RM558107 - Microsoft Teams: Identify bots joining your Teams meetings

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Summary

During Teams meetings, if there is an external 3P bot trying to join the meeting, organizers will be able to see a clear representation of the bots while they wait in the lobby. Organizers will be required to explicitly and separately admit these bots into the meeting, if really required. This approach will ensure that no one inadvertently accepts the external bots into the meeting ensuring that the organizers have full control over the presence of these bots.

Last Updated

May 19, 2026

Published Mar 6, 2026

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Status

Rolling out

Release

General Availability
Targeted Release

Platforms

Android
Desktop
iOS
Mac

Service

Microsoft Teams

Tag

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

Cloud

GCC
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

During Teams meetings, if there is an external 3P bot trying to join the meeting, organizers will be able to see a clear representation of the bots while they wait in the lobby. Organizers will be required to explicitly and separately admit these bots into the meeting, if really required. This approach will ensure that no one inadvertently accepts the external bots into the meeting ensuring that the organizers have full control over the presence of these bots.

GA date: May CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Mar 6, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. May 19, 2026 · 10:45 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. Mar 6, 2026 · 11:00 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version