Outlook on Windows and iOS will soon make it easier to join Teams meetings

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Published onNovember 6, 2020

published onNovember 6, 2020

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Microsoft Outlook is about to get a new Meet Now feature that will allow users to start an instant meeting in Microsoft Teams. The update initially appears to be targeted at theOutlook Windows client first in December, with the iOS version of the app to follow in the coming months.

Currently, meeting organizers have to set up a video call by creating a link in their web browser or with the Teams desktop client by clicking the Meet Now button. This isn’t a smooth workflow for people who often need to deal with back to back meetings. With the Meet Now option, Outlook users will be able to instant Teams meeting right from the Calendar tab on their Windows PCs.

With the upcoming update though, joining meetings in the iOS version of the app is also about to get a whole lot easier. Stephan Frühwirth, a Digital Workplace Specialist at Microsoft, revealed onLinkedInthat the Outlook widget for iOS14 will show a “Join” option for users’ upcoming Teams meetings. It is important to note thatthe iOS Widgets are only supported on iOS 14released earlier this fall.

Apparently, the iOS app will support some other video conferencing services as well. A Twitter user namedTero Alhonenposted on August 10, “You’ll now see a Join button on events from common online meeting providers such as Zoom, WebEx, BlueJeans, and GoToMeeting.” However, it remains to be seen if Outlook for Windows will offer similar capabilities too.

Needless to say, the new meeting experience should help participants boost productivity, and it could end up leading more people to use the Teams Meet Now option. Overall, it’s good to see that the meeting experience is evolving, especially whenMicrosoft Teams currently has more than 115 milliondaily active users.

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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