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Teams Video call Custom Backgrounds - Release date?
Hi, Is there a release date for Teams custom backgrounds for use on video calls? It was announced earlier this year with a release date of "later this year" but I've seen nothing more concret...
- Not currently. It was demoed as early back as March 2019 so there are a lot of asks for it
The guys at Regarding 365 recently did an update on it which may be worth watching
https://regarding365.com/365-unplugged-custom-backgrounds-in-microsoft-teams-91ac5cc44668
Would recommend keeping an eye on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, as well as Teams Uservoice.
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Is there a user voice piece we can vote up to accelerate this release? GVidalis
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/38824921-load-picture-as-background-instead-of-blur-backgroLori_M2275
My experience of seeing it is that it's more gimmicky than anything else. The quality of it makes it more amusing than it does practical.
If I think about all the feature request i'd like to see, this would actually be well down my list. Perhaps the above it why it hasn't come out yet.
In the meantime, the blurred background has been really effective in my organsiation. People feel much better about jumping on video when they realise what's behind them can't be seen.
