a new Windows 11 test build (number 22000.132) to Insider testers in the Beta and Dev channels on Thursday, August 12. The test build includes more Teams chat functionality and new test builds for those in the Dev channel of three ‘inbox’ apps.
They include the calculator,... Read more