In 2020, Teams users will be able to pop out chats, documents, calls and meetings, making it easier to communicate. This means you will be able to use the rest of Teams, while chatting and meeting in a separate tab. A simple change that will improve everyday communication for the Microsoft community.
Previously when it came to sensitive information being discussed on Teams, there was no way to secure channels, giving access to select users. This new feature now gives users the functionality of easily creating private channels, that can only be accessed by select members of a team. Not only does this keep certain conversations confidential, but also supports productivity by creating focused space subsets for groups to work in, without having to create another Team
Safe Links, powered by Office 365 ATP, protects Teams users from harmful links and threats in real time. Teams will perform a time-of-click verification when a URL is shared in a private chat or channel. Along with many other security and compliance features, Safe Links is said to become available at the end of this year.
Powered by Planner, the new Tasks Tab will combine and organise assigned tasks from Planner, Outlook and Teams into a single view. Set to be available in early 2020, Tasks will have multiple views to choose from, so that each user can organise their workload in a way that best supports them.
In Microsoft Teams, each channel is built around a certain topic, like a department name, or project name. Each organisations channel structure will look different, with users often required to work across multiple channels. The new pinned channels feature allows you to pin your most used channels to the top of your screen for quick access. This feature is expected to be released before the end of 2019.
A large number of exciting new updates will be applied to Meetings for the Microsoft Community. Live captions functionality is now available to not only make Teams more inclusive for the hearing impaired or those with low language proficiency, but also support collaboration in noisy 'work spaces'. Scheduling assistant is now also readily available directly in the meetings screen, and syncs in real time with your Office 365 calendar.
For the modern workplace, one of the most forward thinking features released within Microsoft Teams is the new Content Camera and Teams Rooms. The Content Camera uses AI technology to identify analog whiteboards in meeting spaces to improve inclusiveness for virtual attendees.
These improvements include:
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