Microsoft Teams users rejoice, as you no longer will need to download and manage two separate Teams clients for work and personal accounts. After months of testing, Microsoft has rolled out its new, unified Teams app that allows users to select and change between personal, work, and education accounts.
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In addition to being able to select which account you would like to use when joining a meeting, Microsoft has streamlined its notifications feature, allowing users to easily see which account has received a notification. It is also possible to join a meeting as a guest without signing in at all. The new app is now available on Microsoft’s site for Windows and Mac, though current Teams users will have their app automatically updated upon launch.
The following was originally published March 19, 2024:
Microsoft is currently testing a version of Teams that unifies the platform for both personal and work accounts. Scheduled for a wide rollout next month, the new version will allow users to easily switch back and forth between account types from the profile section of the program.
“We received consistent feedback from personal and work users: you prefer a single Teams app that allows you to easily access and switch between personal and work accounts,” reads Microsoft’s announcement. “This update lets you use one app for all kinds of Teams accounts.”
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Users will be able to join any Team meeting with any account, and then will be prompted to select which account they are using for each particular meeting. Teams has historically been a tricky platform for users with both personal and work accounts in the past, with some features only working for certain account types. Microsoft intends this to streamline the Teams experience for all types of users.
Currently, the two versions of Teams are called ‘Microsoft Teams (work or school)’ for business or student users, and ‘Microsoft Teams (free)’ for the standalone consumer app. When the unified version, which is currently in preview, is released next month, the ‘(free)’ version will be retired and both versions will be rolled into one program simply called “Microsoft Teams.”
