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Tech giant Microsoft Teams may soon automatically detect when users are in the office by connecting to the organisation’s internal Wi-Fi, updating their work location accordingly to show whether they are on-site or remote.
The new feature uses the specific office building’s Wi-Fi network to determine an employee’s presence, simplifying hybrid scheduling and helping colleagues know who’s available in the workplace.
While improving visibility in hybrid setups, the feature raises privacy concerns, as it may prevent employees from choosing untracked or private areas within office premises.
Microsoft aims for a global rollout of this office-detection feature in December 2025, according to Moneycontrol, with planned availability for both Windows and macOS versions of Microsoft Teams.
This update is part of a broader set of productivity and AI-driven improvements for Microsoft Teams. The company recently introduced a “Save message” feature, allowing users to bookmark important chats and quickly retrieve key information without endless scrolling.
An upcoming update will also let users customise keyboard shortcuts for icons, symbols, and functions, making navigation and task execution quicker and more personalised within Teams.
Microsoft is also improving its Copilot integration to analyse meeting content, generate summaries, and rewrite documents. The global rollout for the Copilot screen-context feature is expected in August 2026.