Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android: New location sharing settings for emergency calls and more

Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android is updating its location sharing settings to enhance privacy and security. Users will have new options to control location data usage for emergency calls, IT Admin Insights, and troubleshooting. The rollout will begin in April 2025, and organizations should educate users on these changes. This message applies to Microsoft Teams for iOS/Android. Microsoft is updating its policies regarding the sharing of user location data to enhance privacy, improve data security, and ensure compliance with evolving regulatory standards. To enhance transparency and user control, Teams will introduce a new location consent experience that gives users the choice of when and how Teams can use their location data specifically, the SSID (service set identifier) and the BSSID (basic service set identifier). When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out early April 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out late April 2025 and expect to complete by early May 2025. How this will affect your organization: All new and existing Teams for Work users in your organization will be prompted to specify if they want to keep location detection on for emergency calls only or if they consent to allowing location access used for IT Admin Insights, for troubleshooting (with a tool such as the Call Quality Dashboard) or for Network and Location matching through BSSID for emergency calling location. NOTE: The new Teams location consent flow does not apply to fully managed devices where users are restricted from user-granted location access. You can expect current policies for managed devices to continue working as expected, and users will not receive the new location consent prompts. The new Teams location consent changes will impact these Teams features: Emergency calling Location-based routing Network and Location matching through BSSID Call Quality Dashboard This change will be available by default. All new Teams for Work users on iOS and Android will first be prompted to allow location permission at the operating system level: View image in new tab Existing Teams for Work users who previously accepted or […]

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