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robthom
Mar 31, 2020Brass Contributor
Creating a new Chat with everyone in Teams contact group
Hi : Is there a way to create a new group chat by selecting a contact group in teams (not AD). To clarify, this would be the area in the chat section, you click on Contacts. From that area, I w...
yokushka
Nov 15, 2021Copper Contributor
Still the same issue in November 2021 - contact groups are useless. And I have only 18 people in the team, my condolences to the guys who has hundreds.
StevenC365
Nov 15, 2021MVP
This comes up regularly from Skype for Business users when they just transition to Teams, but after a few months is no longer considered an issue. Create a Team and add the DL as members, a group chat with 10s of users isn't as useful as a channel.
There is a sample custom app that Microsoft share to bring back the Skype feel, but I wouldn't recommend heading backwards.
- yokushkaNov 15, 2021Copper ContributorRight, we are in a process of transition from Google Chat, so far we miss group options.
Also maybe you aware why Teams doesn't release camera after Meeting - it is annoying to disconnect camera every time.- StevenC365Nov 15, 2021MVP
yokushka I don't have to do anything to switch between using the same camera in Teams and Zoom or any other application on Windows 10.
- yokushkaNov 15, 2021Copper ContributorThank you, just confirmed it is particular camera/driver related issue. Strange that the same camera works fine in other video chat apps.