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terrenceNokia
Jan 10, 2022Brass Contributor
Can no longer add People to a chat and include chat history in Microsoft Teams?
Used to be able to add additional people to a chat and get option to show chat history with add person icon at top of screen. Now, when press button you only get the option to start a brand new grou...
Tim_Smith
May 04, 2022Copper Contributor
This is intermittent and mainly for chats with one person. In group chats I am able to add with history still.
I'm not sure if this is expected functionality, but it makes sense. Otherwise your entire 1:1 chat history could be mistakenly shared when you are working on your current project. One mistake and you could be talking about someone's odd Uncle... if you know what I mean... instead of talking about the project you are trying to share.
I am making this up as a MS User, but decisions like this are made at some level in MS (good ethical decisions) and not communicated well. It's a pretty daunting task.
- Parth1010May 12, 2022Copper Contributor
So, is there any fix available now?
- Tim_SmithMay 17, 2022Copper Contributor
Parth1010 I believe MS intentionally blocks the odd uncle issue with 1:1 chats due to ethical concerns. I would defer to a MS Champion to confirm.
Adding users to group chats is not a problem on our current update, but your mileage may vary.
Personally I am happy not being able to add people with chat history to a 1:1 chat, and having a group chat start with no history when the first user is added. That is the behavior now and not a problem.
Others may disagree and escalate. Please respond if anyone knows better.