| Announcement ID | MC960811 | Published Date | 12-19-2024 | |
| Service | General | Last Updated | 12-19-2024 | |
| Category | Plan for change | Expiration Date | 06-27-2025 | |
| Roadmap ID | 423089 | Action Required by Date | ||
| Tags | Admin impact, New feature, User impact, | |||
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| Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support additional languages and translation for captions, enhancing accessibility for non-English speakers. Rollout begins mid-February 2025, with completion by mid-April 2025, depending on the sector. Admins can configure default settings, including turning on captions and filtering profanity. |
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Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: We are excited to announce that captions will soon support additional languages and translation capabilities. This enhancement aims to improve meeting accessibility and inclusivity for non-English speaking users using Teams Rooms on Windows. When this will happen:General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. How this will affect your organization:Before the rollout: Captions in Teams Rooms on Windows only support the English language, which limits usability for non-English speaking users as the captions will result in gibberish if the actual spoken language in the meeting is non-English. There is also no way for admins to set default caption settings. After the rollout Additional languages: Users can select from a list of supported languages for captions, ensuring that captions are accurate and meaningful for non-English speakers. Users can change the meeting spoken language directly from Teams Rooms devices by selecting More > Captions > Meeting spoken language. Real-time translation: Users can translate the meeting's spoken language if the room account has a Teams Rooms Pro license or if the meeting organizer has a Teams Premium license, allowing for real-time translation of captions. Users can translate captions by selecting More > Captions > Translation language. Caption settings for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows:Admin controls: For room accounts with Teams Rooms Pro license, admins can change system defaults, turn on captions by default for calls and meetings, and turn off filtering of profanity in captions and transcripts as necessary with these XML settings:
As an admin, you can allow or prevent users (including room accounts) from having access to this feature by configuring calling and meeting policies in the Teams admin center. This feature is available by default. What you need to do to prepare:After your Teams Rooms on Windows devices are updated to the latest version, configure the desired policy and settings, notify your users about this change, and update your training and documentation as appropriate. This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. |
