One of the most inconvenient aspects of video meetings may soon be eradicated for Microsoft Teams customers, owing to a major upgrade to the video conferencing platform.
The business communication platform has announced that it is developing a new function that will allow people to conceal their own video stream while on a call.
This implies that Microsoft Teams users will no longer see their own face trying to pay more attention (or losing interest), but will instead be able to see other colleagues.
The official article on the Microsoft 365 roadmap states, “Presently, the user’s video is presented at the bottom right-hand corner of the meeting screen.” “Users can utilize this functionality to conceal their own video throughout a call. This can assist eliminate interruptions during the conversation while still allowing other attendees to view your video.”
The function is now listed as “under progress” on Microsoft’s roadmap, however, the item does promise a January 2022 delivery date. When it is released, the functionality will be accessible to all Microsoft Teams users globally, spanning online and computer platforms.
The upgrade is the latest in a series of innovations introduced by Microsoft famous for products like SharePoint in an effort to assist Teams users in increasing productivity and efficiency as the age of hybrid working continues.
This explains the current statement that Teams would eventually enable users to silence messages when in a video conferencing call or otherwise not wanting to be bothered.
This should imply that you will no longer get annoying messages or notifications while in the midst of an essential meeting.
According to recent statistics gathered by a software firm, virtually all (97 percent) firms now consider platforms like Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams to be crucial to their business.
More than half (57%) of the 2,000 UK-based respondents said their organization could not function for much more than 60 minutes without access to its communication tools, while 27percent said they couldn’t operate for even 30 minutes.
