TL;DR:
A new channels experience is coming to Microsoft Teams. Updates include compose box at the top of the page, most recent posts appear at the top of the feed, individual posts can be ‘popped out’ and behave more like Chats, improved info pane, simplified ‘new activity’ badging. Now due early to late October 2023.
Details:
Microsoft: “The following features will be rolling out:
The compose box and recent posts will appear at the top of the page. It’ll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate – giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything.- 2/10/23 revised wording: The compose box and recent posts will appear at the bottom (previously top) of the channel by default. Users can configure channels to show new posts at the top via the more options … menu the top of the channel. It’ll now be much easier to start a new post, keep up with the latest conversations and participate – giving users the confidence that they’ve not missed anything.
- Every post is now a true conversation that users can focus on. Users can navigate to a conversation view that makes the discussion more engaging and synchronous, just like a chat. Users can also pop out the post, keep an eye on the discussion, while continuing to work on other topics.
- A streamlined information pane will include all the important contextual information like channel’s members and pinned posts so new team members can quickly on-board and for all members to find the information they need, right in the channel.
- Pin posts to make it easy for everyone to know what’s important in the channel and quickly reference it.
- Simplified badging is making it easier for users to understand when there are new unread activities in teams. In addition, the simplified design helps users focus on the specific channels which requires the most attention, like channels in which the user was @mentioned”.
6th October 2023 Update: the new experience is now available for many of us. To try it, go to a channel > click the More options ellipses (…) > select See new posts at top:
Availability:Due early to mid-June 2023.Now due late July to early August 2023.Now due late July to mid-August 2023.Now due early to mid-August 2023.Now due mid-September to late October 2023.Now due early to late October 2023.
Available now.
Source, related links, and references:
MC550081.
Check status:
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 91683.
Page originally published:
4th May 2023 and kept up to date.
