Microsoft Teams: New Policy Setting to Require Explicit Consent for Recording and Transcription in Teams 1:1 Calls Beta

365 Roadmap Tracker Item 503295

Data as of 2 hours ago (26 October 2026)

Status Rolling out
Release month January 2026 Overdue
Release ring General Availability, Targeted Release
Products Microsoft Teams
Cloud instances DoDGCCGCC HighWorldwide
Platforms DesktopMac

Description

We're expanding the capability to require explicit consent for recording and transcription to include 1:1 calls in Microsoft Teams. A new setting in the Teams Calling policy allows admins to enforce this requirement before recording or transcription can begin. When a user with the policy initiates recording, transcription, or both in a 1:1 call, the other participant is automatically muted, with their camera and content sharing turned off. The participant will see a prompt asking whether they consent to be included in the recording and transcription.

Change history

Added to the roadmap 23 September 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: January 2026 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).

Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.

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