Published Aug 6, 2025
Starting October 2025, Teams Admin Center will enable admins to deploy and manage frontline worker pilots, configure workloads, assign users, share app access via QR code, and monitor adoption. This streamlines Teams feature rollouts for frontline teams with no identified compliance concerns.
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
You can now deploy, manage, and measure a frontline worker (FLW) pilot directly from Teams Admin Center. This new capability enables Teams administrators to define pilot users and owners, configure workloads, and monitor adoption—all in one place. It’s designed to help IT admins and business leaders streamline the rollout of Teams features tailored for frontline teams.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 498226
When this will happen
Public Preview: Rolling out early October 2025; expected completion by mid-October 2025.
General Availability: Rolling out mid-October 2025; expected completion by late October 2025.
How this affects your organization
This feature provides a simplified experience for piloting Teams capabilities for frontline workers. Admins can:
What you can do to prepare
To prepare for this rollout:
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.