Microsoft: New Teams for Web now available for Firefox, Safari ... and Linux
The new Teams for Web from Microsoft is no longer only available for Edge and Chrome, but also for Firefox and Safari. It also runs on Linux.
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The end of pull-ups: With the new Teams for Web, Microsoft now supports the Firefox and Safari web browsers as well as the Linux operating system. Where previously tricks and gimmicks were necessary, the new Teams now runs officially. The new version is now generally available.
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The new versions are now being rolled out on schedule. Microsoft summarizes the changes on an overview page. The company began distributing the software from the beginning to mid-April. The new Teams for Web is now available for Firefox on Linux, macOS and Windows. Microsoft also offers it for Safari on macOS. In addition to Firefox, Linux users can also use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome with support for progressive web apps (PWA) for the new Teams for Web.
New Teams for Web: simply switch over
As Microsoft explains, the new version is easy to use. All you need to do is go to teams.microsoft.com and then click in the top left-hand corner of the app, where you will find the "Test the new Teams" toggle. Under your own profile in the top right-hand corner, you can also switch back to the classic Teams mode if required.
To log in successfully, it may be necessary to allow cookies from certain Microsoft domains in the browser settings – Microsoft provides instructions on how to do this. In addition, the browser must be run on a desktop computer (which also includes laptops) and Microsoft only supports the "three latest versions" of web browsers. The web version offers "near feature parity with the new desktop client", explains Microsoft. However, the developers do mention some limitations: the web app does not offer simultaneous availability and notifications across multiple accounts and clients and there are no pop-up windows for chat and channel content. In addition, the new Teams for Web does not offer any video background or avatar effects apart from background blurring.
With a private Microsoft account, no differences were noticeable in a short test. With a business account, on the other hand, either the switch to Teams for Web 2.0 is offered directly when logging in, or the described switch is available.
Another article from Microsoft explains the timetable for the end of the "classic" Teams - both as an app and the web version - and the (automatic) switch to the new Teams. The automatic switchover has been underway since the end of March.
(dmk)