Rumor: Microsoft to Release Lighter Teams Client Next Month

Microsoft is alleged to be engaged on a lighter model of its Groups collaboration instrument. The lighter model ought to, amongst different issues, require much less processing energy and be extra economical with the battery of laptops. A preview would come on-line on the finish of March.

To allow that, the consumer switches from Electron to Webview2 from Edge, stories The Verge. The React library for Javascript would additionally not be within the app, which ought to make it lighter. A part of the work is already within the Groups consumer for Home windows 11 for customers and would additionally turn into obtainable for corporations with the brand new model. They’re nonetheless on the outdated consumer.

Along with being extra economical for the battery and CPU, the brand new consumer would additionally require much less reminiscence. Groups might use the brand new model with about half the reminiscence of the present model. In keeping with The Verge, which frequently has details about unannounced Microsoft providers and merchandise, a preview of the brand new model of Groups might be launched on the finish of March. Firms can then nonetheless select to make use of the outdated model. The brand new model might be launched definitively at a later date.