Nexus365’s\u00a0TEAMS application has, to date, been predominantly targeted at the Windows desktop. Other operating systems have had access to limited functionality via a web browser but the inability to video-conference, share\u00a0desktops or applications, or to give presentations\u00a0has limited the usefullness of the feature for Linux users.<\/p>\n
Forcing users to boot a Windows VM simply for a meeting, to send emails, or to collaborate with colleague is far from an ideal solution. Things are, thankfully, improving. There is yet to be an official Teams client for Linux but in the interim additional functionality is now available, albeit with some preparatory effort.<\/p>\n
By using a Chromium -based browser,\u00a0tweaking a few settings , and installing a single browser extension, you can achieve near-parity with the full Windows Teams client. This will allow in-private video calls, presentations, and other functions not previously possible for Linux users.<\/p>\n
This should be considered as a beta, or\u00a0a work-in-progress, rather than a permanent well-tested solution. Microsoft are asking the Linux community to feed back and are promising to make further updates based on those responses.<\/p>\n
These same settings should also enable the same functionality on other operating systems, although naturally those cannot be assumed to have received any testing.<\/p>\n
While you can use the EDGE UA to participate in Conference calls it may cause issues with not displaying the most current posts in a TEAMS channel. So you may have to switch between the EDGE UA and the browser default UA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nexus365’s\u00a0TEAMS application has, to date, been predominantly targeted at the Windows desktop. Other operating systems have had access to limited functionality via a web browser but the inability to video-conference, share\u00a0desktops or applications, or to give presentations\u00a0has limited the usefullness … Continue reading