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Introducing the new Microsoft Teams, now in preview

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Mar 27, 2023
As we announced in this blog post, today we’re starting to roll out the preview version of the new Teams desktop app for Windows. We have been listening to your feedback which has culminated in a...
Updated Jul 24, 2023
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Jul 10, 2026

This is regarding Microsoft Teams Classic end-of-life dates; there appear to be conflicting statements from Microsoft. According to their official announcement, support for the classic Teams client ended on July 1, 2024, and the end of availability for the classic Teams client started July 1, 2025.

 

However, Microsoft released a Microsoft Teams Classic 1.8 version in August 2025. Based on the lifecycle announcement, the classic client should no longer be available after July 2025.

 

Could anyone help us clarify how we should interpret this? Specifically, should we retain the End of Support date as July 1st, 2024?  or should the August 2025 release influence the lifecycle dates?

 

Supporting documents : 

  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-teams
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/teams-app-versioning