Feature update
User impact
Admin impact
Update: 15-Jan-2025 17:45
Updated January 15, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will be soon able to send up to four single-stream USB camera feeds to render on the receiver side, so remote meeting participants can view all cameras simultaneously. This opt-in feature requires admins to first enable the multiple camera view and map cameras to the desired order that will be displayed on the receiver side. With multiple camera view enabled, remote meeting participants will be able to follow all the action in the room and manually switch to the desired room. This message applies to Teams for Desktop (Windows, Mac).
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 402517.
When this will happen:
Targeted release: We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete by mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December).
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously late December).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in mid-January 2025 (previously mid-December) and expect to complete by late January 2025 (previously early January).
How this will affect your organization:
Before the rollout
Multiple camera views are not available in Teams Rooms on Windows.
After the rollout
A multiple camera view can create more visibility and coverage for large and complex spaces, such as multipurpose rooms, classrooms, and executive boardrooms. Admins can set up multiple camera views in two ways:
- Admins can configure settings on a local device by turning on the Multiple camera view toggle and using the dropdown menu to map the cameras.
- Admins can configure multiple camera view using Remote Access in the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management portal.
Remote participants will see the multiple camera view by default. On the top right corner of the room's video tile, a remote participant can use the arrows to switch to the desired camera view. This toggle will only affect the remote participant's own view and will not affect other meeting participants.
Admin setting to configure Multiple camera view on a local device:
In-meeting console setting with Multiple camera view toggle:
What you need to do to prepare:
To prepare for the change, create a plan for the rooms that may require multiple cameras in consideration of the space, meeting scenario, and the desired experience for in-room and remote participants. Then, configure the multiple camera view on the local device or in the Teams Pro Management portal and notify your users about this new experience. You may want to update relevant training documentation.
Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.