Apple makes Microsoft Teams calls incredible!

Matthew Hardman
3 min readSep 30, 2023
Reactions inside a Microsoft Teams Meeting.

The other day in a management meeting, I did something that blew people’s minds and instantly became the center of attention. I made fireworks come up in my video feed in Microsoft Teams.

To be honest, I even shocked myself. Was this some new capability in Microsoft Teams that has been unpublished, had I become lax in knowing about all the cool dramatic features that exist to make calls more exciting?

Well just to ensure it wasn’t a fluke, I did it again, popped up two thumbs, and blammo, fireworks erupted in my video window. At which point everyone wanted to try and give it a go, and much to their disappointment, nothing happened. I hadn’t done anything new to my Microsoft Teams installation, but then realised the change I did make was to upgrade my Macbook to MacOS Sonoma.

One of the capabilities in MacOS Sonoma is how you can enhance your experience when on videoconferencing calls.

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Matthew Hardman

The thoughts of a technical professional who works across APAC, having the opportunity to see and do a wide range of roles from strategy to people leader.