Microsoft ditches Teams feature that put attendees into the same virtual room – Engadget

Microsoft added the Teams “Together” feature during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to help employees feel as if they were working together in the same space. Now that everyone is mostly back to the office, the company is doing away with the feature and steering users toward Gallery. The move will reduce implementation complexity while boosting video quality, Microsoft explained in its Insider Blog. 

Microsoft justified chopping Together mode by saying it “increases cognitive load for users” and…