Animated meeting backgrounds added to Teams

Microsoft Teams is updating its virtual backgrounds collection with new still and animated versions. This update is the largest since the original collection was released in 2020 and includes options that allow you to replace unpleasant environments with a variety of scenes.

Several new static backgrounds will be available in the first update, and several animated versions will be available in June. Microsoft shared some details about the new still images:

"Featuring all-new images, the reimagined visual library for Teams has been thoughtfully designed to represent the people that use them and how they work best, - says the Microsoft design team in a new blog post today, - Looking at the popularity of certain images, we noticed that customers are equally enthusiastic about being depicted in fun and imaginative scenes as they are being portrayed in realistic spaces like a coworking space, office, or home."

There are now six categories of Microsoft Teams backgrounds, including some that focus on wood and light, others that have a modern background, and some that feature coloured clouds or mountains. There are even backgrounds that are designed to be accessible and in line with how templates and materials can affect people on the autism spectrum. This is part of a larger category of "belonging" that also focuses on vision, hearing, mental health, and more.

The new backgrounds in Microsoft Teams will begin to appear for all users starting today.

Source: The Verge