For those who participate in the Windows Insider program, you will be getting support for third-party widget development and a new video call function for Chat from Microsoft Teams through the latest developer build of Windows 11. The features will be available in Preview Build 25217.
The latest build allows developers to create test widgets that can be added to the Windows 11 widgets panel. However, they can only be tested on the latest Insider Preview build for now. Developers can later publish the version with the widgets to Microsoft Store once the build is made public. Furthermore, the widgets can only get created for packaged Win32 apps currently. Meanwhile, support for Progressive Web App (PWA) Widgets gets planned as part of Microsoft Edge 108.
Another feature is quite common for video call apps. It allows users to take a look at themselves before joining a call. Opening Chat from the taskbar will now trigger a preview of your own video feed, allowing you to tidy up yourself or spot any camera issues before a call. Microsoft is aiming to roll out this feature widely in the coming months. However, it's said that a small number of users already get to access it as part of a sneak preview release, so you can launch the app now to see if you're one of the lucky users.
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