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Turn off/on incoming video setting
Hello, I am looking for specific details about the Turn off incoming video setting that is available in the More Actions menu during a Teams call. What are the use cases for this? I'm assuming to use less network resources/bandwidth by blocking incoming video. Are there other benefits? Thank you.
Hellomichb175
I can think of two benefits, really just two sides of the same coin. One is that it would reduce your bandwidth requirement which may result in a lower cost, depending on your package with your ISP. A second benefit would be in the scenario where the audio quality is poor or cutting out for you during a video call. Turning off the incoming video then should improve the audio quality of the call.
HTH.
Hellomichb175
I can think of two benefits, really just two sides of the same coin. One is that it would reduce your bandwidth requirement which may result in a lower cost, depending on your package with your ISP. A second benefit would be in the scenario where the audio quality is poor or cutting out for you during a video call. Turning off the incoming video then should improve the audio quality of the call.
HTH.
- betinas
Microsoft
Hi, another use case for it, is as an accessibility feature. Having too many videos on screen can be distracting, turning off all incoming video can help participants focus.
- ok ty
Am I wrong in thinking the option should be called "turn off participants outgoing video." When the option is chosen, it turns off all participants' outgoing video. Is that correct? Or am I wrong? The name of the option seems to imply it only affects the video coming into the computer of the person choosing the option. Is that actually how it works? When I select this option, does everybody else still see each other?
Sorry if this seems basic, but short of jumping into a meeting with multiple people and testing for ourselves, I haven't been able to find a definitive answer online.
Mark -
- Turning incoming video off as a presenter is ment to shield of anyone putting on their camera by accident taking the focus off the meeting.
Imagine you are the CEO and presenting together with the management team and someone accidentally puts on their webcam, taking over your so important presentation... 😉I thought it was related to that general thought. However, since posting this morning I've tested it out and that is not the case. It doesn't control other people's computers at all. It merely turns off the incoming video to your computer. Everyone else still sees each other. I believe it is actually intended for people to turn on if their own connection is less than ideal, in order to lower bandwidth usage.
I think what you are referring to might actually be the Meeting Permission/Option, called "Who can present?" True, the presenter could turn off incoming video in order to prevent themself from becoming distracted, but it wouldn't have any effect on anyone else in the meeting.
Mark -
- Today being on a slow network I felt a real need of this and a web search ended me up here. Thank you.
