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.

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.

Microsoft Teams backgrounds have become a popular addition for many users looking to liven up their calls and meetings, with the company continuing to add new templates and options in recent months.

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.

Microsoft Teams is introducing a host of new virtual backgrounds that it says will help boost productivity by making participants feel more comfortable when on a call. The launch, part of a wide ...

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.

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 ...