Announcement ID | MC790796 | Published Date | 05-06-2024 | |
Service | Microsoft Teams | Last Updated | 11-08-2024 | |
Category | Stay informed | Expiration Date | 01-06-2025 | |
Roadmap ID | 381734 | Action Required by Date | ||
Tags | New feature, User impact |
Summary |
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Microsoft Teams is introducing a new onboarding process for teams and channels, with rollout timelines updated for various releases. The new feature allows team owners to recommend channels, and team members will initially see only the 'General' channel upon joining a team. This update is detailed under Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381734. No admin action is required before the rollout. |
More Information |
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Updated May 17, 2024: We have updated the content below to clarify the experience for EDU and FLW licensed users. Thank you for your patience. Coming soon in Microsoft Teams: A new way to join teams and channels. This message applies to new Teams for the web and Teams for desktop. It does not apply to Teams for iOS or Android. When this will happen:Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early June 2024 and expect to complete by mid-June 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-September (previously mid-July) 2024 and expect to complete by late September (previously late July) 2024. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out late September (previously late July) 2024 and expect to complete by early October (previously late July) 2024. General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early October (previously early August) 2024 and expect to complete by late November (previously late October) 2024. How this will affect your organization:Before this rollout, a team owner could mark a standard channel as Show for members while creating the channel or later from the team management page. These channels appeared automatically in the teams and channels list on the left side of the screen for all team members. After this rollout:
The view from the Activity stream: A team owner adds a user to team (called Cross team collaboration) and recommends specific channels (Feature crew, General) for the user to show in the teams and channels list: The view from the teams and channels list: General is the only channel shown when a team owner adds a user to team (called Cross team collaboration) and recommends additional channels (Feature crew, General) for the user to show in the teams and channels list: Note: Users with EDU and FLW licenses will continue to see "owner recommended" channels in their teams and channels list automatically. What you need to do to prepare:This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate. We will update this comm before rollout with revised documentation. |