Nov 03 2017 02:53 AM - edited Nov 03 2017 03:31 AM
Nov 03 2017 02:53 AM - edited Nov 03 2017 03:31 AM
Hi guys,
I am new to teams and I just wanted to know if there are differences in Teams client and Teams Web-client. Differences keeping in mind both mobile app and desktop app. Are there any features which is available only on browser and not on app and vice-versa?
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Nithish
Nov 03 2017 02:59 AM
HI @Deleted,
Do you mean the difference between running the Teams app and Teams within a browser?
Yes they are very different. Just an example: the developer preview is available within the browser but not within the app. Also things like video calls are not available on the Windows Mobile App, there it is available within the desktop app.
Then the mobile apps have very much reduced functionality
Nov 03 2017 03:07 AM
SolutionThis is how Microsoft describes the web client and limitations:
The web client (https://teams.microsoft.com) is a full, functional client that can be used from a variety of browsers. At this point, the web client does not support real-time communications (i.e. joining meetings and having one-to-one calls).
I'd describe these as the desktop app and the web client rather than on-premise vs cloud, which is a confusing way of looking at it.
Additionally, this was asked recently: Q: What is the advantage of using the desktop app vs the browser version?
A: The desktop app gives you full functionality in Teams - like calling and meeting and desktop sharing. The browser version today doesn't support calling and meetings. We will be adding calling and meeting support for Edge & Chrome by end of this year but sharing your screen will still require the desktop app. Performance is better in the desktop app due to data caching.
So if you have the choice, the desktop app is the way to go.
Nov 03 2017 03:17 AM
Thanks @Pieter Veenstra. Yes you are right, its the difference between web browser and desktop app.
Thanks for the information. Is there any article which gives me more information on this?
Nov 03 2017 03:20 AM
Hi @Deleted,
I had a look around for any comparison pages, but I couldn't find any. maybe @Dan Stevenson has a comparison document available.
Nov 03 2017 03:22 AM
Thanks @Cian Allner, my bad. yes you are right its the difference between web browser and desktop and mobile app. Is there a website where I can find more information on this?
Nov 03 2017 03:35 AM
I agree with Peter, I don't think there is an exact comparison that explains all the differences with desktop vs web vs mobile clients. The main documentation landing page is worth keeping an eye on though - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/Microsoft-Teams as well as the convergence roadmap info.
Nov 03 2017 07:59 AM
This isn't true, you can use dev. preview with desktop client, it's in the about menu at the bottom you can switch back and forth :P.
Nov 03 2017 08:00 AM
Strange, it's never worked for me on the desktop and always in the browser. Does this require any setting then?
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Nov 03 2017 08:11 AM
Well it can't be a central setting as it is working in the browser for me. Just not in the app.
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Nov 03 2017 09:24 AM - edited Nov 03 2017 09:28 AM
Hmm, might be onto something there. This tenant doesn't have the Microsoft Teams settings in the Admin Center. Once the options were available all started working. Thanks for your help.
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Nov 03 2017 03:57 PM - edited Nov 03 2017 04:06 PM
@Deleted Mobile clients (iOS and Android) support almost all capabilities as that of Desktop client with few exceptions like Add/Delete/Discover a Team, or Switch Tenants. Mobile Clients also support Meeting Join experiences and Voip calls. We would love to hear your experience using Mobile app and share feedback (Settings -> Send Feedback)).