Microsoft’s unified Teams app is now generally available after months in preview.
Teams users can now access work, education, and personal accounts in the same app, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
Microsoft introduced the original Teams app for workplace collaboration in 2017, with a separate app for conversations with friends and family appearing in 2020. Users had to install two different Teams apps on their PCs if they wanted to use the platform for both work and personal text chats and video calls.
Now users can access both their personal and work accounts from a single Teams app for Windows 11, Windows 10, and macOS, Microsoft said in a blog post. The unified app feature has been in development for several months in response to feedback that users want an easier way to switch between their accounts.
The new Teams unified app lets you access both work and personal accounts.
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To add a personal account, users just select their profile picture in the upper right corner of the Teams app and log in.
To help avoid confusion, Teams notifications display which account they relate to, Microsoft said in a March blog post announcing the feature in testing.
When joining a Teams meeting, users are presented with the choice of accounts to sign in with. In addition, Microsoft has added an option to join a Teams meeting as a guest, with no requirement to sign in to an account.
If you already have the Teams desktop app, there’s no need to download the new version, as the app will automatically update with the new features. Otherwise, you can download the new version on Microsoft’s website.
