The new Microsoft Teams chat and channels experience

Stay on top of chat and channels in one place, organize chat and channels your way and quickly navigate and triage messages with this new experience. Explore our resources below to learn more.

Coming to Public preview and Targeted Release in November 2024.

Read our announcement

Check out the Microsoft 365 Blog to read the details of our announcement.

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Check out the new experience

The new Teams chat and channels experience is coming to Public preview and Targeted Release in November 2024. Check out this video for an overview of what the new experience will be like.

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Streamlined to help you collaborate more effectively

Stay on top of what matters
Bring your chat, teams, and channels into one place. Catch up without switching contexts, integrating both chat and channels into your critical workflows.

Triage efficiently
Filter to unread messages to catch up on conversations across chat and channels or use the new @mention view to access messages directed at you in one interactive list.

Organize your way
A new Favorites section contains your prioritized chat and channels. Create custom sections to organize conversations by projects and topics.

Customize your experience
Choose whether you want chat and channels combined or separate, how to sort conversations, and more. You can optimize with different settings on desktop and mobile.

Community & events

Join the Teams Community to ask questions in our forums, connect with other community members, and catch up these on events:

Meet the Makers
Leaders from the product team talk about the vision for the new chat and channels experience and collaborating in Teams.

Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA)
Learn our favorite tips for making the most of the new chat and channels experience in Microsoft Teams. During the AMA session, members of the product team will answer questions directly from the community.

Join the Teams Community

For Champions and IT Pros/admins

Use the eBook to brief your Help Desk and support team on what’s new.

A self-service, guided onboarding flow will help users discover the new experience and configure it to their preferences. Download the user guide to help drive awareness with your business users and show them how they can customize the new experience for their workflows.

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Missed our AMA on November 12?

Catch it on demand and see which questions the Product Engineering team answered about the new Teams chat and channels experience.

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