Microsoft Teams to Label Third-Party Bots in Meeting Lobbies
Summary
Microsoft says Teams will label external third-party bots waiting in meeting lobbies, requiring organizers to admit them separately. The feature is scheduled for May 2026 across major platforms and standard multi-tenant and GCC clouds.
Key points
- External third-party bots waiting to join Teams meetings will be clearly labeled in the lobby.
- Organizers will need to admit bots separately, reducing the chance of inadvertently allowing them into meetings.
- Microsoft says the feature is in development and scheduled for May 2026 on Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.
- The rollout is planned for worldwide standard multi-tenant and GCC cloud environments.
- The article also notes Teams call reporting, fraud warnings for suspected impersonation, and admin controls for blocking external users.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Microsoft Teams security-feature announcement
- Impact
- The planned feature will visibly label external third-party bots in meeting lobbies and require organizers to admit them separately, helping prevent bots from joining unnoticed or being accepted inadvertently. It is in development and scheduled to roll out in May 2026 across Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and standard multi-tenant and GCC cloud environments.
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Defender portalsuch as call reporting, fraud-protection warnings and blocking external users via the Microsoft Defender portal.TeamsMicrosoft Teams will soon automatically label external third-party bots in meeting lobbies, requiring organizers to explicitly admit them so bots cannot be inadvertently accepted alongside human attendees.