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Microsoft Teams Monthly Update November 2024

Our November 2024 round-up of everything shipping in Microsoft Teams — new meeting, chat and calling features, Copilot in Teams enhancements, Teams Rooms and device updates, admin centre changes, plus the retirements and rollout dates IT service owners need on their radar.

Microsoft Teams Monthly Update November 2024

Tom Arbuthnot's pre-Ignite November round-up covers the biggest Teams navigation change since launch, with teams and channels moving under the chat button in public preview this month. Also included: the Queues app reaching general availability, Survivable Branch Appliance token support extended to seven days, Microsoft Places roadmap items ahead of November GA, and digital signage GA for Teams Rooms on Windows.

Chapters

  • Intro and thanks to AudioCodes
  • Recent Empowering.Cloud briefings and podcasts
  • New Teams chat and channels layout
  • Queues app now generally available
  • Survivable Branch Appliance seven-day token support
  • Microsoft Places roadmap and GA
  • Town hall to 50,000 attendees
  • Copilot agents in group chats
  • Digital signage GA for Teams Rooms on Windows
  • Android 15 device support dates
  • Devices roadmap: bulk operations and room recording
  • Microsoft earnings call numbers
  • Upcoming events

Key insights

  • Teams is moving teams and channels under the chat button, with filters and sections mixing chats and channels; public preview starts in November with no tenant admin controls.
  • The Queues app is generally available, matching call queues and auto attendants with a UI and role-based access control; whisper and barge are on the roadmap.
  • Survivable Branch Appliances will accept expired client tokens for up to seven days from last authentication, for pre-signed-in Windows, Mac and Teams phones.
  • SBAs come from certified partners Ribbon, AudioCodes, Oracle and TE-Systems, who each have the code but are still working through release.
  • Microsoft Places GA is expected in November, with a standard version in Microsoft 365 and premium features requiring Teams Premium.
  • Town hall capacity rises from 20,000 to 50,000 simultaneous attendees with Teams Premium, via the Microsoft Events Assistance Program.
  • Digital signage is GA for Teams Rooms on Windows with Appspace and XOGO, or a custom web URL; Android support is coming.
  • Android 15 Teams devices are certified until 15 October 2029, three years from Android release, plus two years best-effort support.

Insights summarised by AI from the episode transcript, reviewed by the Empowering.Cloud team.

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