Everything new for Microsoft Teams from February 2023
Microsoft shipped Teams Premium last month and made several changes to all other versions of Teams.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Teams is a massive communication platform used by millions of people. It has expanded rapidly over the years and gets new features each month. To make it easier to keep track of things, Microsoft gathers together all of the changes in monthly blog posts. With so many versions of Teams available, Microsoft has now split its summaries across multiple pieces; one forTeams Premium and non-Premiumand another forTeams free.
What’s new: Microsoft Teams Premium
Microsoft rolled out Teams Premium last month. The version of Teams includes several features centered around professional organizations, such as branding content and providing enhanced security. It alsofeatures AI technologyto generate meeting notes, recommend tasks, and create personalized highlights.
A dedicated blog post shared everything aboutMicrosoft Teams Premium. The notes below are from Microsoft’s summary of everything new for Teams, but the two pieces include largely the same content.
Intelligent features
Personalization
Protection
What’s new: Teams (non-premium)
The non-premium version of Teams gained quite a few features in February as well. It’s now possible to co-organize and manage breakout rooms. Screen sharing has been improved as well, as has authentication. A small group of certified devices for Microsoft Teams also shipped.
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Calling
Devices
Chat and collaboration
Teams for Education
What’s new: Teams free
Microsoft is making somebig changes to the free version of Teams. On short list of smaller changes shipped to the platform as well, including making it easier to invite people to meetings and syncing Google contacts.
Desktop and web
Mobile
Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.
