Functions to optimize the image, have a more immersive experience and favor collaborative work
The Microsoft Teams together mode allows you to generate different virtual environments in which all users of the video call are found
Microsoft Teams incorporated new functions, among which the filters for videos and the Together mode stand out, an immersive experience for users of the desktop version.
Teams is a communication and collaboration platform developed for the workplace, which combines online chat with videoconference meetings and file storage, among other functions.
The company announced the availability of this application in its virtual store, Microsoft Store, where you can now download the latest Teams update, which includes a series of new features.
Among some of the features found in this new edition is the option to improve the quality of the video through a filter to adjust the brightness of the image manually.
Microsoft Teams allows you to adjust the image quality
Within the Settings section, the Adjust brightness button was included, as well as Soft focus to apply a subtle effect and limit the roughness of the image.
Both filters are now available before joining the meetings, although they can also be applied once the video calls have started.
Another new feature is the mode together, which offers the possibility of creating a virtual and immersive shared space. Thanks to this, the members of a video call can have the feeling of being in the same physical space as their colleagues.
Until now, this view was only available for the personal view of each Username. To enable it, it is only necessary to check the option Select joint modeonce a certain scene has been chosen.
Microsoft reported that, for the time being,This immersive scene-based experience that up to 50 users can participate in simultaneously is only available to Teams Desktop users.
On the other hand, it was reported that users can now join Zoom meetings through Teams Rooms on Android devices.
Also, with the May update, in meeting broadcasts it is now possible to display the gallery of the participants in landscape mode and to be placed below the meeting stage when sharing content with the rest of the participants.
More customization options
Meeting organizers and participants can now choose a custom status for scheduled meetings and can choose to appear as free, busy, or out of office.
These administrators can also now select the private meeting feature, so that users can hide the details of a certain meeting when sharing their calendar with other colleagues on the platform.
In chat conversations, Teams brings support to the mobile version for suggested responses from the service in new languages, including Spanish, Japanese, Czech, Korean, or Hebrew, among others.
The update to this app also gives admins the ability to create a custom Teams Admin Center dashboard to place whatever shortcuts and widgets they want.
Other Features mentioned are not new, but are now being enabled for specific users of your service. This is the case for users of Azure Windows Desktop, Windows 365 and VMware, who already have access to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments.
< p class=”paragraph”>VDI hosts desktop environments on a centralized server and distributes them to your end users, who can access them from any device or location.
The multi-window capability gives users the option to display chats, meetings, or calls in separate windows to help streamline their workflows
Now these users have options like la view chats, calls or meetings in separate windows to streamline your workflows or access meeting and call controls from the top of the meeting screen.
VDI for Citrix users also have the ability to give and take control of a presentation during a video conference to other meeting participants to perform actions such as presenting files.
Also, background blur effects are now available for VDI in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, giving users more options to customize video conferencing.
Emergency calls Dynamic calls are also coming with this update to Teams on VDI for VMWare, so people can make these types of calls while working remotely.