We are excited to share the availability of two new enhancement features for Microsoft Teams certified devices in Teams Public Preview.
Now your Teams certified audio device with a Teams button can let you quickly and easily do two new functions:
- Join a Teams meeting from the pre-join screen, such as while you are putting on and adjusting your headphones, or positioning your speakerphone device.
- Bring the Meeting window to the foreground during a meeting, such as if you are multitasking during a meeting or preparing to present content in another window.
Note: The second feature is available on devices with a dedicated Teams button only. A button with both the Microsoft Teams logo and the call hangup/switchhook function will not be compatible with this enhancement. The picture below shows a dedicated Teams button on an audio device. A multi-purpose button will usually have the Microsoft Teams logo and another logo or symbol.
How it works
- To join a Teams meeting from the pre-join screen
- After receiving a Meeting start notification, tap your Teams Button to bring up the pre-join screen for your Teams Meeting.
- Tap the Teams button again to join the meeting from the pre-join screen easily and quickly.
- To bring the Teams meeting window to the foreground
During a meeting, you may have other windows covering your meeting window, such as if you are multitasking, or preparing to present content.
If you are doing this and need to get back quickly to the meeting window, such as if you need to adjust your settings, chat, or raise your hand, just press the dedicated Teams button on your certified devices and your meeting window will pop to the foreground.
Find out more at Use the Teams button on your certified Teams device - Microsoft Support
Flighting status
Rolling out incrementally.
Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below.
Note 2: To be able to use this feature, users need to be in Public Preview.
Supported clients and platforms
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Linux |
Google Chrome |
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Microsoft Edge |
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Known issues
None
Known limitations
- Only Teams certified devices will work with these new features.
- For the second feature, the Teams button on your device must be single-purpose. A button with both the Microsoft Teams logo and the call hangup/switchhook function will not receive this enhancement.
Availability
To be able to use this feature, users need to be members of the Teams Public Preview, and use Windows or macOS Teams client. Other users are not required to be members of the Teams Public Preview.
To enable your Teams client for the Public Preview, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Allow public preview. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams.
- If the Follow Office Preview option is selected, it will automatically enable Teams Public Preview features for any user enrolled in Office Current Channel (Preview). There are no more actions required by the end user.
- If the Enabled option is selected, the end user must also opt in to Teams public preview in their Teams app to get access to Teams Public Preview features.
- If the Forced option is selected, it automatically enables Teams Public Preview for the end user. There are no more actions required by the end user.
Customer Feedback
We want to hear from you! Please click Help > Give feedback to send us your thoughts about this feature. This is located in the bottom left corner of your Teams client.
