Purpose and practical fit
What Microsoft Teams helps you do
Microsoft Teams is an app that brings people together to accomplish tasks, share ideas, and make plans through communities, events, chats, channels, meetings, storage, tasks, and calendars.
The reviewed sources confirm these capabilities: join audio and video calls, chat 1-1 or to your entire community and use cloud storage to access shared documents. The current record covers Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and Web and keeps account, plan, availability and support conditions separate so they are easier to check.
Capabilities confirmed in the reviewed sources
- Join audio and video calls
- Chat 1-1 or to your entire community
- Use cloud storage to access shared documents
- Use task lists to stay on top of projects
- Organize shared content in a community
Indian reader check
What to confirm before you install
On shared devices, confirm the signed-in account, backup destination and notification privacy before enabling message or media sync. For Microsoft Teams, the reviewed sources add this condition: Requires iOS 17.0 or later, or Android devices using the last four major OS versions. Open the current store listing on your own device and account before relying on access.
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Official-source snapshot
Platform, account and plan facts
PublisherMicrosoft Corporation
Confirmed platformsAndroid, iOS, Windows, Mac, Web
Plan and purchase notesMicrosoft Teams is free for individuals, with paid subscriptions offering additional features like longer group calling and more participants.
Account requirementTo use Teams, you need a Microsoft 365 account with a Business or Enterprise license plan, or a Microsoft account for personal use.
Offline useTeams has an offline mode feature allowing access to some data when offline.
Availability conditionsRequires iOS 17.0 or later, or Android devices using the last four major OS versions.
Limits and uncertainty
Known conditions and sensible checks
- Commercial features require a paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscription
- Meetings and events have a time limit of 30 hours
- Maximum 1,000 people in a meeting
- Maximum 20 people in a video or audio call from chat
Features and access can change after the source date. If something fails, identify whether the problem concerns installation, the app account, a subscription or the service itself before changing device settings.
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