RM499889 - Microsoft Teams: Raise hands in Town Hall

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Status

Rolling out

Release

General Availability
Targeted Release

Last Updated

Oct 21, 2025

Published Aug 14, 2025

Platforms

Desktop
Mac

Service

Microsoft Teams

Tag

Rolling out
General Availability
Targeted Release
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
GCC
GCC High

Cloud

GCC
GCC High
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Summary

Currently in a Teams Town hall, attendees cannot raise their hands and share their microphone and camera as they can in a meeting. With this new update, town halls organized by users with Teams Premium will allow attendees to raise their hand like they would in a standard Teams meeting. The ability to raise a hand can signal to organizers and presenters, who can then bring attendees on screen to allow them to share their camera and microphone.

Description

Currently in a Teams Town hall, attendees cannot raise their hands and share their microphone and camera as they can in a meeting. With this new update, town halls organized by users with Teams Premium will allow attendees to raise their hand like they would in a standard Teams meeting. The ability to raise a hand can signal to organizers and presenters, who can then bring attendees on screen to allow them to share their camera and microphone.

GA date: October CY2025