check before: 2025-03-01
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Mac, Online, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
Feature update, Updated message, User impact
Details:
Summary:
Presenters and attendees can join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes from email invites. Rollout starts in May 2025 for general availability and June 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended.
Details:
Updated April 11, 2025: There was an error previously published that we have corrected. Previously we mentioned that the Microsoft Teams town halls dial-in options would be available to attendees and presenters, and that it would appear as separate email invited. This is not correct.
Presenters and Organizers can now, with this update, join a Teams town hall using the dial-in options and code displayed on the Event Scheduling page after publishing. This code should only be used for Organizers and Presenters, not attendees.
Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025.
General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025.
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General Availability, Targeted Release
Created:
2025-02-19
updated:
2025-04-15
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams is introducing a dial-in option for presenters and organizers of town halls, allowing them to connect without internet access, while attendees will continue to join online.
Direct effects for Operations**
Dial-in Access Confusion
Presenters may mistakenly share dial-in codes with attendees, leading to unauthorized access and confusion during town halls.
- roles: Presenters, Organizers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=476489
Documentation and User Notification Gaps
Failure to notify users about the change may result in unpreparedness, leading to a poor user experience during town halls.
- roles: IT Support, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=476489
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-04-15 | MC Last Updated | 04/11/2025 22:11:37 | 2025-04-14T23:36:11Z |
| 2025-04-15 | MC Title | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes |
| 2025-04-12 | MC Messages | Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. | Updated April 11, 2025: There was an error previously published that we have corrected. Previously we mentioned that the Microsoft Teams town halls dial-in options would be available to attendees and presenters, and that it would appear as separate email invited. This is not correct.
Presenters and Organizers can now, with this update, join a Teams town hall using the dial-in options and code displayed on the Event Scheduling page after publishing. This code should only be used for Organizers and Presenters, not attendees. Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
| 2025-04-12 | MC How Affect | With the release of this feature, Teams town hall attendee and presenter email invites will include dial-in details and join codes.
This update is available by default. | With the release of this feature, Teams town hall presenters and organizers may join a Town hall using the dial-in option. Teams town hall does not support dial-in Attendees at this time.
This update is available by default. |
| 2025-04-12 | MC Last Updated | 03/27/2025 16:33:24 | 2025-04-11T22:11:37Z |
| 2025-04-12 | MC prepare | This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=476488 | This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=476488 |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Last Updated | 03/04/2025 23:35:52 | 2025-03-27T16:33:24Z |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Messages | Updated March 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously mid-April). | Updated March 27, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early May 2025 and expect to complete by mid-May 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 and expect to complete by late May 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early June 2025 and expect to complete by late June 2025. |
| 2025-03-28 | MC End Time | 07/22/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-04T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-03-28 | MC Summary | Presenters and attendees can join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes from email invites. Rollout starts mid-April 2025 for Targeted Release, late April 2025 for General Availability, and mid-May 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required; notify users and update documentation. | Presenters and attendees can join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes from email invites. Rollout starts in May 2025 for general availability and June 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended. |
| 2025-03-05 | MC MessageTagNames | Feature update, User impact | Updated message, Feature update, User impact |
| 2025-03-05 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams town halls will soon include dial-in options and join codes in email invites. This feature will roll out in March 2025 for general availability and in April 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required, but user notification and documentation updates are recommended. | Presenters and attendees can join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes from email invites. Rollout starts mid-April 2025 for Targeted Release, late April 2025 for General Availability, and mid-May 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required; notify users and update documentation. |
| 2025-03-05 | MC Last Updated | 02/19/2025 01:45:05 | 2025-03-04T23:35:52Z |
| 2025-03-05 | MC Messages | Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-March 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. | Updated March 4, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Presenters and attendees can now join Microsoft Teams town halls using dial-in options and join codes that are available in email invites. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476489. [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-April 2025 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously mid-March). General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 (previously mid-March) and expect to complete by mid-May 2025 (previously late March). General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-May 2025 (previously early April) and expect to complete by late May 2025 (previously mid-April). |
| 2025-03-05 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Join town halls using dial-in options and join codes available in email invites |
| 2025-03-05 | MC End Time | 05/26/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-07-22T09:00:00Z |
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