In its most recent developer build of Windows 11, Microsoft is introducing support for third-party widget development and new video calling features for Chat from Microsoft Teams. The Windows Insider programme members have access to the new features in Preview Build 25217.
New video calling experience in Windows 11
A new video calling experience for Chat from Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 is included in the Insider preview (for a select number of Insiders). You’ll soon be able to get a preview of your personal video stream when you launch Chat from the taskbar, enabling you to make any necessary adjustments to your appearance or identify any background difficulties prior to beginning a chat. In the upcoming months, Microsoft aims to make this experience more widely accessible, but a small fraction of people will already be able to utilise it thanks to a sneak preview release. You may check if you’re one of the fortunate few chosen by launching Chat from your Windows 11 taskbar.
The third party widgets now supported in Windows 11
The creation and testing of widgets for the Windows 11 widgets panel is now accessible. New third-party widgets can currently only be tested locally on the most recent Insider Preview build, but once the build is formally published to the public, they will be available in the Microsoft Store for the shipping version of respective apps. According to Microsoft, Widgets can currently only be made for bundled Win32 apps, although support for Progressive Web App (PWA) Widgets is expected to be included in Microsoft Edge 108.
Other features
Other feature upgrades in the Insider Preview Build 25217 include enhanced cloud suggestions, integrated search suggestions for Simplified Chinese, and some design adjustments to the Microsoft Store. To prevent you from unintentionally buying a game that you could already have access to for free, the store now makes it clearer if a game is included in Game Pass. Additionally, the Game Pass library will have improved speed and several features that are simpler.
These upgrades won’t be in the public Windows 11 build for some time, but if you’re particularly eager to test them out, you can join the Windows Insider Program and receive the most recent developer builds as soon as they become available.
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