
You can also apply policies to stop users having any access to background filters (and take some fun out of their working lives). The setting allows tenants user-level control over the ability to use different types of background filters and uploading of custom images. Tenant-level administrative control is available for background filters is available through the VideoFiltersMode setting active in Teams meeting policies. Users can choose from a set of curated images provided by Microsoft or upload a custom image of their own or images from many web sources (see below). In September 2021, Microsoft introduced background effects for Teams browser clients. The Teams mobile clients support both blurring and background effects. The Teams desktop client for Linux supports background blur but doesn’t support background images. Microsoft rolled out the custom backgrounds feature in April 2020.īackground filters (also called background effects) are available on Windows and Mac workstations.

Announced in Office 365 notification MC208577 on April 3, ( Microsoft 365 roadmap item 62890), Participants in Teams meetings can choose a custom background (an image) instead of a simple background blur.

If your workstation hardware supports blurring, Teams can isolate your image from the background and apply a mask (like a green screen) to the background to remove the distraction of a cluttered office. Microsoft introduced background blur for Teams meetings in September 2018.

Use Blurring or Background Images to Improve Your Video Feed
