Teams

Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022

July 13, 2021

Date: July 13, 2021 To: InfoTech, EITU From: EASI Digital Workplace Re: Updated timeline: Microsoft will now retire Skype for Business on January 31, 2022   Good morning, Microsoft previously …

Some users may receive unexpected Test notifications on their mobile devices

August 27, 2020

Users may receive notifications that state: “FCM Messagess : Test Notifications”. Microsoft is currently analyzing detailed forensics within the Teams mobile notification infrastructure to identify the cause of impact. This …

Microsoft rolls out new Teams updates for September

August 24, 2020

This month, the University of Toronto community can expect to see several updates to their Microsoft Teams experience. With these updates come several new and useful features that will enable staff and faculty across the …

Microsoft Teams Update Required

July 23, 2020

In the second half of July, users who are on old versions of Teams (below version numbers containing 1.2.00.XXXX) will receive in-app notifications advising them to update to the latest …

Retiring Teams support for devices running on Android 4.4

July 10, 2020

Microsoft will be retiring the Teams support on Android 4.4. Instead they recommend that users upgrade to newer Android builds. The exiting Teams build 1.0.0.2020050801 will continue to work on …

Microsoft releases new features to improve your Teams video conferencing experience

June 4, 2020

This May, Microsoft launched several new important features to the University of Toronto’s Teams environment. These updates cover new features such as background effects, downloadable attendance lists and a larger nine-person video grid. Providing value to …

Teams meeting call and meeting chat size to increase to 300

May 28, 2020

Microsoft is increasing the maximum Teams meeting call and meeting chat size from 250 to 300 in response to customer requests. When this will happen Microsoft will begin rolling this …

What’s new in Microsoft Teams for May 2020

May 21, 2020

Please read the following announcement from Microsoft regarding new Teams features. What’s New: Meetings & Calling Increase in the number of simultaneous videos in Teams meetings Virtual face to face …

Update to Microsoft Teams document behaviour

April 5, 2020

To best support the Microsoft 365 Education customers worldwide and accommodate new growth and demand during these unprecedented times, Microsoft is making a temporary adjustment to Office document behavior within …