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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join

You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) available in May and simulcast streaming (June) when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross‑platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices. Direct Guest Join is not yet available for Google Meet on Teams Rooms for Android.

What it said

Roadmap ID
558922
Status
Launched
General availability target
Not stated
Preview target
Not stated
Products
Microsoft Teams
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release phases
General Availability
Platforms
Teams and Surface Devices
Added to the roadmap
26 Mar 2026 23:15 UTC
Last changed
26 Mar 2026 23:15 UTC

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  1. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Last changed19 Oct 2026 23:15 UTC → 26 Mar 2026 23:15 UTC
  2. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC General availability targetMay CY2026 → Not stated
  3. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Not collected
  4. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Source coverage: merill-message-center-archiveCurrent
  5. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Link: Teams/roadmap?topic=Teams&period=all#items → No longer listed in this observation
  6. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Link: Microsoft roadmap entryhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=558922 → No longer listed in this observation
  7. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC Link: Microsoft Teams/roadmap?topic=Microsoft%20Teams&period=all#items
  8. 4 Nov 2026 · 10:01:18 UTC SummaryYou’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) available in May and simulcast streaming (June) when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross‑platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices. Direct Guest Join is not yet available for Google Meet on Teams Rooms for Android. → You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) available in May and simulcast streaming (June) when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross‑platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices. Direct Guest Join is not yet available for Google Meet on Teams Rooms for Android.
  9. 4 Nov 2026 · 07:16:39 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  10. 3 Nov 2026 · 10:16:39 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  11. 3 Nov 2026 · 09:13:39 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  12. 28 Oct 2026 · 08:37:56 UTC Link: Microsoft roadmap entryhttps://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=558922 → https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=558922
  13. 26 Oct 2026 · 18:49:55 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  14. 26 Oct 2026 · 17:48:57 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  15. 26 Oct 2026 · 06:24:14 UTC Link: Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernandohttps://mc.merill.net/message/RM558922
  16. 25 Oct 2026 · 20:06:13 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  17. 25 Oct 2026 · 18:13:50 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  18. 24 Oct 2026 · 11:31:34 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  19. 24 Oct 2026 · 09:51:08 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  20. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  21. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  22. 22 Oct 2026 · 18:42:24 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  23. 22 Oct 2026 · 17:41:25 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  24. 21 Oct 2026 · 20:45:25 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  25. 21 Oct 2026 · 19:44:24 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  26. 20 Oct 2026 · 00:27:53 UTC Last changed12 May 2026 23:00 UTC → 19 Oct 2026 23:15 UTC
  27. 20 Oct 2026 · 00:27:53 UTC StatusRolling out → Launched
  28. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC Link: Teams/roadmap?topic=Teams&period=all#items
  29. 15 Oct 2026 · 14:22:54 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  30. 15 Oct 2026 · 13:21:54 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  31. 15 Oct 2026 · 12:20:54 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  32. 15 Oct 2026 · 11:19:54 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
  33. 14 Oct 2026 · 11:54:40 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapIncomplete → Current
  34. 14 Oct 2026 · 11:22:42 UTC Source coverage: microsoft-365-roadmapCurrent → Incomplete
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