Everything new in Microsoft Teams from April 2025

Monthly updates are added to Microsoft Teams, making it challenging to stay current due to its availability on various operating systems and device types. Thankfully, Microsoft compiles all these updates into a handy monthly summary.

A number of the characteristics mentioned subsequently became accessible to certain users from March onwards, but weren’t broadly available yet. Additionally, the list contains innovative features like the improved navigation within Teams for OneDrive.

One significant improvement in the recent updates lies in the advanced navigation for OneDrive. From now on, when you open OneDrive within Teams, it will automatically take you to the location you previously used, providing a seamless and efficient experience.

Here’s a rundown of everything new Microsoft listed in its recent Tech Community post:

Chat and Collaboration
- Enhanced OneDrive navigation in Teams
- Custom file download location for Mac
- Improved Microsoft Lists links in Teams messages
- Forward messages with app cards
- Tag Mentions filter in Activity
- Increased drop zone for chats when uploading files
Meetings, Webinars, and Town Halls
- IT administrators can upload multiple themes for branded meetings [Premium]
- Admins can disable ability to send messages in meeting chat before and after the meeting
- Information barriers moderated meetings
- Edit display name in meetings
- Notification that intelligent recap is ready for calls from chat and ‘Meet now’ meetings
- Set chat notification preference via meeting RSVP
- Bi-directional calendar syncing between Google Workspace and Teams
- DVR support in Town hall
- Post and reply to questions as an organizer
Teams Phone
- Teams Phone extensibility for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Center
- Queues app: barge/whisper/monitor/takeover
- More seamless migration from on-premises Direct Routing phone numbers to online phone numbers
- Direct Routing Call Troubleshooting via SIP Ladder
Workplace: Places and Teams Rooms
- Book an individual desk by plugging into a peripheral
- Live transcription and controls on Teams Rooms on Windows
- Live captions translation in Teams Rooms on Windows
- Updates to gallery view in Teams Rooms on Windows
- Occupancy status on Teams panels
Fundamentals and Security
- Admins can choose automatic or manual adjustment of meeting sensitivity based on the sensitivity level of shared files in Teams meetings [Premium]
- Brand impersonation phishing protection for GCC, GCC-H and DoD
- Background blur, virtual and user uploaded backgrounds the new VDI solution
- AVD Screen Capture Protection and Microsoft Teams compatibility
- Cross cloud support for the new optimizations for VDI
- Manage location sharing in Teams
- Monitor Teams client updates in Teams admin center
- Teams client health dashboards in Teams admin center
- Remote contact management for Teams Phone devices in Teams admin center
Frontline Worker Solutions
- Wired headset support to Walkie Talkie on iOS
- Storyline in Teams
- Engage in Teams mobile
- Flexible membership for deploying Teams at scale

DVR in Microsoft Teams town halls

Although Microsoft’s Pete Daderko initially talked about improved navigation in OneDrive, what truly caught my interest is the inclusion of Digital Video Recording (DVR) functionality for town hall meetings.

From my perspective, when participating in a town hall meeting via Microsoft Teams, whether through the web or desktop application, I have the ability to temporarily halt the content flow. Afterward, I can skip backward or forward at my convenience, allowing me to revisit any missed details.

Because town hall meetings are usually held in real-time, the capability to pause and navigate freely is a thoughtful enhancement. Although this function isn’t unique to Microsoft Teams, it certainly adds to its appeal as an improvement.

2025-05-02 21:10

DVR in Microsoft Teams town halls

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