Microsoft Groups positive factors new options each month throughout a variety of working techniques and platforms. With dozens of options popping out each few weeks, it is easy to overlook some that roll out. Fortunately, Microsoft rounds up all the pieces new for Groups on the finish of every month, June being no exception.
Final month we noticed new choices for conferences, an in depth checklist of latest Groups units, and new capabilities for presenters. Here is all the pieces that is new, as outlined by Microsoft (opens in new tab).
Conferences
Microsoft rolled out a number of conferences options in June, together with help for invites being despatched out in as much as two languages. A multitasking panel for conferences additionally shipped to iPads final month, which makes it simpler to multitask. Chat bubbles additionally made their solution to iOS and Android, permitting individuals to see messages in conferences with out having to modify to a separate a part of the app.
Here is all the pieces new for conferences:
- Multi-language assembly invite management
- Multitasking panel for conferences on iPad
- Assembly Chat Bubbles on iOS and Android
- Co-organizer Assembly Function
- Disable chat write entry for nameless or unauthenticated customers
- Built-in CART captioning in conferences on Net
- Stay Captions and transcriptions for Groups conferences on Net
- Further spoken languages accessible for Stay captions and transcriptions for Groups Conferences
- Usability enhancements to notifications in conferences for Android
- Help of Transcription for Groups on VDI for Azure Digital Desktop
- Give and Take Management for Groups on VDI for VMware and Azure Window Desktop
Calling
Only a single calling function shipped to Groups in June. Name queue brokers can now use the Calls app to position calls whereas utilizing a name queue quantity as their caller ID.
Units & Groups Assembly Rooms
Fairly a couple of Groups units arrived in June as nicely. Along with new assembly boards, headsets, audio system, and video bars, Microsoft added a function that lets particpants elevate their hand in a gathering by lengthy urgent the Groups button.
Beneath are all the new Groups units:
- Groups Button lengthy press to Elevate Hand throughout assembly
- Yealink MeetingBoard 65”
- Biamp Tesira ForteX and Devio SCX
- Poly Studio R30
- Poly Studio P21
- Dell UltraSharp 32 4K Video Conferencing Monitor
- EPOS EXPAND 40T Speakerphone
- EPOS C10
- EPOS C20
- EPOS C50
- Yealink UH38 Collection
- Yealink BH72 Bluetooth Wi-fi Headset
- Jabra Engage55
Chat & Collaboration
It is now potential to embed Groups chat inside Dynamics 365, which makes it simpler to collaborate. Customers can hyperlink new or current chats to Dynamic 365 data to assist hold observe of issues.
E-signature approval help additionally shipped to cellular units and may now be embeded inside Workforce Approvals.
Listed here are all the new chat and collaboration options:
- Microsoft Groups chat embedded inside Dynamics 365
- E-signature approvals on cellular – view and take motion
- E-sign approvals absolutely embedded inside Workforce Approvals for a streamlined expertise
- DocuSign e-signature approvals in chats & channels
- Open and edit PDF recordsdata in Groups
Energy Platform & customized growth
Solely a few choices had been added for Energy Platform and customized growth final month. It is now potential to create and handle easy approval requests inside built-in SharePoint Lists. New filter choices had been additionally added to the approvals checklist.
Administration
Microsofft made it simpler to seek out repeatedly used apps. Groups now helps @mentions inside the app flyout to seek out an software.
Frontline staff
Frontline staff additionally gained a single function in June. The Updates app in Groups rolled out, giving customers the flexibility to create, submit, and assessment all of their updates, similar to shift handoffs, upkeep requests, and incident experiences.
Authorities
Fairly a couple of options shipped to authorities variations of Groups. These options are normally avaialble on non-government variations of Groups for a while after which roll out to authorities customers. US Authorities Group Cloud (GCC), US Authorities Group Cloud Excessive (GCC-Excessive), and United States Division of Protection (DoD) obtained the next:
- Advised Replies on cellular for Authorities Clouds
- Sensitivity labels for Groups templates for GCC
- Handle assembly choices
- Attendee restriction to take away one other attendee from chat
- Channel proprietor(s) can delete assembly chat messages inside channel conferences
- Nameless assembly be a part of throughout clouds
- Music Mode
- Presenter mode: Controls to maneuver and resize presenter video
- Built-in Communication Entry Realtime Translation CART captioning in conferences
- Usability enhancements to notifications in conferences for Android and iOS
- Improved assembly help in Firefox browser
- Giant Gallery Groups Conferences on Net
- Collectively Mode in Groups Conferences on Net
- Give and Take Management for Groups on VDI for VMware and Citrix
- Help of Stay Caption for Groups on VDI for VMware
- Multi-window help for Groups for VDI for Azure Digital Desktop, Home windows 365 and Citrix
- Dynamic Emergency Calling for make money working from home on VDI for VMware
- Help of Transcription for Groups on VDI for Azure Digital Desktop
- Bots in GCC-Excessive
