Here’s everything new for Microsoft Teams from April 2021
New devices, new features, and more management options rolled out for Microsoft Teams this month.
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What you need to know
Microsoft regularly adds features to Teams, and each month it gathers together everything that’s new into one place. While we cover the biggest additions to Teams separately, it’s easy to miss a new feature or change. Here’s everything that rolled out to Microsoft Teams in April 2021.
Microsoft’s Tech Community post goes over every new feature in detail. We’ll list all of the changes here and highlight a few that stand out in more detail.
Meetings and webinars
The improvements to breakout rooms make them much easier to manage. Breakout room assignments now persist over multiple sessions and you can reassign people while breakout rooms are open.
Custom background support on iOS devices is also a welcome edition. Using custom backgrounds is an extremely popular feature on Teams for desktop.
Devices
Chat and collaboration
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Management
Frontline worker
Government
On the device side of things, the biggest addition is likely the first lineup of Microsoft and Surface devices certified for Microsoft Teams. Microsoft announced itsModern line of devices, including a webcam and wireless headset alongside theSurface Laptop 4andSurface Headphones 2+.
Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.
