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FAQ on setting up breakout rooms in Teams.
The breakout feature in Teams is in preview, meaning that it is still in beta, so adjustments might be introduced later.
FAQ on doing breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams
Who can start a breakout room?
- Only the meeting organiser can start breakout rooms.
How can I use breakout rooms?
- The meeting organiser can start a breakout room on the desktop client only.
- Participants can join a breakout room from desktop, web or mobile.
- A participant logged in on multiple devices will end up in the same breakout room on all devices.
- Be aware that not all functions are ready yet. Updates are going on.
How do I make sure I can start using breakout rooms?
- Check and make sure you have the latest Teams updates (Update Microsoft Teams - Office Support).
- IT admins can check how often their tenants get updates, which may impact when their users receive new features such as breakout rooms (Set up the Standard or Targeted release options - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Docs).
- Make sure that you have enabled the new meeting experience (Teams -> Settings -> General -> Check “Turn on new meeting experience”).
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