By Nicole Kobie
Publication Date: 2025-12-10 09:45:00
A new location tracking feature in Microsoft Teams will make it easier to keep tabs on your colleague’s activities – and for your boss to know exactly where you are.
Microsoft revealed in September that it was developing a system in Teams to automatically update work locations using Wi-Fi, as well as noting when a laptop is plugged into a configured desk peripheral such as a monitor.
The system is designed to help tackle some of the challenges of hybrid working, when co-workers might be in the office or working from home at different times.
Once this update rolls out, Teams will automatically display location information, rather than leaving colleagues guessing as to whether their coworker’s status has been updated and forcing employees to constantly check in with each other.
“When users connect to their organization’s Wi-Fi, Teams will soon be able to automatically update their work location to reflect the building they’re working from,” Microsoft said in a support document.
That…