M365 changelog: Real-time calendar notifications in Teams

Microsoft Teams has become an indispensable platform for collaboration and communication in companies. With regular updates and new functions, Microsoft is continuously improving the user experience.

A recently announced update brings real-time calendar notifications to Teams - a feature that can significantly increase productivity and efficiency.

What's new?

Since the beginning of May 2024, Microsoft Teams users have been receiving calendar notifications in real time.

• These notifications include invitations to meetings: Including channel meetings to which you have been explicitly invited.
• Meeting updates: Changes or updates to existing meetings.
• Meeting cancellations: Notifications when a meeting has been cancelled.
• Forwarding meetings: When you as the organiser forward a meeting.

Rollout schedule in 2 phases

The targeted roll-out began in mid-March 2024 and was completed at the beginning of April 2024. General availability started at the beginning of April 2024 and was completed at the beginning of May 2024. The function is now fully available.

How it works

As soon as the function is activated, users receive an unread notification in the activity feed or under the bell icon in Teams when a calendar notification is received. Clicking on the notification opens the meeting details in the right-hand area of the Teams window.

Real Time Calendar example graphic (Image source: microsoft.com)

Manage notification settings

The settings for calendar notifications can be customised via the "Notifications and activities" menu in the team settings. Here, users can specify which notifications they would like to receive and how they would like to be informed.

Effects on your company

cThis change means that users are informed of changes to their calendar more quickly and efficiently without having to leave their teams. This increases responsiveness and reduces the likelihood of meetings or changes being overlooked.

Summary

Real-time calendar notifications in Teams are a welcome improvement that further optimises the user experience. Users can now view and manage meeting invitations, updates, cancellations and redirects directly in the Teams activity feed.

This feature does not require any additional implementation steps, but offers significant added value for day-to-day work. Stay informed and use these new options to make your collaboration even more efficient.

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