Microsoft removes Together mode from Teams meetings in June

Before this change, meeting hosts and participants had to decide between several layout options every time a call started, adding one more micro-decision to an already overloaded meeting experience. Together mode was rarely used outside of large all-hands sessions, yet its presence in the menu created ongoing visual noise and occasional confusion when someone accidentally enabled it. Now the layout choice is gone. Teams will open meetings in Gallery view by default, which reduces the number of clicks and settings to manage. For teams already struggling with meeting fatigue, this removes one small source of friction rather than adding another feature to learn.