Microsoft Teams Together mode comes to Skype
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December 19, 2020 18:44 IST
Skype has also added more background categories and integrated Meet Now in Windows 10 to let users meet with a simple click.
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Microsoft introduced Teams Together mode in Skype along with other new features
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Skype has also added more background categories and integrated Meet Now in Windows 10 to let users meet with a simple click.
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Microsoft introduced Teams Together mode in Skype along with other new features.
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Back in July, Microsoft added a feature called Together Mode to its Teams workplace messaging app. The tool uses an AI-powered segmentation technology to put everyone in a video call in the same virtual space. Even if you don’t use Microsoft Teams, you’ve probably seen Together Mode in action. The NBA turned to the feature when it tried to recreate the atmosphere of a packed arena without any fans physically present. It’s quickly become one of the app’s marquee features, and, as
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With the latest version of the app, you, your friends and family members can pretend you’re all in the same place provided there are at least five participants in the call and everyone has access to a webcam. The nifty thing here is you don’t need Skype installed on your computer to take advantage of the feature. You can access it through the platform’s web client, and as long as one person has an account, they can invite everyon
Skype now has Microsoft Teams’ fun Together Mode
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Skype’s new Together Mode option featuring Verge staff.
Microsoft is bringing one of its best Teams video calling features over to Skype this week. Together Mode, which uses AI to segment your face and shoulders and place you together with other people in a virtual space, is now available in Skype. You’ll need at least five people all with webcams to enable the feature, and it will place everyone into a virtual environment as if they’re sitting next to each other.
You don’t even need the Skype app to take advantage of Together Mode, as it works through the web version of Skype without the need for an account. Skype users can create a Meet Now meeting and share the link with anyone to join.