Microsoft has released a Teams meetings update that builds on its popular blurry background effect and now allows users to upload their own custom backgrounds.

Microsoft Teams will now let users upload their own photos for custom backgrounds, the company announced in a blog post. Custom images and other background effects are only available for scheduled ...

Microsoft Teams provides an in-built option for changing the background in meetings. To do so, click the profile avatar icon under your camera view and choose a background image on the right side.

Microsoft Teams custom backgrounds for video calls are now generally available. The feature lets you easily replace your background during a video call with a selection of images.

An update to Microsoft Teams displays brings support for custom backgrounds and live reactions. The update also brings the ability to reply to messages with AI-powered quick replies.

Teams’ smart backgrounds and new whiteboarding features share some common technology—namely, Microsoft’s ability to use the cloud to recognize the most important element of the scene: you.

Any other background you find for a competing video chat service should work, too, with one caveat: Microsoft Teams doesn’t support .GIFs or videos for backgrounds, only static images.

Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams offer ways to use virtual backgrounds for extra privacy or simply a change of scenery. An alternative is to blur the background completely. Here's how.

Now that most people are turning to video calling platforms while working for home, Microsoft has rolled out a Teams update that gives it the capability to change your background environment.

Microsoft Teams got an old-school makeover on Thursday with the debut of throwback backgrounds. Images of beloved paper clip Clippy and nostalgic card game Solitaire are among the backdrops ...

Microsoft Teams' new update could make work meetings a bit more fun. The Together mode places users in a shared background with up to 49 participants, making it feel like they're sitting in the ...

Zoom has background noise suppression, too, which is usually set to Auto, but you can change to low, medium or high. Microsoft has seen use of its Teams video and messaging app skyrocket during ...