Microsoft also announced the general availability of immersive spaces in Teams and Microsoft Mesh in January. These features allow users to create avatars and attend meetings in various 3D environments. Other new features include customizable emoji reactions, the ability to forward chats, create a group chat profile picture, add a private second phone number for a select set of callers, new keyboard shortcuts, and new tools for IT to manage teams more effectively.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft announced several updates for Teams during its Ignite 2023 event, including the initial rollout of voice isolation, an AI-driven noise reduction feature, and a new “decorate your background” feature that enhances the user's environment.
- The voice isolation feature will 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 and attend meetings in 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, add a private second phone number for a select set of callers, and new keyboard shortcuts.