TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Teams: August 2025's Coolest Updates

Sat Aug 30 2025

Enhanced Search and Filtering

  • Filter messages by attachments
  • Search commands to find messages from specific people or channels

Save and React to Messages

  • Bookmark important messages for easy access later
  • React with multiple emojis to express yourself better

Customization and Personalization

  • Edit display name to show only during meetings
  • Teams Premium users can:
  • Create meeting templates
  • Customize attendee views
  • Host up to 300 people in a spatial audio environment

New Features for Teams Phone and Teams Rooms

  • Additional updates for better functionality

Updates for Front-Line Workers

  • New features tailored to front-line work

Conclusion

  • Check out these new features to enhance your work experience

questions

    Could the new search filter for messages with attachments be a way for Microsoft to track user activity more closely?
    If you could react to messages with multiple emojis, which emojis would you use to respond to a boss's late-night message?
    How would you explain the new Teams features to someone who still thinks 'Teams' refers to a sports team?

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