Microsoft may be trying to dial up the nostalgia setting if a new posting to its product roadmap is to be believed The new entry sheds some tentative light on the possibility of speed dialing Microsoft Teams across mobile devices

Soon, you may be able to jump on calls with your most frequently used contacts more quickly

The post touts that the feature will be coming to Teams on iOS mobile devices within the next month

What is it actually for? Well, this is a very important question, given that smartphones have nearly eradicated anything resembling a dial phone, and have also dramatically increased the flexibility of contact methods

According to Microsoft's roadmap entry, "This feature will provide easy, one-tap access to your most frequently used calling contacts

Currently, very little information beyond what has already been communicated is available Still, one wonders what value Microsoft believes such a feature would bring over Teams' existing contacts page, and what users can expect in return for using it

For now, speed dial is not being vetted until something is confirmed, and furthermore, the roadmap is always subject to change In the meantime, Microsoft is busy improving Teams in other ways Namely, some Microsoft Teams video upgrades that will allow hosts to have better control over who is on screen Hosts will be able to manually disable and enable video for specific attendees and turn off the feed for everyone on the call

In addition, Microsoft is improving Teams by opening up its API, Teams Store, and tools to collaboration apps; as reported by The Verge, developers can create apps that plug into the Teams meeting canvas, as well as in-app purchases and subscriptions, and will be able to develop apps that use subscriptions Developers can also create apps that access Teams' real-time video and audio; apps built for Teams will run on Windows, Mac, Web, iOS, Android, and even Linux

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