Teams' Walkie-Talkie now allows connection to 5 channels at once

It’s been a while since Microsoft introduced the Walkie-Talkie feature to Teams for Mobile, 2 years ago, but it is only now that Microsoft will allow Teams’ Walkie-Talkie to simultaneously connect to multiple channels at once.

According to the latest entry in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, Teams Walkie-Talkie will get a feature allowing users to use it to connect and listen to multiple channels, up to 5 channels at once.

If a Teams user already has a favorite channel, the Walkie-Talkie will automatically connect to 5 of these channels, and the user will not only be able to listen to them, but also initiate calls on these channels.

Walkie Talkie, a push-to-talk experience that enables clear and secure voice communication over the cloud, enables teams to communicate instantly on a channel. Through this new functionality, users can now connect to, up to 5 favorite channels in multi-channel mode, automatically listen to incoming transmission from these favorited channels and initiate easily initiate PTT transmission on these channels.

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When will the new Teams Walkie-Talkie feature be available?

According to the Roadmap, the feature will be released on Android and iOS devices in December 2023. As you might already know, the Redmond-based tech giant announced that Microsoft Teams will get multiple new features and improvements, as part of the Teams 2.0 becoming the new default client for desktops.

Microsoft promised back then features that would enhance, and improve the experience of using Teams, for work or at school.

The new applicability of the Walkie-Talkie could be useful for a plethora of situations, including one where users would have to be up to date with everything that happens on various channels.

While we don’t know yet how exactly will it work, we don’t have to wait a long time to see either, as the improved Walkie-Talkie will get this feature in December.

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