It will be much easier for frontline workers to stay in touch with their colleagues. As Microsoft will soon be rolling out push-to-talk, walkie-talkie functionality for Microsoft teams.
According to a news release on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, the new feature will be available worldwide in September. This has revealed in a post on the Microsoft Teams user feedback forum last November.
Teams users will be able to turn their smartphone or tablet into a walkie-talkie. Smartphone operates over both cellular and wireless connections once this feature has introduced.
Emma Williams, Vice President of Vertical Modern Enterprises at Work at Microsoft. She stated in a blog post that the Microsoft team’s walkie-talkie feature will reduce the number of devices employees have to use every day. While providing added security compared to analogs.
Team activity reduces the number of devices employees must wear while reducing IT costs. Customers no longer have to worry about cross-calling or eavesdropping, as they did with analog devices on insecure networks. And because the walkie-talkie works over Wi-Fi or cellular data, it can be used in a variety of geographic locations. “
Accessories for Microsoft Teams walkie talkies
While the Microsoft Team Walkie-Talkie functionality works with any smartphone or tablet. It’s even better with a rugged smartphone, as many of these devices contain programmable buttons.
In a blog post by Samsung, for example, the Korean hardware giant explains how the team’s walkie-talkie functionality can be compared to the programmable buttons on the Galaxy XCover Pro or the show on the new Galaxy XCover 5, so your workers don’t even have to push their smartphones unlocked. -talk (PTT).
To use walkie-talkies in teams when the function starts in September, you must first open the app on your smartphone. And just look for the walkie-talkie symbol in the navigation bar. If it’s not there, don’t worry because you can tap More Options to access it.
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