Teams will be easier to reach, but you won’t have to alter how you work. Microsoft Teams will receive a much-needed accessibility boost in a future release by changing how its video transcription handles recorded meetings.
The company’s updated Microsoft 365 roadmap (opens in a new tab) states that if the “Record automatically” meeting option is selected, transcription will also be enabled along with the recording.
What this means for end users and administrators is that speech transcription will be enabled by default when a meeting organizer enables “Record automatically” (as long as it is allowed by admins).
Transcription of Microsoft Teams
Microsoft anticipates that this modification will increase meeting recording accessibility while needing no further setup or participation from organizers.
The Microsoft Teams app’s desktop versions appear to be the first to get this capability, which is where most business users tend to go. This is not to say that similar functionality won’t be added to the online and mobile versions in the future.
Microsoft is moving the update fast through the development process to make its platform as accessible as possible; broad availability is anticipated by the end of August 2022.
Updates for Microsoft Teams
Since the outbreak, there has been fierce competition among video conferencing rooms as they all vie for the top rank. As a result, all of the major players have immediately copied and imitated any new features.
The ability of Zoom’s video calling platforms to record and distribute brief video snippets to colleagues, for instance, appears to have been copied by Microsoft Teams. This feature can be useful if someone is gone but you don’t want them to miss a piece of crucial business news.
Microsoft has demonstrated its dedication to Apple’s M-series Mac users by providing increased support for the gadgets powered by the company’s silicon chips, in addition to a host of other new features that have recently launched or are on the way.
