| Announcement ID | MC805189 | Published Date | 06-25-2024 | |
| Service | microsoftteams | Last Updated | 08-09-2024 | |
| Category | Plan for change | Expiration Date | 09-06-2024 | |
| Roadmap ID | Action Required by Date | |||
| Tags | Major update, Admin impact, Retirement, User impact | |||
| Summary |
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| The Extended directory preview feature in Microsoft Teams will be retired from July 22, 2024, to July 31, 2024, due to low usage. Users are advised to use Teams connect chat with external access instead. No admin action is required for this change. |
| More Information |
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We will be retiring the Extended directory preview-only feature for Connected Chat in Microsoft Teams starting July 22, 2024, and ending July 31, 2024. Instead, we recommend admins use Teams connect chat supported by external access, where we will continue to invest our development resources. You can access the External access features in Teams admin center > Users > External access. The Extended directory feature, which was released to public preview customers in February 2024, is being deprecated due to low feature usage and customer demand. As a result, we will gradually phase out the feature by disabling it in all interfaces. The retiring feature was accessed with the Manage external user profiles button: This change will happen automatically by the specified date. No admin action is required. Conversations (chat) that were established with an Extended directory contact will continue to work if external access policies are enabled. |
