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Updated February 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
We are introducing a redesigned Meet app in Microsoft Teams that delivers a new, unified Events experience. This update modernizes how users create, discover, and manage events—bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single streamlined workflow. Users will continue to access their current Meetings and Audio recap experiences without any disruption.
Screenshot 1: Discover experience for attendees showing Events happening now and upcoming
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 547834.
[When this will happen:]
- Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2026 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February).
- General Availability: We will begin rolling out early April 2026 and expect to complete by late April 2026.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Who is affected:
- All users who currently use the Meet app in Microsoft Teams.
- Applicable across all Teams clients where the Meet app is available.
What will happen:
- Users will see the redesigned Meet app with a modernized, unified Events experience.
- A centralized Events hub to create, edit, and track events.
- Simplified scheduling for custom events, webinars, and town halls using templates.
- Custom events created using Create from scratch will automatically honor the appropriate policy set—Town hall policies for broadcast‑type events and Webinar policies for collaborative events.
- Ability to schedule events using shared and delegate mailboxes.
- Event landing pages with Q&A and Polls.
- Seamless upgrade path for current Webinars and Town halls.
- A redesigned Events home to help users discover and revisit events.
- Meetings and Audio recap remain accessible via a continuity banner.
- No impact on existing events.
- No changes to admin controls.
- Classic Meet remains available during preview and general availability.
Screenshot 2: Manage all your events in different stages
Screenshot 3: New simplified scheduling form
Screenshot 4: Event landing page for Attendees to engage before or after event
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No administrative action is required.
- Review and update internal training and communication materials.
- Inform event organizers of the upcoming unified Events experience.
- Encourage users to pin the Meet app in Teams.
- Share training resources within your organization.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
[Compliance considerations:]
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Change History
[Introduction]
We are introducing a redesigned Meet app in Microsoft Teams that delivers a new, unified Events experience. This update modernizes how users create, discover, and manage events—bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single streamlined workflow. Users will continue to access their current Meetings and Audio recap experiences without any disruption.
Screenshot 1: Discover experience for attendees showing Events happening now and upcoming
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 547834.
[When this will happen:]
- Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early February 2026 and expect to complete by mid-February 2026.
- General Availability: We will begin rolling out early April 2026 and expect to complete by late April 2026.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Who is affected:
- All users who currently use the Meet app in Microsoft Teams.
- Applicable across all Teams clients where the Meet app is available.
What will happen:
- Users will see the redesigned Meet app with a modernized, unified Events experience.
- A centralized Events hub to create, edit, and track events.
- Simplified scheduling for custom events, webinars, and town halls using templates.
- Custom events created using Create from scratch will automatically honor the appropriate policy set—Town hall policies for broadcast‑type events and Webinar policies for collaborative events.
- Ability to schedule events using shared and delegate mailboxes.
- Event landing pages with Q&A and Polls.
- Seamless upgrade path for current Webinars and Town halls.
- A redesigned Events home to help users discover and revisit events.
- Meetings and Audio recap remain accessible via a continuity banner.
- No impact on existing events.
- No changes to admin controls.
- Classic Meet remains available during preview and general availability.
Screenshot 2: Manage all your events in different stages
Screenshot 3: New simplified scheduling form
Screenshot 4: Event landing page for Attendees to engage before or after event
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No administrative action is required.
- Review and update internal training and communication materials.
- Inform event organizers of the upcoming unified Events experience.
- Encourage users to pin the Meet app in Teams.
- Share training resources within your organization.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
[Compliance considerations:]
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated February 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction]
We are introducing a redesigned Meet app in Microsoft Teams that delivers a new, unified Events experience. This update modernizes how users create, discover, and manage events—bringing webinars, town halls, and custom events into a single streamlined workflow. Users will continue to access their current Meetings and Audio recap experiences without any disruption.
Screenshot 1: Discover experience for attendees showing Events happening now and upcoming
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, and Teams for the web and is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 547834.
[When this will happen:]
- Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late February 2026 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February).
- General Availability: We will begin rolling out early April 2026 and expect to complete by late April 2026.
[How this will affect your organization:]
Who is affected:
- All users who currently use the Meet app in Microsoft Teams.
- Applicable across all Teams clients where the Meet app is available.
What will happen:
- Users will see the redesigned Meet app with a modernized, unified Events experience.
- A centralized Events hub to create, edit, and track events.
- Simplified scheduling for custom events, webinars, and town halls using templates.
- Custom events created using Create from scratch will automatically honor the appropriate policy set—Town hall policies for broadcast‑type events and Webinar policies for collaborative events.
- Ability to schedule events using shared and delegate mailboxes.
- Event landing pages with Q&A and Polls.
- Seamless upgrade path for current Webinars and Town halls.
- A redesigned Events home to help users discover and revisit events.
- Meetings and Audio recap remain accessible via a continuity banner.
- No impact on existing events.
- No changes to admin controls.
- Classic Meet remains available during preview and general availability.
Screenshot 2: Manage all your events in different stages
Screenshot 3: New simplified scheduling form
Screenshot 4: Event landing page for Attendees to engage before or after event
[What you need to do to prepare:]
No administrative action is required.
- Review and update internal training and communication materials.
- Inform event organizers of the upcoming unified Events experience.
- Encourage users to pin the Meet app in Teams.
- Share training resources within your organization.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
[Compliance considerations:]
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
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