This feature list is a peek into our quarterly roadmap.
It identifies some of the significant features we are currently working on and plan to release this quarter. It is not comprehensive but is intended to provide some visibility into key investments.
These features are the current plans for the stated quarter at this time and are subject to change. The Area column reflects the area of the product the feature aligns with most, and Release indicates if the feature will be in public preview or generally available, and Status indicates where we are in the development cycle.
April - June 2024
| Area | Release | Status | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | Public Preview | Launched | Data retention for chat threads | Add a retention policy on a chat thread between 30 and 90 days |
| Calling | Public Preview | Launched | Noise Suppression | Add the ability to remove background noise from your Web calls |
| Calling | GA | Launched | WebUI supports short meeting URL | Use shortened meeting URLs to join meetings |
| Calling | GA | In Progress | WebUI supports short bundled external JavaScript | Officially be able to support a build that customers can use with a <script> tag |
| Calling | GA | Launched | Web UI Client-side Click to Call | Refined components in client side Click to call developer experience |
| Calling | GA | In Progress | Web UI In call notifications | This feature provides a better way to manage and render multiple notifications |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Web UI Soft mute | Enables for users to soft mute other users while in a call. |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Web UI Breakout Rooms | Enables Azure Communicatin Services side users to use breakout rooms while in Teams Interop based calls. |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Web UI Conference Coordinates | Enables conference coordinates to be surfaced (to join meetings) for Azure Communication Services users. |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Web UI Inbound Calling | Enables developers to listen for incoming calls |
| Calling | GA | Launched | Call Diagnostics | Enables developers to quickly understand and diagnose end user facing calling issues. |
| Calling | GA | Launched | Call Diagnostics with Microsoft Copilot | Developers can use Microsoft Copilot from within Call Diagnostics to understand end user issues and resolve quickly |
January - March 2024
| Area | Release | Status | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams Interoperability | GA | Launched | Calling Team queue/ auto attendant | Supports Teams click to call and contact center |
| Chat | GA | Launched | Access Token - Chat | Additional token scopes for secure conversations with permissions to prevent thread deletion and additional users from joining the conversation. |
| Chat | Public Preview | Launched | Data Retention | Data retention on chat threads to enable developers to set a 90 day retention period on chat threads. |
| Rooms | Public Preview | Launched | PSTN Dial Out from Rooms | Feature will allow users to dial out to a PSTN number from a Rooms call, if the capability is enabled for the Room through configuration. |
| Rooms | Public Preview | Launched | Soft mute Calling and Rooms SDK | Soft mute capability allows a user with Presenter or Organizer to mute any other user in the call. Muted user can unmute themselves if needed. |
| Calling | GA | Launched | Access Tokens - Calling | Additional token scopes for secure conversations with permissions to prevent thread deletion and additional users from joining the conversation. |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Video Constraints | Send video constraints using native SDK |
| Calling | GA | Planned | Call Info | ACS WebJS API that returns the current state of a call |
| GA | Launched | Email SMTP | SMTP Support for email communication | |
| Advanced Messaging | GA | Launched | Ability for companies to communicate with end users via WhatsApp | |
| Virtual Appointments | GA | Planned | Phone Conf Dial-In | Users can learn conference dial-in details for Microsft Teams meetings. |
| Virtual Appointments | GA | Planned | Local Recording Notification | Notify Microsoft Teams meeting participants, when someone starts local recording. |
| Virtual Appointments | GA | Launched | Image Download | Download images psoted in Microsoft Teams meetings. |
| Virtual Appointments | GA | Planned | File Download | Download files posted in Microsoft Teams meetings. |
| Virtual Appointments | GA | Planned | Spotlight | Spotlight users in Microsoft Teams meetings via UI Library |