Move or turn-off selfview in a Teams Meetings
The self view is always static in the bottom right-hand corner of a Teams meeting. This is often distracting and can also get in the way of the screenshare.
-Add option to toggle off/on self-view
-Add option to move self-view to other locations on the screen
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Thank you for your feedback. This feature is on the teams backlog. We will share an update as soon as one is available.
499 comments
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tsays
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WOW this is a long overdue feature. It's actually starting to get in the way of video calls now. Everyone knows looking at yourself increases fatigue, so increasingly, people just aren't using video. This was first requested 3 years ago?!
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rem63
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I would like to add my vote and request that it be moved up in the backlog. Very annoying and as mentioned, gets in the way of the screen sharing.
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Anonymous
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Can we get an update on when this will be delivered?
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Jim
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I agree 100% with other commenters that this is not a nice to have but very high priority. As the Stanford study and numerous consumer surveys show, this seemingly small change makes a big difference in usability of the product and customer experience. It is distracting, fatiguing and really hard to imagine that it has not been addressed yet (over a year now). Is this that technically challenging or is there some kind of a legal issue with toggling this window display?
My solution has been to put a post-it note over that part of the screen - which doesn't compare favorably with competitor's products like zoom.
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Adam Igra
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This is so important and got to be easy to do. The Stanford research speaks volumes.
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Anonymous
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Recent research from Stanford University corroborates other research that the self-view contributes to "Zoom fatigue". It shows that women are disproportionately negatively affected by the self-view feature. To reduce the exhaustion of frequent video-conferencing, the research recommends turning off self-view. See the research here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3820035
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Stewart Y
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Being able to see yourself and being aware of how you look, leading to constant monitoring, is being suggested as one of the causes of video call fatigue. Not having that feed would help participants interact more naturally.
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Tony_H
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I too would like this option, cannot understand why it's not here as Zoom already has it?
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Anonymous
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Please prioritise getting this function live. Being able to turn off my camera on zoom was my favourite thing about it! Really helps with confidence and focus when presenting to people.
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Dr Valerie Gormsn
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My students would be much more likely to turn on their cameras if they didn’t have to look at themselves for the entire class. Please take a page from Zoom and add the option to turn off self view.
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Anonymous
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Surely this is an easy fix
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F.G.P.
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Please, make it a priority. It is really distracting to see my-self every time during meetings or presentations and moreover, it make me looking apart from the camera so that my face is not involving for the other participants!
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Anonymous
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this is needed
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ab
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I would love if this feature was enabled.
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GE
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I don't understand the purpose behind this feature. With my camera off, I do not need to see the same picture of myself the entire meeting, every meeting. When I set the view to Focus, I see the presentation and my picture. This is distracting, and more importantly, the presentation could be bigger if it didn't have to share space with that picture. With gallery view, it blocks viewing some of the other participants. Please make this a priority.
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J
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Pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaase make this a priority it's really messing with me and there is literally zero need to see my own face constantly.
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Anonymous
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Please give the option of hiding selview. Makes me feel self-conscious and I lose focus of the conversation at times
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Camila Xavier
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Please add the option to hide self view during meetings, it is unnatural to see ourselves while in meetings and can be distracting.
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CK
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Yes! Please have this removed or a toggle. We rarely use our cameras and seeing my picture, which blocks the screen, is unnecessary.
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Anonymous
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Would also ask that self view be excluded in large gallery mode or at least have option to