Microsoft Teams could become a lot faster with a new app for Windows 10

Screenshots and information about a new version of Microsoft Teams popped upward over the weekend (via OnMSFT). The kickoff details came from well-known leaker WalkingCat, who shared a link to Teams Alpha. To use that version of Teams, you demand an internal Microsoft account, so you can't just download and test it. That being said, some people managed to get information technology working.

Twitter user Jesse Mikael Järvi appears to have gotten Teams Alpha to work and shared some insights about it on Twitter.

Performance is better with #EdgeWebView2 compared to the Electron pile of garbage. Native code would be a lot better tho. #MSTeams #MSTeamsV2 picture show.twitter.com/1WlQiwLo4c
— Jesse Mikael Järvi (@jessejarvi) March 1, 2022

According to Järvi, the app's performance is meliorate than the Electron version of Teams. Järvi notes that a version with native code would be even ameliorate, simply that might non ever happen.

Microsoft has a doc about how Teams works, including how it's built on Electron. Being built on Electron allows Microsoft to develop Teams speedily in a mode that works beyond platforms, only it's not the simply fashion to run into those benefits. That dr. really has a screenshot comparing the memory usage of the Teams Web app and the electric current Teams desktop app. The web app uses slightly more retentivity in that instance, though that could change in future versions of Teams.

According to WalkingCat, the app is codenamed Maglev. Nosotros don't have a release appointment or whatsoever more details most the app at this fourth dimension. The new web-based version of Teams might replace the Electron version at some indicate, but that'due south only speculation at this time.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams allows you lot to interact with colleagues, upload files, send messages, and chat through video. It integrates with Part 365 and several other deject services.

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