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OL_Peter_K
Brass Contributor
Aug 31, 2023

NEW Teams Version - Remember to bring back "Contacts" in Chat

Good morning! I was able to download and activate the new version of MS - Teams...Looks good so far... But "Contacts" @Chat is missing in this new version.... I am not able to see my managed...
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Paul_Keijzers
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Aug 31, 2023

OL_Peter_K You can view some of the progress made here Known issues in the new Microsoft Teams desktop client - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn.

 

I also brought this issue to the table at the product team as more clients face the same issue. And it is on the roadmap to be implemented.

 

 

 

 

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Deleted
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 2023 and the New Teams still doesn't have this. There's the People App (which takes much more screen space per person, no good for large lists, and doesn't show presence status) and there's the option of pinning chats (pinning is slow, and doesn't alphabetise the contacts).

Contacts was the easiest way to quickly recommence a chat with a specific individual. The Chats section gets choked up by meeting-related chat rooms.
  • staceymontana's avatar
    staceymontana
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 16, 2024
    Agreed I just started using the new version of Teams today - I actively toggled between my fav contacts and the chat (as you noted it gets clogged up) - driving me crazy that my fav feature is missing.
    • Desynk's avatar
      Desynk
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 19, 2024

      Same here. Got the "new" Teams today. 

      I wonder how they came up with the idea of removing such an essential feature in a collaboration app?
      It would be like not being able to create folders or rules in Outlook.

  • robcrug's avatar
    robcrug
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 17, 2024

    Do we have any update on this feature being brought back?

    • Darchele's avatar
      Darchele
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 21, 2024

      I use the "Contacts" regularly to group people I have worked with from different teams together so that I can easily find them if I don't remmber their name.  It is much quicker than trying to search the directory.  Not having this feature is majorly crippling.

       

      I ask, like others, do we know when this feature will be back?

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