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User's 'Switch to Public Preview' gone
> If the user is in Public Preview with 'Teams update policy -> Allow Public Preview' set to "Enabled", then that user will not have the option to opt in/out of Public Preview from the client.
There are a couple of issues with that explanation:
- Why does it show "developer preview" checked, allow you to uncheck it, but then have it come back checked after a reload? If the user is getting the "targeted release" then that's what it should say. And if opting out of targeted is not possible per user (is it?) then it should not let you uncheck it.
- For me and at least one other person in this thread, new channel experience is not active, developer preview is checked and public preview is not available but allowed. Per your explanation, we are in the targeted release. So why are targeted release features not active?
Microsoftbughit great questions. Please find answers below.
1. Seeing "Developer preview" checked under About is a known bug for Targeted release user. Clicking on the developer preview has no effect on experience. This bug will be fixed soon.
2. We are doing gradual rollout of new channels experience. That's why some of you might not be seeing it.
Hope this clarifies. Thank you!
Thanks for the clarification.
I'd like to request that you allow public preview for targeted. My impression is that public preview is a earlier preview channel than targeted (it could get things not yet in targeted). Furthermore, as you explained the targeted rollout is gradual so a targeted user is not even guaranteed to see what's been announced for targeted, whereas switching to public preview would give you everything announced for it (that's certainly the case with the new channel experience).
Your current policy essentially blocks previewing teams features. If it were possible to take a specific user out of targeted, then they could public preview, but AFAICT targeted is a tenant wide setting.
So the bottom line, to maximize teams preview abilities we either need to be able to enable public preview for targeted or to be able to take a user out of targeted so public preview can be enabled.
- Shikha_Varshney
bughit Thank you for your questions.
1. Both Public preview and Targeted release provide early access to Teams features. New channels experience was gradually rolled out to both the programs. Most of the other features should be available to users in both the programs at the time of announcement.
Here is how you can decide on the best early access option for Teams
- If you want consistent early access experiences across Microsoft 365 services, use Targeted release
- If you want consistent early access experiences across Microsoft 365 apps, use Current Channel (Preview) and set the Teams Admin Center (or PowerShell) Public Preview policy to “Follow Office Preview”
- If you want early access only for Teams, use Teams Public Preview
- If you want in-depth engagement with the Teams product group under NDA (with associated program participation requirements), join Teams Private Preview (Technology Adoption Program). Note: this program is currently at capacity.
2. You can set Targeted release for everyone in your tenant as well as specific users. Here is the doc for details.
Hope this helps. Thank you!