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Summary
Microsoft Teams will soon support wired headsets for the Walkie Talkie app on iOS, enabling hands-free and push-to-talk modes. The rollout will occur from early to mid-March 2025, requiring no admin action. Organizations should notify users and update documentation. More details are available on the Microsoft Learn website.
Details
If your organization does not support iOS, you can safely ignore this message.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: We will introduce support for wired headsets in the Walkie Talkie app for iOS, enhancing communication flexibility and convenience. After this rollout, users can use generic wired headsets with a play/pause button in toggle-to-talk mode, for hands-free operation with one tap. Also, specialized push-to-talk (PTT) headsets will be supported in conventional push-to-talk mode.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476734.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March and expect to complete by mid-March 2025.
How this will affect your organization:
This change will be available by default.
What you need to do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Learn more: The Generic wired headsets section in Manage the Walkie Talkie app in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn