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You can now use a shortcut to unmute while holding down the keys Ctrl+Space (Windows) and Option+Space (macOS), then release keys to go back to muted state again.

To provide the best-in-class encryption Microsoft will be retiring Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 beginning February 1st, 2022 (previously January 3rd, 2022) and will begin forcing TLS1.2 usage for the Direct Routing SIP interface.

Microsoft Teams tab actions are moving out of the tab header bar and into the tab dropdown to help declutter the user experience.
Multi-language Teams meeting invite control enables administrators to configure the join information languages in meeting invitations
End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt.

This will give the end user the choice whether music is indeed an unwanted background noise, such as when calling into a meeting from a coffee shop, or if music is a desired signal, such as when participating in a music lesson.
This update will expand available reactions by allowing users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat messages. Users will be able to pick from >800 Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want.

Heads up on some upcoming pricing changes on Poly devices

Dynamic e911 provides the ability to dynamically detect a Teams user’s location for emergency calling.

This new feature update will provide the ability for users to hide their own video on the stage for themselves while others will still be able to see it and thus not disrupt the video experience during the call.