Experimental features
Some features are ready to try before they are finished. Whorl calls them experimental features. They are off until someone turns them on, they can change, and a few change how a whole company works.
There are two places to turn them on:
- Settings → Experimental features is for you alone. It lists what you can switch on for yourself only, under Just for you.
- Settings → Company → Experimental features is for owners and admins. It lists every experimental feature under For everyone, and a switch there turns a feature on for the whole company. Other members can read the page but not change it.
A feature that changes how the whole company works has no personal switch. It appears only on the company page, and your own choices do not apply to it.
If there is nothing to try, the personal page says Everything ready to try is already on for everyone. and the sidebar entry may be hidden.
Turn a feature on
- Open Settings → Experimental features, or Settings → Company → Experimental features as an owner or admin.
- Switch the feature on or off.
- Choose Save changes. You can also press ⌘Enter on Mac, or Ctrl+Enter elsewhere.
On the company page, the bar at the bottom says what will change for everyone at your company before you save.
What you can try
| Feature | Who turns it on | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Voice | You, for yourself. An owner or admin, for everyone. | Dictate anywhere, and talk to a Thread or Captain to steer it. See Voice. |
| Whorl Conversations and Calendar | An owner or admin, for everyone. | Chat and meet in Whorl, and choose on the Company page whether Teams or Whorl runs your conversations and calendar. See Conversations and Microsoft 365. |
| Huddle recordings | An owner or admin, for everyone. | Record and transcribe huddles and meetings, and file both where they happened, with company, Space and personal settings. See Huddles and meetings. |
This list is what Whorl offers today. It changes as features are finished.