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You can't send messages because you are not a member of the chat. - How do I rejoin?
- Jun 30, 2020
Hey Kelemvor333,
I have this same message and found it related to the Teams preview feature allowing separate windows for chat and meetings.
I was able to solve this issue by double clicking on the calendar icon in the meeting header which opens a new window and allows for chat.A non-intuitive experience for sure.
ChrisWebbTech I can rejoin the MEETING just fine. It's the chat that no longer accepts input nor does it update. The last post is from the month prior and in the field where I would type my message is, "You can't send messages because you are not a member of the chat."
- Sep 10, 2019I want to say if you join the meeting, and while in that meeting, someone sends a chat to the meeting chat, it will then join you back into it, but I could be wrong.
- JoeDirteSep 10, 2019Copper Contributor
ChrisWebbTech I can't know for sure but I'm 99% positive that someone in that meeting I had this morning used the chat. There were over 120 people in the meeting. I'd be shocked if no one used the chat because it's usually full of posts during each monthly meeting. That's why I had left the chat the month before. People wouldn't stop posting after the meeting end. Anyway, I've asked on our local teams site as well.
- Sep 10, 2019I just tested this out with an old meeting I was part of, left, got the message that I can't chat. Joined the original meeting invite, joined the call, clicked chat bubble, and was back in the chat. So it works, not sure what's up with the particular one you are having issues with. I guess try joining the original link via web instead of client, seeing if you can add any chat after joining the AV?