Microsoft Teams gets support for CarPlay integration and device swapping for calls

Microsoft today updated its Microsoft Teams software to add enhancements to Teams Calling, which helps organizations and their employees stay in touch with each other.

The Calls app has been redesigned to bring all the important information about phone calls together in one place. It includes a number pad, call history, voicemail, contacts and settings for better call workflow.

Call recordings can be shared in OneDrive and SharePoint, and there’s a new spam identification tool that identifies potential spam calls so they can be ignored. The teams will also “digitally certify” outgoing calls to prevent them from being rejected by external recipients.

For Apple users, Microsoft added support for CarPlay to enable Teams users to make and receive calls in the car. “CarPlay” will allow Siri and in-vehicle controls to make and answer calls. ‌CarPlay‌ integration is coming soon.

Teams in 2021 will support transferring calls between mobile and desktop, a useful feature for those who need to move to another location to end a call. Other new features include call merging to simplify multiple conversations, a low data mode for data preservation purposes, and an improved reverse number lookup feature that displays the caller’s name.

Microsoft has more information about the upcoming changes to Microsoft Teams on its website.