While in a Teams meeting on a virtual desktop, users can now express themselves using emojis that will appear to all participants to help make Teams meetings more inclusive, engaging, and fun.
Flighting status
Available to everyone in Public Preview channel.
How to enable
Users are now able to click on the React button in meeting toolbar and express themselves using Like, Love, Applause, Laugh and Surprise live reactions.
If you or someone else is sharing content in a meeting, reactions will be shown at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds. Corresponding reactions also appear next to the names of participants who send reactions.
You can find more details about this feature in Express yourself in Teams meetings with live reactions - Microsoft Support.
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
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AVD |
Citrix |
VMware |
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Yes |
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 Allow public preview. 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.
Thank you,
Preview Team
Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams
