Now in public preview: Stay focused during Meetings [Windows and Mac only]

Description

We’re pleased to announce Mute notifications during meetings is now available in Teams Public Preview. As all meetings became online meetings Teams notifications left users distracted causing them to lose focus. Supporting Mute Notifications during meeting was called out by users in multiple forums and we are excited to roll out this new change to our preview audience.

This feature will allow users to mute notifications during meetings thereby helping retain focus while on calls. A user can choose to mute notifications from global notifications settings for all meetings or from uBar on a per meeting basis.

Flighting status

Feature now available to all preview users.

How to enable

Mute notifications during meetings by following these steps:

1. During meeting users can use the uBar to quickly toggle Mute/Allow notifications during meetings for a per meeting basis.
2. If users want to toggle OFF notifications for all meetings, they can do so by going to settings -> notifications -> meetings and calls -> Switching ON the toggle for Mute Notifications during meetings.

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

Supported clients and platforms

Known issues

No known issues, if you come across any please share your feedback with us.

Call-outs

Some modalities are considered critical therefore muting notifications in meetings does not affect incoming Call Toast, Urgent Messages, Messages from priority contacts & Meeting Started Toast

Enable your Teams client for the public preview 

1. 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.  
2. Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions. 

Summary of public preview features

For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs.

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.  

Thank you,

Preview Team, Tushar Pathak 

Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams