Microsoft announced the addition of a number of new features to the free version of the Teams video chat program, including the community feature, in addition to support for the Microsoft platform for design via artificial intelligence «Microsoft Designer». Users can communicate and interact on specific topics, such as work, games, technology, sports, and more.
And Microsoft recently announced a major update to its communities and GroupMe features on the free Teams app. In addition to more features that mirror a platform like Discord, Teams now supports AI-generated images in communities, similar to Midjourney.
The Communities feature has been a huge hit for Microsoft Teams since its introduction in December 2022, and it was available for Microsoft 365 personal and family plans, along with Teams Essentials accounts, and since then many people have found the feature useful for local collaboration such as sharing projects, exchanging ideas, and pooling resources according to to user feedback, and the feature allows people to stay connected before, during, and after gatherings, Microsoft said.
These features will be available immediately for Windows 11 devices, as well as iOS and Android devices, for free.