Microsoft Will Increase Teams Participant Limit to 49 People

It is currently the most popular application among video conferencing solutions. Zoom stands out. The application, which offers video conferencing for up to 50 people, has millions of daily active users and this number is increasing day by day.

Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, could not support up to 50 people until now. However, according to a new statement made by a Microsoft spokesperson, the company is preparing to switch Teams to a 7 x 7 view. This means Teams will soon be open to video conferences for 49 people.

Microsoft is trying to close the functionality gap with Zoom

According to a report in CRN, a popular technology magazine Microsoft, will become a more formidable competitor to Zoom by increasing the maximum number of users who can participate in a video conference to 49. Contacting a Microsoft spokesperson, the magazine confirmed that the 49-person view standard on the way He confirmed that it was.

It is stated that the Microsoft spokesperson did not provide information about the release date of the limitation on the number of new participants coming to the Teams application. However, the statements made show that Microsoft is determined to act quickly on this issue and will make this feature available as soon as possible. However, consumers who are currently using Zoom or similar applications should wait for official statements from Microsoft before changing their plans. to wait It is necessary.

Previously, a Microsoft official said in a statement on the company's official forums that the 3 x 3, that is, 9-person layout, was a beginning and that this insufficient He said they knew it was happening. This was a harbinger of much wider participant limits coming to Teams, and Microsoft seems ready to take concrete steps in this regard.

Microsoft Teams app daily more than 75 million It has active users. In its statements, the company believes that this situation will not change in the post-pandemic period and that Teams will become more popular every day, and it constantly expresses this.