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cjmarques
Iron Contributor
Jun 29, 2020
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can't find option for full screen after update

The most recent update to teams moved the controls to the top but seems to have removed the ability to show the meeting in full screen. We do a lot of code sharing and depend on the ability stretch t...
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  • Jim_B175's avatar
    Jim_B175
    Jun 24, 2022
    rmhartman,
    I just tested the True Full Screen for Screen Sharing function and it does give you a True Full Screen. Some Control Functions are maintained in the small User Image Window which can be repositioned easily.
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StevenC365
MVP
Jul 31, 2020

Abbadon2001 

 

Microsoft did mention this in the Message Centre Post about the new Meeting Experience

Know limitations:

Meeting notes will launch to the main Teams client
Support for full screen content viewing will be coming in the future
Support for Invision Freehand Whiteboard will be coming in the future

So it will be coming in the future.

 

Like with many things the decision to ship without it will have been agonized over, say it would take another 3 months to build Full Screen into the new experience, would you rather not have pop out meetings for 3 months while waiting? You can always turn off the new experience for the next 2 months and stay with the existing Full Screen option.

 

If you want to tell them why it's important that this is sooner rather than later I would recommend doing so through UserVoice https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/

 

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lfallo1
Copper Contributor
Aug 10, 2020

StevenC365 - I guess to answer the question, I would have preferred wait the extra time, whatever that would have been [3 months, 6 months, etc.].  Can't speak for others, but didn't see the pop out feature as critical.

 

As it is, I'll just disable the new experience as it's nearly impossible to view screen shares on my laptop without a full screen mode.

  • rmhartman's avatar
    rmhartman
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 10, 2020

    lfallo1 @Steven Collier

    I would like to second this.  How is "pop out" such a vital feature that it is worth sacrificing major functionality to rush it out the door early.  At best it is a minor change in behavior that really offers nothing new ... kind of a lateral shift in functionality.

     

    • StevenC365's avatar
      StevenC365
      MVP
      Sep 10, 2020

      rmhartman So why did you go to settings, turn it on, then restart Teams? It seems popular.

       

      Reverse that process and you'll be back to how you were. Full Screen in the new experience is coming soon, my personal guess is it'll be here well before the old meeting UI is depreciated.

      • rmhartman's avatar
        rmhartman
        Copper Contributor
        Sep 21, 2020

        StevenC365 [  So why did you go to settings, turn it on, then restart Teams? It seems popular. ] 

         

        I didn't.

         


        I was prompted on starting teams that there was a new experience, and check the box to turn it on.  There was literally no explanation about what the new experience might be.   I figured an upgrade is an upgrade and turned it on.

        Pop out meetings -- I don't see what the big appeal is.

        Full screen gone -- big minus.

        And it took me a long time to find a forum where somebody could tell me what to disable to make things right again.