Microsoft Teams: Enhanced captions for Teams Rooms on Windows

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support additional languages and translation for captions, enhancing accessibility for non-English speakers. Rollout begins mid-February 2025, with completion by mid-April 2025, depending on the sector. Admins can configure default settings, including turning on captions and filtering profanity. Coming soon to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: We are excited to announce that captions will soon support additional languages and translation capabilities. This enhancement aims to improve meeting accessibility and inclusivity for non-English speaking users using Teams Rooms on Windows. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 423089. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-February 2025 and expect to complete by late February 2025. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-March 2025 and expect to complete by late March 2025. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. How this will affect your organization: Before the rollout: Captions in Teams Rooms on Windows only support the English language, which limits usability for non-English speaking users as the captions will result in gibberish if the actual spoken language in the meeting is non-English. There is also no way for admins to set default caption settings. After the rollout Additional languages: Users can select from a list of supported languages for captions, ensuring that captions are accurate and meaningful for non-English speakers. Users can change the meeting spoken language directly from Teams Rooms devices by selecting More > Captions > Meeting spoken language. Real-time translation: Users can translate the meeting’s spoken language if the room account has a Teams Rooms Pro license or if the meeting organizer has a Teams Premium license, allowing for real-time translation of captions. Users can translate captions by selecting More > Captions > Translation language. Caption settings for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: <CaptionsDefault>true</CaptionsDefault> <FilterProfaneWords>false</FilterProfaneWords> View image in new tab Admin controls: For room accounts with Teams Rooms Pro license, admins can change system defaults, turn on captions by default for calls and meetings, and turn off filtering of profanity […]

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