How to hide that messy room background during a video call

Although the government is slowly relaxing the lockdown a lot of us are still working from home and depending on a lot on video calling platforms to connect with colleagues. One problem that most of us face during a video call is to hide that messy room. All of us always fix the room before starting a video call. Most of the popular video calling platforms are now making this task easy by adding a virtual background option for users.

Zoom was among the first ones to come up with this feature. Followed by many other competitors including Skype, Messenger Rooms and now Microsoft Teams. Here’s how you can change the real background to a virtual one during a Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams call.