The company also announced the general availability of immersive spaces in Teams, allowing users to create avatars and interact in 3D environments. Microsoft Mesh, the tool for creating these spaces, will also be generally available in January. Other new features include customizable emoji reactions, the ability to forward chats, create a group chat profile picture, and add a private second phone number. Microsoft also plans to improve the web experience on Edge and Chrome, promising to double the performance while using 50% less memory.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft announced updates for Teams at its annual Ignite conference, including the initial rollout of voice isolation and a new "decorate your background" feature.
- The voice isolation feature is expected to be generally available in early 2024, while the "decorate your background" feature will be available early next year in Teams Premium.
- Microsoft also announced that immersive spaces in Teams, a feature that allows users to create avatars to attend meetings within various 3D environments, will be generally available in January.
- Other new features include customizable emoji reactions, the ability to forward chats, create a group chat profile picture, and add a private second phone number for a select set of callers.