Microsoft Teams users in a meeting will soon have the option to turn on Together Mode for all participants in a meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83658.
Meeting organizer and presenters will be able to start Together Mode in the meeting for all the participants.
When this will happen
- Standard: We will begin rolling out in late-May and expect to complete rollout by mid-June.
- GCC: We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout mid-July.
How this will affect your organization
While turning on Together Mode in a Teams meeting, the organizer and presenters will see a dialog box to select a scene. Additionally, the organizer and presenters will also see an option to “Select Together Mode for Everyone.” This option will not be selected by default. After selecting and clicking on “Apply“, the new scene will be selected for everyone and the Teams meeting view of all the participants will get changed to Together Mode.
Meeting participants, at all times will be able to switch the Meeting view from Together Mode to Gallery or Large Gallery view. Meeting participants will join in Together Mode view directly.
If this option is unselected, new participants will stop joining in Together Mode view.
Note: This will roll out on Teams Desktop (Windows and Mac) client.
What you need to do to prepare
We suggest you notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate.
Message ID: MC373879
Published: 04 May 2022
Updated: 04 May 2022
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
