On Microsoft Teams' third anniversary, Microsoft announces several upcoming features

Microsoft Teams turns iii years old this week, and to celebrate, Microsoft announced several upcoming features for the service. Many of the features focus on reducing lark and enabling more direct communication. All of the newly announced features are set to get in after this yr, though a few will be available sooner.

Here'due south a quick listing of the new features on the way for Microsoft Teams:

Real-fourth dimension noise suppression that can minimize background noise
A raise hand characteristic that sends a visual signal that a person has something to say
Integration with RealWear head-mounted devices for easily-free communication
Back up for the Bookings app in Teams
The ability to pop out chats into separate windows
Offline and low-bandwidth support
Support for the Yealink VC210
Support for the Bose Noise Cancelling headphone 700UC

The new features come as Microsoft announced a new milestone for its number of daily users today. Microsoft Teams now stands at 44 million daily uesrs, which is upwardly from twenty million in November 2022. A large reason for that surge is due to Teams adoption amidst people and companies now working remotely because of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-nineteen) pandemic. Microsoft says it went from 32 million daily users on March eleven to 44 million by March 18.

Microsoft Teams has gained a significant marketplace share over its first three years and appears to stack well confronting Slack in terms of usage numbers. During the coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft made the premium version of Microsoft Teams free.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams allows yous to collaborate with colleagues, upload files, send messages, and chat through video. It integrates with Office 365 and several other cloud services.

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