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Contact list no longer available in new Teams version
Anyways - I think I have a theory: when pandemic hit and there was a sharp demand for messaging apps MS ran into performance issues in Teams. They've made several changes: decreased the content sharing quality to 720p; increased the status refresh time in "Contacts" tab. The status poll interval to this day remains either super long or is "manual" (refreshed on load or leaving the Chat-->Contacts tab and opening a hidden tab e.g. Tasks and then opening Contacts again). Currently you need to hover a contact for the pop-up window to appear in order for Teams to update the said contact's status. People keep calling me during meetings, calls. I make sure to double check contact's status before calling.
This is likely why the new mysterious unobtanium People app does not show statuses in the list (as per other people testimony who somehow managed to find that People "Unicorn" App).
TL.DR.:
MS likely did not want to show a "fake" status in the People app users list so they've hidden in under a separate menu.
nameless0ne I found "People" it by selecting the "Calls" icon on the left, then selecting the "View Contacts" on the top right on the screen. I do miss being able to see their status' as a group under the categories.
Yeah, but I don't think that there is really a way to actually use these or update that list unless you went back to the old teams to use it. I really wish I could come to their AMA event in two days for the new Teams and just wonder in awe as to what their answers are gonna be regarding these weird changes.
Personally, I'm also finding it ironic that they put pins to replace a feature that's existed for literally decades in every chat platform, but then didn't allow you to pin apps to your Teams sidebar. That is beyond goofy if you ask me.
