check before: 2024-06-25
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Mac, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
New feature, Updated message, User impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. The rollout begins in August 2024, with general availability by December 2024. This feature is enabled by default and requires no preparation. Roadmap ID: 398449.
Details:
Updated December 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized.
When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window.
This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile.
This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July).
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late December (previously late November).
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Created:
2024-06-11
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2025-01-15
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User Experience Disruption
Users may experience confusion or distraction due to the new expanded gallery view, especially if they are not aware of the change and its functionalities, leading to potential miscommunication during meetings.
- roles: End Users, Team Leaders
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=398449
Training and Documentation Gaps
Without prior preparation or communication, users may struggle to utilize the new feature effectively, resulting in a lack of understanding of how to toggle the view or interpret the new layout, which could hinder productivity.
- roles: IT Support, End Users
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=398449
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2024-12-07 | MC Last Updated | 11/08/2024 01:55:46 | 2024-12-07T01:05:24Z |
| 2024-12-07 | MC Messages | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). | Updated December 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late December (previously late November). |
| 2024-12-07 | MC End Time | 01/06/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-02-10T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-12-07 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meetings, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. Rollout begins in August 2024, with full availability by November 2024. This feature is enabled by default, requiring no preparatory action. Roadmap ID: 398449. | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. The rollout begins in August 2024, with general availability by December 2024. This feature is enabled by default and requires no preparation. Roadmap ID: 398449. |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Last Updated | 09/20/2024 01:35:19 | 2024-11-08T01:55:46Z |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Messages | Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously late October). |
| 2024-11-08 | MC End Time | 12/09/2024 08:00:00 | 2025-01-06T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-11-08 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing participants to see up to 4 attendees and other meeting activities. The rollout starts in August 2024 and completes by October 2024. No action is required for this default feature, but user notification is suggested. | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meetings, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. Rollout begins in August 2024, with full availability by November 2024. This feature is enabled by default, requiring no preparatory action. Roadmap ID: 398449. |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Last Updated | 09/12/2024 01:04:38 | 2024-09-20T01:35:19Z |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Messages | Updated September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August). | Updated September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September). |
| 2024-09-20 | MC End Time | 11/11/2024 08:00:00 | 2024-12-09T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-09-20 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meetings, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. Rollout begins in August 2024, with full availability by late September. No action is needed to prepare for this update, which is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449. | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing participants to see up to 4 attendees and other meeting activities. The rollout starts in August 2024 and completes by October 2024. No action is required for this default feature, but user notification is suggested. |
| 2024-09-12 | MC Last Updated | 06/28/2024 23:43:54 | 2024-09-12T01:04:38Z |
| 2024-09-12 | MC Messages | Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late August 2024. | Updated September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August). |
| 2024-09-12 | MC End Time | 10/07/2024 09:00:00 | 2024-11-11T08:00:00Z |
| 2024-09-12 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing participants to see up to 4 attendees and their interactions while multitasking. This feature will be available by default, rolling out from early August to late August 2024. No preparation is needed. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 details this update. | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meetings, allowing users to see up to 4 participants. Rollout begins in August 2024, with full availability by late September. No action is needed to prepare for this update, which is detailed in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449. |
| 2024-07-11 | MC Feature Status | 398449
All, Scheduled Desktop, Scheduled Mac, Scheduled | |
| 2024-06-29 | MC Messages | In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized.
When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024. General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late August 2024. | Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
In Microsoft Teams, a new feature enhances the meeting view that is shown to attendees while the main meeting window is minimized. When participants in a meeting minimize the main meeting window, they can multitask without losing sight of the meeting or missing important information by monitoring activity in a smaller meeting view window. This view switcher feature update allows users to expand the default active speaker view of the meeting to an extended large gallery view. This view allows users to see up to 4 meeting participants, including reactions, raised hands, and a Me Video tile. This expanded view can be toggled via a new UI control. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 [When this will happen:] Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, and DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late August 2024. |
| 2024-06-29 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery view option for minimized meeting window | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New expanded gallery view option for minimized meeting window |
| 2024-06-29 | MC Last Updated | 06/11/2024 01:46:54 | 2024-06-28T23:43:54Z |
| 2024-06-29 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
| 2024-06-29 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing participants to see up to 4 attendees and their interactions while multitasking. This feature will be available by default, rolling out from early July to late August 2024. No preparation is needed. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 details this update. | Microsoft Teams introduces an expanded gallery view for minimized meeting windows, allowing participants to see up to 4 attendees and their interactions while multitasking. This feature will be available by default, rolling out from early August to late August 2024. No preparation is needed. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398449 details this update. |
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