Record only audio in Teams meetings
- Maxime Hiez
- Teams
- 11 Dec, 2025
Introduction
Microsoft is expanding its offering with a long-awaited option : audio-only recording for meetings and calls. This new feature allows users to capture the audio of a meeting while preserving the anonymity of participants and the visual space, thus addressing confidentiality and compliance concerns.
Benefits
- Audio only : Recordings are available in MP4 format without video streaming (in the organizer’s OneDrive), disabling cameras during capture.
- Privacy protected : Participants’ faces and backgrounds are not recorded.
- Quality and compliance : The audio track remains the basis for transcripts, summaries, and other related AI features.
Deployment
No configuration is required ; all Teams environments (Windows, Mac, web, iOS/Android) will automatically benefit from it since the end of November 2025.
Conclusion
The introduction of audio only recording in Microsoft Teams meetings is a significant step toward a more privacy-conscious and resource-efficient platform. Requiring no configuration, this option offers welcome flexibility and enhances Teams’ appeal for sensitive or compliance-conscious use cases. Meeting recordings can now be efficient, lightweight, and confidential.
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