Your Microsoft Groups conferences and calls are about to get extra expressive

Supply: Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Home windows Central

Updates can be found for Microsoft Groups on iOS and Android this week. The updates convey a number of new options and make it simpler to be in contact by way of the service. The iOS replace brings help for reactions inside Groups conferences and calls, which makes it simpler to speak with out having to talk. On the Android facet of issues, you may obtain the choice to ahead conferences to a number of individuals.

Here is what’s new for Groups on iOS:

• Use reactions in your subsequent Groups assembly or name. Ship animated thumbs up, coronary heart, clapping, laughter to your colleagues and associates.
• Current in stay occasions out of your iPad.
• Take away cached account data from the sign-in web page.

Assembly reactions began rolling out to Teams for desktops last month. It is good to see the function shortly roll out to Groups on iOS. Presenting stay occasions instantly from an iPad can be a welcome change that makes it simpler to share content material by way of Groups.

Here is what’s new for Groups on Android:

• Create and be a part of occasions with Groups for family and friends. Merely sign up and meet.
• Ahead conferences to a number of individuals.
• Groups notifications now present on the prime of the Notifications drawer in Android 11.

The Android replace does not convey options as massive as its iOS counterpart, however they’re nonetheless good additions to Groups.