490049 – Microsoft Teams: Voice Commands via Siri for Teams Meeting on iOS (archived)

Product:

Copilot, Defender, Teams

Platform:

iOS, US Instances, World tenant

Status:

Cancelled

Change type:

Links:

Details:

We will not release this feature this time. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Building on the Siri voice commands for iOS, this capability enables users to call someone or ask Copilot to summarize a meeting through Siri voice commands

Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability

Created:
2025-05-15

updated:
2025-08-13

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summary for non-techies**

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Direct effects for Operations**

User Experience Degradation
Users will not be able to utilize voice commands via Siri for Teams meetings, leading to a less efficient meeting experience and potential frustration.
   - roles: End Users, IT Support
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-teams-voice-commands-via-siri-for-teams-meeting-on-ios/

Increased Support Requests
The cancellation of the feature may lead to increased support requests from users who were expecting this functionality, impacting IT support resources.
   - roles: IT Support, Helpdesk Staff
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2023/10/01/microsoft-teams-voice-commands-via-siri-for-teams-meeting-on-ios/

Configutation Options**

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explanation for non-techies**

Imagine you're planning a big meeting and have a personal assistant who helps you organize everything. You might tell them, "Call Sarah for me," or "Can you summarize what happened in the last meeting?" This is similar to what Microsoft was planning to do with Teams on iOS using Siri voice commands.

The idea was to let users talk to Siri, Apple's voice assistant, to perform tasks like calling someone or getting a summary of a meeting through Microsoft's Copilot feature. It would have been like having a virtual assistant that you could talk to, making it easier to manage meetings on the go without having to type or navigate through menus.

However, just like sometimes plans change and you might have to postpone a meeting or change the agenda, Microsoft has decided not to release this feature at this time. It means that, for now, users won't be able to use Siri to control Teams in this way. It's like telling your assistant, "We'll handle this differently for now."

While this might be a bit inconvenient for those who were looking forward to using voice commands for Teams, it’s a reminder that technology plans can shift, and sometimes features are delayed or changed based on various factors.