Now in public preview: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements

Description

The updated Microsoft Teams meeting toolbar makes navigating meetings and discovering new features and capabilities easier than ever.

Users are now able to raise hands from the meeting toolbar with the dedicated raise hand button.
Users can navigate the More menu easier from sub-menu groupings.
Users can also switch their views seamlessly from the new View button with view options that include gallery, together mode, and other views.

Flighting status

Available to everyone in Public Preview channel.

How to enable

Join a meeting in Teams to use the improved meeting toolbar with new React button, View button and redesigned More menu.

Note 1: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below.

Note 2: To be able to use this feature, user needs to be in Public Preview. Other meeting participants are not required to be in Public Preview.

Supported clients and platforms

Windows	macOS	iOS	Android	Linux	Google Chrome	Firefox	Safari	Microsoft Edge
Yes	Yes

Known issues

None

Known limitations

None

Enable your Teams client for the public preview

First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.
Users then choose to join the public preview individually. Learn how at Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com)

Send us your feedback

Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback. This is on the bottom left of your client.