Microsoft is retiring the Together Mode in Teams in favor of something cleaner and simpler
Microsoft Teams is discontinuing its Together Mode feature to simplify meeting layouts. The change aims to streamline the user experience by focusing on more practical meeting views. The new layout will include a cleaner Gallery view and improved options for presentations and content sharing.
- ▪Together Mode was introduced during the pandemic to create shared virtual environments for meetings.
- ▪Microsoft is removing Together Mode to focus on simpler and more effective meeting layouts.
- ▪The new layout will feature a cleaner Gallery view and better options for presentations.
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Microsoft Teams is retiring one of its more recognizable meeting features, and it might be for the best. The company announced that Together Mode is going away in Teams as Microsoft is shooting towards a simpler set of meeting layouts. To recall, Together Mode was introduced during the pandemic-era video call boom, placing participants inside shared virtual environments such as auditoriums or classrooms. It was a cute idea at the time, but it never became the everyday meeting view for most people. Why Together Mode is being removed Microsoft In the official announcement, Microsoft stated that the change is part of an effort to streamline meeting layouts and make Teams easier to use.
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