Team GIF Search Results Changes
Obviously this is not very important, but has anyone else experienced a change (for the worse, in my opinion) to the GIF search results? I type in "Hi" and I get batman rubbing his chin and then a bunch of High-Five results.. Just wondering if there was an update or change announced by MS. Thanks!What’s New in Microsoft Teams | January 2026 – ISE Edition
Welcome to 2026! This first ’What’s new in Teams’ of the year is a “2-in-1” edition. We’re not only introducing the usual monthly range of new features and capabilities designed to enhance your Teams experience, we’re also shining a spotlight on the Teams features that will be showcased at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026 conference in Barcelona, Spain. ISE brings together technology leaders, partners, and customers from around the world, making it the perfect venue to demonstrate how Teams continues to evolve as the AI-powered platform for communication, collaboration, and workplaces. This year, we’ll be highlighting several new Teams capabilities designed to improve meeting experiences, simplify communications, and make it easier for organizations to connect and engage at scale. Dive in to get a peek at what we’ll be sharing in Barcelona, and what you can start trying out right away! Teams at ISE Microsoft Teams Rooms Interpreter agent support in Teams Rooms on Windows The Interpreter agent acts as a translator in scheduled meetings in Teams Rooms on Windows, allowing participants to listen to the meeting in their chosen language with real-time translation so speaking different languages isn’t a barrier to effective understanding and collaboration. Available with Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more. Teams Rooms utilization by size and capacity in the Pro Management shared space insights report The Pro Management portal's shared space insights page now offers enhanced analytics for Teams rooms utilization. Two new data tiles analyze usage based on factors like room size, capacity, and people count. Usage data can also be filtered by reservations, occupancy, or a combination of both. With these insights, IT teams can make informed decisions about their rooms. Learn more. Express voice enrollment [Available in March] Express voice enrollment makes registering your voice in Teams fast and easy. Your profile enables features like voice isolation, speaker recognition, identification in a meeting room and transcripts, and enhanced meeting recaps and insights from Microsoft 365 Copilot. If you haven't enrolled, you’ll get an in-product prompt to opt-in and enroll your voice profile simply by speaking in a meeting. Admins can enable or disable this feature for their organization. Camera view switching in multi-camera Teams Rooms on Windows When in a meeting with another Teams Rooms on Windows that has multiple cameras, you can switch camera views in that room via the participant panel on the console, or video tile on a touch board, to optimize your views. Learn more. Two-way Direct Guest Join (DGJ) between Google Meet and Teams Rooms Organizations now have expanded meeting interoperability with two-way Direct Guest Join (DGJ) between Google Meet and Teams meetings. Teams Rooms on Windows devices can join Google Meet meetings and Google Meet devices can join Teams meetings. Users can join with one click through the calendar or by meeting ID. Learn more. Microsoft Teams Phone enhancements Interpreter in Teams Phone Interpreter, currently available in Teams meetings, is now expanding to Teams Phone to support calls made between Teams users—VoIP calls. Interpreter enables real-time speech-to-speech interpretation in up to nine languages, allowing participants to speak and listen in their preferred language. Interpreter helps eliminate language barriers and fosters seamless collaboration across global teams. For a more inclusive experience, users can also opt to have Interpreter simulate their personal voice. Today, Interpreter works for VoIP calls only. Queues app shared history of calls and voicemails [Public preview] Coordinating customer call follow‑ups is easier when service teams have visibility into calls that happen outside shifts or while representatives are unavailable. Now available in Public Preview, the Queues app shared history enables teams to access a unified view of all missed, incoming, outgoing calls, and voicemails within a call queue. By consolidating call activity into a shared history, it improves transparency and fosters better collaboration among team members handling customer interactions. This feature reduces duplication of effort and ensures that no customer call is overlooked. Admins can configure access to shared history for all queue members or restrict it to authorized users. Teams events The new Teams events experience brings discovery, creation, and management into a single, centralized workflow. Organizers can configure events through a flexible creation flow that supports a wide range of interaction, registration, and branding options without being constrained by event type. A new discovery experience makes it easier for users to find, track, and revisit events they are registered for or eligible to attend, while redesigned management capabilities provide a consistent place to update details, review registrations, access reporting, and coordinate across organizers and delegates. Available in public preview, the new Teams events experience helps unlock more control and flexibility for digital and hybrid events by simplifying creation and management for organizers and improving visibility and access for attendees. Learn more about Teams events. Communities in Teams Now rolling out to public preview, Communities in Teams appear alongside chats and channels, offering an integrated experience for browsing feeds, posting updates, and participating in discussions. Employees can find and manage their existing Viva Engage communities directly in Teams, with support for announcements, Q&A, long‑form posts, and discovering community-specific events that enable scalable organization‑wide communication and learning. Agents in communities are also available in public preview for communities in Teams. The agent helps turn community conversations into shared organizational knowledge by drafting suggested responses to unanswered questions using existing discussions and specified SharePoint sites. Community admins can review and publish these responses, helping employees get accurate answers faster while making that knowledge visible to the entire community. Learn more about communities in Teams. January new releases Feature categories: (All features listed are generally available unless otherwise noted) Chat and collaboration Teams Phone Workplace: Teams Rooms Fundamentals and Security Frontline Worker Solutions Certified for Teams Devices Chat and Collaboration Teams channels Shared tab The Files tab in channels has been renamed the Shared tab. In addition to showing current files, the Shared tab also displays previously shared files and links that were shared in channel posts. You can use the Recent view to sort by date, then filter by Files or Links, and use the “In messages” view to find links that appear in conversations. Message preview for channels, mentions, and reactions notifications Microsoft Teams is enhancing notifications by adding message previews for more types of notifications, including channels, mentions, and reactions. By surfacing message previews, users can quickly assess the importance of a notification without switching context and more efficiently prioritize responses. Autocorrect in Teams compose Autocorrect in Teams helps fix common spelling mistakes when typing in the compose box, so your messages stay clear and professional without extra effort. No need to backtrack to correct errors, Teams keeps your conversations flowing smoothly. Pin Teams window on top Teams now enables you to "Pin window on top", ensuring it will remain visible above other windows. This reduces meeting and collaboration friction by enabling you to multitask across apps without losing real-time visual cues, shared content, or critical discussions. Teams Phone Explicit consent for 1:1 call transcription and recording We’re extending Microsoft Teams’ existing explicit‑consent experience in meetings to now include 1:1 calls made between Teams users—VoIP calls. With a new Teams calling policy, admins can require participants to provide consent before a 1:1 call is recorded or transcribed. When a user starts recording or transcription, the other participant is automatically muted, with video and content sharing disabled, until they provide consent. This is especially valuable in regulated scenarios—such as a financial advisor capturing call notes—where organizations must obtain clear approval before initiating a recording. Today, explicit consent works for 1:1 VoIP calls only. Teams Phone Mobile is now generally available with T-Mobile USA Teams Phone Mobile enables end-users to make and receive calls using a single sim-enabled number across their mobile phone and all their Teams endpoints. T-Mobile customers in the United States can now enjoy seamless mobile and Teams integration with this unified calling experience. Learn more about how IT admins can configure Teams Phone Mobile in Teams admin center and view the expanding set of mobile operators supporting Teams Phone Mobile. Phone devices: Delayed simultaneous ring on Teams Phone devices Delayed Simultaneous Ring is now supported on Teams Phone devices. This capability addresses challenges for groups with shared call responsibilities and helps reduce distractions by prioritizing the intended recipient. If the call is not answered by the primary receiver first within a set time, the duration of which is customizable, then the call will start ringing other designated phones. It’s a smarter way to streamline call handling and ensure the intended person has the first opportunity to respond. Phone devices: Configure line keys from Teams admin center We’re expanding the flexibility of line keys in Teams Phone devices with new admin configuration capabilities. Line keys let users set up customized one‑touch dialing—for speed dial, shared lines, collaborative call delegation, and call transfers—helping them quickly reach important contacts and work more efficiently. With this update, IT admins can now centrally configure line keys in the Teams admin center (TAC) for both personal devices and common area phones (CAP). This makes it easier to standardize setups, accelerate deployments, and ensure users have the right shortcuts at their fingertips. Phone devices: Enhancements for Copilot summary for transferred calls Copilot summary for transferred calls provides an AI‑generated summary of the transcribed or recorded call so that receiving person saves time gathering information on the earlier discussion. With this latest update, the transfer targets clearer context through the display of a concise call topic in the incoming call notification, giving them faster visibility into why the caller is being transferred. This helps users feel more confident before answering. For example, a bank branch worker can quickly see that a transfer relates to an account verification or a loan application. Workplace: Teams Rooms Enhanced production experience for Town hall in Teams Rooms on Android The enhanced ‘Manage what attendees see’ feature gives Town hall hosts greater control over what attendees experience. Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters joining from a Teams Room on Android with a Pro license can view a polished event while managing which participants appear on or off screen. Organizers licensed for Teams Premium can adjust layout, background, and name tag changes through the Teams Desktop. Learn more. Front-of-room view control for Town Hall in Teams Rooms on Android When a Teams Rooms on Android is invited as a meeting presenter, the front-of-room display defaults to the attendee view. Presenters always have full control from the console, including green room and off-stage management, and can switch the front-of-room display to presenter view without impacting attendees. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more. Start and stop recording and transcription on Teams Rooms on Android During a Teams meeting, you can start, stop, and restart recording and transcription from a Team Rooms on Android device. Spoken language for the meeting can also be changed. Available in Teams Rooms Pro. Learn more. Fundamentals and Security Report a suspicious message on Teams for Android You can now provide security feedback directly from the Teams Android app - whether you're flagging a message as a security concern or confirming that a message Microsoft flagged is actually safe. This enhanced reporting flow helps your organization strengthen protection against phishing and other unwanted messages by capturing clearer, more actionable signals from real user behavior. In both cases, your feedback goes to your organization and, if admins choose, can also be shared with Microsoft’s detection systems to improve accuracy, reduce false positives, and better identify harmful content. Screen & Window Sharing on Mac via Mac OS Native Picker Mac users can now share their screen or specific windows using the standard native picker experience. By opting in through settings, users can enjoy a fully integrated sharing flow that leverages Mac OS's default interface - ensuring a familiar, secure and streamlined experience. Frontline Worker Solutions Frontline Agent The new Frontline Agent, available in public preview, is a purpose-built and persona-tuned AI assistant that supports everyday workflows for frontline teams by delivering concise, simple responses grounded in the context of their work. With this out-of-the-box agent, frontline workers can quickly find information from scoped SharePoint sites, such as internal policies and procedures, and easily catch up on missed Teams chat and channel messages at the start of their shift with detailed action items. Available in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams, the Frontline Agent helps support smarter, more efficient shifts. Certified for Teams Devices Jabra Express Install: PanaCast 50 VBS, Acadia Tabletop Stand, Available with LG 40”, 43”, 50", 55”, or 65” displays The Jabra PanaCast 50 VBS, certified for Microsoft Teams, teams up with Salamander Designs Acadia Tabletop Stand and LG’s 4K UHD display to transform huddle, focus, and small meeting spaces into smart collaboration zones. With panoramic video, intelligent audio, and sleek cable management, this bundle installs in under 90 minutes, no wall drilling or rewiring required. It’s a plug-and-play solution that’s easy to deploy, simple to manage, and ready for AI-powered productivity. Because great meetings shouldn’t need a construction crew—and teams deserve tech that just works. Display available in 40”, 43”, 50”, 55”, or 65” Logitech Huddle Room and Small Room Heckler Tabletop Express Install for Teams Rooms on Android: Available with 43” monitor for Huddle rooms or 50” monitor for small rooms Logitech, in partnership with Heckler and Samsung, is simplifying room installations with the new Express Install for Microsoft Teams Rooms, making high-quality meeting spaces more accessible and easier to deploy. Logitech's Express Install kit for Huddle Rooms and Small Rooms can be installed in under an hour, with minimal labor and no specialist help needed. Learn more about the Express Install for Huddle Rooms. and about the Express Install for Small Rooms. Biamp Auto Tuned DSP with Ceiling and Table Mics – Available for Large or Medium Rooms Biamp's DEVIO SCX bundle features Biamp Launch, an automated room tuning feature that optimizes audio with just one button press, no expertise required. The complete audio package delivers clear communication through advanced beamtracking technology that captures voices from anywhere in the room. This solution eliminates background noise so that every participant can be heard clearly, enhancing collaboration for all meeting types. The large room bundle includes two Parlé table microphones, and four Desono ceiling speakers. The medium room bundle includes one Parlé table microphone, and two Desono ceiling speakers. The Biamp Auto Tuned DSP with Table Mics Large Room bundle The Biamp Auto Tuned DSP with Table Mics Medium Room bundle Biamp Configurable DSP w/ Table Mics – Available for Large or Medium Rooms The Biamp TesiraFORTÉ X Table Mic bundles are designed for Large or Medium sized Microsoft Teams Rooms. Powered by TesiraFORTÉ X DSPs, enjoy highly configurable audio options tailored to your space or use a simplified setup with Biamp Launch—an automated room tuning feature that optimizes audio with just one button press, no expertise required. Biamp Configurable DSP w/ Table Mics for Large Rooms Biamp Configurable DSP w/ Table Mics for Medium Rooms Barco ClickShare Hub Pro and Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar M and TeamConnect Bar S for Teams Rooms on Android The ClickShare Hub Pro and Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar M and TeamConnect Bar S bundles are certified Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions for medium and small meeting rooms. ClickShare Hub Pro enables one-click, wireless conferencing and 4K content sharing, with two next-gen ClickShare Buttons (featuring Wi-Fi 6E and USB-C DisplayPort™) and dual screen support. Built on the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), it’s designed for secure meetings. Sennheiser’s TeamConnect Bar M delivers advanced audio and dynamic video, with six beamforming microphones, four high-quality speakers, and AI features (auto-framing, person tiling). The TeamConnect Bar S delivers crisp audio and dynamic video, with four beamforming microphones, two speakers, and AI-powered features (auto-framing and person tiling). For users, these bundles deliver intuitive, engaging meetings. For IT managers, they provide modular flexibility, enterprise-grade security, compliance, and standardized integration. Huddly® C1™: AI-driven videobar for small and medium rooms. Huddly C1™ is an AI-powered videobar designed for small and medium meeting rooms. It delivers flexible, modular collaboration, working as a standalone device or paired with Huddly Crew Add-On Cameras. Compatible with both BYOD setups and native room systems, C1 ensures high-quality video and seamless connectivity for modern meeting spaces. Learn more. Lumens VC-TR60A – Black or White The Lumens VC-TR60A camera features automatic voice tracking, presenter tracking, and auto-framing to ensure remote participants get the best possible view. It makes Teams meetings more dynamic and engaging. Voice tracking is a stand-out feature, locking onto the active presenter. When more people join the discussion, the camera adjusts automatically to capture all active speakers in the room. No manual control required – it’s smart and effective and makes for more professional Teams calls. Learn more Lumens VC-TR60A – Black Lumens VC-TR60A – WhiteRetiring Teams live events: The next chapter for events at scale in Microsoft Teams
Today, we’re announcing the retirement of Microsoft Teams live events and the associated Microsoft Graph APIs used to create Teams live events. This change will go into effect June 30, 2026, as part of our ongoing effort to continue to modernize our event experiences and deliver a more powerful and flexible solution for large-scale communications.
Frontline Agent: An Out-of-the-Box AI Assistant for Every Frontline Teammate
As frontline teams face increasing demands and rapid change, the ability to access the right information at the right moment is more critical than ever. For this reason, we’re excited to introduce Frontline Agent, now available in Public Preview. This purpose-built, persona-tuned AI assistant is designed to help frontline workers across industries like retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and hospitality find information quickly, stay caught up, and coordinate work with confidence. Frontline Agent is available out-of-the-box in Microsoft 365 Copilot, as well as in the Microsoft Teams chat rail. You can ask for what you need just like you would a teammate and the agent delivers clear, concise responses grounded in your organization’s SharePoint and Teams chat and channel data with no configuration or custom prompts required. The agent respects SharePoint site permissions and can be scoped down to a select number of SharePoint sites, balancing accuracy and security. Frontline workers can message the agent in their preferred language, even if the documents and messages are in another language. Get started with Frontline Agent by opening Microsoft 365 Copilot and searching for it under “All agents,” and optionally scope down SharePoint sites or deploy as a Teams chatbot from Microsoft Teams Admin Center by following these instructions. What Frontline Agent can do Frontline Agent helps frontline employees: Search for information across SharePoint and Microsoft Teams chats and channel messages “Share the instructions for how to ___” “Help me learn about ___” “Provide a list of files related to ___” Catch up on Teams chat and channel messages “What did ___ tell me to do yesterday?” “Summarize my unread messages from yesterday.” “What changes did __ mention?” “Draft a shift handover based on discussions in the last 12 hours.” These capabilities reduce routine overhead and allow frontline managers to do more and frontline workers to focus on customers, operations, and service quality. Designed for the realities of frontline work in every industry Although frontline roles vary widely, their needs are consistent: fast and simplified access to information, clarity on what requires action, and tools that match the pace of their work, directly in the flow of their work. Retail Store associates can quickly pull up product details, pricing policies, inventory lookup steps, and return procedures to keep lines moving. Department leads can plan priorities for floor recovery, promos, and price changes before shift start. Store managers can generate daily recap reports covering sales trends, staffing notes, shrink issues, and unresolved operational tasks. Healthcare Nurses can quickly reference care protocols, equipment instructions, or facility policies. Care teams can catch up on shift handovers, critical updates, and open tasks before rounds. Administrators can generate summaries of unit activity to support staffing or patient flow decisions. Manufacturing Operators can pull up machine procedures, safety guidelines, or troubleshooting steps on demand. Supervisors can get summaries of production line updates and quality alerts. Transportation and Logistics Drivers and field teams can retrieve route details, documentation, or exception procedures. Dispatch teams can summarize overnight messages to prioritize next day operations. Managers can generate daily recap reports with delivery progress and unresolved items. Hospitality and Travel Front desk teams can reference policies, service procedures, and guest information instantly. Housekeeping leads can summarize messages to plan room turnover and priority tasks. Energy, Utilities, and Field Services Technicians can find site instructions, safety protocols, or equipment manuals. Field supervisors can catch up on team updates and outstanding work orders before starting their day. Operations teams can generate summaries covering outages, escalations, or environmental conditions. The value of a role aware, out of the box AI agent Most AI solutions are built for office workers. Frontline Agent is different because it is designed specifically for frontline roles, with a focus on simplicity, speed, and relevance. Simplicity: Clear responses that reduce cognitive load. Speed: Fast access to important information during active work. Relevance: Answers grounded in Teams messages and scoped SharePoint sites ensure accuracy and trust. Support for shift workflows: Catch up prompts, action item summaries, and smoother handovers. View the examples below. Get started These capabilities are the very beginning of our upcoming roadmap! Frontline Agent is now available in Public Preview and can be accessed in: Microsoft 365 Copilot by searching in “All agents.” If you want to scope down the SharePoint sites, follow instructions 1 and 2 in Set up Frontline Agent - Microsoft 365 for frontline workers | Microsoft Learn. Microsoft Teams chat rail by following these instructions.
Issue with Teams 'Add a User to Group Chat' API call?
I am getting a very strange error when trying to add a new user to an existing group chat using a GraphQL call. I have looked through the documentation, asked AI, and even contacted Microsoft support and no one can seem to explain why this API call is failing. Below is the API call that I am making. I can find no reason that I should be receiving the error message '#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember' To get the basic questions out of the way.... Yes, the account making the API call DOES have permission to add users to the channel (and can do so using the frontend as normal.) Yes, the thread in question is a group chat, so adding members to that chat should be a valid command. Yes, ALL members in the group chat currently have the type '#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember', so it is definitely a valid type for users in this channel. Yes, I have tried both the beta and stable channel; each gives the same error message. Yes, the invited user is internal to our organization, and is a valid target for the invite (invites work through frontend as well.) No, I cannot use the 'add member to channel' endpoint, because the chat is a group chat, not a channel. I can only assume, at this point, that the error message is a red herring and there's something else wrong with my API call?Why am I receiving this error message when trying to add a member to a pre-existing group chat? Thanks in advance for any assistance. POST to URL: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/chats/[[THREAD_ID]]@thread.v2/members BODY: { "@odXXX.type": "#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember", "roles": [], "email address removed for privacy reasons": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/[[USER_ID]]" } ERROR MESSAGE: {"error":{"code":"BadRequest","message":"The provided '#microsoft.graph.aadUserConversationMember' for 'odXXX.type' is not valid for this operation.","innerError":{"date":"2026-01-29T18:10:32","request-id":"<PII:moderator removed>","client-request-id":"<PII:moderator removed>"}}}
Block users from creating Public Microsoft Teams groups
Hi Community, Is already know that Teams creation in Microsoft Teams is related to O365 groups, and if you would like to block users from creating teams, you need to block them from creating O365 groups, right? Ok, right. But what if we only want to block the possibility to create public teams, but still allow them to create private ones? Would that be possible? The answer is YES. And the solution is Microsoft Purview. You'll need to create a new Label/Label Policy under Information Protection. We'll configure the Label for the scope "Site, UnifiedGroup", with group settings as "Private" and applying the label automatically. Then we can configure/publish the Label Policy as mandatory for all the users, some of them or, as in my example, to a DL that contains all the users that I would like to block. Once published, depending on your tenant size, it can take up to 24 hours to propagate. In my test environment it was quite immediate. Now, the users added to the DL that I configured in the Label Policy can still create teams, but not Public ones ( and can't change the label ) as that option is greyed out. The answer is YES. And the solution is Microsoft Purview.
Mentioning Team vs Mentioning Channel
Hello guys, since recent change (MC793969) it appears that if you mention the team or the channel in a channel that the user has hidden, he will not be notified... In the past this behaviour was only for mentioning the channel... hence users could control the notification.... i hide the channel and get less notification but if something urgent they will mention me by @team... Questions: 1, how can i reach the whole team if some users might have hid the channel where i post? 2, whats the difference now between mentioning the team and the channel?Whats the best Practise for on-call duty via teams external calling?
Hey community, I'm a bit in a struggle when setting up our Teams Operator Connect Phone system. We have an Auto attendence which is offering different menus (Press 1..., etc) We're planning on setting up a twentyfour x seven on-call duty where customers can call and are getting redirected to the mobile phones of our technician. I saw the option to forward to one number, but there isn't an option to forward to multiple numbers. How do you guys solve such a scenario, where you have to wake up colleagues mid night? We are changing shifts weekly, always 2 guys, sometimes 3 ppl. on shift. Thank in advance, SchnittlauchNew enhancements in Private Channels in Microsoft Teams unlock their full potential
Private channels have long empowered focused collaboration among a subset of a team’s members. Whether you're managing sensitive projects, driving confidential initiatives, or simply need a space for more targeted discussions, private channels offer the control and privacy your team needs. Now, private channels are evolving to meet the needs of modern teams. In response to customer feedback, we are introducing enhanced flexibility, greater scalability, and streamlined compliance management. Read on to learn about these key enhancements and how to prepare. Why Private Channels Matter Private channels offer a dedicated space for conversations that benefit from added structure, persistence, and control. They’re especially valuable when navigating sensitive topics like budgets, HR discussions, managing project-specific workstreams, or collaborating with clients and vendors who require limited access .While chat are ideal for quick exchanges, private channels help keep discussions organized, make shared files easier to find, and help ensure conversations remain accessible over time, all while giving you more control over who can access. What’s Changing—and Why It Matters To support growing usage and help simplify compliance, private channels will now use a group mailbox (like shared channels) instead of storing messages in individual user mailboxes. This change unlocks several key benefits: 🚀 Expanded Limits Feature Current New Max private channels per team 30 1000 Max members per private channel 250 5000 Meeting scheduling ❌ ✅ Supported Simplified Compliance At a user level Group Helping to Simplify Compliance By aligning private channels with group-based storage, compliance policies (e.g., retention, legal hold, DLP, eDiscovery) can be applied at the team (Microsoft 365 group) level, helping to reduce complexity and driving consistency across channel types. For example, one retention policy can be applied to the team’s group, instead of managing a separate policy for private channels. Organizations with compliance policies (retention, legal hold, DLP, eDiscovery, Optical Character recognition) for private channels must ensure those policies are also applied to the team’s group scope before migration begins. Existing policies for user mailboxes will continue to apply; post-migration, new private channel data will be governed by policies of the group mailbox. What Compliance Admins Need to Do To enable a smooth transition and help maintain compliance coverage, follow the below: Microsoft Purview Hold and eDiscovery Before Migration: In Microsoft Purview compliance portal, update hold policies to include the team’s Microsoft 365 group mailbox in addition to user mailboxes. After Migration: New data will reside in the group mailbox. For full eDiscovery, search both user and group mailboxes. Note: Private channel message history (edits/deletes) in user mailboxes under an existing hold will remain in their preserved user library folder until the hold expires. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Policies Before Migration: In Microsoft Purview compliance portal, update DLP policies to include team’s group. After Migration: Check that the DLP policies are scoped to the group mailbox for private channels. Microsoft Purview Retention Policies Before Migration: In Microsoft Purview compliance portal, go to solutions -> Data Lifecycle Management -> Retention policies Create Teams channel messages policy scoped to Teams having equivalent Retention type and duration similar to existing private channel retention policies. After Migration: Set retention policies for the parent team with all channels in the team in mind, including private channels. Microsoft policies for Optical Character Recognition Optical character recognition (OCR) is managed via Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy. Before migration, modify the corresponding DLP policy that needs be applied for OCR to private channels and change locations to all users and groups. What’s Next This update helps make private channels more scalable, manageable, and compliant. It’s a big step forward for organizations that rely on Teams for secure, structured collaboration. Migration is scheduled to begin in early October 2025 and is expected to be completed by the end of December 2025 for the worldwide cloud. During this period, private channel data will gradually move from user mailboxes to the team’s group mailbox. Private channels can be used throughout the migration. Special cloud migration will happen in early 2026. Migration can start or end at different times for each tenant during the rollout period. To track progress, a new PowerShell command will be available for tenants to check whether their migration has started or is completed. The command will be - Get-TenantPrivateChannelMigrationStatus -TenantId <tenantId> We’ll be updating public documentation soon and will share links here.
