That being said, there is one thing which seems odd in the new version. Microsoft says that it is committed to Mac, so things appear to be promising. But now, it appears that Teams is finally on the mend. Given its deployment amongst schools, offices, businesses, especially during the pandemic, you would have thought the Redmond company should have allocated more resources to it to improve the experience. Teams users have had a semi-unstable experience with the app, it has often been criticized for being a resource hog, how slow it is to start, quit, it was almost as bad as a browser. Most other developers ported their app to support the ARM64 architecture way earlier. It's a little surprising this took so long, given that Apple Silicon machines debuted nearly two years ago. Again it a case of ticking the boxes and then once you are finished you can close the padlock on the bottom-left of the window to confirm.Microsoft Teams for Mac is now optimized for Apple Silicon Chrome in this example, for if you plan to use Teams via a web browser or if you plan to use a tool like Google Meet via Chrome – this is a third-party unsupported tool).įinally on Mac OS Catalina only you may also need to check the Accessibility settings to make sure that MS Teams has permissions for the control functions. This is not typically necessary for MediaLecture and Panopto, but if you encounter issues after testing you may need to review this setting.Ĭlick on Screen Recording and ensure that the boxes are ticked for MS Teams, Panopto and others (e.g.

On Mac OS MojaveĬlick on Accessibility, to allow screensharing you need to tick the box next to Microsoft Teams. Screen sharing is controlled under the Accessiblity settings on Mac OS Mojave. Please note the next setting is different depending on whether you are on Mac OS Mojave (10.14) or Mac OS Catalina (10.15).

Ensure that the boxes are ticked for Microsoft Teams, MEDIALecture and Panopto.

Next, check the permissions for your Microphone, which you find next on the list.

You may need to click on the lock on the bottom-left to make changes – you will be asked for your computer login password to authenticate.

Click on the Privacy option across the top bar.

Click on > System Preferences > Security & Privacy.These security settings have been introduced by Apple in response to privacy and security issues, particularly in relation to the Zoom platform (unsupported for use at the university), however they affect all screensharing/screenrecording and webinar tools including Microsoft Teams. On Mac OS’s Mojave (10.14) and Catalina (10.15) you may find it necessary to set the preferences for Microsoft Teams, MediaStream and Panopto to make use of your cameral, microphone and to record your screen.

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