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Microsoft Teams progressive web app now available on Linux

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Anupam_Pattnaik
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Nov 07, 2022
We’re excited to announce the general availability of support for the Microsoft Teams progressive web app (PWA) as a feature of our current web client for Linux customers.   Linux customers who r...
Updated Nov 04, 2022
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Nov 11, 2022

Thanks for the feedback, please keep it coming-- we're really glad to see people using the PWA scenarios, and we would just like to provide some additional details on a few items that we are addressing from your comments:

  • In progress: Fixing System notifications for Incoming Calls and Meeting Starts so you will see that you have an incoming call or a meeting has started even when you don't have the Teams PWA in the foreground.
  • In progress: Meeting links open in the PWA, so when you have the PWA installed, the PWA is opened.

A few other notes:

  • The PWA is a currently a single window experience (the same as the Teams desktop app on Linux was).
  • In meetings, you do have the ability to minimise the call to a call monitor and work in Teams in channels or chats during the call. 
  • The PWA and web app offer a number of features that weren't feasible on the desktop app, including custom backgrounds, in-meeting reactions, and CA policies for device management in conjunction with Edge and Microsoft Endpoint Manager.

We will continue to iterate on the PWA experience on Linux, while also looking to expand its functionality to other platforms. We will continue to listen here to our Tech Community and hope that you enjoy the PWA experience.