Microsoft has postponed the rollout of a controversial new feature in Microsoft Teams that would allow organizations to view a user’s location when their device connects to a corporate Wi-Fi network. The feature, originally expected to launch in December 2025, is now scheduled to arrive in March 2026.
The delay was quietly confirmed through an update to Microsoft’s official support documentation. The company says the feature remains under active development and is not yet available for public testing.
How the Feature Is Expected to Work
According to Microsoft’s earlier description, the tool will detect and share a device’s location once it connects to an organization’s internal Wi-Fi network. The intent, as outlined by the company, is to help businesses better understand in-office presence and resource usage.
Microsoft has stated that the location data will only be collected during working hours and will not continue updating outside of that time window. Importantly, the feature will be disabled by default. Any decision to enable it will be left to individual Teams administrators within an organisation.
The location-sharing capability is expected to launch on Teams clients for both Windows and macOS.
Privacy Concerns Remain
Since its announcement in October, the feature has drawn criticism over potential privacy implications. Critics argue that linking Wi-Fi connections to location data could enable employers to monitor where employees are within company offices, raising concerns about workplace surveillance.
There are also questions about user consent and control, particularly whether employees will have visibility into when their location is being shared or how that data is accessed and stored. Microsoft has not yet provided detailed technical explanations or screenshots showing how the information will appear within Teams.
What’s Next
For now, Microsoft has offered no additional details beyond the revised timeline. With the feature still under development and its release delayed until at least March, organisations and privacy advocates alike are watching closely to see whether Microsoft introduces further safeguards—or clarifies how the data will be handled—before the feature goes live.
Until then, the planned Teams update remains one of the more closely scrutinised additions to Microsoft’s workplace software ecosystem.
