Updated July 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated May 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.
Updated April 29, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.
Soft focus and Adjust brightness are video filters in Teams video meetings. Users will soon be able to access and apply both settings, before and during meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65944.
Note: Soft focus is not available for EDU tenants.
Both, before joining and during a meeting, you can use filters to subtly adjust lighting levels and smooth out facial features to customize your appearance.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling out in late May (previously early May) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-July (previously late June).
How this will affect your organization
Soft focus applies a smoothing effect to appearance, and Adjust brightness enhances the video quality when lighting is poor.
Users in your organization will see these 2 filters in “Device Settings” panel in meeting and “Settings”->”Devices”->”Camera” panel.
Note: This feature is turned-off by default. Please also allow access to *.teams.microsoft.com in order for both of these features to work.
What you need to do to prepare
You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.
Message ID: MC352623
Published: 04 April 2022
Updated: 11 July 2022
