What’s New in Microsoft Teams May 2020 Build Edition



In the May Edition of Microsoft Teams which is also called as the Build Edition of Microsoft Teams since most of the updates where announced in the Microsoft Build Event. Most of the Feature which was delayed has been rolled out in the May Edition. Highlighting three most requested and public requested feature which are as below: -

Change in the Video Layout of the Teams Meeting 3x3

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 63341

We are increasing the number of participants shown on the stage to 9 and making it video optimized. For more than 9 participants, we will prioritize those with video on and show them on the stage. Participants with audio will be shown below the meeting stage. To provide a high audio and video quality experience, the layout logic will consider user bandwidth and alter the number of videos shown to provide the best meeting experience.

What do I need to do to prepare?

The Feature is a part of the Tenant Roll Out and will be available automatically to all the users in the Tenant once rolled out.




Download a participant report in a Teams meeting

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 63351

Meeting organizers, especially teachers, often need to know who joined their Teams meetings. Soon you will be able to download a participant report, found in the roster view that includes join and leave times for participants. Available in the roster view, meeting organizers can download the report that includes those users who joined while the organizer was present. This feature is only available with the meeting while the meeting is active. Available on desktop (Windows and Mac) and the web.

What do I need to do to prepare?

The default for the feature will be DISABLED. The Admin will need to go turn this on through a PowerShell cmdlet to be able to utilize this feature:
  • Set-CSTeamsMeetingPolicy - Identity Global - AllowEngagementReport "Enabled"





Raise a Virtual Hand in Teams Meetings

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 62755.

The new raise hand feature in Teams allows meeting attendees to identify that they wish to speak by toggling the hand icon in the meeting control bar, making it easier to actively participate in meetings. Raise hand will be available initially for PC, Mac, and web-based clients. Support for mobile applications will follow.
  • We will be gradually rolling this out in mid-April.
  • Expect feature support in government environments in late-May.
When a meeting participant has raised their hand, an icon will appear next to their name in the roster view as well as their profile picture or video on the main meeting stage. Participants can lower their hand, and any presenter can lower individual hands in the meeting.



What do I need to do to prepare?

The Feature is a part of the Tenant Roll Out and will be available automatically to all the users in the Tenant once rolled out.

Multi-Window Chat for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 57292.

Multi-Window Chat is a new Microsoft Teams feature which enables users to multitask more efficiently by popping out their chat conversations into separate windows.
Once available users will be able to engage in chat sessions in windows outside the Teams client.
There are several ways users can pop-out their conversations:
  • Double-click on a conversation in the chat list.
  • Click “Pop out chat” from the context menu for a chat in the chat list.
  • Click the ‘pop out’ button in the top-right corner of the chat header.
  • Use the slash command /pop name.
  • Double-click on an avatar picture
  • Hover over a chat in the chat list and click on the 'pop out' button



What do I need to do to prepare?

The Feature is a part of the Tenant Roll Out and will be available automatically to all the users in the Tenant once rolled out.



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