Microsoft Teams users on Apple iPhone will soon have a Walkie-talkie feature in May. This feature will connect with Apple’s Push-to-Talk framework to send voice messages quickly. The feature will allow users to communicate instantly and securely, even when the application is running in the background. Users can continue to use other features on their iPhone while staying connected to colleagues in Microsoft Teams. The feature will be available on iOS and Android platforms in May 2024. The code for this feature is 388486 and will be added to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap on March 14, 2024. (Word count: 100)
There is good news for Microsoft Teams users on Apple iPhone. Why not, this application will soon have a Walkie-talkie feature next May.
As a reminder, a walkie-talkie is a handheld communication device that can be used to communicate between two or more people using a radio wave network.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Teams’ walkie-talkie feature on the iPhone will connect with Apple’s Push-to-Talk framework to quickly send voice messages.
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Reported The telephone from MSPowerUser on Monday (18/03/2024), basically Apple’s Push-to-Talk framework is a tool that can be used by application developers to create features such as walkie-talkies in their applications.
Microsoft itself claims that the walkie-talkie feature in Teams will be able to send voice messages instantly and securely, even though the application is running in the background.
Because it can operate in the background, those of you who use this feature can talk via walkie-talkie even if your iPhone screen is inactive or locked.
With this capability, iPhone users who use this feature can do other work while staying connected to their colleagues in Microsoft Teams.
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This feature was first discovered with feature code 388486, which will be added to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap on March 14 2024. This feature is said to be available on iOS and Android platforms in May 2024, so we just have to wait until this feature is launched. (FY/IF)