Corporate baddies have been sleeping on Microsoft Teams' beauty app featuring 12 different Snapchat-like filters
The Maybelline beauty app lets you use different facial filters in meetings.
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What you need to know
With more organizations and companies leaning more toward hybrid and remote work (especially since the COVID-19 pandemic), the dependence and reliance on online meeting and messaging apps likeMicrosoft Teams, Zoom,Slack, and more is at an all-time high.
Admittedly, the companies behind these platforms have been doing their bit and shipping new features and updates ever so often to make the work-from-home experience seamless, effective, and efficient. Microsoft is meticulous at this, as it ships new features to Microsoft Teams (free) and Teams Premium every month. As it happens, the companyshipped new features and improvements to the toolin January.
We already know the benefits that come with hybrid roles, including convenience, comfort, and more. A company running its operations remotely heavily relies on apps like Microsoft Teams to foster effective communication through meetings and messages. Therefore, there’s an implied importance to keep up appearances during these calls.
It can be difficult to achieve this if there’s some sort of laxity bundled with your daily workload, which at times may prevent some from having time for the extra effort to begin with. But worry not. I’d honestly forgotten about the Maybelline app in Microsoft Teams until I recently stumbled on aTikTok videohighlighting it.
According to Microsoft:
“The Maybelline Beauty app in Teams uses AI-powered functionality enabled by Modiface, an augmented reality technology for the beauty industry owned by Maybelline’s parent company L’Oreal. Modiface AI identifies over 70 points of the user’s face to create a “virtual map” that enables the seamless application of the digital filters.”
It builds on Microsoft Teams' virtual meeting experience and has been available for a hot minute. We first talked aboutthe Maybelline app shipping to Microsoft Teamslast year in July and how it allows users to express themselves within a meeting using 12 different looks.
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How to use the Maybelline app while in a Teams meeting
You can also apply these filters even if you’re already in an ongoing meeting. To do so, simply follow the steps outlined below:
Microsoft has doubled down on its efforts to improve the virtual meeting experience on Teams, having recentlyshipped Microsoft Mesh to broad availability. It essentially makes a virtual and immersive meeting in a 3D space feel like a real-life experience. Did you know about the Maybelline app in Teams, and will you be using it during your online meetings? Also, if you’ve been using it, what’s your experience so far?
Kevin Okemwa is a seasoned tech journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with lots of experience covering the latest trends and developments in the industry at Windows Central. With a passion for innovation and a keen eye for detail, he has written for leading publications such as OnMSFT, MakeUseOf, and Windows Report, providing insightful analysis and breaking news on everything revolving around the Microsoft ecosystem. You’ll also catch him occasionally contributing at iMore about Apple and AI. While AFK and not busy following the ever-emerging trends in tech, you can find him exploring the world or listening to music.
