Microsoft has launched a brand new unified Groups utility that enables Home windows and Mac customers to modify between private, work, and schooling accounts with out putting in a number of apps.
The brand new Microsoft Groups app additionally helps customers change between accounts with out signing out and signing in once more and permits them to hitch conferences with out logging into an account.
“Right this moment, we’re sharing that the unified Microsoft Groups expertise is now obtainable on Home windows 10 and 11,” said Amit Fulay, VP of Product at Microsoft.
“By signing into Groups with a private electronic mail tackle or cellphone quantity, you possibly can join and collaborate with anybody, anytime — at no cost.
“You may as well be part of as a visitor with out signing in. Whether or not you are becoming a member of a name to attach with a buyer or talk about your college’s fall fundraiser, merely choose your most well-liked account the second you be part of the assembly.”
This replace is offered now for all customers and might be downloaded from Microsoft’s website, with already put in desktop apps to replace mechanically.
​Microsoft first announced in March that it might quickly present a single Groups Home windows and macOS app for all account varieties.
A preview model was additionally rolled out to Home windows Insiders within the Canary and Dev channels utilizing Microsoft Groups model 24057.2000.2723.3544 or greater and was mechanically deployed on clear installs of Home windows 11 Insider Preview Construct 26080 and later.
“Microsoft Groups will likely be obtainable as a single utility, enabling customers to seamlessly change between a number of cloud environments, tenants, and account varieties throughout private and work,” the Home windows Insider crew stated.
The corporate has additionally improved notifications with the brand new app to point which Groups account they belong to and up to date private notification banners to point out extra particulars, making it simpler to work together with the alerts.
Whereas the unified preview app expertise was beforehand known as “Microsoft Groups (work or college),” Redmond has now switched to “Microsoft Groups” and additional simplified the naming scheme by eradicating “Microsoft Groups (free),” the previous standalone client app for Home windows 11.
