Microsoft Teams will stop you sitting on your own like a loser TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Microsoft Teams will stop you sitting on your own like a loser By Mike Moore published 18 July 2022 "Stale" Microsoft Teams meetings will be disconnected (Image credit: Microsoft) Audio player loading… Waiting endlessly for other people to join your Microsoft Teams meeting could soon be a lot less tedious thanks to a new update coming soon. The video conferencing service is working on a feature that will automatically end what it calls "stale" Microsoft Teams meetings. This should mean an end to the awkward occurence when users turn up to a meeting that has already been cancelled or postponed, or just show up at the wrong time or date. Microsoft Teams meeting ends In its entry on the official Microsoft 365 roadmap (opens in new tab), the company notes that if a user is the sole participant in a meeting that has been identified as "stale" (as in, no one else accepted the invitation, or said they will be joining), they will see a dialog prompting to end the call or dismiss the notification. If no action is taken, the meeting will automatically end. The entry notes that the feature is still "in development", but has an expected launch date of August 2022, meaning users shouldn't have too long to wait. Upon release, it will be available to Microsoft Teams users across web, desktop and Mac, with no apparent admin permissions or changes needed.Read more> Here's our list of the best headsets for conference calls right now (opens in new tab) > How to set up a Microsoft Teams meeting (opens in new tab) > This Microsoft Teams update could bring the worst thing about high school to your work calls (opens in new tab) The feature is the latest in a long series of upgrades to Microsoft Teams as the platform looks to make its service remains a painless experience. The company recently revealed it would be adding a number of basic games to Microsoft Teams to help users pass the time whilst waiting for a call to begin. Several titles from the company's Casual Games platform are set to be part of the move, aimed at helping kill a few minutes, for example if you're waiting for someone to join the call with a quick game of Connect 4. The company has also outlined plans to introduce 3D avatars soon alongside more immersive Microsoft Teams meetings within the so-called "metaverse".Check out our list of the best collaboration tools (opens in new tab) out there Mike MooreDeputy Editor, TechRadar ProMike Moore is Deputy Editor at TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a B2B and B2C tech journalist for nearly a decade, including at one of the UK's leading national newspapers and fellow Future title ITProPortal, and when he's not keeping track of all the latest enterprise and workplace trends, can most likely be found watching, following or taking part in some kind of sport. See more Software news Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie3Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago4RTX 4090 too expensive? Nvidia resurrects another old favorite5Blizzard made me explain Overwatch 2 smurfing to my mum for nothing1Best laptops for designers and coders 2The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me3Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie4iPhone 15 tipped to come with an upgraded 5G chip5Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)