Microsoft Teams - Swap Meeting to Mobile Device | Transfer to this device feature

Posted on: 11/05/2021

In a Teams Meeting on your laptop or desktop and need to go meet a client? Need to go grab water? Teams now allows you to Transfer your meeting to your mobile device. This works with both Android and iPhones.

It is straightforward to transfer. Grab your phone, open Teams, and you will see Join at the top. Click Join, and you have two options - Add this device or Transfer to this device. Select Transfer to this device, and the meeting is now on your mobile device. You can mute and unmute and turn your video on and off. Other phone features with Teams also work.

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Chris Menard is a certified Microsoft Trainer (MCT) and works as a full-time Trainer at BakerHostetler - one of the largest law firms in the US. He runs a YouTube channel with 900+ technology videos that cover various tools such as Excel, Word, Zoom, Teams, Gmail, Google Calendar, and Outlook. To date, the channel has helped over 20 million viewers. Menard also does 2 to 3 public speaking events every year, presenting at the Administrative Professional Conference (APC), the EA Ignite Conference, the Support Staff Conference, the University of Georgia, and CPA conferences. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://chrismenardtraining.com/linkedin or watch his videos on YouTube at https://chrismenardtraining.com/youtube.