Microsoft Teams’ new single app for personal and professional tasks is now available

Microsoft is finally launching a single, unified Microsoft Teams app that will let you switch between your personal and work accounts. The new app has been in testing for most of the year, and Microsoft is now rolling it out to Windows and Mac users.

This app update not only supports work, personal, and education accounts in a single Teams app, but it also improves the experience of switching between different Teams tenants. “You can also join as a guest without signing in,” said Amit Fulay, corporate vice president of products at Microsoft. “Whether you’re joining a call to connect with a customer or discussing your school’s fall fundraiser, simply select your preferred account when you join the meeting.”

Microsoft has a long and troubled history of supporting both work and personal accounts with Teams. Windows 11 first integrated Teams into the taskbar, but the app only worked with personal accounts. Microsoft then removed that integration from Windows 11 last year, forcing users to install two separate Teams apps to access personal or work meetings. It was pretty confusing to have both Microsoft Teams (free) and Microsoft Teams (work or school) installed and have to make sure you were launching the right version.

Thankfully, the confusing dual-app situation is gone with today’s update, so you can simply see your personal and work accounts side-by-side. Notifications are also improved with this updated app so you can easily tell which team a notification is coming from.

If you already use Microsoft Teams on Windows or Mac, it will be automatically updated; otherwise, you can download the new app from Microsoft’s website.