MC1268925Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join

Updated June 15, 2026: We have updated the content and timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

Introduction

Microsoft Teams is enhancing media quality for Direct Guest Join (DGJ) to improve cross‑platform meeting experiences. These updates deliver higher video fidelity and more reliable performance when users join Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices.

This message is associated with Roadmap ID 558922.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid‑May 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-July 2026 (previously mid‑May).

*Simulcast for Zoom is pending bug fixes for rollout.

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

• Organizations hosting Microsoft Teams meetings with participants joining via Direct Guest Join from Zoom, Google Meet, or Cisco devices.

What will happen:

• Meetings joined through Direct Guest Join will support up to 16 participant videos in a 4×4 video grid.
• Simulcast streaming will improve video quality and reliability across heterogeneous meeting platforms.
• The enhancement is enabled by default.
• No changes are required to existing Teams policies or meeting workflows.

What you can do to prepare:

• No admin action is required.
• Inform users about upcoming improvements to cross‑platform meeting quality.
• Update internal documentation or helpdesk guidance if applicable.

Compliance considerations:

No compliance considerations identified; review as appropriate for your organization.