So, instead of this new release being referred to simply as “Update #8” it is instead referred to as “2021 Update #1”. Starting with this release though Microsoft is now prepending the update names to include the release year and the numeral will be reset to 1 upon each new calendar year. Historically Microsoft has used simple numeric nomenclature for these updates as “Update #4”, “Update #7”, etc. The features covered in these articles will be applicable to all phones once each manufacturer has released updates for their devices leveraging the newest While each phone manufacturer manages device firmware releases on their own schedule they all still use the same Teams Android applications provided directly by Microsoft. BackgroundĬurrently Microsoft targets roughly quarterly updates for the array of certified Teams Phones available from multiple Microsoft partners. Depending on the depth of a specific new feature or functionality a separate, dedicated article may be posted to cover that topic in greater detail. This article is the first in a series which will focus on each new release of the Microsoft Teams IP Phone client by highlighting any new or changed functionality in each release.
