RM558922 - Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join

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Summary

You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) available in May and simulcast streaming (June) when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross‑platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices. Direct Guest Join is not yet available for Google Meet on Teams Rooms for Android.

Last Updated

May 12, 2026

Published Mar 26, 2026

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Status

Rolling out

Release

General Availability

Platforms

Teams and Surface Devices

Service

Microsoft Teams

Tag

Rolling out
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

You’ll notice media quality improvements including support for up to 16 participant videos (4×4 grid) available in May and simulcast streaming (June) when using Direct Guest Join. These updates make cross‑platform meetings more immersive and reliable when joining Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices. Direct Guest Join is not yet available for Google Meet on Teams Rooms for Android.

GA date: May CY2026

Version history

3 versions tracked

Updated 2 times since Mar 26, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. May 12, 2026 · 11:00 PMLatest · v3

    Changed: Tags, Status

  2. May 11, 2026 · 11:15 PMv2

    Changed: Body

  3. Mar 26, 2026 · 11:15 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version