Microsoft Teams gets another massive update with several new features;
Microsoft is offering another update for its Teams platform with more features for general users. This time there is a new call interface that brings together contacts, voicemail, and call history in one place, making it easy to access. In addition, Team users can also quickly transfer calls between mobile and desktop so it’s easier to change location during an audio or video call. The app will also allow you to join without audio on an additional device or transfer the call and end it on other devices. But this particularity would arrive in 2021.
If you record meetings on Microsoft Teams, you can now record meetings on SharePoint or OneDrive instead of just using Microsoft’s Stream service. This will make it easier to share calls or transcripts with those outside of the Teams platform.
Another feature is spam identification which identifies potential spam calls so you can be sure to answer incoming calls. Additionally, Teams digitally certifies outgoing calls to prevent those calls from being rejected by external recipients. The update also brings the “low-data mode” in case you want to save data or have a poor network. However, that will happen in 2021. Starting next year, users will be able to adjust their settings in Teams to cap the amount of data that will be used during video calls and establish different settings based on network availability (cellular, wifi or always).
Finally, Teams benefits from Apple CarPlay support. So, if you are driving a car, it is possible to ask Siri to initiate or answer team calls. Their Android Auto support is not known at this time.
