From 0e862033193f0794970f7e9ca9c91cf08df85292 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tony Smith (MSFT)" <31015534+tonysmit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:34:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Adding new article for Android versioning support --- Teams/devices/android-version-support.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teams/toc.yml | 6 +++++ 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Teams/devices/android-version-support.md diff --git a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e111972fc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +title: Android versioning support +author: mstonysmith +ms.author: tonysmit +manager: pamgreen +ms.reviewer: divank +ms.date: 08/28/2024 +ms.topic: article +audience: Admin +appliesto: + - Microsoft Teams +ms.service: msteams +ms.subservice: itpro-devices +ms.collection: + - teams-rooms-devices + - Teams_ITAdmin_Devices + - Tier2 +f1.keywords: + - NOCSH +search.appverid: MET150 +ms.localizationpriority: medium +description: Learn about the versions of the Android operating system and platform that are supported on Teams devices. +--- + +# Android versions supported on Teams devices + +Insert your overview text here. + +## This is the next heading. + +Insert your text here. diff --git a/Teams/toc.yml b/Teams/toc.yml index 41e63d626e..26af3917b4 100644 --- a/Teams/toc.yml +++ b/Teams/toc.yml @@ -1341,6 +1341,8 @@ items: href: rooms/rooms-lifecycle-support.md - name: Android app and firmware versions href: rooms/android-app-firmware.md + - name: Android version support + href: devices/android-version-support.md - name: Teams Rooms and devices feature comparison href: rooms/teams-devices-feature-comparison.md - name: Licensing @@ -1505,6 +1507,8 @@ items: items: - name: Feature management items: + - name: Android version support + href: devices/android-version-support.md - name: Use Teams panels href: devices/use-teams-panels.md - name: App support on Teams panels @@ -1539,6 +1543,8 @@ items: href: devices/authentication-best-practices-for-android-devices.md - name: AOSP device management href: rooms/android-migration-guide.md + - name: Android version support + href: devices/android-version-support.md - name: Manage items: - name: Manage your devices in Teams From 38fedebf3fc6f791843e0ae0066e2861c9aebbcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tony Smith (MSFT)" <31015534+tonysmit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:44:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Added all content from Diana's doc --- Teams/devices/android-version-support.md | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md index e111972fc2..de20a0fb27 100644 --- a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md +++ b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ author: mstonysmith ms.author: tonysmit manager: pamgreen ms.reviewer: divank -ms.date: 08/28/2024 +ms.date: 09/17/2024 ms.topic: article audience: Admin appliesto: @@ -24,8 +24,64 @@ description: Learn about the versions of the Android operating system and platfo # Android versions supported on Teams devices -Insert your overview text here. +Certification programs are designed to ensure all certified devices run an Android version with the required feature set for Teams and Teams Admin Center. Certification end dates are based on the Android version running on the device when it enters into the certification program. Our OEM partners are working to extend the lifetime of the certification by upgrading the Android version and recertifying, or by releasing new models that are state-of-the-art. -## This is the next heading. +## Overview -Insert your text here. +These are currently the available Certification Programs for Microsoft Teams devices on Android. + +- Teams phones, including conference phones and expansion modules (sidecar) +- Teams Rooms for Android, including touch consoles +- Teams panels, including BYOD devices running the Teams panels app + +You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices) or [Microsoft Teams enabled devices](/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices). + +This article describes the product lifecycle of Microsoft Teams devices on Android, both Microsoft Teams devices applications and Android OS/OEM firmware support. + +Microsoft support applies only to devices certified under one of the currently active Teams devices Certification Programs, from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) accepted into any of the currently active Teams devices Certification Programs. + +Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) are responsible for maintaining Microsoft Teams Devices certified status for each of their devices. Decision to not recertify, end of sale, or end of life of a specific device is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) decision. Customers are encouraged to contact the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for any questions about the lifecycle of a specific device. + +You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices). + +## Microsoft Teams Devices Applications Support + +Microsoft Teams applications running on Android Teams devices and other Microsoft applications present on Teams on Android devices (as needed for authentication and device management) are governed by [Modern Lifecycle Policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/policies/modern). + +Microsoft applications are updated from Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP), where device admins can configure policies for automatic or manual updates of these applications. Microsoft recommends customers to use auto-updates setting to ensure Teams on Android devices stay up to date and functional. In cases where customers may need to set up manual updates, customers must make sure to stay current on Microsoft applications. Microsoft tests and supports the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device. Keeping devices on older versions of the application can leave your Teams Rooms devices unstable and unusable. + +Teams on Android devices customers should follow Modern Lifecycle Policy guidelines to receive Teams device applications on Android device support from Microsoft. While the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device, the support structure for Teams Rooms devices applications is dynamic and depends on the availability of the latest version. When you encounter a code defect in a version of the application that's not the latest, you must install the latest version to receive a fix. + +All Teams rooms ondevices applications Android releases are listed at [What's new in Microsoft Teams devices](https://support.microsoft.com/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-devices-eabf4d81-acdd-4b23-afa1-9ee47bb7c5e2). + +> [!IMPORTANT] +>If you are installing Teams devices applications from a device Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) provided service, make sure to validate that Microsoft applications provided by the device OEMs are listed and supported in Teams Admin Center, Teams Rooms Pro management portal or listed at [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#product-release-information-for-teams-phones) or [Teams Rooms on Android app and firmware versions](/microsoftteams/rooms/android-app-firmware). + +## Android OS and OEM firmware support + +Microsoft Teams devices on Android are appliances that come packaged with Android operating system owned and managed by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners and is developed using Android Open Source Project. Android operating system and firmware updates are provided by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to Microsoft for certification and distribution through Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP). + +Android operating system and firmware updates installed through device hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) OEM services must be certified by Microsoft and available on Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP) for devices to be eligible for support for defects found with Microsoft applications on the device. + +Microsoft applications running on this Android operating system provided by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners are bound to Google’s support cycle for the Android OS operating system versions. + +## [Teams Rooms for Android](#tab/mtr-a) + +The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on Android: +| **Android OS version** | **Android OS Google release date** | **Microsoft Teams Certification end date** | **Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date** | +|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| +|Android 9|August 6, 2018|August 5, 2023|August 5, 2025| +|Android 10|September 3, 2019|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| +|Android 11|September 8, 2020|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| +|Android 12|October 4, 2021|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| +|Android 13|August 15, 2022|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| +|Android 14|October 4, 2023|October 4, 2028|October 4, 2030| + + +## [Teams panels](#tab/panels) + +The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams panels: + +## [Teams phones](#tab/phones) + +The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams phones: \ No newline at end of file From 19d80a12409f44a8bac0b14aa754765d06a9677c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tony Smith (MSFT)" <31015534+tonysmit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:51:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Updated for Acrolinx --- Teams/devices/android-version-support.md | 26 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md index de20a0fb27..d55fd20a7b 100644 --- a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md +++ b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: Android versioning support +title: Android versioning support for Teams devices author: mstonysmith ms.author: tonysmit manager: pamgreen @@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ description: Learn about the versions of the Android operating system and platfo # Android versions supported on Teams devices -Certification programs are designed to ensure all certified devices run an Android version with the required feature set for Teams and Teams Admin Center. Certification end dates are based on the Android version running on the device when it enters into the certification program. Our OEM partners are working to extend the lifetime of the certification by upgrading the Android version and recertifying, or by releasing new models that are state-of-the-art. +You can learn about all of the Teams devices including Teams Rooms on Android, Teams panels, and Teams phones that run the Android operating system and which versions of Android are support on those specific devices. -## Overview +## Certification overview These are currently the available Certification Programs for Microsoft Teams devices on Android. -- Teams phones, including conference phones and expansion modules (sidecar) +- Teams Phones, including conference phones and expansion modules (sidecar) - Teams Rooms for Android, including touch consoles -- Teams panels, including BYOD devices running the Teams panels app +- Teams panels, including Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) devices running the Teams panels app You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices) or [Microsoft Teams enabled devices](/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices). @@ -48,26 +48,26 @@ You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devi Microsoft Teams applications running on Android Teams devices and other Microsoft applications present on Teams on Android devices (as needed for authentication and device management) are governed by [Modern Lifecycle Policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/policies/modern). -Microsoft applications are updated from Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP), where device admins can configure policies for automatic or manual updates of these applications. Microsoft recommends customers to use auto-updates setting to ensure Teams on Android devices stay up to date and functional. In cases where customers may need to set up manual updates, customers must make sure to stay current on Microsoft applications. Microsoft tests and supports the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device. Keeping devices on older versions of the application can leave your Teams Rooms devices unstable and unusable. +Microsoft applications are updated from Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP), where device admins can configure policies for automatic or manual updates of these applications. Microsoft recommends customers to use auto-update setting to ensure Teams on Android devices stays up to date and functional. In cases where customers may need to set up manual updates, customers must make sure to stay current on Microsoft applications. Microsoft tests and supports the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device. Keeping devices on older versions of the application can leave your Teams Rooms devices unstable and unusable. Teams on Android devices customers should follow Modern Lifecycle Policy guidelines to receive Teams device applications on Android device support from Microsoft. While the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device, the support structure for Teams Rooms devices applications is dynamic and depends on the availability of the latest version. When you encounter a code defect in a version of the application that's not the latest, you must install the latest version to receive a fix. -All Teams rooms ondevices applications Android releases are listed at [What's new in Microsoft Teams devices](https://support.microsoft.com/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-devices-eabf4d81-acdd-4b23-afa1-9ee47bb7c5e2). +All Teams rooms devices applications Android releases are listed at [What's new in Microsoft Teams devices](https://support.microsoft.com/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-devices-eabf4d81-acdd-4b23-afa1-9ee47bb7c5e2). > [!IMPORTANT] >If you are installing Teams devices applications from a device Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) provided service, make sure to validate that Microsoft applications provided by the device OEMs are listed and supported in Teams Admin Center, Teams Rooms Pro management portal or listed at [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#product-release-information-for-teams-phones) or [Teams Rooms on Android app and firmware versions](/microsoftteams/rooms/android-app-firmware). ## Android OS and OEM firmware support -Microsoft Teams devices on Android are appliances that come packaged with Android operating system owned and managed by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners and is developed using Android Open Source Project. Android operating system and firmware updates are provided by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to Microsoft for certification and distribution through Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP). +Microsoft Teams devices on Android are appliances that come packaged with Android operating system owned and managed by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners and is developed using Android Open Source Project. Android operating system and firmware updates are provided by hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to Microsoft for certification. Those updates are then distributed through Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP). -Android operating system and firmware updates installed through device hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) OEM services must be certified by Microsoft and available on Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP) for devices to be eligible for support for defects found with Microsoft applications on the device. +Android operating system and firmware updates installed through device hardware Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) services must be certified by Microsoft. They must be available in Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP) for devices to be eligible for support for defects found with Microsoft applications on the device. Microsoft applications running on this Android operating system provided by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners are bound to Google’s support cycle for the Android OS operating system versions. ## [Teams Rooms for Android](#tab/mtr-a) -The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on Android: +The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on Android: | **Android OS version** | **Android OS Google release date** | **Microsoft Teams Certification end date** | **Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date** | |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |Android 9|August 6, 2018|August 5, 2023|August 5, 2025| @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on And ## [Teams panels](#tab/panels) -The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams panels: +The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams panels: -## [Teams phones](#tab/phones) +## [Teams Phones](#tab/phones) -The following Andriod operating systems that are supported on Teams phones: \ No newline at end of file +The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams Phones: \ No newline at end of file From a6f265155c996e8caa39a0884ece32dcce34dcba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tony Smith (MSFT)" <31015534+tonysmit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:57:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update android-version-support.md --- Teams/devices/android-version-support.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md index d55fd20a7b..55fa5e06f3 100644 --- a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md +++ b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ These are currently the available Certification Programs for Microsoft Teams dev - Teams Rooms for Android, including touch consoles - Teams panels, including Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) devices running the Teams panels app -You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices) or [Microsoft Teams enabled devices](/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices). +You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices) or [Microsoft Teams enabled devices](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices). This article describes the product lifecycle of Microsoft Teams devices on Android, both Microsoft Teams devices applications and Android OS/OEM firmware support. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devi ## Microsoft Teams Devices Applications Support -Microsoft Teams applications running on Android Teams devices and other Microsoft applications present on Teams on Android devices (as needed for authentication and device management) are governed by [Modern Lifecycle Policy](https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/policies/modern). +Microsoft Teams applications running on Android Teams devices and other Microsoft applications present on Teams on Android devices (as needed for authentication and device management) are governed by [Modern Lifecycle Policy](/lifecycle/policies/modern). Microsoft applications are updated from Microsoft Teams Admin Center (TAC) or Teams Rooms Pro management portal (PMP), where device admins can configure policies for automatic or manual updates of these applications. Microsoft recommends customers to use auto-update setting to ensure Teams on Android devices stays up to date and functional. In cases where customers may need to set up manual updates, customers must make sure to stay current on Microsoft applications. Microsoft tests and supports the latest and latest-1 versions of Microsoft applications on the device. Keeping devices on older versions of the application can leave your Teams Rooms devices unstable and unusable. @@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ Microsoft applications running on this Android operating system provided by Orig ## [Teams Rooms for Android](#tab/mtr-a) The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on Android: -| **Android OS version** | **Android OS Google release date** | **Microsoft Teams Certification end date** | **Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date** | -|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| -|Android 9|August 6, 2018|August 5, 2023|August 5, 2025| +|**Android OS version** |**Android OS Google release date** |**Microsoft Teams Certification end date** |**Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date** | +|------|------|------|------|------| +|Android 9 |August 6, 2018 |August 5, 2023 |August 5, 2025| |Android 10|September 3, 2019|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| |Android 11|September 8, 2020|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| -|Android 12|October 4, 2021|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| -|Android 13|August 15, 2022|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| -|Android 14|October 4, 2023|October 4, 2028|October 4, 2030| +|Android 12|October 4, 2021 |August 15, 2027 |August 15, 2029| +|Android 13|August 15, 2022 |August 15, 2027 |August 15, 2029| +|Android 14|October 4, 2023 |October 4, 2028 |October 4, 2030| ## [Teams panels](#tab/panels) From 05bd9bfa13c1408e72bcb0b0d5c1057fced9da93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tony Smith (MSFT)" <31015534+tonysmit@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:56:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] updated table formatting --- Teams/devices/android-version-support.md | 26 ++++++++---------------- Teams/toc.yml | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md index 55fa5e06f3..db017b5f68 100644 --- a/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md +++ b/Teams/devices/android-version-support.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ These are currently the available Certification Programs for Microsoft Teams dev - Teams Phones, including conference phones and expansion modules (sidecar) - Teams Rooms for Android, including touch consoles -- Teams panels, including Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) devices running the Teams panels app +- Teams panels You can learn more about end of certification of Teams devices by visiting [Devices for Teams](/microsoftteams/devices/teams-ip-phones#end-of-certification-teams-devices) or [Microsoft Teams enabled devices](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices). @@ -65,23 +65,13 @@ Android operating system and firmware updates installed through device hardware Microsoft applications running on this Android operating system provided by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) partners are bound to Google’s support cycle for the Android OS operating system versions. -## [Teams Rooms for Android](#tab/mtr-a) - The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams Rooms on Android: -|**Android OS version** |**Android OS Google release date** |**Microsoft Teams Certification end date** |**Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date** | -|------|------|------|------|------| -|Android 9 |August 6, 2018 |August 5, 2023 |August 5, 2025| + +|**Android OS version**|**Android OS Google release date**|**Microsoft Teams Certification end date**|**Microsoft ‘best effort’ support end date**| +|:-----|:-----|:-----|:-----| +|Android 9|August 6, 2018|August 5, 2023|August 5, 2025| |Android 10|September 3, 2019|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| |Android 11|September 8, 2020|September 3, 2025|September 3, 2027| -|Android 12|October 4, 2021 |August 15, 2027 |August 15, 2029| -|Android 13|August 15, 2022 |August 15, 2027 |August 15, 2029| -|Android 14|October 4, 2023 |October 4, 2028 |October 4, 2030| - - -## [Teams panels](#tab/panels) - -The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams panels: - -## [Teams Phones](#tab/phones) - -The following Android operating systems that are supported on Teams Phones: \ No newline at end of file +|Android 12|October 4, 2021|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| +|Android 13|August 15, 2022|August 15, 2027|August 15, 2029| +|Android 14|October 4, 2023|October 4, 2028|October 4, 2030| \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Teams/toc.yml b/Teams/toc.yml index d5cf523b99..5666a58368 100644 --- a/Teams/toc.yml +++ b/Teams/toc.yml @@ -1510,9 +1510,7 @@ items: - name: Manage items: - name: Feature management - items: - - name: Android version support - href: devices/android-version-support.md + items: - name: Use Teams panels href: devices/use-teams-panels.md - name: App support on Teams panels @@ -1575,6 +1573,8 @@ items: href: teams-device-health.md - name: Reference items: + - name: Android version support + href: devices/android-version-support.md - name: Teams displays overview href: devices/teams-displays.md - name: Hot desking Teams Displays