M365 Changelog: Large gallery view and Together Mode for web meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers

MC236329 – Updated May 04, 2021: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

This new Teams feature allows users to change layout to Together mode or Largegallery during a meeting conducted in Edge or Chrome browsers.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 70573

When this will happen

Microsoft will begin rolling this out in early May (previously late March) and expect to be complete by early June (previously late-April).

How this will affect your organization

This release will improve the experience for users who join Teams meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers by positioning up to 50 invitees into a virtual space by removing each individual background people have and replacing them with a common background.

Turn on Large gallery from uBar.

Turn on Together mode from uBar.

What you need to do to prepare

You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.