
Copy the gif file into it Now the file format of the gif file has to be renamed to jpg (example: Mauritius_Mangrove_Bridgewalke.gif -> Mauritius_Mangrove_Bridgewalke.jpg)Ĥ. In the "Library" navigate to the following folder: Application Support > Microsoft > Teams > Background > (Consumer)Uploadsģ. In the Finder, click on "Go to" or "Go" in the program bar, then press the "option" key on the keyboard so that the "Library" entry becomes visible.Ģ. EZGif is a recommended tool you can use for that.ġ. Note: mp4 videos have to be converted to GIF before uploading to Teams. If you prefer a video guide, check out this short YouTube tutorial Your upload will also stay within Google Meet, so you don´t need to upload the videos again. You can now select video files (mp4 format) and upload them like any other static images. You will subsequently be able to submit MP4 films and GIF pictures as a result. Where it says accept= ”image/jpeg, image/png” replace that with the following code snippet:Īccept=”image/jpeg, image/png, image/gif, video/mp4” Don´t get intimitated - it is already done! Select "Inspect" (or the equivalent of your browser language" to open the developer view. Hover over the upload button in the upper left corner and right-click on it (Important: Right-click to open the context menu, don´t left-click)ĥ. You can see a list of pre-installed backgrounds.

Next, click the three dots next to the red hang-up button and select "Apply visual effects".

Visit with your Google chrome browser to start a new instant meeting. Open (or download) the Google Chrome browser.

The functionality of Google Meet does not get impaired by doing so.ġ. Note: it is completely safe to add the background. Google Meet does not yet offically allow animated custom backgrounds, but it is very simple to use the animated backgrounds nevertheless with a little tweak, that takes less than one minute.
