Microsoft Teams : MAJOR UPDATE – Chat with anyone with an email address (people not using teams)

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Greetings for the day!

Today sharing new feature related to Microsoft Teams. Its MAJOR UPDATE.

Major Update: Microsoft Teams will enable users to chat with anyone via email, even non-Teams users, who join as guests

Details:

• Microsoft is introducing a new capability in Microsoft Teams. It allows users to start a chat with anyone who has an email address—even if they’re not currently using Teams.
• The recipient will receive an email invitation to join the chat session as a guest.
• External users will receive an email invitation and can join the chat as guests
• This capability will be available to small and medium business customers with a Teams Essentials, Business Basic, Business Standard, or Business Premium license.
• This feature will be available across Android, Desktop, iOS, Linux, and Mac platforms.
• This feature will be enabled by default.
• Only tenant users can initiate the chat thread.

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 513271

• We / Admin can disable this feature using PowerShell – set the UseB2BInvitesToAddExternalUsers attribute of TeamsMessagingPolicy to false. Set-CsTeamsMessagingPolicy.
• External participants see only shared content in the chat. They have no access to Teams, channels, or SharePoint unless explicitly granted.

REFERENCES

• Chat with people not using Teams (Preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/chat-with-people-not-using-teams