What’s new for Microsoft Teams – March 2025

By João Ferreira Apr 3, 2025 What's New 0 Comments

Hey there, fellow Teams enthusiast! Time for our monthly catch-up on what’s changing in your Microsoft Teams workspace. I’ve got some important updates to share that might affect how you and your team collaborate in the coming months.

First up, heads up about Microsoft Skype interoperability with Teams—it’s heading into retirement on May 1, 2025. After this date, your Teams users won’t be able to chat with Skype contacts anymore.

Got something to say? You’ll soon be able to say it with video! Teams is rolling out the ability to record video clips directly in channels—just like you can already do in chats.

And finally, a small but meaningful change to how we organize shared content. That “Files” tab you’re used to seeing in Teams channels? It’s getting a promotion to the “Shared” tab starting mid-April for targeted release users (mid-May for everyone else). This upgrade combines your document library files with shared post content in one convenient location. Don’t worry—all your familiar functionality stays intact, plus you’ll soon get keyword search capabilities.

What changes are you most excited about? Or maybe you have questions about how these updates might affect your specific workflow?

What is new for SharePoint as a platform

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Microsoft Skype interoperability with Microsoft Teams will retire

Microsoft Skype interoperability with Microsoft Teams will retire on May 1, 2025. Teams users will no longer communicate with Skype accounts after this date. No admin action is required, but users should be notified, and documentation updated. More information is available here.

Prevent/Fix: Admins to enable Device Administrator privilege in Microsoft Intune Portal for Teams Rooms devices

Admins must enable Device Administrator privilege in the Microsoft Intune Portal for Teams Rooms devices to avoid sign-in errors on Android-based Teams devices. This applies to customers updating to Intune Company Portal version 5.0.6152 or above. Organizations not using Teams Room can disregard this message.

Microsoft Teams: Record video clips in channels

Users will soon be able to record video clips in Microsoft Teams channels, similar to chat. This feature will respect existing video message policies. It will be available worldwide by early 2025 and for GCC High, DoD by mid-March 2025. No admin action is required before rollout.

Microsoft Teams Rooms: New Facilitator agent takes notes in ad-hoc and scheduled meetings (Public Preview)

Microsoft Teams Rooms will soon feature Facilitator, an AI agent that takes notes in meetings. Admins can enable it using provided instructions. A Teams Rooms Pro license is required. The rollout starts in March 2025 for Windows and April 2025 for Android. Facilitator ensures security and compliance through Microsoft Purview.

Microsoft Viva Connections: New News feature in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Viva Connections in Teams will replace the Feed with a SharePoint News experience, starting March 2025. This update includes a Copilot-powered summary feature for licensed users on Windows desktop. The rollout is automatic, and users will see news based on their activity and permissions.

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Microsoft Teams: Updated retention policy for meeting attendance reports

Microsoft Teams is implementing a one-year retention policy for meeting attendance reports, effective immediately. This applies to all Teams platforms and impacts Microsoft Graph API requests. Attendance reports for meetings before November 1, 2024, will be accessible until late August 2025. Contact Microsoft Support to apply the policy now.

Transitioning from user’s OneDrive to SharePoint for Whiteboards created in Teams Channels

Whiteboards created in Teams Channels will now be stored in the corresponding SharePoint site instead of the initiator’s OneDrive to resolve access issues. This change will roll out from early to late April 2025 and requires no action from tenant admins.

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Microsoft Teams: Ability to Stop Copilot while it is generating a response

Copilot in Teams will now have a ‘stop’ button after sending a prompt. This will allow the user to stop Copilot’s response either before the response has started to generate, or even after the response is generating. The user may then start a new prompt if they wish.

Microsoft Teams: Introducing new IT administrator policies to control Town hall Event Access

Previously, Microsoft did not provide a way for Teams admins to control who can attend town halls that are created in their organization. With this new policy, tenant administrators can control who can attend town halls created by members in their organization.

Microsoft Teams: In channels, the “Shared” tab (formerly the “Files” tab) will have new capabilities

Microsoft Teams will rename the “Files” tab to the “Shared” tab in channels, combining shared post content and document library files. This change, starting mid-April 2025 for targeted release and mid-May 2025 for general availability, requires no admin action. Existing functionality remains, with new keyword search coming soon.

Planned Maintenance: Teams Q&A Data Relocation to EU

Teams Q&A data for EU tenants will be relocated from US to EU datacenters on March 14, 2025, starting at 10:00 PM CET, lasting 4 hours. During this time, Q&A will be in read-only mode. Inform users about this planned maintenance. Learn more at aka.ms/GetQnA.

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Microsoft Teams admin center: We will retire Graph connector management

Microsoft will retire the Graph connector management feature from the Teams admin center starting April 14, 2025. Admins should transition to the Search & Intelligence feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Existing settings will be maintained, and app functionality will not be impacted.

Microsoft Teams: App ratings in in-context surfaces

Now users will be able to view ratings when they view apps within the in-context store in teams.

Microsoft Teams: Copilot summary for transferred calls

When a call is forwarded/transferred to another colleague, users can prompt Copilot to automatically summarize the context, open questions, etc. for the call as a briefing for the receiving colleague. This feature ensures that the recipient is well-informed about the previous conversations related to the transferred call, enhancing their understanding and preparedness.

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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced compliance in voicemail messages

The enforcement of RFC compliance changes for Microsoft Teams voicemail messages has been postponed to May 2025. The “From” field will be updated to meet RFC 6854 standards, changing to noreply@skype.voicemail.microsoft.com. Organizations should allowlist this email by May 2025. Early adoption is available upon request.

Microsoft Teams: Join as attendees in Microsoft events from Teams Rooms on Windows

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows can now join Microsoft events (webinars, town halls, structured meetings) as attendees. You can attend directly from the invited Teams Room, with the same features that attendees have for all events. Available in Teams Rooms Pro.

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Microsoft Bookings: New Queue functionality to manage appointments for Teams Premium users

Microsoft Bookings will introduce a new Queue functionality for Teams Premium users, providing real-time management of appointments. The rollout will begin mid-April 2025 and complete by late April 2025. No admin action is required, but users need a Teams Premium license to access this feature.

Microsoft Teams: Teams Town hall Organizer/Co-Organizer/Presenter Join as Attendee

Event crew members will soon be able to join a live Town hall as an Attendee during the event to monitor the experience for viewers.

Microsoft Teams: Townhall concurrent attendees increase to 100,000

Organizers of town hall instances can now reach wider audience in a single event with an expansion to a maximum of 100,000 simultaneous attendees. This increase serves as a significant jump from the previous attendee cap of 50,000 for organizers with a Teams Premium license. The quality and stability of town halls up to this new limit will remain constant, providing high-quality and reliable content to participants. For events with more than 20,000 concurrent attendees, some interactivity features are disabled for all attendees. Organizations can get support for audiences up to 100,000 concurrent attendees by selecting the Max Capacity limit to be as high as desired up to 100,000. Reaching out to the Microsoft 365 Live Event Assistance Program (LEAP) for assistance (Microsoft 365 Live Event Assistance Program – Microsoft Adoption) is recommended for every event. This feature is available for town hall organizers that have an active Teams Premium license.

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Microsoft Teams: Real-Time Text in Teams Meetings and Calls

Real-Time Text (RTT) lets participants type in the meeting while others’ speech is transcribed in real time. Whether for accessibility reasons or simply a preference to chime in via text, RTT ensures seamless, instant communication for everyone. It enables effective collaboration for all users, including those who prefer typing over speaking, and can be especially useful in situations where speaking is difficult or not possible.

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Microsoft Teams: Pop-out live captions and Real-time-Text (RTT) in meetings

When you are in meetings or calls, you will be able to pop out, drag, and resize live captions (including live translated captions), and real-time-text (RTT) from the main meeting window. This enables you to position the captions and RTT wherever you prefer on your screen, so you can easily focus on the meeting while viewing the incoming text in a position most comfortable for you.

Microsoft Teams: Room recommender

If no room is booked for a meeting, this AI feature recommends rooms in the meeting chat an hour before start when two or more attendees are in the same building, making in-person collaboration easier. It considers location of participants, room availability, and capacity to find the best meeting space. You can reserve the suggested room with one click and update the invite for everyone. A Teams Premium license is required for the meeting organizer to enable this feature, which is available in Teams Mobile on iOS.

Microsoft Teams: Improved options for sharing apps or agents in chat

Improved options for sharing links to Teams apps or agents in chat will roll out from mid-April 2025 to late June 2025 for Windows and Mac desktops. New preview cards will include user ratings and clear actions. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended.

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Microsoft Teams: Control when shared content is visible to attendees in “Manage what attendees see”

Microsoft Teams is enhancing the “Manage what attendees see” feature, giving organizers and presenters more control over when shared content is visible to attendees. This update will roll out in April 2025, with no admin action required. Notify users and update documentation as needed. Review the feature overview and test the new controls.

Microsoft Teams: Simplified Notes pane in meetings

Microsoft Teams will update the Notes pane in meetings to streamline design and clarify features. This applies to Teams for Windows and Mac desktops. The rollout starts in April 2025 and completes by May 2025. Changes include renaming the pane and adding new controls. No admin action is required.

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Microsoft Teams: Slide control for presenters

Meeting or event presenters can now share control of slides with fellow presenters eliminating manual slide changes and maintaining a smooth flow during meetings or webinars.

Device Management Changes for Microsoft Teams Android Devices (Intune AOSP migration)

Microsoft Teams Android devices will migrate to the new Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) platform with a firmware update starting in Q4 2024. IT admins must manually verify the update initially, with automatic updates following. Policies need to be recreated in Intune for successful migration. Certain legacy devices will not be updated.

Microsoft Teams: Enhancing the default experience for frontline workers

Microsoft Teams is enhancing the default experience for frontline workers by making it easier to connect with their organization and introducing more intuitive app names. Changes include renaming the Connections app to ‘Home’ and adding the Engage app to default pinned apps. Rollout begins mid-April 2025 and completes by late April 2025.

Microsoft Teams: Share contact information for people in Microsoft Teams channels

Users can now share contact information in Microsoft Teams channels, making it easier to reach collaborators. This feature is available globally and requires no admin action. For more details, see the provided link.

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Microsoft Teams: New Microsoft Teams chat and channels experience in GCC

The new, streamlined chat and channels experience makes it easier to stay on top of what matters most and organize your digital workspace. Catch up on chat, channels and teams in one place, create custom sections to organize conversations by topics, use filters to triage messages and more.

Microsoft Teams: Personal meeting templates (Premium)

Personal meeting templates enable users to pre-save meeting configurations (meeting options) and schedule meetings quickly with one click.

Microsoft Teams: Users can report security concerns involving external collaborators

Microsoft Teams users will soon be able to report security concerns involving external collaborators in chats and meetings, starting April 2025 for targeted release and May 2025 for general availability. Admins can enable this feature in the Teams admin center. Shared channels are not supported.

Microsoft Teams: Share Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel

Users will soon be able to share Microsoft Teams apps and agents from their profile or the Teams side panel on Windows, Mac, and web. This feature will roll out in May 2025 and does not require a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. No admin action is required before the rollout.

Resize Teams window and slots

Teams will support window resizing down to 360x502px or 502x360px, and side panels will be adjustable. This update improves accessibility, multitasking, and window management, with rollout starting in March 2025 and completing by mid-May 2025. No preparation is needed.

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Interpreter agent in Teams meetings (Copilot)

The Interpreter agent in Teams meetings allows real-time speech-to-speech interpretation, enabling users to speak and listen in their preferred language. Users can choose their own simulated voice or default voices. Rolling out from late March to early April 2025, it requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Admins can manage access via PowerShell.

Microsoft Teams: Add a presenter from the participant roster in a town hall or webinar

Organizers and presenters can quickly add a missing presenter to an ongoing town hall or webinar by calling them directly from the participant roster. Once the missing presenter accepts the call, they instantly join as a presenter, automatically joining the Green Room (if enabled) and added to the event group chat.

Microsoft Teams: Migration Tool for Teams

Customers will now be able to move content seamlessly from public and private channels in a third-party solution to Teams standard channels. A new first-party Migration tool on Microsoft Admin Center (MAC) will allow admins to connect the third-party solution workspace, plan, and perform content migration to Teams.

Microsoft Teams: Rules-Based Enablement of Third-Party Apps in Teams Admin Center

This feature allows M365 administrators to define specific criteria for approving third-party SaaS applications within their tenant. Administrators can select from a list of predefined, safe criteria, ensuring that only trusted and compliant applications are made available under this rule.

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Microsoft Teams: Standard and Basic licensed Teams rooms on Windows in the Teams admin center portal

All Teams Rooms on Windows devices will transition to the Teams Rooms Pro management portal by June 1, 2025, for unified device management. Current Teams admin center users must switch to the new portal. For preparation, view instructional videos and documentation. More details are available on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 482539.

Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and more

Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android is updating its location sharing settings to enhance privacy and security. Users will have new options to control location data usage for emergency calls, IT Admin Insights, and troubleshooting. The rollout will begin in April 2025, and organizations should educate users on these changes.

Microsoft Teams: Enhanced spell checking will support multiple languages

Microsoft Teams will soon have enhanced spell checking with multi-language support, rolling out from April to July 2025. Users can choose languages in settings, and features include advanced spell checking, multi-language support, and a custom dictionary. No admin action is required, but user notification is recommended.

Microsoft Teams: Streamlined, unified role-based access controls (RBAC) for Teams device management

IT admins now benefit from unified role-based access controls across the Teams admin center and Teams Rooms Pro Management portals. This streamlines device management ensuring smooth transitions between portals and consistency in environment management.

Microsoft Teams: Ultra-low latency (ULL) attendee experience for Teams Town hall

With Ultra-low latency, attendees will now be able to view and participate in a town hall instance at a much lower latency than before, ensuring they are in sync with content being shared by presenters and organizers. This update significantly improves the attendee experience compared to the typical 20-30 second delay experienced in the past. This feature is available for town hall organizers with a Teams Premium license.

Microsoft Teams: New Teams calendar available to Education customers

The new calendar in Teams will be available to Education customers. The new calendar in Teams is designed to be familiar and reliable, as it’s one unified calendar that works across new Outlook for Windows, Outlook on the web, Microsoft Places, and now Microsoft Teams. With this update, the new Teams calendar will be enabled by default, and users can turn it off from the “New calendar” toggle at the top right of the calendar app in Teams.

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Microsoft Teams: Town hall usage reports in TAC will have all the relevant usage data related to town hall events in the tenant

When Town hall was released, there were some columns/data related to each Town hall event that were missing in the TAC usage reports for IT Admins. Now all the relevant usage related data are added to the town hall usage reports available in the TAC portal for Admins.

Microsoft Teams: Line key support for shared line and call transfers

This feature will enable you to assign shared lines to a line key and view the boss and delegates of the line along with their presence on Teams Phone devices with touch screens. This feature allows delegates to pick up calls on behalf of the boss by pressing the line key and join active calls. Additionally, users will be able to assign the transfer action to the line key, enabling them to transfer active calls by simply pressing that line key.

Microsoft Teams: Teams Button Support on Multiple Connected Peripheral Devices

You can now use the Teams button across peripheral devices without having to manually select a specific device in the Teams devices settings. This ensures a more seamless experience navigating across multiple certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral USB devices (with a wire or a dongle) connected to the same host device (such as your laptop). For example, you can use the Teams button on headset A to bring up the meeting pre-join screen, then use the Teams button on headset B to join the meeting, and then use the Teams button on your connected speakerphone to raise hand in the meeting, etc.

Microsoft Teams: Expanded and enhanced peripheral auto-association support for BYOD spaces

BYOD spaces now support additional room and desk peripherals, including docking stations and webcams. This enables users to seamlessly connect and utilize audio and video peripherals for a higher-quality experience. IT admins will receive an expanded view and detailed reports for peripherals associated with BYOD spaces in the Pro Management Portal, when a particular BYOD space has a Teams Shared Devices license.

Microsoft Teams: Call quality reports for BYOD rooms in the Pro Management portal

As with Microsoft Teams Rooms, admins can now access detailed call quality reports for BYOD rooms with associated peripherals in the Pro Management portal. These reports include call history and session details that help diagnose network, audio, and video issues. Reports in the Pro Management portal requires a Teams Shared Devices license for the room.

Microsoft Teams: DVR (Digital Video Recording) capabilities for town halls on iOS and Android

Users can now interact with an instance of a live streaming town hall instance in the same way they would a recorded piece of content when viewing via iOS and Android. DVR functionality in town hall enables event attendees to pause and move forward or back within a town hall, navigate to any previously-streamed timestamp, and other abilities that make interacting with a town hall more convenient and makes it easier to digest the content being presented. This feature is available for all town halls regardless of the license assigned to the organizers.

Microsoft Teams: Moderator-Governed Meetings for Information Barrier Compliance

This new Microsoft Teams Meeting feature enables secure collaboration between users separated by information barriers (also known as ethical walls) under strict compliance oversight. With this capability, meetings involving participants from restricted groups can proceed only when a designated meeting moderator—assigned by the compliance department—is present. If the last moderator leaves the meeting, the meeting automatically ends. This ensures real-time compliance monitoring and maintains regulatory integrity during sensitive cross-barrier interactions.

Microsoft Teams: Select camera in pre-join and during meeting

Users can select an internal or external camera, or keep it turned off, before joining or during Teams meetings.