Lock the Video Spotlight
In Skype for Business hosted meetings, there is a feature called "Lock the Video Spotlight" that allows you to choose a video feed that's displayed to all participants. This feature does not appear to be in the Teams client today, and it doesn't appear on the Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams Capabilities Roadmap.
In some Teams meetings I want all my participants to just view one presenters video stream and not have the 4 participant split view. We need a way for the Teams meeting host to force their video to be prominent from the participants view.
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We are excited to announce the spotlight feature has been enabled for General Availability. To learn more, please visit https://support.microsoft.com/office/spotlight-someone-s-video-in-a-teams-meeting-58be74a4-efac-4e89-a212-8d198182081e.
Note: If you record a meeting in which someone’s video is spotlighted, the video won’t be spotlighted in the recording. This is just a temporary limitation, stay tuned for updates.
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Eduardo Aspe
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Not working on android tablet or cellphone.
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Anonymous
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not working at all on android phone
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Anonymous
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spotlight doesn't work on ios phone
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Anonymous
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I have turned on spotlight me on my computer. But if I recorded stream, recording video not was spotligh, but gallery video. The teacher is recorded in the corner again. Is it really supposed to work this way or is it not done yet?
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Bong commented
I have turned on spotlight me on my computer, but it does not spotlight the presenter on mobiles
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Tormod Solem Slupphaug
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Looks like this is available for me, great stuff. Multiple spotlight feature next please 😊
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Anonymous
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I finally have the feature but it doesnt work on Mobile
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Anonymous
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Is there any reason why this was put into rolling out but now has been put back to in development? Will it still be released this month?
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Anonymous
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This is a fairly important issue as recordings are currently not highly valuable for at home learners when the teacher is either relegated to a corner, or not present. The option of pinning one's own video is also not present, so this is not a workaround.
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Anonymous
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We also can't record for live teaching that way if just the pin option is available. Where is this update already???
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Pruett
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When is this feature coming? Pinning only helps for the one that pins it. I want to be able to have it that way on everyone's screen so all students see the teacher at all times.
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Anonymous
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Roadmap now says rolling out, anyone received it yet?
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Derf
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Roadmap says September 2020: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=67090
HOWEVER, Zoom just recently released *multiple spotlight* which is an important feature if you have two simultaneous presenters, or even in cases where an interpreter is needed, etc. etc.
Please don't just play catch-up MS, Innovate!
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Anonymous
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Would love to hear more about the timeline. Something we need right away.
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Kirsty Patterson
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I realise this says "Planned" but is there a timeframe for this plan? It hasn't been updated since January.
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Markus
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Is the new meeting experience a prerequisite for Video Spotlight?
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Anonymous
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I will be using Zoom as this does not appear to be resolved, and when I am recording my live classes, my video is one of many in a grid without the option to pin it. This does not work as I am lecturing and using the whiteboard and smartboard.
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Anonymous
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I need this now as we are teaching in a live hybrid classroom. My remote students see the full screen but my in class students see the participants on the screen. My teaching window is minimized to the participants bar. Resolution ASAP please.
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Erika Dorje
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Please do this asap to help all of the teachers who are using teams.
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Tim Selles
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As others are saying, this should be a serious priority for Microsoft with schools re-opening.