Loop Components are coming to Microsoft Teams channels

Teams channels will support Loop Components, starting this November, according to the latest entry in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The Loop Components will be available both in the classic Teams channels, and the new Teams channels, as well, and they will be usable on all platforms.

This is a welcomed addition, considering that the Redmond-based tech giant recently announced that the old Teams won’t be getting any new features from now on, starting in a few months. It is all due to the fact that the new Teams version, also dubbed Teams 2.0, is now the default Teams client for desktops.

According to Microsoft, the new Teams is faster, performs better, and has an array of useful features, including the hotly-anticipated Copilot, which will come to the platform in November.

It does make us wonder if Copilot will appear as an option to use when creating Loop Components, but we’ll have to wait until November to see.

Loop Components in Teams channels: What can you do with them?

According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, users will be able to co-create Loop components with their colleagues, and then collaborate on them directly in a Teams channel.

After creating it, a Loop component can be shared in the Teams channel and everyone that is part of the channel can view it and edit it.

Loop components are already very useful when navigating Microsoft Teams, as they can carry essential information to get the work done, and are very versatile. They can be moved around, and they support multiple options: users can even insert tables and content in them.

There is not any official confirmation that Copilot will also be present on these Loop components, but considering just how keen Microosft is when it comes to AI integration, the tool might be added in future updates.

However, we’ll have to wait and see, but it would be a useful addition.

What do you think about this new feature?