Microsoft Teams devices with touch screens now support Walkie-Talkie functionality

Microsoft continues the improve the Teams phones experience, including adding Walkie-Talkie support to devices with touch screens.

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What you need to know

Microsoft justrolled out an update for Teams phonesthat brings devices to version 1449/1.0.94.2022020202. The update adds new features for several devices and improves the meeting experience for Teams phones with a portrait orientation. Teams phones with touch screens can now use Walkie-Talkie functionality. Handling calls, held calls, and parked calls should also be improved on Teams phones with touch screens.

Here’s everything that’s new for Teams devices:

If you’re looking to upgrade the Teams device that you or your organization uses, Microsoft recentlylaunched a device trade-in program.

If you use Teams on a mobile device, desktop, or the web, make sure to catch up oneverything that Microsoft rolled out for Teams in January 2022.

Microsoft Teams devices

Microsoft just rolled out an update for Teams devices. Teams phones with touch screens can now use the Walkie-Talkie feature in Teams and the meeting experience for devices with screens in portrait mode has been improved.

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