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Personal Peripherals for Microsoft Teams

  • Applies to: Microsoft Teams

This article describes in detail all the features that come with personal peripherals certified for Microsoft Teams. Many users don't know about all the wonderful capabilities that these devices have and this article will provide users with a single place of truth that shares about all the features that personal peripherals certified for Microsoft Teams offer. This article will be updated when new features roll out, allowing users to easily stay in the loop about what's new with these personal peripherals certified for Microsoft Teams and to utilize their devices and all their capabilities to the highest capacity.

Features Supported by Certified for Microsoft Teams Personal Peripherals

Personal peripherals certified for Microsoft Teams are accessories designed to enhance your daily tasks, especially when using Microsoft Teams. These peripherals come in two types: USB peripherals (with a wire or dongle) and Native Bluetooth peripherals that are wireless and dongle-free. These peripherals go through rigorous testing by both Microsoft and our partners to ensure top quality and a consistent user experience, with improved productivity enabled by features such as the Teams button. This article includes all of the available features with personal peripheral certified for Microsoft Teams devices, and it will be updated as more features become available.

For more information on Certification for Teams Personal Devices and a list of all certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral devices, see the articles in the Related articles section of this article.

Browse and shop our Certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral devices at: Microsoft Teams enabled devices. 

Certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripherals offer a range of features designed to enhance your Microsoft Teams experience:

  • Mute Sync: You can mute and unmute from your audio peripheral, and the status will sync with Teams' mute state. You can also mute/unmute from the Teams client and that status will sync with the peripheral device's mute state.

  • Volume Control: You can increase or decrease volume through the volume buttons on your certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral.

  • Call Controls: You can answer, reject, and end a call with the hook switch button. With some peripheral devices, you can also put a call on hold using the hook switch button.

  • Teams Button: Act upon Teams notifications directly from the Teams button on your peripheral. With the Teams button you can:

    • Bring Teams to the foreground of your screen (Teams button click).
    • Join a Teams meeting pre-join screen when getting an incoming meeting notification (Teams button click).
    • Join a Teams meeting from the pre-join screen (Teams button click).
    • Bring a Teams meeting screen to the foreground of your screen (Teams button click).
    • Raise (and lower) hand in a Teams meeting (Teams button press and hold).

  • Teams Button Support on Multiple Connected Peripheral Devices: You can now use the Teams button across peripheral devices without having to manually select a specific device in the Teams devices settings. This ensures a more seamless experience navigating across multiple certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripheral USB devices (with a wire or a dongle) connected to the same host device (such as your laptop). For example, you can use the Teams button on headset A to bring up the meeting pre-join screen, then use the Teams button on headset B to join the meeting, and then use the Teams button on your connected speakerphone to raise hand in the meeting, and so on.

For more information regarding the Teams button, see Microsoft Teams button on your certified Teams device.

  • LED Indicator Light: Indicating different states with colors flashing on or around the peripheral buttons (such as the Teams button flashing when receiving a meeting join notification).
  • Native Bluetooth Call Controls over Hands-Free Protocol: Switch between your selected native Bluetooth peripheral devices using the hook switch button to answer an incoming call with the desired device. Once the call is over, the original selected device in the Teams Device Settings will resume being the selected device.

These features ensure that personal peripherals certified for Microsoft Teams provide a seamless and efficient experience for users.

Required Licenses

No additional licenses are required to use certified for Microsoft Teams personal peripherals. They're designed to work out-of-the-box with Microsoft Teams, providing a plug-and-play experience.