the australian musician calum newtonwhich calls itself CandyMoore.mp3 on TikTok, released in March a party remix of the classic Teams ringtone with samples of Bill Gates saying “Microsoft Windows… I’m Bill Gates, Gates, Gates…”
A TikTok remix ends up becoming a Teams ringtone
According to Newton, his original remix post didn’t get many views, but it blew up after another user posted a video of him dancing. Many other TikTok users also posted covers, including Bill Gates, who used the remix in a post congratulating Microsoft on his birthday.
One of these remixes (perhaps the one made by Gates) caught the attention of Microsoft, who contacted Newton and asked him to create a version that he could share with Teams users. Unfortunately, the version Microsoft asked Newton to create removes Gates’s voice, but Microsoft says his “amazing remix” follow “hitting hard enough to make you want to dance.”
We remixed the default Teams ringtone with @candymooremp3. It’s available now. Will you answer the call? #MicrosoftTeams pic.twitter.com/kJMMa4qUk5
—MicrosoftTeams (@MicrosoftTeams) September 14, 2022
Starting today, a new ringtone (“Remix”) should automatically appear in the dropdown menu. If the new ringtone does not appear in the dropdown menu, go to “Menu” and click “check for updates”Microsoft explained.
The Teams ringtone can be changed both in the desktop app and on the web. Teams mobile app settings have been synced so that when they’re changed in the desktop or web apps, they’ll automatically change across all endpoints, including mobile, Microsoft says.