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Question Should contacts added via https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/Contact Be visible \ searchable in teams? Notes In my test and production tenant the answer is no. eg Adding...
- I have some final feedback
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/exchange-integration/external-contacts-not-in-search
In summary
Do not expect to see results for EXO contacts in teams.
Another area I also explored was "mail enabled users". While they do appear in a search via a friendly name they act very much like guest accounts. ie mail flow works to external address but IMs stay within the org and do not go to an external federated company.
Hi AlistairKeay1 ,
Microsoft doesn't support Azure AD contacts in Microsoft Teams.
Take a look at the Microsoft Teams app Unified Contacts from glueckkanja-gab, my employer.
The app will find Azure AD contacts and will support your users to select the correct calling type like Teams call or PSTN call. Also, it allows to dial the office phone number easily from the contact card or the cell phone number.
Currently, the app supports Azure AD and the personal Outlook contact store (requires Exchange Online) for contact search.
Some new features are just around the corner and will come in the next few weeks.
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/app/085251c0-aef3-11ea-bccf-6fc12269b243?source=app-details-dialog
Thanks for the reply.
When you say "Microsoft doesn't support Azure AD contacts in Microsoft Teams" _ is this documented anywhere?
Why was the MS engineer able to demonstrate that is appeared to work for him.
Thanks for the suggestion of your application
When you say "Microsoft doesn't support Azure AD contacts in Microsoft Teams" _ is this documented anywhere?
Why was the MS engineer able to demonstrate that is appeared to work for him.
Thanks for the suggestion of your application
- Sorry, can't help out with an official docs article. It's just testing and searching the web.
And it's my experience from several Microsoft Temas Phone System projects in my daily work as UC consultant 😉- Understood and thanks. Feature ID: 93050 removed a lot of pain for telephony but this feature relates to personal outlook contacts.
The requirement I have is to allow a search for and then IM a federated company based on finding a friendly name in the GAL- I have some final feedback
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/troubleshoot/exchange-integration/external-contacts-not-in-search
In summary
Do not expect to see results for EXO contacts in teams.
Another area I also explored was "mail enabled users". While they do appear in a search via a friendly name they act very much like guest accounts. ie mail flow works to external address but IMs stay within the org and do not go to an external federated company.