Push-to-talk functionality is launching soon in Microsoft Teams
Staying in touch with your coworkers when you're out in the field on a job is about to get a whole lot easier for firstline workers as Microsoft will soon roll out push-to-talk walkie talkie functionality in Microsoft Teams.
According to a new post on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the new feature will be available worldwide in September after being revealed in a post on the Microsoft Teams User Feedback Forum last November.
Once the feature rolls out, Teams users will be able to transform their smartphone or tablet into a walkie talkie that can work over both a cellular or wireless connection.
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Corporate vice president of modern workplace verticals at Microsoft, Emma Williams explained in a blog post how Teams' walkie talkie feature will reduce the number of devices employees need to carry each day while providing added security when compared to analog devices, saying:
“This functionality, built natively into Teams, reduces the number of devices employees must carry, and lowers costs for IT. Unlike analog devices with unsecure networks, customers no longer have to worry about crosstalk or eavesdropping from outsiders. And since Walkie Talkie functions over Wi-Fi or cellular data, this capability can be used across geographic locations.”
