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"Mac support is coming later this year." Sigh. My heart sinks when I get a Teams invite. 60 minutes of hairdryer fan? 4 minutes of waiting for the video feeds

by iamben 4y ago

"Mac support is coming later this year." Sigh. My heart sinks when I get a Teams invite. 60 minutes of hairdryer fan? 4 minutes of waiting for the video feeds to kick in? Video that flickers enough to give me an epileptic fit? But don't worry about all that core usability stuff - at least I can use 'together mode' to make everyone look like they're sat outside! Thanks!

inbx0 4y ago
Have you tried the PWA? I use it in Linux and it's much more performant than the Electron version. You can use extensions too with it, like uBlock Origin, which makes it even faster. I mean it's still Teams so faster here means still not fast at all, and it still suffers from many other UX problems, but definitely worth trying if you are forced to use some form of Teams.
- iamben 4y ago
  It's a maximum of 4 videos at once, isn't it? Sadly at least a couple of our monthly teams calls are bigger than that. Thank you though. It's nice to know I'm not the only one that feels the pain!
  - inbx0 4y ago
    > It's a maximum of 4 videos at once Hmm, what? Do you mean like max 4 participants in Teams calls? No I don't think there's a restriction like that, it should work exactly the same as the Electron version. Our team also has more than 4 people. Maybe you are thinking some restrictions on the free version of Teams? If you or your company is paying for Teams/Office, then you get the same "premium" features on the PWA as you would with the Electron app when you login. If you go to teams.microsoft.com with Chrome or Edge and login, it should suggest installing the PWA [1]. 1: https://www.omglinux.com/microsoft-teams-pwa-now-available-on-linux/ https://www.omglinux.com/microsoft-teams-pwa-now-available-o...
dunham 4y ago
It's not ideal, but I've found that disconnecting the external monitor helps a little (My understanding is that the external monitor engages discrete gpu which heats up the wrong bits of the laptop). I usually only have issues when sharing video - screen sharing seems fine. Once the hairdryer kicks in, the Intel CPU will drop down to a quarter of its normal speed. (I replaced my personal laptop with an M1 for this reason.)
- iamben 4y ago
  I'm currently on the last Intel Mac. It's absolute trash. Worst Mac I've ever owned. I've been debating the M2 for a while, but feels like we're coming pretty close to a possible refresh. Never a good time, is there?! haha
  - operatingthetan 4y ago
    The only good time is right after launch of the newest mac.

by iamben 4y ago

inbx0 4y ago

Have you tried the PWA? I use it in Linux and it's much more performant than the Electron version. You can use extensions too with it, like uBlock Origin, which makes it even faster. I mean it's still Teams so faster here means still not fast at all, and it still suffers from many other UX problems, but definitely worth trying if you are forced to use some form of Teams.

iamben 4y ago
It's a maximum of 4 videos at once, isn't it? Sadly at least a couple of our monthly teams calls are bigger than that. Thank you though. It's nice to know I'm not the only one that feels the pain!
- inbx0 4y ago
  > It's a maximum of 4 videos at once Hmm, what? Do you mean like max 4 participants in Teams calls? No I don't think there's a restriction like that, it should work exactly the same as the Electron version. Our team also has more than 4 people. Maybe you are thinking some restrictions on the free version of Teams? If you or your company is paying for Teams/Office, then you get the same "premium" features on the PWA as you would with the Electron app when you login. If you go to teams.microsoft.com with Chrome or Edge and login, it should suggest installing the PWA [1]. 1: https://www.omglinux.com/microsoft-teams-pwa-now-available-on-linux/ https://www.omglinux.com/microsoft-teams-pwa-now-available-o...

dunham 4y ago

It's not ideal, but I've found that disconnecting the external monitor helps a little (My understanding is that the external monitor engages discrete gpu which heats up the wrong bits of the laptop). I usually only have issues when sharing video - screen sharing seems fine. Once the hairdryer kicks in, the Intel CPU will drop down to a quarter of its normal speed. (I replaced my personal laptop with an M1 for this reason.)

iamben 4y ago
I'm currently on the last Intel Mac. It's absolute trash. Worst Mac I've ever owned. I've been debating the M2 for a while, but feels like we're coming pretty close to a possible refresh. Never a good time, is there?! haha
- operatingthetan 4y ago
  The only good time is right after launch of the newest mac.