TEAMS - mute by default when entering a meeting

It's also erratic, if there's 4 or more people, it auto-mutes. That great, an inconsistent experience. It's still a level of overhead placed on the user. It may seem like this is a silly concern, but when your jumping from one meeting to the next it's just another thing to track; it presents a pitfall for user error. They may even accidently unmute themselves if they aren't paying attention.

These are all issues fully alleviated by just providing an option to always be muted when joining a meeting.

I just started a new job and Teams is the standard for video conferencing. I'm shocked it doesn't have this basic features that Google / Zoom both have.

I have always used mute by default, especially when Working from Home, to avoid accidentally interrupting meetings. Since using teams I've accidentally exposed my teammates to various amounts of home chaos. This is an essential feature that should be prioritized for implementation.

Agreed. Default should be voice and camera off. I almost spoke to an office guest during a Teams meeting without realizing the mic was live. I wonder how many folks have said something not meant for the Teams meeting group in error.

Looks like this very much needed feature is given a miss in Microsoft Team.

#BringIt

I found this same thing. I joined a meeting and proceeded to have a conversation for five minutes...and then noticed that I was on Mute!! Why would it show me as muted when I'm not?