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  "description": "Microsoft Teams will auto-detect spoken languages in multilingual meetings, updating captions and transcripts in real time, removing manual language selection. This applies when Interpreter or multilingual speech recognition is enabled, supports 10 languages, and rolls out April 2026. No admin ac...",
  "path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1266022/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T00:00:17.000Z",
  "site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
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  "textContent": "**[Introduction]**\n\n**Microsoft Teams** is introducing **automatic spoken language detection** in _multilingual meetings_ to improve caption, transcript, and interpretation accuracy. Teams will **automatically detect each speaker’s spoken language** and **update it in real time** as the conversation evolves. Manual spoken language selection will no longer be available. This applies to live captions and transcripts when Interpreter is enabled or when multilingual speech recognition is turned on in _meeting options_. The change helps ensure consistent recognition across multilingual meeting scenarios.\n\nThis message is associated with **Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID** 558543.\n\n**[When this will happen]**\n\n  * **Targeted Release:** We will begin rolling out in **early April 2026** and expect to complete in **early April 2026**.\n  * **General Availability (Worldwide):** We will begin rolling out in **mid-April 2026** and expect to complete in **mid-April 2026**.\n\n\n\n**[How this affects your organization]**\n\n_Who is affected_\n\n  * This change affects users who participate in _multilingual meetings_ in _Microsoft Teams_ when Interpreter is enabled by a user licensed for Microsoft 365 Copilot, or when multilingual speech recognition is enabled by a meeting organizer or co‑organizer licensed for Microsoft 365 Copilot or Teams Premium, on Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac, and Web.\n\n\n\n_What will happen_\n\n  * Teams will **automatically detect each speaker’s spoken language** and **update it in real time** during multilingual meetings.\n  * Manual spoken language selection will no longer be available in _supported multilingual meeting scenarios_.\n  * **Captions and transcripts will update automatically** based on detected languages **when Interpreter is enabled or when multilingual** **speech recognition is turned on** in _meeting options_.\n  * Users may notice a simpler meeting setup experience and more consistent spoken language handling across supported multilingual meetings.\n  * Interpretation quality may improve, including recognition of names and industry terminology.\n  * Interpreter will support your organization’s Custom Dictionary from the Microsoft 365 admin center.\n  * Traditional Chinese is now supported.\n  * This update is available only for the 10 languages currently supported for Interpreter, live captions, and transcripts in _multilingual meetings_ : English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, German, French, and Korean.\n  * The feature will be **on by default for tenants already using multilingual meeting capabilities**.\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare]**\n\nNo admin action is required.\n\nTo prepare:\n\n  * **Inform users that manual spoken language selection will no longer be available** in _supported multilingual meeting scenarios_.\n  * **Remind users** that automatic spoken language detection works only for the 10 supported languages listed above.\n  * **Review and maintain Custom Dictionary entries** in the _Microsoft 365 admin center_.\n  * **Update** any internal training, adoption materials, or support documentation that describes multilingual or interpreted meeting experiences.\n  * **Review** updated Learn documentation when it becomes available.\n\n\n\n**[Compliance considerations]**\n\nNo compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.",
  "title": "MC1266022: Microsoft Teams: Auto-detect spoken language in multilingual meetings",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-31T00:00:17.905Z"
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