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Microsoft Teams: Change background while recording on phone

Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive by Merill Fernando · Microsoft may not have sent this notice to your tenant.
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380852

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  • Seen 13 Jun 2025 late May 2025 → late June 2025
  • Seen 9 May 2025 late April 2025 → late May 2025
  • Seen 11 Apr 2025 late March 2025 → late April 2025
  • Seen 21 Feb 2025 late January 2025 → late March 2025
  • Seen 21 Jan 2025 late December 2024 → late January 2025
  • Seen 20 Dec 2024 late November 2024 → late December 2024
  • Seen 8 Nov 2024 late October 2024 → late November 2024
  • Seen 19 Sep 2024 early September 2024 → late October 2024
  • Seen 10 Jul 2024 mid-June 2024 → early September 2024
  • Seen 6 Jun 2024 late May 2024 → mid-June 2024
  • Seen 27 Mar 2024 late March 2024, late April 2024 → early May 2024, late May 2024
  • Seen 15 Mar 2024 early March 2024 → late April 2024

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Updated June 13, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now record themselves anywhere and share it with coworkers in the Microsoft Teams chat or channel without worrying about the background. Users can now change their background to any image they want or make the background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on iOS devices.  This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852 When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late June 2025 (previously late May. How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to change their background to any image they want or make the background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on an iOS device. To use this feature: Press and hold the camera icon next to the Compose box and then tap the blur icon to the right of the shutter button. You can then choose either an image to replace the background or choose to mildly or heavily blur your background. What you need to do to prepare: No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

What changed

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  1. Updated May 9,June 13, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now record themselves … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late MayJune 2025 (previously late April).May. How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  2. Updated April 11,May 9, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late AprilMay 2025 (previously late March).April). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  3. Updated February 21,April 11, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late MarchApril 2025 (previously late January).March). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  4. Updated JanuaryFebruary 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late JanuaryMarch 2025 (previously late December).January). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

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  6. Updated December 20, 2024:January 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late December 2024January 2025 (previously ate November).late December). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  7. Updated November 7,December 20, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late NovemberDecember 2024 (previously early October).ate November). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  8. Updated September 19,November 7, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late OctoberNovember 2024 (previously early September).October). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  9. Updated July 10,September 19, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early Septemberlate October 2024 (previously mid-June).early September). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  10. Updated June 6,July 10, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-Juneearly September 2024 (previously late May).mid-June). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  11. Updated March 27,June 6, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … out early May 2024 (previously late March) and expect to complete by late May mid-June 2024 (previously late April).May). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

  12. Updated March 15,27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your … Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out late Marchearly May 2024 (previously earlylate March) and expect to complete by late AprilMay 2024 (previously late March).April). How this will affect your organization: Users will get an option to …

    • Tags New feature, User impact → Updated message, New feature, User impact

    Updated March 15, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now record themselves anywhere and share it with coworkers in … background blurry while recording using their Microsoft Teams camera on iOS devices.   This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852 [WhenWhen this will happen:]happen: General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DoD): We will begin rolling out earlylate March 2024 (previously early March) and expect to complete by late March 2024. [HowApril 2024 (previously late March). How this will affect your organization:]organization: Users will get an option to change their background to any image … replace the background or choose to mildly or heavily blur your background. [WhatWhat you need to do to prepare:]prepare: No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want …

  14. … iOS devices. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 380852 When[When this will happen:happen:] We will begin rolling out early March 2024 and expect to complete by late March 2024. How[How this will affect your organization:organization:] Users will get an option to change their background to any image … replace the background or choose to mildly or heavily blur your background. What[What you need to do to prepare:prepare:] No action is needed to prepare for this change. You may want …

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