Microsoft Teams Now Has a Communities Feature that Will Beat FB Groups

Microsoft Teams now has a Communities feature that will compete with Facebook group

You can now use Microsoft Teams on multiple occasions and not just for company meetings. Microsoft has introduced a “communities” feature on Android and iOS that effectively offers an alternative to Facebook groups for more personal uses. Users can chat and make video calls, but they can also arrange events, post messages, and share documents. Coming to the features provided by Facebook, owners can moderate communities by setting rules and removing people or content. They can also create both virtual and real-world events, and if someone wants to join, the users can invite them through email, phone numbers, or scannable QR codes.

Communities in Teams were only available on mobile until now, however, Microsoft will soon introduce this new feature to the desktop as well, and for that, they will only need the free application. Next year, Microsoft is also planning to offer access to SignUpGenius to help users coordinate fundraisers and other good causes by helping them enlist volunteers and otherwise planning events.

The community hub expansion may seem to add but it reflects a gradual shift away from Teams’ original role as a pure workplace collaboration tool and more as a general-purpose chat and socialization application. The application has also become free for personal use last year and recently received casual games to break the ice with colleagues. The newest additions to these applications are advancing toward making Microsoft a social network, but it is hoping to take over some of those duties.

Currently, Microsoft is planning various initiatives to enhance its capabilities in the tech market. After withstanding the ongoing recession winds and the company has been enhancing various other facilities to dominate the evolving tech market.