Thursday, 5 November 2026

Microsoft Teams will introduce two new chat sections—Muted chats (enabled by default) and Meeting chats (disabled by default)—to organize conversations. Rollout begins January 2027. Users can enable/disable and reorder these sections; no admin action is needed. Muted chats move automatically to their section unless favorited.

Microsoft Teams will introduce a Workflows app template to automatically add users to channels when they are added to a team tag. This optional feature, rolling out worldwide in mid-December 2026, helps streamline access for location- or project-based groups without default changes.

Microsoft Teams mobile users will soon be able to decline incoming calls with a predefined or custom message sent via Teams chat. This feature, rolling out worldwide in December 2026, enhances communication without answering calls. It applies only to Teams-to-Teams calls with available chat and requires no admin action.

Updated Microsoft Teams documentation in Teams/rooms/shared-spaces-insights.md.

Updated Microsoft Teams documentation in Teams/devices/certified-hardware-android.md.

Updated Microsoft Teams documentation in Teams/vdi-2-troubleshooting.md.