Microsoft Teams: Major Update – The new streamlined Chat and Channels experience

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Today sharing new MAJOR UPDATE related to Microsoft Teams.

MAJOR UPDATE – Microsoft Teams: The new streamlined Chat and Channels experience

Details

• Microsoft have streamlined the chats, teams, and channels experience.
• This is to make it easier for users to stay on top of what matters most.

Before this roll out

• We have separate Chat and Teams views (apps) with no option to unify these views.
• Custom sections of chats and channels were not possible.
• There was no view for collecting all personal mentions in one list across chats and channels.

With new updates

• The new experience brings chat, teams, and channels into one place, in Chat. So users can easily navigate between all conversations without switching between contexts.
• In the Chat view, we will see these sections (in order):
  • Favorites containing any previously pinned chats and channels
  • Chats sorted by most recent
  • Teams and channels, organized in same order as in the Teams view

• We can begin in the combined Chat view. However, we can choose to keep chat separate from teams and channels like before.

• New filters for Unread, Chat, Channels, Meetings and more help users focus on relevant conversation in their list. Filters persist until turned off.

• The new @mention view gathers all personal @mentions into one interactive list.
• We can quickly access messages with @mentions across chats, channels, and meetings.

• Use /go to: Quickly navigate to our frequently used conversation across our chat and channels. Use the new keyboard shortcut Ctrl+G (Cmd+G on Mac).

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 415249 – Microsoft Teams: New Microsoft Teams chat and channels experience

Note : This update is for only Teams on Windows desktops, Mac desktops, the web, and iOS and Android devices. This update is not for Education tenants.

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