One of the best Microsoft Teams features is on its way to Teams for iOS

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Microsoft Teams iOS (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • Microsoft Teams for iOS will soon support custom backgrounds within video calls and meetings.
  • The app already supports blurring backgrounds on meetings and calls.
  • The feature is currently scheduled for release this month.

According to the Microsoft 365 roadmap, custom background support for Teams on iOS is in development and could arrive as soon as this month. As is always the case with the Microsoft 365 roadmap, dates are subject to change.

While you can't use custom backgrounds quite yet on Teams for iOS, you can use the app to blur your background within video calls and meetings. This feature rolled out last year and allows you to hide what's behind you on a call.

While Teams does a good job of blurring or switching out backgrounds on the desktop, you can get better results with NVIDIA Broadcast. You have to have one of the best graphics cards, but if you have the right setup, it can create incredibly crisp video streams. It can also reduce background noise.

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