Microsoft has confirmed that its Microsoft Teams progressive web app (PWA) for Linux customers is generally available.
It means that Linux customers who use Teams for communication and collaboration needs will now have full access to the platform’s features.
The PWA also allows Microsoft to update Teams faster for Linux customers ensuring that they have the latest features and bridging the gaps between the Teams desktop client.
Anupam Pattnaik, Product Marketing Lead, commented: “We’re excited to announce the general availability of support for the Microsoft Teams progressive web app as a feature of our current web client for Linux customers.
“Linux customers who rely on Microsoft Teams for collaboration and communication needs told us they want the full richness of Teams features available for their users in a secure way. This can now be achieved using the Teams PWA.
“Additionally, the PWA enables us to ship the latest Microsoft Teams features faster to our Linux customers and helps us bridge the gaps between the Teams desktop client on Linux and Windows.
“The PWA experience is available for both Edge and Chrome browsers running on Linux.”
According to Microsoft, the PWA experience is available on both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers which run on Linux.
The PWA gives users access to custom backgrounds, reactions, gallery view, raise-a-hand feature in meetings, and more.
It also provides desktop-like app features such as notifications for chat and channel, a dock icon with controls, application auto-start, and easy access to system app permissions.
The Microsoft Teams PWA for Linux can be used with conditional access configuration, applied through the Endpoint Manager.
This enables Linux users to access the Teams web application securely while using Edge.
Microsoft says this helps organisations use an industry-leading, unified endpoint management solution for Teams from Linux endpoints with built-in security.
The company is now encouraging Teams Linux users to switch to the PWA to ensure they get the latest Linux features and a desktop-like experience.
In July, IGEL enhanced Microsoft Teams for IGEL OS-powered Linux endpoints connecting to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
IGEL has been working with Microsoft for the past two years to develop new Teams’ capabilities to improve employee collaboration.
IGEL was recognised by Microsoft as a key Linux device partner, and in 2020, IGEL launched the first Linux client supporting Azure Virtual Desktop.
In the Microsoft Teams October update, the company announced improvements across meetings, calling, certified devices, chat and collaboration, custom development, analytics, frontline workers and education, and government.
Microsoft Ignite was the talk of October, with Microsoft Places unveiled, a new Teams premium package, Teams meetings available on Cisco meetings devices, and more.
