(Updated) Soft focus and Adjust brightness in Teams video meetings | MC352623

Updated July 11, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.

Soft focus and Adjust brightness are video filters in Teams video meetings. Users will soon be able to access and apply both settings, before and during meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65944

Note: Soft focus is not available for EDU tenants.

When this will happen:

We will begin rolling out in late May (previously early May) and expect the rollout to be completed by mid-July (previously late June).

How this will affect your organization:

Soft focus applies a smoothing effect to appearance, and Adjust brightness enhances the video quality when lighting is poor.

Users in your organization will see these 2 filters in "Device Settings" panel in meeting and "Settings"->"Devices"->"Camera" panel.

Note: This feature is turned-off by default. Please also allow access to *.teams.microsoft.com in order for both of these features to work.

What you need to do to prepare:

You may consider updating your training and documentation as appropriate.