MC1479506 - Video recap in Microsoft Teams supports more languages

Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1479506.

MS Message Center's Summary

Microsoft Teams is expanding artificial intelligence video recap capabilities to twenty three languages and thirty one locale variants starting in late September 2026. This feature generates narrated highlight reels for recorded and transcribed meetings lasting between ten and ninety minutes. Administrators should ensure internal support teams understand the expanded language support and verify that meeting recording policies align with organizational compliance goals.

Administrator impact
Review existing meeting recording and transcription policies to ensure readiness for expanded artificial intelligence recap features.
End user impact
Licensed users can generate automated video meeting recaps in a broader range of supported languages.
Importance
4/10: This update introduces new language support for artificial intelligence features requiring standard administrative awareness.

Microsoft Summary

Microsoft Teams Video recap, which uses AI to create narrated highlight videos from meetings, now supports 23 languages and 31 locale variants. Available to Microsoft 365 Copilot license users, it requires meetings to be 10–90 minutes, recorded, and transcribed. Rollout begins late September 2026.

Message Center ID
MC1479506
Category
plan For Change
Severity
normal
Services
Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
Tags
New feature, User impact
Published
2026-09-25
Last updated
2026-09-25
Expires
2026-11-30

[What and Why:] Video recap in Microsoft Teams uses AI to create a narrated highlight video from a recorded and transcribed meeting. It combines key meeting content with short video clips, helping users catch up without watching the full recording. With this update, Video recap is expanding support to 23 languages across 31 locale variants The first set of supported languages includes: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese,Spanish. Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Regional variants are supported for English, Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. [Rollout Schedule:] General Availability (WW): We will begin rolling out on late September 2026 and expect to complete by late September 2026. [Impact on Your Organization:] Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be able to access Video recap for eligible meetings in the supported languages. For a Video recap to be available, the meeting must: Be between 10 and 90 minutes long. Be recorded and transcribed with cloud recording enabled. Meet the existing Microsoft 365 Copilot eligibility requirements. After a meeting, users can open the meeting chat, select **Recap** , and then select **Video recap** . They can also open a past meeting from the Teams calendar and select **View recap** . No separate Video recap file is created. Video recap data is stored with the original Teams recording in SharePoint or OneDrive. Video recaps are AI-generated. Users should review the content for accuracy. [Action Required/Recommendations:] No user action is required before this rollout. You may want to: Inform your help desk about the expanded language support. Update internal training and documentation for Video recap. Confirm that eligible users have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and that your existing meeting recording and transcription policies meet the Video recap requirements. [Compliance considerations:] Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data? The feature uses AI/ML or agent capabilities with Microsoft 365 content, prompts, or service data as described in this message. Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI? The feature introduces or updates a user-facing AI or Copilot experience as described in this message. Does the change include an admin control and, can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership? The feature includes or affects admin controls, policies, permissions, roles, authentication, or management settings as described in this message. Review the linked documentation or admin center controls for group-based configuration support.