| Announcement ID | MC818885 | Published Date | 07-18-2024 | |
| Service | Microsoft Teams | Last Updated | 11-08-2024 | |
| Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 03-03-2025 | |
| Roadmap ID | 402517 | Action Required by Date | ||
| Tags | Admin impact, Feature update, User impact | |||
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| Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support a multiple camera view feature, allowing up to four USB camera feeds simultaneously. This opt-in feature requires admin setup and will be rolled out from early to late January 2025. Details and management options are provided, with associated Roadmap ID 402517. |
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Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will be soon able to send up to four single-stream USB camera feeds to render on the receiver side, so remote meeting participants can view all cameras simultaneously. This opt-in feature requires admins to first enable the multiple camera view and map cameras to the desired order that will be displayed on the receiver side. With multiple camera view enabled, remote meeting participants will be able to follow all the action in the room and manually switch to the desired room. This message applies to Teams for Desktop (Windows, Mac). 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 mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late December). General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January). How this will affect your organization:Before the rollout Multiple camera views are not available in Teams Rooms on Windows. After the rollout A multiple camera view can create more visibility and coverage for large and complex spaces, such as multipurpose rooms, classrooms, and executive boardrooms. Admins can set up multiple camera views in two ways:
After the feature is enabled, in-room participants can disable multiple camera view with the Camera chevron button on the meeting console. This action will return the device to a single camera view, and all receiver-side participants will see a single camera view. This in-room setting will only affect that meeting and the device will revert to the admin settings for the next meeting. Remote participants will see the multiple camera view by default. On the top right corner of the room's video tile, a remote participant can use the arrows to switch to the desired camera view. This toggle will only affect the remote participant's own view and will not affect other meeting participants. Admin setting to configure Multiple camera view on a local device: In-meeting console setting with Multiple camera view toggle: What you need to do to prepare:To prepare for the change, create a plan for the rooms that may require multiple cameras in consideration of the space, meeting scenario, and the desired experience for in-room and remote participants. Then, configure the multiple camera view on the local device or in the Teams Pro Management portal and notify your users about this new experience. You may want to update relevant training documentation. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. |
