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Important update for the Microsoft Teams Android app is now available

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Dec 15, 2021

Recently, an Android operating system issue was encountered that had the potential to impact emergency calling. An investigation was conducted and found that the issue, which is caused by an unintended interaction between the Teams app and Android operating system, is only present on a small number of devices with the Teams app installed when the user is not logged in. Microsoft has collaborated closely with Google to resolve this unintended interaction. We have released an update to the Teams app, which is now available to all Android users, that keeps the app from triggering the underlying issue in the Android operating system. Google also plans to roll-out an Android operating system update in January.

 

We suggest that any Android users with the Teams app installed take the latest update (1416/1.0.0.2021194504) that has been published via the Google Play Store. Note that this may require user action if app auto-updates are not enabled. Please share this message with users within your organization to make sure they are aware of this update as well.

Updated Dec 15, 2021
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  • wroot's avatar
    wroot
    Silver Contributor

    This latest version has numerous visual bugs though. Reaction icons under the messages becoming microscopic, team's name overlapping with channel names while scrolling through.

  • Tklein87's avatar
    Tklein87
    Copper Contributor

    Hello!

    It appears that this latest version has caused issues opening Excel files (and only Excel files) on all Android devices I use. Fresh installs of the app and updated apps do not allow previews within Teams, but require you to either Download and Open or Open in the Excel app. This happens on Work Owned phones (using MDM) and personal devices. Whether on VPN or not. All files are hosted within Teams.