Updated November 3, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 9 videos (3×3) on the screen by default (in Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, user needs to manually select the ‘Large Gallery’ view. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 49 videos (7×7) on their screen by default without an explicit action. However, Large Gallery view will still continue to exist as an option. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86435.
Microsoft Teams Meetings currently supports a maximum of 9 videos (3×3) on the screen by default (i.e., Gallery view). For seeing more than 9 videos, user needs to manually select the Large Gallery view. With this update, users will be able to automatically see up to 49 videos (7×7) on their screen by default without an explicit action. The actual number of videos seen by a user will depend on hardware/device capabilities.
The actual number of videos seen by a user in Gallery will depend on:
- hardware/device capabilities
- internet bandwidth
- whether content is popped out in a separate window or not.
Please note: This enhancement will be supported on devices that meet hardware requirements (CPU, memory etc.). Detailed information regarding hardware requirements will be shared by Sep 22, 2022 (before GA release).
When this will happen
Public preview: Will begin rolling out early September.
Worldwide & GCC: Will begin rolling out in late September and complete in mid-December (previously early October).
How this will affect your organization
No explicit user action is needed to enable or use this feature.
What you need to do to prepare
You may update your user documentation to inform users about this change.
Message ID: MC424898
Published: 02 September 2022
Updated: 03 November 2022
Platform: US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant