MC1123552 – M365 Change Digest

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Immersive events with 3D environments and avatars are coming to Teams; organizers with Teams Premium or Mesh Trial can schedule these from November 14, 2025, enhancing engagement for up to 300 attendees.

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Summary

Immersive events in Microsoft Teams, now in public preview, enable interactive virtual experiences with avatars in customizable 3D spaces. Organizers with Teams Premium or Mesh Trial licenses can schedule events for up to 300 attendees, who can join without a Teams license. General availability is November 14, 2025.

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Updated October 7, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

What and Why

We’re introducing immersive events in Microsoft Teams, enabling organizers to host interactive virtual experiences using avatars in customizable 3D environments. This feature enhances engagement for remote and hybrid meetings by allowing attendees to move freely in a virtual space, participate in spatial audio conversations, and express themselves with avatar reactions. This update aligns with our goal to make virtual collaboration more engaging and inclusive—no additional app downloads required.

Rollout Schedule

Public Preview: Rolling out now. Join Teams Public Preview to try it today.

General Availability: November 14th, 2025

Impact on Your Organization

Who is affected:

Organizers with Teams Premium licenses (or Microsoft Mesh Trial) are enabled to schedule immersive events via Teams Calendar
Co-organizers and Attendees are enabled to join immersive events without requiring a Teams license.

What will happen:

Organizers can schedule immersive events directly from the Teams calendar on PC or Mac.
- Immersive events will appear under the “Organization templates” in the "New event" dropdown menu (within Teams Calendar).
Organizers can customize 3D spaces with images, videos, and 3D models—no coding required.
Attendees can join via PC, Mac, or Meta Quest headsets and interact using avatars, spatial audio, and reactions, and take selfies to share in the Teams chat.
Organizers can manage attendees with host controls, moderate interactions, and guide the experience.
Each immersive event supports up to 300 attendees.

Action Required / Recommendations

Verify that organizers have a Teams Premium license OR a Microsoft Mesh Trial license.
Test immersive event creation:
- Go to Teams > Calendar > New Event dropdown > Immersive event.
- Create, customize, and join a test immersive event to validate setup.
Communicate this feature to helpdesk and relevant users.
Update internal documentation if you maintain Teams feature guides.

More info on preparing your organization for immersive events.

Compliance Considerations

No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.

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