💡 Our Technical Review in summary
- Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature that automatically updates a user’s work location based on their connection to specific Wi-Fi networks or peripherals (such as monitors).
- This update replaces the current manual process, allowing Teams to detect when a user is in a specific office building and update their status accordingly.
- The feature is strictly opt-in at both the tenant and user levels and respects privacy by only functioning during the user’s defined Outlook working hours.
- Timeline: Rollout is scheduled to begin in early March 2026 and reach completion by mid-March 2026.
Impact
- For Users: Simplifies hybrid work coordination by removing the need to manually set “In the office” locations. Users retain full control and must choose to share their location even after the admin enables the feature.
- For Admins: This feature is off by default. To use it, admins must map the organization’s network infrastructure (Wi-Fi SSIDs/Access Points) and peripherals to specific physical buildings.
- Privacy and Automation: Teams will automatically clear the work location at the end of the user’s working hours and will not update the location if a user connects to the network outside of those hours.
- Platform Support: This update applies specifically to Teams for Windows and Teams for Mac desktop clients.
Action Required
- Assess Infrastructure: Identify the Wi-Fi network SSIDs and peripheral hardware (e.g., specific docking stations or monitors) that correspond to your office locations.
- Configure PowerShell Policies: Use the
New-CsTeamsWorkLocationDetectionPolicycmdlet to enable or disable automatic updates for your tenant or specific users. - Define Working Hours: Encourage users to ensure their working hours are correctly configured in their Microsoft Outlook Calendar, as the feature relies on this data to maintain privacy.
- User Education: Prepare internal documentation to explain to users how to opt-in to location sharing once the policy is applied to their accounts.
- Monitor Documentation: Stay tuned for updated technical documentation from Microsoft prior to the March 2026 rollout for specific mapping instructions.
Microsoft Official Update
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Updated January 20, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon to Microsoft Teams: When users connect to their organization’s Wi-Fi, Teams can automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in. This makes it easier for users to coordinate work with their coworkers and connect in person.
This feature is opt-in and requires you to take action to configure it. After you turn it on, end-users remain in control and can choose whether to share their work location with their coworkers.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop and Teams for Mac desktop.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 488800.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early March 2026 (previously early February) and expect to complete by mid-March 2026 (previously mid-February).
[How this will affect your organization:]
This feature allows you to map Wi-Fi networks and devices to buildings, which allows your users to have their work location automatically updated when they connect. This is a major improvement over the current experience which relies on end-users to manually set their work location. When this feature is configured and enabled, Teams can automatically update the work location of users who connect their laptop to your organization’s Wi-Fi network or peripherals. The feature can leverage the mapping between your building names and your Wi-Fi networks to set the work location of your users to the right building. It can also leverage mappings to specific peripherals, such as monitors. Teams uses the same policy to enable or disable automatic updates of work location for Wi-Fi and peripherals. Learn more: New-CsTeamsWorkLocationDetectionPolicy (MicrosoftTeamsPowerShell) | Microsoft Learn
Teams will not update the location of your users if they connect after their working hours (that they can configure in the Microsoft Outlook Calendar). Also, their work location will be cleared at the end of their working hours.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
Automatic update of work location is off by default, but it can greatly improve the experience of your users. We recommend turning it on and configuring it in your tenant.
Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.
