There aren’t any more actions needed by the end user.

If the Follow Office Preview option is selected, it automatically enables Teams Public Preview features for any user enrolled in Office Current Channel (Preview).

Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams. To enable your Teams client for the Public Preview, IT administrators need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Other meeting participants aren’t required to be members of the Teams Public Preview. To use this feature, users need to be members of the Teams Public Preview and use the Windows or macOS Teams client.

Using video filters may slow down background animation, if your machine has a high workload.

Only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are currently supported.

Animated backgrounds are not available on low-end devices and require at least 8 GB RAM, CPU with 4 logical processors.

During a meeting, you can select an animated background by clicking More > Effects and Avatars > Select an background.

Before a meeting starts, on the pre-join screen, select Effects and Avatars > Video effects and select a new animated background, identified by the small video icon in the bottom-left corner of the preview picture.

Currently, only pre-defined backgrounds from Microsoft are supported. It offers various options to enhance meeting experiences with creativity and personalization based on what you want. The animated backgrounds feature in Teams meetings allows you to replace an existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. Hi, Microsoft 365 Insiders! We’re excited to share that Microsoft Teams Public Preview users can now use animated backgrounds in meetings.

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