You can now access Snapchat Lenses during Microsoft Teams meetings

News Summary

  • Since adding Snap AR to the Flip web experience, the company has seen a 60% increase in students and teachers creating videos.Today’s announcement comes a few months after Snap shut down its camera app for desktop that allowed users to apply filters on video calls.
  • Microsoft and Snap have today announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses for Teams to bring a bit of fun to virtual meetings.As part of the integration, Teams users will get access to a collection of 26 popular Lenses during meetings.
  • “That’s why we are excited to bring Snapchat’s most popular Lenses natively into Microsoft Teams meetings, making it easy for users to add even more personality and fun to video calls.
  • The company has also used Camera Kit to bring Snap AR into Flip, Microsoft’s video learning platform where educators can post topic prompts to spark video discussions among students.
  • Snap says the new integration aims to allow for more fun and engaging meetings.
  • You can use the Lenses to do things like transform yourself into a cartoon character or add fun backgrounds to your video.
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