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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join

Roadmap ID
558922
View in M365 Roadmap
Product
Microsoft Teams
Published
March 26, 2026
Status
Rolling out
Cloud Instance
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
Release Phase
General Availability
Platform
Teams and Surface Devices
Expected Release
May 2026

Description

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.

Change History

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May 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM Updated
Status
Previous
In development
New
Rolling out
Modified Date
Previous
2026-05-11T23:15:11.000Z
New
2026-05-12T23:00:33.000Z
May 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM Updated
Description
Previous
You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) and simulcast streaming 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.
New
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.
Modified Date
Previous
2026-03-26T23:15:28.000Z
New
2026-05-11T23:15:11.000Z

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