Microsoft is on the verge of expanding Teams' video conferencing, allowing your brand/organization's identity to stand out during video meetings. As highlighted in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, companies will soon be able to add their own branded reactions to their Microsoft Teams workspaces.
Admins will be able to upload custom reaction icons that reflect elements of their company's brand or the theme of a particular event, which will be displayed and available to all meeting participants (via TechRadar Pro).
Organizations can now extend their visual identity directly into meetings. (It is) a simple way to create more cohesive, on-brand meeting experiences.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap
The feature is still in development, but it is expected to reach broad availability in March 2026.
Elsewhere, Google and Microsoft seem to be playing nice with one another. Google recently announced interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams for video conferencing devices.
This means that users can now join Microsoft Teams meetings from a Google Meet device, and vice versa. However, it is worth noting that you'll need the "right" hardware to enjoy this new feature, which is already rolling out and will be enabled by default.
And in case you missed it, Microsoft has delayed the launch of its controversial Wi-Fi location-tracking feature in Teams. It sparked concern and backlash from users because it reports your physical location to your boss when you're connected to the office network.
The tech giant is expected to ship the feature by mid-March, though it was initially scheduled for December 2025. Microsoft has addressed some user concerns, indicating that the feature will ship as an opt-in experience disabled by default.
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