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Nov 06, 2019

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Multiple Accounts in the Teams Desktop App

The iOS app for Teams allows me to be logged onto multiple accounts simultaneously, but not the desktop App. Do we know when this will be coming? Thanks, Craig

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LinusCansby
Nov 06, 2019
Hi,

The latest public information is that Microsoft is testing this internally and with some customers. It is listed as "working on it" in the uservoice request. A comment also says that they are planning to release it "this fall", but that I doubt.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/17750851-i-want-to-use-multiple-teams-accounts-at-the-same

MyUsername123

Copper Contributor

Mar 19, 2021

photon6

Yes, seriously behind in their thinking; they don’t get the gig economy with people working for multiple customers, nor do they understand there has been this thing called a pandemic where we are all working from home. Even the new rollout due out last month will only allow one personal and one work account. These requests are not new and go back many years to Lync/Skype for Business.

gorchase

Brass Contributor

Mar 19, 2021

Yup, I have since received the "Feb" update that wasn't there until March. Meaningless though as one personal and one business account solves nothing since I don't use Teams for personal communication and don't know anyone else who does... maybe students...? Either way, this is not just available on other software, it's literally available on the Microsoft Teams Mobile App just not on desktop. So they've figured it out, but only kinda.

southerndoc
Copper Contributor
Jun 02, 2021
gorchase I agree. I need multiple work email accounts -- one for a health system where I work, another for a fire department where I serve as medical director, and yet another where I am contracted for healthcare consulting. Adding a personal account doesn't help me.
- ChristianJBergstrom
  MVP
  Jun 02, 2021
  Teams Connect is going GA in November (pushed forward). Then there's no need to switch between tenants as the collaboration across orgs. will work seamlessly, as long as there are Azure Identities involved https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=70766
  - mtt591
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 11, 2021
    ChristianJBergstrom
    I don't really see this as a solution, Teams Connect seems like a way for organizers to add external accounts to chanels. It doesen't solve the problem of having 2 or more unrelated school or work accounts.