Everything new for Microsoft Teams in April 2022
Microsoft shipped a plethora of features to Teams last month, including new options for meeting presenters.
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What you need to know
Microsoft Teams gains several capabilities and options each month. Microsoft gathers together a roundup of everything added to Teams, including features, devices, and what’s new in education. April 2022 was no exception, as it ushered in an expansive list of new tools for Teams.
You can read through the complete breakdown on Microsoft’sTech Community post.
Meetings
Meetings are one of the most common forms of communication on Teams. Microsoft added the ability to share system audio from meetings on the web, new options for presenters, and enabled automatic music detection to reduce background noise.
Here are the rest of the changes:
Calling
Calling through Teams gained a few new features as well. Most notably, the service gained a new banner for emergency calling. Here are all the new calling features:
Devices
Only one change for devices rolled out last month, the option to restore the “Present” button on Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows.
Certified devices
Quite a few certified devices for Teams were released in April 2022, including conference room speakers, tabletop devices, and hardware for meeting rooms. Below are all of the new Teams devices:
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Chat and collaboration
Teams users on mobile devices can now use text predictions when writing messages. Microsoft’sinfamous fluent emojisare also rolling out to Teams. Here’s what’s new for chat and collaboration:
Power Platform and custom development
Teams gained support for automation templates in the Teams app store and message extension based entry point last month, the latter of which allows users to use pre-configured workflows through the message extension menu.
Management
Admins and managers have a handful of new options in Teams now as well:
Teams for Education
Only two new features shipped for Teams for Education in April:
Frontline workers
Teams added three new capabilities for frontline workers, the biggest of which is deeper integration with Microsoft Forms and the Microsoft Bookings app in Teams. Here are all of the new features for frontline workers:
Government
Teams commercial customers often receive features earlier than those using the government versions of Teams. This is because features have to meet different standards to make their way to government organizations. Here’s what’s new for Teams users in US Government Community Cloud (GCC), US Government Community Cloud High (GCC-High), and/or United States Department of Defense (DoD):
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_.
