MC921116 – Microsoft Teams: Automatic location updates with building details for BYOD rooms and bookable desks

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check before: 2024-12-01

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Teams, Windows

Platform:

Mac, Online, Teams And Surface Devices, TeamsAndSurfaceDevices, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

Launched

Change type:

Admin impact, New feature, Updated message, User impact

Details:

Updated November 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With this rollout, we are delivering automatic location updates with building details on bookable desks and bring your own device (BYOD) rooms to make it easier for users to keep their workplace presence up to date and connect with others in the office.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422807.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December).
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early mid-January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-January).

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General Availability, Targeted Release

Created:
2024-10-30

updated:
2025-01-15

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Direct effects for Operations**

Automatic Location Updates
If the automatic location updates feature is rolled out without proper preparation, users may experience confusion regarding their work location being inaccurately displayed, leading to miscommunication about their availability in the office.
   - roles: End Users, IT Administrators
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/user-work-location-in-teams#user-settings-to-edit-location-sharing, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=422807

User Experience with Location Sharing
Without prior communication and training, users may not understand how to opt-in for automatic location updates, resulting in a poor user experience and potential frustration when their location is not updated as expected.
   - roles: End Users, IT Support Staff
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/bookable-desks, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/bring-your-own-device

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2024-11-23MC Last Updated10/29/2024 23:48:442024-11-22T18:54:53Z
2024-11-23MC MessagesWith this rollout, we are delivering automatic location updates with building details on bookable desks and bring your own device (BYOD) rooms to make it easier for users to keep their workplace presence up to date and connect with others in the office.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422807.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024 and expect to complete by mid-December 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early January 2025 and expect to complete by mid-January 2025.
Updated November 22, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
With this rollout, we are delivering automatic location updates with building details on bookable desks and bring your own device (BYOD) rooms to make it easier for users to keep their workplace presence up to date and connect with others in the office.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 422807.
[When this will happen:]
Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December).
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early mid-January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously mid-January).
2024-11-23MC MessageTagNamesNew feature, User impact, Admin impactUpdated message, New feature, User impact, Admin impact

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