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Microsoft Teams: Meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a list

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  • Seen 21 Mar 2025 late February 2025 → late April 2025
  • Seen 5 Nov 2024 early December 2024 → mid-January 2024, early February 2025, late February 2025
  • Seen 11 Sep 2024 early October 2024, mid-October 2024, late October 2024, early November 2024, late November 2024 → early December 2024, mid-December 2024, early January 2025, late January 2025
  • Seen 13 Aug 2024 late September 2024 → early October 2024, mid-October 2024, early November 2024

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Updated March 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can make the list of breakout rooms visible to all meeting participants and allow them to choose which room to join. Enabling this setting in breakout rooms allows participants to move freely from one room to another, simplifying breakout room coordination for meeting organizers and participants. This message applies to Teams for Windows, Mac, and the web. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 121269. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early January 2025 (previously early December) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2024 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January). General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late April 2025 (previously late February). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Only the meeting organizer can assign meeting participants to breakout rooms. Participants cannot move between rooms. After this rollout: Meeting participants can select their breakout rooms of choice if the meeting organizer selects this option during setup. Organizers can look for the new feature under the breakout rooms panel when setting up breakout rooms: This feature is on by default and accessible to all meeting participants on the affected platforms if enabled by meeting organizers. What you need to do to prepare: This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

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  1. Updated November 4, 2024:March 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … early February 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by late FebruaryApril 2025 (previously late January).February). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Only the meeting …

  2. Updated September 11,November 4, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early December 2024January 2025 (previously early October)December) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-October).mid-December). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-Decembermid-January 2024 (previously mid-October)mid-December) and expect to complete by earlylate January 2025 (previously late October).early January). General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early JanuaryFebruary 2025 (previously early November)January) and expect to complete by late JanuaryFebruary 2025 (previously late November).January). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Only the meeting …

  3. Updated August 13,September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early OctoberDecember 2024 (previously late September)early October) and expect to complete by mid-Octobermid-December 2024 (previously late October). mid-October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-Octobermid-December 2024 (previously late September) mid-October) and expect to complete by early January 2025 (previously late October 2024. October). General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early November 2024January 2025 (previously lateearly November) and expect to complete by late November 2024.January 2025 (previously late November). How this will affect your organization: Before this rollout: Only the meeting …

    • Tags Feature update, User impact → Updated message, Feature update, User impact

    Updated August 13, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon: Microsoft Teams meeting organizers can make the list of breakout … 121269. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late Septemberearly October 2024 (previously late September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously late October 2024. October). General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously late September 2024 September) and expect to complete by late October 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late Octoberearly November 2024 (previously late November) and expect to complete by late November 2024. How this will affect …

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