This feature list is a peek into our 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 2023
| Area | Release | Status | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | Launched | APIs that allow developers to add email capabilities to their applications | ||
| Calling | GA | In Progress | Background Blur | Allows the participants to blur their background during call time. This will be available across native platforms (Windows, Android & iOS) |
| Calling | GA | In Progress | Windows SDK | Set of APIs to allow calling capabilities using Windows native development. |
| Calling | GA | In Progress | User Facing Diagnostics | Enables real-time call monitoring to diagnose issues. This will be available across native platforms (Windows, Android & iOS). |
| Calling | Public Preview | Planned | Client Logs | Enables developers to get the log files from their customer devices quickly to support troubleshooting and error trace. This will be available across native platforms (Windows, Android & iOS). |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Closed Captions | Enables closed captions in Teams Interoperability scenarios. |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Picture in Picture (PiP) | UI Library allows users to open another application without disconnecting an ongoing call. This will be available across UI Library calling composite platforms (Android & iOS). |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Raised hand | APIs that allow developers to raise and lower hands. |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Spotlight | APIs that allow developers to control and subscribe to Spotlight of participants in Teams meeting. |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Lobby management | APIs that allow organizers, co-organizers, and presenters to manage participants in a call lobby |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Ad-hoc calling in Teams Interoperability | Developers can use the calling SDKs to call federated Microsoft 365 users. |
| Calling | Public Preview | Planned | Unmixed Raw Audio | Allows developers to easily access, process, enhance, and send real-time raw audio, video and screen sharing media streams. This will be available across native platforms (Windows, Android & iOS). |
| Calling | Public Preview | In Progress | Rooms SDK support | UI Library now supports API that allows users to join calls using room ID (Note: currently roles are not supported). |
| PSTN | Public Preview | In Progress | Direct Routing | Enables customers to use their existing numbers with Dynamics 365 Omnichannel, Power Virtual Agents, Azure Communication Services Interaction SDK and with a variety of Azure services including Azure functions and Logic Apps. |
| Chat | Public Preview | In Progress | Image Sharing | APIs that allows developers share images from Teams client within a Teams Interoperability scenario. |
January - March 2023
| Area | Release | Status | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calling | Public Preview | Launched | Background blur | Enablement of background blur for Web SDK |
| UI Library | Public Preview | Launched | Chat composite | Ability to bring Chat capabilities into mobile applications providing a beautiful UI. Contoso will handle threads and participants. |
| UI Library | Public Preview | Launched | MAUI calling composite | Provides the bindings sample to add Calling capabilities into a MAUI application |
| Sample Builder | GA | Launched | Test appointments (supported by Rooms) | Enable a Virtual Appointment Experience without the need to configure a scheduling system by leveraging ACS Rooms. |
| Power Automate | Public Preview | Launched | Inbound SMS connector | Ability to trigger a flow on SMS receive message event |
| PSTN | GA | Launched | PSTN launch | Expansion of PSTN numbers in Canada (incl SMS), UK, Ireland, Italy, Sweden |
| PSTN | Public Preview | Launched | PSTN/SMS cross country offers | US and PR customers will be able to purchase UK and CA phone numbers; IT customers will be able to purchase US, PR, CA, and UK phone lines. |
| PSTN | Public Preview | Launched | PSTN launch | Public preview of PSTN numbers in France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Slovakia, Norway, Netherlands, Germany |