Microsoft Teams, the video conferencing service by Microsoft, is getting a bunch of recent updates, together with the flexibility to make use of customized images as background photos throughout video calls. The characteristic is accessible to customers of the platform’s free model and Indian prospects of Teams can use it as properly. Users of Microsoft Teams free model also can now schedule conferences and share hyperlinks by way of Outlook or Google calendar. The Redmond firm in a weblog put up has said that Teams prospects within the US can activate reside captions throughout their calls and conferences as properly.
With the most recent upgrades added to the platform, Microsoft is hoping to present powerful competitors to rivals akin to Zoom and Google Meet. In a blog post, company vice chairman for Microsoft 365, Jared Spataro introduced that the current updates are a results of Teams’ rising userbase amid the worldwide pandemic.
Custom background on Microsoft Teams
Starting with the brand new customized background results on Microsoft Teams, the corporate notes that customers can customise the background by importing personal photos or selecting one of many collections of backgrounds out there on-line. The platform already permits customers to decide on particular backgrounds throughout a video name, along with the choice to blur background.
Microsoft can be including event-specific background collections for its customers. Starting June 16, customers can download particular LGBTQI+ background images to have a good time delight month. To add a customized picture throughout a Team video name, customers must choose More actions (represented by three horizontal dots) on the display screen > Show background results > Click on Add new.
Other new options on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft can be including new options to the free model of its video conferencing platform. The firm says with the brand new updates, Teams free model prospects can work and join from dwelling “effectively.”
Free model customers are actually capable of schedule conferences and ship out invites prematurely. This functionality builds upon the present capacity to “Meet Now.” Meeting schedulers have the choice of both copying the assembly hyperlink to ship on to different members or sending an invitation by way of Outlook or Google calendar.
Microsoft within the put up says that the much-requested schedule characteristic is being rolled out to present customers, whereas customers who’re simply signing up now will be capable to “experience it soon.” Additionally, Teams prospects within the US will quickly be capable to use reside captions throughout a Teams name.
Meanwhile, the corporate final month announced that the Teams platform is seeking to enhance its group name members restrict to 250. The present restrict on the video conferencing platform is 100.
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