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Here’s what new in Teams for December: Linux support, richer conversations, subtitles in Meetings, and more
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Published onDecember 21, 2019
published onDecember 21, 2019
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With the holidays approaching, we’re now into the last weeks of the final month of the year 2019. That means it’s time tohead back and lookat what’s new in Microsoft Teams in December. Here’s a look at everything you need to know, be it Linux support, richer conversations, subtitles in Meetings, and more.
We’ll start first with the biggest story of them all, support for Linux. That’s right, after being only available on macOS, and Windows desktops, Teams has finally come to Linux. This means Linux users no longer need touse an unofficial versionof the app and can rather use anofficial previewclient, which is available in both the .deb and .rpm formats.
Next, there’s the chat and collaboration features. In December, Microsoft updated the Teams experience so users can have richer conversations with people outside their organization. Now, users in Teams Only mode can enjoy a chatting experience whether there are communicating with a colleague or someone who is outside of their organization. Another new feature in this area is the ability to add subtitles to your meetings with the Live Captions Preview. Other calling features can be seen below:
Wrapping up the list of what’s new for Teams in December are some Admin-themed changes: The first in this area is that starting on January 14th, the Teams desktop client will be added to existing installations of Office 365 ProPlus on the Semi-Annual Channel. There’s also a new mobility policy for the Teams Mobile app that allows IT Admins to require their users to have Wi-Fi connections when making or receiving Teams video and/or video calls. Microsoft also updated things so that IT administrators have more control over how video is managed in Teams Meetings.
Teams for Education users got some new features too: These range from early teacher access to classes, as well as the ability to Sync Teams assignments and grades to PowerSchool with Grade Sync. You can check out the full list of changes for Teams in Decemberhereat Microsoft. And, feel free tocheck out our featured story, which gives a peek at some of the new features coming to Teams next year.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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