{"id":3097,"date":"2026-04-11T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:58:09","slug":"microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"anp-pro-entry\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-lead\">The topic <strong>Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &#8220;can you hear me?&#8221; moments<\/strong> is currently the subject of lively discussion \u2014 readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies\u2019 decisions and competitors\u2019 reactions can quickly change the picture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"anp-pro-inline-figure\" style=\"margin:1.75em auto;text-align:center;max-width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"anp-pro-inline-img\" src=\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-on-windows-11-laptop-display.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;width:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">It&#8217;s every social anxiety-ridden remote worker&#8217;s nightmare; you attend a town hall meeting, unmute your mic when it&#8217;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&#8217;re underwater for some reason. Now you have to fix that before you can salvage your talk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Well, Microsoft Teams is finally getting a feature that apps like Zoom have had for years now. Before you join a call, you&#8217;ll be able to listen to your microphone to ensure everything sounds great before you even see anybody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">To keep everyone in the loop as to what it&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Today, Microsoft added a feature to the roadmap that, honestly, I&#8217;m a little surprised it took this long to add:<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">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\u2019ll be heard\u2014and hear others\u2014once the meeting starts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">You won&#8217;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&#8217;t be too long until you can finally give yourself an audio test before you head into that important meeting.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"anp-pro-aside\" aria-label=\"context\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-kicker\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">News like this often changes audience expectations and competitors\u2019 plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">When one player makes a move, others usually react \u2014 it is worth reading the event in context.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"anp-pro-aside\" aria-label=\"outlook\">\n<p class=\"anp-pro-kicker\">What to look out for next<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">The full picture will become clear in time, but the headline already shows the dynamics of the industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"anp-pro-p\">Further statements and user reactions will add to the story.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The topic Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &#8220;can you hear me?&#8221; moments is currently &hellip; <a title=\"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[421,849,850,301,851],"class_list":["post-3097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-innovate","tag-finally","tag-hear","tag-meeting","tag-microsoft","tag-teams"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The topic Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &#8220;can you hear me?&#8221; moments is currently &hellip; Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; momentsRead more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"innovatenews.site\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\"},\"wordCount\":409,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Finally\",\"Hear\",\"Meeting\",\"Microsoft\",\"Teams\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Innovate\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\",\"name\":\"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/\",\"name\":\"innovatenews.site\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site","og_description":"The topic Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &#8220;can you hear me?&#8221; moments is currently &hellip; Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; momentsRead more","og_url":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/","og_site_name":"innovatenews.site","article_published_time":"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments","datePublished":"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/"},"wordCount":409,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg","keywords":["Finally","Hear","Meeting","Microsoft","Teams"],"articleSection":["Innovate"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/","url":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/","name":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments - innovatenews.site","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-11T08:58:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-11T08:58:09+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/microsoft-teams-has-left-slack-behind.jpg","width":1600,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/microsoft-teams-is-finally-fixing-those-awkward-can-you-hear-me-moments\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Microsoft Teams is finally fixing those awkward &quot;can you hear me?&quot; moments"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/","name":"innovatenews.site","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3097"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3100,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097\/revisions\/3100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovatenews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}