Microsoft is making one of its best teams video calling feature over to Skype. Together Mode, which utilizes AI to segment your face and shoulders and place you mutually with various people in a virtual space, is now accessible on Skype.
You’ll want at least five people all with webcams to let the feature, and it will place everyone into a virtual environment place as if they’re meeting next to each other.
You don’t even require Skype to take advantage of Together Mode, as it works through the web version of Skype without the requirement for an account. Skype users can create a Meet Now meeting and share the link with their friends and colleagues to join the video call.
People throughout the United States and the world will be incapable of meeting with friends and family for Christmas this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Microsoft has announced that it has gained some new additions to Microsoft Teams to permit people to get together and celebrate in new ways. One of the changes is designed to make virtual office holiday parties and meetings festive with unique holiday-themed Together mode views and custom backgrounds.
Millions of people crowded to Zoom ahead this year when the pandemic propelled many to work from home and socialize with friends through video calls. Skype mostly missed out on this big moment, as Microsoft has increasingly turned its focus toward Teams for video calling and collaboration.
One of the latest Together mode scenes is a winter wonderland that has what Microsoft describes as holiday spirit. Microsoft says it’s perfect for hosting a virtual holiday party with your team.
Besides this new Together Mode feature, Microsoft is also combining its Large Grid Mode feature to Skype so you can see everyone’s video stream at the same time.
This latest updated version of Skype, open across Windows, Mac, Linux, and the web, also adds more background options and allows people to add friends to ongoing calls by using their phone numbers.
Those Together mode scenes combine a coffee shop, conference room, classroom, and more. A United Nations Space Command scene from Halo is also available. Users can pick their Together mode scene from the drop-down menu and then click the pencil in the left-hand corner to choose the screen.