MC878427: Restricted Content Discoverability for SharePoint Sites

Announcement ID	MC814577		Published Date	07-16-2024
Service	Microsoft Teams		Last Updated	09-26-2024
Category	Stay informed		Expiration Date	12-30-2024
Roadmap ID	400702		Action Required by Date
Tags	Admin impact, Feature update, User impact

Summary
Microsoft Teams will group in-room participants under the room node when joining via Proximity Join on Teams Rooms on Windows. The rollout starts late September 2024 and ends mid-November 2024. This feature requires specific Bluetooth or XML settings enabled and will include new UI elements.

More Information

When joining a meeting in Teams Room on Windows with a companion device (laptop or mobile), in-room participants will be grouped under the room node. Participants must join through Proximity Join. This update includes additional UI elements to create visual clarity of the in-room participants who are together. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late September 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by mid-November 2024 (previously late September). General Availability (GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete rollout by late November 2024 (previously late October).  How this will affect your organization: This update is available by default if the companion device has enabled the Bluetooth setting and the Teams Room device has any one of the following XML <SkypeSettings> configuration settings enabled: <BluetoothAdvertisementEnabled>true</BluetoothAdvertisementEnabled> <UltrasoundAdvertisementEnabled>true</UltrasoundAdvertisementEnabled> <RoomQRcodeEnabled>true</RoomQRcodeEnabled> On the roster, in-room participants will automatically be grouped under the room node. The two scenarios in which in-room participants can be ungrouped from the room node are: Raised hand: For raised hand, we continue to follow the sequential order of raised hands. Therefore, in-room participants who use their companion device to raise their hand will be broken up and ordered accordingly. Role assignment: For changes in roles (Presenters/Attendees), in-room participants can be broken up and placed in the appropriate category on the roster. In both scenarios, the room information will be listed below the participant's name. What you need to do to prepare: This rollout will happen automatically. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.