M365 Changelog: (Updated) Live Captions in all available languages and CART Captions on Teams Meetings on Web

MC317766  – Updated April 01, 2022: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Live Captions in all available languages will now be available on Teams Meetings on web browsers. CART Captioning support will also be available on web browsers. Chrome/Edge/Safari on Win/Mac/Linux platforms will be supported. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 84906, 84001.

When this will happen:

• Live captions for web: Microsoft expects the rollout to begin in mid-June (previously late March) and expect the rollout to be completed by early July (previously mid-April).
• CART captions for web: Microsoft expects the rollout to begin in early June (previously early April) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-June (previously mid-April).

How this will affect your organization:

Users will now have all live captions and CART caption options that are available on the desktop version of the app available when they join via web browser.

What you need to do to prepare:

IT Admins should update documentation for their organization as necessary.