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It’s every social anxiety-ridden remote worker’s nightmare; you attend a town hall meeting, unmute your mic when it’s your turn to speak, and begin your well-planned-out speech. Suddenly, the chat fills up with messages about your mic being too quiet, or too loud, or perhaps it sounds like you’re underwater for some reason. Now you have to fix that before you can salvage your talk.
Well, Microsoft Teams is finally getting a feature that apps like Zoom have had for years now. Before you join a call, you’ll be able to listen to your microphone to ensure everything sounds great before you even see anybody.
To keep everyone in the loop as to what it’s planning, the Redmond giant curates the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. This keeps tabs on what the company is working on and informs both users and system admins as to what to expect in future.
Today, Microsoft added a feature to the roadmap that, honestly, I’m a little surprised it took this long to add:
Before joining a meeting on your pre-join screen, you can test your microphone and speaker to make sure others will hear you clearly. Select Test mic and speaker to record a short audio clip and play it back. This helps you confirm that the right devices are selected and that you’ll be heard—and hear others—once the meeting starts.
You won’t be able to see this new feature just yet, as Microsoft says it intends to get it rolled out in May 2026. However, it shouldn’t be too long until you can finally give yourself an audio test before you head into that important meeting.