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Three new Teams features to look forward to

6th May 2022
3 new features in teams coming soon
Three new Teams features to look forward to

Over the last couple of years and fuelled by the pandemic the use of Teams has exploded. It is now used by 270 million people every month. Whilst the growth in usage has slowed recently it is still the go to collaboration tool for a lot of organisations. And here are three new teams features to look forward to.

As you read this, you may be thinking how did we work before Teams!

It gives us all the ability to stay connected regardless of where we are working. And gives us those collaboration tools we need to work the way we work today.

Because it is part of Microsoft 35 packages, it is the logical solution to keep the team working on projects with no fuss.

Microsoft is constantly making improvements and adding features. Over the past few months, they have added new features like the virtual whiteboard, which you can use to throw around ideas during your video meetings. Also the ability to pin chat to the top.

There are 3 new features coming soon they are

  1. Coming later this month (hopefully) when you rename a Teams channel, it will automatically change the name of the SharePoint Folder.
  2. Chat with self feature. This feature will allow you to send yourself notes and messages, putting the I into team!
  3. Teams Calls will give you the same experience when using the Teams app and the web browser version.

That is the Three new Teams features to look forward to. If you need help to get the most out of Teams, contact us, if you just want to watch this on video visit our tech update page.

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Walkie Talkie coming to Teams

24th January 2022

Microsoft Teams has a new feature – Walkie Talkie!

It has been available on Android Devices for a little while now. It is now coming to iOS devices, so it could be a very useful feature for your teams. We think this will become a powerful communication tool, and will be using when on site.

Walkie Talkie coming to teams

Let’s look at what it is before we explore how you’d use it.

If you were alive back in the 1980s, you’ll remember real walkie talkies. They were the coolest way to talk to your friends on the move – long before we had mobiles.

If you’re too young to remember the 80s, then go watch a few episodes of Stranger Things and you’ll get the idea.

With a walkie talkie you press a button to talk, and everyone who has a device on the same frequency as yours can hear you speak.

They can only reply when you let go of the button. And only one person can speak at a time.

What that gives you is ordered real time voice conversation between a group of people.

This new Teams feature works in exactly the same way.

There’s no need to call anyone. Like a real walkie talkie you just push a button on your phone to speak, and everyone in your team channel can hear you.

It works on both Android and iOS devices, so long as they’re connected to the internet. It even works if your phone is locked.

Walkie talkie was originally created with front-line workers in mind.

The idea is that when you are on a client site, you can quickly and securely communicate with the office. And those on site with you, withe less hassle.

We can see this being useful for remote workers too. Doesn’t matter whether your team are in the office or working from home – they can have a voice conversation in real time, instantly.

Just like the old days when everyone worked in the same space.

Can you see how that would help your business?

Before you can use walkie talkie in Teams, you’ll need to make sure it’s enabled. Your administrator will need to do this in the Teams admin centre – it’s really easy.

If you’d like us to help you set up walkie talkie for your business, just give us a call.

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