Windows 10: New Teams Desktop "Notify when available" feature not functioning

BD_533 · Aug 29, 2024

So New Teams has recently brought back this feature. Has anyone else run into the issue of the feature not functioning properly? Like you can set users to get notified when they are available, but you never get the notification?Oh, and BTW our environment is running off multisession VMs

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Brink · Aug 29, 2024

Microsoft Teams personal features now available to desktop and web

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it’s become a challenge for many of us to balance the various aspects of our lives. Whether it’s our jobs, homeschooling our kids, or coordinating virtual meetups with friends, managing all of this on a daily basis can get stressful. As a result, tools that help us stay on track and free up time for recharging have become more and more critical. Ever since we expanded Microsoft Teams beyond work and school and announced the preview of personal features in the Teams mobile app, I have found it helpful to organize and plan activities in my day-to-day life. From using tasks to track my grocery shopping list to scheduling virtual birthday celebrations, Teams has become my all-in-one hub for organizing my personal life.

Today, we are excited to announce the preview of more new personal features in Teams that will make it even easier to manage and plan your days. To begin with, you can now add your personal account in the Teams desktop or web app to chat with or call friends and family. With group chat and video calling now available on both desktop and mobile, connecting and organizing with loved ones will be easier than ever before, especially with holidays around the corner. We are also adding new features in preview in the Teams mobile app, such as the ability to chat with friends or family who don’t have Teams on their phones1, location alerts that let you know when someone leaves or arrives at designated locations2, and more.

Chat and call friends and family—right from your desktop

Since most people started working from home, the time we spend on our computers has risen dramatically. If you use your computer to send work emails and your phone to chat with friends and family, it can become difficult to keep track of incoming messages across all your devices. We want to make it easier for you to stay on top of your important communications—across your work and personal life—without having to constantly switch between devices. Now, you can add your personal account in the Teams desktop or web app and sync all your chats to your computer so you can carry on conversations on whatever device you prefer. Plus, you can use the Teams desktop or web app to call friends and family, even if they don’t have Teams installed, making it easier to connect with loved ones during the holidays. Your work and personal accounts open in different windows or browser tabs on your computer, making it easy to keep them separate.

The following features are now available in preview in the Teams desktop and web apps, with more features coming soon:

Start a personal chat or create a group chat with up to 250 people.

Seamlessly sync your existing chats from your phone to your computer and carry-on conversations on the device of your choice.

Talk all day for free with friends and family via video or audio calls.3

Share video meeting invites with anyone, even if they don’t have Teams, and see up to 49 of your friends and loved ones in one frame in Gallery view or Together mode.

Upload and share photos and videos from your computer in any personal or group chat.

To start using personal features in Teams on your computer, follow these steps:

If you are new to Teams, download the Teams desktop app and sign in with a personal Microsoft account or create a new one to get started.

If you currently use the Teams desktop app at work, click on your profile picture on the top-right corner and select ‘Add personal account’. Upon successful login, Teams will launch a new window containing your personal chats and groups so it’s easy to switch between your work and personal accounts.

Note: We are slowly rolling out the option to add a personal account to existing commercial users. So, if you don’t see this option to add your personal account, you may have to wait until your app is updated or for your IT admin to enable it within your organization.

If you want to use the personal features in Teams in your web browser, go to this link and sign in or create a new personal Microsoft account to get started.

While you can use the Teams desktop and web apps to chat with or call friends and family, we are working on bringing all the other personal features available in the Teams mobile app to desktop and web soon.

Adding more features in preview on the Teams mobile app

We are also introducing new features in preview in the Microsoft Teams mobile app to make it easier to stay connected with loved ones.

Chat with people in Teams, even if they are not using the app

When starting a group chat with your friends or family, you shouldn’t have to worry about whether they will miss your chats if they don’t have Teams. This is why we are previewing a new feature on our Teams iOS and Android apps that allows you to chat with contacts who don’t have Teams installed on their phones. Simply type a contact’s name or phone number to add them to a group chat and, if they are not on Teams, they can receive and send replies to the group via SMS, keeping the conversation flowing1. SMS participants will also get a link to download the Teams app on their phone making it easy to get started on Teams and take full advantage of rich media messaging and chat via GIFs, images, or videos.

This feature is available in preview for users in the US and Canada. You can learn more about this feature here.

Get notified when loved ones leave or arrive at a location

As we all begin to responsibly step out of our homes, we are releasing new location features in preview that will make it easier for your loved ones to receive updates about your physical whereabouts. Starting today, you can allow your loved ones to receive automatic alerts whenever you leave or arrive at a designated location2. So, if you are stepping out of your home on a daily basis, you can choose to let your family get automatic departure or arrival alerts so that they know when you will be back home.

In addition to these, we are also introducing the following new mobile features:

Add group events from your chats to your device’s calendar.

Get task and location updates in your activity feed.

Add a photo to your personal Safe.

The new features have started to roll out in preview on the Teams mobile app and will be fully rolled out in the coming weeks. To get started, download the Teams mobile app from the iOS or Android app store.

We are excited about continuing to preview more features in Teams that make it easier for you to organize and manage your personal life. While today is another step in that direction, we are continuing our efforts to bring even more features to you across all devices as we work towards making these features generally available. As always, we value your inputs during this journey, and we look forward to receiving your feedback.
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Ma. Lau · Aug 29, 2024

New Teams

Hi,

With regard to your concern, you can add a new team on Cortana by following the steps below:

Click Cortana or the circle icon.

Click the Notebook icon, scroll down and click Sports.

Click Add a team and start typing the name of a team.

Select the results.

Note: If the the team does not show up in the list you cannot add it to the Notebook. We suggest that you send a feedback using Windows Feedback hub so we can take note of this feature for future updates.

Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

Brink · Aug 29, 2024

New Quoted Reply feature in Chat for Microsoft Teams now available

Description Quoted reply allows you to select messages in chat that you want to include in your response. It is a great way to add context and clarity with who you are conversing with whether it is a recent message or from one earlier in the conversation. Flighting status This feature is now available to everyone in Public Preview. How to enable

Use an existing chat or create a new one. One on one, group, or meeting chat.

Example

User 1 writes multiple messages to user 2

User 2 opens the menu on the first message to use the reply feature

User 2 writes their response with the reply embedded

Final result after sending it.

A useful function available is being able to click on the quoted portion of the message. Doing this will highlight the original message and also move the chat display to that location. Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below. Supported clients and platforms [table][tr][td]Windows 10[/td] [td]macOS[/td] [td]iOS[/td] [td]Android[/td] [td]Linux[/td] [td]Chrome[/td] [td]Firefox[/td] [td]Safari[/td] [td]Edge[/td] [td]Internet Explorer[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Yes[/td] [td]Yes[/td] [td]Yes*[/td] [td]Yes*[/td] [td]Yes[/td] [td]No[/td] [td]No[/td] [td]No[/td] [td]No[/td] [td]No[/td] [/tr] [/table]
* mobile already supported Known issues None known Known limitations

Quoted reply is a chat feature. It is not available for channels.

This feature is supported in chats with external users except Skype for Business and Skype for Consumer as those experiences are plain text only.

Enable your Teams client for the public preview

First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.

Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions.

Summary of public preview features For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs. Send us your feedback Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback.

Thank you, Preview Team, @Jason Schumacher Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams
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Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...on/m-p/2761594