Everything new for Microsoft Teams from September 2022
Meetings, calls, and Teams for Education all received improvements over the last two months.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Teams is one of the most updated apps in Microsoft’s library. With so many features rolling out and several versions of Teams to keep track of, it’s easy to miss a few features. Luckily, Microsoft gathers together every new feature at the end of each month, at least usually. The company chose to combine the new features from August and September in a single roundup. Here’s what shipped to Teams in August and September 2022, asoutlined by Microsoft.
Performance
Microsoft optimized Teams for Mac computers using Apple silicon. The change brings a “significant boost” to performance, according to the tech giant. Teams was available on Macs before the update but had to run through emulation, which isn’t as efficient as running natively.
Meetings
As meetings are one of the core experiences of Teams, it’s no surprise that they received several new features over the last two months. Cameo in PowerPoint Live launched, as did collaborative annotations in Teams meetings. Microsoft also added support forlanguage interpretation.
Here are all of the new meetings features for Teams:
Calling
Only a few calling features rolled out to Teams in August and September, including the ability to play hold music for people waiting to be transferred.
Devices
Teams devices are built to facilitate communication within specific areas. There are several types of devices, including those with displays, phones powered by Wi-Fi, and Teams rooms devices. Here’s everything Microsoft added for Teams devices in August and September:
Certified devices
The PolyCCX 505 Business Media Phone and the Logitech Brio 500 & 505 cameras rolled out in August and September. The former is a touchscreen phone with integrated Wi-Fi, while the latter two are business webcams.
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Chat & collaboration
It’s now an option to select the download location for saving files through the desktop client of Teams.
Over on the mobile side of things, Teams on iOS and Android will now ask if a message should be translated if it’s not in your preferred language.
Power Platform and custom development
Teams users can now use apps within Teams Phone VoIP calls and instant meetings. The addition helps bring those experiences to parity with other meetings and calls.
Management
Admins are now able to customize the Teams admin center dashboard. To personalize the experience, admins can drag and drop cards and widgets. Here are all of the changes:
Teams for Education
Parent Connection was added to Teams for Education. The tool allows educators to communicate with the parents or guardians of students using information provided by School Data Sync. A small handful of other education-related features also shipped over the last two months:
Frontline workers
Microsoft added a pair of features for frontline workers over the last two months. Admins can now use a Teams PowerShell command and two CSV files to deploy up to 500 teams and add 25 users per team.
Additional filters were also added to the Approvals list, making it easier to find content.
Government
Government clients using Teams received a relatively short list of new features in August and September.
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_.
