Microsoft Teams free tier lacks pre-call mic/camera test and clear settings labels
A Microsoft Teams free-tier user cannot test whether their mic, camera, and audio are working before a call, and finds the settings labeled vaguely as "Devices" instead of clearly as Audio/Video/Mic. Other video platforms make this easier to find and verify.
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