💡 Our Technical Review in summary
Summary
- Microsoft is consolidating the management of all Teams devices into a single, unified interface: the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal (PMP).
- Management capabilities for Teams Rooms on Android, Teams phones, and Teams panels are being transitioned out of the Teams admin center (TAC).
- The transition follows a phased rollout starting with Public Preview in April 2026, with General Availability (GA) for most organizations starting in June 2026.
- This move aims to provide IT admins with a consistent, scalable experience for managing both Windows-based and Android-based Teams hardware from one location.
Impact
- Administrative Workflow: IT Admins will see a shift in where they perform daily tasks. By July 2026, many device management features in the Teams admin center (TAC) will automatically redirect to the Pro Management portal (PMP).
- Device Visibility: All existing Android-based Teams devices will automatically appear in PMP; no manual re-enrollment of hardware is required.
- Feature Migration: Critical functions—including device inventory, firmware/software updates, health monitoring, remote restarts, log collection, and SIP device management—will now be managed through PMP.
- Access Control: Admins with the Global Administrator, Teams Administrator, or Teams Device Administrator roles will have access to the PMP.
Action Required
- Network Configuration: Ensure your network environment allows traffic to the required URLs for the Pro Management Portal. Review the official Microsoft guidance for the specific allowlist.
- Documentation Updates: Revise internal IT SOPs, helpdesk manuals, and administrative training materials to reference https://portal.rooms.microsoft.com as the primary management endpoint.
- Role Review: Audit your current admin roles to ensure the appropriate personnel have the necessary permissions to manage devices in the new portal.
- Timeline Monitoring: Plan for the Public Preview in April 2026 to familiarize your team with the PMP interface before the full transition in June 2026.
Microsoft Official Update
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[Introduction]
As part of our ongoing mission to deliver a modern, secure, and scalable one-stop management portal for admins, we are transitioning Teams Android device management from the Teams admin center (TAC) to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal (PMP).
This move consolidates management of all Teams devices, including Teams Rooms on Windows, Teams Rooms on Android, Teams phones, and Teams panels, into a single unified portal, providing IT admins a consistent and seamless experience for managing devices at scale.
[When this will happen:]
- Public Preview: We will begin rollout in early April 2026 and expect to complete by mid-April 2026.
- General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rollout in early June 2026 and expect to complete by mid-June 2026.
- General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rollout in early August 2026 and expect to complete by mid-August 2026.
- General Availability (DoD): We will begin rollout in early September 2026 and expect to complete by mid-September 2026.
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected:
Admins who manage Teams Rooms on Android, Teams phones, and Teams panels.
What will happen:
- Starting June 2026, Android device management capabilities, including inventory, updates, health monitoring, and settings will transition from TAC to PMP for the device types, Teams Rooms on Android, Teams phones, Teams panels
- The following capabilities will be available and enhanced in PMP:
- Device inventories for Android-based Teams Rooms, phones, and panels, including metadata and app information
- Remote device actions (restart, log collection, sign-in/out, provisioning, and more)
- Update management
- Device settings management
- Device health monitoring
- SIP device management
- PMP will become the primary portal for all Teams device management. By July 2026, overlapping TAC capabilities (updates, settings, restart, sign-in/out, log collection, provisioning) will begin redirecting to PMP.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
- No action is required until Android device management reaches General Availability.
- When Android device management reaches General Availability:
- Your existing Android-based Teams devices will automatically appear in PMP.
- Teams Rooms on Android and Teams panels are already visible in PMP.
- If your organization hasn’t used PMP before:
- Admins with Global, Teams, or Teams Device Administrator roles can access PMP at https://portal.rooms.microsoft.com.
- Ensure required URLs are allowlisted per guidance: Enrolling a device into the Pro Management Portal | Microsoft Learn.
- Learn more about Pro Management portal features with these Teams Rooms Pro Management short YouTube videos.
- Update internal helpdesk and IT documentation to reference PMP as the new management portal.
- Additional migration guidance, timelines, and FAQs will be published closer to the transition date.
[Compliance considerations]
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
